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Great Lives: Michael Howard on Elizabeth I

Michael Howard on Elizabeth I

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Michael Howard, Conservative Party former leader, tells Matthew Parris about Elizabeth I.

Former Conservative Party leader, Michael Howard, chooses Queen Elizabeth I. With Matthew Parris. From 2015.

Matthew Parris meets the former leader of the Conservative Party Michael Howard to discuss the life of Elizabeth I of England.
 
They're joined by Professor Paulina Kewes of Jesus College Oxford.
 
Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

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