The Radio 3 Documentary - Historian Tristram Hunt on England and Ireland in the 1840’s.

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Great British Ideas: Young England and Young Ireland. Tristram Hunt traces the curious influence of the romantic 'Young England' movement, led by Benjamin Disraeli in the 1840s, on 'Young Ireland', which sought Irish freedom.

Published on Friday, 20th July 2012.

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