The Long View - Short-Lived Leaders

Short-Lived Leaders

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As Liz Truss resigns after 44 days in office, the shortest serving Prime Minister in UK history, Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of short-lived leaders; from Emperor Didius Julianus in AD 193 to Prime Minister Lord Goderich in 1827.

Contributors:
Professor Tim Cornell, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester
Dr Luke Blaxill, Political historian at Oxford University

Producer: Sarah Shebbeare

Published on Tuesday, 25th October 2022.

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