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Acts of Union and DisunionEpisodes

  1. Pasts and Futures

    Prof Colley posits some possibilities about UK development following the independence vote

  2. Constitutions

    Linda Colley explores Britain's lack of a written constitution.

  3. Europe

    Linda Colley explores the history of Britain's links with continental Europe.

  4. Greater Britains

    Linda explores the acts of union required to sustain the allegiance of British emigrants.

  5. Transatlantic

    Linda Colley explores Britain's relationship with America from the 1600s onwards.

  6. Ireland

    Linda Colley explores Ireland's relations with its neighbours over the centuries.

  7. Scotland

    Linda Colley explores the compromises made when Scotland was subsumed into Great Britain.

  8. Wales

    Linda Colley explores the principality, which is not represented on the Union Jack.

  9. 14/01/2014

    Linda explores the disparities between the north and south in terms of wealth and living.

  10. England

    Linda Colley examines England and Englishness.

  12. Monarchy

    Linda Colley explores the patchwork of different kingdoms that existed throughout Britain.

  13. Liberty

    Prof Colley challenges the notion of 'liberty' in Britain, from Magna Carta onwards.

  14. Sea

    Linda Colley wades into the choppy waters of Britain's relationship with the sea.

  15. Islands

    Prof Colley examines the island nature of the United Kingdom.

  16. Orientation

    Linda Colley begins her examination of the forces that unite and divide Britain.