Was Elizabeth II's reign a golden age?
4/28/202638 min
When the late Queen acceded to the throne in 1952, Britain, though left bankrupt and reeling from the Second World War, was still a major global power. By the end of Elizabeth II’s reign in 2022 – the longest in Britain’s history – the nation and its place in the world was markedly different. Sir David Cannadine guides Danny Bird through the contours of the Second Elizabethan Age – from 'de-Victorianisation' to deindustrialisation – and the ways in which the monarchy responded to such dizzying change.
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[gentle music] When Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain, though left bankrupt and reeling from the Second World War, was still a major global power. By the end of her reign in 2022, the longest in Britain's history, the nation and its place in the world was in a markedly different place. In this episode of the History Extra podcast, Sir David Cannadine speaks to Danny Bird about the dizzying changes of the Second Elizabethan Age. From de-Victorianization to de-industrialization, how did the UK change around the monarchy, and how did the monarchy respond?
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David, when Elizabeth II became queen