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Sun, 28 June
140: A History of England in 25 Poems
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What if England’s history could speak… not in dates and documents, but in voices, rhythms and verse? Join Catherine Clarke for a rich and evocative journey through the nation’s past, told through the poetry of those who lived it. From battlefields to royal courts, from fire-lit streets to the depths of coal mines, these fragments of lived experience capture moments of upheaval, resilience, humour and hope. Clarke explores how poetry can illuminate history in ways traditional narratives cannot; revealing not just what happened, but how it felt. By turns moving, surprising and thought-provoking, Clarke invites us to hear England’s story anew, glimpsed through twenty-five remarkable poems written down between the eighth century and today.
