About This Event

Shakespeare called England “this little world” but was it ever? Nandini Das joins David Olusoga to challenge this national myth, revealing a Tudor and Stuart nation shaped by migration, trade and cultural exchange. Through the stories of merchants, travellers, sailors and spies, she shows us that England was culturally diverse and far less isolated than traditional histories suggest. Join them for a perspective-altering exploration of an England we often imagine in purely domestic terms and discover the exciting new scholarship that is reshaping our understanding of this period. There will be a book signing after this event. Get ahead of your Festival reading and visit the Waterstones Cheltenham Literature Festival bookshop and support Cheltenham Festivals with every purchase.

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Hotels within walking distance of Cheltenham Town Hall.

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