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A History of Britain S3E1 — Forces of Nature (1780 - 1832)
A History of Britain•Season 3•Episode 1

Forces of Nature (1780 - 1832)

May 28, 200260 min
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Britain never had the kind of revolution France experienced in 1789, but came close to it. This programme explains how 'the romantic generation' discovered the politics of sympathy with the common man. Nature was turned into a revolutionary idea by radicals and poets like

Directed byJamie Muir
Written bySimon Schama
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Episode Summary

"Forces of Nature (1780 - 1832)" is episode 1 of A History of Britain season 3. Directed by Jamie Muir and written by Simon Schama, it aired on May 28, 2002.

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