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Lady Antonia Fraser

Lady Antonia Fraser chooses an oil painting by J.M.W. Turner, full title The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up (1839), depicting a ship that played a...

Lady Antonia Fraser chooses an oil painting by J.M.W. Turner, full title The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up (1839), depicting a ship that played a crucial part in the Battle of Trafalgar. Presented by Mark Lawson.
The interview is followed by selected clips from the 大象传媒 archive: Charles Saumarez Smith and Louise Govier on Turner鈥檚 masterpiece;Historian Adam Lambert and Graeme Fife uncover HMS Temeraire鈥檚 role in the Battle of Trafalgar of 1805; Lady Antonia Fraser and fellow historian Margaret MacMillan discuss the intricacies of writing history; A reading of Sir Henry Newbolt's rousing poem The Fighting Temeraire.
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