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Short-Lived leaders
Jonathan Freedland sheds light on current events through stories from the past.
As Liz Truss resigns after 44 days in office, the shortest serving Prime Minister in UK history, Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of short-lived leaders; from Emperor Didius Julianus in AD 193 to Prime Minister Lord Goderich in 1827.
Contributors:
Professor Tim Cornell, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester
Dr Luke Blaxill, Political historian at Oxford University
Producer: Sarah Shebbeare
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The Long View
History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events
