Rosemary Hill
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490 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 7 Sep
Rosemary Hill’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So that's one thing that is clear.
He is the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who famously was a Catholic.
But he has arrived as a Protestant to be the center of a larger monarchy because this is going to be England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
all brought together.
And one of the things we see is that the iconography, Elizabeth of course used iconography a great deal, the image of Gloriana, the image of England, and this now becomes a bigger picture, Britannia.
And James is very...
And also a bit of a dandy.
I mean, 2,000 pairs of gloves?
He was a big, big spender.
Yes.
Elizabeth was a very big spender of other people's money.
But James is prepared to splash the cash.
And also, as I say, to instill this idea of Britannia, which goes back to the mythic origins of Britain.
being founded by Brutus the Trojan and so on.
It's all very, very misty, but it is an idea that it's always, I mean, politically, it's always a very good idea if you want to introduce a new theme.
to history to make sure that everyone understands it's a very ancient theme.
That idea of Britannia is one that goes all the way back to the myth of the Trojan, the myth of Joseph of Arimathea visiting England, myths and myths and myths, but very useful for James.
Who was first disappointed by James?
Given the scale of the conspiracy, why is it that Guy Fawkes is the one we remember?
One of the things I think is interesting, because the conspirators were caught and tortured, and we know a lot about their trial and what they said.
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