Union with David Olusoga

Union with David Olusoga (2023)

1 seasons • 4 episodes • EN • 4.0/10

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EP 1 ★ 3.0 ⏱ 59 min

The Making of Britain - 1603-1707

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined by religious and cultural divisions.

EP 2 ★ 2.7 ⏱ 59 min

Creating Britishness

David Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from within - including the Jacobite rebellions in Scotland and an Irish revolution in 1798, and near-constant war with France.

EP 3 ★ 2.7 ⏱ 59 min

The Two Nations

The 19th-century union appears secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class movement - and a catastrophic famine in Ireland.

EP 4 ★ 3.0 ⏱ 59 min

Union and Disunion

The 20th century sees partition in Ireland. A sense of national unity emerges in the aftermath of the Second World War, but economic challenges in the 1970s create new divisions and questions about the union’s future.