History behind the headlines: Trump's win – parallels with the past
HistoryExtra podcast
11/26/24
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In the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, historians Rana Mitter and Hannah Skoda explore the historical episodes that have most to tell us about Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election, and consider the political role of archbishops through the centuries.
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