How God Made the English

Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores both what it means to be English and what has shaped English identity, from the Dark Ages, through the Reformation to modern times.

Documentary

Seasons

1. A Chosen People?

Air Date: 2012-03-17

Diarmaid MacCulloch explores what it means to be English. In this episode, he chronicles the roots of the idea that the English think themselves better than others.

2. A Tolerant People?

Air Date: 2012-03-24

Diarmaid MacCulloch explores what it means to be English. He challenges the commonly held assumption that the English have a long tradition of tolerance.

3. A White and Christian People?

Air Date: 2012-03-31

Diarmaid MacCulloch explores what it means to be English. In the final programme, he examines the idea that there is an ethnic core to Englishness.

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Rating

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Release Date

2012-03-17

Episodes

3 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Self - Presenter

Production Companies

BBC