5. 1981
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5. 1981 mentions The Northumbrians by Dan Jackson, Letters of Cicero, and In Time of the Breaking of Nations by Thomas Hardy with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
You look at books like that, that really brings alive just how different the north, the experience in the north of England felt for hundreds of years…
the idea that even amid all the events that Cicero was intimately involved in, he's worrying about kind of DIY repairs and things like that.
War's annals will cloud into night ere their story die.
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The host mentions 'The Northumbrians' to illustrate the long-standing differences between the north and south of Engl…
The host mentions 'Letters of Cicero' to illustrate how even during tumultuous times, individuals like Cicero were co…
The host briefly mentions Thomas Hardy's poem 'In Time of the Breaking of Nations' to illustrate a point about the co…
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“The book by Dan Jackson, The Northumbrians, brings alive just how different the experience in the north of England felt for hundreds of years from the experience in the south.”
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“Cicero writes about a house he owns and a crack that has opened up, expressing a fundamental truth that life carries on even amid significant historical events.”
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“The poem reflects on the continuity of life amid war, illustrating that people will continue their daily activities despite the chaos around them.”
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The host mentions 'The Northumbrians' to illustrate the long-standing differences between the north and south of England, suggesting that these dis…
The host mentions 'Letters of Cicero' to illustrate how even during tumultuous times, individuals like Cicero were concerned with mundane aspects o…
The host briefly mentions Thomas Hardy's poem 'In Time of the Breaking of Nations' to illustrate a point about the continuity of life amidst chaos.…
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