Theme Meeting

Presenter Peter Duffy: A woman ruler in her own name in what was totally a man's world, creator of the modern idea of Spain, of "Hispanidad", of the Spanish empire

Presenter Alan Freeland: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be ruled by someone with intelligence, charm, empathy, oodles of love, and an ability to fashion a Golden Age. Be careful what

Presenter Lorna Thomas: The Daughter of the Desert. Simultaneously an Iraqi nationalist and a British imperialist. Described by some contemporaries as an arduous and dangerous adventurer - who was the