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“Britain's Awkward Dance with Europe”
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Title: This Blessed Plot
Author: Hugo Young
Category: World History
Why was Britain always the reluctant European? Hugo Young's 'This Blessed Plot' argues it's not about economics—it's about identity, empire, and a political class that never made an honest case for Europe.
Chapters
00:00 The Irony of the Title
00:58 Post-War Visions Clash
01:45 Suez and the Illusion of Empire
02:49 Heath's…
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