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England's Greatest Monarchs with David Mitchell
Dan Snow's History Hit
Reflections on Historical Events and the Feeling of Helplessness
The speaker explores their motivation for writing a history book during the lockdown, drawing parallels between the COVID pandemic and the arrival of Vikings in Anglo-Saxon England, discussing feelings of helplessness and individuals' attempts to attribute agency to historical events.
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