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Inside the mind of Elizabeth I

Helen Castor explores the psychology of the Virgin Queen

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In the first of five special programmes to mark our upcoming 500th episode, historian, author and broadcaster Helen Castor explores the psychology of the Virgin Queen and discusses the challenges of writing a new biography of one of England’s best-known historical figures

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