EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 14 MIN

The Brighton Bombing & Newton’s Legacy: Terror, Politics and Science

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode examines the 1984 IRA bombing of Margaret Thatcher at Brighton’s Grand Hotel and its political fallout, alongside Isaac Newton’s scientific achievements that shaped Britain’s intellectual landscape. We weigh contemporary evidence against later mythmaking to show what we can reliably know about both events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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