What Has It Really Been Like to Be ‘British’? Tracing the Idea of Britishness Through Time

In this episode we follow the shifting sense of “British” from Roman times, through medieval unions and Acts of Union, to modern citizenship. We look at primary sources—from charters to census data—to see how political, religious, economic and cultural forces shaped each era’s idea of belonging. The story shows that Britishness has always been a layered, contested identity rather than a single unified reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices