Seventy Years On The Throne: Robert Hardman Explains Queen Elizabeth II’s Statecraft

Published on June 1, 2022 On the occasion of her unprecedented platinum jubilee, Queen Elizabeth’s biographer and star Daily Mail reporter Robert Hardman discusses her use of soft power in Britain’s unwritten constitution. ABOUT THE SERIES Secrets of Statecraft is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Andrew Roberts which explores the effect that the study of History has had on the careers and decision-making of public figures, and which will also ask leading historians about the influence that the study of History had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill’s reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life-advice, to whom he said ‘Study History, study History, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.’ To view the transcript and to learn more about this series visit, https://www.hoover.org/publications/secrets-statecraft-andrew-roberts Listen to the podcast on the platforms listed below. Spotify: https://hvr.co/3iJAYEc Amazon Music/Audible: https://hvr.co/3JBMQmB Apple iTunes: https://hvr.co/3Lis78E Google Podcasts: https://hvr.co/3tLkWzP Stitcher: https://hvr.co/3NsVzdZ