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Cricket, empire and the making of modern Britain – Dr Michael Collins

22 October 2024

Dr Michael Collins analyses the legacy of empire and how it shapes the nation we live in today. Yet amid complex layers of post-imperial history, he has found one topic to have a surprising and significant role: the game of cricket.

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As an expert on 20th-century Britain, Dr Michael Collins (Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary British History) analyses the legacy of empire and how it shapes the nation we live in today. Yet amid complex layers of post-imperial history, he has found one topic to have a surprising and significant role: the game of cricket.

Read the full article in the Portico Magazine.