Cross-Examining History Episode 92 - Richard Carwardine

About this episode

Talmage Boston interviews Richard Carwardine about his book on the impact of religious nationalism on Lincoln's Union.

Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Richard Carwardine, Welsh historian and former President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on his newest book Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union.

People in this episode

Host: Talmage Boston

Guest: Richard Carwardine

Topics covered

• history
• religion
• nationalism
• Abraham Lincoln

Keywords

• Righteous Strife
• Corpus Christi College
• Oxford

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Righteous Strife

Books & works: Cross-Examining History Episode, Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union

Places: Oxford

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