The Tudors: This Little World', with Nandini Das

From the Battle of Bosworth to the Spanish Armada, we might think we know the Tudors.

Yet prize-winning historianNandini Das uncovers a remarkable age when England looked outwards to the wider world with unprecedented curiosity.

Through tales of merchants, diplomats, sailors and spies she reveals a new Tudor society transformed by encounters across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Richly illustrated and beautifully told, from Venetian glassmakers and African innkeepers to the Flemish artist who served four British monarchs, she offers a startling new perspective on Tudor England.A ground-breaking masterwork .

William Dalrymple.Chaired by Jo Durrant.