Peter Frankopan on History

Peter Frankopan, author of 'The Silk Roads', proposes a new way of understanding the past and of connecting context and ideas so that we might learn the lessons of history. Part of our 30 Reformations series at Hay Festival 2017.

Our 30th anniversary coincided with the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his Theses to the door at Wittenberg. So we invited international thinkers at our festivals around the world to propose their reformations of institutions and authorities, re-imagining the world.

You can watch the full hour-long event, including the Q&A, over on our Hay Player now: https://www.hayfestival.com/hayplayer/

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