Some 'Spare' Notes on Prince Harry

Stories to be tolled

‘Will history remember me for the newspaper headlines or for who I really am?’ (Prince Harry Duke of Sussex)

In this episode, Tracy shares her own reflections from her experience of reading the Duke of Sussex's autobiography 'Spare.'

Tracy evaluates the book as a historical source and explores how the book presents a valuable and fascinating insight into one of the world's oldest institutions but also presents history's problematic nature - the conflict between the credible and reality, between the embellished and the natural between fact and perspective.

Whoever controls the narrative gets to write history and 'Spare' is the story of on individual's struggle to control their own narrative and communicate their own version of history.

How reliable are the conventional narratives that we have been taught about history and what can we learn from 'Spare' about the complex nature of historical sources?

This podcast episode is linked to the previous episodes 'Long to Reign Over Us (the prelude) and 'Long to Reign over Us' (the main act) and also 'An open letter to King Charles 3rd' all from the second season.

This podcast is also linked to the poetic narrative, 'A Story for South Africa.

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Through her podcasts, Tracy DW promotes a global approach to understanding history and invites you to share her learning journey about Britain's colonial past. She asks the question 'History is...a matter of fact or perspective?' and invites you as the listener to explore possible answers.

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