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The Poor Wore Yellow Stars

In the early C17th puritan regimes took over Dorchester, Exeter and Boston. Justin Champion sees how these 'most godly towns' still inform out thinking about poverty and morality.

45 minutes

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Sun 26 Feb 2012 19:45

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  • Sun 26 Feb 2012 19:45

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