Glamour in Austerity

Published: Dec. 30, 2011, 8:59 p.m.

Lisa Jardine remembers 2011 for the spectacle of the Royal Wedding, reflecting on the historic power of regal glamour in times of austerity. Queen Elizabeth I "used ostentation and opulence in her dress as a political tool to increase national confidence in the solvency of her regime."\nProducer: Sheila Cook.