Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We asked Tracy Borman how she felt before and after her pitch to Mike Soutar on why Elizabeth I deserves to be considered one of history's greatest leaders...

In our upcoming series, History's Greatest Leaders, entrepreneur Mike Soutar – author of Next Gen CEO and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice – will talk to eight experts about some of the past's most remarkable people.

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