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Lawrence of Arabia

On 19 May 1935 the Englishman TE Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, died. He helped lead an Arab revolt against Ottoman rule that would shape the Middle East.

On 19 May 1935, the death was announced of the English soldier, adventurer and writer, TE Lawrence, who was known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence, who was immortalised in a film of the same name, played a leading role in the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule that helped shape the modern Middle East. Witness listens back through the archives and talks to TE Lawrence's biographer Jeremy Wilson about this enigmatic and complex man.

(Photo: Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935) known as Lawrence Of Arabia, in around 1919. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Tue 19 May 2015 07:50GMT

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