Henry II's Laudibiliter was as 'sexed-up' as Blair's 'dodgy dossier' [audio 30min]

In the 12th century, England's King Henry II set out for Ireland with a mission to conquer the country and bring it firmly within Christendom. In his hand he held a piece of paper signed by the Pope -- an Englishman -- giving Henry the equivalent of a UN Mandate to invade. Journalist Mike Thomson takes an historical document -- Henry II's Laudibiliter -- as a starting-point to shed new light on events past and present. Thomson investigates claims that this piece of paper was in fact a forgery, a 'sexed-up' dodgy dossier from which stems all the troubles between England and Ireland. Webpage includes link to gallery of images taken during the making of this programme.