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Ancient Greece

Michael Wood on the Parthenon Sculptures "The case is unique: the sculptures are bound up with Greek identity"

HEX_Voices_Kavita Puri
First World War

Kavita Puri "Many south Asian diasporic families don’t know of their First World War links"

Historian Joyce Lee Malcolm
General Modern

Joyce Lee Malcolm on gun ownership in America “Why is the right to be armed such an emotional one for Americans? No police force can protect everyone, or even any one, all of the time”

Peter Caddick-Adams
Second World War

Peter Caddick-Adams on generals killed in battle “Russian general casualties in Ukraine today are significantly higher than the Allied commitment in WW2”

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General History

Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Friends or enemies?

Peter Caddick-Adams
General Modern

Peter Caddick-Adams on the history of neutrality “As many nations found to their cost in the 20th century, declaring neutrality and it being respected are two different matters”

HEX_Voices_Kavita Puri
Medieval

Kavita Puri "There are other medieval women who we can bring to the foreground"

Peter Caddick-Adams
20th Century

Peter Caddick-Adams on the laws of war “Russian politicians and military figures behind the awful events unfolding in Ukraine will, one day, be brought to justice”

Peter Caddick-Adams
General Modern

Peter Caddick-Adams on the Russia-Ukraine war “The language, tactics, and weapons hark back to the 1940s”

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Victorian

Emma Dabiri "The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence"

20th Century

Emma Dabiri “He dreamed a career that seemed impossible and made it a reality”

20th Century

Michael Wood on James Bond “Bond’s role grew out of proportion to Britain’s standing in the world”

Victorian

Michael Wood on a pioneer of photojournalism “We should salute a towering figure in the history of photography”

Michael Wood
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21st Century

Michael Wood on Afghanistan “A new world is emerging, reviving older connections”

HEX_Voices_AnnaWhitelock
20th Century

Anna Whitelock's Talking Points A history of violence

HEX_Voices_Michael Wood
General ancient history

Michael Wood on Tamil culture “Let’s cherish this shining light of the great Bronze Age civilisations”

HEX_Voices_EmmaDabiri
Edwardian

Emma Dabiri “Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received”

HEX_Voices_AnnaWhitelock
21st Century

Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Foundational stories

HEX_Voices_AnnaWhitelock
21st Century

Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Plot twists

HEX_Voices_EmmaDabiri
Victorian

Emma Dabiri “Anarcha Westcott should be hailed as a ‘mother of gynaecology’”

21st Century

Michael Wood on history festivals “The communal retelling of history is magical. Just ask the kids!”

Victorian

Emma Dabiri "William Cuffay's story is more relevant now than ever"

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Victorian

Emma Dabiri "Harriet Jacobs’ writing transports readers to the world of Southern slavery"

HEX_Voices_DavidOlusoga
Victorian

David Olusoga “The Victorians constructed a great empire of abstinence”

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General Modern

David Olusoga “Desks went from a niche furniture item to the work station of millions”

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Second World War

David Olusoga "Half a million cats and dogs were put to death in 1939 – for no good reason"

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