Latin American slavery and historical hair

David Edgerton explains why Britain was no underdog in the Second World War, Lucy Worsley looks at how hairstyles reflected political and social change and Chris Evans discusses British involvement in Latin American slavery

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Published: April 19, 2011 at 3:00 pm

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