History Extra podcast

From its earliest days to more recent missions, Professor Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones answers listen questions on the CIA

The use of ancient DNA analysis looks set to revolutionise our understanding of the end of Roman Britain. In this episode, we are joined by Professor DuncanSayerto discuss a major new ancient DNA project and what it can tell us about the origins and family networks of people in post-Roman Britain.

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Suzanne Fagence Cooper explores the lives of Jane and William Morris, who helped shape the Victorian Arts and Crafts movement

In the 100 years since his tomb was discovered, Tutankhamun has become the icon of ancient Egypt –a muse for fashionistas and movie-makers, a pop culture staple and a political rallying cry. But what deeper meanings do his glitzy treasures have for us today? In the final episode of our series on the boy king, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to Professor Elizabeth Frood and Dr Heba Abd el Gawad to uncover how the way we think about Tutankhamun today exposes thorny issues about the treatment of Egyptian heritage, and whether it can even distort our view of Egyptian history.

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The story of African and Caribbean people in Britain goes back to before the Roman empire. Professor Hakim Adi delves into this complex history, from ancient times to abolition

Andrea Wulf reveals how a small university town in Germany became the beating heart of an intellectual revolution at the turn of the 19th century

Professor Michael Scott explains how the sixth-century BC aristocrat Kleisthenes became the unlikely father of Athenian democracy

Ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Tracy Borman answers questions on the history of royal funerals

Historian Dan Jones, whose debut historical novel vividly brings to life a medieval military campaign, discusses the challenges of writing historical fiction

There’s no more instantly recognisable symbol of ancient Egypt than a mummy. And, of course, the mummy of Tutankhamun is the most famous of all. But what can we learn from looking at the mummified body of an ancient boy king? In episode 6 of our series on Tutankhamun, Ellie Cawthorne and Dr Chris Naunton explore what the ancient Egyptians believed happened after death, delve into ancient mummification processes and follow Tutankhamun’s mummy on his somewhat unexpected adventures in the afterlife.

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