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David Olusoga“The Victorians constructed a great empire of abstinence”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

David Olusoga“Desks went from a niche furniture item to the work station of millions”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

David Olusoga"Half a million cats and dogs were put to death in 1939 – for no good reason". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on statues"These ‘history wars’ over statues are really about something bigger: about different views of the past, and who controls it". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on the Peterloo photograph. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on a controversial term“As a racism row rumbles on, is it time to retire the term ‘Anglo-Saxon’?”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anna WhitelockConfronting slavery’s legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. (Illustration by Femke de Jong for BBC History Magazine)

Michael WoodOn Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on... slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustation by Femke de Jong.

Michael Wood on Anglo-Saxon Christianity. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on… the Galloway Hoard

Michael Wood… on radical Islamism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on... Oxford's Cecil Rhodes statue. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.