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By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 29 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Public historian Greg Jenner talks to Elinor Evans about his latest book, Ask A Historian<\/em>, which tackles on 50 questions exploring some unexpected chapters of history that people have always wanted to know about \u2013 from whether people really ate powdered mummies, to the best historical figures to choose for an Oceans\u2019 Eleven-style heist.<\/p>\n\n

Greg Jenner is the author of Ask A Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know<\/em> (Orion, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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