Abusing the Mummies of Ancient Egypt
Mummies from Ancient Egypt weren’t just unwrapped in the past but featured in ballets, dinner parties, and abused in many ways
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Should the UK hand over the Elgin Marbles to Greece?
The British Museum is under huge pressure to return the Elgin Marbles back to Athens reuniting them with the Parthenon as Tony McMahon reports
Should the dead be on display in museums?
Should the dead be on display in museums? This ethical question in vexing museums all over the world as they face growing protests as Tony McMahon reports
Toppling statues and renaming streets – nothing new
There is a long history of toppling statues and renaming streets and cities and historian Tony McMahon thinks we should vex a lot less about this
Coronavirus message from Beardy History to all of you
Tony McMahon aka Beardy History talks about the places he visited only weeks ago that are now closed because of the Coronavirus