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A History of the World in 100 Objects

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Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects

Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD): Chinese Tang tomb figures

Chinese Tang tomb figures

Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)

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Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China

Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through objects. Today; how the Tang emperors of China left their mark



This week Neil MacGregor is exploring life in the great royal courts across the world during Europe's medieval period, from the heart of Europe to Mexico and Sri Lanka. Today he is in China of the Tang Dynasty around 700 AD. He tells how the elite of the time chose to leave their mark on the world by writing or commissioning their own obituaries. He is with a curious troupe of ceramic figures that were found in the tomb of a Tang general along with a stone tablet proclaiming his achievements. The China scholar Oliver Moore explains the growing ambitions of the dynasty and journalist Anthony Howard describes the enduring power of the obituary.

Producer: Anthony Denselow

A History of the World in 100 Objects: Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)

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Neil MacGregor gets an insight into the lives of the ruling elites 1200 years ago

From the inside of a harem to inside a Chinese grave, five objects shed light on the lives of the ruling elites 1200 years ago

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