From political agitators and artist\u2019s muses to composers, sailors, asylum inmates and the goddaughter of the queen herself, black people led a variety of fascinating lives in Victorian Britain. Dr John Woolf shares some of their stories \u2013 both ordinary and extraordinary \u2013 with Ellie Cawthorne.\n(Ad) John Woolf and Keshia N Abraham are the co-authors of Black Victorians: Hidden in History (Duckworth Books, 2022). Buy it now from Waterstones:\nhttps://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2F9780715654453\nSubscribe to BBC History Magazine or BBC History Revealed this season and receive a book of your choice worth up to \xa330* at https://www.buysubscriptions.com/subscribe2022\nListeners from outside the UK can also subscribe\n*Book promotion only available for UK residents\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices