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In September, Northumbria historian Dr Laura O'Brien featured on the BBC Radio 4 Podcast You're Dead To Me.

 Alongside presenter Greg Jenner and comedian Dan Schreiber, she took a look at the early life of Napoleon.

You can listen to the episode  again here.

 

Department of Humanities

Humanities At Northumbria Is Composed Of Three Subject Teams: History, Literature & Creative Writing, And English Language & Linguistics, And Is Also Developing Strengths In The Fields Of American Studies And Heritage Studies.

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