A History of the World in 100 Objects is a History Documentary programme.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Benin Plaque - The Oba with Europeans

Series 1, episode 77

Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor retells the history of human development using 100 selected objects from the Museum. Neil looks at what happened when Europeans started trading in West Africa and first came upon the ancient culture of Benin in present day Nigeria

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Neil MacGregor