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Listen ad-free at historyextra.com/podcast or with ads wherever you get your podcasts CULTURAL Silliness and shame From parading with horse skulls to chasing cheese down hills, Britain has a varied menu of folk customs – some rather strange. But, as Liz Williams explains, many also feature darker undercurrents of shame, judgment and social conformity. ROMAN Toga party A good toga was the Roman equivalent of a posh suit – saved for best, and worn by elites. That's one of the insights into Roman clothing offered by Ursula Rothe. She explains how garments ranging from tunics to sandals could indicate social status in the ancient empire. SOCIAL Ideal homes The carpeted bathroom was history's worst home-furnishing trend, according to Deborah Sugg Ryan, a design historian who answers listener questions on topics…

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