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What are the roots of vegetarianism?

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Dr Annie Gray meets Dr James Gregory University of Plymouth author of Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century Britain, over lunch to discuss the historical roots of vegetarianism and the rise in interest in following a vegetarian or vegan diet. First broadcast on Making History, 30 January 2018.

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