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Dec 2023
57m 54s

In Conversation with Author Charles Hard...

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About this episode

Charles Harding was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but attended preparatory and public school in the UK. He obtained an economics degree from the University of Sierra Leone followed by an LLB honours degree at what is now University of West London.


In this episode Charles Harding discusses his background, his early years in the UK and his two books.


  • The Fascinating History of My Liberated Ancestors
  • The Fascinating History of My Direct Royal Ancestors and Their Descendants

Charles contact details are hardingandcotalklaw@gmail.com

Music by oussama arichi from Pixabay

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