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Enrichment – something to read and watch – Is Britain becoming more divided? David Olusoga.

If you click here you will get to a link where David Olusoga introduces his new BBC series. He suggests that Britain is becoming more divided. Read the article, and if you like watch the programme. Do you agree with … Continue reading

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Enrichment – history meets politics – something to discuss. What is the significance of the latest indictment against Donald Trump?

You might like to listen to this episode of Americast (BBC correspondents discuss the significance of the latest indictment) and then watch the Times Radio report. Mr Kydd “I’ve seen this going forward a long time…American democracy is at stake … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to debate – Should the British Museum return the Elgin Marbles?

If you click here you will get to a BBC article suggesting that an agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures – better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles – is at “an advanced stage” “Greece has called for … Continue reading

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History Society – something to discuss…

This is Cold War Steve‘s take on Gary Lineker’s comments on Twitter. Below is the famous 1936 August Landmesser image. The government are certainly not happy with what Lineker posted. Lots to discuss here. 1.Do you agree with Lineker (and … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to discuss – How should history view Oliver Cromwell?

If you click here you will get to an article from The Guardian about an Irish amateur historian who is on a mission to save ‘bogeyman’ Cromwell from genocide charges. The Irish historian has spent three decades attempting to convince … Continue reading

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History in the news – Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter.

If you click here you will get to a news article from The Guardian, explaining how “a team of researchers in France have cracked a five century-old code that reveals a rumoured French plot to kill Charles V. It took … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to watch – Traumazone (on the BBC iPlayer)

Mr Kydd.

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Obituaries:Roy Hackett and Mikhail Gorbachev

In face as we return to school this post has two obituaries in it for two reformers who passed this summer. Roy Hackett and Mikhail Gorbachev If you click here you will get to get to The Guardian’s obituary for … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to discuss – Should black Americans get slavery reparations?

Further information – the case for reparations Further information – the case against reparations

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History in the News – Seven centuries of Irish archives painstakingly recreated after being destroyed in civil war…

If you click here you will get to a Guardian article explaining how digital wizardry and academic sleuthing have helped recreate a cultural treasure severely damaged in the conflict in 1922. It is a good example of how technology is … Continue reading

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