Becky Hoskins studied history at the University of Bristol
Pharaoh in airport, mine in harbour
Fri, 2010-03-12 10:00
20th Century wars make the headlines this week: games, mines, pacts and bunkers; Egyptian pharaohs and Renaissance artists are causing problems; whilst ancient books hit the internet and Bath Abbey faces change.
Coffin of Egyptian pharaoh causes trouble at Miami airport.
Dimbleby pledges support for TV history.
Essex museum purchases rare wartime game from Germany.
Discovery of Nazi mine in Dorset harbour.
Italian government agree to put antiquarian books online.
Japan confirms Cold War Pact after years of denial.
Nuclear bunker sold online for 20k.
Auction of Renaissance letters cancelled as starting price is declared too low.
Plans for Bath Abbey’s modernisation come under scrutiny.
Brown honours ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’.
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