Becky Hoskins studied history at the University of Bristol
History in the news
Fri, 2010-02-05 09:00
Skimming through history in the news this week: rabbits, cockles and elephants feature; there is mention of historical sites on and off Earth; plus, an encyclopaedic blunder and a fight to save history.
USA names a new historical resource site – on the moon.
Fight to save Haitian history as archives become endangered.
Thai elephants re-enact an ancient battle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica makes glaring mistake over the Irish Civil War.
Kipling’s Mumbai house to be transformed into gallery amongst fears of a political storm.
Apprenticeship in ancient cockling skills now on offer.
Iron Age dwelling discovered along a Kent pipeline.
Death of historian, playwright and activist Howard Zinn.
John Reid links Iraqi Reconstruction problems to Vietnam.
Rabbits lay siege to Robben Island.
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