Becky Hoskins studied history at the University of Bristol
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.
Becky Hoskins studied history at the University of Bristol