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Education

The uniform worn by pupils at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham. (Photo by Rex Features)
Tudor

The history of school uniforms

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Anna Whitelock looks back on some key moments that made the historical headlines in 2021
21st Century

The state of history in 2021

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21st Century

Decolonisation to Covid-19: history education today 

Students study mathematics in Lahore in 1933
General Modern

Revising the Raj

(Illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare. Portrait of Christian Cole: ©The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, G. A. Oxon 4° 417, fol. 980)
Victorian

Christian Frederick Cole: England’s first black barrister

If you’re interested in learning about history at home, there are plenty of short courses available online on a variety of topics. (Photo by Getty Images)
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How to become a history student at home

Hiring more black academics “to teach all sorts of histories” is key to instigating real change in university history education, lecturer Charlotte Lydia Riley argues. (Photo by Shutterstock)
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How can we improve diversity within history education?

History graduate Steve Humphries' 1998 film exploring the stories of women who worked in Magdalene laundries
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How my history degree led to my dream job

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Children play as air raid wardens during the Blitz in London
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Q&A How did WW2 affect schools in London?

When Panorama cameras recorded a fly-on-the-wall documentary entitled 'The Best Days?' that followed life at Faraday High, a large comprehensive in East Acton, west London. It proved to be hugely controversial. (Photo by William Gottlieb/ CORBIS/ Corbis via Getty Images)
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Lessons from the past: journalist Shabnam Grewal revisits her 1970s schooldays

A student party, c1824: Oxford undergraduates drinking together. drinking escapade.
Georgian

The Georgian guide to university life

A young girl in an ancient Roman fresco
Roman

Q&A Were girls educated in ancient Rome?

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General Modern

Top tips for studying history at university

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