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‘Bite-sized’ history textbooks accused of ‘dumbing down’ the subject: should we be worried?

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Student radicals and Crete in WWII

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Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

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History teachers’ body reacts to Michael Gove’s education secretary replacement

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“Being in a prison camp was better than going to a British boarding school”: child hostage of Japanese in WW2 reflects on his experience

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“Forbear wine and tobacco”: advice for 17th-century university freshers revealed

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How do we record history education?

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What is History in schools for?

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Horrible history teaching with Terry Deary

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The school leaving age: what can we learn from history?