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"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests." Thomas Paine
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Adolf Hitler and the First World War
Cynthia, the spy who seduced politicians.
Cynthia, the spy who seduced politicians.
Anniversary of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night)
Anniversary of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night)
King John
King John
Prince Arthur
Prince Arthur
History of the United States
History of the United States
Peasants' Revolt
Peasants' Revolt
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day
Why did J. Edgar Hoover frame Ethel Rosenberg?
Why did J. Edgar Hoover frame Ethel Rosenberg?
Lenin
Lenin
Rosa Parks arrested 60 years ago
Rosa Parks arrested 60 years ago
John Clifford
John Clifford
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
Source-based activity, with answer commentary, on the last days of Hitler.
Source-based activity, with answer commentary, on the last days of Hitler.
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War
Why the Tories opposed the introduction of the NHS in 1948?
Why the Tories opposed the introduction of the NHS in 1948?
King James I of England
King James I of England
West Ham win the 1940 Cup Final
West Ham win the 1940 Cup Final
Classroom Activity -  Thomas More
Classroom Activity - Thomas More
Spanish Medical Aid Committee
Spanish Medical Aid Committee
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Assassination of JFK
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Assassination of JFK
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Hastings
Lord Chancellor Thomas Audley
Lord Chancellor Thomas Audley
MI5 consider left-wing historians as dangerous people.
MI5 consider left-wing historians as dangerous people.
Christabel Pankhurst: "Ability is sexless."
Christabel Pankhurst: "Ability is sexless."
Why MI5 did not want you to know about Ernest Holloway Oldham.
Why MI5 did not want you to know about Ernest Holloway Oldham.
Why did Stalin not have Alexandra Kollontai executed?
Why did Stalin not have Alexandra Kollontai executed?
The KGB and Martin Luther King
The KGB and Martin Luther King
Erich Klausener
Erich Klausener
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
The journalist Westbrook Pegler was in favour of lynching.
The journalist Westbrook Pegler was in favour of lynching.
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."
Henry VIII and the Pilgrimage of Grace
Henry VIII and the Pilgrimage of Grace
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
William Paget
William Paget
<p>Frank Wedekind "deliberately sought to outrage bourgeois society". </p>

Frank Wedekind "deliberately sought to outrage bourgeois society".

Rose Pastor Stokes
Rose Pastor Stokes
Richard Southwell
Richard Southwell
Gas attacks in First World War
Gas attacks in First World War
Hans Holbein and Henry VIII
Hans Holbein and Henry VIII
Mary, Duchess of Suffolk
Mary, Duchess of Suffolk
Women in the 2nd World War
Women in the 2nd World War
<br>Detailed biography of Queen Elizabeth

Detailed biography of Queen Elizabeth
John Hampton
John Hampton
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart
Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
"The most important British female agent in KGB history"
"The most important British female agent in KGB history"
Government Code and Cypher School
Government Code and Cypher School
James Gillray was well paid by the Tories for producing anti-reformist cartoons.
James Gillray was well paid by the Tories for producing anti-reformist cartoons.
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe
Did the CIA murder Mary Pinchot Meyer?
Did the CIA murder Mary Pinchot Meyer?
When people were tortured for reading the Bible in English.
When people were tortured for reading the Bible in English.
History of the Labour Party: 1900-20
History of the Labour Party: 1900-20
<p>These two Americans helped Russia win the space race.</p>

These two Americans helped Russia win the space race.

Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
The sad death of Jane Seymour.
The sad death of Jane Seymour.
Why did the parents of these five children decide that they had to die in Berlin on 1st May, 1945?
Why did the parents of these five children decide that they had to die in Berlin on 1st May, 1945?
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
A detailed biography of Alan Turing
A detailed biography of Alan Turing
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
"A faith is not acquired by reasoning. One does not fall in love with a woman, or enter the womb of a church, as a result of logical persuasion."
"A faith is not acquired by reasoning. One does not fall in love with a woman, or enter the womb of a church, as a result of logical persuasion."
Nathan Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan
Nathan Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan
Education in Nazi Germany
Education in Nazi Germany
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Classroom Activity - Alan Turing at school.
Classroom Activity - Alan Turing at school.
Klaus Fuchs - Hero or Villain?
Klaus Fuchs - Hero or Villain?
"Freedom of the press... is freedom to print such of the proprietor's prejudices as the advertisers don't object to."
"Freedom of the press... is freedom to print such of the proprietor's prejudices as the advertisers don't object to."
Death of Ben Bradlee - hero or villain?
Death of Ben Bradlee - hero or villain?
Walter Tull  - Black History Month
Walter Tull - Black History Month
Julian Heward Bell
Julian Heward Bell
Robert Aske
Robert Aske
Source-based questions on the English Civil War.
Source-based questions on the English Civil War.
Thomas Harriot
Thomas Harriot
Socrates
Socrates
History of Aston Villa (1874-1920)
History of Aston Villa (1874-1920)
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves
Flying Ace Mick Mannock
Flying Ace Mick Mannock
1945 General Election
1945 General Election
Adolf Hitler in the First World War
Adolf Hitler in the First World War
Is Wikipedia under the control of political extremists?<br>
Is Wikipedia under the control of political extremists?
Hitler and the Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and the Beer Hall Putsch
Why was there so much fuss when Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians in the 1883 FA Cup Final?
Why was there so much fuss when Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians in the 1883 FA Cup Final?
Bayard Rustin - Black History Month
Bayard Rustin - Black History Month
James Keir Hardie
James Keir Hardie
Early History of Football
Early History of Football
Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Sylvia Pankhurst recovering from hunger strike in July 1913.
Sylvia Pankhurst recovering from hunger strike in July 1913.
The suppression of the Kronstadt sailors in 1921
The suppression of the Kronstadt sailors in 1921
The Death of John Freeman
The Death of John Freeman
A detailed biography of Adolf Hitler
A detailed biography of Adolf Hitler
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Clarence Darrow: "Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."
Clarence Darrow: "Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."
Arthur Wharton - Britain's first black footballer.
Arthur Wharton - Britain's first black footballer.
"Morality is only moral when it is voluntary."
"Morality is only moral when it is voluntary."
Vera Brittain, a nurse in the First World War
Vera Brittain, a nurse in the First World War
Two Germans accused of breaking Nazi Laws.
Two Germans accused of breaking Nazi Laws.
Philip Sidney
Philip Sidney
"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
Aldous Huxley: "Maybe this world is another planet's hell."
Aldous Huxley: "Maybe this world is another planet's hell."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Shapurji Saklatvala - Black History Month
Shapurji Saklatvala - Black History Month
History of San Francisco
History of San Francisco
The Women's Social & Political Union
The Women's Social & Political Union
Why did the FA try to stop women's football in 1921?
Why did the FA try to stop women's football in 1921?
150 years ago today hacking was made illegal in football.
150 years ago today hacking was made illegal in football.
David Low on doctors and the NHS
David Low on doctors and the NHS
Paul Robeson - Black History Month
Paul Robeson - Black History Month
Biography of Tsar Nicholas II
Biography of Tsar Nicholas II
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Did Mary, Queen of Scots, murder her husband?
Did Mary, Queen of Scots, murder her husband?
Execution of Perotine Massey and her baby.
Execution of Perotine Massey and her baby.
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution
Christabel Pankhurst
Christabel Pankhurst
The first man assassinated by a gun.
The first man assassinated by a gun.
Hans Holbein
Hans Holbein
Death of King Harold
Death of King Harold
Classroom Activity on the D-Day landings. A commentary on the assessment is also provided.
Classroom Activity on the D-Day landings. A commentary on the assessment is also provided.
<p>It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.</p>

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
George Holyoake, the founder of Secularism.
George Holyoake, the founder of Secularism.
Richard Carlile
Richard Carlile
Do you agree with Michael Gove about Mary Seacole?
Do you agree with Michael Gove about Mary Seacole?
Was the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact inevitable?
Was the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact inevitable?
History of the WSPU
History of the WSPU
The Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan
Home Front: A classroom activity that allows every student in the class to write a report (38 topics).
Home Front: A classroom activity that allows every student in the class to write a report (38 topics).
Mandy Rice Davies
Mandy Rice Davies
“Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and rebellion.”
“Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and rebellion.”
Frank Foley saved the lives of 10,000 Jews
Frank Foley saved the lives of 10,000 Jews
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Cicero<br>
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Cicero
George Riddell
George Riddell
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
Biography of Henry VIII
Biography of Henry VIII
The Vietnam War ended 40 years ago.
The Vietnam War ended 40 years ago.
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada
Why was Father Gapon executed in 1906?
Why was Father Gapon executed in 1906?
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Slavery in the United States
Slavery in the United States
A history of the Ku Klux Klan
A history of the Ku Klux Klan
"I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself."
"I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself."
Was the Siege of Sidney Street a government conspiracy?
Was the Siege of Sidney Street a government conspiracy?
Biography of Annie Kenney
Biography of Annie Kenney
James Watt
James Watt
Biography of James Jesus Angleton
Biography of James Jesus Angleton
Jewish children in Nazi Germany
Jewish children in Nazi Germany
Mick Mannock, air ace and his campaign for parachutes for pilots in the First World War.
Mick Mannock, air ace and his campaign for parachutes for pilots in the First World War.
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
British Railways
British Railways
Nuremberg War Crimes Trial
Nuremberg War Crimes Trial
Karl Marx "Religion is the opium of the masses."<br>
Karl Marx "Religion is the opium of the masses."
Bobby Moore, England's greatest ever defender.
Bobby Moore, England's greatest ever defender.
August von Galen and Adolf Hitler
August von Galen and Adolf Hitler
Hede Massing - Soviet spy who became a FBI informer.
Hede Massing - Soviet spy who became a FBI informer.
Joe Hill: "Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize."
Joe Hill: "Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize."
Frederick Douglass - Black History Month
Frederick Douglass - Black History Month
It is estimated that as head of NKVD (1937-38) he was responsible for on average of nearly 1,000 executions a day.
It is estimated that as head of NKVD (1937-38) he was responsible for on average of nearly 1,000 executions a day.
Adolf Hitler and the Second World War (1939-1945)
Adolf Hitler and the Second World War (1939-1945)
African-American soldiers in the First World War
African-American soldiers in the First World War
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
Elizabeth Heyrick
Elizabeth Heyrick
Why did this photograph worry Stalin?
Why did this photograph worry Stalin?
Nurses in the First World War
Nurses in the First World War
Henry Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point
Henry Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point
The first Five Year Plan in 1928, concentrated on the development of iron and steel, machine-tools, electric power and transport.
The first Five Year Plan in 1928, concentrated on the development of iron and steel, machine-tools, electric power and transport.
Walter Tull, footballer and war hero.
Walter Tull, footballer and war hero.
Hope Hale Davis: "I forfeited my most essential freedom, to think for myself."
Hope Hale Davis: "I forfeited my most essential freedom, to think for myself."
"That which I can gain from another is never instruction but only provocation."
"That which I can gain from another is never instruction but only provocation."
A comprehensive website on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
A comprehensive website on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
William Tyndale, executed for translating the Bible into English.
William Tyndale, executed for translating the Bible into English.
Classroom Activity: William the Conqueror
Classroom Activity: William the Conqueror
Katherine Ashley, witness to the sexual abuse of Princess Elizabeth.
Katherine Ashley, witness to the sexual abuse of Princess Elizabeth.
Nadezhda Plevitskaya, Soviet spy.
Nadezhda Plevitskaya, Soviet spy.
Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell
Women's Death Battalion
Women's Death Battalion
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
Why West Ham United fans sing “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”.
Why West Ham United fans sing “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”.
John Pym
John Pym
The true story of Geli Raubal and Adolf Hitler
The true story of Geli Raubal and Adolf Hitler
Was Peter Piaktow (Peter the Painter) a government agent?<br>
Was Peter Piaktow (Peter the Painter) a government agent?
Kitty Marion endured 232 force-feedings.
Kitty Marion endured 232 force-feedings.
Anne Askew executed for expressing her views on religion.
Anne Askew executed for expressing her views on religion.
A biography of Harry Dexter White, a successful Soviet spy.
A biography of Harry Dexter White, a successful Soviet spy.
Henry VII tried to marry Catherine of Aragon
Henry VII tried to marry Catherine of Aragon
Detailed biography of Kim Philby
Detailed biography of Kim Philby
Ivor Gurney, The Silent One
Ivor Gurney, The Silent One
We now know what happened to Buster Crabb
We now know what happened to Buster Crabb
Did Leon Trotsky betray the ideals of the revolution in 1921?
Did Leon Trotsky betray the ideals of the revolution in 1921?
The sad death of Leigh Roose in the First World War.
The sad death of Leigh Roose in the First World War.
Bert Trautmann
Bert Trautmann
The Women's Social & Political Union
The Women's Social & Political Union
Why did Stanley Matthews and the rest of the England team give the Nazi salute in May 1938? England beat Germany 6-3.
Why did Stanley Matthews and the rest of the England team give the Nazi salute in May 1938? England beat Germany 6-3.
He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
Anne Askew burnt at the stake.
Anne Askew burnt at the stake.
J. B. Priestley
J. B. Priestley
Julius Rosenberg could have saved his wife from execution.
Julius Rosenberg could have saved his wife from execution.
The American Civil War
The American Civil War
Cord Meyer, the CIA officer who controlled the media.
Cord Meyer, the CIA officer who controlled the media.
Life in the trenches during the First World War (1914-1918)
Life in the trenches during the First World War (1914-1918)
Sophie Scholl
Sophie Scholl
Francis Bacon: "Hope is a good breakfast, but is a bad supper."
Francis Bacon: "Hope is a good breakfast, but is a bad supper."
<p>Why did Queen Elizabeth not get married?</p><p></p>

Why did Queen Elizabeth not get married?

Men were murdered for being trade unionists
Men were murdered for being trade unionists
Biography of Queen Mary
Biography of Queen Mary
Women and the English Civil War
Women and the English Civil War
Thomas Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
Thomas Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
Sir Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton
How good was Abraham Lincoln?
How good was Abraham Lincoln?
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
"A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing."
"A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing."
Detailed biography of Thomas Seymour.
Detailed biography of Thomas Seymour.
William Gladstone
William Gladstone
Reginald Pole, Henry VIII's greatest enemy.
Reginald Pole, Henry VIII's greatest enemy.
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” Duke of Wellington <br>
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” Duke of Wellington
Did Lenin betray the Russian Revolution?
Did Lenin betray the Russian Revolution?
Why was Thomas Cromwell executed?
Why was Thomas Cromwell executed?
The Women's Pilgrimage in 1913.
The Women's Pilgrimage in 1913.
"Those who do not move, do not notice their chains." Rosa Luxemburg
"Those who do not move, do not notice their chains." Rosa Luxemburg
"Pleasure is the only thing one should live for. Nothing ages like happiness."
"Pleasure is the only thing one should live for. Nothing ages like happiness."
Hans Scholl
Hans Scholl
Mark Twain: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
Mark Twain: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
Harriet Jacobs - Black History Month
Harriet Jacobs - Black History Month
It is claimed that 72,000 thieves and vagabonds were hanged during his reign (over 2 per cent of the population).
It is claimed that 72,000 thieves and vagabonds were hanged during his reign (over 2 per cent of the population).
The Soviet spy cover-up.
The Soviet spy cover-up.
Mary Shelton and Princess Diana
Mary Shelton and Princess Diana
Google, Bing and Operation Mockingbird. The CIA and Search-Engines.<br>
Google, Bing and Operation Mockingbird. The CIA and Search-Engines.
Siegfried Sassoon, Suicide in the Trenches
Siegfried Sassoon, Suicide in the Trenches
Over 50% of the 3,300 Americans volunteers were killed in the war.
Over 50% of the 3,300 Americans volunteers were killed in the war.
Was Sergei Kirov murdered?
Was Sergei Kirov murdered?
"We love to know that we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis
"We love to know that we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis
African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War
African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War
Sidney Reilly after his execution in 1925
Sidney Reilly after his execution in 1925
John Lilburne (1615-1657)
John Lilburne (1615-1657)
The Daily Mail and Fascism
The Daily Mail and Fascism
Women's Freedom League
Women's Freedom League
<p>The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. </p>

The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

Lytton Strachey
Lytton Strachey
Yuri Nosenko and the Warren Report
Yuri Nosenko and the Warren Report
Natalia Sedova (1882-1962)
Natalia Sedova (1882-1962)
Ralph Sadler and Thomas Cromwell
Ralph Sadler and Thomas Cromwell
The Death of Karl Liebknecht by Kathe Kollwitz (1919)
The Death of Karl Liebknecht by Kathe Kollwitz (1919)
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
Vanessa Bell
Vanessa Bell
<p>George Orwell: "At fifty everyone has the face he deserves".</p>

George Orwell: "At fifty everyone has the face he deserves".

Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII
Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War
“We learn what we do.” John Dewey
“We learn what we do.” John Dewey
Isaac Rosenberg, In The Trenches
Isaac Rosenberg, In The Trenches
Lollards and the Reformation
Lollards and the Reformation
Field Punishment Number One
Field Punishment Number One
A slave-market in America.
A slave-market in America.
German Girls' League
German Girls' League
History of Aston Villa : 1874-1920
History of Aston Villa : 1874-1920
Gordon Welchman
Gordon Welchman
John Rogers and the English Bible.
John Rogers and the English Bible.
The Socialist League
The Socialist League
American Artists and the First World War
American Artists and the First World War
Edmund Bonner burnt over 200 heretics.
Edmund Bonner burnt over 200 heretics.
Robert Owen
Robert Owen
Poison Gas used in April 1915
Poison Gas used in April 1915
Rufus Isaacs
Rufus Isaacs
Richard Nixon, Watergate and the CIA?
Richard Nixon, Watergate and the CIA?
Francis Walsingham, England's first spymaster.
Francis Walsingham, England's first spymaster.
News reports on West Ham United
News reports on West Ham United
Effie Gray, the true story.
Effie Gray, the true story.
Bessie Blount gave Henry VIII his first son
Bessie Blount gave Henry VIII his first son
George Stephenson and British Railways
George Stephenson and British Railways
Recruited as codebreaker because of his work on the Domesday Book.
Recruited as codebreaker because of his work on the Domesday Book.
Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?
Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?
Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright
Wilfred Owen, Disabled
Wilfred Owen, Disabled
Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Ridley
The art of William Pyne
The art of William Pyne
Colossus, the first digital computer, helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany.
Colossus, the first digital computer, helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany.
Comprehensive website on First World War
Comprehensive website on First World War
Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Why did this man always wear a hood when appearing in public?
Why did this man always wear a hood when appearing in public?
Paul White was executed for desertion in March 1938
Paul White was executed for desertion in March 1938
The Execution of Margaret Cheyney
The Execution of Margaret Cheyney
Farming in the Middle Ages
Farming in the Middle Ages
Richard II
Richard II
The Punishment of Slaves in the 19th Century.
The Punishment of Slaves in the 19th Century.
What was life like for schoolgirls in Nazi Germany?
What was life like for schoolgirls in Nazi Germany?
Was Trotsky's son, Lev Sedov, murdered?
Was Trotsky's son, Lev Sedov, murdered?
Execution of reformer, Edward Seymour.
Execution of reformer, Edward Seymour.
"Any fool can commit a murder, but it takes an artist to commit a good natural death."
"Any fool can commit a murder, but it takes an artist to commit a good natural death."
Did Henry VIII arrange the death of his son, Henry FitzRoy?
Did Henry VIII arrange the death of his son, Henry FitzRoy?
John Wilkes Booth and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Lettice Knollys
Lettice Knollys
"There is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals." Felix Frankfurter
"There is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals." Felix Frankfurter
William "Fatty" Foulke
William "Fatty" Foulke
Ida Wells - Black History Month
Ida Wells - Black History Month
Philipp Melanchthon and the Reformation
Philipp Melanchthon and the Reformation
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
The Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
Why did Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Robeson in Othello cause a great deal of controversy in 1930.
Why did Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Robeson in Othello cause a great deal of controversy in 1930.
<p>"Until the lion has a historian of his own, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."</p>

"Until the lion has a historian of his own, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
Thomas Cranmer burnt at the stake?
Thomas Cranmer burnt at the stake?
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.”
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.”
Trench Foot and the First World War
Trench Foot and the First World War
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Bishop Stephen Gardiner, the persecutor of Tudor Heretics.
Bishop Stephen Gardiner, the persecutor of Tudor Heretics.
History of Freedom of Speech in UK
History of Freedom of Speech in UK
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
E. H. Carr: "Change is certain. Progress is not."
E. H. Carr: "Change is certain. Progress is not."
History of Arsenal : 1886-1960
History of Arsenal : 1886-1960
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Bertrand Russell: "The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation".
Bertrand Russell: "The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation".
John Maynard Keynes: "The difficulty lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones."
John Maynard Keynes: "The difficulty lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones."
African-American  Regiments in the American Civil War
African-American Regiments in the American Civil War
In 1918 the Daily Mail claimed that the Russian Revolution was a German-Jewish conspiracy.
In 1918 the Daily Mail claimed that the Russian Revolution was a German-Jewish conspiracy.
The campaign against segregated lunch counters in 1960.
The campaign against segregated lunch counters in 1960.
Watergate Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Queen Catherine Howard
Queen Catherine Howard
Rosa Parks - Black History Month
Rosa Parks - Black History Month
Life in the Trenches
Life in the Trenches
George Bridgetower - Black History Month
George Bridgetower - Black History Month
The Normans
The Normans
Did Emily Wilding Davison intend to kill herself on Derby Day in 1913?
Did Emily Wilding Davison intend to kill herself on Derby Day in 1913?
Lady Rochford beheaded in 1542.
Lady Rochford beheaded in 1542.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, imprisoned for her political beliefs.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, imprisoned for her political beliefs.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Robert Dudley, Duke of Leicester
Robert Dudley, Duke of Leicester
James Peck, a freedom rider
James Peck, a freedom rider
Tommy Flowers, the man who made the first digital computer, left school at 16.
Tommy Flowers, the man who made the first digital computer, left school at 16.
Queen Boudica
Queen Boudica
Sidney Hook: Hero or Villain?
Sidney Hook: Hero or Villain?
The Black Death
The Black Death
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
Afro-American Soldiers in First World War
Afro-American Soldiers in First World War
Ramsay MacDonald and Downton Abbey
Ramsay MacDonald and Downton Abbey
Richard Rich, voted as one of the worst Britons in history.
Richard Rich, voted as one of the worst Britons in history.
Robert Owen, the enlightened employer.
Robert Owen, the enlightened employer.
History of West Ham United
History of West Ham United
Victor Grayson, the best mob orator in British history?
Victor Grayson, the best mob orator in British history?
"If you want the best ability, you must allow great liberty of action."
"If you want the best ability, you must allow great liberty of action."
John Lilburne
John Lilburne
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Guy Burgess - Soviet Spy
Guy Burgess - Soviet Spy
Alger Hiss and the KGB files.
Alger Hiss and the KGB files.
Was Oliver Law murdered by his own men in the Spanish Civil War because he was black?
Was Oliver Law murdered by his own men in the Spanish Civil War because he was black?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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