British history

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  10/14/2020
  

  The Real Black History? The Government Wants To Ban It

  by Priyamvada Gopal

  Tory attacks on "victim narratives" in the history curriculum defend entrenched power and ignore the fact that Black British histories are about the power of protest and activism to make social change. 

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• 10/11/2020
  

  Who Owns Churchill?: Three Mythic Configurations

  by Steven Fielding, Bill Schwarz, and Richard Toye

  A new book examines the ways that Winston Churchill's image has been used in British politics, not least by Churchill himself.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  10/3/2020
  

  'Students Need to Know the Harrowing Truth': Teachers on Black History in the Curriculum

  British history educators and scholars discuss a proposal to make Black history a compulsory part of the national history curriculum. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/22/2020
  

  U.K. Conservation Society Details Links to Colonialism and Slavery

  The British historic preservation agency has begun to grapple with how to present the historic connections between properties it manages and fortunes built through slavery and colonialism.

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• 9/20/2020
  

  “We Are Ourselves”: Review of For Workers’ Power: The Selected Writings of Maurice Brinton

  by Eric Laursen

  Maurice Brinton--the pseudonym of a British neurologist--authored an influential series of works of radical political thought that urged the British left to move away from rigid party structures and doctrinal disputes toward social movements. 

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• 8/23/2020
  

  A Tale of Two Tyrants: Charles I and Donald Trump

  by Frank Palmeri

  A comparison between Trump and Charles I of England suggests not only that the coming election will be rocky, but that it may take a long time to bridge the divisions in American society.

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• SOURCE: Stanford University
  8/10/2020
  

  Paul Seaver, Leading Historian of Early Modern England, Dies at 88

  Paul Seaver, a distinguished historian of early modern England and dedicated university citizen, died Aug. 1. He was 88.

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• SOURCE: National Archives (UK)
  8/10/2020
  

  Depicting Japan in British propaganda of the Second World War

  The outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Japan exposed the ignorance and indifference of many Britons to Japan. The British Ministry of Information responded with "creative and aggressive propaganda about the Japanese enemy." 

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• SOURCE: Telegraph
  7/23/2020
  

  Wearing A Face Mask Is Not New - But The Backlash Against Them Is, Say Historians

  "The striking thing about 1941 is that there was no debate or controversy between the scientists and the government, there was just rapid agreement that this made sense and it wasn't costly," said Dr Jesse Olszynko-Gryn.

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• SOURCE: Barrons
  7/22/2020
  

  Row Over 'Misrepresentation' Of Slavery In UK Citizenship Test (Agence France Presse)

  Nearly 200 historians on Wednesday denounced what they said was the "misrepresentation of slavery and empire" in the history section of Britain's citizenship test, calling for it to be corrected.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  7/15/2020
  

  Statue of Black Protester Is Raised in Place of Bristol Slave Trader

  The debate over what should permanently replace the Colston statue has percolated since last month. Historians have suggested a statue of Paul Stephenson, a Black activist who organized a successful boycott of a Bristol bus company in the 1960s. 

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• SOURCE: British Academy
  7/16/2020
  

  July 22: British Academy 10 Minute Talk: Art Historian, Professor, Writer, Spy – The Extraordinary Story of Anthony Blunt

  Listen to a brief talk on the scandal that engulfed the British Academy when one of its members was revealed to be a Soviet spy. 

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• 7/3/2020
  

  How Britain and Churchill Repelled the Nazi War Machine (1940-1941)

  by Jeff Roquen

  In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson has not only produced an engaging and timely portrait of the perilous period of when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany but has also illuminated how tragedy and loss can be turned into a triumph and justice through steadfast determination and solidarity of purpose.  

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6/24/2020
  

  Britain's Persistent Racism Cannot Simply Be Explained by its Imperial History

  by David Edgerton

  It played its part, but empire does not explain all of Britain’s record of elitism, exploitation and discrimination.

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• SOURCE: TIME
  6/22/2020
  

  Britain Celebrates 'Windrush Day' Amid Broader Reckoning on Race

  by Billy Perrigo

  Here's what to know about the history and significance of this British celebration.

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• SOURCE: Reuters
  6/11/2020
  

  Find Better Ways To Depict History, Says South African #RhodesMustFall Activist

  Countries must find more creative ways to depict their history than statues that glorify racists and colonialists, a founder of South Africa’s successful Rhodes Must Fall movement said on Thursday.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6/10/2020
  

  Toppling Edward Colston’s Statue is Unlikely to be Enough to Stop Public Anger

  Inaction over figures such as Colston had bred anger that would be felt “all over Britain”, said Andrea Livesey, a historian specialising in the study of slavery and its legacies and who described the events in Bristol as “wholly justified”.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  6/10/2020
  

  Britain's Imperialist Monuments Face a Bitter Reckoning Amid Black Lives Matter Protests

  After protestors took down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston this past Sunday and dumped it in the River Avon, many are reconsidering what should happen to statues of similar individuals, who profited from the suffering of so many.

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• SOURCE: Verso
  3/31/2020
  

  Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Study in the Politics and Aesthetics of English Misery

  by Owen Hatherley

  Owen Hatherley reflects on the last two UK general elections by charting the musical evolution of The Smiths.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  3/23/2020
  

  Malcolm Chase, 1957-2020

  The social historian Malcolm Chase rejected “the enormous condescension of posterity” often to be found in history written by the educated rich.