United Kingdom

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• 9/18/2022
  

  Boris Johnson's Legacy? It's Complicated

  by Luke Reader

  The British constitution depends on adherence to norms and tradition commonly called the "good chap" principle. Johnson's ministry raised troubling questions about what happens when No. 10 Downing is occupied by a different sort of chap. 

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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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• SOURCE: Prospect (UK)
  5/1/2020
  

  Why Every Government Department Needs a Resident Historian

  History matters as much as economics, statistics, and, yes, even science. Events of the last few months and years show this conclusively.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  2/25/2020
  

  On Behalf of All 'Future Historians,’ Leave Us Out of Your Brexit Rants

  by Charlotte Lydia Riley

  The people who invoke historians of the future are less keen on listening to actually existing historians today.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian Mag
  1/30/20
  

  A Not-So-Brief History of Scottish Independence

  This primer covers Scottish sovereignty from the Roman era to the Jacobite revolts, the 2014 referendum and Brexit.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  12/22/19
  

  U.K. Honors a Flawed Feminist Trailblazer, Nancy Astor

  The American-born Lady Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament. A century later, her legacy is still being debated.

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• SOURCE: Time
  9/6/19
  

  If We Want to Address the Crisis of Veteran Suicide, We Must Acknowledge Its History

  by Simon Harold Walker

  The growing issue of veteran suicide and how to solve it rarely focuses on the history of the problem.

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• SOURCE: Yahoo
  July 21, 2019
  

  Iran Confrontation With U.K. Reflects History of Bad Blood

  The complicated history of Iranian relations with the United Kingdom.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  6/22/2019
  

  U.K. Tribute to ‘Windrush’ Generation Draws Criticism

  Prime Minister Theresa May’s tribute video drew a backlash, with critics reminding the public of Mrs. May’s legacy before she became prime minister.

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• Could a Movie Help Lead to the Departure of Scotland from the UK?

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  Remember “Braveheart?” Scotland’s voters certainly have.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  3-22-14
  

  Only three black applicants win places to train as history teachers in UK

  Professor says 'institutional racism' is behind a failure to recruit ethnic minority trainees.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3-21-14
  

  When the End of War Is the Beginning of War

  2014 marks both the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I and the year in which British troops withdraw from Afghanistan.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  2-4-14
  

  Volunteer army set up to examine archaeological sites uncovered by floods

  Museum of London Archaeology wants to record items washed up in thousands of sites around the UK.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  2-11-14
  

  British forces' century of unbroken warfare set to end with Afghanistan exit

  War-weariness among the public and wariness among politicians mean next year could be the first since at least 1914 that British soldiers, sailors and air crews are not engaged in fighting.

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• SOURCE: BBC News
  2-10-14
  

  George Africanus: Work to uncover former slave's life

  Research will be done to find out more about the life of a west African slave who became a successful entrepreneur in England.

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• SOURCE: BBC News
  2-7-14
  

  Charles Dickens statue: Why was his dying wish ignored?

  Dickens stipulated there was to be no statue of him in his native land, but Portsmouth unveiled a bronze statue for the author's 202nd birthday. Should they have?

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  1-13-14
  

  Academics consider legal action to force Foreign Office to release public records

  Historians ask when FCO will release archive of 1.2m files, dating back to 1840s, hoarded in breach of the 30-year rule.

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• SOURCE: The Telegraph
  11-14-13
  

  Sri Lankan minister: David Cameron behaving like a "colonialist"

  Minister Keheliya Rambukwella made the statement after Cameron called for an independent inquiry into alleged war crimes in the country.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  8-20-13
  

  Poole wreck: 17th-century rudder comes ashore after 400 years

  An elaborately carved rudder that has sat on the seabed of the English Channel for more than 400 years has been raised by archaeologists.