One of King John's most detestable crimes – the starving to death of 22 knights at Corfe Castle – has been surprisingly overlooked by historians. ⏰ Only a couple of days left to read this Archive article for free. Find it at buff.ly/4bxiqRD

On Tuesdays, girls race cars #girlsontrack

Wow this is incredible! Just did a search for place names ending in "by" - hello Viking Danelaw! Thank goodness finally a use for geography. #historyteacher #geographyteacher

Some real food for thought and ks3 reflection following Jacob Olivey History session on chartism and teaching history from the inside at the #HAConf24. A fab talk on the power of telling big stories but with people at the heart.

The Sieges of Leicester by Mathew Morris Leicester has been besieged twice by Royal armies in 1173 and again in 1645. Mathew Morris tells the story of the two sieges and looks at the archaeological evidence and how it is helping reappraise what happened. leicestermuseums.org/event-details/…

This is a great way to teach complex narratives like the English Civil War- through local lens. Students get to see how these massive events affected where they now live. This is Leicester's version... #halhm24 Historical Assoc

Let the nerdery commence

Who was the longest reining monarch in world history? The title belongs to Sobhuza II of Swaziland, who came to the throne at four months old in 1899 and ruled for 82 years and 254 days.

Doing a brave thing. Come along for some history nerdery!

From the recognition of #EastGermany to the banishment of #Taiwan and the #Soviet invasion of #Afghanistan, diplomatic disputes dogged the #Olympics throughout the #ColdWar. 🔓 This article from the archive is free to read for the next 7 days buff.ly/3Wp3caE

A really comprehensive economic, political, and social deep narrative into Russia during 1950s and 1960s. A must if you teach the Cold War; a refreshing Russian narrative. Listen to The Soviet Sixties by Robert Hornsby on Audible. audible.co.uk/pd/B0CNSF7214?…

In this week’s email newsletter: the loss of his treasure on the road to war was said to have brought about #KingJohn’s demise. What happened to it? 📬 Sign up for Miscellanies at buff.ly/4dgJLrj and get it sent directly to your inbox.

Well this is gorgeous Behold a Creative Animation of the Bayeux Tapestry openculture.com/2024/09/behold…

OTD in 1942 Leon Greenman, his wife Else, & toddler Barney, were arrested at their home in Rotterdam in Holland. It marked a turning point for the family, that would eventually led them to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where only Leon would survive. RT Corey Helen McCord IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society

The Statute of the Jewry (1275) effectively prohibited Jewish moneylending. Any transactions which had already been contracted, along with an interest which had accrued, would be valid until the Feast of St. Edward the Confessor (13 October).

Viewed from Prague, the collapse of #communism in #Czechoslovakia was a ‘joyful’ one. But, as some Czechs would discover, not all revolutions are equal. ⌛ 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 buff.ly/3YNdaE1

Leicester history teachers. Let's get the Leicester branch of the Leicester Historical Association off the ground. There's a great network of fab teachers out there alongside dmuleicester. Come and have your say on 14th Jan

#OnThisDay in 1991 the #SovietUnion was legally dissolved. We ask four #ColdWar historians whether the #USSR's demise was as inevitable as it now seems. 🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 buff.ly/3B1Hpib