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History Reclaimed

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We are an independent group of scholars with a wide range of opinions on many subjects, but with the conviction that history requires careful interpretation

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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has taken the controversial decision to 'decolonise' its buildings and archive to create a more 'inclusive' museum experience. But headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh argues that decolonising dead, white men helps no-one and patronises students.

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"Great minds of history are being reduced to footnotes of their supposed sins. This is cultural vandalism" Celia Walden highlights the case study of the Royal Institution as she argues - compellingly - that much of the museum world has been going wrong in its interpretation of the

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Reports that the Canadian government was distancing itself from wild claims that hundreds of indigenous children had been murdered in residential schools and that it was ceasing to fund the search for their remains appear to be false. wp.me/pdepR4-3jN

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A new school textbook on the history of West Africa is not without interest and merit, but bends to contemporary fashions and interpretations. wp.me/pdepR4-3k1

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The Museum of London now acknowledges no evidence of racial bias in Black plague burials. Marcus Rutherford urges proper historical methods and the defence of truth by museums and universities. wp.me/pdepR4-3kU

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Four historical organisations have recognised that academic history is in decline in Britain. History Reclaimed has offered its views and its help, but it will be ignored wp.me/pdepR4-3l8

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Were colonial museums really about preserving culture—or were they tools of control and cultural erasure? 🏛️ Explore the power struggles behind India’s museum legacy in this compelling critique and response wp.me/pdepR4-3lB

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Review: Beyond the Enlightenment - Aileen Fyfe and Colin Kidd - John Lloyd reviews a new collection of essays on the Scottish Enlightenment and its aftermath, and reflects on the subsequent intellectual and political history of Scotland wp.me/pdepR4-3o8

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Britain made many contributions to India's cultural, technological and agricultural development. Rohan Fernando tells the little-known history of British-built canals in India and their remarkable contribution to Indian welfare. wp.me/pdepR4-3om

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After a visit to Wells and its cathedral, our author, Alistair Parker, wrote to correct some of the information provided to visitors on the history of the Church's investments in slavery. We publish a slightly amended version of his letter below. wp.me/pdepR4-3p5

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Review: David Eltis’s new book on the Atlantic slave trade is a powerful capstone to his career, offering a reliable and insightful revision of long-held views on Atlantic slavery and Britain’s role in it. wp.me/pdepR4-3qg

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Fiery takedown of The Brutish Museums: Reviewer slams Dan Hicks for bias, poor arguments, and historical errors in the statues debate. Toppling over explaining? Not convincing. #StatueDebate #Museums #HistoryReclaimed wp.me/pdepR4-3sF

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Did the Church invest in slavery? A new review shows key historical errors behind the Church of England’s £100m reparations plan, revealing South Sea Annuities were state bonds—not slave-linked investments. Project Spire may be built on a myth. wp.me/pdepR4-3ta