#RemembranceDay2024 Northampton High School Senior School Assembly this morning on the topic of the Christmas Truce.

Our Year 8 Model United Nations launched today Northampton High School Our delegates were urged to tackle the climate crisis by our special guests Dr Lee and IPCC Liaison Expert/Guru Mr J Earp

Test your royal knowledge by putting these monarchs in the right order, from the Normans to present day: bit.ly/4fBxVJN 🗝️ This quiz is free to access

How much do you know about Thomas Cromwell? He became one of the most powerful men in England – but little is known about his origins. Here, historian Tracy Borman answers all the questions you need to know: bit.ly/4foWzNU 🗝️ This article is free to read

#OTD 2003. Section 28 is abolished. The clause, part of the Local Government Act 1988, had banned the "promotion" of homosexuality by local authorities and in Britain's schools. A thread 21 years on 👇🏼

Thread. On 18/11/1916 the British officially called off the Somme offensive. This was the last day of official battle. Of course the killing would continue. OTD in 1916 an attempt was made to capture Desire Trench by the 4th Canadian and 18th British Division. More…

28 November 1893. Women in New Zealand became the 1st in the world to vote in a national parliamentary election. This occurred 10 weeks after the Electoral Act 1893 became law. A total of 109,461 women, about 84% of the adult female population, enrolled to vote.

OnThisDay in 1943, the Tehrān Conference opened, bringing together US President Franklin D Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

Cheat Sheet on the Revolutions of 1917 - Russia and the Soviet Union #classroom42 #gcsehistory #historyteacher

Today in 1989, Coronation Street had it's highest ever audience of over 27 million viewers as they watched Alan Bradley meet his grisly end when he was hit by a Blackpool tram. 20 years later, actor Mark Eden unveiled a plaque at the spot where his character met his end.

We learn more from reading on paper than on screens. 54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital content—as long as it's informational rather than purely narrative. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Long live physical books.

Our online ‘Dialogues in Holocaust Education’ series continues: 16 Jan 4pm. We'll be joined by historian Prof Wendy Lower, speaking about her ground-breaking book, ‘The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed’ Free bk: holocausteducation.org.uk/courses/2025/0… RT Corey

36 years ago tonight Delboy fell through the bar 🍸🍹 thecritic.co.uk/lovely-jubbly/

New video on Trump and Greenland. 2 mins. bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cz…

“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” writes Timothy W. Ryback. Read about how Hitler overcame democracy in just 53 days: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

#OTD 1972. Miners strike begins. The industry had borne the brunt of  Lord Robens’ cuts, and over the decade, the number of miners dropped from 571,000 in 1960 to 280,000 in 1972. The story of the miners last stand 👇🏼 thecritic.co.uk/the-miners-las…

BBC were kind enough to invite me to talk about the Arctic/Greenland etc. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

I'm all for improving prevention and primary care in the NHS but.....

#OTD 1979. Callaghan arrives back to transport strikes, fuel & food shortages and calls for a State of Emergency He tells the press there is no “mounting chaos” and they should stop talking the country down. He jokes that he might not be able to get a cup of tea in the crisis.

An apposite way for us to sign off from posting on this platform. Best wishes to all followers.