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on an introduction to the Romans
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28 Nov 2019
Retrieval Practice; can you really improve learning with quick-fire quizzes?
Retrieval Practice is trending right now in UK education as teachers and home educators are understanding the value of low stakes quizzing to accelerate learning. ...
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05 Nov
The Gunpowder Plot
- 5th November 1605 -
Remember, Remember; The Fifth of November, the gunpowder, treason and plot; I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot!” This was an English Folk Verse from around 1870. It...
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01 Nov
The First View of the paintings on the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel
- 1st November 1512 -
Pope Julius II celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel for four years on All Saints’ Day 1512 due to, what might be called in modern...
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on the terms BC & AD and how they're used
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08 Oct
Robert Stephenson’s Locomotive, The Rocket, wins the Rainhill Trials
- 8th October 1829 -
The Stephenson family will be forever remembered as one of the key railway families in our Island’s history. George Stephenson is even known as the...
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05 Oct
The Jarrow March Began
- 5th to 31st October 1936 -
In the 1930's Britain was suffering the effects of a worldwide depression. Some of the worst hit areas were those relying on heavy industry such as shipbuilding, iron, coal and steel. These...
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