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A History of Rivalry: England v Scotland

William Wallace’s uprising, in which he famously defeated the English forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. saw him rule Scotland as Guardian of the Realm for a short time, until he was captured by the English and executed for treason.


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The Best Classroom Online Learning Tools

Parents, students and teachers alike are always on the lookout for exciting online classroom tools that will actively generate a desire to learn.


William Hogarth and the Birth of Political Satire

Oxfordshire County election meetings, held in pubs, usually and farcically descended into riots, drunken brawls and debauchery.


Somerset Beheaded

The Wars of the Roses

The ongoing conflict that followed the initial royal defeat would become known as the Wars of the Roses, during which a series of battles were fought between the two rival sides of the royal House of Plantagenet for the throne of England.


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Branwell Bronte back in the Picture?

He was a talented child and he helped to create the imaginary world of Angria with Charlotte which supported her earliest literary endeavours.


The end of the Vietnam War and its cultural legacy

This war, which lasted for almost ten years, divided America.


Helping You Help Young People with Exams

Possibly the best way to start is with the simplest ideas.


This Scepter’d Isle

Being an island has influenced both our everyday life and our long term future. Yet it’s difficult to avoid being schizophrenic about our feelings on the fact. Take our current situation…


The man who helped engineer a nation

Although he had the plans for the Clifton Suspension Bridge passed in 1831, it took until 1864 for the entire project to be completed.


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WHO’s taking care of you

Some diseases linger that you might think had been eradicated. You’ll have heard of Ebola, and possibly Bird Flu, which can affect humans adversely. But did you know that the plague remains a problem?


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