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Tag: Education

Gavrilo Princip

Gavrilo Princip and the Mythical Sandwich

Posted on 27th June 201411th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
It is generally accepted that the First World War was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. In recent years, however, an extra twist has been ... Read More
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Lidice Unearthed

Posted on 10th June 201410th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
Today is the 72nd anniversary of the destruction of Lidice. Last year, the Unearthed project created a sculpture to raise awareness of, and remember, both the atrocity and the incredible generosity of... Read More
Small child with WWII baby gas mask

Why We Need Museums

Posted on 3rd February 201418th May 2021 by Russell Phillips
I’ve written before that I’m not really concerned about bookshops closing, but I do care when libraries close. In a similar vein, I am a great fan of museums. I wrote to my local council r... Read More

Unearthed Unveiled

Posted on 28th October 201310th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
On Saturday, my family and I joined 150-200 others at the unveiling of the new Unearthed sculpture, outside the Victoria Hall in Stoke on Trent, where the Lidice Shall Live campaign began in 1942. It ... Read More
Lidice shall live poster

Lidice and the Unearthed Project

Posted on 6th March 201310th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
Earlier this month, I saw a film put on by the Unearthed Project at the Potteries Museum. The project aims to improve awareness of the Lidice massacre and the tremendous generosity of Stoke on Trent&#... Read More

Six Book Challenge

Posted on 20th November 2012 by Russell Phillips
I recently discovered the Reading Agency’s Six Book Challenge. According to the website, one in six adults struggles to read, and the challenge is intended to encourage them to read more and imp... Read More
Fahrenheit 451 e-book on the Kindle by unten44, on Flickr

Read Whatever You Like. Just Read

Posted on 7th February 201220th September 2021 by Russell Phillips
E-books have come in for some criticism lately. Jonathan Franzen, apparently one of America’s greatest novelists, thinks they have no permanence, and worries that they are “not compatible ... Read More
Gavrilo Princip

Why People Want to Believe in Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

Posted on 30th September 201111th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
Recently, I posted a link on Google Plus, about a widely-held belief that Gavrilo Princip was eating a sandwich when he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This, of course, was the trigger that set off t... Read More

Tempus Fugitive XVI

Posted on 28th June 201110th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
This week, I’m working on the Tempus Fugitive historical education project, now in it’s 16th year. Schools send parties of children to Southsea Castle, where they are met by “time ... Read More

The Newspaper: A SHGGFTAWSGDSSFDF Delivery

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