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| History lessons: How they've changed | History lessons: How they've changed |
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| Ancient Rome or the Battle of Hastings? The Tudor monarchs or the trenches of WWI? Opinions on exactly what children should be taught are myriad and often generate controversy. | Ancient Rome or the Battle of Hastings? The Tudor monarchs or the trenches of WWI? Opinions on exactly what children should be taught are myriad and often generate controversy. |
| In a new book - The Right Kind of History - the historian Sir David Cannadine argues that the subject should be compulsory until 16, to help broaden knowledge. The book is the result of a two-year research project that explored history teaching in state schools in England since the early 1900s. | In a new book - The Right Kind of History - the historian Sir David Cannadine argues that the subject should be compulsory until 16, to help broaden knowledge. The book is the result of a two-year research project that explored history teaching in state schools in England since the early 1900s. |
| Here - take a look back in time, listen to the classroom memories of some of the people who took part in the study, and hear from Sir David Cannadine who spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | Here - take a look back in time, listen to the classroom memories of some of the people who took part in the study, and hear from Sir David Cannadine who spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
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| All images subject to copyright. See captions for image and audio information. | All images subject to copyright. See captions for image and audio information. |
| Music courtesy KPM Music. Professor Sir David Cannadine interview courtesy BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | Music courtesy KPM Music. Professor Sir David Cannadine interview courtesy BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| Other interviews courtesy Dr Jenny Keating and Dr Nicola Sheldon from the History in Education Project. | Other interviews courtesy Dr Jenny Keating and Dr Nicola Sheldon from the History in Education Project. |
| Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 22 November 2011. | Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 22 November 2011. |
| Related: | Related: |
| History in Education | History in Education |
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| The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. | The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
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| Sir Alex Ferguson - in his own words | Sir Alex Ferguson - in his own words |
| What are your memories of history lessons? Send us your stories using the form below. | What are your memories of history lessons? Send us your stories using the form below. |