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Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert uses TikTok to make sure we never forget
Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert uses TikTok to make sure we never forget
97-year-old Lily Ebert is one of TikTok’s most unlikely stars. While others use the platform for cat videos, the Holocaust survivor teaches her 1.3m followers about Auschwitz.
The legacy of Dr David Livingstone: Problematic, I presume?
The legacy of Dr David Livingstone: Problematic, I presume?
Missionary, explorer… colonialist? As the museum at the birthplace of 19th century British icon David Livingstone reopens in Blantyre, just outside Glasgow, we follow in his footsteps to look at the impact of his legacy at home and abroad.
Forget Big Brother – the real enemy is poverty
Forget Big Brother – the real enemy is poverty
If we are to have big worries, I suggest they should be about the possible repeat of a very nasty piece of history
Top 5 books on Jacobean life
Top 5 books on Jacobean life
John Bird: Just a day in history
John Bird: Just a day in history
Meet the anti-Indiana Jones’ returning stolen artefacts to their homes
Meet the anti-Indiana Jones’ returning stolen artefacts to their homes
Statue of Scots rent strikes campaigner Mary Barbour unveiled in Glasgow
Statue of Scots rent strikes campaigner Mary Barbour unveiled in Glasgow
Horrible Histories: Durham, death and Terry Deary’s dodgy drama
Horrible Histories: Durham, death and Terry Deary’s dodgy drama
Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner: “We don’t treat kids like they’re stupid”
Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner: “We don’t treat kids like they’re stupid”
Win a National Trust For Scotland family membership and festive hamper
Win a National Trust For Scotland family membership and festive hamper
Win English Heritage family membership plus The Crown
Win English Heritage family membership plus The Crown
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Peter Stanford on Martin Luther, whose tenacity changed world religion
