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\"Simon-Schama\"<\/a>Last week I was delighted to make Twitter contact with two of my history heroes – Simon Schama and Professor Gary Sheffield – on the issues surrounding Mr. Gove’s latest comments about the teaching of World War One, which I have turned into a worksheet that I will use as a revision exercise with students. The detailed study unit can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Historians debating the Origins of WW1 on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week I was delighted to make Twitter contact with two of my history heroes – Simon Schama and Professor Gary Sheffield – on the issues surrounding Mr. Gove’s latest comments about the teaching of World War One, which I have turned into a worksheet that I will use as a revision exercise with students…. <\/p>\n

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