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...works of Charles Dickens tell us about race and colonialism in the Victorian era? Dr Alex Tickell, a Senior Lecturer in English, explores…...In the summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall targeted sculptural monuments – notably statues of the slave-trader merchant Edward Colston in Bristol and the financier, empire builder and benefactor Cecil Rhodes...

...work out precisely what you want. Be also prepared to find that what you expected is completely out of the question! Historical research is always like trying to do a jigsaw without all the pieces. Read around the subject. You will miss a lot by not trying to find out the background to any topic you are researching. Keep accurate records. Nothing is more frustrating in...

...working-class parents of these children had only dreamed of. Another nine major pieces of legislation were passed with strong support across the political parties before the decade was out. The list of legislation brought forward by Atlee's government shows that along with opportunities for access to education came a house building programme, free health services and,...