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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...table to keep notes of key people, places and points discovered in the different narratives. Although chronology is a challenge, as we have discussed, put in a few connections and dates that are certain. Refer to the Timeline to cross-reference your own observations. Leave an extra column for your own notes and references to the source of the information eg
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Unlocking the diversity of the past
History & The Arts

Unlocking the diversity of the past

...tabled on 25 November 1993 in the UK Parliament House of Commons. EDMs are used to put on record the views of individual MPs or to draw attention to specific events or campaigns. It took a further seven years before the ban was removed but Brett’s story is an important one, not just in the history of sexual orientation but in military history and social history. Yet,...
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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...tabled for the debate was: Viscount Chandos to move that this House takes note of the supply of genuinely affordable housing, its impact on the economy, and the steps needed to increase supply, particularly for key workers and those on lower incomes. In my speech, I spoke about how the housing crisis is affecting young people in particular, and drew attention to the large...
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Article 5 mins
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...table close to Hitler. As a result, Hitler purges the army of all possible suspects. January 1945 Soviet troops enter Nazi Germany. 22 April 1945 Hitler decides to stay in Berlin to the last. 26 April 1945 Berlin completely besieged by the Soviet Army Fronts of Marshals Koniev and Zhukov. Hitler's death 30 April 1945 Hitler commits suicide with his wife of two days, Eva...
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Article 15 mins
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...Table 1 Soil carbon storage of selected floodplain land-use categories (0–15 cm Footnotes 1, except for floodplain meadows 0–10 cm Footnotes 2 ) Habitat Carbon storage: Soil carbon in tonnes per hectare Arable and horticulture 47.3 Intensively managed grassland 67.2 Neutral grassland 68.7 Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland 73.0 Species-rich floodplain meadow 109.2...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...table.’ I was surprised by their view that they were not themselves creative. After all, they were creating teacher training courses and resources being delivered over the web; they had all been involved in the design and functionality of the website and were pushing the boundaries by delivering online content using new technologies. Yet the colleagues who together...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...Table 1 A stream as a system IDEAL SYSTEM OF A LOCAL STREAM SIMON’S STREAM Interconnecting parts functioning as a whole. Yes, but the stream is adversely affected now by occasional floods as drainage off nearby fields has been ‘improved’. It is changed if you take away pieces or add more pieces. If you cut the system in half you do not get two smaller systems, but a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...de l’Egypte, initially in ten volumes accompanied by 900 engraved illustrations, between 1809 and 1828. These brought a comprehensive and accurate visual survey of Egyptian temples, tombs and their sculpted and painted decorations before the European public for the first time. A second key development was the Egyptian hieroglyphic script being deciphered by the French...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs