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Edinburgh historian lists names of Irish war dead »

Edinburgh historian lists names of Irish war dead

An Edinburgh historian has put together the first roll of honour to list all those from Ireland who died during the Second World War. The list, which was compiled by Yvonne McEwen of the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for the Study of the Two ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Ishbel Eunson | Read more »

Rememberance Day: recovering lost histories »

As a dusty road in France weaves its way through First World War battlefields towards La Bassée, the curious traveller comes across the Neuve Chapelle war memorial dedicated "TO THE HONOUR OF THE ARMY OF INDIA WHICH FOUGHT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM,...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Dr Santanu Das | Read more »

Breaking the silence, rewriting history »

Climbing to the tomb

20 November marked the 33rd anniversary of the death of Francisco Franco. It also marks a year since the Spanish Parliament approved the Law of Historic Memory, condemning the actions of the Spanish dictator and attempting to redress the ambiguity of h...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Laura Robertson | Read more »

Outcry at BBC's 'English perspective' on history of Scotland »

A ten-part BBC TV series on Scottish history has become embroiled in controversy, with a second senior Scottish historian publicly criticising the programme.Professor Allan Macinnes announced earlier this week that he was resigning from the advisory bo...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Amadeus Finlay | Read more »

Academics point to Scotland's role in slave trade »

Tom Devine

The University of Edinburgh held a public debate exploring Scotland’s role in slavery and the slave trade on Wednesday 14 November. The event, held in the Assembly Hall of the university’s New College, marked the 200th anniversary of the a...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Nick Eardley, | Read more »

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