Matt Elliott

My Year 7 class are fully behind Harold Godwinson.......... I am going to have to crush their dreams.

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Well, that was a tense experience.

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Watched The Ballad of Wallis Island last night. Loved it. Both absurdly funny and heartbreakingly truthful. Strongly recommend.

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Mark Bonnar doesn't seem to have understood this.

Black History Month 2025

Black History Month is an opportunity to remind people that history is broad and diverse. It is not about singling out groups its just about making sure more of the voices of the past are included, creating a fuller picture of history. www.history.org.uk/ha-news/cate...

I taught my Yr 8 class about the importance of turnips last year. they thought I had gone insane.

Henry Cort and his Puddling and Rolling process, is obviously vital information I have needed.

Superb drama available on ITVX. Sheridan Smith is outstanding as Ann Ming fighting to overturn the double jeopardy law.

The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.

I enjoyed 'The Kellerby Code'. It had strong vibes of Talented Mr Ripley and Saltburn.
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Loved the 2nd part of Don Winslow's Danny Ryan trilogy.

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Thanks for the recommendation!

River Kings by Cat Jarman. It is a fascinating study of Viking travel.

Just finished River Kings by Cat Jarman. Wow, this is a great book. Gives a real insight into the world of the Vikings. Would recommend to anyone with an interest in the topic.

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Nye was brilliant. I did not expect to get so emotional. Michael Sheen gives a great performance.

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Alanis Morissette was outstanding tonight at the O2. 1995 all over again.

Our First Morning in Blackpool, by Helen Bradley (1900-79). She began to paint her distinctive scenes of an Edwardian girlhood at the age of 65. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

A street sign in Upton, England reading "Play Area and Cholera Burial Ground"

Never change, England

Bayeux Tapestry to return to British Museum on loan after 900 years Bayeux Tapestry will be shown at the British Museum, which will lend treasures to Normandy museums.

BBC News - Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years
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Bayeux Tapestry to return to England after 900 years in landmark loan deal - Museums Association Artefact to go on display at the British Museum in exchange for Sutton Hoo treasures

News | Bayeux Tapestry to return to England after 900 years in landmark loan deal – artefact to go on display at the British Museum in exchange for Sutton Hoo treasures

Art of the Industrial Revolution
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Unknown artist

Chimney Smoke, by James Downie, b.1949 in Manchester. #NorthernArt

Just watched part one of the new Adam Curtis documentary,Shifty on iPlayer. 1979-1980 feels like a different universe.
Amazing opening scene featuring Margaret Thatcher and Jimmy Saville.

Has anyone seen 'American Manhunt - Osama Bin Laden'?
The CIA man is loving being on Netflix, "I told my wife, I am going to Afghanistan no matter what!".

Look what just arrived.
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I feel a little sick now

He is in competition with Elon.

Really impressed by 'The Siege' by Ben MacIntyre. A dramatic description of the six days of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege.

I also realised that this is my first memory of an historical event.

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The Pretender by Jo Harkin review – a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue This fantasia on the life of Lambert Simnel, who finds himself a claimant to the English throne, is a romp through late-medieval identity and historical uncertainty

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