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HA Annual Conference: Laura Kibble’s reflections

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018Oxford History Team

Not all teachers can say that they went to school on the last Monday before half term with a spring in their step. I, however, did exactly that. It was the first day back after ‘The Big Day’… not the Royal Wedding nor not the FA Cup Final, but the Historical Association Conference 2018. I […]

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Remembering the suffragettes: Julie Hearn on Hazel and Emily Wilding Davison

June 3, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens 1 Comment

This week marks the centenary of the death of Emily Wilding Davison, an activist who fought for women’s suffrage in Britain, famously stepping in front of the king’s horse at the Epsom Derby. Author Julie Hearn joins us to talk about Emily, the suffragettes, and the inspiration behind her novel Hazel . For a while, years […]

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