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A First World War German U-boat was recently found off the coast of Scotland. Innes_McCartney explains the preferred tactics of U-boats during the Great War https://t.co/dGgQWlNbsr

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"Don't get stuck
Don't drown
Don't stop to take photos
Don't stop to tweet"

Inspiring safety talk by NickHewitt4 as the team prepare to investigate a possible German veteran of the Battle of Jutland in PHDockyard

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103 years since the Battle of Jutland --> use code 'jutland' on a monthly plan at checkout and get access to History Hit TV for 5 months for just £5/$5
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Hundreds of ad-free podcasts are now available on History Hit TV, and if you use code '3for3' at checkout you can get 3 months access for £3 - less than the cost of a pint. But hurry... deal ends Monday https://t.co/K3tI49diit

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Recently Dan explored HMS Caroline, the last surviving Royal Navy veteran of Jutland https://t.co/9aHe5nxkOm

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Some of the biggest guns ever fired at sea saw action at the Battle of Jutland today in 1916, firing rounds that weighed the same as a small car today - as NickHewitt4 explains

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Could this almost-completely submerged warship wreck be a German veteran of the Battle of Jutland? Dan joins a team of marine archaeologists to find out

Watch The Lost Wrecks of Jutland
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103 years ago: it was the biggest naval battle in history up to that point https://t.co/aD6maz1OfK

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Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth - commonly accepted as the last battle in the War of the Roses. But where was the war's first battle?

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Mel_Taylor_78 We're going to be showing it in August, so not long to wait now 😊

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Kitchpoodle We'll be showing it later this year so please do keep an eye out nearer the time for exact details 😊

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RT HISTORYUK: Missing #RiverHunters? Here's rickedwards1 revealing what it was like to find that axe (while making one for himself in #ForgedInBritain). ⚒️

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Hobsbawm’s most formative experiences took place against the background of his school years in Berlin in the early 1930s, when communism seemed to be the only bulwark against the seismic tremors of fascism. https://t.co/wDWrASPMS3

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.thehistoryguy interviewed former Prime Minister Tony Blair and asked about the history he feels is most useful for understanding our current politics

You can watch the full interview at 👉 https://t.co/1ic7lBy6xF

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#OnThisDay in 1916 the largest naval encounter of the First World War (and history up to that point) began 60 miles off the coast of Jutland in the North Sea. While the German navy sunk the most ships, the outcome was strategically indecisive https://t.co/7sOdjlsMXX

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"Before the war you always think that it's not you that dies." Ernest Hemingway #FridayThoughts

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#OnThisDay in 1279 BC, Ramesses II is thought to have become Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He is often considered to be the most celebrated pharaoh. But he also inspired Shelley's poem, 'Ozymandias', a moving mediation on the transience of human power.

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The Clava Cairns, a collection of Bronze Age burial sites near Inverness, transport us back to the Scotland of 4,000 years ago.

Watch Snow on the Road: Inverness
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The 3 cairns visible today at the Clava Cairns site near Inverness would originally have formed part of a row dating to 2,000 BC

Watch Snow on the Road: Inverness
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Tonight in all NEW #ForgedInFire, the bladesmiths try their hand at making Japanese General Yamashita's gunto.

And it looks like DougMarcaida finds Yamashita's gold... 💰