Perse History

Tweets from the History Department at The Perse School, Cambridge

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The 11th and final day of the #historyadvent quiz is a toughie...can you name all four?!

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The penultimate day of the #historyadvent quiz...which British Prime Minister won a Nobel prize on this day?!

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It can’t be Mr Smith’s team (who were founded as St Luke’s in 1877) but it might be Mr Anderson’s...do you know the answer?! #historyadvent

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A bit of geographical history in today’s #historyadvent quiz...what is this famous landmark?!

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Lots of History trivia to unpack after the weekend with Day 5, 6 & 7 of our History Advent Calendar...do you know the answers?! #historyadvent

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Day 4 of our History Advent Calendar is somewhat apt with today’s inclement weather ... but why was this Policeman wearing a mask in 1952? Come to the history office and tell us! #historyadvent

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Day 3 of the Perse History Advent Calendar...who is this?! He was declared Grand Prince of Moscow on this day. #historyadvent

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Day 2 of the Perse History Advent Calendar...can you recognise this famous church? And why did it have to be rebuilt? Come to the History office with your answers!! #historyadvent

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Day 1 of the History Advent Calendar is open...do you know what this eel-like fish is and which historical figure died from a surfeit of them?! Come to the history office with the answer and win a prize!! #history #historyadventcalendar

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Our very own Dr Courtney presents his latest musings on James VI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐶📖

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in the Henrician Court.

Join us next time in the Jacobean court on,
MON. 16 Nov.
17.15 London time
for Dr Alex Courtney's paper 'Essayes of a Prentise in the Art of Polemic: Reflections on the Political Style of James VI'.
Book your Zoom place today: https://t.co/gWcRQ17hWQ

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Updated ETA back at @ThePerseSchool is 00:45

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Group have landed safely at Stansted ETA arrival at @ThePerseSchool is 00:30

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One of our final stops of the trip has been a moving visit to the Otto Weidt Workshop for the Blind. Truly a silent hero from the Nazi era #berlin #persehistory

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Day 3. A morning visit to the Hohenschönhausen Memorial, a former Stasi prison for political prisoners during the Cold War #berlin #persehistory

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Exploring the Berlin Wall 30 years after it fell #berlinwall #persehistory

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Pupils exploring life in East Germany at the DDR Museum! #ddrmuseum #berlin #persehistory

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Day 2 of @ThePerseSchool #Berlin trip & our first stop is Plötzensee prison, learning about the ‘unjust justice’ system that prevailed under the Nazi regime

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Day 1 of the Y11 Berlin trip has been a moving, action-packed day. Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, the Reichstag and a number of memorials to victims of the Nazi regime. #Berlin #PerseHistory

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Day 3 of the Year 9 Battlefields Tour ends with a group photo in the gardens of Talbot House, a place of refuge for soldiers ‘behind the lines’ in Poperinge. Time to head home! @ThePerseSchool

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With @PerseHistory exploring some of the WW1 battlefields, we thought we’d share some #letters from The Pelican 1916, written from the front. #ExploreYourArchive #Archive30