Rachel Dinning

Premium Content Editor & occasional podcaster @HistoryExtra | Keen runner

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@fran_deville @BobbyBorkIII Horrifying

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Cast your votes! (If you can get over your outrage that 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' didn't make the cut...)

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@JPicardie Hi Justine! I'm trying to get in contact with you to see if you'd like to come on the HistoryExtra podcast to talk about Coco Chanel. Do let me know a suitable avenue for getting in touch if this is of interest

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“If Britain had been defeated in 1940, it would have been game over” – historian @James1940 argues that the Battle of Britain was one of the most important clashes of the Second World War. Listen to the episode on the HistoryExtra podcast now.

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The third and final episode of my @HistoryExtra podcast series, D-Day: Land, Air and Sea, is available to stream now. Featuring the brilliant @GilesMilton1, you can listen to it on all major podcast platforms and at https://t.co/bbIp1e7CzL #DDay80

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Did you know? D-Day was supposed to be on 4 June 1944 but, with just 36 hours to go, Maureen Flavin, an Irish postal clerk in County Mayo, was the first to forecast a storm approaching from the Atlantic. As a result, D-Day was pushed back 24 hours... https://t.co/M3CGYPJB2w

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We're extending the deadline for our '30 under 30' competition! You now have until 14 June to get your applications in so, if you're between 18 and 30 and doing great things in the history space, tell us here: https://t.co/ZRrcwn7QrB

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A conversation with my dog about the Bayeux Tapestry

[Rachel Dinning @RachelDinning]

Really enjoyed interviewing @bettanyhughes for the HistoryExtra podcast last month about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World - give it a listen below or on your usual podcast platform 🤩

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were daring and dazzling constructions that have burned bright in the human imagination right up to the modern day. @bettanyhughes follows in the footsteps of the ancients to tell their remarkable stories... https://t.co/RtxzO3RhbW

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@Lunarjim17 @bettanyhughes You can find the podcast episode on all usual platforms too (Spotify, Apple etc)

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were daring and dazzling constructions that have burned bright in the human imagination right up to the modern day. @bettanyhughes follows in the footsteps of the ancients to tell their remarkable stories... https://t.co/RtxzO3RhbW

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Join us for the first course from the Academy; the real history of the Regency with Dr Lizzie Rogers. The HistoryExtra Academy is exclusive to members – to find out more and sign up, visit https://t.co/rxC7Nh5JKW

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Find out how Alexander the Great cut right to the heart of this mythical puzzle with a twist...

🖊️ from a HistoryExtra article by Jonny Wilkes
📷 Getty

#GordianKnot #Knots #AlexanderTheGreat

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On the podcast | @HelenhCarr tells the story of the battle of Bannockburn, a pivotal moment in the First War of Scottish Independence that had profound consequences for Scotland, England, and beyond. Listen here: https://t.co/8lrrUSCZQB

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It’s ‘Movember’ – the time of year when many men stop shaving and let their moustaches grow free. Here's some hairy inspiration from famous figures in history... 📸 Getty

1. Vlad the Impaler
2. Kaiser Wilhelm II
3. Charlie Chaplin

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On the podcast | “I have a dream today”, Martin Luther King Jr told the 250,000 protestors gathered before him in the nation’s capital. Experts @jonathaneig and @ClayborneCarson consider the march that made history https://t.co/XmB3A3NEbK

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Oppenheimer: Is Christopher Nolan guilty of perpetuating a historical myth? https://t.co/p4Wpq5vihT

[Rachel Dinning @RachelDinning]

@dalbasaur I think it’s more that we can observe progress by looking at what our mothers experienced. Mothers can help that process by talking about their experiences etc. If you “stand still” - and take stock - you can observe change. Something like that.

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Discover the key moments of the civil rights movement in our new podcast series, from Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her bus seat to Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech. Episode one will be released tomorrow, with the full series available for HistoryExtra subscribers