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Please put your hands together for the magnificent Jackson C Frank, the forgotten singer-songwriter who tore up the British music scene in the mid-60s but who ended up living on the streets of New York.

Listen to his story on the Trapped History podcast: https://t.co/8xcNFvsMdP

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@petepaphides Also listen to Pete's thoughts on some of the key songs on Jackson's eponymous album: https://t.co/jfEohaNQG6

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/r6uJO11ReH

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/9nYKHL1CVn

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The great Svetlana Savitskaya, first woman to walk in space, for #WomensHistoryMonth2021
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See this Instagram video by @trappedhistory https://t.co/siCAnBWzan

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And in other news . . . Remembering the African, Asian, Caribbean and black British heroes who saved democracy 75 years ago. Thank you
#PoppyAppeal #royalbritishlegion #remembrance #LestWeForget

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@KeithLoweAuthor @claremulley @spectator Brilliant book. Already gifted it to family members (as with your last one too!!) and featured it on my insta feed 👍✌👍✌👍

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Look everyone! My book #PrisonersOfHistory is one of the Books of the Year, chosen by the brilliant @claremulley in this week's @spectator.
Christmas is coming, kids - you know what to do!
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New history magazine and website launching this December, for established writers and new writers alike. Do check it out.

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With Black History Month ended, the US election narrowing and England now grimly heading back into lockdown, I just wanted to remember the words of Diana Ross - someday, somehow, someplace we will be together again . . .

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Sancho was part of the cultural scene of 18th century London. He was friendly with some of the cultural giants of his age, such as the novelist Laurence Sterne and the actor David Garrick. He had this portrait painted by Gainsborough. #GoogleDoodle #blackhistorymonthuk

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In my personal, historical calendar today is the anniversary of two important events. Firstly, it's the day in 1941 when the Babi Yar massacre began - over 33,700 Jews murdered in 2 days, in a ravine near Kiev in Ukraine. 1/3

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Lyudmila Pavlichenko - one of the greatest Soviet soldiers of World War Two. As a sniper she is credited with 309 confirmed kills - making her the most 'successful' woman sniper ever.
The strain of being 'Lady Death' took its toll, and she was haunted by depression, guilt & PTSD.

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I think Boris just about steered away from calling the Italians and Germans fascists . . . 🤪😨🤪

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Another empty plinth, another memorialisation question!

Low's cartoon comments on Churchill's election loss in '45. It contrasts the heroic 'leader of humanity' with the prosaic 'party leader', but the parallels with today's debates are pretty obvious!
#history #churchill #WW2

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@KeithLoweAuthor I featured 'Prisoners' in my insta feed the other day - a brilliant book 🤩🤩🤩

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@KeithLoweAuthor Morning too!!

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Past generations have been equally concerned about what, how & who we remember. David Low's cartoon from 1940 asks the question what exactly would stand atop Liberty and Democracy? It's so important to get it right when seeking to represent ideals - and so often, we just don't.