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Responses to BBC Radio 4 Germany: Memories of a Nation “Divided Heaven” Part 2

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Forgotten in the Victory Celebrations: Thoughts on the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall

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Blog Re-launch 2nd December, 12.45 room 6, Cambridge University History Faculty
Dear all, We are looking for graduate students who are passionate about making history more accessible and using social media and blogging to discuss a range of history-relevant topics. The Doing History in Public blog, https://doinghistoryinpublic.org/, will be re-launching at the Digital History graduate seminar on Tuesday 2nd December, 12.45-2.30pm in Seminar Room 6 in…
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Dimwit! Charles the Simple and His Nickname

By Fraser McNair The Frankish king Charles the Simple (r. 898-923) does not have a posthumous reputation as the brightest king who ever reigned. The most famous episode with which he is associated is one in which he was flipped onto his backside by an insubordinate Viking, who was told to kiss Charles’ feet and…

