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How to Learn Your ABC, in the 18th Century
Even before synthetic phonics, teachers were well aware that young children would benefit from some ...
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Flying high
Many people will be going away for their summer break this month and a great ...
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An Irishman in Reading, Reluctantly
On Easter Monday 1916, Dublin was occupied by armed rebels calling for an Irish Republic.
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Doing Porridge
During the First World War, about 16,000 men were recorded as conscientious objectors.
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Fire from the Sky
On Wednesday, 10 February 1943 Newbury and Reading both experienced their most significant bombing raid ...
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January 2013: Lost in the Snow
On the freezing morning of Tuesday 18 January 1881, haulier Robert Thatcher bade farewell to ...
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Some Christmas Cheer
This month we take a look back at a local newspaper for tips on Christmas ...
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Memoirs of an eighteenth century man
This is the volume of memoirs of William Savory of Brightwalton, an apprentice for an ...
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