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  apparently our childrens knowledge of history is pretty dire with about half not knowing about nelson at the battle of trafalgar and a similar amount being aware that the romans built hadrians wall.
  
  michael gove is rightly concerned about this and also that fewer pupils are opting for it as a gcse subject.
  
  if the subject is taught in the same way it was when i was at school then i don't blame them, i learned absolutely nothing.
  
  thankfully the television companies have done excellent series over the years that make the subject enjoyable without dumbing down and people like simon sharma have the necessary down to earth way of comunicating the subleties of the politics of the day.
  
  in my view the standard of t.v. history is getting better all the time, maybe the educationalists can learn a lesson?

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