The greatest democracies bit was a quote from the BYB, I had problems thinking of any real democracies in 1812: I suppose they were thinking about it from a C20th point of view.
Rae: Absolutely, I think anything that makes History real for the pupils is worthwhile and makes the lessons much better. If you're lucky, some of the reports will give you pegs to hang your teaching off. When I went to the school to teach history (I was a substitute), only 16 people a year chose history to study for GCSE (the qualifications students opt for between 15 and 16), the summer I finished 98 people opted for it.
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