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There are people in this room who hate History because of the way we were taught men and battles, written by the victors without any nuance.
I love History so much that I wrote a textbook about it, that is used in Australian high schools today.
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The way I think about History is a bunch of systems that are connected. Nothing happens in isolation. For example…
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… why do you buy a croissant for breakfast, from Milkwood Bakery IN BERRY, TODAY - and not a wonton from Milkwood Noodle Bar - although we're closer to Asia than France?
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Let's go back in time: the first civilisations, in Europe and Asia, grew under the lucky latitudes. They needed good weather and rivers.
To appreciate how LONG they lasted: Cleopatra, near the end of that era, is actually closer to the iPhone than the Pyramids.