'History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. '

George Santayana

Read the following article on the BBC website. www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17515305

It gives examples of 5 long held truths about the Titanic that were actually myths formented by Hollywood.  Napoleon Bonaparte commented that 'History is a set of lies agreed upon' whilst Mark Twain also noted that 'Half of writing history is hiding the truth'.

Is History a pack of lies?  Are films helpful to a historian?  Consider other 'lies' throughout history and whether or not in the classroom History teachers like myself are wasting your time.  Can you belive what we tell you?

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Happy posting!

Mr A