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RT by @NigelBiggar: On this day in 1942, the Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice as a reprisal for the fatal attack on SS official Reinhard Heydrich. More than 180 residents are murdered; 250 more are sent to concentration camps.https://militaryhistor

On this day in 1942, the Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice as a reprisal for the fatal attack on SS official Reinhard Heydrich. More than 180 residents are murdered; 250 more are sent to concentration camps.

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RT by @NigelBiggar: Askernish, South Uist this evening.

Askernish, South Uist this evening.

RT by @NigelBiggar: A last call for academics in Nottingham to join our launch meeting on Monday afternoon. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/universi...

A last call for academics in Nottingham to join our launch meeting on Monday afternoon.

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RT by @NigelBiggar: The Terminus, Penzance Station, Cornwall, by Stanhope Alexander Forbes. 1925

The Terminus, Penzance Station, Cornwall, by Stanhope Alexander Forbes. 1925

RT by @NigelBiggar: And I read it cover to cover & reviewed it, so think I know what you said, despite more recent disclaimers. Your book claimed repeatedly British rule based on violence, anxiety & chaos, as against enlightened Mughal negotiation. Your ti

And I read it cover to cover & reviewed it, so think I know what you said, despite more recent disclaimers. Your book claimed repeatedly British rule based on violence, anxiety & chaos, as against enlightened Mughal negotiation. Your title says it all.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Alan Lester, I fear, will incur the wrath of his 'Far Left' Sussex comrades when they discover he is "not one of us".

Alan Lester, I fear, will incur the wrath of his 'Far Left' Sussex comrades when they discover he is "not one of us".

RT by @NigelBiggar: Religious Populism, British Colonialism, and Christian Humanism | Providence Newsletter June 9, 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/providencemag/prov...

Religious Populism, British Colonialism, and Christian Humanism | Providence Newsletter June 9, 2023 - mailchi.mp/providencemag/pro…

RT by @NigelBiggar: A nice end to the week: a film option on Hervey signed, and a gracious present from the company on signing.

A nice end to the week: a film option on Hervey signed, and a gracious present from the company on signing.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Next Tuesday, I will speak to the @trinityforum Oxford on "Euthanasia and The End of Dignity: Lessons from Canada" with the Rev Dr Andrew Bennett, former Canadian Ambassador for Religious Freedom. The event will start at Pusey House at

Next Tuesday, I will speak to the @trinityforum Oxford on "Euthanasia and The End of Dignity: Lessons from Canada" with the Rev Dr Andrew Bennett, former Canadian Ambassador for Religious Freedom. The event will start at Pusey House at 6:30. Registration eventbrite.co.uk/e/euthanasi…

RT by @NigelBiggar: 80 years before the Kakhovka dam destruction came an even more outrageous Russian denial.Katyn Massacre, 1943. Stalin claimed it was done by Nazis. As "proof", he had fake letters planted on the corpses. It took years to discover th

80 years before the Kakhovka dam destruction came an even more outrageous Russian denial.
Katyn Massacre, 1943.
Stalin claimed it was done by Nazis.
As "proof", he had fake letters planted on the corpses.
It took years to discover that he, Stalin, ordered the massacre.