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Napoleon director Ridley Scott issues scathing response to French critics who dislike new movie

It’s the latest in a series of brilliantly blunt replies to negative comments about his new movie

The Independent UK

Ridley Scott tells history buffs criticising Napoleon to ‘get a life’

Forthcoming historical drama has been critiqued for straying away from historical truths

The Independent UK

History Hit is on the hunt for the best photos of sites that tell a story

The Historic Photographer of the Year competition recognizes photographers with a passion for sites from the past

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Dan Snow breaks down historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon trailer: ‘It ain’t a documentary’

Forthcoming biopic stars Joaquin Phoenix as the infamous French military commander

The Independent UK

‘It ain’t a documentary’: Dan Snow breaks down historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon trailer

Forthcoming biopic stars Joaquin Phoenix as the infamous French military commander

The Independent UK

‘Such a beautiful creature’: Chris Packham, Dan Snow and more on their favourite museum exhibit

Five UK museums are up for a £120,000 prize. So what’s the best item in each of them? From a sleeping beauty to an extinct bird, famous fans pick their most treasured object

The Guardian - UK

Sledge flag used during 19th-century polar search saved for nation

Michael Palin and Dan Snow backed the campaign to raise £120,000 to stop the Kellet sledge flag from passing to an overseas private collector.

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Rare Arctic naval flag saved from overseas buyer thanks to star campaign

Michael Palin and Dan Snow helped to raise £120,000 to stop the Kellet sledge flag from leaving the UK

Evening Standard

Huge shark washes up on Irish beach in first recording of rare species

The 14ft female smalltooth sand tiger shark is at the upper end of the size limits for the species

The Independent UK

Hunt for head of ‘butchered’ shark that washed up on UK beach

TV historian Dan Snow has joined the hunt for the remnants of the animal

The Independent UK

‘Like a Roman hoard’: calls grow for return of Hampshire shark’s body parts

Historian Dan Snow assembled team to ‘secure the shark for science’ but head, tail and fin were gone

The Guardian - UK

TV historian calls for return of head of rare shark washed up on UK beach

Dan Snow was speaking after the shark’s body was found by walkers on Lepe Beach in Hampshire.

The Independent UK

Rare 6ft shark washed up then decapitated on Hampshire beach

Historian Dan Snow pleads for person to come forward who removed head from animal washed up on Lepe beach

The Guardian - UK

‘Trophy hunters’ behead rare shark found on beach by TV historian

Trophy hunters removed the head, tail and fin from the shark before scientists could study it

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Best podcasts of the week: Nelson Mandela on prison and politics in his own, never-before-heard words

In this week’s newsletter: Over the course of 60 hours of interviews from 1993, the revolutionary leader opens up in Mandela: The Lost Tapes. Plus: five of the best podcasts with massive archives

The Guardian - UK

‘Stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route

Remains of more than 140 people found at site in Buckinghamshire, along with trove of personal items

The Independent UK

Anglo-Saxon burial site with nearly 140 graves found along HS2 route

A man was found with the weapon believed to have killed him, still in his skeleton.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: A modern take on Pride and Prejudice from Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson

In this week’s newsletter: Gay Pride & Prejudice follows a single gay man as his chosen family marry off. Plus: five of the best history podcasts

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Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship found after a century under the ocean

The expedition to find Endurance comes a century after Shackleton’s death in 1922. British historian and broadcaster Dan Snow tweeted that the wreck’s discovery on Saturday happened “100 years to the day since Shackleton was buried.”

The Independent UK

Locating Shackleton’s lost ship during expedition would be ‘groundbreaking’

The Endurance22 Expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during Sir Ernest’s quest to Antarctica in 1915.

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