The academic behind the National Trust s Woke review to identify properties with links to colonialism today astonishingly accused the government of weaponising history by trying to stop Left-wing academics denigrating Britain s past.
The study, which blacklisted - among others - the Lake District home of avid anti-slaver William Wordsworth because his brother was involved in the trade, was accused of re-writing history after assembling a team of left-wing and politically biased experts.
Its leader, Professor Corinne Fowler, spoke today as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden prepared to use a meeting with 25 heritage organisations to urge them to adopt a rounded view of Britain s past that does not focus excessively on the empire.
Shute Barton, near Axminster, Devon, was built by family of Cecily Bonville
Great-granddaughter Lady Jane was Queen of England for nine days in 1553
The five-bed manor boasts one of the largest fireplaces in England
Was rented out by the National Trust but was also open for four weekends a year
Move to close it to visitors has prompted furious reaction from locals
Historian and Shute resident Bijan Omrani said closure doesn t make any sense
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