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Sir Francis Drake primary school accused of cultural vandalism after name change

Tory MP Alexander Stafford branded the decision to change the name of Sir Francis Drake Primary School cultural vandalism , while Professor Robert Tombs also slammed the move.

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Spanish Armada hero Sir Francis Drake is CANCELLED by school named after him

Eighty-eight per cent of pupils, parents and staff voted to change the name of Sir Francis Drake Primary School in Lewisham because of his controversial role in history.

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Information board beside Sir Francis Drake statue is updated to mention his slave trade expeditions

A statue of Spanish Armada hero Sir Francis Drake in his home town has been given a new information panel detailing his slave trading expeditions.

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John Hamilton Mortimer and the discovery of Captain Cook

John Hamilton Mortimer and the discovery of Captain Cook John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779), Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich, Dr Daniel Solander and Dr John Hawkesworth, c. 1771, oil on canvas, nla.pic-an7351768 The National Library of Australia holds within its large collection of artworks a most intriguing eighteenth century painting, the bequest of Dame Merlyn Myer. A beautiful work in good condition, the painting is unsigned and lacks its original title. Early research into the painting revealed that it had hung unremarked in private collections for 150 years and then suffered a misattribution to Johann Zoffany which, while initially inflating its value in the art market, had obscured the painting’s true identity and significance. Rejection of the Zoffany attribution also cast doubt on the subjects Joseph Banks and Captain Cook and the date 1771

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Union Street, Cap n Jaspers, Argyle and gin: All the things Plymouth is famous for

Union Street, Cap n Jaspers, Argyle and gin: All the things Plymouth is famous for
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