In BBC History Magazine's October issue both Andrew Marr and Terry Deary expressed strong views on the state of history education in Britain. History teacher Nicolas Kinloch responds to their criticisms.

Everyone has an opinion about history in schools. Andrew Marr and Terry Deary certainly do. But it doesn't follow that, because they have opposing views, one of them must be right. Both have interesting things to say, particularly about the importance or otherwise of subject knowledge...

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