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What you’ve been saying on Twitter and Facebook @ HistoryExtra: What are your views on the new history curriculum? Matthew Lewis History teaches skills. The topic is almost irrelevant if it sparks interest and equips students to research and question Tom George Caddick Yes, teaching British history in British schools is important, but teaching histories of other countries and civilisations is also what teaching history at school should be about Jackie Dinsdale I don’t think it is a bad thing to teach history from around the world but British history shouldn’t suffer for it nor should it become a religious battle Lesley Sage It’s a huge mistake not to teach the history of our own country. It’s PC gone mad Anne White As an academic, I find this horrifying. Any culture that downplays its own historical development is a sham! World history should be taught but British history, in Britain, should be reinforced @ HistoryExtra: Who do you think was the most important woman in history and why? Jayde Dixon Elizabeth Woodville – a pivotal woman in history whose intelligence, tenacity and resilience has often been overlooked Paula Mumby Rosa Parks… If it wasn’t for her making a stand about sitting down where she wanted on a bus, the civil rights movement wouldn’t have had a much needed kick in the pants ljosalfur4940 Astrid Lindgren – She made us laugh and feel strong. She showed the world that children matter and have human rights, too Doreen Klose Elizabeth I. She was a mighty monarch in a man’s world Ceri Lowen Jane Austen: despite the pressures on her she followed her own path and has left us with an insight into regency life of the middle classes Pipi Newmai Catherine II of Russia, an enlightened despot and one of my favourite empresses Pauline Orr Golda Meyer and Indira Ghandi. For paving the way for women in politics