With the Ides of March having passed, we go on to talk about other political assassinations, including Abraham Lincoln, RFK, Jo Cox and Margaret Thatcher,

Should we simply dismiss these murders as the actions of madmen? And what about our language? Have a look at this video, a Drilling Music Video which makes you think.

Peter Stothard Links

The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar

30 Days: A Month at the Heart of Blair's War

Aspects of History Links

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The Man Who Started the Second World War

Alice of Antioch: Rebel Princess

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