Confessing to a certain historical ignorance, he says, "Maybe they covered this in the 65 days I was absent from history class."

Is this a genuine educational innovation or a quick fix for historical and geographical ignorance that will not deepen knowledge?

Why was this historical ignorance fostered?

Could it be that a major cause of this widely perceived crisis in values is the neglect of heroes as a result of historical ignorance?

It may be because the juniors act independently with equal quantities of youthful enthusiasm and historical ignorance that they get themselves into situations that the dinosaurs have seen before.

Civilisation concludes that we have brought about our own downfall, by "our own pusillanimity - and by the historical ignorance that feeds it".

This combination of convenient historical ignorance and praise for the benevolence of our intentions is typical of media and other commentary.

James Rees, executive director of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, said that in his 22-year tenure he has seen a growing historical ignorance among visitors.

Response at the continued historical ignorance prompted outrage and humour among the press.

I see historical ignorance and foreign policy inconsistency.