História esquecida | Nicholas Bailey | TEDxKings College School

Nicholas Bailey, aluno do Year 10 na King's College School, em Wimbledon, aborda partes da história que ficam por trás de nomes e datas famosos. A fala começa com sua pesquisa familiar sobre o bisavô, que serviu com os Chindits na Birmânia, uma força raramente mencionada nos relatos da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Também trata de um imperador etíope do século XIX e do sistema de escrita mais antigo do mundo. A palestra foi apresentada em um evento TEDx organizado de forma independente, no formato TED.

• Pesquisa familiar sobre um bisavô que serviu com os Chindits na Birmânia
• Um imperador etíope do século XIX
• O sistema de escrita mais antigo do mundo

Nicholas's great-grandfather served with the Chindits in Burma, a force that rarely appears in accounts of the Second World War. Beginning with his own family research, and taking in a nineteenth-century Ethiopian emperor and the world's oldest writing system, he makes a case for the parts of history that sit behind the famous names and dates. Nicholas is a Year 10 pupil at King's College School, Wimbledon. He enjoys all his academic subjects, but is particularly passionate about History and Classics. Alongside his academic studies, he is a keen musician. He is a member of the English Schools Orchestra and principal horn in the Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra. At school, he enjoys debating, hockey, tennis, and reading club. In his free time, he likes Lego and reading books about history. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx