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History Society – something to discuss…
This is Cold War Steve‘s take on Gary Lineker’s comments on Twitter. Below is the famous 1936 August Landmesser image. The government are certainly not happy with what Lineker posted. Lots to discuss here. 1.Do you agree with Lineker (and … Continue reading
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Enrichment – something to watch – the hidden messages in Elizabethan portraits.
Enjoy. Mr Kydd
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Enrichment – somewhere to go – Auschwitz photographic exhibition – SW73LD
I would hope that as A level historians you are aware that this Friday is Holocaust Memorial Day. You will have an assembly to mark this. However, if you want to find out more, you may wish to go the … Continue reading
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Aim higher – UNIQ – summer schools applications
What is UNIQ? UNIQ is the University of Oxford’s access programme for state school students. We prioritise places for students with good grades from backgrounds that are under-represented at Oxford and other universities. Every year more students from diverse backgrounds … Continue reading
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Enrichment – somewhere to go – Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth
If you click here you will get to information from the British Library about their exhibition on Alexander the Great. I thought it was great, and I warmly recommend it to you. Mr Kydd.
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Enrichment – Something to discuss – What are historians for?
If you click here you will get to Jack Nicholson discussing the purpose of historians. He quotes, and then rejects David Cannadine’s argument that historians could have steered Liz Truss from her disastrous mini-budget if they had been consulted. Have a read of the … Continue reading
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Enrichment – something to discuss – How should history view Oliver Cromwell?
If you click here you will get to an article from The Guardian about an Irish amateur historian who is on a mission to save ‘bogeyman’ Cromwell from genocide charges. The Irish historian has spent three decades attempting to convince … Continue reading
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Enrichment – something to read – the best one hundred history books of all time (perhaps)…
If you click here you will get to a list of what are meant to be the best one hundred history books of all time. Such lists are of course subjective, but there really is something for everyone here. Moreover, … Continue reading
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Enrichment – map histories
Map histories are a good way into new topics, and I have included here two different examples as a start. They are often most helpful in military history. The first here explains the origins of the American Civil War, whilst … Continue reading
History in the news – Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter.
If you click here you will get to a news article from The Guardian, explaining how “a team of researchers in France have cracked a five century-old code that reveals a rumoured French plot to kill Charles V. It took … Continue reading
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