Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituary – Denis Mack Smith

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a lovely obituary for the great Denis Mack Smith in the Oxford Mail by Stuart Rust . “He challenged some of the myths that had built up around the Risorgimento, in part … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Brunhilde Pomsel (11 January 1911 – 27 January 2017)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the BBC obituary for Brunhilde Pomsel. She was Goebbels’ personal secretary, and one of the last direct links to the Nazi regime. You may know of her from the excellent German life documentary (trailer … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Ernst Nolte

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to Tony Barber’s obituary for Ernst Nolte. I have included an extract below. Read the article and see if you agree with him. “On Friday June 6 1986 the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a West … Continue reading →

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Obituary – John Bossy

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Year Twelve, Apologies – this news passed me by at the time. You will come across John Bossy when you write on Elizabethan religion. He was very much an original thinker, and wrote beautifully. He died in December, and Simon … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Asa Briggs

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to The Guardian’s obituary for the great polymath, Asa Briggs. War hero, broadcaster and very very good historian – they don’t make them like him any more. Mr Kydd.

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Obituary – Christopher Duggan

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, If you click here you will get to the Daily Telegraph’s obituary for Christopher Duggan. He worked at the University of Reading from 1987, and was noted for his work on Italian history. Indeed, one of his earlier works, A … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Hans Mommsen

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, With our interpretations and evidence posters now complete, next week is going to be very important for us. We are going to plan and write a past paper on the causes of the First World War debate. As you … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Churchill’s biographer – Martin Gilbert

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Mr Kydd

You may have noted that the 24th January marked the 50th anniversary of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. As this Radio 4 programme by  Sir David Cannadine and this BBC news magazine article reflect, Churchill was a complex and often controversial man. … Continue reading →

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What should the historian think about the death of Nelson Mandela ?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Well the obvious answer to that is it is up to you. Moreover, many of you will have a clear understanding  of what Nelson Mandela did to destroy Apartheid from your GCSE coursework.  Yet, since studying Mandela, you will have moved … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Penry Williams

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Sincere apologies all, but the pressures of examinations and the end of term meant that I missed the passing of the great Penry Williams in May. Many of you will have come across his text  The Later Tudors as further reading … Continue reading →

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