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Elizabethan child actors ‘kidnapped and whipped’
Two very different stories about Elizabeth have been in the news this week. This article from the BBC discusses the treatment of child actors in Elizabeth’s reign. It reflects research from Dr van Es who “has examined the cruel way in which … Continue reading
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The Mary Rose: A Tudor ship’s secrets revealed…
Sad to say that I can actually remember as a small boy at Chestnut Lane school in Amersham, lessons being cancelled for the afternoon in 1984 so we could all watch the Mary Rose being raised. In my mind’s eye … Continue reading
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Quotation banks
Just a quick thank you to Jess for donating her quotation banks of useful evidence, stats and examples. It is much appreciated. These will be put in individual unit pages. Mr Kydd.
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BBC2’s Tudor Court season
There really has been a bit of a Tudor Court season on the BBC in the last month. I hope very much that you got a chance to catch Thomas Penn’s excellent programme on Henry VII – Winter King. I … Continue reading
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Elizabeth Revision Conference – Sunday 20th May
All, I have of course always prided myself on my (misplaced) academic snobbery, but this image particularly annoyed me. Why anyone should think that they know (or that it is in anyway helpful for us to know) what Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Revision Timetable
Please find the department support timetable below. We look forward to seeing you there, and do let us know of any specfic areas you would like us to focus on. The first Elizabeth session is tomorrow with me. Mr Kydd. … Continue reading
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The Spymaster and the Virgin Mary.
OK the title sounds like a John Le Carre novel, but a bit of detective work from the National Portrait Gallery has revealed that underneath this famous portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham (right) was an overtly Roman Catholic image of the … Continue reading
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Enrichment opportunities
A few links here that are designed to stretch you a bit. With your workload as great as it is, it is easy to lose sight of how important further reading is – please make time. Your first port of … Continue reading
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Unit two – voting exercise.
When we meet on Friday 4th you will start by getting your essays back and we will go through them in the normal way. As part of your reflection on your scripts I would like you vote in this poll. Again, … Continue reading
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Elizabeth I (“She’s Not There” by the Zombies)
There is a school of thought which suggests that history teachers and music don’t mix. In truth, this is pretty much centered on Mr Podesta’s ukulele playing. However, as the youtube clip below shows, it does not have to be … Continue reading
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