The six leadership candidates as wives of Henry VIII…

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Enrichment – something to discuss – Should black Americans get slavery reparations?

If you click here you will get to a BBC discussion of this issue. Have a read, and let me know what you think. I guess central to this sensitive topic is the question how far we should right the wrongs of our forefathers.

Further information – the case for reparations

Further information – the case against reparations

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Techniques and timings revision morning

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Please click below for the PowerPoint I used this morning.

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Private Eye 25/5

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History in the News – Seven centuries of Irish archives painstakingly recreated after being destroyed in civil war…

Soldier Helping an Injured Man

If you click here you will get to a Guardian article explaining how digital wizardry and academic sleuthing have helped recreate a cultural treasure severely damaged in the conflict in 1922. It is a good example of how technology is giving historians access to new evidence / lost materials.

Mr Kydd

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Timings and skills board work from the Easter sessions

Later Tudors Y107
Russia and its rulers Y318

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Materials from the Easter revision days

Thank you for your hard work / enthusiasm

Day One

Your one stop post of support for Elizabethan religion revision

Your one stop post to support Elizabethan parliaments revision

A way through that tricky ministers question

Day Two – Your extra mocks (with skills and timings visible)

Mr Kydd

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Easter revision details as promised

Easter fun…

Monday 11th April – Later Tudors

Meet – 9.20 for a 9.30 start.

9.30 to 10.30 – Overview / What the examiners want
10.30 to 11.30 – Types of Stability of the Monarchy questions / walk through a paper
Break
11.45 –  12.45 – Types of Elizabethan religion, parliament and government questions
Lunch
1.15 – 2.30 – Walk through x2 questions of the students’ choice.

Tuesday 12th April – Timed mocks

Meet – 9.20 for a 9.30 start.

9.30 – 10.00 – Walk through the timings and techniques for Russia
10.00 – 12.30 – Russia Timed mock (with technique guidance on the board)
Lunch
1.00 – 2.30  – Later Tudors Timed mock (with technique guidance on the board)

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Enrichment. History Society – something to discuss. Do you agree with Noam Chomsky?

This is taken from his recent New Stateman article. This can be found here.

See what you think.

Mr Kydd.

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Taster days – June 2022 – Queen Mary’s

Please see below for the June taster days information from Queen Mary’s history department. It is something that they do really well. Please come and see me if you want me to talk you through it. You might also like to click here for the Oxford Brookes outreach taster days. Finally click here for Uni taster days website.

Mr Kydd.

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