Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Origins of The Second World War – different approaches to the same topic

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mr Kydd

The Origins of The Second World War is of course one of the great historical debates of modern times. To be honest it is not really a topic that sets me on fire. I have however included this link from the Wall … Continue reading →

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Update – Calleva Atrebatum – City of the Dead

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mr Kydd

You may remember from an earlier post Calleva Atrebatum – City of the Dead how recent work on the Silchester site is changing our understanding of the Roman and Iron Age period. In particular, some archaeologists now believe that there … Continue reading →

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Debate over the location of the site of the Battle of Hastings

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mr Kydd

In recent years there has been considerable historical discussion about the exact location of Bosworth field. It now seems that there is similar uncertainty about the location of the Battle of Hastings. This report from the BBC explains the uncertainty, and … Continue reading →

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First fully intact Viking boat burial site uncovered

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mr Kydd

An excellent BBC news report here on the he UK mainland’s first fully intact Viking boat burial site. It has been uncovered at  Ardnamurchan, is thought to be more than 1,000 years old.  Artefacts buried alongside the Viking in his boat suggest … Continue reading →

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A bit of balance

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Mr Podesta

I was looking at the posts about history in the news that Mr Kydd and I have been posting and noticed that I tend to post about stories in the Guardian newspaper (which marks me out as an old lefty). So, … Continue reading →

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The ‘Land Bridge’ theory bites the dust

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Mr Podesta

If you have been at Little Heath School since Year 7, of if you were at another school that taught about Native American societies you might recall being told that the first humans in the Americas traveled as a hunter … Continue reading →

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Black death DNA unravelled

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Mr Kydd

In recent years there has been considerable speculation about the Black Death. In particular, some historians have argued that it was not actually Bubonic plague at all. A good introduction to this can be found in the Scott / Duncan book The … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Patrick Collinson

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Mr Kydd

There are many things I liked about Patrick Collinson.  I always viewed him as a proper historian who was greatly underestimated, not least becasue of his association with Sir John Neale. He did in fact have an original mind, and for … Continue reading →

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