Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Invention of Italy

Something (mainly) to support AS students with their document work. BBC Radio 4 are in the process of running a three part series on Italian Unification called  The Invention of Italy. Episode two was on tonight, and appears to be most useful … Continue reading

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Timewatch

One of the things that I hope to achieve with this section of the heathenhistory website is to bring you into contact with aspects of the past that are not taught in the classroom. For this, the BBC history series … Continue reading

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Black History Month

Witness: Black History For Black History Month, you may like to listen to interviews with people who were there at key moments in civil rights history, from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, to surviving Robben Island with … Continue reading

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History enrichment – Elizabeth and her people exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery in London is running an exhibition entitled Elizabeth I and her people this Autumn. In their words the aim is to explore “the story of the Elizabethans from the Queen, the nobility and gentry to the many other talented individuals … Continue reading

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Lord Castlereagh: Europe’s forgotten father ?

Lord Castlereagh, was one of the most successful and controversial political figures his day. He was a master diplomat, noted as the architect of the 1801 Act of Union that brought Ireland under the control of Westminster, and as a key … Continue reading

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