Monthly Archives: November 2014

History Society – The fall of the Berlin Wall – turning points in history

You may have seen in the news that this month saw the twenty fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. If you click here you will get a detailed account of the events of that day from the Daily Telegraph. … Continue reading

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1900 map that includes north Africa.

All, As promised the map we were using last lesson. This is more useful than the text book ones because it reflect the collapse of the Ottoman Empire – thus showing how Morocco and the Balkans are two sides of … Continue reading

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History Society – Was the Black Death a virus ?

Please click here for the Was the Black Death a Virus? article. It raises the points I suggested to you in History Society… “Textbooks tell us that the bubonic plague caused the Black Death. But not everyone is convinced. Since 1984, scientists … Continue reading

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Ten interpretations of who started the First World War…

Another helpful post from the BBC magazine pages. If you click here you will find ten different views of who was most to blame for the First World War.     1. Sir Max Hastings – military historian – Germany 2. … Continue reading

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One more to website to bookmark please

If you click here then you get to the excellent Open University webpage on the Orgins of the First World War. There is plenty to read, listen to and watch. Enjoy…   Explore the origins of the war    The … Continue reading

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Extension work – a News Week article discusing the historical debate around the origins of the First World War.

Please click here for an excellent article from the This Week website. It outlines the historical debate well, and then considers which country should take most of the blame. “The question of which country or countries caused the war is … Continue reading

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A monstrous assembly…

As we have finished with flottenpolik and have now considered the collapse of Wilhelmine Germany this seems timely. Click here for a BBC magazine description of Operation ZZ – the code name for the surrender of the German High Fleet after the First World … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to listen to – Spin the globe

Click here for the excellent Spin the globe series from Radio 4. Each programme looks at a familiar historical date and finds out what was happening away from the geographical centre that makes them so familiar to us. It is an … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to discuss – the history of medicine

Something a bit different for you – an article and slideshow on an aspect of the history of medicine. I have posted this to accompany the work that we have been doing in the history society on the Black Death. If you … Continue reading

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The Real Kaiser Bill: Wilhelm II of Germany – something to watch.

Upper Sixth students, An excellent documentary on Wilhelm II which will be very useful for your early essay work, and our present historiography on the origins of the First World War. Useful links Please also bookmark these; http://fccfromkaisertofuhrer.blogspot.co.uk/ http://fhshistory.weebly.com/unit-3-from-kaiser-to-fuhrer.html   … Continue reading

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