Monthly Archives: April 2015

Does David Starkey put people off academic history ?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mr Kydd

David Starkey is unquestionably one of, if not the best known historian in Britain today. He also has a reputation for being one of the rudest men in the public eye. Indeed, The Huffington Post recently described him as Katie Hopkins … Continue reading →

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FiveThirtyEight / Manifestos

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Obviously there is so much being written about the pending election, and some of you will have the vote.  As such, the following websites might be helpful to you. If you click here you will get to the FiveThirtyEight website. This … Continue reading →

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70 years ago / BBC timeline

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mr Kydd

70 years ago today Hitler shot himself in his bunker. If you click here you will get an article from The Independent by Rose Troup Buchanan exploring some facts surrounding the Nazi leader’s final hours. Here Lily Rothman explores Time Magazine archives to explain … Continue reading →

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Examination dates

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, Please find your examination dates shown below.       Monday 27th April (am)            Year Ten (internal) mock paper. Wednesday 13th May (pm)         AS Paper 1, USA Wednesday 20th May (pm)         AS Paper 2, British HALF TERM Monday 1st … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Backing Hitler. Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Following on from our work on consent to Nazi rule 1933 – 1939, you might like to read this review of Robert Gellately’s 1990 text “Backing Hitler. Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany” by Conan Fischer. In it, amongst other arguments, he … Continue reading →

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