Monthly Archives: December 2015

Why the Study of History Is Imperative Today

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article by Amy Licence in the Huffington Post on the importance of history in the modern world. It is well worth a read – I have included an extract below… “History should teach us compassion. … Continue reading →

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History books of the Year 2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here  you will get to History Today’s review of the top history books from 2015. As they put it themselves, “From Aristotle to El Alamein, via the Silk Road and Charlemagne’s vast empire, ten leading historians tell us about … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Christopher Duggan

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, If you click here you will get to the Daily Telegraph’s obituary for Christopher Duggan. He worked at the University of Reading from 1987, and was noted for his work on Italian history. Indeed, one of his earlier works, A … Continue reading →

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Ever thought of classics ?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you have ever thought of Classics, but believed it was not for you, have a look Professor Mary Beard giving Isaiah Berlin Lecture at the British Academy last month. If you want to know more, come and see me. Mr Kydd.

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Examination codes and dates

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, Please find your examination dates and paper codes listed below. These will also be posted in the revision tab above. After school revision will start for Year 11 in January, whist AS and A2 revision will start after the … Continue reading →

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The Starkey series

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Lower Sixth, We have watched part one of the Starkey series in History Society. Below is a You-tube Channel allowing you to watch all four programmes in 10 minute blocks. They go chronologically through the reign. You may like to look … Continue reading →

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Warp and weft

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Upper Sixth, Following on from today’s lesson, you should have your colour-coded interpretations paragraphs complete for the 2014 paper. Click here for my effort. Remember the warp is your command of the historical debate, and the weft is the interpretations in … Continue reading →

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25 maps that explain the English language

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Something a bit cross curricular today. If you click here you will get to a website that claims to explain the English language in twenty five maps. Obviously this is great for you English language students, but as historians we could … Continue reading →

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