Monthly Archives: January 2017

Archaeology – coins discovery ‘will re-write’ Anglo-Saxon history

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Mr Kydd

All, If you click here you will get to some local(ish) archaeology news of national importance. The so-called Watlington Hoard has re-written what we know about the Anglo-Saxons… “This is an extraordinary find, one which re-writes Anglo-Saxon history,” Xa Sturgis, director of … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology | Comments Off on Archaeology – coins discovery ‘will re-write’ Anglo-Saxon history

Obituary – Brunhilde Pomsel (11 January 1911 – 27 January 2017)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the BBC obituary for Brunhilde Pomsel. She was Goebbels’ personal secretary, and one of the last direct links to the Nazi regime. You may know of her from the excellent German life documentary (trailer … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany Kaiser to Furhrer course, Obituaries | Comments Off on Obituary – Brunhilde Pomsel (11 January 1911 – 27 January 2017)

Enrichment – something to listen to. How will Trump compare to previous US presidents ?

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Mr Kydd

It is unquestionable that, as the Chinese curse goes, we are living in interesting times. If you click here you can listen to Adam Smith attempt to compare Donald Trump to previous US presidents. It is on this Monday – have a listen … Continue reading →

Posted in Enrichment, Politics | Comments Off on Enrichment – something to listen to. How will Trump compare to previous US presidents ?

Enrichment – places to visit. The American Dream exhibition at the British Museum

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here then you can find out more about the forthcoming American Dream exhibition.  Just £13 to you young people. It opens in March, and looks very special. There is of course so much else to see that is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Enrichment, Places to go | Comments Off on Enrichment – places to visit. The American Dream exhibition at the British Museum

Enrichment – things to watch. Timewatch: The Mary Rose

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the BBC iplayer and Dan Snow’s Mary Rose Timewatch programme. It is excellent – particularly if you are thinking of archaeology as a degree course. You may also like to click here to visit the BBC’s online … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, History Society | Comments Off on Enrichment – things to watch. Timewatch: The Mary Rose

Enrichment – things to read. Centenaries and book reviews…

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Mr Kydd

Something to read for both years below. Year Thirteen – If you click here you will get to Shaun Walker’s article discussing how Russia is considering how to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 1917. “1917 is problematic. On the one hand, the Soviet … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Enrichment, historians, The Later Tudors | Comments Off on Enrichment – things to read. Centenaries and book reviews…

Enrichment – things to discuss. Denial: The shaming of a ‘holocaust denier’ David Irving

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Mr Kydd

Happy New Year all, A very controversial one to start 2017. David Irving is the “historian” who has been to court and indeed to jail for views on the Second World War. Below find  a trailer for a BBC film … Continue reading →

Posted in Enrichment, Germany Kaiser to Furhrer course | Comments Off on Enrichment – things to discuss. Denial: The shaming of a ‘holocaust denier’ David Irving