Monthly Archives: August 2019

Enrichment – places to go. The “Last Supper In Pompeii” exhibition at the Ashmolean.

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Mr Kydd

I have just booked my tickets for this exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford. I know I am always banging on about education being about intellectual independence, but it is true, and one of the real advantages of living in … Continue reading →

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Caxton’s paywall

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Mr Kydd
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Enrichment – old fake news. The 80th anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Mr Kydd

Today marks the 8oth anniversary of the the Nazi-Soviet Pact. You have probably all seen Low’s magnificent “Rendezvous” cartoon, and arguably after this, the Second World War was inevitable. The cartoon is especially prophetic because the corpse representing Poland reflected … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – marking the bi-centenary of Peterloo

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Mr Kydd

I hope very much that you remember our work on Peterloo from our voting and democracy work in the lower school. This month marks its bi-centenary, and there has been some excellent journalism on its significance. I have hyper-linked them … Continue reading →

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