Monthly Archives: September 2019

iGCSE enrichment – something to watch – The People’s Century – On the line

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Mr Kydd

Year Ten, Following on from the snippet that we saw in the lesson on Fordism and the moving assembly line, the whole episode from the People’s Century project. This series tried to tell the history of the Twentieth Century in … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – History in the news’ – Renia’s diary – discovered after 70 years.

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here and here you will get to two news reports about the diary of Renia Spiegel. She was an eighteen year old Polish Jew who found herself caught up in the Holocaust. She hoped to become a poet, … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – A rivalry in letters. Using contemporary evidence to analyse the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you follow the hyperlinks (part one and part two) you will get to an excellent article from Ryan Hunter exploring what we can learn about the two queens, and their attitudes from their correspondence. As he suggests, “Mary, Queen … Continue reading →

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iGCSE enrichment – something to watch – The Rise of the Nazis

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mr Kydd

Year Eleven, Welcome back. Timing is of course everything in life, and as we are starting to explore Weimar and Nazi Germany, the BBC have kindly produced a first rate three-part series exploring the Nazi rise to power in 1930s … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget to register to vote.

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Mr Kydd

All, A good summary of why a General Election is almost inevitable this Autumn can be found here . Whatever your politics, just a quick reminder to ensure that you are registered to vote. Click here to do just that.

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Enrichment – something to discuss – are we witnessing Britain’s Reichstag Fire moment?

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Mr Kydd

Welcome back, Something to debate in History Society. If you click here you will get an excellent essay in Prospect magazine by Richard Evans. In it he compares the collapse of Weimar Germany to world (and British) contemporary politics.  He argues … Continue reading →

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