Author Archives: Mr Kydd

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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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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St Swithin’s Day

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you you have ever wondered about the St Swithin’s Day legend, then click here you will get an answer from historic-uk.com. Failing that you can listen to Billy Bragg’s take in the video below. “Little is definitively known about … Continue reading →

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The last word on Norman Stone – from today’s The Times

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Mr Kydd
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Obituary – Eva Kor

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to The Guardian’s obituary for the remarkable Eva Kor. She was the victim of Joseph Mengele at Auschwitz, who became a forgiveness advocate, deadicting her life to Holocaust awareness. She testified in 2015 … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – obituary Norman Stone – perhaps the rudest historian…

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to The Guardian’s review to Margret Thatcher’s favourite historian – Norman Stone. Right-wing, undoubtedly brilliant, his survey texts were perhaps his real strength. I have also included one of his last lectures below. … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – Understanding the significance of D Day. Something to read, watch and listen to.

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Mr Kydd

There have been so many moving articles written to mark the 75th anniversary of D Day it is hard to know where to start. The following BBC interviews with  survivors might be as good a good place as any. Below is … Continue reading →

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