Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Obituary: John Lukacs, iconoclastic historian who wrote a best-selling tribute to Churchill

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a Scotsman obituary for the Hungarian historian John Lukacs. Perhaps his most famous work was his tribute to Winston Churchill – “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat”. I always remember him for being … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – Later Tudors – something to read – Rival Queens – Kate Williams (University of Reading)

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you can read a review of “Rival Queens” by Professor Williams in The Herald. The book suggests “that story needs re-tuning”, and would be excellent summer reading for Year Twelve historians. “Mary crossed the Solway Firth to England … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to listen to / discuss – Strange Fruit – the most shocking song of all time?

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an excellent BBC article on Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday. It was recorded 80 years ago today. Have a look and see what you think. On 20 April 1939, the jazz singer … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to discuss. What do the rest of Europe think of the EU (and why)

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Mr Kydd

I am not going to mention the B-work. However I thought the information in this survey link (from the Pew Research Center) makes fascinating reading. Views on the EU, Europe and it’s  future vary from country to country, and by far … Continue reading →

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Some IGCSE enrichment – USA work. The photography of Walker Evans and a BBC article on the white southerners who fought US segregation

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Mr Kydd

A couple enrichment opportunities here. The video below discusses the photography of Taylor Evans. His work really brings the human cost of the economic collapse alive, and I strongly recommend it to you. 2. If you click here you will … Continue reading →

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Year Nine – Holocaust reflection prep

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Mr Kydd

All, Following on from today’s lesson, for prep I would like you to do the following.     Explore the following BBC web pages below. This news report (here). This account of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to listen to. In Our Time – William Cecil

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Mr Kydd

All, Something rather special for you today. If you click here you will get to last night’s In Our Time on Radio 4. In it, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact on the British Isles of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, … Continue reading →

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History Society – something to discuss – Halford Mackinder and Geo-politics.

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Mr Kydd

Geopolitics is the study how geography informs politics ( and thus history). In the aftermath of the First World War, is was particularly associated with a British thinker – Halford Mackinder. He famously argued; “Who rules East Europe commands the … Continue reading →

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Something to discuss in History Society. One in twenty Britons do not think that the Holocaust happened…

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Mr Kydd

In the turmoil of recent years, it is perhaps hard to be shocked anymore. However, today’s HMTD poll showing that Five per cent of UK adults do not believe the Holocaust took place and one in 12 believes its scale has been … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – places to go – Ian Hislop’s “I Object” exhibition at the British Museum

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Mr Kydd

All, There is still a little time to get along to the “I object exhibition” at the British Museum. I can strongly recommend it, and would suggest that you look out for the Stonyhurst Salt if you want a link … Continue reading →

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