Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Enrichment – things to discuss – How valid are the parallels between the Trump administration and 1930s Germany ?

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an Independent write up of historian Timothy Snyder’s article for  The Guardian (it can be found here  but is not the easiest of reads). Snyder is a leading Yale historian, who suggests … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – things to watch – treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Mr Kydd

A little summer treat for you all from the BBC (in four 15 minute sections). A bit of art history and archaeology combine to explore Sutton Hoo. If you want to see the artifacts, they are on display in the … Continue reading →

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If you are still undecided…

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Mr Kydd

Year Thirteen, If you want access to some of those How should I vote ? quizzes, then please click on the links below…   http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/ https://voteforpolicies.org.uk/ http://38degrees.ge2017.com/quiz https://uk.isidewith.com/political-quiz Now go and do some revision. Mr Kydd.

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Year Nine holocaust prep

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Mr Kydd

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

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Enrichment – ‘Incredibly rare’ William Caxton print discovered at the University of Reading

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a BBC report on a find in the University of Reading’s special finds department – two pages of previously unknown print by Claxton. “Erika Delbecque, special collections librarian at the university, described the find … Continue reading →

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Ten Top Tips for History Exam Revision

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Mr Kydd

All, As promised, please click  on the link below for those top ten tips. Mr Kydd.

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Places to go (soon) – The British Library – Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the link for the upcoming Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths exhibition at the British Library (Fri 28 Apr – Tue 29 Aug 2017). Obviously  it is to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, and … Continue reading →

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Places to go – Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932 exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to information about the Royal Academy’s Exhibition of Revolutionary Art. Obviously this is to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, and it has received outstanding reviews. Not to be missed – I am heading that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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