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Who is who in Tudor England ?

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Year Twelve, This is the site I was talking about in class. It is a who is who in Tudor England (sorted by surname). Obviously it is most helpful to us for the historical context work on the Mid Tudors. Mr … Continue reading →

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Hitler became German chancellor on January 30th, 1933

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Eighty three years ago today Hitler became chancellor of Germany. How this happened is our post-Mock investigation. As such, you may like to look at the following from History Today. Click here for Richard Cavendish’s article about that day. Click here for … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – totalitarianism and a comparison of Stalin and Hitler

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Mr Kydd

All, Following on from our class discussion of totalitarianism in today’s lesson, the following Channel Four documentary explores this topic by comparing Hitler and Stalin. Let me know what you think. Mr Kydd.

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Enrichment – The Spartacist Uprising in Berlin

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to Richard Cavendish’s 2009 article from History Today exploring the failure of the Spartacist Uprising in Berlin in January 1919… By January 11th, Liebknecht and Luxemburg had lost all control of events and Liebknecht … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – An introduction to the Mid Tudor Crisis

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Lower Sixth,   Welcome back, As part of your introduction to source work on the Mid Tudor Crisis can you please watch these for  Tuesday (19/1). They should complement my overview lecture. For each write down three points that you think … Continue reading →

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Why the Study of History Is Imperative Today

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article by Amy Licence in the Huffington Post on the importance of history in the modern world. It is well worth a read – I have included an extract below… “History should teach us compassion. … Continue reading →

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History books of the Year 2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here  you will get to History Today’s review of the top history books from 2015. As they put it themselves, “From Aristotle to El Alamein, via the Silk Road and Charlemagne’s vast empire, ten leading historians tell us about … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Christopher Duggan

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, If you click here you will get to the Daily Telegraph’s obituary for Christopher Duggan. He worked at the University of Reading from 1987, and was noted for his work on Italian history. Indeed, one of his earlier works, A … Continue reading →

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Ever thought of classics ?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you have ever thought of Classics, but believed it was not for you, have a look Professor Mary Beard giving Isaiah Berlin Lecture at the British Academy last month. If you want to know more, come and see me. Mr Kydd.

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Examination codes and dates

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, Please find your examination dates and paper codes listed below. These will also be posted in the revision tab above. After school revision will start for Year 11 in January, whist AS and A2 revision will start after the … Continue reading →

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