Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Enrichment – Interactive Crusades map

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an excellent History Today interactive map that attempts to pick out some of the key milestones in the history of that conflict. Like my earlier post on Syria, perhaps its real lesson is to highlight … Continue reading →

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Causes of the First World War support materials

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, As promised the map we were using last lesson. This is more useful than the text book ones because it reflect the collapse of the Ottoman Empire – thus showing how Morocco and the Balkans are two sides of … Continue reading →

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Understanding the war in Syria

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Mr Kydd

The war is Syria is of course extremely complicated, and is increasingly impacting on us. The following 5 minute video is perhaps a useful summary. We should however of course be aware that different groups will see these events and … Continue reading →

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The best website ever…

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Click here to explore the British Museum with Google, it’s claim to have “2 million years of history at your fingertips” is no idle boast. You can find everything from the Rosetta Stone, to the Sutton Hoo helmet to Egyptian mummies. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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The historical debate around the origins of the First World War: an introduction

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Please click here for an excellent article from the This Week website. It outlines the historical debate well, and then considers which country should take most of the blame. “The question of which country or countries caused the war is … Continue reading →

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Agincourt 600 – will it will soon be time to re-think remembrance ?

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Despite claiming to be a historian when I think of Agincourt it is always this speech that I come back to, and if I am honest with some very real pride. However, if you click here you will get a different view in … Continue reading →

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Useful websites

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Year Thirteen, As discussed in class, there are two really useful websites for this course. Can you please bookmark (and then use) the following; http://fccfromkaisertofuhrer.blogspot.co.uk/ http://fhshistory.weebly.com/unit-3-from-kaiser-to-fuhrer.html If you are unable to attend history society, you may like to watch the … Continue reading →

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75 years ago today.

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Mr Kydd

On August 20th, 1940, Leon Trotsky was attacked at his home in Mexico by a man wielding an ice pick. Trotsky died the following day. Click here for Richard Cavendish’s account in History Today. Mr Kydd.

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Enrichment – Time maps

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the excellent Time-Maps website. By now you are probably well aware of my passion for maps, so it is not surprising that I am posting this. However,  what makes Time-Maps so special is that … Continue reading →

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A History Of The World In Clickbait Headlines

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Something a bit lighter from Alexandra Petri  in The Independent. If you click here you will get to her article explaining the history of the world in clickbait headlines. My favourite – Johannes Gutenberg Develops Incredible New App Enjoy, Mr Kydd.

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