Author Archives: Mr Kydd

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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Essay plans

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Following on from yesterday’s lesson then the PLC can be found here. The lovely Mr Grobien has offered to share his quote bank with you. This can be found here. IT IS AMAZING – YOU ALL OWE HIM A DRINK. Essay … Continue reading →

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Revision on the Origins of the First World War

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Mr Kydd

When constructing your interpretations posters you really should look at the training paragraph here and the other webpages that we used here and here. In addition, you might like to look at this article from Annika Mombauer and this overview document. Mr Kydd.

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What if no one wins ?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Last politics post for now. What if no one party gets to 326 seats (ie does not win) on Thursday ? There are a couple of excellent posts from the BBC here and here to help you understand what happens next. Mr … Continue reading →

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Places to go – The British Library – The Magna Carta exhibition.

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Mr Kydd

I am sure that you are aware that this year marks the 8ooth anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. You can find out more about it from this excellent UEA website here. Moreover, if you are in London and … Continue reading →

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Question Time

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you haven’t made up your mind about who to vote for, then the following links might help you. Below Jeremy Paxman interviews David Cameron and Ed Miliband in March. You might also like to watch last night’s election special from … Continue reading →

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Does David Starkey put people off academic history ?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mr Kydd

David Starkey is unquestionably one of, if not the best known historian in Britain today. He also has a reputation for being one of the rudest men in the public eye. Indeed, The Huffington Post recently described him as Katie Hopkins … Continue reading →

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FiveThirtyEight / Manifestos

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Obviously there is so much being written about the pending election, and some of you will have the vote.  As such, the following websites might be helpful to you. If you click here you will get to the FiveThirtyEight website. This … Continue reading →

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