Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Window-Shopping Through the Iron Curtain. An insight into a lost world…

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Mr Kydd

There is a lovely article here from the BBC news magazine about the work of David Hlynsky. After the collapse of the Iron Curtain he photographed as much as he could of the quickly disappearing Communist world. The article focuses on the a tantalising set of … Continue reading →

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Diggers to uncover Leveller ?

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here then you will get a lovely article from today’s Independent about Robert Lockyer. It suggests that as Crossrail continues, “archaeologists could be about to unearth the musket-shot-riddled remains of one of Britain’s great left-wing heroes. Executed by firing … Continue reading →

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In our time – What is the relevance of history ?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here then you will get to an old edition of In Our Time. In it Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the study of history. The programme guide information follows. “One of the debates raging in the practice of history … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Churchill’s biographer – Martin Gilbert

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Mr Kydd

You may have noted that the 24th January marked the 50th anniversary of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. As this Radio 4 programme by  Sir David Cannadine and this BBC news magazine article reflect, Churchill was a complex and often controversial man. … Continue reading →

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Pulling Weimar together…

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Mr Kydd

A couple of  useful links to look at before youe write on Weimar Germany. If you click here then you will get an excellent discussion of Weimar Germany from Stephen Tonge. To us it is probably most helpful as a securing overview and for … Continue reading →

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Locarno and Stresemann

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, Please find the map that we were using to explain the Locarno Treaties below. The key point to remember is that Germany would guarantee her western borders and pledged never to invade Belgium and France again (along with a … Continue reading →

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History Society – the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Mr Kydd

As agreed, we are going to spend the next the next two weeks considering the holocaust to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz II-Birkenau. There is a good account of the day from the BBC here. At … Continue reading →

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Conflict Time Photography

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Mr Kydd

All, I visited the Conflict Time Photography exhibition at the Tate Modern  over the weekend. You can find reviews of it from The Daily Telegraph here, and from The Guardian here . As Alistair Snook suggests in the Telegraph, the basic premise of the … Continue reading →

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Alpha history – Weimar Germany enrichment

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Happy New Year all, As you will soon be writing on Weimar Germany I thought that you might like to bookmark this page from Alpha history. It is really most useful as securing information, but there are plenty of hyperlinks to … Continue reading →

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2014 in archaeology

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Mr Kydd

Happy New Year all. Please click here for a super review of the year in archaeology from the BBC magazine webpage. As Dr Iles suggests “it’s been a fascinating year for ground-breaking archaeology around the globe, with cholera-stricken “vampires”, armour made … Continue reading →

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