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Book Review – Joan of Arc: A History, by Helen Castor
If you click here then you will be taken to the Times Higher Education review of the wonderful Helen Castor’s Joan of Arc. In it, Rachel Moss praises “an elegant account that sets a charismatic Maid of Orleans in political context“. She … Continue reading
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Enrichment – Medieval city ‘detected’ by experts
All, If you click here then you will get to a BBC report explaining how archaeologists from the University of Southampton have built up a detailed plan of Old Sarum (Salisbury) using modern techniques. These included “magnetometry, earth resistance, ground penetrating … Continue reading
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Enrichment – places to visit over the holidays.
All, If you fancy a trip out over the holidays, then the following museum exhibitions have all had excellent reviews, and are well worth a visit. Germany – memories of a nation at The British Museum. William Blake: Apprentice and Master at The … Continue reading
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History Society – The fall of the Berlin Wall – turning points in history
You may have seen in the news that this month saw the twenty fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. If you click here you will get a detailed account of the events of that day from the Daily Telegraph. … Continue reading
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1900 map that includes north Africa.
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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History Society – Was the Black Death a virus ?
Please click here for the Was the Black Death a Virus? article. It raises the points I suggested to you in History Society… “Textbooks tell us that the bubonic plague caused the Black Death. But not everyone is convinced. Since 1984, scientists … Continue reading
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Ten interpretations of who started the First World War…
Another helpful post from the BBC magazine pages. If you click here you will find ten different views of who was most to blame for the First World War. 1. Sir Max Hastings – military historian – Germany 2. … Continue reading
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One more to website to bookmark please
If you click here then you get to the excellent Open University webpage on the Orgins of the First World War. There is plenty to read, listen to and watch. Enjoy… Explore the origins of the war The … Continue reading
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Extension work – a News Week article discusing the historical debate around the origins of the First World War.
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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A monstrous assembly…
As we have finished with flottenpolik and have now considered the collapse of Wilhelmine Germany this seems timely. Click here for a BBC magazine description of Operation ZZ – the code name for the surrender of the German High Fleet after the First World … Continue reading
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