Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Enrichment – something to discuss – How should history view Oliver Cromwell?

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article from The Guardian about an Irish amateur historian who is on a mission to save ‘bogeyman’ Cromwell from genocide charges. The Irish historian has spent three decades attempting to convince … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to read – the best one hundred history books of all time (perhaps)…

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a list of what are meant to be the best one hundred history books of all time. Such lists are of course subjective, but there really is something for everyone here. Moreover, … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – map histories

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Mr Kydd

Map histories are a good way into new topics, and I have included here two different examples as a start. They are often most helpful in military history. The first here explains the origins of the American Civil War, whilst … Continue reading →

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History in the news – Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter.

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a news article from The Guardian, explaining how “a team of researchers in France have cracked a five century-old code that reveals a rumoured French plot to kill Charles V. It took … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to listen to – BBC Witness clips

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Mr Kydd

It is a bit late for Black History Month, but you may like to explore / listen to the various interviews with people who were there at key moments in civil rights history, from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a … Continue reading →

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UCAS taster days search engine link / a day in the life of an undergraduate historian at Oxford.

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Mr Kydd

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Book Review –

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Mr Kydd

Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe What brings strong personalities to power?’ asks the historian Ian Kershaw. ‘And what promotes or limits their use of that power?’ Those two questions are at the centre of this book, … Continue reading →

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