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All the First World War comment will go here…
All, It is only 20th January, and already we have had a deluge of comment on 1914. I though the best way forward would be to use this post as a place where you can find it all. 1. A … Continue reading
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2014 – A year of anniversaries- history and politics will collide…
Happy New Year all, In part at least I expect that you are looking at 2014 in terms of your forthcoming examinations (keep going with the mocks revision by the way). It is however also the anniversary of some emotive, … Continue reading
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The cartoon that came in from the cold
Year Thirteen, You may remember in the last week of the summer term we watched the 1955 cartoon version of Animal Farm as part of your introduction to the Russian dicatorships course. What I did not realise at the time was … Continue reading
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Is the face in the crowd really a young Adolf Hitler’s?
Most of you will have seen this picture before. It shows the declaration of war in 1914, featuring what appears to be a young Adolf Hitler. The photograph was used by the Nazis to illustrate Hitler’s life-long loyalty to Germany. However, … Continue reading
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What should the historian think about the death of Nelson Mandela ?
Well the obvious answer to that is it is up to you. Moreover, many of you will have a clear understanding of what Nelson Mandela did to destroy Apartheid from your GCSE coursework. Yet, since studying Mandela, you will have moved … Continue reading
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Coursework Source booklet
Year Thirteen, As requested, please find the coursework source booklet here Miss Bee, Mr Taylor and Mrs Rayner.
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Presenting the Past – How the Media Changes History
Or, as those of us at the History Society on Tuesday reflected when we discussed teh Battle of the Somme – the Blackadder effect. This BBC Radio 4 programme discusses the relationship between the past and the media. The programme discription states … Continue reading
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The Invention of Italy
Something (mainly) to support AS students with their document work. BBC Radio 4 are in the process of running a three part series on Italian Unification called The Invention of Italy. Episode two was on tonight, and appears to be most useful … Continue reading
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Timewatch
One of the things that I hope to achieve with this section of the heathenhistory website is to bring you into contact with aspects of the past that are not taught in the classroom. For this, the BBC history series … Continue reading
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Black History Month
Witness: Black History For Black History Month, you may like to listen to interviews with people who were there at key moments in civil rights history, from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, to surviving Robben Island with … Continue reading
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