Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Enrichment – Queen Mary’s Geoview project – data visualisation sheds new light on Britain’s Tudor past

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an excellent new project from Queen Mary University – London. It’s aim is to analyse and visualise communication networks from Tudor times. “Tudor Networks works in a similar way to platforms such as Google … Continue reading →

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Pulling Black History Month together

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Mr Kydd

We are currently pulling together all the lower school entries for who they would put on a statue (and why). We are going to make a display of them in the department. Look out for it – some really are … Continue reading →

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Two significant anniversaries this week

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Mr Kydd

All, Obviously this is the end of Remembrance week. It does however mark two significant anniversaries. You may have noted in the news that Wednesday marked the centenary of the laying to rest of the unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey. … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to discuss – What came after the Spanish Flu?

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Mr Kydd
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Enrichment – something to discuss – the battle over what US children learn about American history

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Mr Kydd

As President Trump pushes for “patriotic education” in American schools, some teachers say students aren’t being taught the whole story when it comes to US history and its roots with slavery. Click here for a BBC video report. Mr Kydd

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Enrichment – something to read / discuss. Being an American historian in 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to Professor Joanna Freeman’s article on being an (American) historian in the Pandemic. It is from the Washington Post. In it she argues, “historians don’t just study history. We construct it. We puzzle … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to read

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will to a CBS article on the restoration of 33 dioramas  created for the American Negro Exposition of 1940. It was created to celebrate African American achievements since the end of slavery. There had never … Continue reading →

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Civil Rights obituary – John Lewis

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get t o the BBC’s obituary for John Lewis. Below is the news report from Channel Four. Please have a look at both – they are like a timeline of the Civil Rights unit. … Continue reading →

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This week’s Private Eye

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Mr Kydd
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History Society – something to discuss. Is history is better served by putting statues in museums?

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a very thoughtful article by Simon Sharma in the Financial Times. You need to read the whole article to do it justice, but the first paragraph summarises his argument. “Statues are not … Continue reading →

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