Category Archives: Enrichment

Presenting the Past – How the Media Changes History

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

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

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Mr Kydd

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

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Mr Kydd

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

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Mr Kydd

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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History enrichment – Elizabeth and her people exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Mr Kydd

The National Portrait Gallery in London is running an exhibition entitled Elizabeth I and her people this Autumn. In their words the aim is to explore “the story of the Elizabethans from the Queen, the nobility and gentry to the many other talented individuals … Continue reading →

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Lord Castlereagh: Europe’s forgotten father ?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Lord Castlereagh, was one of the most successful and controversial political figures his day. He was a master diplomat, noted as the architect of the 1801 Act of Union that brought Ireland under the control of Westminster, and as a key … Continue reading →

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Things to listen to – what is environmental history ?

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get the latest edition of Making History from Radio 4. It has been recommended to me by a friend of the site (ok – Mr Podesta). What is noteworthy to us as A Level historians … Continue reading →

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Things to look at. Why is Goebbels scowling here ?

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Mr Kydd

A couple of original finds from a friend of the site. If you click here you can see a series of old black and white photographs converted to colour. For me particularly noteworthy is the thumbnail image on the left of Joseph Goebbels … Continue reading →

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History Society – Autumn Term programme

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

I have published the history society programme for Autumn term. The downloadable version for you can be found here. They will usually be 3.30 to 4.30 on Tuesday (with cake) in T10. The more observant of you will have noticed that the … Continue reading →

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