Category Archives: history in the news

Enrichment. History Society – something to discuss. Do you agree with Noam Chomsky?

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Mr Kydd

This is taken from his recent New Stateman article. This can be found here. See what you think. Mr Kydd.

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Enrichment – something to listen to. Radio 4 – Ukraine – how did we get here?

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an excellent half hour discussion of the historical origins of the present war in the Ukraine. The programme description is included below. The invasion of Ukraine is, according to the man behind … Continue reading →

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History in the News – what is happening in the Ukraine?

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Mr Kydd

The present situation in the Ukraine has clear some resonance with our Russia and its rulers A level course (Y317). If you click here you will get to a very clear summary of the present situation. from BBC News How … Continue reading →

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History in the News- new theories about Anne Frank

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a BBC News article on the latest theory that identifies a possible suspect who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis…. A team including an ex-FBI agent said Arnold van … Continue reading →

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History Society – something to discuss. Should we still be tracking down Holocaust war criminals seventy six years after the Second World War ended?

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a BBC article exploring the trial of a 100-year-old SS guard – Josef S – who is accused of complicity in the shooting Soviet prisoners of war and the murder of others … Continue reading →

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History in the News – ‘A gift for Holocaust deniers’: how Polish libel ruling will hit historians. Something to discuss in History Society…

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article in The Guardian by Jo Glanville. It comments on reports a that the authors of a study on the fate of Polish Jews under Nazism have been told to apologise … Continue reading →

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Something for Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 – Eva Kor – the Holocaust twin who forgave the Nazis

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Mr Kydd

All, To mark Holocaust Memorial Day I have put some links to the experience of the remarkable Eva Kor (1934 – 2019). The links below speak for themselves, however I would just make the point that sometimes, when deals with … 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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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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Enrichment – something to read – ancient scrolls charred by Vesuvius could be read once again

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a lovely article in The Guardian, discussing how 2,000 year-old scrolls may now be read. It is a perfect example of how history remains an ever-evolving subject. “When Mount Vesuvius erupted in … Continue reading →

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