Category Archives: history in the news

Enrichment – DNA testing has for the first time confirmed the identity of the bacteria behind London’s Great Plague.

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a BBC report on the causes of the 1665 plague outbreak. It states that; “DNA testing has for the first time confirmed the identity of the bacteria behind London’s Great Plague.  The plague of … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – Brexit and historians

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Something for your summer holidays. If You click here then you will get to a History News network article which summarizes the reaction of different historians to the June vote. The strength of the article is that you can immediately contrast the … Continue reading →

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“All the past repeats itself and acts only behind new masks”

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Mr Kydd

So said Birdiev – you will find out about him next year. There is so much happening at the moment that lots of comparisons with events in the past can be drawn. However, Adam Green (in The Economist) seems particularly … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – historians and the Brexit debate

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to Gideon Rachman’s article in the Financial Times discussing the differing views of historians to the Brexit debate. It is an excellent read, and there is a certain  schadenfreude in watching them fall out with each … Continue reading →

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History In The News – England’s First Printed Bible Holds Secret Annotations

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Mr Kydd

The website below contains an excellent article from David De Mar in The New Historian. It explains how secret annotations have been found on a very early English Bible, and then ties this to our debate about when and how … Continue reading →

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Why the Study of History Is Imperative Today

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article by Amy Licence in the Huffington Post on the importance of history in the modern world. It is well worth a read – I have included an extract below… “History should teach us compassion. … Continue reading →

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Agincourt 600 – will it will soon be time to re-think remembrance ?

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Despite claiming to be a historian when I think of Agincourt it is always this speech that I come back to, and if I am honest with some very real pride. However, if you click here you will get a different view in … Continue reading →

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75 years ago today.

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Mr Kydd

On August 20th, 1940, Leon Trotsky was attacked at his home in Mexico by a man wielding an ice pick. Trotsky died the following day. Click here for Richard Cavendish’s account in History Today. Mr Kydd.

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A History Of The World In Clickbait Headlines

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mr Kydd

Something a bit lighter from Alexandra Petri  in The Independent. If you click here you will get to her article explaining the history of the world in clickbait headlines. My favourite – Johannes Gutenberg Develops Incredible New App Enjoy, Mr Kydd.

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Does David Starkey put people off academic history ?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mr Kydd

David Starkey is unquestionably one of, if not the best known historian in Britain today. He also has a reputation for being one of the rudest men in the public eye. Indeed, The Huffington Post recently described him as Katie Hopkins … Continue reading →

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