Category Archives: history in the news

Window-Shopping Through the Iron Curtain. An insight into a lost world…

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Mr Kydd

There is a lovely article here from the BBC news magazine about the work of David Hlynsky. After the collapse of the Iron Curtain he photographed as much as he could of the quickly disappearing Communist world. The article focuses on the a tantalising set of … Continue reading →

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Diggers to uncover Leveller ?

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Mr Kydd

If you click here then you will get a lovely article from today’s Independent about Robert Lockyer. It suggests that as Crossrail continues, “archaeologists could be about to unearth the musket-shot-riddled remains of one of Britain’s great left-wing heroes. Executed by firing … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Why the shadow of the First World War and 1989 hangs over world events.

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Mr Kydd

If you click here then you can read an excellent article from Jeffrey Sachs on the BBC magazine website. In it he reflects “this has been a year of great geopolitical anniversaries. We are at the 100th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Joan of Arc: A History, by Helen Castor

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Mr Kydd

If you click here then you will be taken to the Times Higher Education review of the wonderful Helen Castor’s  Joan of Arc. In it, Rachel Moss praises “an elegant account that sets a charismatic Maid of Orleans in political context“. She … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – Medieval city ‘detected’ by experts

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Mr Kydd

All, If you click here then you will get to a BBC report explaining how archaeologists from the University of Southampton have built up a detailed plan of Old Sarum (Salisbury) using modern techniques. These included  “magnetometry, earth resistance, ground penetrating … Continue reading →

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History Society – The fall of the Berlin Wall – turning points in history

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Mr Kydd

You may have seen in the news that this month saw the twenty fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. If you click here you will get a detailed account of the events of that day from the Daily Telegraph. … Continue reading →

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Ten interpretations of who started the First World War…

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Mr Kydd

Another helpful post from the BBC magazine pages. If you click here you will find ten different views of who was most to blame for the First World War.     1. Sir Max Hastings – military historian – Germany 2. … Continue reading →

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Extension work – a News Week article discusing the historical debate around the origins of the First World War.

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Mr Kydd

Please click here for an excellent article from the This Week website. It outlines the historical debate well, and then considers which country should take most of the blame. “The question of which country or countries caused the war is … Continue reading →

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The lie that started the First World War ?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Mr Kydd

The 28th June marked the 100th  anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This event is usually seen as the trigger that set off a chain of events that culminated in the First World War. However, the long term causes of that … Continue reading →

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Or alternatively – can history textbooks make peace ?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Mr Kydd

After you have read the article from the Financial Times below, you might like to have a look at this BBC report on an Asian project where “educationalists and historians have been meeting across borders to attempt the seemingly impossible – … Continue reading →

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