Category Archives: history in the news

Where is the final resting place of Giuseppe Garibaldi ?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mr Kydd

A nice article here from the BBC about the hunt for the final resting place of Giuseppe Garibaldi. It is generated from a BBC Radio 4 From Our Own Correspondent programme, which is has a link from the webpage. As the … Continue reading →

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Obituary – David Lomon

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Mr Kydd

I must confess that I am rather disappointed that the passing of Mr Lomon has not received more attention. He was the the last surviving British-based member of the International Brigade, who fought General Franco’s fascists in the Spanish Civil War. … Continue reading →

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What is the importance of political cartoons ?

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Mr Kydd

Historians of course consider and use political cartoons in different ways. You will have first come across them as GCSE standard when you looked at them as snapshot comments of the big issues of the day. There really excellent article … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Zephaniah warns ‘black children are turned off history’

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Mr Kydd

In many respects this post follows on directly from the last one – which asked what is the purpose of history was within society. Here the Benjamin Zephaniah complains about the diet of black history presented in many schools. I have to say … Continue reading →

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What is the role of history in society ?

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Mr Kydd

It is an excellent question. This article from the magazine section of the BBC website discusses it with energy and style. It is really a version of the old “what is the point of a history degree ?” enquiry that those of … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Eric Hobsbawm

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Mr Kydd

“It is the business of historians to remember what others forget” – I might steal that. This week of course saw the passing of the great Eric Hobsbawm, and you might be wondering what all the fuss was about. Well, … Continue reading →

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150 years ago today – the bloodiest day in American history…

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Mr Kydd

I saw this article about the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam from the American NRP site. It states that “on this morning (17th September) 150 years ago, Union and Confederate troops clashed at the crossroads town of Sharpsburg, Md. … Continue reading →

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A follow up article on Richard III’s final resting place

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Mr Kydd

A few weeks ago I posted a story about archaeologists searching for the grave of Richard III. Yesterday they held  this news conference about remains they had found under a council car park in Leicester. As the report states, “the remains had spinal … Continue reading →

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Is Richard III buried under a Council car park in Leicester ?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Mr Kydd

Everything about Richard III is just interesting. He is famed as the last English king of England (remember the Tudors were Welsh and the Stuarts were Scottish) and the last King to die in battle (at the Battle of Bosworth … Continue reading →

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Obituary – Sir John Keegan

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Mr Kydd

As students move into and beyond A Level history they should be aware of how the discipline becomes more specialised. Military history has never really been my thing but I have always had great admiration for two British historians of … Continue reading →

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