It is unquestionable that, as the Chinese curse goes, we are living in interesting times. If you click here you can listen to Adam Smith attempt to compare Donald Trump to previous US presidents. It is on this Monday – have a listen and we can discuss it in the next history society.
Mr Kydd.
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Stop press – click here for the comparison between Trump and Lincoln.
If you click here then you can find out more about the forthcoming American Dream exhibition. Just £13 to you young people. It opens in March, and looks very special. There is of course so much else to see that is very special (and free). You can explore what is on offer here.
The American Dream exhibition is described as follows….
“The past six decades have been among the most dynamic and turbulent in US history, from JFK’s assassination, Apollo 11 and Vietnam to the AIDS crisis, racism and gender politics. Responding to the changing times, American artists have produced prints unprecedented in their scale and ambition.
Starting with the explosion of pop art in the 1960s, the exhibition includes works by the most celebrated American artists. From Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Ed Ruscha, Kara Walker and Julie Mehretu – all boldly experimented with printmaking. Experience this extraordinary history through their eyes”.
Mr Kydd.
If you click here you will get to the BBC iplayer and Dan Snow’s Mary Rose Timewatch programme. It is excellent – particularly if you are thinking of archaeology as a degree course. You may also like to click here to visit the BBC’s online interactive guide.
Mr Kydd.
Something to read for both years below.
Year Thirteen –
If you click here you will get to Shaun Walker’s article discussing how Russia is considering how to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
“1917 is problematic. On the one hand, the Soviet state that came from the revolution was the one that won the war and whose military and scientific achievements Putin thinks should be venerated. But on the other hand Putin has elevated “stability” to being one of the key tenets of his rule, and as such celebrating a revolution goes against the very grain of his political philosophy”.
Have a read and see what you think. We can discuss it in your history society on Tuesday.
Year Twelve –
If you click here then you will to John Gallagher’s review of John Guy’s work on our Unit 4 – the last years of Elizabeth. I have just finished it, and you can a real historian at work. As Gallagher states “Guy’s careful reading of newly unearthed materials allows him to challenge old ideas. This is where the real excitement is – when the historian steps in to interrogate the sources – and the reader might wish for more of this document-driven narrative in place of the more traditional biographical structure that guides much of the book“.
Click here for John Guy’s website.
Again – have a read and see what you think. We can discuss it in your history society on Friday.
Mr Kydd
Happy New Year all,
A very controversial one to start 2017. David Irving is the “historian” who has been to court and indeed to jail for views on the Second World War.
Below find a trailer for a BBC film about his unsuccessful libel case against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt – Denial. He was shown to have deliberately misrepresented historical evidence to promote Holocaust denial – and was thus discredited. The court ruled that Irving was an active Holocaust denier, anti-semite and racist who “for his own ideological reasons persistently and deliberately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence.”
Four questions we could consider;
Mr Kydd.
Following on from Monday’s lesson.
For our next lesson,
“The Somme was a complete disaster for the British army”
How far do you agree ?
For next lesson.
2. Watch the following 5 minute video.
3. Explore the following links
4. Write a paragraph in full English to answer the following question
What does the Silchester site tell us about Roman Britain ?
Enrichment (you do not have to do this)
If your family like a walk, you could visit Silchester any time – a route is shown below.
http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/walking/silchester.pdf
If you take a digital photograph and stick it in your book I will give you a commendation.
If you like art – you may like to design your own mosaic – use this link.
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/mosaic/mkmosaic.htm
Again I will give you a commendation if you stick it in your book.
Mr Kydd.
If you click here then you can take a quiz to see which candidate you agree with more. You may also like to watch the final debate below.
Mr Kydd.
Today is the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. If you click on the link below then you can find out more from the Get History website.
Mr Kydd.
Hi all,
Some electronic versions of the materials that you will need over half term for your coursework. If you click here you will get to the OCR student guide. If you click here you will get to the power point I was using in class. I hope that they are helpful.
