Obituary – Asa Briggs

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Mr Kydd

briggsIf you click here you will get to The Guardian’s obituary for the great polymath, Asa Briggs. War hero, broadcaster and very very good historian – they don’t make them like him any more.

Mr Kydd.

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Easter revision – Year Thirteen

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Evil_PlanSome materials and plans to help you with your revision.

The PLC can be found here.

Mr Grobien’s quote bank can be found here.

Essay plans can be found below. They must not be seen as a definitive DO IT THIS WAY. Rather, they are a way through that ties your answer to the mark scheme.

It is worth checking back every so often, as fresh plans will be added…

“Power in the Second Reich rested in the hands of the traditional elites” – How far do you agree with this statement ?

The Second Reich became increasingly democratic in the years 1900 – 1914 – How far do you agree with this statement ?

In the years 1900 – 1914 the political establishment in Germany succeeded in maintaining the political status quo through a policy of moderate reform. How far do you agree ? 

Note how the three plans above use the same information in very different ways.

The biggest problem that Weimar Germany faced 1919 – 1923 was its much fated constitution – How far do you agree ?

How far do you agree that life got better for majority of Germans in the period 1924-1929

“Years or stability followed by years of instability” How far do you agree with this view of Weimar Germany in the years 1919 – 1929 ?

“Political Intrigue explains why Hitler was able to become Chancellor in 1933” – How far do you agree with this statement ?

Hitler had fully consolidated his power by the end of 1933. How far do you agree.

“By the end of 1934 Hitler was in total control of Germany.” How far do you agree with this statement

“The main opposition to the Nazis came from the youth” How far do you agree with this judgement ?

“Fear of the terror state was the main reason why opposition did not succeed in overthrowing the Nazi regime in the wartime years” How far do you agree with this statement ?

Mr Kydd.

 

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Enrichment – the Great War interviews

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Mr Kydd

aI am meant to be marking your essays, but stumbled upon this website from the BBC.

It contains 13 unabridged interviews form survivors from the First World War. They were recorded in 1964 for the BBC Great War series. Each is about 17 minutes long, and they reflect different aspects of the war. The humility of the people interviewed make them amongst the most moving things I have seen in a long time, and I warmly recommend them to you.

Mr Kydd.

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Video support for the Nazi seizure of power

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Year Thirteen,

Following on from our last three lessons,

 

Mr Kydd.

 

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The British Library

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Mr Kydd

BL_LogoYear Twelve,

Following on from your prep click here for the documents from the British library. Note in particular;

Edward VI diary entry

The 1549 Book of Common Prayer

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

The 1588 Speech by Elizabeth I.

Mr Kydd.

 

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Who is who in Tudor England ?

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Mr Kydd

roseYear Twelve,

This is the site I was talking about in class. It is a who is who in Tudor England (sorted by surname). Obviously it is most helpful to us for the historical context work on the Mid Tudors.

Mr Kydd.

 

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Hitler became German chancellor on January 30th, 1933

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Mr Kydd

hitlerEighty three years ago today Hitler became chancellor of Germany. How this happened is our post-Mock investigation. As such, you may like to look at the following from History Today.

  • Click here for Richard Cavendish’s article about that day.
  • Click here for Elizabeth Wiskemann’s article about the Night of the Long Knives.

Mr Kydd.

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Enrichment – totalitarianism and a comparison of Stalin and Hitler

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Mr Kydd

All,

Following on from our class discussion of totalitarianism in today’s lesson, the following Channel Four documentary explores this topic by comparing Hitler and Stalin.

Let me know what you think.

Mr Kydd.

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Enrichment – The Spartacist Uprising in Berlin

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Mr Kydd

spartacistIf you click here you will get to Richard Cavendish’s 2009 article from History Today exploring the failure of the Spartacist Uprising in Berlin in January 1919…

By January 11th, Liebknecht and Luxemburg had lost all control of events and Liebknecht could only say, fatalistically: ‘Ultimately one should accept history as it develops.’

You should also watch the following excellent A Level video presentations that have been posted on Youtube.

 

Mr Kydd.

 

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Enrichment – An introduction to the Mid Tudor Crisis

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mr Kydd

Lower Sixth,

 

Welcome back,

As part of your introduction to source work on the Mid Tudor Crisis can you please watch these for  Tuesday (19/1). They should complement my overview lecture. For each write down three points that you think are important for our class discussion.

Mr Kydd.

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