History Society

The History Society – Autumn Season (Part One)

T10 – Every Tuesday – 3.30 to 4.30 – Please note that there will be cake

Date	Video	Suitable For
	Historiography and the Cold War Season
10/9	The Betrayal A history of Stalin and the Warsaw Rising	All – but especially Y13 (coursework).
17/9	The Cold War – Part One Comrades Other episodes will be shown later in the year.	All – but especially Y13 (coursework).
	Elizabeth and the historians season
24/9	“From the Tower to the throne” – David Starkey Part One of Starkey’s seminal series. The other episodes will be shown later in the year.	All – but especially Y12
1/10	“The body of the Queen” – Simon Schama. A history of Britain Series A comparison of Elizabeth and Mary Stuart.	All – but especially Y12 Comparative history
8/10	She-Wolves – Helen Castor How the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth struggled with a crown made for a male head.	All – but especially Y12 Also a good introduction to feminist reinterpretations.
15/10	The Time traveller’s guide to Elizabethan England – Ian Mortimer The Court and the Rich The other episodes will be shown later in the year.	All – but especially Y12
22/10	Elizabeth – The greatest Briton ? Michael Portillo	All – but especially Y12

Date	Video	Suitable For
	Historiography and the Cold War Season
10/9	The Betrayal A history of Stalin and the Warsaw Rising	All – but especially Y13 (coursework).
17/9	The Cold War – Part One Comrades Other episodes will be shown later in the year.	All – but especially Y13 (coursework).
	Elizabeth and the historians season
24/9	“From the Tower to the throne” – David Starkey Part One of Starkey’s seminal series. The other episodes will be shown later in the year.	All – but especially Y12
1/10	“The body of the Queen” – Simon Schama. A history of Britain Series A comparison of Elizabeth and Mary Stuart.	All – but especially Y12 Comparative history
8/10	She-Wolves – Helen Castor How the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth struggled with a crown made for a male head.	All – but especially Y12 Also a good introduction to feminist reinterpretations.
15/10	The Time traveller’s guide to Elizabethan England – Ian Mortimer The Court and the Rich The other episodes will be shown later in the year.	All – but especially Y12
22/10	Elizabeth – The greatest Briton ? Michael Portillo	All – but especially Y12

The History Society – Autumn Season (Part Two)

T10 – Every Tuesday – 3.30 to 4.30 – Please note that there will be cake

Date	Video	Suitable For
	Remembrance Specials
5/11	The Somme – Frome Defeat to Victory Part One This part explains how the British were defeated at the end of the first day of the battle.	All Especially good for anyone interested in military history or how historiography works.
12/11	The Somme – Frome Defeat to Victory Part Two The conclusion shows how the British learnt from their failures and developed radical new tactics that would help the allies to win the war.	All Especially good for anyone interested in military history or how historiography works.
	Italian Unification Special
19/11	Warwick histories Understanding the Unification of Italy	All – but especially Year 12
	Russian Dictatorships (Second Season)
26/11	Twin Tyrants – Stalin and Hitler – Part One Denys Blakeway Part One	All – but especially Y13 (Russian). Comparative history
3/12	Twin Tyrants – Stalin and Hitler – Part Two Denys Blakeway Part One	All – but especially Y13 (Russian). Comparative history
9/10 MON	Lenin’s Secret Files A Timewatch Special Robert Service explores Soviet records in the 1990s	All – but especially Y13 (Russian). See revisionist historians at work.