Category Archives: History

University Taster Days

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Mr Kydd

Please find below a list of free university taster courses which still have places available. These will be taking place at numerous universities in and around London. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis for the majority of the taster … Continue reading →

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History enrichment – Niall Ferguson – The Pity of War

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Mr Kydd

All, Year Thirteen historians will, in their Russian dictatorships course, soon be considering turning points in history. In particular, you will investigate war – to quote Trotsky – as the locomotive of change. If you click here you can watch Niall Ferguson discuss … Continue reading →

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Free Sixth Form lectures at the University of Royal Holloway

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Mr Kydd

All,   Please find below a list of  free lectures available  to you from the University of Royal Holloway. These are linked to A Level study areas, and give students a taster of university level teaching, in a real university … Continue reading →

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The cartoon that came in from the Cold

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Year Thirteen historians, You may remember in the last week of the summer term we watched the 1955 cartoon version of  Animal Farm as part of your introduction to the Russian dicatorships course. What I did not realise at the time … Continue reading →

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What should the historian think about the death of Nelson Mandela ?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Well the obvious answer to that is it is up to you. Moreover, many of you will have a clear understanding  of what Nelson Mandela did to destroy Apartheid from your GCSE coursework.  Yet, since studying Mandela, you will have moved … Continue reading →

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Remembrance

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

A very sincere thank you to all of you who have helped collect money by selling poppies. I will be writing to you formally in the week, but it is much appreciated. A lot has been said about Fred Potts … Continue reading →

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Black history month

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Witness: Black History For Black History Month, you may like to listen to interviews with people who were there at key moments in civil rights history, from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, to surviving Robben Island with … Continue reading →

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History Enrichment – the Elizabeth I and her people exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

The National Portrait Gallery in London is running an exhibition entitled Elizabeth I and her people this Autumn. In their words the aim is to explore “the story of the Elizabethans from the Queen, the nobility and gentry to the many other talented individuals … Continue reading →

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History Enrichment – Henry VIII, the Saddam of the Tudor court

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Mr Kydd

There is a  piece of comparative  / journalistic history in The Independent here. In it Professor Kevin Dutton argues that “Henry scores 174 on a “psychopathic spectrum” which starts at 168 (the “average” male scores 112). In The Wisdom of Psychopaths, out in … Continue reading →

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History Enrichment – AJP Taylor – the first TV historian

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Mr Kydd

AJP Taylor’s lectures are excellent things for an A Level student to consider, not least because they are the very antithesis of much of what is produced today. Compare for example at this trailer for Sky’s “The British” with Taylor’s discussion of Europe in … Continue reading →

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