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Histatic
http://histatic.blogspot.com
This blog is all about History-a mixture of all history. My aim iis to give anyone and everyone an interesting read as well as educate and entertain. It also has a lot of info on it for students in England and Wales linked to history studied as part of the curriculum.
- Added on: Jan 1st, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Tammi Magee
- Listed in: History Secondary Education
- Tags: blog interesting history gcse history blog histatic
Recent Posts
Poppy Man!
As part of Great Wyrley History department's Remembrance Day activities, two of my year 9 groups took part in making a 'Poppy Man'. 9Asia and 9Pare were asked to write on a poppy why it was important to remember people who have fought for Britain and...
Remembrance Sunday
Today is Remembrance Sunday and I would like to remember some lost loved ones who played their part in war.My Grandad O'Connor and Grandad Sid who were both in the Navy during the Second World War.My Grandad Dent who worked long and hard hours in pro...
The Man who REALLY Shouldn\'t have been Shot!
I've recently been teaching the causes of the First World War to my year 9 classes at Great Wyrley. Every time I teach the assassination of Franz Ferdinand it always amazes me as the assassination, although intended, was a comedy of errors and really...
Wild, Wild West!
On timelines.tv, an old favourite of mine, I have just discovered a new timeline dedicated to the history of the American West. There are seven eye-witness accounts of the West, including that of the pioneers, the homesteaders, and of course, the Nat...
What\'s in a Portrait? A Challenge...
It's the new academic year and my year 8 classes are studying portraits. I have always found portraits to be fascinating-especially if they are of people I really like (Charles II and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire in particular). One of the portra...
The Necessary Evil?
It is hard not to have some sort of opinion on Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb on Japan in 1945. The question is; what opinion should we have? What opinion is the PC one? Does what you think depend on whether you're an American or Japanese?...
