As part of the commemorations and celebrations of the centenary of the start of World War One the History department, under the leadership of the head of department Dr Tod, are hosting a lecture series called "Reflections on World War One". These will be lectures and talks by notable speakers and historians at Epsom College. Videos of these events will be posted on YouTube and the first one is viewable here.
See below for a brief highlights package of the first lecture by noted Historian Saul David. Professor David's history books encompass such epic events as the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the Zulu War of 1879, while his bestselling novels include Zulu Hart and Hart of Empire. He has also presented history programmes for all major TV channels.
Most recently, he has returned to one of his great interests, the events of World War One, and has just published the outstanding 100 Days To Victory: How The Great War Was Fought and Won.
Here is the complete lecture:
Monday, 11 August 2014
Thursday, 5 June 2014
M4 Battlefields Trip 2014
The M4s went to the Battlefields of the Ypres / Somme region of France and Belgium. See below for a video of some of the highlights:
Thursday, 15 May 2014
GCSE History revision - Podcasts and videos
The GCSE History Paper 1 is tomorrow; best of luck to everybody!
A student has pointed me in the direction of this great site which has lots of free "Podcasts" and videos of revision for the GCSE History course.
I've embedded one of the videos here, or check out the rest of the site on the link above.
A student has pointed me in the direction of this great site which has lots of free "Podcasts" and videos of revision for the GCSE History course.
I've embedded one of the videos here, or check out the rest of the site on the link above.
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
The First World War
See this page for a number of fascinating articles about the First World War. Any student contemplating the causes or outcomes of WW1 for M4 or GCSE should take a look at this page by esteemed historian Russel Tarr.
There is also a great site here about the WW1 by the organisation which looks after war graves across the world, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It's a great page which has a wealth of material, video and pictures.
Highly recommended.
There is also a great site here about the WW1 by the organisation which looks after war graves across the world, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It's a great page which has a wealth of material, video and pictures.
Highly recommended.
Friday, 2 May 2014
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