I love History Too!

I have just come across a great website for lower school students aptly called 'I Love History' (many of my students will hear me say that a lot!). The website has lots of great information and links to games, podcasts and other great websites that relate to the curriculum at Swanwick Hall! Unfortunately the revision podcasts for GCSE are no use to our students as they do not cover the topics we study.

Take a look at the website and look out for new content that relates to your lessons!

The Guardian does Black History Month!

This month is Black History month and to celebrate this the Guardian is giving away 5 posters, that when put together will form a timeline of events of the Black Civil Rights movements in the USA and in Britain. I have seen previews of these posters and they do look like they will be very good! The History department at Swanwick Hall will be investing in a set to display!

Purging etc! Medieval Medicine!

I have found a great article about medicine and treatment during the Middle Ages on one of my favourite history blogs: History Undressed! This will be really useful for Year 10 History students to read and make some notes on! My group will certainly be having a look at this for homework! Enjoy!

War Hero's Sketchy Past

A brave soldier's war time sketches of life on the front have been compiled into a book. Soldier Len Smith sketched many scenes during his time in France during the First World War, even putting his life at risk by sneaking into enemy territory to sketch various things for espionage missions! These amazing sketches, along with some of Len's diary extracts, can he found online thanks to Len's nephew who has compiled all of Len's material. Take a look!

Read all about Harry!

We have known about this extra special blog for a while at Swanwick Hall and we think it is a really good treat, especially if you love the history of the First World War. This blog is documenting the diaries of a British soldier called Harry who fought during WW1. The diary entries are published on the same date that they were originally written 90 years ago-the latest entry is dated 1st October 1918, so not too long before Armistice. This blog is a great insight to the life of a soldier during WW1 and opens our eyes to some of the horrors that our brave soldiers experienced.

Have a look and let me know what you think!

New Histatic Widget!

Check out the latest 'histatic' widget, which can be found in the right hand column, this time from another one of my favourite historical websites 'activehistory.co.uk'. These widgets are great for keeping you history mad lot up to date with the latest news in the histatic world of history! Make sure you keep an eye out for stories related to the topics you study at school!

The Problems of Making Beer in a Flat World...

I have just seen the new advertising campaign for Stella Artois and it has inspired me to finally start my own blog about history and all things historical!

The advert highlights the problems brewers had in 1366, due to Medieval beliefs, when finding the perfect ingredients to make beer. The advert can be seen here. The advert goes on to encourage viewers to take the challenge of becoming brewers of the 14th century and find the ingredients for beer. I have played this game and it is good, albeit a little hard to fathom at first, and it incorporates some good history, which, in my book, makes it Histatic! To find the game use the same link as above. Enjoy!