History Lecturer
Sunday, 25 September 2022
Magnificat
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Service With a Smile by DES “ What is the wrong with telling the truth with a smile? ” Desiderius Erasmus to Martin Dorp, 1515 C...
Saturday, 27 August 2022
My Lighter Pieces
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The oldest things on my list were plays I wrote – for junior pupils but for adult audiences. I have only published the ones I think yo...
Saturday, 13 August 2022
History for Pupils and Students
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Some of my Kindle pieces were written with senior school pupils very much in mind. Some of them are for those generally interested i...
Saturday, 9 October 2021
The Founding of the Edinburgh Academy
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Between 1760 and 1820 the New Town was built in Edinburgh. In 1824 The Edinburgh Academy was founded, a new school for this new town. ...
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Friday, 7 May 2021
Historical films as enrichment for pupils
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There was a tweet the other day enquiring about films as enrichment for school pupils studying history. I am no sort of film buff, a...
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Sunday, 7 February 2021
One night in the Blitz
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This was written on September 9 th 1940 by my mother (then 26, a lecturer at Bedford College, London). I’ve left out family news. ...
Saturday, 2 January 2021
One a day free: January 3rd to January 31st
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One a day free, January 3 rd to January 31 st 2021 These were written with secondary school pupils in mind. But I have found that ...
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