Historical Debate

Is there any inevitability in life? Perhaps the only certainty is death. Everything else we as people experience – marriage, parenthood, mortgage repayments – is chance, the likelihood of each activity varying with each personality. The lessons of history, however, are not so exclusive. The past speaks with more certainty, points to mistakes made and […]

Since moving to Torbay I’ve enjoyed discovering new lanes and paths whilst taking the dynamic duo (otherwise known as “the dogs”) out for a walk. Luckily, I’m situated near many options within walking distance: a beach, a hill (Sugarloaf Hill), a park, and a nature reserve. Recently I’ve completed a circular route that involves a […]

The days until the OCR ‘Popular Culture & the Witchcraze’ exam continue to count down (gulp!). Whilst at a half-term revision session earlier in the week a new question was thrown into the ring and was discussed by the group. There were some interesting suggestions, particularly regarding how to approach it in terms of a […]

With only a handful of weeks remaining until the big A-level History exam – Popular Culture and the Witchcraze – the chief focus has been spent on revision on the interpretation questions (based on two extracts) and thematic questions (your typical essay questions, but with a twist that needs the response organised over three themes […]