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Home Schooling Adventures in Spain: The Festival of San José

San José happens to be the patron saint of our Spanish village, so the celebrations here are even bigger than those in the surrounding villages and towns.


Could A.I. create the Social Life of our Future?

If there is one thing about A.I. which worries people more than any other and makes them feel threatened by, it is that of being made obsolete by it.


The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Both Lenin and Trotsky expected a workers’ revolt in Germany that would sweep away their old order and in turn inspire similar actions in other countries… In the event, History took a different course.


The Lady of the Mercians

After the death of her father, King Alfred the Great, Aethelflaed proved to be an astute leader and strategist.


Helene Mayer

Politics versus Sport and Helene Mayer: The Forgotten Olympian

Hitler came to power in 1933 and the Nazi officials wasted no time in clamping down on her Jewish heritage. Despite her outstanding natural ability as a fencer, her membership of the German fencing club was withdrawn, followed by revocation of her national citizenship… she left Germany for California with her hopes of competing for the country of her birth dashed.


On Peer Pressure and Conformity

Asch conducted an experiment that highlighted, in the eyes of many, an undeniable truth of modern society.


The Rise of the Audiobook

In an article on the popularity of audiobooks in 2016, GQ Magazine asked if audiobooks “were the new Netflix”, implying that people were binge-listening to books, just as they binge-watched TV boxed sets.


The Men Who Supported Women’s Suffrage

Men who supported women … often had to put up with ridicule and many risked their careers.


TED

TED Talks of Interest

Life is not always formal schooling; there’s more to it.


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Historical Sources for GCSE and A level

Comment on not only what is said but also what is not said or implied. Are the opinions in the sources appropriate or typical for their time?


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