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Case Study Topic 02: Genghis Khan
Medieval Leader 1: Genghis Khan The role and leadership of Genghis Khan in medieval Mongol wars. The content for this page overlaps with the Prescribed Subject 1: Military Leaders. The content for this...
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Case Study Topic 03: Tamerlane
Medieval Ruler 1: Tamerlane This page presents an overview of the rise and impact of the Turco-Mongol emperor Timur (Tamerlane) - the founder of the Timurid empire stretching across Persia and central...
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June update: the power of photos and another anniversary Free
What can we learn from a photo? Also, the significance of Bobby Kennedy's assassination and an update on new materials to the site. As historians, we are fascinated by ‘iconic’ photos that capture a...
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May update: Changes to IB History and the 'specter' of Marx Free
Update on changes to the IB History course, commemorating Marx and additions to the site! The IB have made some minor changes to the IB history course for teaching from 2018. The new guide will be published...
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April update and a book suggestion for turbulent times Free
This month sees the addition on the website of a new topic for the Americas region – Topic 12 The Great Depression (hopefully completed by the end of the month) For the medievalists, the Fourth Crusade...
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March update Free
This month we have updated several of the existing pages with extra activities and also added some new sections. This blog also looks at some interesting anniversaries that occur this year which could...
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History Wars (February 2018)
'Selection' of Hungarian Jews at Auschwitz II (Birkenau) in Poland during the German occupation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust_in_Poland The Polish government has recently passed a controversial...
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February update Free
Welcome to our newly launched InThinking History site! This has been an exciting month – going ‘live’ after many of months of preparation. We will keep you updated via these blog posts re new materials...
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Napoleon in the news (September 2017)
Read the this newpaper article from The Guardian newspaper....
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Nicholas II: Russian history re-written? (Sept 2017) Free
There is controversy in Russia over a new film called 'Matilda' which portrays the last Tsar of Russia - Nicholas II - having an affair with a ballerina. Read the full controversy on the BBC website here:...