Planning An Essay Efficiently Teachers stress the importance of planning. Examiners stress the importance of planning. Everyone stresses the importance of planning. But how many of us actually have a plan about how to plan? We might jot down a few ideas, shove in a...
You can’t study World War Two without mentioning the Blitz. Beginning in September 1940, Blitzkrieg – or lightning war – was the name given to the Nazi’s sustained bombing campaign over Britain. As school history tells us, the damage done to British people and our...
Carnival In Notting Hill This August bank holiday would traditionally have seen Notting Hill explode with life, as the annual Carnival event swept the streets in a flurry of vibrant colours and infectious energy. In light of this I decided to look into the history of...
The Peterloo Massacre is a landmark event that happened in August 1819. Here are five must-know facts about Peterloo that will get you brownie points from your history teacher when the new academic term begins. In 1819, Women Weren’t The Only Ones Who Couldn’t Vote At...
Philosophy is often seen as the product of a bygone era, a vestige of a classical education no longer relevant to the modern world. However, is this actually the case? I would say that Philosophy has a very important place in education. But why do I believe it to be...
“Just for a scrap of paper, Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her.” – Sir Edward Goschen, British Ambassador to Berlin, Germany, 1908 – 1914. When you learn about the causes of World...
