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                                                                                'History on Trial'
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    IJHLTR ArticleInternational Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research [IJHLTR], Volume 14, Number 2 – Spring/Summer 2017
ISSN: 14472-9474
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This study discusses the relevance of morality in the explanation of controversial history. It presents a discourse analysis of two representative adolescents’ narratives from Mexico and Spain about the 16th century Spanish Conquest of... 'History on Trial'
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                                                                                The Dilemma of Senator Williams
                                        
                                            
                                        
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The titled “Senator Williams, Do You Vote For or Against on the Diego Resolution before Senate” encourages students to engage in historical empathy and critical inquiry on the possible military intervention in the small hypothetical country of Ersatz. The Diego Resolution asks the Senate to endorse the President’s plan to move a... The Dilemma of Senator Williams
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                                                                                Are historical thinking skills important to history teachers?
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    IJHLTR ArticleInternational Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research IJHLTR, Volume 14, Number 2 – Spring/Summer 2017
ISSN: 14472-9474
Abstract
This article presents some findings of a qualitative interview study with 42 Austrian history teachers, conducted in the framework of an on-going three-year research project (2015–2018) funded by the Austrian Science Fund. The study... Are historical thinking skills important to history teachers?
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                                                                                Thomas Muir and the 'Scottish Martyrs' of the 1790s
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    ArticleFrom the 1750s, after more than a century of intense political and religious disputes and of economic stagnation, Scotland began to enjoy several decades of almost unprecedented political stability, religious harmony, economic growth and cultural achievements. Jacobitism had been crushed and most propertied and influential Scots rallied to the Hanoverian... Thomas Muir and the 'Scottish Martyrs' of the 1790s
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                                                                                English, history and song in Year 9: mixing enquiries for a cross-curricular approach to teaching the most able
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleSeveral articles in previous editions of Teaching History have touched on the themes of crosscurricularity, Assessment for Learning and the most able. Tony McConnell and Mandy Monaghan bring these themes together in describing how the English and history departments in their school have taken advantage of a natural area of... English, history and song in Year 9: mixing enquiries for a cross-curricular approach to teaching the most able
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                                                                                The Last Duke of Lorraine
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    ArticleThe Place Stanislas in Nancy has a high reputation. But expectations are far surpassed as one surveys the beautifully proportioned square, with its imposing buildings such as the Hôtel de Ville and the Governor's Palace, its Arc de Triomphe and its magnificent iron work. It is a reminder of how... The Last Duke of Lorraine
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                                                                                Worlds in collision: university tutor and student perspectives on the transition to degree level history
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleWhat does it mean to be good at history? At certain times during their formal education students seem to be required to adjust their understanding of what studying history entails. Alan Booth writes from the viewpoint of a university tutor. He has collated ‘student voice’ on the experience of studying... Worlds in collision: university tutor and student perspectives on the transition to degree level history
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                                                                                It's like they've gone up a year!' Gauging the impact of a history transition unit on teachers of primary and secondary
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleYear 7 history teachers frequently bemoan the lack of historical learning in the primary sector. Pupils may be well versed in suffixes and similes, but their study of history can be limited. This group of history teachers decided that things could be different. Not only did they bring enquiry methods... It's like they've gone up a year!' Gauging the impact of a history transition unit on teachers of primary and secondary
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                                                                                The New History of the Spanish Inquisition
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    ArticleHelen Rawlings reviews the recent literature which has prompted a fundamental reappraisal of the Spanish Inquisition. The Spanish Inquisition — first established in 1478 in Castile under Queen Isabella I and suppressed in 1834 by Queen Isabella II — has left its indelible mark on the whole course of Spain’s... The New History of the Spanish Inquisition
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                                                                                1851 by Asa Briggs
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletThis classic pamphlet is being re-published in digital form to coincide with the special edition of The Historian devoted to the memory of Asa Briggs. He was one of the most illustrious members of the Historical Association and a devotedly loyal member all his life.
One Historian has said that... 1851 by Asa Briggs
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                                                                                Stalin, Propaganda, and Soviet Society during the Great Terror
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Historian articleSarah Davies explores the evidence that even in the most repressive phases of Stalin’s rule, there existed a flourishing ‘shadow culture’, a lively and efficient unofficial network of information and ideas. 'Today a man only talks freely with his wife — at night, with the blankets pulled over his head.’... Stalin, Propaganda, and Soviet Society during the Great Terror
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                                                                                Teaching History 56
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    The HA's journal for history teachers
Articles:
8 History Across the Primary Secondary Divide - Pat Lackenby and Mel French 
14 Evacuation - Fifty Years On - Rob David and the Evacuation Project Team 
18 A Fourth Year B.Ed Student asks some questions - Kay Clarke 
20 Women's History and Children's perception of gender - Fiona Terry 
25 Grasping the... Teaching History 56
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                                                                                The Great Charter
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletThe following introduction to and translation of Magna Carta was made for the use of my pupils and is here published in response to a suggestion that it may be of use to others. The Charter bristles with technical legal terms and its Latin is often ambiguous since the language... The Great Charter
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                                                                                Teaching with Meaning: Supporting Historical Understanding in the Primary Classroom
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Primary History articlePlease note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
In essence, history is a record of human affairs. The problem in making this record is that events are past and gone and have to be reconstructed. Evidence may be uncertain and incomplete. Inevitably, several... Teaching with Meaning: Supporting Historical Understanding in the Primary Classroom
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                                                                                Uncovering the hidden histories: black and Asian people in the two world wars
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History ArticleThe stories we tell in history are often stories about ourselves. This can lead to tremendous distortion. Rupert Gaze was shocked when a young black student told him that there was no point in his studying the Second World War because it had nothing to do with him or his... Uncovering the hidden histories: black and Asian people in the two world wars
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                                                                                Innovation, inspiration and diversification: new approaches to history at Key Stage 3
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleGood history teaching should not be the responsibility of a single department working in isolation. The history subject community as a whole should work together to ensure that history teaching is of as high a quality as possible. This does not mean that every department, and every teacher, should do... Innovation, inspiration and diversification: new approaches to history at Key Stage 3
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                                                                                Cartooning King Cotton
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Historian articleWhile cartoons have been widely used by historians of ‘High Politics’ or diplomacy, they have been used less often by social historians. Alan Fowler and Terry Wyke examine a source for the social history of the Lancashire cotton industry. Cartoons have long held a fascination for historians, though when using... Cartooning King Cotton
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                                                                                Jane Austen: a writer for all seasons
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    ArticleIrene Collins provides a fresh assessment of the life and work of one of this country’s greatest novelists, whose own wit and charm, combined with a deep insight into human nature, is reflected in her novels. Jane Austen was not the first woman novelist in England to achieve popularity and... Jane Austen: a writer for all seasons
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                                                                                William Vernon Harcourt
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Article2004 marks the centenary of the death of Sir William Vernon Harcourt, on 30 September 1904, and this provides an opportunity to consider the extent to which Harcourt's beliefs and political attitudes are still relevant today. Although he is now almost forgotten Harcourt was regarded as a major figure in... William Vernon Harcourt
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                                                                                Brazil and the two World Wars
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    ArticleBrazil and the outbreak of the First World War At the beginning of the twentieth century Brazil was on the periphery of a world order that revolved around decisions made by the great European powers. Although it was the largest and most populated nation in South America, Brazil possessed an... Brazil and the two World Wars
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                                                                                ‘You hear about it for real in school.’ Avoiding, containing and risk-taking in the classroom
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleIn this article, Alison Kitson and Alan McCully discuss the findings of their research into history teaching in the most divided part of the United Kingdom: Northern Ireland. Drawing on interviews with students and teachers, they consider what history teaching might contribute to an understanding of the current situation and... ‘You hear about it for real in school.’ Avoiding, containing and risk-taking in the classroom
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                                                                                Means and Ends: History, Drama and Education for Life
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Primary History articlePlease note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
John Fines, Raymond Verrier and I frequently taught as a team trying to discover where drama work and history meet. We were interested in helping children get a grasp of past events which have influenced their... Means and Ends: History, Drama and Education for Life
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                                                                                Teaching History 55
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    The HA's journal for history teachers
Articles:
Empathy and History - Ann Low-Beer
Some Reflections on Empathy in History - John Cairns
Reflections on the Empathy Debate - Keith Jenkins and Peter Brickley
Pupils and the Professional Historian - Neil De Marco
Some Comments on the Future of Integrated or Modular Humanities Courses in Schools -... Teaching History 55
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                                                                                A need to know: Islamic history and the school curriculum
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleIn this article, Nicolas Kinloch questions some of the principal justifications often advanced for teaching Islamic history in schools. In particular, he wants to move us beyond our concern with current events in the Middle East. He suggests that there are dangers in looking at Islamic history if it is... A need to know: Islamic history and the school curriculum
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                                                                                Mussolini's marriage and a game in the playground: using analogy to help pupils understand the past
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleDiana Laffin and Maggie Wilson want their pupils to connect with people in the past and to experience some of their emotions. The emotional factor is a difficult one in history, both for pupils and professional historians. When studying Eden’s actions at Suez, for example, what we lack is a... Mussolini's marriage and a game in the playground: using analogy to help pupils understand the past