History
In History, there are five key areas of opportunity to develop you super-curricular knowledge for studying History at a higher level.
1. Online Lectures and videos
2. History debating team
3. Visiting places of historical significance
4. Attending History trips
5. Recommended reading
1. Online Lectures and videos
Click on one of the links below to view
Deepen your knowledge of the Challney Curriculum by clicking on one of the links below:
How to turn protest into powerful change?
The complex geometry of Islamic design
Did Shakespeare write his plays?
The Atlantic Slave Trade. What too few textbooks told you.
A brief History of religion in art.
World War Two (Real footage in colour)
University lectures (Advanced). Try a University style lecture by clicking a link below:
Pershing Lecture Series: The Russian Revolution - Sean N. Kalic and Gates Brown
History-What Really Happened? Excellent Lecture on Historiography
The Military History of the First World War: An Overview and Analysis - Professor David Stevenson
Plagues and history, by Chris Dobson and Mary Dobson
Lecture 1: Introduction to Power and Politics in Today’s World
Broaden your knowledge by exploring issues outside of the Challney Curriculum by clicking on a link below:
The History of Our World in 18 minutes.
What is McCarthyism and how did it happen?
The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus
The Exceptional Life of Benjamin Banneker
What caused the French Revolution?
The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
This is Sparta. Fierce Warriors of the Ancient World
What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary?
The ancient origins of the Olympics
What did democracy really mean in Ancient Athens?
The contributions of female explorers
University lectures (Advanced) Try a University style lecture by clicking on a link below:
Life in the ancient world, by Michael Scott
A selection of 119 Yale University lectures on topics ranging from the Dark Ages to Modern times.
2. The History Debating Team
Open for all year groups in Y8 after school on Wednesdays to debate interesting historical questions.
3. Visiting places of historical significance
Click on one of the following links below to get ideas for visits
Places to visit or explore in Luton.
Places to visit or explore in Bedfordshire.
Places to visit or explore in London.
Places to visit or explore in the UK.
4. Attending History Trips
trips in history 2021 2022 november 2021 1 .pdf
5. Recommended reading
- Use the Challney E library to download for free History fictional books.
-Read magazine articles on a range of different History topics.
