The GCSE History Revision Podcast
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The GCSE History Revision Podcast
This is a podcast designed specifically to help with AQA GCSE History revision. On twitter @GCSEHistoryPod
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Castle Acre Priory - Norman England Site Study 2021
What can castle Acre tell us about the influence of the Cluniac Order on England? Who were the Cluniacs? And how did the complicated relationships bet...
Norman England: Castle Acre Priory - Monasticism
The Historic Site Study for 2021 is Castle Acre Priory; but you can't understand why Castle Acre is so important without the context of monastisicm in...
Germany: A golden age? Weimar Culture
Alongside the economic and political stability of the Stresemann period came a flowering of Weimar Culture. What did this look like, how did it impact...
Germany: A Golden Age? Stresemann and the 1920s
The Weimar Republic seemed on the brink of collapse in 1923 - yet it survived for another ten years. Was this miracle a true recovery or merely paperi...
Norman England: How Much Did Life Change?
1066 is regarded as a watershed moment when all of life in England changed. How far is this accurate? In this episode we look at the various ways that...
Film Studies: Skyfall
In this special episode for GCSE Film Studies students we are joined by John Rain, host of SMERSHPOD
And author of THUNDERBOOK to talk about the...
Leather and Steel: Young People in Nazi Germany
The Nazi state had very clear plans for the young men and women of Germany; these plans would be reflected in the changes to the education system and...
BONUS GCSE English Episode: AQA Anthology - Remains and the Light Brigade
For this episode we are joined by two colleagues from the English Department who are discussing two poems from the AQA anthology. Apologies for the so...
Kinder, Küche, Kirche: Women in Nazi Germany
Germany was a totalitarian state - one where the government imposed control over every aspect of its citizens lives. One of the areas worth looking at...
The White Tower: Norman England Historic Site Study
This is our bumepr episode on the Tower of London, the White Tower. William I's residence, symbol of power, refuge of last resort... why was it built?...
Germany Bonus Episode: The SA
In this episode we look at the rise and fall of the SA. How important was it to early Nazi success and what impact did it have on their electoral vict...
Germany: Alcohol and Politics Don't Mix, Munich 1923
In November 1923 a bunch of politcal chancers launched an attempted coup - a 'putsch' - from a beer cellar. A collection of ex-soldiers and political...
Germany: Out of the Frying-Pan 1919-23
The newborn Weimar Republic did not have an easy life; rocked by attacks from both without and within, it seemed doomed to fail. In this episode, we l...
Germany: Rising from the Flames 1920
After the catastrophe of the Great War, Germany found itself without a leader, without a government and without a future. From this wreckage rose a ne...
Germany: Apocalypse Now 1918
What was the impact of WW1 on Germany? In this episode we look at the economic, social and political aspects of the War's impact and consider how that...
Germany: Before the Fall 1890-1914
What was Germany like before the First World War? What kind of power structures were in place and what difficulties were there in governing it?
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The Battle of Hastings
This is the episode to support the Norman England Historic Site study. An in depth examination of the factors that influence success or failure in med...
1900s: Women's Rights
Which groups were fighting for the rights of women at the dawn of the 20th Century? Was it due to their efforts that women got the vote in 1918 or was...
1800s: Reform and Reformers
Part of the Power and the People Theme Study for Paper 2.
The Chartists weren't the only game in town in the 1800s when it came to refor...
Faces of Fascism - the Brain of Mussolini
Something a little different while we sort out the Pevensey castle episode
This is the first episode of abnother podcast called Faces of Fascism...
1800s: New Model Unions and New Unionism
How did the Trades Union movement develop after the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
1834: The Tolpuddle Martyrs
"You don't get me, I'm part of the Union..."
The first in our mini sequence of podcasts on the development of the Trades Union movement and its...
1800s: The Chartists II
The Chartists were a huge political movement, able to mobilise a lot of public support; born out of unhappiness with the Great Reform Act, their deman...
1800s: The Chartists I - Peterloo and the Great Reform Act
What was the problem with elections in the 1800s? How did a meeting at St Peter's Field lead to the Great Reform Act? And how Great was it anyway?
1776 The American Revolution
After the Civil Wars, the question of who ruled - Parliament or the King - was settled. The next phase of power shifting to the people would be about...
2018 Exam Technique
In our final episode of the class of 2018, we talk through with an AQA Lead Examiner how to answer each of the questions on the new paper.
For...
1642: The World Turned Upside Down
England is at war with itself; the King versus Parliament. This confilct gave rise to new radical politics which would inform the rest of British poli...
1642: What were the causes of the English Revolution?
In August 1642 King Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham, declaring war on his own Parliament. The most serious challenge to royal authority in...
1536: What was the Impact of the Pilgrimage of Grace?
Henry VIII had to deal with the challenge to his authority, but how? This episode wraps up the events of 1536 and looks at the impact it had for the p...
1536: What were the causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace?
In 1536 Henry VIII faced the most serious challenge to his power - the most serious challenge to any monarch since 1381. Why did nobles, commons and p...
1381: What was the impact of the Peasants' Revolt?
This is the second of the two episodes on the Peasants' Revolt; here we discuss the events and consequences of the revolt. We also discuss the differi...
1381: What were the Causes of the Peasants' Revolt?
This is another episode for the Power and the People Theme Study.
In the summer of 1381, peasants from the south east of England rampaged throug...
1264: The Origins of Parliament
How important was Simon de Montfort and what was the significance of his Parliament? This episode looks at the next major challenge to royal authority...
1215: Why does Magna Carta matter?
Welcome to the second episode on Magna Carta with a new microphone cable. In this episode we cover the key clauses of the Great Charter and why they m...
1215: Why was Magna Carta necessary?
Apologies for the sound quality on this episode - the microphone cable was damaged and I didn't have a spare.
This is the first episode of the P...
Durham Cathedral - Norman England Historic Site
Cathedrals were an important part of the organisation and structure of the Church, and Durham Cathedral was the one that established the pattern for a...
Norman England Part VI: How did life change?
1066 is seen as a cataclysmic event, a moment that changed England forever: but how much actually changed for the peasant in the field? This summary e...
Norman England Part V: The Growth of Towns
The Domesday book paints a picture of the grown of towns in the Norman period; over 200 hundred of them in the reign of William alone. Why did towns g...
Summer 2017 - Exam Tips
In the final episode for the Class of 2017, we run through how to answer each of the questions on both of the AQA GCSE History B papers.
So for...
Vietnam Part IV: Peace With Honour?
The USA lost. One of the two great superpowers lost. It can be argued that America never got over their defeat in Vietnam. So why did they leeave?