The History Blog http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history A blog from the Olchfa History Department Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wales! Wales! http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/14/wales-wales/ http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/14/wales-wales/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:35:42 +0000 efc http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/?p=36 Who do YOU think you are? Roy Noble on the History of Cardiff The grave of Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, who died in World War I Cardiff in World War II Extract from BBC’s [...]]]> Who do YOU think you are?
Roy Noble on the History of Cardiff

The grave of Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, who died in World War I

Cardiff in World War II

Extract from BBC’s “Coast” on Cardiff and the Industrial Revolution

Photos of blitzed Swansea during World War II

1940s Home Guard at Swansea

A presentation on Welsh Heroes

JUST FOR FUN !!
Ali G visits Wales and tries to learn Welsh 

Barry Welsh on the Fishguard Film festival

Visit a Welsh noodle mine!

]]> http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/14/wales-wales/feed/ Mark Steel Lectures http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/11/mark-steel-lectures-4/ http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/11/mark-steel-lectures-4/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:01:12 +0000 efc http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/?p=34 A [kml_flashembed movie="http://uk.youtube.com/v/f3Qg07hnRYw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] ]]> A lighthearted look at the famous suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst in 6 parts

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]]> http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/11/mark-steel-lectures-4/feed/ Mark Steel Lectures http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/11/mark-steel-lectures-3/ http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/11/mark-steel-lectures-3/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:56:27 +0000 efc http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/?p=33 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ShcL1gYKhLE&feature=related ]]> LISTEN to Mark Steel’s Radio lectures on Karl Marx (Total listening time 20 mins)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ShcL1gYKhLE&feature=related

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Total time 25 mins


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IK2zsw4–BM&feature=related

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Total time 25 mins


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IK2zsw4–BM&feature=related

]]> http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/08/11/mark-steel-lectures/feed/ Where History really begins! http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/19/where-history-really-begins/ http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/19/where-history-really-begins/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:40:10 +0000 efc http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/?p=28 http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/19/where-history-really-begins/feed/ Never too early for Revision http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/19/never-too-early-for-revision/ http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/19/never-too-early-for-revision/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:36:23 +0000 efc http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/?p=27 DATES for your diary

GCSE exam - Germany & China paper is on Wednesday 3rd June in the morning

GCSE - USA paper will be on 11th June again its in the morning.

Click here to follow the link to the WJEC exam board timetatable for GCSEs

AS Level - HI1, HI2 and HI3 are on Tuesday 2nd June afternoon

A2 Level- HI4 is on Thursday 4th June in the morning and HI6 paper is on Tuesday 16th June in the afternoon.

Click here to follow the link to the WJEC exam board timetatable for A Levels

Mr Haliwell, the examinations officer, will give you official notofication of your exam dates, times and ventures closer to the exams.

 

Try a bite size.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/

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Testing embedding media.

]]> http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/17/hitler-comes-to-power/feed/ Educational Games http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/12/educational-games/ http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/12/educational-games/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:19:59 +0000 efc http://olchfa.org.uk/blogs/history/2008/07/12/educational-games/ The following interactive games will not only make you smarter they will sometimes make you a little mad!

Walk the Plank

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/

Penalty Shootout

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/penaltyshootout/

Hoop Shoot

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/hoopshoot/

Fling the Teacher

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/

Noughts and Crosses

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/noughtscrosses/index.shtml

Historical Duckshoot

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/duckshoot/index.shtml

Beat Da Bomb

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/beatdabomb/index.shtml

Historical Hangman

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/hangman/index.html

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