Tag Archives: History

Ablett (Crimean VC)

Posted on December 18, 2023 by kenbaker

Alfred Ablett VC, DCM ( 03 August 1830 – 12 March 1897) was a British Army soldier and a Crimean War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with the Grenadier … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Crimea (Jowett’s Diary)

Posted on December 18, 2023 by kenbaker

Let not ambition mock their useful toil,Their homely joys and destiny obscure,Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smileThe short and simple annals of the poor -Thomas Gray From the diary of William Jowett 1854 Dec 18th -31st Weather very wet … Continue reading →

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How Grandad lost a leg and gained a medal ( from ‘A story of war’)

Posted on December 14, 2023 by kenbaker

RSM Arthur Baker 30th Division, 4th Army,  Somme 1916 with Sgt Billy Morris and three others. When my grandchildren ask how I lost my leg, I always say the same thing: “I didn’t lose it. I know exactly where it … Continue reading →

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History GCSE Source Question

Posted on December 11, 2023 by kenbaker

Background notes (Wikpedia) British public opinion had been quite favourable towards the Kaiser in his first twelve years on the throne, but it turned sour in the late 1890s. During the First World War, he became the central target of British … Continue reading →

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Hitler Youth: Photo Inferences

Posted on December 9, 2023 by kenbaker

What can you infer about the Hitler Youth Movement from this photograph? EXAMINER’S NOTES: This question requires students to make two inferences from a source and it is sometimes regarded as an ‘easy’ question. However, students need to be sure … Continue reading →

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Have a Merry (Puritan) Christmas!

Posted on December 9, 2023 by kenbaker

In the mid-17th century, a wave of religious reform transformed the way in which Christmas was celebrated in England. Oliver Cromwell — the General responsible for leading the parliamentary army during the English Civil War — took over England in … Continue reading →

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Lusitania: A Hundred Years on…

Posted on March 11, 2015 by kenbaker

The Lusitania Conspiracy? By Dr Ken Baker View this Author’s Spotlight Paperback, 46 Pages This item has not been rated yet Preview Price: €10.00 Ships in 3–5 business days For one brief shining moment, the Lusitania, a British-built ocean liner, … Continue reading →

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The Cold War: Introduction

Posted on November 11, 2010 by kenbaker

The Cold War was the most important political and diplomatic issue of the early postwar period. The main Cold War enemies were the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold war got its name because both sides were afraid … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt’s first war…on the Depression

Posted on November 9, 2010 by kenbaker

Image via Wikipedia By late winter 1933, the nation had already endured more than three years of economic depression. Statistics revealing the depth of the Great Depression were staggering. More than 11,000 of 24,000 banks had failed, destroying the savings … Continue reading →

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The Consequences of the Great Depression

Posted on November 3, 2010 by kenbaker

Though the U.S. economy had gone into depression six months earlier, the Great Depression may be said to have begun with a catastrophic collapse of stock-market prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929. During the next three … Continue reading →

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