Archive for October, 2010

First Russian Pig in Space

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Telescopic Topic: The Weimar Republic

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

A collapsible online revision list covering all the main aspects of Weimar Germany, a key GCSE/IGCSE topic. A great revision tool.

30th October 1960 (50 years ago today) Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

MICHAEL WOODRUFF, one of the pioneer surgeons in transplantation, was undoubtedly a lateral thinker, a most unusual trait in a surgeon and one illustrated no better than by his outstanding work on dietetic deficiencies while a prisoner in the notorious Changi camp in Singapore during the Second World War….[more]

Dinosaur Skull Found in Church

Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Encased in pinkish marble-like slabs supporting a balustrade, this dinosaur -- or what's left of it -- has for centuries been the most faithful presence in the Cathedral of St. Ambrose in Vigevano, a town about 20 miles from Milan.

Simon de Montfort and the Cathars

Friday, October 29th, 2010

A decision making worksheet exercise complete with teacher answer sheet is now available here.

Louis XVI’s Blood May Be Hidden Inside Decorated Gourd

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Dating back to the French Revolution, this gourd is thought to contain the blood of Louis XVI, collected shortly after he was executed.