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In the "Competing Narratives" thread (http://community.boredofstudies.org/34/history-extension/101309/competing-narratives.html) I incidentally posted a list of Historiographical Issues that I had used with my students to help focus on the two HSC questions and to help give structure and...

Of interest to Historiographers might be the situation at Wikipedia, which I briefly discuss (with links) in my Domus Carataci blog post "Information wars", where I have a historiography section. The topic in this case relates to attempts by US politicians to impose their own version on entries...

Candidates who quoted Pamela Bradley On the whole did badly, While those who knew their Wiedeman to the letter Fared somewhat better; And seldom did those students waste their time Who cited Sir Ronald Syme. Feeling brave? Then mention if you dare, Oh! - Guglielmo Ferrero...

Many of the questions are very similar or identical: eg Catholic Trial Question 12 Option L – Rome: Agrippina II (a) Outline the factors which contributed to Agrippina II’s rise to prominence. (5 marks) (b) Explain Agrippina II’s relationships with Seneca, Burrus and imperial...

Here are some of my favourites - add more! That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons history has to teach. - Aldous Huxley All history is contemporary history. - Benedetto Croce Those who have no knowledge of what has gone...

How many debates are you doing in the Case Study? The syllabus lists 5 debates for each - are you doing all 5 or what? eg (from the Syllabus) Option 8: Tacitean View of the Early Principate Principal focus: students investigate the way in which Tacitus constructed the history of the...

What debates in the case study are you doing? How may debates are you doing in the Case Study? The syllabus lists 5 debates for each - are you doing all 5 or what? eg (from the Syllabus) Option 8: Tacitean View of the Early Principate Principal focus: students investigate the way in...