Homeschooling 4 – Behind the scenes at Histories of the Unexpected

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Homeschooling 4 – Behind the Scenes at Histories of the Unexpected

This is the FOURTH in this special series of Histories of the Unexpected Episodes geared towards homeschooling, as the United Kingdom and much of the globe enters into lockdown, schools close, and the world begins a period of isolation and educated online and at home. Over the next few weeks, we will endeavour to record a series of history podcast episodes catering for kids, parents and teachers, with the intention of providing interesting history material readily available to anyone interested in history, and with access to a device capable of receiving a podcast, and with access to the internet. It is aimed at audiences from 8-108!In this Histories of The Unexpected Homeschooling Episode FOUR, James offers A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT HISTORIES OF THE UNEXPECTED, uncovering the historical tricks of the trade that go into putting together each episode. Of interest to all, the episode also caters for sixth-formers, whose exams have been cancelled, to get them thinking about how historians interpret the past. As curriculum enrichment for all – whether you are university-history-degree-bound or not this essay teaches you the methods of: taxonomy; comparative and global history; object biography and the archaeology of things; historical causation (via G.R. Elton and Fernand Braudel), and micro history. There’s something for everyone!

More Podcasts

98. World War 2

23, 5, 2019 - “When every morning brought a noble chance, And every chance brought out a noble knight” .... Read More

Mountains: Reclimbed!

24, 11, 2020 - In this BONUS episode, the Histories of the Unexpected duo, James and Sam, re-climb the .... Read More

Buttons!

22, 4, 2021 - In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, James and Sam, stroll elegantly and well-dressed .... Read More

Subscribe to our newsletter

Keep up to date with Histories of the Unexpected