History Revised

Peter Wellby

Learn about some of the most underrated influencers of history with this new podcast. Each episode gives a brief and engaging overview of the achievements of an intriguing historical figure, tying their story in to key events from the GCSE and A Level history courses. Now you can revise or learn about forgotten figures of the past wherever you are: on a walk, taking the bus, doing household chores, or even in the bath! About the creator: I have been a history teacher for over 10 years and I am Head of History at a central London school.

Episodes

  1. 03/31/2021

    Oliver Tambo: the ANC in exile

    South African history. When, on 27th March 1960, OR Tambo was driven across the border to begin his ‘mission in exile’, he could not have suspected that he would not step foot on South African soil again for the next 30 years. His triumphant return in 1990 finally reunited him with his business partner, ANC comrade and great friend Nelson Mandela. Tambo’s work in exile was instrumental in gathering international support for the struggle, eventually turning apartheid South Africa into a pariah state. Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE and A Level courses on the history of South Africa.

    Oliver Tambo: the ANC in exile

  2. 03/27/2021

    The Viljoen brothers - South Africa 1990 to 1994

    South African history. These two very different, identical twins played a dramatic role in some of the crucial events of the early 1990s in South Africa as the negotiations between the ANC and NP stumbled. Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE and A Level courses on the history of South Africa.

    The Viljoen brothers - South Africa 1990 to 1994

  3. 03/19/2021

    Helen Suzman - South Africa 1953 to 1989 - 1 vs 165, the MP who fought apartheid from the inside

    South African history. For 13 years, Suzman was the only member of South Africa’s parliament who opposed apartheid. She did the work of an opposition party by herself and exposed some of the worst abuses of the apartheid system. Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE and A Level courses on the history of South Africa.

    Helen Suzman - South Africa 1953 to 1989 - 1 vs 165, the MP who fought apartheid from the inside

  4. 03/17/2021

    Martin Niemoller: the priest who defied the Nazis

    Nazi Germany. The Nazis and the churches: the story of how someone who supported the Nazis in the 1920s and early 1930s became one of their most significant opponents (and wrote a famous poem). Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE and A Level history courses on Weimar and Nazi Germany.

    Martin Niemoller: the priest who defied the Nazis

  5. 03/05/2021

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek: the man who discovered a whole new world, in miniature

    The History of Medicine. The inventor of the first powerful microscope and the first person to ever see single-celled organisms, discovering a whole new world that is all around us. Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE history courses on medicine and health in Britain.

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek: the man who discovered a whole new world, in miniature

  6. 02/24/2021

    Thomas Sydenham - 'The English Hippocrates'?

    The History of Medicine. Does Thomas Sydenham deserve his title as the greatest ever English doctor? Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE history courses on medicine and health in Britain.

    Thomas Sydenham - 'The English Hippocrates'?

  7. 02/20/2021

    Robert Koch: the greatest doctor of all time?

    The History of Medicine. Microbes, mice and vaccines: how a German doctor hunted microbes, developed the methods required to produce the first man-made vaccines and revolutionised medical science. Leave your comments and questions here. This episode will help you to revise for GCSE history courses on medicine and health in Britain.

    Robert Koch: the greatest doctor of all time?
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About

Learn about some of the most underrated influencers of history with this new podcast. Each episode gives a brief and engaging overview of the achievements of an intriguing historical figure, tying their story in to key events from the GCSE and A Level history courses. Now you can revise or learn about forgotten figures of the past wherever you are: on a walk, taking the bus, doing household chores, or even in the bath! About the creator: I have been a history teacher for over 10 years and I am Head of History at a central London school.

Information

  • Creator
    Peter Wellby
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Peter Wellby
  • Show Website
    History Revised