About me
I’m a student studying history. This site is a collection of blog posts and my thoughts on various history topics.
I have a particular interest in:
- Modern history
- The application of history to todays challenges
- Social history
I will continue to update the site so come back soon for more!
My Blog
The History First Blog
Visiting Alcatraz Island
August 20, 2018
I recently went on holiday to America and visited many different tourist destinations. One of these destinations was Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
Alcatraz Island is notorious for... Seaside Resorts in Kent
July 15, 2018
The Swanley History Group’s monthly talk for April was about the history of seaside resorts in Britain. They had a guest speaker who spoke about the seaside resorts and he brought in a numbe... Competition Entry: “Who do you think is the most influential figure in history?”
November 30, 2017
History is filled with all sorts of historical figures who have had lasting impacts on different aspects of history and life as we know it, however, when it comes down to who the most influe... The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook
October 5, 2017
Today I watched an episode of the great series, "The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook". At school I have been studying Britain during the 80s, so watching this was a fun way to learn more about th... Fake News
September 30, 2017
Recently I was reading about how Russians had supposedly influenced the Brexit vote and the US election. There are lots of conflicting stories about this and it got me thinking about fake ne... World War One and the meaning of the Poppy
September 17, 2017
World War One began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. People hoped that the war would be over by Christmas 1914, but it ended up becoming a huge atrocity that lasted way lon... Dunkirk (2017)
August 21, 2017
Recently, I went to see the film “Dunkirk” at the cinema. I had seen trailers for it and they looked very intense and interesting, but I wasn’t very familiar with the events that the film wa... The proposed Channel Tunnel Rail Link of the 1980s.
August 3, 2017
At the local Swanley History Group, there was a talk on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link that was planned to be constructed locally in the 1980s. There were several photos, maps, documents and n... Summer Events
July 16, 2017
As the summer holiday approaches, I'm planning to go to some events. Below are the events on at places on my summer 2017 shortlist:
The Royal Historical Society
http://royalhists...