The GCSE History Revision Podcast

In this bumper episode we look at the various challenges to William's rule in the years 1066-76. We cover the Harrying of the North and Hereward the Wake and along the way discover what became of Morcar and Edwin. This is a chronological overview of the various revolts and rebellions that will help you build up context; it is not a replacement for your detailed notes!

In this bumper episode we discuss the three battles of 1066 and consider how each one effects the one after. Was the outcome of Hastings a given, or was it in doubt right up until the moment? Three of the most experienced rulers and war leaders in Medieval Europe meet - and only one will survive. 

In this final episode for Paper One, we are joined by two very special guests to give us their insights on the most unlikely event of the 1930s: Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia signing a non-aggression pact. 

DISCLAIMER: No dictators were harmed in the making of this episode. 

The Munich Conference was a triumph of Appeasement; it pulled Europe back from the brink of war. Or so it was seen at the time. But later it came to be seen as betrayal of Czechoslovakia and an unacceptable collapse in the face of German aggression. Which one is right? Listen in as Mr W attempts to teach a Geography teacher about the Munich conference.

How does a sudden growth in population effect a city that doesn't have the infrastructure to deal with it? This episode looks at the Cairo case study to try and answer that question. As an added bonus you will hear Mr W rendered speechless for pretty much the first time in 20 years.

Historians and politicians have been arguing about the policy of Appeasement since the 1940s. Was the idea of trying to reach an arrangement with Hitler a sensible way to avoid a war or was it an act of moral cowardice? In this essay style episode we'll discuss the arguments for and against appeasement as well as some of the ways it might come up in the exam. Apologies for the noise right at the end - someone picked that exact moment to start fitting a new window in the next room. 

Historians and politicians have been arguing about the policy of Appeasement since the 1940s. Was the idea of trying to reach an arrangement with Hitler a sensible way to avoid a war or was it an act of moral cowardice? In this essay style episode we'll discuss the arguments for and against appeasement as well as some of the ways it might come up in the exam. 

What were the events and consequences of the Anschluss with Austria of 1938? Why did this attempt succeed where the 1934 attempt did not? In this slightly different format episode, Mr W tries to explain the Anschluss to someone who's never studied history before. What could possibly go wrong?

The remilitarisation of the Rhineland was the biggest single breach of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. It was, quite simply, illegal. So why did no one stop it? And could action here have stopped Hitler before the situation spiralled completely out of control?

How did the Chancellor of Germany present himself to the international community in the early years of the 1930s? And to what extent did this influence the way they reacted towards him later? This podcast covers the years 1933-36.

For 20 years after 1945, WW2 was regarded as something caused solely by Hitler's actions. For Topic 3 of the exam, you need to consider whether this is true. We start here, with Hitler's aims in foreign policy. Did he want a war? If not, what did he actually want?

In this Geography Bonus Episode, Mrs G tries to teach Mr W about the various types of coastal processes. This podcast is useful for both Coursework and Exam and covers:

• Waves types
• Discordant and concordant coastlines and headlands
• Cracks, caves, arches, stacks and stumps
• Wave cut notches and wave cut platforms.

Early in 1066, King Edward the Confessor died without leaving an heir. This one death and the confusion over who should succeed him was to completely change the course of British History. There were four men who could lay claim to the throne of England, but were all the claims equal?

In this Essay style episode, the three of us have a good old argument about who should be king. And there was genuinely no prep - before the names came out of the hat, none of us knew whose case we would be arguing.

In this wrap up episode to finish off the Origins of World War One, the two of us have a good old argument about which of the causes is the one you can blame the war on;

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

This is the podcast to listen to if you're worried about the essay questions as you can see how we use evidence to defend our positions.

When the war broke out in August 1914, why did a small conflict in the Balkans suddenly engulf all of Europe and then the world? The answer lies much earlier, in a piece of paper written in 1905 by a German officer called Von Schlieffen....

Militarism is often seen as one of the MAIN causes of the World War One. By looking in detail at the naval rivalry between Britain and Germany, can we get a feel for how tensions in Europe were ratcheted up at the start of the 20th Century?

The Bosnian Crisis highlights the role of Austria Hungary in the build up to world war one and helps explain why the Balkans were the spark that lit the fire. How did the fallout from the collapse of Turkey lead towards the bullets fired in Sarajevo in 1914? Find out here.

"I beheld a pale horse, and the name of him that rode it was Death." Everyone remembers the Kaiser riding his white horse through Morocco in 1905, but why was this little slip of Africa so important? And how did the Agadir crisis bring Europe to the brink of war in 1911?

In another Bonus Geography Episode, Mrs G attempts to teach the man who knows nothing about Geography about the Turkey Earthquake of 1999. This is another one you will need for your case study.