Merry Christmas - Nadolig Llawen

Merry Christmas to all at Chepstow!

Thought - Ludwig Wittgenstein

"If a lion could talk, we could not understand him."

"Os gallai llew siarad, ni allem ei ddeall."

Ludwig Wittgenstein

What the Tudors/Stuarts/Victorians did for us...

I've just discovered that Adam Hart-Davis' series have all been uploaded to YouTube.

They are an intriguing and engaging look at how people lived under some of our most famous rulers - and they are about the length of a 'Simpsons' episode.

GCSE Bitesize links for Year 10 revision.

Have a go at the activities and games!

Following your Chepstow School History Blog

You can now follow Chepstow History blog by subscribing to our RSS feed - via google, via netvibes, via newsgotor, via yahoo and many more!

J. Edgar - a new film starring Leo DiCaprio

As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

Hoover was the founding father of the FBI, credited with building the FBI into a large and efficient crime-fighting agency.

Leo DiCaprio is being touted as a potential Oscar winner for his role.

Year 10s - worth a Christmas cinema trip for your USA topic!

The Fresh Prince of Fascism

This is the story all about how,

My ideology got flipped upside down,

Take a minute, listen to the rhythm,

I'll tell y'all about how I created Fascism.

In north-west Italia born and raised,

As a socialist is how I spent most of my days,

Editing 'Avanti', being a fool,

Reading some Nietzsche outside of school.

When a couple of socialists said I was up to no good,

They kicked me out, really didn't think they should,

I supported one little war and they got scared,

So I went out and started Fascism instead.

I waited for an opportunity to appear,

The 'March on Rome' was all too clear,

If anything I could say that this chance was rare,

But I thought nah, forget it,

The government's unfair.

I pulled up to the senate 'bout seven or eight,

I yelled to the Pope, yo homes smell ya later,

I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there,

Fascism in power, and it'll stay there I swear!

Mads Banfield, Joe Glynn, George Sariak