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Why study History

Why study History. You are part of history so make sure you understand it. History helps you to understand. Present. Your Past Your identity – where you came from and who you are? Your place in your world. Future. Past. History tells us what happened in the past .

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Why study History

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  1. Why study History You are part of history so make sure you understand it.

  2. History helps you to understand Present • Your Past • Your identity – where you came from • and who you are? • Your place in your world Future Past

  3. History tells us what happened in the past • Different societies /leaders/ cultures • Where our values and attitudes came from. • Make us question why things happen and could they ever happen again. Holocaust IRAQ

  4. History helps you to make sense of the present by looking at the past. 2007 1930’s 1960’s 1340’s 1840’s 2004

  5. History helps you to make informed decisions Think first and weigh up all the evidence pros cons Decide !

  6. Famous people who have degrees in history Dermot Murnaghan Journalist Edward Norton Actor studied History at Harvard Dianne Abbott MP studied history at Cambridge Lord Sainsbury Sacha Baron Cohen Creator of Ali G and Borat Gordon Brown Labour Chancellor

  7. Study History and be in good company!The people below have all studied history • Jeremy Bowen, BBC News reporter (UCL)  • Alan Green BBC Radio 5 Live football commentator (Queens);Martin Tyler Sky Sports football commentator • Jonathan Legard BBC motors sports reporter (Leeds) • James Moir controller BBC Radio Two (Cambridge) • Peter Wilby editor of New Statesman (Sussex) • Melvyn Bragg ITV presenter South Bank Show (Oxford) • Jeremy Warner Business editor, The Independent (UCL) • Michael White political editor, The Guardian (UCL) • Salman Rushdie author Journalism and Writing

  8. Entertainment • Louis Theroux (Oxford) • Simon Thomas - Blue • Simon Mayo Radio DJ (Warwick) • Conan O'Brien US talk show host and Simpsons writer (Harvard) • Michael Palin presenter and Python (Oxford) • Chris Martin of band Coldplay (UCL) • Nicky Wire and Richey Edwards Manic Street Preachers (Swansea) • Stingformer History Teacher!

  9. Business • David Sainsbury CEO Sainsburys (Oxford) • Roland Smith, former director Bank of England, now dir. Manchester United (Birmingham) • Howard Springer CEO Sony America (Oxford) • Phil Soar, CEO Nottm. Forest (Keele) • Anita Roddick, founder of Bodyshop (Bath Spa) • Gerald Corbett ex Chief Executive of Dixons, Railtrack, Woolworth (Cambridge) • Patrick Gillam ex Chief Executive of BP, Standard Chartered Bank (London)

  10. Politics and Law • Neil Kinnock former leader Labour Party, EU commissioner (Cardiff) • John Prescott MP Deputy Prime Minister (Hull) • Mike Mansfield QC top barrister (Keele) • Dr John Reid MP Chairman of Labour Party (Stirling) • Paul Murphy MP Sec. State Northern Ireland (Oxford) • Alex Salmond MSP Leader Scottish National Party (St Andrews) • Seb Coe former athlete and MP (Loughborough) • Lord Williams of Mostyn Attorney General (Cambridge)

  11. History is FUN helps me make sense of my world questioning testing evidence Challenging discovery All around me

  12. Where history can lead • You can become • A Lawyer • A Teacher • A Journalist • An Editor • An Information Manager • A Museum curator • An Archaeologist • Prime Minister

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