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The Roman Empire

By: Martyn Whittock,Martyn John Whittock

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The Roman Empire

By: Martyn Whittock,Martyn John Whittock

Focusing on the Roman Empire, this is one of a history series which offers teachers the flexibility to design their own scheme of work at Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. A teacher's assessment and resource pack, including photocopiable worksheets, is also available.

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Heinemann

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043531274X

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When God was King

Rebels & radicals of the Civil War & Mayflower generation

By: Martyn Whittock

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When God was King

Rebels & radicals of the Civil War & Mayflower generation

By: Martyn Whittock

Islam is not the only religion that has sought to take political power, or believed that it should be possible to create a theocracy. In the 17th century, Christians in the British Isles and North America attempted to follow the examples of 16th century European radicals of contrasting types, while attempting to learn from their mistakes - first in Scotland, and then Cromwell tried to impose just such a rule in the rest of the country. At the same time, millenarian groups planned a religious, political and social revolution to usher in the return of Christ; while others argued for something akin to communism. And even after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, there were sects, such as the Quakers, whose faith had a radical impact on their politics. Nor is Christian radicalism dead today - it has influenced politicians ever since.

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Lion Books

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0745980406

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9780745980409

The Origins of England 410–600

By: Martyn J. Whittock

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The Origins of England 410–600

By: Martyn J. Whittock

The Origins of England (1986) gives a comprehensive overview of the crucial period of migration and settlement that can be seen as the beginning of English history. It takes into account recent discoveries and debates on the origins of the English, their arrival and conquest of England, and the social life and culture of the settlers. Topics covered include the resistance of the British to the English invaders, the relation of the English to the crumbling Roman society, the founding of the kingdoms and the Christian missionaries. Besides archaeological evidence, the author considers the evidence of place names, the visual arts and literary and legendary sources.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000921255

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9781000921250

Jesus: The Unauthorized Biography

By: Martyn Whittock,Esther Whittock

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Jesus: The Unauthorized Biography

By: Martyn Whittock,Esther Whittock

By bringing together all of the available evidence on the life of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, this book offers a compelling biography of His time on Earth. Looking at sources such as the gospels, inscriptions, early Church writings, the apocryphal gospels and more, readers will be able to vividly visualise Jesus’ life and his First-Century Jewish cultural context. If you've ever wondered about the impact of Jesus' social class on his ministry; the influence on His disciples of contemporary resistance movements; or the prominent role of women in the disciple community, then allow this book to challenge and deepen your understanding of the Jesus described in the Bible.

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Lion Books

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0745980953

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1018 and 1066

Why the Vikings Caused the Norman Conquest

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock Hannah Whittock

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1018 and 1066

Why the Vikings Caused the Norman Conquest

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock Hannah Whittock

The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Viking Conquest by Cnut in 1016 both had huge impacts on the history of England and yet '1066' has eclipsed '1016' in popular culture. This book challenges that side-lining of Cnut's conquest by presenting compelling evidence that the Viking Conquest of 1016 was the single most influential cause of 1066. This neglected Viking Conquest of 1016 led to the exiling to Normandy and Hungary of the rightful Anglo-Saxon heirs to the English throne, entangled English politics with those of Normandy and Scandinavia, purged and destabilized the Anglo-Saxon ruling class, caused an English king to look abroad for allies in his conflict with over-mighty subjects and, finally, in 1066 ensured that Harold Godwinson was in the north of England when the Normans landed on the south coast. As if that was not enough, it was the continuation of the Scandinavian connection after 1066 which largely ensured that a Norman victory became a traumatic Norman Conquest.

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The Crowood Press

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0719820502

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9780719820502

Daughters of Eve

Women of the Bible

By: Martyn Whittock,Esther Whittock

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Daughters of Eve

Women of the Bible

By: Martyn Whittock,Esther Whittock

Women play an immensely important role in the Bible: from Eve to the Virgin Mary, Sarah to Mary Magdalene, Naomi to the anonymous woman suffering severe menstrual bleeding who was healed by Jesus. They are a sisterhood of faith. As such, they challenge many of our assumptions about the role of women in the development of the biblical story; about the impact of faith on lives lived in the 'heat and dust' of the real world. Here we will meet the prostitute who ended up in the genealogy of Jesus, a national resistance fighter, a determined victim of male sexual behaviour who challenged patriarchal power, a far from meek and mild mother of Jesus, a woman whose life has been so misrepresented that she is now the subject of the most bizarre conspiracy theories, and more. Renowned historians and Biblical scholars, Martyn and Esther Whittock, take the reader on a fascinating journey, one unafraid to ask difficult questions, such as, 'Was Eve set up to fall?

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Lion Books

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0745980872

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Mayflower Lives

By: Martyn Whittock

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Mayflower Lives

By: Martyn Whittock

Leading into the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, Martyn Whittock examines the lives of the “saints” (members of the Separatist puritan congregations) and “strangers” (economic migrants) on the original ship who collectively became known to history as “the Pilgrims.”The story of the Pilgrims has taken on a life of its own as one of our founding national myths—their escape from religious persecution, the dangerous transatlantic journey, that brutal first winter. Throughout the narrative, we meet characters already familiar to us through Thanksgiving folklore—Captain Jones, Myles Standish, and Tisquantum (Squanto)—as well as new ones.There is Mary Chilton, the first woman to set foot on shore, and asylum seeker William Bradford. We meet fur trapper John Howland and little Mary More, who was brought as an indentured servant. Then there is Stephen Hopkins, who had already survived one shipwreck and was the only Mayflower passenger with any prior Amer- ican experience. Decidedly un-puritanical, he kept a tavern and was frequently chastised for allowing drinking on Sundays.Epic and intimate, Mayflower Lives is a rich and rewarding book that promises to enthrall readers of early American history.

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Simon and Schuster

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1643131796

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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

By: Martyn Whittock

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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

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Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life in this fascinating new portrait that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary. Thus we glimpse 11th-century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master. The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the urban elite. The stories of Roger 'the Raker' who drowned in his own sewage, a 'merman' imprisoned in Orford Castle and the sufferings of the Jews of Bristol reveal the extraordinary diversity of medieval society. Through these characters and events - and using the latest discoveries and research - the dynamic and engaging panorama of medieval England is revealed.

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Robinson

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1472107667

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The Vikings

From Odin to Christ

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock

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The Vikings

From Odin to Christ

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock

The popular image of the Vikings is of tall red-headed men, raping and pillaging their way around the coast of Europe, stopping only to ransack monasteries and burn longships. But the violent Vikings of the 8th century became the pious Christians of the 11th century, who gave gold crosses to Christian churches and in whose areas of rule pagan idols were destroyed and churches were built. So how did this radical transformation happen, and why? What difference did it make to the Vikings, and to those around them, and what is their legacy today? This book takes a "global" look at this key period in Viking history, exploring all the major areas of Viking settlement. Written to be an accessible and engaging overview for the general reader.

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Lion Books

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0745980198

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The End Times, Again?

2000 Years of the Use & Misuse of Biblical Prophecy

By: Martyn Whittock

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The End Times, Again?

2000 Years of the Use & Misuse of Biblical Prophecy

By: Martyn Whittock

From the Middle Eastern politics of Donald Trump to the UK’s 2016 EU Referendum, large numbers of Christians are making decisions based on the alleged “end-times” aspects of modern politics. Such apocalyptic views often operate beneath “the radar” of much Christian thought and expression. In this book, historian Martyn Whittock argues that while the New Testament does indeed teach the second coming of Christ, complications occur when Christians seek to confidently identify contemporary events as fulfilments of prophecy. Such believers are usually unaware that they stand in a long line of such well-intended but failed predictions. In this book, Whittock explores the history of end-times speculations over two thousand years, revealing how these often reflect the ideologies and outlooks of contemporary society in their application of Scripture. When Christians ignore such past mistakes, they are in danger of repeating them. Jesus, Whittock argues, taught a different way.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725258447

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9781725258440

The Viking Blitzkrieg

789–1098 AD

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock

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The Viking Blitzkrieg

789–1098 AD

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock

If the Viking Wars had not taken place, would there have been a united England in the tenth century? Martyn Whittock believes not, arguing that without them there would have been no rise of the Godwin family and their conflict with Edward the Confessor, no Norman connection, no Norman Conquest and no Domesday Book. All of these features of English history were the products, or by-products, of these conflicts and the threat of Scandinavian attack. The wars and responses to them accelerated economic growth; stimulated state formation and an assertive sense of an English national identity; created a hybrid Anglo-Scandinavian culture that spread beyond the so-called Danelaw; and caused an upheaval in the ruling elite. By looking at the entire period of the wars and by taking a holistic view of their political, economic, social and cultural effects, their many-layered impact can at last be properly assessed.

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The History Press

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075249726X

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9780752497266

Trump And The Puritans

By: James Roberts,Martyn Whittock

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Trump And The Puritans

By: James Roberts,Martyn Whittock

The year 2020 is a hugely significant one for the United States of America, marking as it does the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower Pilgrims to the New World and their establishment of a 'godly' colony in (what was for them) the 'American wilderness'. But it is also the year of the next Presidential election, one where the current occupant is expected to stand for re-election. Many millions of Americans will not see this as a random juxtaposition of events, since for them the unlikely person of Donald Trump is the one chosen by God to implement a twenty-first-century programme of godly rule and the restoration of American spiritual exceptionalism that is directly rooted in those far-off times when Puritan settlers (who followed in 1630) first established a semi-theocratic 'New Jerusalem' in the 'New World'. The USA is the home of more Christians than any other nation on earth. In 2014 research revealed that 70.6 per cent of Americans identified as Christians of some form with 25.4% identifying as 'Evangelicals'. Eighty-one per cent of them, around 33.7 million people, voted Trump in 2016. How can it be that self-described Christians of the 'Evangelical Religious Right' see, of all people, Donald Trump as their political representative and thus defender of their cause? Trump and the Puritans argues that while Donald Trump is no Puritan, the long-term influence of these 17th century radicals makes the USA different from any other Western democracy, and that this influence motivates and energizes a key element of his base to an astonishing degree and has played a major part in delivering political power to Trump.

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Biteback Publishing

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1785905511

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9781785905513

Christ: The First Two Thousand Years

From holy man to global brand: how our view of Christ has changed across

By: Martyn Whittock

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Christ: The First Two Thousand Years

From holy man to global brand: how our view of Christ has changed across

By: Martyn Whittock

How has Christ been seen for the last two millennia? From the Christ of the Gospels to the Isa of Islam, this book explores the way Jesus Christ has been viewed, described, promoted, opposed and written about. What did the word 'Christ' mean in the first century, and how did it resonate with the politics and religion of the time? And beyond that, how was Jesus seen in the New Testament, and then onto the time of the Desert Fathers? What of the heretical Christs - and who decided, and why? And from the 2nd century onwards, people started to draw and to paint images of Christ - how did this change and develop? The book then traces the history of Christ through the militant leader of the Crusaders, via the multi-faceted Christ of the Middle Ages, and the opposing views of Him thrown up by the Reformation and the wars that followed. Finally, the authors consider the Christ of the technological age and the age of total war, before looking also at the Christ of Liberation Theology, Marxism, the Developing world, the Dalits, other faiths, and the Post-modern Christ of the 21st century.

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Lion Books

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074597046X

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Jesus: The Unauthorized Biography

By: Martyn Whittock,Esther Whittock

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Mayflower Lives

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Simon and Schuster

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Conflict, People and Power

Medieval Britain, 1066-1500

By: Martyn John Whittock,John D. Clare

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Conflict, People and Power

Medieval Britain, 1066-1500

By: Martyn John Whittock,John D. Clare

This extention pack is designed for Key Stage 3 and provides a resource for teaching and learning about the issues and events that characterized medieval Britain. The pack includes photocopiable activities such as an investigation of whether Robin Hood really existed, a medieval police report about the murder of Thomas Becket and a template for pupils to build their own castles. All of the activities are self-supporting and so are ideal for homework assignments or additional classroom work. The foundation sheets are designed to reinforce the issues and topics taught in lessons, and build towards activities that also extend lower ability pupils' knowledge and understanding.

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Hodder Education

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0340772778

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The End Times, Again?

2000 Years of the Use & Misuse of Biblical Prophecy

By: Martyn Whittock

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2000 Years of the Use & Misuse of Biblical Prophecy

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From the Middle Eastern politics of Donald Trump to the UK's 2016 EU Referendum, large numbers of Christians are making decisions based on the alleged "end-times" aspects of modern politics. Such apocalyptic views often operate beneath "the radar" of much Christian thought and expression. In this book, historian Martyn Whittock argues that while the New Testament does indeed teach the second coming of Christ, complications occur when Christians seek to confidently identify contemporary events as fulfilments of prophecy. Such believers are usually unaware that they stand in a long line of such well-intended but failed predictions. In this book, Whittock explores the history of end-times speculations over two thousand years, revealing how these often reflect the ideologies and outlooks of contemporary society in their application of Scripture. When Christians ignore such past mistakes, they are in danger of repeating them. Jesus, Whittock argues, taught a different way.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725258455

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Investigating History

Medieval Britain 1066-1500

By: Martyn Whittock,Beth Brooke

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Investigating History

Medieval Britain 1066-1500

By: Martyn Whittock,Beth Brooke

Investigating History is a programme for Key Stage 3, which provides thematic coverage of key periods and uses historical enquiries as a means of examining change over time. Elements of the National Key Stage 3 Strategy for the Teaching of Foundation Subjects are included throughout as a means of enhancing the study of history. Investigating History: Medieval Britain, 1066ndash;1500 Teacher Resource CD-ROM contains guidance and support materials for teachers. Including: middot;Lesson plans to accompany each enquiry and summative activity middot;Clearly defined objectives relating to the History Programme of Study and the Key Stage 3 Strategy middot;Guidance on how to use the series most effectively in relation to differentiation and assessment middot;A range of support activities that can be used by pupils of varying ability to complete enquiries and summative tasks (usable as either electronic or print-based tasks) middot;Self-standing homework activities

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Hodder Murray

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0340869070

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When God was King

Rebels & radicals of the Civil War & Mayflower generation

By: Martyn Whittock

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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

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Beliefs and Myths of Anglo-Saxon England

By: Martyn John Whittock,Jeff Edwards

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Beliefs and Myths of Anglo-Saxon England

By: Martyn John Whittock,Jeff Edwards

This series of topic books provides opportunities for children to extend their historical knowledge of specific aspects of a period of history and are completely in line with the QCA Study Units for History.

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