History Lecture Series – ‘William Byrd: Tudor Composer and Rebel’
In the History Lecture Series on Tuesday 30th September, we had the privilege to attend a lecture on the English composer William Byrd by Miss [...]
Year 9 History Trip to the Imperial War Museum
This week the Year 9s experienced a thought-provoking trip to the Imperial War Museum. This visit formed a key part of their History curriculum, enhancing [...]
Year 7 Archaeological Mission
On Wednesday, 7W & 7X turned their classrooms into museum spaces exhibiting artefacts from Ancient China. The girls have begun their international mini-study focusing [...]
VE Day – 80 Years On
The wonders of technology allowed the whole school to be part of Thursday’s Assembly which commemorated the anniversary of VE Day, marking 80 years since [...]
Year 12 History of Art Trip to the National Portrait Gallery
On Tuesday afternoon, Year 12 art historians visited the National Portrait Gallery to complement our study of the ‘Identities’ A Level unit, which mainly [...]
History Assembly on Stephen Lawrence
This morning, I gave an assembly about Stephen Lawrence—a bright, ambitious teenager who was tragically murdered in a racist attack in 1993. His story [...]
Year 8 History Trip to the V&A
A good historian looks at evidence to draw conclusions, and that is exactly what Year 8 had the opportunity to do on Thursday when [...]
Remembrance 2024
We began our week here at Francis Holland by gathering together in the Senior School playground to mark Remembrance Day. This was the first [...]
Year 7 Battle Abbey Trip
On 5th November 2024, I was privileged enough to be able to go to the historical site where the history-shaping event of the Battle [...]
History Lecture Series: The History Prefects’ Talk
The 2024 History Lecture Series ended on a real high on Wednesday after school when the UVI History Prefects delivered the final talk in [...]
