Royal High School History

Summer holiday visit to Ypres meant I actually saw poppies growing in Flanders’s fields. #WeWillRememberThem #Poppies #Remembrance

History teacher in the holidays! Loving #TerribleTudors @TheatreRBath @HHLiveOnStage. Good to see some students in the audience too!

Look at this amazing #Roman bread, based on that found in #Pompeii, freshly baked by Omi using spelt flour, olive oil and water. #ActivitiesWeek @RoyalHighBath

After redesigning Metella's dining room before lunch, students @RoyalHighBath practised marching to #Latin commands then produced their own #Roman comedy to perform to the rest of Year 7 before prizewinners were announced! A great day! #ActivitiesWeek #Fearless #ClassicsTwitter

@ClassicsRHSB @fasc1nate Brilliant! Good to finally have the results to find out what is in the pot!

@fasc1nate @RHSBHistory - remind you of this year's Festival of Ideas?

2,000-year-old face cream inside a metal container from Roman times with visible ancient finger marks. ⁣⁣ "The cream was found to be composed of refined animal fat, starch and tin. The researchers then created their own version, made to the same recipe. When they rubbed the whitish cream into their skin, it produced a white layer with a smooth powdery texture. The latter quality was created by the starch—still used for this purpose in modern cosmetics."⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ According to Professor Richard Evershed from Bristol University, "White face paint was fashionable in Roman times and normally derived its colour from a lead compound. A tin compound would have been an acceptable substitute and in good supply from Cornwall."⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In ancient Rome, lead was by far the most popular metal and was commonly used in cups, plates, coins, pipes, cosmetics, face powder, paints, food seasoning, and even birth control.⁣ Scientists have even discovered that tap water from ancient Rome contained up to 100 times more lead than that of local spring water. As a result, some historians have speculated that lead poisoning may have played a part in bringing down the Roman Empire.⁣⁣

@MartinJohnston7 @TonyRockOpera @TheatreRBath @RHSBDrama @RoyalHighBath @RHSBPolitics Our students were delighted to chat too!

@RHSBHistory @TonyRockOpera @TheatreRBath @RHSBDrama @RoyalHighBath @RHSBPolitics Lovely to meet and chat with you afterwards.

Oh how we laughed! A jaw-achingly silly way to end a year of Politics with y12 and say goodbye to amazing y13s @TheatreRBath #TonyBlairRockOpera @RHSBDrama @RoyalHighBath @RHSBPolitics

@RHSB10Tors Well done everybody!

Finish time 1436. A phenomenal effort from a phenomenal team.

Loved seeing #Sylvia @oldvictheatre: amazing atmosphere for last show and brilliant production. Hope it comes back with a regional tour and we can do a trip! #Suffragettes

@mrguineyhistory We’ve had Eggcellent results from our historical egg competition in previous years!

Castles, trenches etc. History teachers what are your favourite model making projects? Looking for ideas ♠️

In addition to some of these we also recommend Hitler’s Canary by the wonderful @sanditoksvig and Judith Kerr’s When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit

For #IWD2023 explore YV's online exhibition "Women of Valor: Stories of Women who rescued #Jews during the #Holocaust." Learn about women recognized as Righteous Among the Nations who were the initiators of rescue & acted independently to save Jews ow.ly/h9w950yDAHB

When we think about the first women in parliament, we think about Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor. But what about the women in parliament before enfranchisement? Professor Susan Pedersen reflects on one of these women: Lady Frances Balfour👇#IWD23 ow.ly/ue4O50Lfg0C

In this special @histassoc podcast, @henrietta999 looks at some of the pioneering British women engineers of the early 20th century and the role they played in fighting for economic freedom. history.org.uk/historian/cate… #InternationalWomensDay

So excited to have booked to see this during Easter Holidays! #GirlPower #Suffragettes #OVSylvia @RHSBDrama

To celebrate International Women's Day, we are offering 2 free walks on March 8th and 11th. Come and help us celebrate women's contribution to Bath!

Lovely way to finish the term!

A special International Women's Day event - 'How the Other Half Lived: celebrating Bath's historic women'. 7 speakers on 7 remarkable women. March 8th 9.30 - 2.30. Programme and free tickets: ow.ly/i1cC50MMLoT @BathPresTrust @MayorsGuides @VisitBath #internationalwomensday

Highly recommend this podcast for all our #igcse historians! ⁦@BBCSounds⁩ ⁦@CambridgeInt⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p…

Introducing Spencer, our new wellbeing dog! Students and staff can book in time with Spencer throughout the week. Whether they choose to take him for a walk or just to have a quiet cuddle, he is certain to be the perfect companion #wellbeing #wellbeingdog @gdst