Name: 21 Minutes in the Past: The Roots of the Conflict in Yemen by MGS History Podcasting
Duration: 21 min 31 s
Description: A large group of students from Years 10-13 met to discuss the historic roots of the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

This week the 21 Minutes in the Past team met to discuss Italian unification. Pupils in Years 10 to 13 took part, with a new and well-prepared host being in the hot-seat

21 Minutes in the Past: Italian Unification - A forced unity?

This week the 21 Minutes in the Past team met to discuss the Medici family of renaissance Florence. The conversation focused on their rise to power, the scope of their interests in Europe and the reasons for their demise. A particularly good comparison of the different figures at the head of the family took place.

21 Minutes in the Past: The Medici

This week the 21 Minutes in the Past team met to record a wide ranging discussion on the role of the CIA in Latin America. They covered numerous countries and discussed the changing ideas of the CIA and the control exercised by successive US leaders.

21 Minutes in the Past: CIA in Latin America

This week the 21 Minutes in the Past team met to discuss the rise and rule of the Habsburgs. As usual the conversation was wide-ranging and well-informed, with a couple of newcomers to the group making great debuts. Pupils from Years 9 to 13 took part in the discussion.

21 Minutes in the Past: The Habsburgs - Was their rise due to sex or money?

This week the 21 Minutes in the Past team met to discuss the General Strike of 1926, with a particular focus on why it failed and why it is so easily forgotten.

21 Minutes in the Past: The General Strike of 1926 - A blueprint for today?

This week the 21 Minutes in the Past team had a new host and met to discuss Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The details of the plot were discussed along with the reasons for its failure and also a comparison with the later attempt by von Stauffenberg.

21 Minutes in the Past: Georg Elser's assassination attempt - doomed to fail?

For the first time this half-term the 21 Minutes in the Past team managed to meet, this time recording a show on the Meiji Restoration. The conversation went in numerous directions, with many parallels being drawn with other time periods and events to put the restoration into some context.

21 Minutes in the Past: The Meiji Restoration

This week a panel of students from Years 10 and 11 met to discuss the Falklands War and the impact it had upon Thatcher's premierships and Britain's direction of travel.

The Falklands War: A turning point in British history?

A large group of students from Years 10-13 met to discuss the historic roots of the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

21 Minutes in the Past: The Roots of the Conflict in Yemen

The week the 21 Minutes in the Past team met to discuss the rise and importance of the East India Company in both India and the wider British Empire. This recording involved students from Years 10 to 13.

21 Minutes in the Past: The Roots of the Conflict in Yemen

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