John D. Clare
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Description
John D Clare read Modern History at Oxford University, graduating in 1974. He has a Post-graduate Certificate in Specific Learning Difficulties. He started his teaching career in a Special Centre for children with brain damage in an inner city teaching unit, but went as Head of History in 1979 to Greenfield School, County Durham, where he eventually became Deputy Headteacher (Raising Achievement). Described in Teaching History as 'the best teacher out', he prefers the report from a previous Ofsted inspection - 'a mixture of Jesus Christ, Laurence Olivier and Genghis Khan'. He is the author of some 100 history textbooks, learning packs and children's history books, which have been published in 19 countries and 17 different languages. He has also co-authored a children's bible. He is an elected Councillor for both Durham County Council and Great Aycliffe Town Council. He is married, with three grown up children and nine grandchildren. Source [Author's website]( Retrieved on May 16, 2020.
Books
The Vikings
Describes the daily life and customs of the Vikings and examines their many roles as farmers, traders, explorers. raiders, colonizers, and mercenaries.
Fourteenth-Century Towns
Describes the institutions and daily life of towns in fourteenth-century western Europe, including home life, guilds, schools, the Church, and the ravages of the plague.
Ancient Greece
Les Villes au Moyen Âge
Des pages d'histoire photographiées et commentées. Chaque thème (une trentaine) abordé fait l'objet d'une double page : une photographie pleine page et un texte sommaire. Les photographies aux allures de musée de cire, de mise en scène ou de bal costumé, manquent de spontanéité mais permettent une visualisation de la vie de l'époque. Le texte, parfois difficile, est bref et bien documenté.
Industrial Revolution
Knights in armor
Depicts the customs and history of the era of knighthood and chivalry through descriptions of armor surviving as museum pieces and works of art.
Pyramids of ancient Egypt
Describes daily life in ancient Egypt during the time of the Pharaoh Chephren, including clothing, makeup, home life, religious practices, burial rituals, and the construction and role of the pyramids.