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Slightly worried that given the amount of times I read about Anne Boleyns execution I may have been the swordsmanI've always wondered if you're obsessed with a certain era maybe it's because you were alive during that time??
Instead I reduced my poor history teacher to tears. 
That's interesting, awful but interesting.I had a really good history teacher who taught us with enthusiasm and made every lesson interesting.
I understand she had to more or less stick to the curriculum, but I moved to Asia when I was 26 and visited their museums and galleries. I realise we cannot be taught everything in our lessons here and obviously they have to do it all with European slant, we were taught European WWII. I had no idea just how vicious the Japanese had been or the other little nuances that had gone on.
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This was one of the most interesting galleries I had visited. It was a pictorial time line from the beginning of WWII through to 'peace'.
On the 15th February every year Singapore marks National Defence Day. It is the day Britain surrendered Singapore to Japan and the Japanese occupation was complete, in 1942.
I will never forget how one year I was at the playground with my children. The national siren sounds for a minute. There was an elderly lady sat beside me on the bench. I could see she had tears streaming down her face, when the siren ended I didn't know what to do - being very clearly British. I just said "I'm sorry" and she said "you will never understand how cruel they were" (not in a nasty way.)
She went on to tell me that Japanese forces came into her school and took all the children's shoes. Singapore is hot, the ground at the time which wasn't fully paved as it is now, was often lanes with soil on - like that hot beach sand on holiday. Searingly hot, those children had to walk home - often extensive distances, on that ground barefoot.
I think of that lady everyday 15th February and her poor barefeet.
Japanese cruelty. What was the point of that?
Ugh a bad teacher experience is the worst. Does he like to read at all? Dominic Sandbrook from The Rest is History Podcast has written a number of books (and there’s audiobooks) aimed at young people. He has one on each world war which could maybe re-ignite your son’s interest? They’re call The Adventures in Time series.My teen chose history as he loves it, but the teacher is so uninspiring, it's ruined it for him.Even the Germany WW1 and WW2 interests him, but the delivery has ruined it. They are doing the American West which is my obsessive period, well jealous.
Perhaps some of us have lived many times? I love pre-history as well, when I was growing up we hadn't discovered the 'missing link' yet but now there are so many different types of human.I've always wondered if you're obsessed with a certain era maybe it's because you were alive during that time??
I was obsessed with history at school until I had to choose my subjects, and I didn't choose history as they were doing WW1 and WW2 - boring!!! - how I wish I'd not been a little madame and taken them.
I was tempted back at A levels, though, as they were doing the Tudors, but with the most boring teacher.
Can't help what I like.I find it interesting that, in the UK at least, we seem to spend more time learning about Henry VIII than anything else. Which i sort of get because he's important for a few reasons, but there are a lot of other things which are either more interesting, just as important or both.
My teen chose history as he loves it, but the teacher is so uninspiring, it's ruined it for him.I've always wondered if you're obsessed with a certain era maybe it's because you were alive during that time??
I was obsessed with history at school until I had to choose my subjects, and I didn't choose history as they were doing WW1 and WW2 - boring!!! - how I wish I'd not been a little madame and taken them.
I was tempted back at A levels, though, as they were doing the Tudors, but with the most boring teacher.
Even the Germany WW1 and WW2 interests him, but the delivery has ruined it. They are doing the American West which is my obsessive period, well jealous.
Completely agree. Probably because his reign was a turning point in the nation’s history and shaped the course of its future so very strongly.
but my knowledge of other historical periods is really sketchy, because it’s only in recent years that more and more historians have come to the fore who specialise in broader eras.
I'm in two minds about this. I loved The Favourite, and I think it was stylised enough to count as something clearly not strictly biographical. I have more of a problem with straight history media where there's not much evidence, and imaginary reconstruction is used instead. This then gets accepted as fact, and anyone challenging it gets shouted down.
This episode made me cry. I won't spoil it but I think it will emotionally effect even the most cold hearted of us all.