My Favourite History has always been the sort of history that you could imagine Errol Flynn appearing in. Basically, it has to include men with cloaks and swords, wildly galloping over moorlands. And I prefer to know at least some of the names, faces, personalities and voices of said gallopers, hence preferring Medieval Stuff to the Really Old Stuff.
I've never been a fan of Joe Bloggs the tragic miner, either. The only element of Joe Bloggs' life that really interests me is his folklore, his calendar customs, and the songs that he sings. But I don't imagine that the school curriculum - or indeed most university history courses - ever cover that.
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Date: 2014-10-09 08:58 pm (UTC)I've never been a fan of Joe Bloggs the tragic miner, either. The only element of Joe Bloggs' life that really interests me is his folklore, his calendar customs, and the songs that he sings. But I don't imagine that the school curriculum - or indeed most university history courses - ever cover that.