Do you like and or read history?

[bobby_bush_eater]

I personally love specific points of history and read a lot about it. I plan to get a history Masters after my MBA.

I know many people find it boring instead of interesting

[DishLady]

It's interesting, actually. I possibly didn't appreciate it when it was being force-fed to me in elementary school just to pass some tests, but it's nice to read about things at my own pace in my free time. It helps us piece together the stories behind artifacts at the museums, etc.

[bobby_bush_eater]

I think a lot of topics in HS/middle school get old and are pretty narrow. I still don't like learning about ancient civilizations for example.

We also learned about the American revolution like 6 times being an Eastern State lol

[DishLady]

Oh! Send me that stuff. Ancient Civs are my sweet spot. (Yeah, no more Am. Rev. for me. Washington crossed the Delaware... we get it...)

[bobby_bush_eater]

@DishLady

Lol there's nothing worse for me than hearing about Mesopotamia, Egypt is okay. My main issue is I love primary and secondary sources without complete conjecture as we often have for ancient civilizations.

The American revolution was tiny compared to most wars... But the French revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte (and Wellington) are something I have read over 30+ books about... I'm still reading it now lol

[DishLady]

Am. Rev. and Fr. Rev. are tightly intertwined... and both were actually influenced by some stuff from Ancient Greek governance and the concept of the Republic. (Sorry, is it like nails on a blackboard? I'll stop.)

[DrPepper12]

I always showed my students a uk history textbook and how it treated the American revolution. It was one paragraph and only in relation to a prelude for Napoleonic era. They had their American egos stunned right out if them!!

[DishLady]

@DrPepper12 Smart move.

[Skinhead-1979]

I 'waste' a lot of time reading historical articles.

When I was a kid... I didn't want to become a soldier, police officer or firefighter... I wanted to become a History teacher or Archaeologist.

The PC games I have the most fun with are historically based ones.

[bobby_bush_eater]

I started out with Wikipedia rabbit holes and YT videos.

Then I slowly got into historical fiction and now I'm reading 7 volume non fiction complete history of certain time periods and wars lol.

I play a decent amount of "historical" games but you can't always expect much in the history aspect unless it's like Total War or something along those lines.

[Skinhead-1979]

I generally start reading about a historical subject on Wikipedia and for there on I hop from article to article. I could start out reading about the ancient Sumerians, and then finish reading about world war 2.

Yes, of course what you've said about historically based games quickly becoming A-Historical.

I used to love the Total War games and got them all minus Troy and Pharaohs, but Warhammer 3 put me off from the whole Franchise and the 'threats' issues by Creative Assembly. I've played Pharaohs for less than 2 hours and had the game refunded.

I am now very addicted to Europa Universalis IV and the mod Imperium Universalis.

I also really like Panzer Corps (I, not II), though SSI's Panzer General was better, and Order of Battle

[DryGermanGuy]

I grew up with it and still find our history very interesting. Not that you could escape it, my home village had buildings starting from the 13th century.

[bobby_bush_eater]

That's awesome. I'm first generation American so I always hated the lack of history and that every tiny historical place is such a big deal when they're generally underwhelming.

When I go back to my family's country it's always so much history surrounding you automatically.

[DrPepper12]

Im a history teacher for 20 years at HS, Advanced Placement and some college level. Yeah, id say i like it!

[bobby_bush_eater]

What's your favorite time period or era? Is that the same history period that you teach?

[DrPepper12]

I love Foundations to Post Classical especially in Eurasia. The pageant of human history there is just so unique.

[Dongie]

I love history. It's exciting, romantic, violent, and true.