Hi, Jo here, unable to resist playing with a medieval shield at Chirk Castle – which refers back to my childhood fascination with history.
Our recent discussion of our first historical romance had me thinking about where my love of history began. I can't remember, perhaps because my father fed me on romantic historical stories from an early age. Hereward the Wake, Robin Hood, Richard the Lionheart, Crusaders, Cavaliers and Jacobites, including of course Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Of course I can look back on such stories with a jaundiced eye, but they were just the thing to enthrall. I feel sorry for children today who seem to be mostly taught more recent and "relevant" history. Yes, they need to know about 20th century wars, the fights for social justice and women's rights, but I doubt such subjects capture their hearts at a young age.
Am I wrong? 
All that derring do and heroics led me to a childhood love of history and historical fiction, a history degree, and a career as an author of historical romance.
Of course my early learning was about England and Britain, and was bolstered by being surrounded by ancient remains, but yours might be very different. What historical stories and fables seduced you? Who were your childhood historical heroes and heroines, and how do you feel about them now?
The picture captures my childhood image of merry Robin Hood and noble King Richard, but now I know it's a complete fantasy in spirit as well as fact.
My childhood enthusiasm was fed by TV programs such as Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, and William Tell. Anyone else remember them?
Ivanhoe was Roger Moore's first starring role. Be still my eleven-year-old heart!It was based very loosely on Sir Walter Scott's novel, and by then I was reading Scott as well as other historical fiction.
Soon, I'd be making my first attempt at writing one for myself. 
So, share your childhood historical delights and you'll have a chance to win one of my medieval romances. You can see more about them here.
Have at it!
Jo
Oh, Jo, I remember that TV Robin Hood, with Richard Green. And though I was as far away as it’s possible to be from the ancient remains you’re talking about, I was able to imagine my own version of them from our sun-burned country home, with forests that were dry and gray-green, that crackled underfoot as you walked, and hid snakes and other nasties, rather than ancient forests of spreading oak with tender green grass or soft leaf litter underfoot. The derring do was the same; we made swords and shields and bows and arrows. I still have my little book of Guy of Warwick, and I devoured the books by Henry Treece and Rosemary Sutcliff and others. There were Australian stories in there as well, but we were all well-grounded in tales of old England, and Scotland, in particular, as my father’s side of the family was of Scottish descent and were storytellers.
I think too often these days people forget that the word “story” is part of history. For me as a kid it was all about the stories, and though I’m held to have a pretty good general knowledge of history, the truth is, I picked most of it up from novels rather than history books.
Oh, Jo, I remember that TV Robin Hood, with Richard Green. And though I was as far away as it’s possible to be from the ancient remains you’re talking about, I was able to imagine my own version of them from our sun-burned country home, with forests that were dry and gray-green, that crackled underfoot as you walked, and hid snakes and other nasties, rather than ancient forests of spreading oak with tender green grass or soft leaf litter underfoot. The derring do was the same; we made swords and shields and bows and arrows. I still have my little book of Guy of Warwick, and I devoured the books by Henry Treece and Rosemary Sutcliff and others. There were Australian stories in there as well, but we were all well-grounded in tales of old England, and Scotland, in particular, as my father’s side of the family was of Scottish descent and were storytellers.
I think too often these days people forget that the word “story” is part of history. For me as a kid it was all about the stories, and though I’m held to have a pretty good general knowledge of history, the truth is, I picked most of it up from novels rather than history books.
Oh, Jo, I remember that TV Robin Hood, with Richard Green. And though I was as far away as it’s possible to be from the ancient remains you’re talking about, I was able to imagine my own version of them from our sun-burned country home, with forests that were dry and gray-green, that crackled underfoot as you walked, and hid snakes and other nasties, rather than ancient forests of spreading oak with tender green grass or soft leaf litter underfoot. The derring do was the same; we made swords and shields and bows and arrows. I still have my little book of Guy of Warwick, and I devoured the books by Henry Treece and Rosemary Sutcliff and others. There were Australian stories in there as well, but we were all well-grounded in tales of old England, and Scotland, in particular, as my father’s side of the family was of Scottish descent and were storytellers.
I think too often these days people forget that the word “story” is part of history. For me as a kid it was all about the stories, and though I’m held to have a pretty good general knowledge of history, the truth is, I picked most of it up from novels rather than history books.
Oh, Jo, I remember that TV Robin Hood, with Richard Green. And though I was as far away as it’s possible to be from the ancient remains you’re talking about, I was able to imagine my own version of them from our sun-burned country home, with forests that were dry and gray-green, that crackled underfoot as you walked, and hid snakes and other nasties, rather than ancient forests of spreading oak with tender green grass or soft leaf litter underfoot. The derring do was the same; we made swords and shields and bows and arrows. I still have my little book of Guy of Warwick, and I devoured the books by Henry Treece and Rosemary Sutcliff and others. There were Australian stories in there as well, but we were all well-grounded in tales of old England, and Scotland, in particular, as my father’s side of the family was of Scottish descent and were storytellers.
I think too often these days people forget that the word “story” is part of history. For me as a kid it was all about the stories, and though I’m held to have a pretty good general knowledge of history, the truth is, I picked most of it up from novels rather than history books.
Oh, Jo, I remember that TV Robin Hood, with Richard Green. And though I was as far away as it’s possible to be from the ancient remains you’re talking about, I was able to imagine my own version of them from our sun-burned country home, with forests that were dry and gray-green, that crackled underfoot as you walked, and hid snakes and other nasties, rather than ancient forests of spreading oak with tender green grass or soft leaf litter underfoot. The derring do was the same; we made swords and shields and bows and arrows. I still have my little book of Guy of Warwick, and I devoured the books by Henry Treece and Rosemary Sutcliff and others. There were Australian stories in there as well, but we were all well-grounded in tales of old England, and Scotland, in particular, as my father’s side of the family was of Scottish descent and were storytellers.
I think too often these days people forget that the word “story” is part of history. For me as a kid it was all about the stories, and though I’m held to have a pretty good general knowledge of history, the truth is, I picked most of it up from novels rather than history books.
I did fall in love with history as a child. I was lucky enough to be an Air Force Brat and we got stationed in a small village outside of London. For 3 years I traveled all over the UK and Western Europe. Castles, Palaces, ruins, villages, Tattoo…
I did fall in love with history as a child. I was lucky enough to be an Air Force Brat and we got stationed in a small village outside of London. For 3 years I traveled all over the UK and Western Europe. Castles, Palaces, ruins, villages, Tattoo…
I did fall in love with history as a child. I was lucky enough to be an Air Force Brat and we got stationed in a small village outside of London. For 3 years I traveled all over the UK and Western Europe. Castles, Palaces, ruins, villages, Tattoo…
I did fall in love with history as a child. I was lucky enough to be an Air Force Brat and we got stationed in a small village outside of London. For 3 years I traveled all over the UK and Western Europe. Castles, Palaces, ruins, villages, Tattoo…
I did fall in love with history as a child. I was lucky enough to be an Air Force Brat and we got stationed in a small village outside of London. For 3 years I traveled all over the UK and Western Europe. Castles, Palaces, ruins, villages, Tattoo…
For me, first was Greek and Roman mythology, then King Arthur and his knights!p
For me, first was Greek and Roman mythology, then King Arthur and his knights!p
For me, first was Greek and Roman mythology, then King Arthur and his knights!p
For me, first was Greek and Roman mythology, then King Arthur and his knights!p
For me, first was Greek and Roman mythology, then King Arthur and his knights!p
My dad got me a Crusader castle for Christmas one year (I was about 7 or 8) complete with white-clad Crusader knights, both on foot and on horseback, and of course the black-and-silver bad guys. I LOVED them!
I’ve always gravitated towards gothic stories set in castles, so anything medieval was good for me. A&E’s Ivanhoe series was a massive favorite. As a girl I was quite obsessed with the Victorian era, especially women’s high-buttoned shoes. Still am. Absolutely adored the PBS series Lillie Langtry as a girl.
My favorite stories were always fantasy-related with a medieval flair, such as the Narnia series, or Victorian gothic such as Dracula adaptations. It felt like a really long wait until public tastes finally turned toward what I have always loved best, with The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and the History Channel’s Vikings.
My dad got me a Crusader castle for Christmas one year (I was about 7 or 8) complete with white-clad Crusader knights, both on foot and on horseback, and of course the black-and-silver bad guys. I LOVED them!
I’ve always gravitated towards gothic stories set in castles, so anything medieval was good for me. A&E’s Ivanhoe series was a massive favorite. As a girl I was quite obsessed with the Victorian era, especially women’s high-buttoned shoes. Still am. Absolutely adored the PBS series Lillie Langtry as a girl.
My favorite stories were always fantasy-related with a medieval flair, such as the Narnia series, or Victorian gothic such as Dracula adaptations. It felt like a really long wait until public tastes finally turned toward what I have always loved best, with The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and the History Channel’s Vikings.
My dad got me a Crusader castle for Christmas one year (I was about 7 or 8) complete with white-clad Crusader knights, both on foot and on horseback, and of course the black-and-silver bad guys. I LOVED them!
I’ve always gravitated towards gothic stories set in castles, so anything medieval was good for me. A&E’s Ivanhoe series was a massive favorite. As a girl I was quite obsessed with the Victorian era, especially women’s high-buttoned shoes. Still am. Absolutely adored the PBS series Lillie Langtry as a girl.
My favorite stories were always fantasy-related with a medieval flair, such as the Narnia series, or Victorian gothic such as Dracula adaptations. It felt like a really long wait until public tastes finally turned toward what I have always loved best, with The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and the History Channel’s Vikings.
My dad got me a Crusader castle for Christmas one year (I was about 7 or 8) complete with white-clad Crusader knights, both on foot and on horseback, and of course the black-and-silver bad guys. I LOVED them!
I’ve always gravitated towards gothic stories set in castles, so anything medieval was good for me. A&E’s Ivanhoe series was a massive favorite. As a girl I was quite obsessed with the Victorian era, especially women’s high-buttoned shoes. Still am. Absolutely adored the PBS series Lillie Langtry as a girl.
My favorite stories were always fantasy-related with a medieval flair, such as the Narnia series, or Victorian gothic such as Dracula adaptations. It felt like a really long wait until public tastes finally turned toward what I have always loved best, with The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and the History Channel’s Vikings.
My dad got me a Crusader castle for Christmas one year (I was about 7 or 8) complete with white-clad Crusader knights, both on foot and on horseback, and of course the black-and-silver bad guys. I LOVED them!
I’ve always gravitated towards gothic stories set in castles, so anything medieval was good for me. A&E’s Ivanhoe series was a massive favorite. As a girl I was quite obsessed with the Victorian era, especially women’s high-buttoned shoes. Still am. Absolutely adored the PBS series Lillie Langtry as a girl.
My favorite stories were always fantasy-related with a medieval flair, such as the Narnia series, or Victorian gothic such as Dracula adaptations. It felt like a really long wait until public tastes finally turned toward what I have always loved best, with The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and the History Channel’s Vikings.
Oh, Jo, the 20th Century history wars, the fight for social justice and women’s rights DID capture my heart. And my brother’s. Steve McQueen on his motorcycle leaping barbed wire in The Great Escape is matched by Errol Flynn welcoming Olivia de Havilland to Sherwood. The Nellie McClung public library branch in our neighbourhood is named after one of the “Famous Five.” And Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech echoes like holy writ.
Oh, Jo, the 20th Century history wars, the fight for social justice and women’s rights DID capture my heart. And my brother’s. Steve McQueen on his motorcycle leaping barbed wire in The Great Escape is matched by Errol Flynn welcoming Olivia de Havilland to Sherwood. The Nellie McClung public library branch in our neighbourhood is named after one of the “Famous Five.” And Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech echoes like holy writ.
Oh, Jo, the 20th Century history wars, the fight for social justice and women’s rights DID capture my heart. And my brother’s. Steve McQueen on his motorcycle leaping barbed wire in The Great Escape is matched by Errol Flynn welcoming Olivia de Havilland to Sherwood. The Nellie McClung public library branch in our neighbourhood is named after one of the “Famous Five.” And Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech echoes like holy writ.
Oh, Jo, the 20th Century history wars, the fight for social justice and women’s rights DID capture my heart. And my brother’s. Steve McQueen on his motorcycle leaping barbed wire in The Great Escape is matched by Errol Flynn welcoming Olivia de Havilland to Sherwood. The Nellie McClung public library branch in our neighbourhood is named after one of the “Famous Five.” And Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech echoes like holy writ.
Oh, Jo, the 20th Century history wars, the fight for social justice and women’s rights DID capture my heart. And my brother’s. Steve McQueen on his motorcycle leaping barbed wire in The Great Escape is matched by Errol Flynn welcoming Olivia de Havilland to Sherwood. The Nellie McClung public library branch in our neighbourhood is named after one of the “Famous Five.” And Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech echoes like holy writ.
Yes, I too fell in love with history as a child. Being Dutch of course first through Dutch authors like Johannes Cornelis Kievit and Thea Beckman, but before long also through authors like Rosemary Sutcliff, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Bernard Cornwell, Edward Rutherfurd, and of course Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Daphne du Maurier etc. At one time all I read was books about King Arthur. The Once and Future King by T.H. White is still one of my favourite books.
Yes, I too fell in love with history as a child. Being Dutch of course first through Dutch authors like Johannes Cornelis Kievit and Thea Beckman, but before long also through authors like Rosemary Sutcliff, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Bernard Cornwell, Edward Rutherfurd, and of course Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Daphne du Maurier etc. At one time all I read was books about King Arthur. The Once and Future King by T.H. White is still one of my favourite books.
Yes, I too fell in love with history as a child. Being Dutch of course first through Dutch authors like Johannes Cornelis Kievit and Thea Beckman, but before long also through authors like Rosemary Sutcliff, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Bernard Cornwell, Edward Rutherfurd, and of course Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Daphne du Maurier etc. At one time all I read was books about King Arthur. The Once and Future King by T.H. White is still one of my favourite books.
Yes, I too fell in love with history as a child. Being Dutch of course first through Dutch authors like Johannes Cornelis Kievit and Thea Beckman, but before long also through authors like Rosemary Sutcliff, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Bernard Cornwell, Edward Rutherfurd, and of course Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Daphne du Maurier etc. At one time all I read was books about King Arthur. The Once and Future King by T.H. White is still one of my favourite books.
Yes, I too fell in love with history as a child. Being Dutch of course first through Dutch authors like Johannes Cornelis Kievit and Thea Beckman, but before long also through authors like Rosemary Sutcliff, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Bernard Cornwell, Edward Rutherfurd, and of course Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Daphne du Maurier etc. At one time all I read was books about King Arthur. The Once and Future King by T.H. White is still one of my favourite books.
My fav Robin Hood version was the Disney one 😀
I loved stories of knights & quests. I was a die hard romantic even as a kid.
My fav Robin Hood version was the Disney one 😀
I loved stories of knights & quests. I was a die hard romantic even as a kid.
My fav Robin Hood version was the Disney one 😀
I loved stories of knights & quests. I was a die hard romantic even as a kid.
My fav Robin Hood version was the Disney one 😀
I loved stories of knights & quests. I was a die hard romantic even as a kid.
My fav Robin Hood version was the Disney one 😀
I loved stories of knights & quests. I was a die hard romantic even as a kid.
My *very* first historical fiction (I was still in grade school) was Bristow’s Celia Garth (I still have that copy!). Other early favorites that solidified my love for historical fiction were White’s The Once and Future King and Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel (although I prefer the movie with Anthony Andrews). It didn’t hurt either that we six children were taken to every WWII movie ever made – so even more recent history interests me.
My *very* first historical fiction (I was still in grade school) was Bristow’s Celia Garth (I still have that copy!). Other early favorites that solidified my love for historical fiction were White’s The Once and Future King and Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel (although I prefer the movie with Anthony Andrews). It didn’t hurt either that we six children were taken to every WWII movie ever made – so even more recent history interests me.
My *very* first historical fiction (I was still in grade school) was Bristow’s Celia Garth (I still have that copy!). Other early favorites that solidified my love for historical fiction were White’s The Once and Future King and Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel (although I prefer the movie with Anthony Andrews). It didn’t hurt either that we six children were taken to every WWII movie ever made – so even more recent history interests me.
My *very* first historical fiction (I was still in grade school) was Bristow’s Celia Garth (I still have that copy!). Other early favorites that solidified my love for historical fiction were White’s The Once and Future King and Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel (although I prefer the movie with Anthony Andrews). It didn’t hurt either that we six children were taken to every WWII movie ever made – so even more recent history interests me.
My *very* first historical fiction (I was still in grade school) was Bristow’s Celia Garth (I still have that copy!). Other early favorites that solidified my love for historical fiction were White’s The Once and Future King and Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel (although I prefer the movie with Anthony Andrews). It didn’t hurt either that we six children were taken to every WWII movie ever made – so even more recent history interests me.
I agree about the stories, Anne. Ones children can act out.
Jo
I agree about the stories, Anne. Ones children can act out.
Jo
I agree about the stories, Anne. Ones children can act out.
Jo
I agree about the stories, Anne. Ones children can act out.
Jo
I agree about the stories, Anne. Ones children can act out.
Jo
That sounds wonderful, Alisha. I was pretty well restricted to Lancashire most of the time, but there was lots of history near by.
That sounds wonderful, Alisha. I was pretty well restricted to Lancashire most of the time, but there was lots of history near by.
That sounds wonderful, Alisha. I was pretty well restricted to Lancashire most of the time, but there was lots of history near by.
That sounds wonderful, Alisha. I was pretty well restricted to Lancashire most of the time, but there was lots of history near by.
That sounds wonderful, Alisha. I was pretty well restricted to Lancashire most of the time, but there was lots of history near by.
How could I have forgotten that, KJ! I knew all the names of the gods and goddesses, and loved the myths and legends.
They do creep into my books sometimes, but that fits the Georgian age. They were into the classics.
How could I have forgotten that, KJ! I knew all the names of the gods and goddesses, and loved the myths and legends.
They do creep into my books sometimes, but that fits the Georgian age. They were into the classics.
How could I have forgotten that, KJ! I knew all the names of the gods and goddesses, and loved the myths and legends.
They do creep into my books sometimes, but that fits the Georgian age. They were into the classics.
How could I have forgotten that, KJ! I knew all the names of the gods and goddesses, and loved the myths and legends.
They do creep into my books sometimes, but that fits the Georgian age. They were into the classics.
How could I have forgotten that, KJ! I knew all the names of the gods and goddesses, and loved the myths and legends.
They do creep into my books sometimes, but that fits the Georgian age. They were into the classics.
What a great dad, Julia! However, I never liked Victorian stuff. It could be because I had a Victorian grandmother who died when I was about 10, and was a bit of a gorgon.
What a great dad, Julia! However, I never liked Victorian stuff. It could be because I had a Victorian grandmother who died when I was about 10, and was a bit of a gorgon.
What a great dad, Julia! However, I never liked Victorian stuff. It could be because I had a Victorian grandmother who died when I was about 10, and was a bit of a gorgon.
What a great dad, Julia! However, I never liked Victorian stuff. It could be because I had a Victorian grandmother who died when I was about 10, and was a bit of a gorgon.
What a great dad, Julia! However, I never liked Victorian stuff. It could be because I had a Victorian grandmother who died when I was about 10, and was a bit of a gorgon.
All true, Paula, but I had to be quite grown up before I could appreciate such things. My loss.
All true, Paula, but I had to be quite grown up before I could appreciate such things. My loss.
All true, Paula, but I had to be quite grown up before I could appreciate such things. My loss.
All true, Paula, but I had to be quite grown up before I could appreciate such things. My loss.
All true, Paula, but I had to be quite grown up before I could appreciate such things. My loss.
Interesting about the Dutch authors, Jolanda. What are the most popular Dutch historical legends?
I’m sure I must have been interested in Arthurian stories, but I can’t quite remember it.
Interesting about the Dutch authors, Jolanda. What are the most popular Dutch historical legends?
I’m sure I must have been interested in Arthurian stories, but I can’t quite remember it.
Interesting about the Dutch authors, Jolanda. What are the most popular Dutch historical legends?
I’m sure I must have been interested in Arthurian stories, but I can’t quite remember it.
Interesting about the Dutch authors, Jolanda. What are the most popular Dutch historical legends?
I’m sure I must have been interested in Arthurian stories, but I can’t quite remember it.
Interesting about the Dutch authors, Jolanda. What are the most popular Dutch historical legends?
I’m sure I must have been interested in Arthurian stories, but I can’t quite remember it.
Linda, do you mean the cartoon one? That was great, for sure.
Linda, do you mean the cartoon one? That was great, for sure.
Linda, do you mean the cartoon one? That was great, for sure.
Linda, do you mean the cartoon one? That was great, for sure.
Linda, do you mean the cartoon one? That was great, for sure.
Donna, I grew up on WW II movies as well, but it was medieval that really captured my heart.
Donna, I grew up on WW II movies as well, but it was medieval that really captured my heart.
Donna, I grew up on WW II movies as well, but it was medieval that really captured my heart.
Donna, I grew up on WW II movies as well, but it was medieval that really captured my heart.
Donna, I grew up on WW II movies as well, but it was medieval that really captured my heart.
Rosemary Sutcliff. Warrior Scarlet, Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind…….I read the library’s copies to shreds.
Rosemary Sutcliff. Warrior Scarlet, Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind…….I read the library’s copies to shreds.
Rosemary Sutcliff. Warrior Scarlet, Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind…….I read the library’s copies to shreds.
Rosemary Sutcliff. Warrior Scarlet, Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind…….I read the library’s copies to shreds.
Rosemary Sutcliff. Warrior Scarlet, Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind…….I read the library’s copies to shreds.
I fell in love with history before I started learning it at school, through historical fiction by Geoffrey Treace, Rosemary Sutcliffe, etc. I loved Alison Uttley A Traveller in Time and adored Cynthia Harnett (Wool Pack etc). Fortunately I had a superb teacher and my love for history was extended by her teaching, school trips to castles etc., and more reading. TV and films played a part, but later and in a more minor way.
I fell in love with history before I started learning it at school, through historical fiction by Geoffrey Treace, Rosemary Sutcliffe, etc. I loved Alison Uttley A Traveller in Time and adored Cynthia Harnett (Wool Pack etc). Fortunately I had a superb teacher and my love for history was extended by her teaching, school trips to castles etc., and more reading. TV and films played a part, but later and in a more minor way.
I fell in love with history before I started learning it at school, through historical fiction by Geoffrey Treace, Rosemary Sutcliffe, etc. I loved Alison Uttley A Traveller in Time and adored Cynthia Harnett (Wool Pack etc). Fortunately I had a superb teacher and my love for history was extended by her teaching, school trips to castles etc., and more reading. TV and films played a part, but later and in a more minor way.
I fell in love with history before I started learning it at school, through historical fiction by Geoffrey Treace, Rosemary Sutcliffe, etc. I loved Alison Uttley A Traveller in Time and adored Cynthia Harnett (Wool Pack etc). Fortunately I had a superb teacher and my love for history was extended by her teaching, school trips to castles etc., and more reading. TV and films played a part, but later and in a more minor way.
I fell in love with history before I started learning it at school, through historical fiction by Geoffrey Treace, Rosemary Sutcliffe, etc. I loved Alison Uttley A Traveller in Time and adored Cynthia Harnett (Wool Pack etc). Fortunately I had a superb teacher and my love for history was extended by her teaching, school trips to castles etc., and more reading. TV and films played a part, but later and in a more minor way.
History for me was going over to Mission Point and imagining how the Native Americans and the French priests lived there part of a year and climbing up the hill to the caves where I conjured up images of rights of passage for young braves.
The other source of history was my Dad’s National Geographic. Various issues brought in archeological digs all over the world, from Easter Island to Egypt to Roman Baths in the UK.
As far a fiction went, I think I discovered Victoria Holt early on and that led me to other books that involved England as a setting. One librarian suggested E. M. Forster. Mary Constain Haycroft wrote another book that captured my imagination. Television didn’t really inspire me; we basically only got one broadcast channel, maybe two on a good day. The advent of VHS and the DVD opened a whole new world of historical drama.
History for me was going over to Mission Point and imagining how the Native Americans and the French priests lived there part of a year and climbing up the hill to the caves where I conjured up images of rights of passage for young braves.
The other source of history was my Dad’s National Geographic. Various issues brought in archeological digs all over the world, from Easter Island to Egypt to Roman Baths in the UK.
As far a fiction went, I think I discovered Victoria Holt early on and that led me to other books that involved England as a setting. One librarian suggested E. M. Forster. Mary Constain Haycroft wrote another book that captured my imagination. Television didn’t really inspire me; we basically only got one broadcast channel, maybe two on a good day. The advent of VHS and the DVD opened a whole new world of historical drama.
History for me was going over to Mission Point and imagining how the Native Americans and the French priests lived there part of a year and climbing up the hill to the caves where I conjured up images of rights of passage for young braves.
The other source of history was my Dad’s National Geographic. Various issues brought in archeological digs all over the world, from Easter Island to Egypt to Roman Baths in the UK.
As far a fiction went, I think I discovered Victoria Holt early on and that led me to other books that involved England as a setting. One librarian suggested E. M. Forster. Mary Constain Haycroft wrote another book that captured my imagination. Television didn’t really inspire me; we basically only got one broadcast channel, maybe two on a good day. The advent of VHS and the DVD opened a whole new world of historical drama.
History for me was going over to Mission Point and imagining how the Native Americans and the French priests lived there part of a year and climbing up the hill to the caves where I conjured up images of rights of passage for young braves.
The other source of history was my Dad’s National Geographic. Various issues brought in archeological digs all over the world, from Easter Island to Egypt to Roman Baths in the UK.
As far a fiction went, I think I discovered Victoria Holt early on and that led me to other books that involved England as a setting. One librarian suggested E. M. Forster. Mary Constain Haycroft wrote another book that captured my imagination. Television didn’t really inspire me; we basically only got one broadcast channel, maybe two on a good day. The advent of VHS and the DVD opened a whole new world of historical drama.
History for me was going over to Mission Point and imagining how the Native Americans and the French priests lived there part of a year and climbing up the hill to the caves where I conjured up images of rights of passage for young braves.
The other source of history was my Dad’s National Geographic. Various issues brought in archeological digs all over the world, from Easter Island to Egypt to Roman Baths in the UK.
As far a fiction went, I think I discovered Victoria Holt early on and that led me to other books that involved England as a setting. One librarian suggested E. M. Forster. Mary Constain Haycroft wrote another book that captured my imagination. Television didn’t really inspire me; we basically only got one broadcast channel, maybe two on a good day. The advent of VHS and the DVD opened a whole new world of historical drama.
My father was a history buff, but his interest was the American Civil War and our revolution. We traveled around to forts and battlefields, but it was British history that enthralled me. I read all the British historical novelists, and had things like a clan map of Scotland on my bedroom wall, even though I have no Scots blood that I know of. I loved all those tv series like Robin Hood. American history was okay, but it was British history that I loved.
My father was a history buff, but his interest was the American Civil War and our revolution. We traveled around to forts and battlefields, but it was British history that enthralled me. I read all the British historical novelists, and had things like a clan map of Scotland on my bedroom wall, even though I have no Scots blood that I know of. I loved all those tv series like Robin Hood. American history was okay, but it was British history that I loved.
My father was a history buff, but his interest was the American Civil War and our revolution. We traveled around to forts and battlefields, but it was British history that enthralled me. I read all the British historical novelists, and had things like a clan map of Scotland on my bedroom wall, even though I have no Scots blood that I know of. I loved all those tv series like Robin Hood. American history was okay, but it was British history that I loved.
My father was a history buff, but his interest was the American Civil War and our revolution. We traveled around to forts and battlefields, but it was British history that enthralled me. I read all the British historical novelists, and had things like a clan map of Scotland on my bedroom wall, even though I have no Scots blood that I know of. I loved all those tv series like Robin Hood. American history was okay, but it was British history that I loved.
My father was a history buff, but his interest was the American Civil War and our revolution. We traveled around to forts and battlefields, but it was British history that enthralled me. I read all the British historical novelists, and had things like a clan map of Scotland on my bedroom wall, even though I have no Scots blood that I know of. I loved all those tv series like Robin Hood. American history was okay, but it was British history that I loved.
The best thing that ever happened to me in childhood was our being stationed in England from the time I was nine until I was twelve. I had always loved history, but here I was plunked down in the middle of the world of knights and castles and lords and ladies. I visited as many historical places as I could and I always bought the guidebooks and postcards from each place. I still have them over forty years later. And each place I visited intrigued me and made me want to run to the library or the bookstore and find out more. I entered my first talent show when I was twelve because I wanted the first prize – a huge book of English history. I still have that book as well.
I read Ivanhoe when I was ten and I had a big book of Tales of Robin Hood and another of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I do remember seeing the movie El Cid with Charlton Heston and I fell in love with the romance of the story.
The best thing that ever happened to me in childhood was our being stationed in England from the time I was nine until I was twelve. I had always loved history, but here I was plunked down in the middle of the world of knights and castles and lords and ladies. I visited as many historical places as I could and I always bought the guidebooks and postcards from each place. I still have them over forty years later. And each place I visited intrigued me and made me want to run to the library or the bookstore and find out more. I entered my first talent show when I was twelve because I wanted the first prize – a huge book of English history. I still have that book as well.
I read Ivanhoe when I was ten and I had a big book of Tales of Robin Hood and another of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I do remember seeing the movie El Cid with Charlton Heston and I fell in love with the romance of the story.
The best thing that ever happened to me in childhood was our being stationed in England from the time I was nine until I was twelve. I had always loved history, but here I was plunked down in the middle of the world of knights and castles and lords and ladies. I visited as many historical places as I could and I always bought the guidebooks and postcards from each place. I still have them over forty years later. And each place I visited intrigued me and made me want to run to the library or the bookstore and find out more. I entered my first talent show when I was twelve because I wanted the first prize – a huge book of English history. I still have that book as well.
I read Ivanhoe when I was ten and I had a big book of Tales of Robin Hood and another of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I do remember seeing the movie El Cid with Charlton Heston and I fell in love with the romance of the story.
The best thing that ever happened to me in childhood was our being stationed in England from the time I was nine until I was twelve. I had always loved history, but here I was plunked down in the middle of the world of knights and castles and lords and ladies. I visited as many historical places as I could and I always bought the guidebooks and postcards from each place. I still have them over forty years later. And each place I visited intrigued me and made me want to run to the library or the bookstore and find out more. I entered my first talent show when I was twelve because I wanted the first prize – a huge book of English history. I still have that book as well.
I read Ivanhoe when I was ten and I had a big book of Tales of Robin Hood and another of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I do remember seeing the movie El Cid with Charlton Heston and I fell in love with the romance of the story.
The best thing that ever happened to me in childhood was our being stationed in England from the time I was nine until I was twelve. I had always loved history, but here I was plunked down in the middle of the world of knights and castles and lords and ladies. I visited as many historical places as I could and I always bought the guidebooks and postcards from each place. I still have them over forty years later. And each place I visited intrigued me and made me want to run to the library or the bookstore and find out more. I entered my first talent show when I was twelve because I wanted the first prize – a huge book of English history. I still have that book as well.
I read Ivanhoe when I was ten and I had a big book of Tales of Robin Hood and another of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I do remember seeing the movie El Cid with Charlton Heston and I fell in love with the romance of the story.
I liked/like history because the reality of my childhood was not something that I would have wished on any child. I have read a variety of Novels. Catherine Cookson, Agatha Cristy, and many more. I also like Biographies. I like Novels on Australian History, what there is of it. I have always been fascinated by the aristocrats and the Monarchy and how they have managed to weave their way over most of Europe. Such as Victoria.
I liked/like history because the reality of my childhood was not something that I would have wished on any child. I have read a variety of Novels. Catherine Cookson, Agatha Cristy, and many more. I also like Biographies. I like Novels on Australian History, what there is of it. I have always been fascinated by the aristocrats and the Monarchy and how they have managed to weave their way over most of Europe. Such as Victoria.
I liked/like history because the reality of my childhood was not something that I would have wished on any child. I have read a variety of Novels. Catherine Cookson, Agatha Cristy, and many more. I also like Biographies. I like Novels on Australian History, what there is of it. I have always been fascinated by the aristocrats and the Monarchy and how they have managed to weave their way over most of Europe. Such as Victoria.
I liked/like history because the reality of my childhood was not something that I would have wished on any child. I have read a variety of Novels. Catherine Cookson, Agatha Cristy, and many more. I also like Biographies. I like Novels on Australian History, what there is of it. I have always been fascinated by the aristocrats and the Monarchy and how they have managed to weave their way over most of Europe. Such as Victoria.
I liked/like history because the reality of my childhood was not something that I would have wished on any child. I have read a variety of Novels. Catherine Cookson, Agatha Cristy, and many more. I also like Biographies. I like Novels on Australian History, what there is of it. I have always been fascinated by the aristocrats and the Monarchy and how they have managed to weave their way over most of Europe. Such as Victoria.
Wonderful books, Rachel
Wonderful books, Rachel
Wonderful books, Rachel
Wonderful books, Rachel
Wonderful books, Rachel
Teachers are so important, aren’t they?
Teachers are so important, aren’t they?
Teachers are so important, aren’t they?
Teachers are so important, aren’t they?
Teachers are so important, aren’t they?
I didn’t see the National Geographic when young, but it is a great historical resource.
I didn’t see the National Geographic when young, but it is a great historical resource.
I didn’t see the National Geographic when young, but it is a great historical resource.
I didn’t see the National Geographic when young, but it is a great historical resource.
I didn’t see the National Geographic when young, but it is a great historical resource.
I remember my grandmother taking me to town to see the re-release of “Gone With The Wind”. I was very young, so I have no idea how she kept me still for so long. (She also was a gorgon!) My first book was also “Gone With The Wind” which I read by flashlight under the sheets….far into the night. That started my love affair with historical romances. I love them all!
I remember my grandmother taking me to town to see the re-release of “Gone With The Wind”. I was very young, so I have no idea how she kept me still for so long. (She also was a gorgon!) My first book was also “Gone With The Wind” which I read by flashlight under the sheets….far into the night. That started my love affair with historical romances. I love them all!
I remember my grandmother taking me to town to see the re-release of “Gone With The Wind”. I was very young, so I have no idea how she kept me still for so long. (She also was a gorgon!) My first book was also “Gone With The Wind” which I read by flashlight under the sheets….far into the night. That started my love affair with historical romances. I love them all!
I remember my grandmother taking me to town to see the re-release of “Gone With The Wind”. I was very young, so I have no idea how she kept me still for so long. (She also was a gorgon!) My first book was also “Gone With The Wind” which I read by flashlight under the sheets….far into the night. That started my love affair with historical romances. I love them all!
I remember my grandmother taking me to town to see the re-release of “Gone With The Wind”. I was very young, so I have no idea how she kept me still for so long. (She also was a gorgon!) My first book was also “Gone With The Wind” which I read by flashlight under the sheets….far into the night. That started my love affair with historical romances. I love them all!
Understandable to me, Mary Jo, because the history in one sense is longer. Of course the Americas had history before the European arrived but we don’t seem to have much record of it. I could be wrong!
Understandable to me, Mary Jo, because the history in one sense is longer. Of course the Americas had history before the European arrived but we don’t seem to have much record of it. I could be wrong!
Understandable to me, Mary Jo, because the history in one sense is longer. Of course the Americas had history before the European arrived but we don’t seem to have much record of it. I could be wrong!
Understandable to me, Mary Jo, because the history in one sense is longer. Of course the Americas had history before the European arrived but we don’t seem to have much record of it. I could be wrong!
Understandable to me, Mary Jo, because the history in one sense is longer. Of course the Americas had history before the European arrived but we don’t seem to have much record of it. I could be wrong!
Me, too, Louisa, on the tales of Robin Hood and the Knights of the Round Table. Great stories.
Me, too, Louisa, on the tales of Robin Hood and the Knights of the Round Table. Great stories.
Me, too, Louisa, on the tales of Robin Hood and the Knights of the Round Table. Great stories.
Me, too, Louisa, on the tales of Robin Hood and the Knights of the Round Table. Great stories.
Me, too, Louisa, on the tales of Robin Hood and the Knights of the Round Table. Great stories.
Interesting that you mention biographies, Kathleen. For some reason I’ve never been all that keen on them, but they can be a great insight into history.
Interesting that you mention biographies, Kathleen. For some reason I’ve never been all that keen on them, but they can be a great insight into history.
Interesting that you mention biographies, Kathleen. For some reason I’ve never been all that keen on them, but they can be a great insight into history.
Interesting that you mention biographies, Kathleen. For some reason I’ve never been all that keen on them, but they can be a great insight into history.
Interesting that you mention biographies, Kathleen. For some reason I’ve never been all that keen on them, but they can be a great insight into history.
Definitely a story to grab a young imagination, Betty.
Definitely a story to grab a young imagination, Betty.
Definitely a story to grab a young imagination, Betty.
Definitely a story to grab a young imagination, Betty.
Definitely a story to grab a young imagination, Betty.
I loved movies about English history – when I was very young they thrilled me. I loved the Disney movies about early American history. And I read books – lots and lots of books about the Crusades all the way through WWII. My ancestors were involved in American history. I was blessed or cursed with a great curiosity. So, one book would lead me to find another with new parts to the story. You can imagine how very much I love the internet.
I loved movies about English history – when I was very young they thrilled me. I loved the Disney movies about early American history. And I read books – lots and lots of books about the Crusades all the way through WWII. My ancestors were involved in American history. I was blessed or cursed with a great curiosity. So, one book would lead me to find another with new parts to the story. You can imagine how very much I love the internet.
I loved movies about English history – when I was very young they thrilled me. I loved the Disney movies about early American history. And I read books – lots and lots of books about the Crusades all the way through WWII. My ancestors were involved in American history. I was blessed or cursed with a great curiosity. So, one book would lead me to find another with new parts to the story. You can imagine how very much I love the internet.
I loved movies about English history – when I was very young they thrilled me. I loved the Disney movies about early American history. And I read books – lots and lots of books about the Crusades all the way through WWII. My ancestors were involved in American history. I was blessed or cursed with a great curiosity. So, one book would lead me to find another with new parts to the story. You can imagine how very much I love the internet.
I loved movies about English history – when I was very young they thrilled me. I loved the Disney movies about early American history. And I read books – lots and lots of books about the Crusades all the way through WWII. My ancestors were involved in American history. I was blessed or cursed with a great curiosity. So, one book would lead me to find another with new parts to the story. You can imagine how very much I love the internet.
Robin Hood,William Tell and yummy Roger Moore as Ivanhoe a good basis for a love of History as any I think ! Though actually it was Saturday morning childrens film club at the local cinema that first got me hooked.They serialised all of the above and The Black Knight-I think that was some sort of take on Ivanhoe not sure after all this time.I never did get to see the end of it – probably why I still remember it!I also had a toy castle and collection of knights on what were probably lead horses – I never had a lot of time for dolls much preferred horses.!
Robin Hood,William Tell and yummy Roger Moore as Ivanhoe a good basis for a love of History as any I think ! Though actually it was Saturday morning childrens film club at the local cinema that first got me hooked.They serialised all of the above and The Black Knight-I think that was some sort of take on Ivanhoe not sure after all this time.I never did get to see the end of it – probably why I still remember it!I also had a toy castle and collection of knights on what were probably lead horses – I never had a lot of time for dolls much preferred horses.!
Robin Hood,William Tell and yummy Roger Moore as Ivanhoe a good basis for a love of History as any I think ! Though actually it was Saturday morning childrens film club at the local cinema that first got me hooked.They serialised all of the above and The Black Knight-I think that was some sort of take on Ivanhoe not sure after all this time.I never did get to see the end of it – probably why I still remember it!I also had a toy castle and collection of knights on what were probably lead horses – I never had a lot of time for dolls much preferred horses.!
Robin Hood,William Tell and yummy Roger Moore as Ivanhoe a good basis for a love of History as any I think ! Though actually it was Saturday morning childrens film club at the local cinema that first got me hooked.They serialised all of the above and The Black Knight-I think that was some sort of take on Ivanhoe not sure after all this time.I never did get to see the end of it – probably why I still remember it!I also had a toy castle and collection of knights on what were probably lead horses – I never had a lot of time for dolls much preferred horses.!
Robin Hood,William Tell and yummy Roger Moore as Ivanhoe a good basis for a love of History as any I think ! Though actually it was Saturday morning childrens film club at the local cinema that first got me hooked.They serialised all of the above and The Black Knight-I think that was some sort of take on Ivanhoe not sure after all this time.I never did get to see the end of it – probably why I still remember it!I also had a toy castle and collection of knights on what were probably lead horses – I never had a lot of time for dolls much preferred horses.!
You absolutely may NOT laugh. Back in the 60’s when I was in Jr. High Leslie Nielsen starred in Disney’s “The Swamp Fox.” This might have been the single worst “histerical” series ever aired.
HOWEVER…..It sent me to my World Book Encyclopedia to look up Francis Marion, General Greene, General Lord Cornwallis, and…ta da…Lt. Col Banastre Tarleton.
I fell in love with the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War from the Loyalist perspective. Certainly not what Disney intended.
Fast forward to college where I got my degree in American History with an emphasis on the Revolutionary War. They now have degrees in Revolutionary War Studies. Sigh. My senior thesis was on, oh what a surprise, Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. If there every was a perfect Historic Romance character, he is certainly it.
Not wishing to starve in a garret for my art, I started my own business from which I recently retired. It allowed me to move from San Diego…where if it was over 50 years old it was torn down to make way for a strip mall…to the middle of Tarleton Country in South Carolina where if an historic figure set foot there it is hallowed ground.
The advantage being that now I can write about what I have actually seen. If a battlefield has a dip in it, I can use that. If General Lincoln shot all the stray dogs in Charleston during the siege I know what streets he had them shot on.
When people ask me where I retired to, my answer is “The 18th Century.”
You absolutely may NOT laugh. Back in the 60’s when I was in Jr. High Leslie Nielsen starred in Disney’s “The Swamp Fox.” This might have been the single worst “histerical” series ever aired.
HOWEVER…..It sent me to my World Book Encyclopedia to look up Francis Marion, General Greene, General Lord Cornwallis, and…ta da…Lt. Col Banastre Tarleton.
I fell in love with the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War from the Loyalist perspective. Certainly not what Disney intended.
Fast forward to college where I got my degree in American History with an emphasis on the Revolutionary War. They now have degrees in Revolutionary War Studies. Sigh. My senior thesis was on, oh what a surprise, Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. If there every was a perfect Historic Romance character, he is certainly it.
Not wishing to starve in a garret for my art, I started my own business from which I recently retired. It allowed me to move from San Diego…where if it was over 50 years old it was torn down to make way for a strip mall…to the middle of Tarleton Country in South Carolina where if an historic figure set foot there it is hallowed ground.
The advantage being that now I can write about what I have actually seen. If a battlefield has a dip in it, I can use that. If General Lincoln shot all the stray dogs in Charleston during the siege I know what streets he had them shot on.
When people ask me where I retired to, my answer is “The 18th Century.”
You absolutely may NOT laugh. Back in the 60’s when I was in Jr. High Leslie Nielsen starred in Disney’s “The Swamp Fox.” This might have been the single worst “histerical” series ever aired.
HOWEVER…..It sent me to my World Book Encyclopedia to look up Francis Marion, General Greene, General Lord Cornwallis, and…ta da…Lt. Col Banastre Tarleton.
I fell in love with the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War from the Loyalist perspective. Certainly not what Disney intended.
Fast forward to college where I got my degree in American History with an emphasis on the Revolutionary War. They now have degrees in Revolutionary War Studies. Sigh. My senior thesis was on, oh what a surprise, Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. If there every was a perfect Historic Romance character, he is certainly it.
Not wishing to starve in a garret for my art, I started my own business from which I recently retired. It allowed me to move from San Diego…where if it was over 50 years old it was torn down to make way for a strip mall…to the middle of Tarleton Country in South Carolina where if an historic figure set foot there it is hallowed ground.
The advantage being that now I can write about what I have actually seen. If a battlefield has a dip in it, I can use that. If General Lincoln shot all the stray dogs in Charleston during the siege I know what streets he had them shot on.
When people ask me where I retired to, my answer is “The 18th Century.”
You absolutely may NOT laugh. Back in the 60’s when I was in Jr. High Leslie Nielsen starred in Disney’s “The Swamp Fox.” This might have been the single worst “histerical” series ever aired.
HOWEVER…..It sent me to my World Book Encyclopedia to look up Francis Marion, General Greene, General Lord Cornwallis, and…ta da…Lt. Col Banastre Tarleton.
I fell in love with the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War from the Loyalist perspective. Certainly not what Disney intended.
Fast forward to college where I got my degree in American History with an emphasis on the Revolutionary War. They now have degrees in Revolutionary War Studies. Sigh. My senior thesis was on, oh what a surprise, Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. If there every was a perfect Historic Romance character, he is certainly it.
Not wishing to starve in a garret for my art, I started my own business from which I recently retired. It allowed me to move from San Diego…where if it was over 50 years old it was torn down to make way for a strip mall…to the middle of Tarleton Country in South Carolina where if an historic figure set foot there it is hallowed ground.
The advantage being that now I can write about what I have actually seen. If a battlefield has a dip in it, I can use that. If General Lincoln shot all the stray dogs in Charleston during the siege I know what streets he had them shot on.
When people ask me where I retired to, my answer is “The 18th Century.”
You absolutely may NOT laugh. Back in the 60’s when I was in Jr. High Leslie Nielsen starred in Disney’s “The Swamp Fox.” This might have been the single worst “histerical” series ever aired.
HOWEVER…..It sent me to my World Book Encyclopedia to look up Francis Marion, General Greene, General Lord Cornwallis, and…ta da…Lt. Col Banastre Tarleton.
I fell in love with the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War from the Loyalist perspective. Certainly not what Disney intended.
Fast forward to college where I got my degree in American History with an emphasis on the Revolutionary War. They now have degrees in Revolutionary War Studies. Sigh. My senior thesis was on, oh what a surprise, Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. If there every was a perfect Historic Romance character, he is certainly it.
Not wishing to starve in a garret for my art, I started my own business from which I recently retired. It allowed me to move from San Diego…where if it was over 50 years old it was torn down to make way for a strip mall…to the middle of Tarleton Country in South Carolina where if an historic figure set foot there it is hallowed ground.
The advantage being that now I can write about what I have actually seen. If a battlefield has a dip in it, I can use that. If General Lincoln shot all the stray dogs in Charleston during the siege I know what streets he had them shot on.
When people ask me where I retired to, my answer is “The 18th Century.”
I read Celia Garth in junior high school. It went with my fascination for all things RevWar in South Carolina. At the time I lived in Pasadena, CA with utterly no hope of ever seeing Charleston first person.
Never say never. Now I live in Tarleton/Marion country in SC and write about the Southern Campaign.
And Celia Garth is still one of the best books about this time and area ever written.
I read Celia Garth in junior high school. It went with my fascination for all things RevWar in South Carolina. At the time I lived in Pasadena, CA with utterly no hope of ever seeing Charleston first person.
Never say never. Now I live in Tarleton/Marion country in SC and write about the Southern Campaign.
And Celia Garth is still one of the best books about this time and area ever written.
I read Celia Garth in junior high school. It went with my fascination for all things RevWar in South Carolina. At the time I lived in Pasadena, CA with utterly no hope of ever seeing Charleston first person.
Never say never. Now I live in Tarleton/Marion country in SC and write about the Southern Campaign.
And Celia Garth is still one of the best books about this time and area ever written.
I read Celia Garth in junior high school. It went with my fascination for all things RevWar in South Carolina. At the time I lived in Pasadena, CA with utterly no hope of ever seeing Charleston first person.
Never say never. Now I live in Tarleton/Marion country in SC and write about the Southern Campaign.
And Celia Garth is still one of the best books about this time and area ever written.
I read Celia Garth in junior high school. It went with my fascination for all things RevWar in South Carolina. At the time I lived in Pasadena, CA with utterly no hope of ever seeing Charleston first person.
Never say never. Now I live in Tarleton/Marion country in SC and write about the Southern Campaign.
And Celia Garth is still one of the best books about this time and area ever written.
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with history. I read every historical type book I could get my hands on and loved all the Disney, and other, shows that had historical content. While I was primarily interested in European and American history, I would read and watch anything historical. 🙂
I ended up with a minor in History instead of a double major (History and English) only because I was working full time 50 miles away from school and my advisor wouldn’t sign off on any history class other than the mechanics of history that he taught. It was more of an analysis of how to study history course rather than a timeperiod class and was double the workload of a ‘normal’ class.
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with history. I read every historical type book I could get my hands on and loved all the Disney, and other, shows that had historical content. While I was primarily interested in European and American history, I would read and watch anything historical. 🙂
I ended up with a minor in History instead of a double major (History and English) only because I was working full time 50 miles away from school and my advisor wouldn’t sign off on any history class other than the mechanics of history that he taught. It was more of an analysis of how to study history course rather than a timeperiod class and was double the workload of a ‘normal’ class.
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with history. I read every historical type book I could get my hands on and loved all the Disney, and other, shows that had historical content. While I was primarily interested in European and American history, I would read and watch anything historical. 🙂
I ended up with a minor in History instead of a double major (History and English) only because I was working full time 50 miles away from school and my advisor wouldn’t sign off on any history class other than the mechanics of history that he taught. It was more of an analysis of how to study history course rather than a timeperiod class and was double the workload of a ‘normal’ class.
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with history. I read every historical type book I could get my hands on and loved all the Disney, and other, shows that had historical content. While I was primarily interested in European and American history, I would read and watch anything historical. 🙂
I ended up with a minor in History instead of a double major (History and English) only because I was working full time 50 miles away from school and my advisor wouldn’t sign off on any history class other than the mechanics of history that he taught. It was more of an analysis of how to study history course rather than a timeperiod class and was double the workload of a ‘normal’ class.
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with history. I read every historical type book I could get my hands on and loved all the Disney, and other, shows that had historical content. While I was primarily interested in European and American history, I would read and watch anything historical. 🙂
I ended up with a minor in History instead of a double major (History and English) only because I was working full time 50 miles away from school and my advisor wouldn’t sign off on any history class other than the mechanics of history that he taught. It was more of an analysis of how to study history course rather than a timeperiod class and was double the workload of a ‘normal’ class.
I loved Prince Valiant – the movie with Robert Wagner and the Sunday comic. Also the musical Camelot (tho I wished there had been a happy ending). Loved all the versions of Robin Hood movies – especially with Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner & the newest with Russell Crowe. Wish there were more movies set in those times.
I loved Prince Valiant – the movie with Robert Wagner and the Sunday comic. Also the musical Camelot (tho I wished there had been a happy ending). Loved all the versions of Robin Hood movies – especially with Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner & the newest with Russell Crowe. Wish there were more movies set in those times.
I loved Prince Valiant – the movie with Robert Wagner and the Sunday comic. Also the musical Camelot (tho I wished there had been a happy ending). Loved all the versions of Robin Hood movies – especially with Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner & the newest with Russell Crowe. Wish there were more movies set in those times.
I loved Prince Valiant – the movie with Robert Wagner and the Sunday comic. Also the musical Camelot (tho I wished there had been a happy ending). Loved all the versions of Robin Hood movies – especially with Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner & the newest with Russell Crowe. Wish there were more movies set in those times.
I loved Prince Valiant – the movie with Robert Wagner and the Sunday comic. Also the musical Camelot (tho I wished there had been a happy ending). Loved all the versions of Robin Hood movies – especially with Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner & the newest with Russell Crowe. Wish there were more movies set in those times.
How wonderful. Lynn, that you ended up in SC. What do you write? Fiction? Non-fiction? I got to live in N. Va. while I was married and also became a fan of Mosby and his rangers. Some great stories about his exploits as well.
How wonderful. Lynn, that you ended up in SC. What do you write? Fiction? Non-fiction? I got to live in N. Va. while I was married and also became a fan of Mosby and his rangers. Some great stories about his exploits as well.
How wonderful. Lynn, that you ended up in SC. What do you write? Fiction? Non-fiction? I got to live in N. Va. while I was married and also became a fan of Mosby and his rangers. Some great stories about his exploits as well.
How wonderful. Lynn, that you ended up in SC. What do you write? Fiction? Non-fiction? I got to live in N. Va. while I was married and also became a fan of Mosby and his rangers. Some great stories about his exploits as well.
How wonderful. Lynn, that you ended up in SC. What do you write? Fiction? Non-fiction? I got to live in N. Va. while I was married and also became a fan of Mosby and his rangers. Some great stories about his exploits as well.
Yes, Annette, the internet is wonderful for those of us hungry for history.
Yes, Annette, the internet is wonderful for those of us hungry for history.
Yes, Annette, the internet is wonderful for those of us hungry for history.
Yes, Annette, the internet is wonderful for those of us hungry for history.
Yes, Annette, the internet is wonderful for those of us hungry for history.
How interesting about the Saturday morning film club. Ours mostly showed Flash Gordon and such. I enjoyed those, but I’d have loved historical stuff.
How interesting about the Saturday morning film club. Ours mostly showed Flash Gordon and such. I enjoyed those, but I’d have loved historical stuff.
How interesting about the Saturday morning film club. Ours mostly showed Flash Gordon and such. I enjoyed those, but I’d have loved historical stuff.
How interesting about the Saturday morning film club. Ours mostly showed Flash Gordon and such. I enjoyed those, but I’d have loved historical stuff.
How interesting about the Saturday morning film club. Ours mostly showed Flash Gordon and such. I enjoyed those, but I’d have loved historical stuff.
Lynn, no laughter here. How interesting that you took the royalist side and became fascinated by Tarleton. Do you find the large photo of him a bit odd? It’s a strange pose for a strong military officer and I’ve always wanted to know the story behind it. Is he supposed to be about to draw his sword?
This one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banastre-Tarleton-by-Joshua-Reynolds.jpg
Lynn, no laughter here. How interesting that you took the royalist side and became fascinated by Tarleton. Do you find the large photo of him a bit odd? It’s a strange pose for a strong military officer and I’ve always wanted to know the story behind it. Is he supposed to be about to draw his sword?
This one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banastre-Tarleton-by-Joshua-Reynolds.jpg
Lynn, no laughter here. How interesting that you took the royalist side and became fascinated by Tarleton. Do you find the large photo of him a bit odd? It’s a strange pose for a strong military officer and I’ve always wanted to know the story behind it. Is he supposed to be about to draw his sword?
This one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banastre-Tarleton-by-Joshua-Reynolds.jpg
Lynn, no laughter here. How interesting that you took the royalist side and became fascinated by Tarleton. Do you find the large photo of him a bit odd? It’s a strange pose for a strong military officer and I’ve always wanted to know the story behind it. Is he supposed to be about to draw his sword?
This one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banastre-Tarleton-by-Joshua-Reynolds.jpg
Lynn, no laughter here. How interesting that you took the royalist side and became fascinated by Tarleton. Do you find the large photo of him a bit odd? It’s a strange pose for a strong military officer and I’ve always wanted to know the story behind it. Is he supposed to be about to draw his sword?
This one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banastre-Tarleton-by-Joshua-Reynolds.jpg
Glenda, that doesn’t seem fair about the course.However, the mechanics of history doubtless proved useful in the long run.
Glenda, that doesn’t seem fair about the course.However, the mechanics of history doubtless proved useful in the long run.
Glenda, that doesn’t seem fair about the course.However, the mechanics of history doubtless proved useful in the long run.
Glenda, that doesn’t seem fair about the course.However, the mechanics of history doubtless proved useful in the long run.
Glenda, that doesn’t seem fair about the course.However, the mechanics of history doubtless proved useful in the long run.
Diane, it would be great to have more medieval movies, wouldn’t it?
Diane, it would be great to have more medieval movies, wouldn’t it?
Diane, it would be great to have more medieval movies, wouldn’t it?
Diane, it would be great to have more medieval movies, wouldn’t it?
Diane, it would be great to have more medieval movies, wouldn’t it?
I was at Raglan Castle one weekend during a fete and there were loads of 8 year olds running in and out of the moats waving wooden shields and swords. Fear not!
I was at Raglan Castle one weekend during a fete and there were loads of 8 year olds running in and out of the moats waving wooden shields and swords. Fear not!
I was at Raglan Castle one weekend during a fete and there were loads of 8 year olds running in and out of the moats waving wooden shields and swords. Fear not!
I was at Raglan Castle one weekend during a fete and there were loads of 8 year olds running in and out of the moats waving wooden shields and swords. Fear not!
I was at Raglan Castle one weekend during a fete and there were loads of 8 year olds running in and out of the moats waving wooden shields and swords. Fear not!