History

[Lenticular_J]

What's not to like?

The hippies.

[ThurinEthir]

After playing enough Civ4 (with the RFC mod), I love history.

I used to really like ancient history (Greeks! Spartans!), and then along with my fantasy-crazed phase came a love of medieval history. Nowadays I suppose I like modern history most - everything post-1900. I don't find American history particularly interesting though, probably because I'm not American. That makes even more sense when I say I like Taiwanese history despite there being nearly nothing except being conquered a few times and being passed between empires before today's political situation. East Asian history as a whole probably intrigues me more than it does the average person anyhow.

I still always wish that I could've lived before basically the whole world was explored though. Seems like it would be an incredible feeling to spot some piece of unknown land...or even just hear about a new discovery. Although that kind of stuff hopefully will start up once again sometime when (if?) humans find a way to colonize other planets/moons.

[OldJoe]

800 A.D - 1750. And first and second world war.

Particularly Swedish history, since i'm very proud of it.

I want to read about German history, WW2 excluded. It annoys me, that i basically don't know anything about German history before the 1900's (even tho i've taken extra history classes). Everyone is so obsessed with WW2, yes it's of huge importance, but there's so much more than Mr.Moustache and his doings.

I have yet to do it tho.

 

Something that always get to me, is that everyone knows about National socialism, but no one knows about the history of crimes committed in the name of communism.

Two beefs i have with Germany after the war is that, ex-Nazis are still presecuted even tho they are in their 90s. It's a waste of tax-money and personal agony.

I also believe the German people should get some balls and say, enough is enough. Germany still pay ridiculous amounts of money per year to Israel for something that the current tax-payers have nothing to do with.

 

E: Watching a movie atm (will write about it in another topic), and realized that i need to read alot about Italian history. Most doesn't realize that it is a very young country. I should be interested in Rome, but i'm not (Even tho Lazio is from Rome hehe), i find the medieval history of Italy interesting.

[tortilliachp]

pre-1347 with the black death pandemic. pretty much anything before that era would be interesting because historical records are so scarce: no-one really knows what life was like before then: educated, intelligent, historical assumptions are predominant, little is really known.

 

being born in the 1770s living through Napoleonic wars, scientific and cultural revolutions (what time do the modern classics come from?) and on through an age of change would be very interesting with our contemporary eyes.

 

But the very recent past (1900s+) is also very interesting because of the economic, social, demographic and technological breakthroughs at a faster rate than ever before. WE are the only generations to have leisure time for all, freedoms to do what we want etc.

 

The future of ever more complicated society technology and (hopefully) ethics is also "history" that increasingly increases in our levels of world understanding and development. A time comes when the technological and "real" values need to coalesce and become intertwined. Robotics / computers, ethics, sustainability, population on one hand; family, friends, entertainment, purpose, self-realization on the other hand. that time will be incredibly interesting to look back on (we won't be able to see this entanglement as it happens). Personally, i think this is when the human race starts to realize its true potential, ground zero if you will.

[Sam]

I'd be interested to see WW2 with my own eyes.

[stevepole]

Why the history of the Great Lakes, if I may ask? Never once have I ever thought of the history of that area.

He probably lives there. I myself would like to know more about the history of southern California, but There's too little records it seems. One day I plan to go to one of these historical houses musems they have around; that'll probably have something.

I would also check Mexico's history, they might have some interesting stuff on the it.

[Hawks]

Why the history of the Great Lakes, if I may ask? Never once have I ever thought of the history of that area.

He probably lives there. I myself would like to know more about the history of southern California, but There's too little records it seems. One day I plan to go to one of these historical houses musems they have around; that'll probably have something.

 

She does (no biggie), and I recently spent a week at one of the more historical sites in the area and decided it's more than worth my time to learn (more) about it.

[All_Is_Great]

i wouldve loved to experience the Tang dynasty, when It was the centre of th world. when all the countries visited China to learn from them.

[aquariusman]

If I could be in any time period, at any time, I would choose 1,000 years ago, where I live now. Aboriginal Canadians have always intrigued me, and I consider their way of life to be the most "civilized". Respect for everything, especially the most destructive force this world knows, the environment.

[Dizzle229]

I only have a basic outline on ancient history. I know more about WWII/Cold War era.

[Serpent Eye]

For some reason unbeknownst to me, I am fascinated with the French Revolution.

[stevepole]

I never completely get why people would prefer to witness the worst times in history.

[Serpent Eye]

I never completely get why people would prefer to witness the worst times in history.

 

Arguably, current affairs can often be just as bleak.

[DragnFly]

I never completely get why people would prefer to witness the worst times in history.

 

Define "worst times"? I would argue that is more a matter of opinion than fact.

 

Harder times to live in? Possibly. However, there have been a variety of cultures and civilizations over the ages, with different points of view on life than our own. Culture is important, as its something we increasing lack as the world becomes more secular, for better or worse.

 

Excitement and a sense of adventure is also a important part of it, as its something lacking in modern times. I actually made a post on that some time back.

 

Really though, I think its for a variety of different reasons people find the past fascinating. History is one of the most interesting subjects out there, and if you look hard enough you will surely find something that appeals to you.

[DerekZoolandah]

I've gone through many periods. It initially started with Rome (and somewhat Greece, but mostly the phalanx). I was a big military history studier. Lately, in the past year or so, I've given almost nonstop attention to the Industrial Revolution period.

 

It really is quite fascinating how the IR still affects us to this day. It shook every piece of civilization into a completely new ideal.

 

But really, right now I've just finished a book on the Russian Revolution (both the start and end of the USSR).

[Kriegsmier]

Medieval Europe

American Revolution

The move for the American west

American Civil War

WWII

 

All of which i'd like to see first hand.

[Danqazmlp]

Well I am currently studying History at University so you could say I enjoy it.

 

One of the most interesting things I have learnt about history is not actually history at all. I spent a year learning how the past is represented and how we actually access it. It can really be split into three large categories. Public history, which involves family trees and history learn't from the ground (the people), Academic history which is history as taught by academics for academics through pee-reviewed books(boring history as I like to call it :rolleyes: ) And popular history, learnt through Television, film etc. which isn't normally listed next to those two but I feel it should be. This coming year I should be spending a bit of time looking into how to use archives and hope to find some interesting things out.

 

Some other interesting things I have looked at has been a module titles 'sex, death & dogma' which basically incorporated all religion based life from 1200-1600, very fun.

 

I have to say, certain parts of history make me want to fall asleep. As a general rule, this is anything after 1800. Modern histories seem to bore me but I don't quite know why. It could be because it is when governments start popping up and learning acts and specific laws are needed.

[DerekZoolandah]

I'm the opposite. I find the 1800+ time to be the most interesting. That's generally where you have the most detail. :)

[insert_name_here]

Preferably the Roman period, specifically the early principate (Caesar, the civil war and Octavian Augustus).

[Maddy]

100BCE-100CE. The history of Jews at that time period is always fascinating. Also I want to see how to build the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.