Imperial War Museum - Page 2

Gayle · 26-07-2005, 08:29

I hated history at school - I couldn't see the point in learning about the Stuarts and Tudors, they had absolutely no relevance to me whatsoever. I failed history miserably - in fact the story about what I wrote on my history o'level paper might need to be shared with you some day.

Anyway, about four years ago I got interested in looking at the history of my house (200 years old) and my parents (100 years old) and started to get really into it. History can be great fun if it has some relevance to you or can be put into some sort of modern context.

cashman · 26-07-2005, 09:57

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Originally Posted by Gayle Knight

I hated history at school - I couldn't see the point in learning about the Stuarts and Tudors, they had absolutely no relevance to me whatsoever. I failed history miserably - in fact the story about what I wrote on my history o'level paper might need to be shared with you some day.

Anyway, about four years ago I got interested in looking at the history of my house (200 years old) and my parents (100 years old) and started to get really into it. History can be great fun if it has some relevance to you or can be put into some sort of modern context.

thats exactly what i'm on about,recent history makes it more relavant and fun,if its something the kids enjoy theres far more chance of them taking it onboard,

garinda · 26-07-2005, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Gayle Knight

I hated history at school - I couldn't see the point in learning about the Stuarts and Tudors, they had absolutely no relevance to me whatsoever. I failed history miserably - in fact the story about what I wrote on my history o'level paper might need to be shared with you some day.

Anyway, about four years ago I got interested in looking at the history of my house (200 years old) and my parents (100 years old) and started to get really into it. History can be great fun if it has some relevance to you or can be put into some sort of modern context.

Lol Gayle!!!

You are still bad @ history hun!

Since our parent's houses are joined and my Mum's house isn't 100 years old yet, something is amiss.

Must try harder. 3/10. See me after school.

Gayle · 26-07-2005, 12:47

All right smarty pants - to be precise my house was built in 1817 (almost two hundred years old) and my parents house was built in 1913 (approximately one hundred years old). No one loves a knowitall! lol

apest1 · 26-07-2005, 13:07

Been to Imperial War Museum in London (with the kids) Not been to the one in Salford, BUT i`m takeing my two kid there next week, "my son is it to war history" hes only 11

fireman · 26-07-2005, 17:17

Aztecs and Incas was what our History teacher read to us from a book in the same monotone voice for hours each week the only excitement was when one of us fell asleep and either fell off the chair or had a board duster thrown at them. And that happenned on a regular basis. Still don't know JACK S--T about Aztec and Incas.

garinda · 26-07-2005, 17:27

I loved history, learning about the Industrial Revolution was interesting because it was all around us. Learning how the Franco-Prussian sort of led to war led to WW1 was interesting.

Even more interesting would have been to learn how the Treaty of Versailles led to WW2, and to discover the reason why my twenty two year old Grandad had been killed fighting in Normandy, leaving a widow and my Mum, his unborn child.