Has history become more important to you as you get older?

I have always loved history but think I appreciate it more now I’m older. I’m more forgiving of people’s choices than my younger self.

Do Australian schools teach much pre-colonisation history nanna8 ? That would be the most interesting part for me.

I love history, and would really like to have a trip in a time machine and visit places I know through the ages.

I have a lot of books of photos, but would like to see what life was like before cameras, and to smell, hear, and touch things to get a real feel for what life was like.

It would be really interesting to see inside ordinary houses, too. There are very few photos of the insides - probably because of problems with lighting, and I’d love to see the decor and furniture.

I love learning about the past, but hated it in school. Perhaps it was the way it was taught; all memorizing battle dates and Prime Ministers.

Movies, documentaries, books and now podcasts make history come alive and help us to understand the world around us. I think that is why I have always loved reading novels and try to find books set in different eras and countries.