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The Other Two!

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TerriBull Mon 12-Sept-22 10:35:09

So we've entered a new Carolean age. I think it would be interesting to have, from a historical point of view, some of the focus shifted from the omnipresent Henry V111 and The Tudors to the period of history that encompassed the reigns of Charles 1 and Charles 11. I don't remember covering this period when I was at school and from what I remember of my own children's history lessons there was a brief and cursory time spent on Charles 1 and The English Civil War. Given the importance of the outcome of that war and all that followed in the immediate aftermath, I can't help feeling that not only is this period of history very interesting but somewhat neglected and possibly there may be a new generation of children who may ponder on who were Charles 1 and Charles 11.

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tickingbird Wed 14-Sept-22 21:22:43

Thanks for that Hillarybee

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Milest0ne Wed 14-Sept-22 21:52:38

I like learning about history. I remember being surprised that American history was so out of step with ours. The wild west was happening during the victorian era..
I am reading "The Adventure of English "by Melvyn Bragg for an interesting time line
The historical novels, well researched about the time of Charles 1 Charles 2 , and James . by Robert Neil are all a good read

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Jaberwok Thu 15-Sept-22 11:41:45

I absolutely love history and soak it up whenever I can. It started at school in the 1950's when I had the good luck to have a brilliant history teacher. For O'level we did from 1688 to 1820. I've loved history ever since. It's like an endless jigsaw puzzle, and full of if, buts and maybes.

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effalump Wed 21-Sept-22 15:19:06

I didn't know it was called the Carolean age. I though we were all (or at least new-borns) Cavaliers now.

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