I hated history at school - it seemed to me it was basically just non-stop killing in the name of power trips and religion.
I am just listening to the audiobook by David Mitchell (Unruly) that chronicles England's kings and queens. It is very funny and witty, as one might expect, but it really is just a saga of killing, and then more killing, and then some more.
How is it that some people study history and enjoy it?
It is horribly demonstrative of all that is worst in humanity: the insane pursuit of power over peace; the desire to impose one's religion on others. Would that anything had changed - clearly the study of history does not change human nature if the current world is anything to go by.
