Introducing 'Tales of History'

This might seem like something you would want to never read out of lesson, like a smack in the face after thinking you got free of lectures and reading but do not fear! This blog is not the repetitive sources of GCSE History you may have done at secondary and its not meant to scare you its meant to teach you some epic, heroic battles, cunning court intrigue and me rolling my eyes in a sarcastic fashion at romance at court. Its not just here in Britain though don’t worry we will be going beyond our rainy island. We will pinball all over the world from America to Japan across entire continents over the year. From major battles, to historical catastrophes of unimaginable scale you will see history and politics come to live in a way that is easily readable.

Also a spot of good news! No questions! No tests! Just the tales lost to time which you may never have heard about, from emperors literally courting his common subjects to ruthless leaders uprooting religion. It is also with personal satisfaction that I can scream battle cries at you because some of the largest military engagements are on my ‘to do’ list. Stalingrad, Sekigahara, Bosworth, and even us getting our red coat hides booted over the Atlantic (I am not looking forward to recounting that tale) will be included in detail. But as any budding historian pouring through books at any college should know its all about evidence and consequence. Did the loss of the American Revolutionary War weaken our Empire? Well I will tell you. Did the war between the Three Kingdoms of China result in an era of chaos for China for centuries to come? Well your master storyteller will tell you! There will be no test and it will like reading a story! But as a side disclaimer if YOU ARE doing GCSE, AS,A2 or degree History don’t tell it like a story or your teacher will cry… deeply… like only a history teacher can.

So it is time to find your TARDIS front door keys as I drag you kicking and screaming… I mean laughing and dancing into the past and who knows maybe I teach you something (I get gloating rights as well). Oh and don’t worry these will be nice snuggly sized tid bits of knowledge that will have you laughing (hopefully), crying (sorry about that) and getting ANGRY!

So keep your eyes on this space for updates every week for informative, historical commentary on the world we couldn’t complain about!

Matthew Makinson