Which periods of world history were YOU taught at school Dear Readers? SHE will tell YOU that SHE was not taught the facts of history that are relevant to this day and age, that is for sure.
From the back of one of HER most treasured books comes this quote.. "From 1848 - the year of the revolution - to the disintegration of the Habsburg Empire: an epic, Europe-wide drama that revolved around the lives of the Emperor and Empress of Austria. And when the Eagles die, woe to the sparrows..."
'THE EAGLES DIE.. Franz Joseph, Elisabeth and their Austria' by George R. Marek.
This is NOT a novel.. but a factual book which presents extremely relevant details as to today's world in that it explains some of what and why the jigsaw of central Europe is so complex.
What IS a novel but which has lead HER down another path of history is a book called 'THE THREAD' by Victoria Hislop. This novel is about Thessaloniki, a seaport in Macedonia, Northern Greece.
By sheer coincidence, the night before SHE found the book, there was a programme on television about the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Having not been educated about the fall of the Ottoman Empire - or even the rise of it - SHE had always wondered about the cause or reason for the Greek - Turk problem. This novel opened HER
eyes.. so whoosh.. off SHE went to HER favourite place.. aka the Library.
Holy Moley.. and all the rest.. and now SHE wonders what are the schools teaching these days for History.. are they still ploughing through The Stone Age?
Or.. are pupils being taught late 1800 and 1900 political history.. all of which is extremely relevant in today's European situations. The Balkans, Macedonia, Albania to name a few..
Yes, indeedy, Mr.Marek.. "Woe to the sparrows".
GeeGee Parrot.
November 2nd, 2013.
From the back of one of HER most treasured books comes this quote.. "From 1848 - the year of the revolution - to the disintegration of the Habsburg Empire: an epic, Europe-wide drama that revolved around the lives of the Emperor and Empress of Austria. And when the Eagles die, woe to the sparrows..."
'THE EAGLES DIE.. Franz Joseph, Elisabeth and their Austria' by George R. Marek.
This is NOT a novel.. but a factual book which presents extremely relevant details as to today's world in that it explains some of what and why the jigsaw of central Europe is so complex.
What IS a novel but which has lead HER down another path of history is a book called 'THE THREAD' by Victoria Hislop. This novel is about Thessaloniki, a seaport in Macedonia, Northern Greece.
By sheer coincidence, the night before SHE found the book, there was a programme on television about the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Having not been educated about the fall of the Ottoman Empire - or even the rise of it - SHE had always wondered about the cause or reason for the Greek - Turk problem. This novel opened HER
eyes.. so whoosh.. off SHE went to HER favourite place.. aka the Library.
Holy Moley.. and all the rest.. and now SHE wonders what are the schools teaching these days for History.. are they still ploughing through The Stone Age?
Or.. are pupils being taught late 1800 and 1900 political history.. all of which is extremely relevant in today's European situations. The Balkans, Macedonia, Albania to name a few..
Yes, indeedy, Mr.Marek.. "Woe to the sparrows".
GeeGee Parrot.
November 2nd, 2013.
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