I have been fascinated with history. I even fancied my husband, Brandall, was suited to be a history professor and then the show "Falling Skies" glamorized being a history professor and quite often the past was used to understand the present and even conjecture the future. I see it always in the news and wonder hasn't history taught us anything? I conclude, "Probably not." truth is history, though it ought to have been so exciting, as Netflix demonstrates, but it was recalled to the minds of would be bright young mind, as boring and dull, and nearly impossible to make sense of and certainly not want to. hence, my generation has learned through historical fiction.
To be fair, what history is not some sort of fancy. I recall a great line from a documentary about retracing the steps of the Exodus of the Hebrew Slaves from Egypt and how practically no evidence remains to support the tradition. "It is not factual, but true". I love that. truth can be gained as much if not more from historical fiction as from plain fiction, which will become historical eventually.
I was watching pure fantasy about kingdoms and kings, and thought, I can see how this appeals to the English people as it is their cultural heritage. In fact, I could see homes, garb and landscapes often described or shown in documentaries. I further thought about ab recent party where I sat next to a woman who expressed her fascination with queen kings, etc. and it was likely due to her family heritage. I entirely agreed!
but, today, as I watched I thought, how do I know that I have any claim to this British history, rather what is it to be American? Surely that is not my heritage. I thought how sad it is to be American only with no origin elsewhere. Likewise, I am sure the British all came from somewhere, too.
cue Family History. ever seen relative race? hmmm. I wonder, my research indicates that I am directly descended from King Herod, who was a descendant of Esau, the son of Isaac, son of Abraham, who came our of Ur, the son of Terah. What does this mean for me to think about and consider? What about it is true whether factual or not?
