Who's your favorite monarch?

   It can be any king, really. Mine is Edward IV of England. From his beautiful (though imperfect) relationship with his wife to his military expertise to his personality; I just love everything about him.

Historical Fiction: Good or Bad?

   Of course, this question can kind of answer itself-historical fiction done right can be the best thing ever. But too often nowadays accuracy is sacrificed for excitement in order to make money. Modern views are also seeped in and too often political correctness gets in there. Some might say why does it matter:if you make them love it they'll want to research more, and there they'll figure out the truth. I wish you were right; however, my friend, you underestimate the human capacity for laziness. Side note: can anyone reccomend some good historical fiction? Books or movies: I don't care. What do you guys think?

Is history in schools being diminished?

   Can you tell me the significance of 1066? What about Julius 
Caesar crossing the Rubicon? Can you name any English King besides Henry VIII? Have you heard the word Plantagenet before, much less know what it means? If you answered yes to any or all those questions, a.) You are awesome and b.) You probably know 10x more history than the average kid in my school and maybe in America. I know people who can't even name the first President of the United States much less any of my first questions. Anyone who knows anything about history and lives in New York like I do should think the History Regents an absolute joke. When it is taught, it is not in a way that engages students (a bunch of bullett points on a slide, nothing exciting) and is a bunch of p.c. revisionist rubbish. This of course can be extended to all subjects; I am mad about this as well, but history holds a special place in my heart and I feel it suffers the most because it is the one that is thought to be least helpful to the real world. What do you guys think?