“I hate history.”

Can you imagine my shock when my little sister said those three words to me?  I come from a very academic family, after all.  My father is the resident expert on the 20^th century, my mother loves Medieval European history and I am obsessed with anything Roman and Egyptian.  For my little sister to hate history was like a fish hating water; it didn’t make any sense.  Alas, school had robbed her of all desire to have anything to do with history.

But I am a patient person.  I had a plan to change her mind. Continue reading →