The Magic of History – See the Video
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
by David
A little while ago, I spoke at a TEDx conference — to an audience of smart, motivated high school students. My topic was the magic of history. I told the students many of my favorite short stories from past times. I wanted to reveal history’s endless well of fun, excitement, and humor, and to explain
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Eleanor of Aquitaine, fantasy, historiography, minotaur, Roman Empire, Snow White, TED talk, TEDx
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