I've been a student of history for at least five decades now, and I've come to realise that most people's idea of history is something bordering on the mega boring. That's why I began writing these history books and offering them as an important resource to schools and teachers. From what teachers are telling me about the books, their pupils are beginning to take a greater interest in the subject and starting to learn so much more than they would do from standard text books alone.
I've been a student of history for at least five decades now, and I've come to realise that most people's idea of history is something bordering on the mega boring. That's why I began writing these history books and offering them as an important resource to schools and teachers. From what teachers are telling me about the books, their pupils are beginning to take a greater interest in the subject and starting to learn so much more than they would do from standard text books alone.
Even today, there are many people who, when asked, would see themselves as either Roundhead or Cavalier. Such is the influence on the national psyche after hundreds of years after those wars and political and social upheavals came to am end. The nation was torn apart as one side fought for ascendancy over the other, each trying to assert that their cause was more just than the others. The divine right of kings against the right of Parliament to rule the people. It was a bloody series of battles which ultimately saw Parliament victorious, but at a cost. This is the story, told in verse, of that traumatic time back in the seventeenth century, when men and women on both sides tried to find the will of God on and off the battlefield.
Even today, there are many people who, when asked, would see themselves as either Roundhead or Cavalier. Such is the influence on the national psyche after hundreds of years after those wars and political and social upheavals came to am end. The nation was torn apart as one side fought for ascendancy over the other, each trying to assert that their cause was more just than the others. The divine right of kings against the right of Parliament to rule the people. It was a bloody series of battles which ultimately saw Parliament victorious, but at a cost. This is the story, told in verse, of that traumatic time back in the seventeenth century, when men and women on both sides tried to find the will of God on and off the battlefield.
The United States has a rich and incredibly interesting history. No other nation on earth has welcomed and received such a diverse number of cultures and belief systems into its lands with such enthusiasm with the purpose of helping to create a much bigger and richer country. However, immigrants from many different nations also flocked to this vast continent in search of a new life free from oppression and tyranny, and millions built a successful new life there. Thanks to their efforts, America was eventually to become the most powerful nation on the planet, her wealth and strength dwarfing all of the old-world nations and empires. Her involvement in the two world wars tipped the balance in favour of the western democracies due to her vast economic and industrial output. With wealth and power to spare, America was able to fund and equip not only her own huge array of fleets and divisions, but also many of her allies’ units too. What enabled her to create such an enormous powerhouse was the bedrock of freedom, first established by the founding fathers after the war of independence. Such basic freedoms allowed diversity and invention to flourish like nowhere else on the planet. This is the story of that nation, told in verse, from fledgling colonial backwater, far from the mother land and on the verge of forbidding wildernesses, to a super power, the likes of which the world has never known.
The United States has a rich and incredibly interesting history. No other nation on earth has welcomed and received such a diverse number of cultures and belief systems into its lands with such enthusiasm with the purpose of helping to create a much bigger and richer country. However, immigrants from many different nations also flocked to this vast continent in search of a new life free from oppression and tyranny, and millions built a successful new life there. Thanks to their efforts, America was eventually to become the most powerful nation on the planet, her wealth and strength dwarfing all of the old-world nations and empires. Her involvement in the two world wars tipped the balance in favour of the western democracies due to her vast economic and industrial output. With wealth and power to spare, America was able to fund and equip not only her own huge array of fleets and divisions, but also many of her allies’ units too. What enabled her to create such an enormous powerhouse was the bedrock of freedom, first established by the founding fathers after the war of independence. Such basic freedoms allowed diversity and invention to flourish like nowhere else on the planet. This is the story of that nation, told in verse, from fledgling colonial backwater, far from the mother land and on the verge of forbidding wildernesses, to a super power, the likes of which the world has never known.
