Who am I?

Since I can remember I have been busy reading, writing and sharing what I've learnt with anyone who would listen. 

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If we don't learn from the past we are doomed to repeat it so the question must be asked - why don't we learn?

Is it because most people find history at school boring? I am constantly surprised that people find, what I consider to be commonly known stories, fascinating as they hear them for the first time. 

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This fact spurs me on to continue reading, writing and sharing things that I find fascinating with all of those around me. In fact I was thrilled to find that people actually like to hear these stories and that they wanted to know more! I was also overjoyed that they were actually listening!

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As the CEO of a heritage organisation I realise that I have the capacity to direct what is taught and what is learnt but the sharing of knowledge and a thirst for it should not be forced. As such our amazing team have to pick and choose what stories are shared and sometimes this means we don't get to tell the stories we necessarily want to. This was why I created my own forum for those historic tales.

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I believe that history should be accessible but more often than not it is depicted as the realm of academics and intellectuals. This deters many people but I ask you, who creates history? It isn't just the "elite", it is everyone so this is why I try and make history fun and easy. 

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Most of these stories on my blog are not new. Some will be well known while some may be lesser known but one thing remains the same, all are stories worth sharing. At the end of the day I'd write these tales if no one read them so having a, hopefully, captive audience is an added bonus. 

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Welcome to "My History Story"!

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