"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten."

Rudyard Kipling

In school, history is taught in topics: interesting periods, but kept apart. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it can mean the connections between different eras and cultures get lost.

When I started home educating, history fast became my favourite subject - I’m still discovering things I never knew and am often reading the books way after my kids have moved on.

Here, I share how we learn history and how it's become a thread that weaves through so much of our other learning. It connects, overlaps and shows how different times, places and events all influence one another and how it has shaped our world today.

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