Pretty much why I love “everyday” history.

Post published:June 8, 2015
Post category:History Reading
Reading time:1 min read

"Well now, history is not just the tale of the victors," he said, "It's the tale of the privileged. The men in the mud of the battlefield didn't leave much of a story behind, and the stories they did tell were mostly ignored or forgotten." - A Desperate Fortune, Susanna Kearsley.…

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