RE: The Historic City of York - Jorvik and York's Viking Past
Really nice job on the post @raj808
Pirates, Romans and Vikings I find absolutely fascinating and exciting to learn about. They are clearly a huge part of our history and of our makeup.
The museum looks great and the interactivity is definitely the way to go. It makes it so much easier for kids to be involved and excited by it. I've always said that to capture the imaginations of children with history is difficult because you need to have your own history and understand yourself before you want to know where you've come from.
I love the TV shows Vikings and The Last Kingdom, both of which cover this period and the changing hands of Eoforwic and All Saints Day. They brilliantly blend historical fact and a little fiction to make entertaining shows.
Cheers, Gaz
Hi Gaz. Yeah, I feel the same about UK history being rich and especially for fantasy fiction setting research. I have to be honest History was never my subject in school but I have found myself drawn to it more and more from a research angle.
I love the series Vikings also and was actually surprised how historically accurate it is. Probably shouldn't have been so surprised given it is a history channel drama. The Last Kingdom is decent also but not quite as good as Vikings for me.
Cheers for the thoughtful comment mate, I'm glad you enjoyed the post :-)
P.s. that museum was real immersive and I'd recommend it for the kids if you ever make it to York... or Jorvik :-)
I have been to York but it was a long time ago. I would love to go back up there for a short break and take my daughter before she gets too old to spend time with the old man!