Past obsessions.

You may describe history as your passion, or an obsession. Either one, its time consuming. Its also very expensive. You may travel 100 miles to visit a castle. So that's petrol money, entrance fees, lunch and if your anything like me, a large some spent in the gift shop at the end. Then their are the countless books you have bought, yes, the costs soon add up.

For me history is a passion and its certainly an obsession, but its much more than that, its a job. I work in archaeology and also teach history. One day I might be teaching a class of 7 year olds. The next day it will be university students. Its important that I don't become stale in a certain period of time. So not only do I visit our incredible monuments and attractions like all history lovers, I am often up late into the night reading. My librarian knows me by name and looks at me suspiciously if I borrow any book other than history.

Its also important for history lovers to do a lot of reading online. in fact its necessary. History is constantly being re-written. New theories come along almost weekly, some are very good, whilst others will never be proven. You want to stay up-to-date on the latest views. Books are great but they often become out of date very quickly.

well its late so I'm going to keep this post short.