In a sense history is the study of the relationships between events and people. How folks are influenced by said events. In my Renaissance class we covered several key figures. From Henry VIII, Leonardo Da Vinci, Isabella d'Estelle, and Christopher Columbus.
Recently I found myself imagining what if these people were sitting in class with me. I'm not sure what prompted this. Maybe it had something to do with a forthcoming research project. Anyways, I found myself wondering if they were able to listen in on the lectures and hear their names mentioned how would they react. Would they be embarrassed? Would they feel honored that history hadn't forgotten; that several generations later humankind still recognizes them? Would they speak up and denounce any discrepancies in the historic record? Or would they stand up and unceremoniously say
"your welcome"--demonstrating an air of arrogance?
These questions are the ones that go unanswered, probably because these questions have little significance. Maybe these questions would give us insight to the historical figures that because of many centuries are not as personable to us.
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