Now that's quality television viewing
SBS 1 is showing documentary after documentary *glees* Just finished watching one on the "vampire disease" and vampire histeria in Austria in the 1700's which was fascinating. Centred around the so-called "vampire princess" Eleonore von Schwarzenberg. Now there's one on the walls of China which has some interesting Chinese and British interaction via trade. Lord McCarntey trying to open the trade between the Chinese markets and England.
Well, more like trying to impose the European notions of trade superiority. Intersting to see two very powerful forces of trade at the time clashing, considering China was insistant on being the trade super force and didn't like Europe (and Britian especially) not recognising their "trade superiority" England was very particular on making the Chineses conform to their way of life and assert their superiority.
/history geekery.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm not studying history XD Actually I wonder why I am not studying at all.
EDIT:
Sometimes I think I would be the most happy I could be if I could just...be paid to study. Anything. Everything. I was happiest when I was at university. Not so much with classmates as I've never been a social butterfly or anything but spending hours in the libraries, class debates, assignments, arguing with the lecturers, giving tutorials...I miss it. Very, very much.
Well, more like trying to impose the European notions of trade superiority. Intersting to see two very powerful forces of trade at the time clashing, considering China was insistant on being the trade super force and didn't like Europe (and Britian especially) not recognising their "trade superiority" England was very particular on making the Chineses conform to their way of life and assert their superiority.
/history geekery.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm not studying history XD Actually I wonder why I am not studying at all.
EDIT:
Sometimes I think I would be the most happy I could be if I could just...be paid to study. Anything. Everything. I was happiest when I was at university. Not so much with classmates as I've never been a social butterfly or anything but spending hours in the libraries, class debates, assignments, arguing with the lecturers, giving tutorials...I miss it. Very, very much.