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In this episode, we talk with Phillip Campbell again, author of the The Story of Civilization series.  We discuss the importance and purpose of studying history and what grabs our attention about it.  How to get our kids to love it!

We also talk about historical accuracy in books and movies, propaganda throughout history and how we use the symbols of history in our everyday lives.   

2:47 - What got you excited about studying History? 
5:19 - History is often taught without continuity 
10:40 - Inaccuracies in movies/books can become a great talking point 
14:00 - Age range for the The Story of Civilization and supplementing resources 
15:49 - Phillip's new book and about the title 
 27:11 - A study of propaganda 
35:09 - How could we bring this into our Homeschool study? 
36:10 - Exciting new books coming soon!

Phillip has a new book out, especially designed for hard core history nerds:  

Power From On High: Theocratic Kingship from Constantine to the Reformation

Here is the link for Cruachan Hill Press:
http://cruachanhill.blogspot.com/p/front-page.html

Here is Phillip's new book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Power-High-Theocratic-Constantine-Reformation/dp/1638215081/unamsanccath-20

Here are a couple of historically-themed blog post by yours truly:
https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/what-is-social-studies?rq=history

https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/rmtmeam2bmw91s34sms54wi5rrnect?rq=history

https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/resources-for-homeschool-workshop?rq=history

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