For History Buffs...

[Quoth]

What period of history interests you the most?

Please provide (to satiate the Skellington's curiosity):

The country, the era (years, centuries, etc.), and the reasons why this particular portion of the world and that time piques your interest the most.

I'm going to be the first to cheat and say "World History", as I understood it from a 10th grade standpoint: all history outside of U.S. history. Specifically, I am most interested in the medieval cultures, of knights and lords and ladies and kings and wars and conquests and castles and all of the codes of conduct and honor.

A very close second is ancient Asian history, specifically the ancient traditions and lifestyle of bushido (samurai).

 

[Rhamiel]

american history from the 1890's to the 1930's
The time of the English Civil War mid 1600's the line of Stuart kings is very interesting and so is Cromwell
Ancient Rome, an amazing society

 

[Bitnd12]

Oh, it's so hard to narrow it down!

I'll say European history from 1930 to 1950 (Just pre and post the second world war) because if there never was a war, I wouldn't be alive. Part of my family was in Germany during this time and my great grandfather was in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern front, actually. On the other side of my family, second generation Italians were serving in the American Army and Navy. I am the product of several levels of enemies marrying, and the ties to the war that my heritage involves absolutely fascinate me.

Um, and I'd then have to say Islam (yeah, I know it's not a time period!), it's ties to terrorism AND modern/current events.

 

[Alizera]

I like Ancient Greece and Rome.

Also the 1800s in America are pretty awesome.

 

[Quoth]

Oh, it's so hard to narrow it down!

That's why I cheated.

 

[ernest_theweedwhackerguy]

What period of history interests you the most?

Please provide (to satiate the Skellington's curiosity):

The country, the era (years, centuries, etc.), and the reasons why this particular portion of the world and that time piques your interest the most.

I'm going to be the first to cheat and say "World History", as I understood it from a 10th grade standpoint: all history outside of U.S. history. Specifically, I am most interested in the medieval cultures, of knights and lords and ladies and kings and wars and conquests and castles and all of the codes of conduct and honor.

A very close second is ancient Asian history, specifically the ancient traditions and lifestyle of bushido (samurai).

Shawnee, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Asian history.
I'd gladly talk about these things with anybody that wants to.

 

[Redstiletto]

I love anything about history, I wanted to study it in college, to because a history and literature professor.
It fascinates me.

 

[Athanasius7]

Ancient Rome.

Part of it is because I am interested in the earliest centuries of Christianity, but even apart from that, I think that period would interest me the most.

 

[E.C.]

Eastern Europe, Russia and the Balkans.

Any era up to 1917. Most history books ignore these regions when they are rich with sooooo much history.

 

[CarinaMarie]

American history. Preferably American Revolution, Civil War, and World Wars.
No idea why I like all the "war periods"!

 

[mina]

American History- particularly the opening of the frontier.

 

[MilitantSheep]

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome (well I did do Classics in university...), and as a child I had an obsession with Ancient Egypt as well.

But my absolute favourite is 1485 to 1603. Oh yes, THE TUDORS! I love it, love it love it. Everything. Even the politics (and politics of any period, even now, bores the pants off me). I quite like other European countries at around the same time as well, but more later on really. Louis XIV (France) and Peter the Great (Russia) particularly. I like the early Stuarts too, James I through to Charles II.

 

[Galadriel]

Ooo I love history.

I would say my absolute favorite would have to be American history, from oh I'd say 1500s to 1880s or 1890s. I suppose it has just always fascinated me to learn about how our country started.

I also enjoy reading about Marie Antoinette (pre-revolution France), and the Tudors.

 

[Qyöt27]

Another vote for Ancient Asian history, mainly concerning the Chinese dynasties and pre-feudal Japan (or at least, Japan before the systematizing of the samurai). Although you can also include Indian (that's India) history as well. I honestly don't know too much about it, but the time periods and situations that led to building all of those ornate temples across South Asia is fascinating to me.

 

[CMar04]

Any history from the 19th and 20th centries. I just think a lot of exciting things happened during this time.

 

[adey1986]

I'm most interested in the Tudor and Stuart reigns, particularly the religious and political upheavals happening at the time. Also like reading about WW1. I am in my final year of an English and History degree and one of my current modules is on the English Civil War, so currently i'm also interested in how people reacted to the threat of Civil War and how according to Christopher Hill the world was turned upside down

 

[onfireinfredricton]

From the reformation on, mostly the west like europe, and north america. I am really starting to get into the 20th century up until 1975. Then it kind of seems like I could just ask someone down the street. I just think it is interesting to see how far we have come and how much faster things are changing everyday.

 

[fishin4christ]

I like American history. My favorite time period is the 18th and 19th centuries.

 

[AFallingStar]

I'm fascinated by the Enlightenment period (around the 18th century in Europe). There were so many interesting developments in philosophy and politics. Plus it coincides with my favorite musical period, classical. I would love to go back in time to 18th century Europe.

 

[ModestGirlsRock]

Latin American Political and Social Culture: 18th century-present

Russia: From the Tsar to the ending of USSR...well, I do wonder about their current situation too.

Africa: Everything.

I love being in AP World. It really piques my interest to see how everything is so interrelated and how major events tend to parallel each other in different countries.