the Renaissance is pretty interesting to . . . i actually have a great little tid bit about it, when michelangelo was painting the sistine chaper. Michelanglo got into a fight with one of the cardinals why'll he was painting a adam and eve. The cardinal was out raged that Michelangelo had givven them a belly button, because if they had been created by god they wouldn't have had them. Furious at the cardnial for critizing his work Michelangelo then painted him in one of the scenes of hell found on the sistine chapel.
and thats it hope you enfoy
i actually prefer reading more around the russian revolution but WWII is realy interesting . . . but more so from the european side
but do you have a favorite historical period ?