I often think about how improbable my existence is but, more importantly, all those who went before, to get me here. No rich people in my past, although some, relatively recently, were moderately comfortably off, I probably have the most affluent life of my whole line.
I believe the 14th century to have been the worst, the most grim time in the history of our nation (and probably beyond), yet at least some of my ancestors must have lived through it. I’ll never know what they went through, precisely, lolbut I would like to know what I can about those closer to me in time.
