I don’t know about you, but I’ve found myself thinking a lot about how we’re living right now in a moment that will be heavily studied, considered and examined by future generations. Between the global pandemic, the varied response to it around the world, the protest movements that have emerged in the middle of it, the continuing political changes and challenges, 2020 will be a long chapter at the very least.
The origins of much gothic horror can be traced back to the Victorian era, like this illustration from an edition of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
And so I’ve been thinking a lot about whether history will judge us kindly or not. In these pages we haven’t shied away from passing judgement on historical figures. We don’t always give them the benefit of the doubt or judge them by their contemporary standards. We try to call it as we see it and I wouldn’t expect anything less from future historians. It’s a reminder to always try to do what you can, make choices empathetically and live up to the best version of yourself.