“Thank goodness that’s double History over”, moaned Sam, “ It’s so boring. Now for Sport, netball today, it’s a bit hot, but who cares”.
Sam tore round the court appearing everywhere; she was getting hotter and 
hotter, but enjoying every second. At the end of the game, all the team trooped into the cool changing room. Sam flopped down onto the bench and strangely seemed to feel as she was no longer there.
A bright blood red seemed to surround her and cheers rang in her head, she was in an arena in Rome, strangely some sort of smell spread over the area to mask the odor of blood. Sam shuddered violently. Now something quite different, flower petals were dropping on her head and doves with scented wings were fragrancing the air as they flew, she seemed to be the guest of honor at a banquet.
Appearing to wiz round the world, it seemed as if fragrances developed with cultures starting in China, India, Egypt and Mesopotamia then extending to elite cultures in Greece, Rome and Persia and the perfumes of Arabia.
What was it Shakespeare wrote? I remember, it was Macbeth, Lady Mac, killed poor old Duncan and moaned she could not get the blood off her hands “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand?”
Dates are now flashing through her head 1350. The Black Death, folks are walking round with nosegays and fragrant herbs and then enveloping their bodies with the scent of incense. I remember hearing 2010 years ago a baby was born out in the Middle East, as he was someone special, Kings brought him gifts of gold, myrrh and frankincense, Expensive items.
Now the Kings are getting all these perfumes, for so many uses.
Now granting Guilds to producers of Aromatic products. One guild was the London Guild of Pepperers and Spicer’s. What a name! Nostradamus! He was said to have inhaled the smoke of incense as he prepared for his prophesies. His wife helped as she collected red roses before dawn, together with sawdust from fresh green cypress, iris, cloves, tiger lily, calamus and aloes. Used for bad breath and cleaning teeth.
These Kings are everywhere, what a pong, Henry III was said to have fallen in love with Mary of Cleeves after she removed her dress! Now another King in the 15 hundreds, was said to have written to his mistress saying “Don’t wash my love, I will be home in 8 days” What a funny lot these Kings were. Thank goodness for modern deodorants.
What is Mum doing here? Sniffing from a little bottle that says “Evening in Paris” and holding another called “Californian Poppy”
“Take it away Mum and stop those silly birds flapping around, what a horrid smell! “ Sam opened her eyes and saw someone waving a towel in front of her and another person holding a bottle under her nose. “She’s OK just fainted after rushing round so much. We won, what a match!” Sam amazed everyone, by saying,
“History is not so boring you know”