Fencing was an essential skill for all upper-class men in Henry's England and the king himself was a participant and a follower of the sport. A an aside, one does not "play" at a skill that is essentially learning how to kill other people. Fencing as taught to allow the British peerage to fight and win in battles.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.