1. Naomi Novik's Temeraire series. Dragons fighting the Napoleonic Wars is absolutely history as it was taught to me at university. Shut up, yes it is.
2. Robin Of Sherwood (UK TV 1984-6). Again, this is definitely historical. If necessary I can prove this with science. Or just by ignoring anybody who argues with me.
3. Westerns. Most of them, as I couldn't narrow it down. A genre known for its faultless historical accuracy.
4. I tried to be sensible with this one. My first instinct was to go with "swashbuckling", but apparently this isn't actually historical. I know, I was surprised too. So I was going to go with my beloved Return To Treasure Island (UK TV 1985), but then had to consider Jack Holborn. And Cutthroat Island. And The Crimson Pirate. So I decided in the end just to go with pirates in general. The properly genuine historical sort, who swung from ropes, and had shiny swords, and a remarkable habit of attracting evil English aristocrats in nice coats.
5. Caught between Leslie Charteris's Saint, and Margery Allingham's Albert Campion, so may have to settle for "early twentieth century adventurers" instead. That way I can also include EW Hornung's Raffles. A period in British history when every gentleman enjoyed fisticuffs and sophisticated thievery, preferably with a splendid car and excellent tailoring.
It seems that I may have a fairly wide interpretation of "historical". Sorry about that. I did manage to avoid choosing Star Wars, though; and "Ray Harryhausen does Ancient Greece", so apparently I do have some restraint.
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Date: 2012-04-07 02:59 am (UTC)2. Robin Of Sherwood (UK TV 1984-6). Again, this is definitely historical. If necessary I can prove this with science. Or just by ignoring anybody who argues with me.
3. Westerns. Most of them, as I couldn't narrow it down. A genre known for its faultless historical accuracy.
4. I tried to be sensible with this one. My first instinct was to go with "swashbuckling", but apparently this isn't actually historical. I know, I was surprised too. So I was going to go with my beloved Return To Treasure Island (UK TV 1985), but then had to consider Jack Holborn. And Cutthroat Island. And The Crimson Pirate. So I decided in the end just to go with pirates in general. The properly genuine historical sort, who swung from ropes, and had shiny swords, and a remarkable habit of attracting evil English aristocrats in nice coats.
5. Caught between Leslie Charteris's Saint, and Margery Allingham's Albert Campion, so may have to settle for "early twentieth century adventurers" instead. That way I can also include EW Hornung's Raffles. A period in British history when every gentleman enjoyed fisticuffs and sophisticated thievery, preferably with a splendid car and excellent tailoring.
It seems that I may have a fairly wide interpretation of "historical". Sorry about that. I did manage to avoid choosing Star Wars, though; and "Ray Harryhausen does Ancient Greece", so apparently I do have some restraint.