It's always been interesting to me how much of (American?) focus is on Rome, especially the end of the Republic. Outside of American history, the other focus period seems to be the last three Tudors.
I am of course measuring by the only true metric, the number of TV series and movies.
We once had a trivia contest at work to name the most c…
It's always been interesting to me how much of (American?) focus is on Rome, especially the end of the Republic. Outside of American history, the other focus period seems to be the last three Tudors.
I am of course measuring by the only true metric, the number of TV series and movies.
We once had a trivia contest at work to name the most chemical elements from memory. I of course being a Tom Lehrer fan remembered his lyrics for the elements set to Modern Major General.
You might do a similar trivia test of naming the actresses playing Elizabeth. Then you could spend the rest of the evening arguing about who was best.
Rome is a popular period because it has been asserted that Roman cicilization was the most understandable to modern Westerners. The Greeks were not, nor any of the other bronze age civilizations. Yes, the Tudors do seem popular, but they are also anchored in the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays, and his plays supported the propaganda of the time (otherwise it might mean losing one's head.) If Western culture should radically change, then the focus might shift to other historical periods where there is abundant literature and artefacts to interpret the period.
It's always been interesting to me how much of (American?) focus is on Rome, especially the end of the Republic. Outside of American history, the other focus period seems to be the last three Tudors.
I am of course measuring by the only true metric, the number of TV series and movies.
We once had a trivia contest at work to name the most chemical elements from memory. I of course being a Tom Lehrer fan remembered his lyrics for the elements set to Modern Major General.
You might do a similar trivia test of naming the actresses playing Elizabeth. Then you could spend the rest of the evening arguing about who was best.
Then Lizzie Bennet.
Best "E1": Glenda Jackson.
Rome is a popular period because it has been asserted that Roman cicilization was the most understandable to modern Westerners. The Greeks were not, nor any of the other bronze age civilizations. Yes, the Tudors do seem popular, but they are also anchored in the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays, and his plays supported the propaganda of the time (otherwise it might mean losing one's head.) If Western culture should radically change, then the focus might shift to other historical periods where there is abundant literature and artefacts to interpret the period.