It’s fine to get the history wrong, so long as you know why you’re doing it
What’s the difference between history and historical drama?
The line between the two is thin and porous. There’s a lot of drama in history, and lot of history in drama. And many of our most cherished images of British history actually come from the stage and screen, rather than life itself.
King Richard III offering his kingdom for a horse at Bosworth? That’s Shakespeare. A fat Tudor king chucking chicken legs over his shoulder? William Wallace yelling “Freedom!” before he has his guts yanked out? Thanks for that, Mel Gibson’s
