Periods/areas of interest: I'm interested in a lot of periods, probably most knowledgeable about modern English social history, thanks to a long standing family history obsession & not very widely spread ancestors! I've also been reading up a lot more on the early Tudors and Wars of the Roses these last few years, thanks to falling into the tumblr fandoms for both via fictional fandoms. I'm very Anglo-centric, sadly, but I didn't exactly mean to be. And I've been watching a lot of old Brit TV & film lately, which also sort of slides into being a mid-late 20th C fandom in itself.
Historical Fandoms: I really love ancient BBC historical dramas! I know I should work on this, but I love their Tudor trilogy Shadow of the Tower (my favourite, even though it is not the best), Elizabeth R, & The Six WIves of Henry VIII and a whole lot of others like Enemy at the Door (WWII, Occupation of the Channel Islands), Tenko (WWII, female prisoners of war in Japan), The Duchess of Duke Street (early 20th C hotel running) and The Onedin Line (19th C Liverpool shipping line shenanigans). My main fandom is Doctor Who, so I blame those Hartnell historicals for a lot.
I do watch some modern ones, though - I loved Ripper Street, and I stuck all the way through Downton Abbey, despite the ridiculous. I prefer 1970s Poldark and the books to the new one, though. I'm also a long time reader of classic lit and Georgette Heyer and golden age crime and probably many other things. I was a librarian, but I studied history at uni *mumble* years ago, and it's always been one of my main passions.
Got any more historical comms we've missed? As I made the list, no! I'll keep searching, though...
Any other comms/events/ideas you'd like to see here? As mod, you will hear about them when & if I do. I think a comment or promptfest or some sort of event like that might be fun at some point.
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Date: 2018-12-08 02:49 pm (UTC)Historical Fandoms: I really love ancient BBC historical dramas! I know I should work on this, but I love their Tudor trilogy Shadow of the Tower (my favourite, even though it is not the best), Elizabeth R, & The Six WIves of Henry VIII and a whole lot of others like Enemy at the Door (WWII, Occupation of the Channel Islands), Tenko (WWII, female prisoners of war in Japan), The Duchess of Duke Street (early 20th C hotel running) and The Onedin Line (19th C Liverpool shipping line shenanigans). My main fandom is Doctor Who, so I blame those Hartnell historicals for a lot.
I do watch some modern ones, though - I loved Ripper Street, and I stuck all the way through Downton Abbey, despite the ridiculous. I prefer 1970s Poldark and the books to the new one, though. I'm also a long time reader of classic lit and Georgette Heyer and golden age crime and probably many other things. I was a librarian, but I studied history at uni *mumble* years ago, and it's always been one of my main passions.
Got any more historical comms we've missed? As I made the list, no! I'll keep searching, though...
Any other comms/events/ideas you'd like to see here? As mod, you will hear about them when & if I do. I think a comment or promptfest or some sort of event like that might be fun at some point.