Many films, shows, books and games have been set in historical times and places. Sometimes accurately, many times not. Nonetheless, the opportunity to live in the past for an hour is one of the great features of historical fiction. Today we’ll focus on the older past, more or less pre-Industrial Revolution: What is your favorite depiction of a real world historical setting, prior to 1800, in fiction? What about it interests or appeals to you?

Bonus: Is there a particular time, place or cultural context that you would like to see, but which has either not been brought to screen, or very underserved across film and television history?

Inaccuracy Bonus: What is a particularly egregious example of historical inaccuracy?