- Barry Lyndon, Ben-Hur, The Last Days of Pompeii, Gone With the Wind, Forever Amber, Agony and the Ecstasy, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Johnny Tremaine, Men of Iron, Captain Horatio Hornblower, Mutiny on the Bounty, Master and Commander and the whole of the Aubrey–Maturin series, now reckoned among the very best historical novels, for depth, chatacterization and accuracy, ever written : mention the outstanding examples, then deal with the industry that churns this stuff out.
- Bodice-ripper is a well-defined sub-genre, which sets steamy soft-core in a historical setting. Compare Romance to Novel. Georgette Heyer.
- Historical Drama by dramatists like Friedrich Schiller underlies most of Romantic opera. Modern historical drama includes Cyrano de Bergerac, The Devil's Advocate, A Man for All Seasons, The Lion in Winter, Amadeus.
- that'll start y'all off... Wetman 00:50, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
