Quote Originally Posted by Carolina Kiltman View Post
That certainly is possible. I was just throwing in what came to mind first. I do know that all too many people take movies as accurate historically, and before movies, plays. This is a problem that goes all the way back to Shakespeare. (I seem to remember his putting in a line about a clock striking in Julius Caesar.
More than possible, I would say...I use the Irish as my example when I discuss immigration in the 19th century in my American history classes.

It's in those same classes where I have to "clean up" the mess that "historical" movies make.

T.