/his/torical TV shows pet peeves/inaccuracies

>>3059420
Just the whole dramatization of history and the deliberate omission of facts that counter the simplistic story that they're trying to tell.

>>3059432
This, history is such a rich source of drama, tragedy and even humor that you don't actually have to change anything.

Like, imagine the Alexiad or Secret History done up in a miniseries.

>>3059420
we were royal advisors and whatnot

>>3059432
>>3059435
>>3059472
I strongly believe that a person becomes what life made out of her until a certain point in their lives, and unfortunately being a black person in 11th century <anywhere except Africa> is a seriously shitty situation. Hence there's no way a black man would be a king's advisor, because the rule system wouldn't've allowed it

>>3059497
Or just geography, but yeah

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Bad costuming in general totally pisses me off

It is not difficult or expensive to deck someone out like a Viking, and with a lite bit of artistic license you can spice it up to make it look pretty cool

But what the fuck is this supposed to be. It's like he's wearing a wicker basket