tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post2814873150641488731..comments2024-03-16T12:45:29.085-04:00Comments on Seduced By History: If I Could Turn Back TimeSeduced by Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196314920956478724noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-55937940760076549612010-10-23T20:06:17.282-04:002010-10-23T20:06:17.282-04:00I've always loved the Victorian era more than ...I've always loved the Victorian era more than the Regency era, but the new Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey, Jr. pushed me over the edge to head over heels.<br /><br />Civil War is also a love of mine. Growing up in Virginia, there was so much history...same with the Revolutionary War. There's something about riding a bicycle through the fields at Yorktown where George Washington defeated the British that brings a little shiver of excitement.Victoria Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001679068146597047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-83504472281493290812010-10-22T08:47:50.420-04:002010-10-22T08:47:50.420-04:00Where to start? I love the Civil War period. I als...Where to start? I love the Civil War period. I also love the old west. But I also have a particular weakess for the Revolutionary War.Aislinnhttp://www.aislinnmacnamara.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-91323358220941457922010-10-22T07:14:17.908-04:002010-10-22T07:14:17.908-04:00Great blog. The two historical eras that fascinate...Great blog. The two historical eras that fascinate me the most are World War 1, and Australia in the mid 1850's.I am not sure that I would like to live during those times though. I wouldn't be brave enough to face a war, nor resilient enough to suffer the hardships of our pioneers.Maybe I could just look down from above.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-29773456981720705862010-10-22T07:12:06.451-04:002010-10-22T07:12:06.451-04:00Victoria, what a wonderful post! Time travel is th...Victoria, what a wonderful post! Time travel is the ultimate fantasy for historical writers - but so many times! I'm with Emma in Ireland in 1921 - what an amazing time that must have been, especially in Dublin. I'd also take Ireland in the time of the Tuatha de Danaan, and during the Famine. Fast forward to Victorian New York City, to see how America was opening up. Let's see, Montreal in the 1840's - I'd love to see my own city in such a fascinating time. And if I could, I'd pop into some of the battles of the Civil War fought by the Irish Brigade - as an observer, of course. I could go on and on, but those are enough for my first trip!Cynthia Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345425630343664622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-7078167277991740372010-10-22T03:51:03.019-04:002010-10-22T03:51:03.019-04:00I have this fantasy often, but for me it isn't...I have this fantasy often, but for me it isn't clearcut either - having a time travel machine on a permanent basis would be good! <br /><br />I LOVE the film Back to the Future where Marty gets to see his parents in the fifties - I'd love to visit my own grandparents' house when my mum and her brothers were all small, in the 1940s! Or meet my mum as a young woman, doing her nursing training in 1950s London. <br /><br />Travelling back to Palestine and seeing Jesus preach - how about that one!! <br /><br />At the moment I think I'd chose Britain in Roman times though, as that's what I'm writing about. I'd take a notebook and pencil (best not to attract too much attention with a laptop, although the notebook might also cause a stir!!) and come up with fab authentic detail for my story. That has to be the historical writer's dream. <br /><br />Great post!Sophia Harrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088931733851729692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-71995867527044370562010-10-22T01:38:39.993-04:002010-10-22T01:38:39.993-04:001880's Tombstone, Arizona. One of the last wi...1880's Tombstone, Arizona. One of the last wild west frontiers. Would love to have experienced the whole OK corral, the Earps and Doc Holiday.The Barn Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628854420364509748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-88667337589625629312010-10-21T21:43:26.963-04:002010-10-21T21:43:26.963-04:00I'd love the late 1800's in the west, and ...I'd love the late 1800's in the west, and I mean the true west not Texas or Kansas but the Pacific NW. Gold rushes, fertile soil to till, timber as far as you can see. That would have been a great time to live.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-48410372714098275422010-10-21T20:59:03.063-04:002010-10-21T20:59:03.063-04:00Susan and Lilly,
I'm with you gals...love t...Susan and Lilly,<br /> I'm with you gals...love the Civil War era. Civil War stories would sell if they were published and effectively marketed. Maybe things will cycle back...I can hope :)Victoria Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001679068146597047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-78517015988575655692010-10-21T20:57:43.614-04:002010-10-21T20:57:43.614-04:00Nancy,
The Wild West certainly has its appeal.....Nancy,<br /> The Wild West certainly has its appeal...I adore the movie Tombstone, although to my husband's dismay, I keep drooling over Johnny Ringo instead of Wyatt Earp...gotta love the bad boys!Victoria Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001679068146597047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-16847853878845774332010-10-21T20:55:30.392-04:002010-10-21T20:55:30.392-04:00Emma, I hadn't even thought about my personal ...Emma, I hadn't even thought about my personal history...my grandfather was the first child born in this country of Italian immigrants...a trip to Italy in the late 1800s might be fascinating.Victoria Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001679068146597047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-22880690356646419152010-10-21T20:54:14.524-04:002010-10-21T20:54:14.524-04:00So many fascinating time periods...Tess, like you,...So many fascinating time periods...Tess, like you, I like some creature comforts, so the late Victorian age would be grand...but the fighting men in the Civil War all looked so dignified in their uniforms, and their passion for a cause, regardless of which side they were on, is something that seems rare today. Keena, I agree...bacterial wipes in medieval times would be a must...Victoria Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001679068146597047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-8066334970205521822010-10-21T20:19:55.488-04:002010-10-21T20:19:55.488-04:00I love Civil War stories and don't understand ...I love Civil War stories and don't understand why the big NY publishing houses keep saying they don't sell. If I could visit another time, it would be post civil war. The British Victorian era, America's Gilded age or the Industrial revolution. What exciting times those must have been with so many new discoveries!Lilly Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085355337721818824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-53009249605459440192010-10-21T20:10:14.050-04:002010-10-21T20:10:14.050-04:00Hi Victoria,
As you know my favorite would be th...Hi Victoria, <br /><br />As you know my favorite would be the opening of the American West or even Washington Territory in the 1870's. Why Washington Territory??? Women were a premium commodity. Population mostly male! Oh the romance! wink Wink. <br />Great blog as always. I'm wishing you much success with your new book. <br />NanNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356237143516426764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-41250346905519509392010-10-21T19:06:08.832-04:002010-10-21T19:06:08.832-04:00I'm with you! I'd love to visit America du...I'm with you! I'd love to visit America during the turbulent Civil War. For years, I spent weekends dressed in a gown, petticoats and hoops at Civil War reenactments, while my husband and sons marched off to battle. I also love visiting Civil War sites and Gettysburg is one of my favorite destinations.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-18484514607711535732010-10-21T18:22:02.380-04:002010-10-21T18:22:02.380-04:00Ireland, 1921. I want to know if my grandmother l...Ireland, 1921. I want to know if my grandmother left because she wanted to see NY or because they were arresting women in the Cumman Na mBann. Next stop, Georgia (?) in 1850. I'd find Michelle Obama's six year old ancestress and tell her one day one of her descendents will live in the White House. Next stop, St. Petersburg, Russia. I'd go sometime before 1914 to see what it was like before the war and revolution and sometime between late 1916 and 1917 to see what it was like during. I would definitely leave before 1918.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452517544328588301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-5824923669619287342010-10-21T18:16:14.447-04:002010-10-21T18:16:14.447-04:00I would love to visit medieval England for a day, ...I would love to visit medieval England for a day, but only if I could carry anti-bacterial wipes with me. :-)<br /><br />What I think would be really cool is to pick a spot, say a spot just to the left of Tower Bridge, and move through time, watching the coming and going of various eras.Keena Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985958126062809043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-69180446325209952532010-10-21T18:11:09.841-04:002010-10-21T18:11:09.841-04:00I think God put me in the right century...I need r...I think God put me in the right century...I need running water and at least two showers a day. But I guess if I could go back and not have to live in a different era...just see it...I would want it to be a peaceful place...not sure where that would be in history? lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com