I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect.

I feel like the luckiest guy on the planet. But, I literally work all day, every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and that's not an exaggeration.

However, it has long been said that "my enemy's enemy is my friend.

I dare say she means to keep you from his attentions. Your honour demands she be slain.

America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now.

My sisters and I cannot spend any substantial time searching for Wickham, as we are each commanded by His Majesty to defend Hertfordshire from all enemies until such time as we are dead, rendered lame, or married.

If a novelist has created vivid characters, interesting relationships, settings the reader can easily imagine, and intriguing stories, a screenwriter has loads to work with. The challenge comes with deciding what to cut and what to keep.