Research - Historical Events

The periods of history I'm considering to base this final project on are - The Russian Tsar, The samurai, French Revolution, The Romans, Vikings and the Aztecs. 

I wanted to focus on a part of history that is not usually covered extensively. A part of history that is not usually taught in the British isles. Originally I thought I would chose the Russian Tsars as my period of choice as I find it extremely interesting yet it is not covered in our history classes. However upon further research in the Romanov 300 years reign I discovered that it would take an awful lot of work to make the story entertaining to watch and appropriate for the target audience I have chosen. The Romanov were a royal family that ruled in Russia for 300 years. Although not all of the tsars had a violent end there was always a lot of turmoil or difficulties experienced by each tsar. For instance, Peter the great would've been an interesting choice as he brought European culture to Russia and modernised it. Catherine the great was another candidate however most of the research I found on her was thick with a chain of lovers she had during her reign. So finally I thought of Nicholas II, the last Romanov Tsar, whose life and familys' lives came to a brutal end in a cellar by the hands of the Russians. 

 

 

 

Now, after researching the Vikings I was surprised to find that they were quite hygienic. Vikings would bathe at least once a week which was alot more than medieval people in Europe. Vikings also allowed Women to fight in battles, known as shield maden. They were just as fierce as the men. 

Upon further research into the other categories I felt there was enough knowledge about these areas in today's movies and cartoons. The french revolution, the Romans and the Samurai are usually popular for most children's stories. 

 

Then I started to research the Aztecs