HELP! I need a historical fiction topic!?

Question

We are writing a historical fiction for school. It is supposed to be a realistic fiction. A story that could've and probably did happen. For example, if I'm writing about the American Revolution a typical one would be a father arguing with his son about whether he should join the war or not... That's a very typical timeperiod, but something to that a effect. Like a typical problem in that time period. It can be from any time in the whole history of the world! I'd rather something not sad or gory please! Please be creative and give me a good time period and/or story line! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

make it about paul revere

Answer 2

Why don't you have a look at John Buchan's Book, 'The 39 Steps.' The setting is pre-1914 just before the outbreak of hostilities. The events he talks about, the espionage, the sentiments of the English towards the Germans, ( the same sentiments that he, himself shares,) and much more is quite realistic and it is an adventure story that I dare you to put down. Buchan may well have added some 'real life' material, disguised as fiction because of his work with the British army, in which he served in intelligence. It's a great story line and definitely the oldest one : Good versus evil.

Whatever book you decide to choose, make sure that its interest level grabs you by the throat and it won't let you go. Then, your fiction paper will be the better for it. Good luck with your writing.

Answer 3

Some quick thoughts:
A family traveling the Oregon Trail, or any such trail west.
The defense of the Alamo.
Travels along the Silk Road to China in the 1300's

I don't know what you define as a "good" time period, but, whatever. there's some possibilities.

Answer 4

write about two lovers: the male is going to join the revolution, because he belives in this ideas, but his girlfriend parents are agaist the revolution, and 'cause of that they opose this relationship. They take the girl out of the town to avoid any contact between them, but the revolution triumphed everywhere,
even where the girl was sent to, and the boy arrives among the winners!

Answer 5

How about a stonemason following Alexander the Great as he's building cities named Alexandria all across the middle east, en route to India?

Then again, I've always favored Alexander.

Answer 6

How about using Ancient Egypt as your time period it tends to be ignored when it comes to fictional school papers. Or another topic could be about someone in 18th century(1700's) France that is one of my favorites.

Answer 7

Thomas Edison discusses with his wife how his new invention, the light bulb, is going to revolutionize the way people are going to live
No more candles and smells
No more dangerous gas (and fires)
Reduced crime at night
Working and reading at night
etc.
(or pick anyother of his inventions, say the phonogram)

Answer 8

Maybe in the time of George Washington? A young boy that runs errands and meets him? Yellow fever?

Answer 9

how about a secret "clan" of boys who did their own guerilla warfare against unsuspecting redcoats? not even george washington knew about them but later they had their stories exposed (they all had identical tatoos that marked them in their brotherhood - a revolutionary gang). maybe it all started after a few boys (12? 13? years old) witnessed a cruel redcoat ruthlessly hurt someone (you fill in the rest)

Answer 10

How about something on Ghengis Khan. Bet nobody else will thing of that.

Answer 11

How about the creation of the world. from genesis.