I've been SO too long without researchsquee.

[themeletor]

Fomg.

Whoever said period PotC was messy / dull / dreadful to do? LIED.

Just set it in 1692, is all.

.::falls over::.

You'll have to excuse me; I'm in the throes of research adrenaline.

[ETA: YES! WorldBookOnline's research libraries are back!]

Comments

[xzombiexkittenx.livejournal.com]

That's around the period of common concencus, but why that date in particular?

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, once you nail down a date and decide to ignore all the things that don't fit for that date (for example, the British Navy didn't require its officers to wear uniforms until the mid-1700s, which is one reason commodorified and I set the "Men Must Work" series in 1760) it becomes much easier.

It's trying to make all the anachronistic bits fit into -one- historical period that'll drive you 'round the twist.

Which is why I don't try. :-)

[the-dala.livejournal.com]

The good thing about that year is that you get a REALLY good picture of exactly what the town looked like, what was going on, etc. After June, well, not so much :)

[the-dala.livejournal.com]

BTW, if you can get your hands on a copy of Pawson and Buisseret's Port Royal, Jamaica from the '70s, it's well worth it. I have a bunch of pages I scanned and will be posting for research purposes soon.

[drbillbongo.livejournal.com]

I have to do more research, too. But the "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" book will arrive this weekend and I think that's the first step. :)

Nothing wrong with being excited about PotC research, I share your excitement! :)