If you could travel back in time..

Merlin5 · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:18

.. which period would you be most interested in visiting that's become legend in our history books?

To be more specific, which historical events would you like to see happening or which specific person would you like to see for real. You'll not be in any danger, you'll be in a sort of protective bubble and just able to observe.

Would it be the Battle of Hastings? Seeing the apple actually falling on Isaac Newton's head? Perhaps seeing Henry Vlll? Seeing Mary Queen of Scots? Being a fly on the wall and watching Beethoven actually composing and playing his 5th symphony? Seeing Merlin5 as he constructs brilliant threads? Watching the pyramids as they were built?

Armageus · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:20

9/11, JFK, moon landings, just to try and put the conspiracies to bed once and for all

ChroniC · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:20

Jesus, Roswell, or JFK. To really find out the truth.

Snap ^^

Randomface74 · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:23

Ideally I'd disprove Jesus, but I'd be going back alone so people wouldn't believe me anyway, so it's a waste of a time-travel bubble. so... moon landing.

Rannoch · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:24

Culloden

Cyclone · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:24

I'd love to go back to the dinosaurs to see how they actually looked, and going to ancient Rome.

Malevolence · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:25

I'd go back and rub a few out into the primordial soup.

Zeebedy · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:26

JFK..no question..

Ryan-3 · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:27

The assassination of Ceasar. Et tu, Brute!

Probably the moon landing for me, to see Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descend the ladder to the surface.

FoxEye · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:32

Birth of human race, dinosaurs, ~~early human civilisation (probably pre- recorded historic civ, not sure which one tho!)~~

Scratch that, #3 is birth of the universe. That protective bubble better be good...

e: Those aren't historical events are they... oh well, rules are for chumps

Terminal_Boy · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:37

Retroactively eliminate all religious figures.

SPG · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:37

Just before the dark ages kick in, i would read up on the history and systematically shoot anyone who brought it on mainly to prevent 300 years on humans doing pretty much nothing until the renascence.

robfosters · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:41

Always give the same answer to this question. I know it’s grim in the grand scheme of the worlds history, but I would have to go back to 1888 and find out the true identity of Jack the Ripper. Read so many books, changed my mind so many times and realistically, the only hope of ever solving it, is through time travel.

Merlin5 · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:46

robfosters said:
Always give the same answer to this question. I know it’s grim in the grand scheme of the worlds history, but I would have to go back to 1888 and find out the true identity of Jack the Ripper. Read so many books, changed my mind so many times and realistically, the only hope of ever solving it, is through time travel.

This is a great one. I'd be really intrigued to discover the Ripper while he was still alive.

Thekwango · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:47

Who’s Henry V111?

G-MAN2004 · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:49

Probably D-Day... Just to get a real life glimpse of what those incredible men had to go through.

robfosters · 7 Jan 2019 at 19:49

robfosters said:
realistically, the only hope of ever solving it, is through time travel.

Looking back on my post, is this an oxymoron?

Housey · 7 Jan 2019 at 20:02

Battle of Jutland, with David Beatty and the Battlecruiser telling him what he could do better.

We'd sink the lot this time

FBi7 · 7 Jan 2019 at 20:17

WW1&2. And the night before the last big unclaimed lottery draw.

cheesyboy · 7 Jan 2019 at 20:35

2001, LA, the set of filmmaker Russ Meyer's final movie, Pandora Peaks. Rounding off a personal journey that started with 10 year old cheesyboy and a copy of The Sun newspaper featuring pics of the eponymous, and extremely top-heavy, PP siteseeing around London in a flimsy pink dress.

Or maybe the fall of Troy. Both have pros and cons.