1.   She starred in a historical drama about Marie Antoinette.

2.   This evening PBS presents the first part of a six-part historical drama about the Civil War.

3.   Although lacking historical drama, the document signed Thursday served as a recommitment to programs designed to strengthen the economies of the emerging democracies.

4.   A historical drama?

5.   After all, if history is written by winners, most historical dramas are written for winners.

6.   But for all the historical drama, the proceedings were largely anti-climactic because, with a five-vote Republican majority, the outcome was never in doubt.

7.   Foods placed on the seder plate, and discussed during the meal represent different parts of the historical drama.

8.   Frankly, this is considerably less than a grand historical drama.

9.   His historical dramas often distort more than clarify, but they address issues, raise questions and inspire thought.

10.   Historical dramas allow the depiction of events unrecorded by a camera, and they give the filmmaker a greater opportunity to consider questions of motivation, particularly psychological questions.