[A Citizen Reporter]

"It's really no different except Stone chooses more recent history."

And by the way, when Shakespeare wrote, it was "recent history" for him. LOL!

[Borges]

The most recent history play Shakesspeare wrote was Richard III which ended in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth...over a century before it was written. It would be like Stone making a film about Teddy Roosovelt. P.S. (I'm not counting the non-canonical Henry VIII)