After some years into both, roleplaying and my history major, I found out that almost every roleplay is based on fantasy, yet few are based on true historical events, considering that most of those are table top games. At first I thought that maybe that is because the previous knowledge needed about world history to start one, but as a science-fiction and fantasy fan I realised that the background and lore on most of these fantasy worlds is just as rich as many passages on world history, not to mention that the vast majority of these are actually based on world history. (GOT is based on the Two Roses war in England, for example) And, finally, that history itself provides us with a vast and rich world of possibilities for adventure, comedy, romance, drama, and tragedy. Yet few actually feel interest on it. Any thoughts on this? Or, maybe i've been just looking for this kind of RP in all the wrong places?