I would so play Arden, the MMOG reported on in Joystiq a few days ago. It's supposed to be based on the world of Shakespeare's plays, although it looks like the core world is going to stem from the history plays, with the War of the Roses being the central event.

I can see how the War of the Roses would be a good catalyst for game play, but my first thought when I heard the concept behind Arden was to consider which character I would play as. Unfortunately, my first set of choices would be from the comedies (Rosalind) or the tragedies (Iago), not the history plays. But I guess it's about the world, not the specific characters.

On the Anglo side of my family history, I have ancestors who participated in both sides of the War of the Roses, so I guess I can't draw on that background to choose a side in the game. It's certainly strange to imagine participating in a virtual recreation of an event that my family members might have had a hand in hundreds of years ago.

It's also interesting to think how much time I spent in junior high school deliberately not paying attention to my teacher explaining the War of the Roses during European History class, yet now I'd willing hand over my spare time to play a game based on those same events.