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Cathy Mahan
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The problem with historical fiction: fucking up the actual historical events to suit the author’s version of events.
Edward the Confessor’s wife Edith was 20 when they married in 1045, not 13 in 1050. Also, Douglass describes Matilda of Flanders as being about 4 feet tall, but scientists have measured her skeleton and determined she was at least 5 feet tall.
— Apr 22, 2023 03:17PM
Edward the Confessor’s wife Edith was 20 when they married in 1045, not 13 in 1050. Also, Douglass describes Matilda of Flanders as being about 4 feet tall, but scientists have measured her skeleton and determined she was at least 5 feet tall.
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