Historical fantasy'storical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements into a more "realistic" narrative.
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14 Facts About Historical fantasy
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English-language work in the Arabian fantasy genre includes Rasselas by Samuel Johnson, The Tales of the Genii by James Ridley (1764), Vathek by William Thomas Beckford (1786), George Meredith's The Shaving of Shagpat (1856), Khaled (1891) by F Marion Crawford, and James Elroy Flecker's Hassan (1922).
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Celtic fantasy has links to historical fantasy and Celtic historical fiction.
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Scottish Celtic Historical fantasy is less common, but James Hogg, John Francis Campbell, Fiona MacLeod, William Sharp, George Mackay Brown and Deborah Turner Harris all wrote material based on Scottish myths and legends.
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Classical Historical fantasy is a subgenre Historical fantasy based on the Greek and Roman myths.
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Gaslamp fantasy is a subgenre to both steampunk and historical fantasy that takes place in an alternative universe based on Victorian or Edwardian eras.
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Similar to steampunk, gunpowder Historical fantasy is considered a step below its more popular cousin.
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Gunpowder Historical fantasy combines elements of epic Historical fantasy with rifles and railroads.
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Gunpowder Historical fantasy is generally set in a world with roughly equivalent technology to the world in the 17th through 19th centuries, particularly the latter eras.
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Typically, gunpowder Historical fantasy includes elements of real-world technology such as steam power, telegraphy and in some cases early telephones or combustion engines.
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Medieval Historical fantasy encompasses works where aspects of medieval history such as legends from the Middle Ages, and aesthetics such as medievalisms, overlap with Historical fantasy.
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Broad genre of medieval Historical fantasy is common among role-playing games and high Historical fantasy literature.
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Prehistoric fantasy examples include the Earth's Children series by Jean M Auel and the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver.
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