Historical accuracy

DianeL said:

I think both of them turned out to be exciting characters, and I had a lot of room to work with particularly the "exiled" one. She's mercurial but true to the core knowledge, courageous within her definite context, and charismatic and maddening all at once.

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Sirius said:

I thought you might be referring the the French, but actually Article 9 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man (put in place in 1789) states: Prior to that one of the Ancien Regimes abuses was indeed lettres de cachet, but the French position has been as stated since 1789.

Article 24 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Spain also states,

Again, Franco's regime would not have adhered to that in spirit, I'm sure, but I've no idea what the letter of the law then said.

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autumnleaf said:

In one of the Outlander books, Claire shaves her legs and Jamie's reaction is a puzzled "why did you do that? what was wrong with them before?" In another scene where he tells her she's getting fatter and means it as a compliment. The beauty ideals of the 18th century were rather different than those of today.

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pdr said:

What these wretched Historical Romances fail to do is show the dreadful cost to a women who stepped outside the accepted boundary.

And what many historicals fail to show is the racist, xenophobic, and 'I am God' attitude of the male MC. I think John Biggins is one of the few I've read recently who does give an accurate portrayal of the 19thC male mind!

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Heatherwebb_writes said:

Thank You, Sirius. I've actually read the Rights of Man and am familiar with the Spanish law as well- that is why I mentioned them specifically. The law and the reality of how the law is executed are two very different animals.

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Heatherwebb_writes said:

Sounds fabulous. I'd love to read your work!

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