History Blog / HistoricalHeroine

* AfricaIsACountry: Evangeline speaks fluent African.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: It takes precisely two tweets for MailOrderBride!Evangeline to get over her conflicted feelings for her prospected husband, outlaw Johnny Drake.

* ButNotTooBlack: Evangeline's African friend, who is a princess with light brown skin and golden eyes.
--> '''Evangeline:''' She’s a NobleSavage. I can say that because I am in a historical novel, therefore my author doesn’t have to be [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero politically correct]]!

* WeAllLiveInAmerica:
--> '''Drake:''' Yes I have Southern manners! What do you mean, I'm supposed to be from Southern ''England''?

* AlternateHistory: In one version, Evangeline is the daughter of the Emperor of the United States, mostly so she can be American [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses and still be a princess]].

* GiantWaistRibbon: Always included in Evangeline's gowns, regardless of time period or context.

* FairForItsDay: Evangeline invokes this all the time, but for a character written in the 2010's, she actually at least a few decades behind in terms of tolerance.

* HollywoodHomely: Evangeline describes herself as ugly by 1X00's standards, and divinely pretty by 201X standards.

* MarySue: Evangeline, everywhere, always.
--> '''Evangeline:''' I live during the stone age. I singlehandedly domesticated dogs, cultivated rye, and invented the wheel, fire, and cupcakes.

* ValuesResonance: Invoked to an unbelievable point. Evangeline was written in the 2010's and will never let you forget it, no matter what time period she lives in.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: While mostly inspired by regency Literature/PrideAndPrejudice knockoffs, the story could be set in any time period from the 15th to the 20th century.

* AttemptedRape: On Evangeline , by an unnamed and convenient highwayman.

* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Evangeline's Asian friend Jade Sakura Mai-Lin Patel, who is a Chinese ninja geisha.
** See also: Evengeline's one-post Asian alter ego, who gets a wedding kimono from her sensei Qiang.

* InterclassRomance: Between Evangeline and Jeeves, her personnal butler (which is a totally a thing).

--> '''Evangeline:''' I live during the stone age. I singlehandedly domesticated dogs, cultivated rye and invented the wheel, fire and cupcakes.

--> '''Drake:''' Chance events always happen so that my protagonist love and I get closer. No wonder we believe we're fated to be together.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Evangeline and Drake are alledgedly bookworms, because their author is a bookworm.

* OfCorsetHurts: Evangeline loathes everything about her era's fashion, whichever it is and can't be comfortable in it despite the fact that she has been wearing it her entire life - unfortunately for her, her author thinks that OfCorsetsSexy.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Both Evangeline's dad's butler and her own, personnal butler (of course it's a thing) are called Jeeves, or maybe James, or maybe some other name often associated with butlers.

* SecretIdentity: Drake is a former pirate and a spy of the crown. His [[HiddenBackupPrince resemblance to the king]], which is adressed in one tweet, is however later clarified as a coincidence.

* TruthInTelevision: Averted and desacrated at any possible occasion.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Jane, Jeeves and Jeeves #2 are often forgotten.

* WickedStepmother: Evangeline's stepmother, who is evil because she is giving Evangeline opportunities to be successful in the society she lives in instead of letting her be a 201X teen rebel.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: It takes preceisely two tweets for MailOrderBride!Evangeline to get over her conflicted feelings for her prospected husband, outlaw Johnny Drake.
* WomenAreDelicate: Evangeline is a hardened kung-fu master, except when she could put her skills to use. Otherwise, she's so delicate that a touch is enough to form an infected wound on her skin.

* YoureCuteWhenYoureAngry: Evangeline is always told this, even though she get can dangerously destructrive.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Evangeline's Chinese alter ego has blue eyes. It's because she's special.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex:
--> '''Evangeline:''' When I enjoy myself with Jeeves, it’s because I’m insecure. When Lady Myrabelle enjoys herself with her butler, it’s because [[SlutShaming she’s a slut]].