History Main / HistoricalFantasy

** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare]] to [[UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} Nero Claudius]] ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here]]) to [[UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake Sir Francis Drake]] ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like [[Myth/CelticMythology Cu Chulainn]], [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]] or [[Myth/ArthurianLegend King Arthur]] ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]]'' [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'' takes place at some point during the 9th century, when Ireland was frequently raided by Vikings, and it focuses on the making of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells Book of Kells]], a real illuminated manuscript. It's also a [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory highly fictionalized account]] of the making of said book, including fantasy elements like fairies and an ancient Irish god.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'' takes place in Ireland in the year 1650, during UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell's rule over the United Kingdom (though in this film, he's [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep only known as "the Lord Protector"]], which is the title he went under instead of "King"). The fantasy elements all revolve around the titular Wolfwalkers, [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf-like beings]] whose spirits leave their bodies and become wolves whenever they sleep.

** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' in particular is a [[TimeTravelTales time travel story]] involving the [[HeroesRUs Chaldea Security Organization]] helping fix [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong points im the timeline that were irrevocably altered]], as to which their adventures has taken them across a truly variant number of points in time, up to and including AlternateHistory sub-universes known as Lostbelts.

** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare]] to [[UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} Nero Claudius]] ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here]]) to [[UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake Sir Francis Drake]] ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like [[Myth/CelticMythology Cu Chulainn]], [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]] or [[Myth/ArthurianLegend King Arthur]] ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]] [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].

** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from [[UsefulNotes/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare]] to [[UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} Nero Claudius]] ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here]]) to [[UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake Sir Francis Drake]] ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like [[Myth/CelticMythology Cu Chulainn]], [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]] or [[Myth/ArthurianLegend King Arthur]] ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]] [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].

** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from Napoleon Bonaparte, Nero Claudius ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here]]) to Sir Francis Drake ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like Cu Chulainn, Gilgamesh or King Arthur ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]] [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].

** ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant'' is in particular a HackAndSlash ActionRPG set during [[{{Jidaigeki}} the Edo period]] and shortly after [[UsefulNotes/AmakusaShiro the Shimabara Rebellion]], in a universe diverged from [[TheConstant The Constants]] of proper human history enough [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse that it's set to be pruned]]. In it, seven Masters and Servants alongside eight Masterless Stray Servants are summoned to fight for the Waxing Moon, an omnipotent wish-granting device much like the Holy Grail in the VisualNovel/FateStayNight.

** ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant'' is in particular a HackAndSlash ActionRPG set during [[{{Jidaigeki}} the Edo period]] and shortly after the Shimabara Rebellion, in a universe slightly diverged from history enough [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse that it's set to be pruned]]. In it, seven Masters and Servants alongside eight Masterless Stray Servants are summoned to fight for the Waxing Moon, an omnipotent wish-granting device much like the Holy Grail in the VisualNovel/FateStayNight.

** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from Napoleon Bonaparte, Nero Claudius ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here ]]) to Sir Francis Drake ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like Cu Chulainn, Gilgamesh or King Arthur ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]] [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].

** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from Napoleon Bonaparte, Nero Claudius ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here ]]) to Sir Francis Drake ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like Cu Chulainn, Gilgamesh or King Arthur ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]] [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].

* ''Franchise/FateSeries'':
** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne Holy Grail War]], taking [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Heroic Spirits]] to act as [[TheMagocracy Magi]]'s [[{{Familiar}} familiar]] to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical figures]] from Napoleon Bonaparte, Nero Claudius ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl here ]]) to Sir Francis Drake ([[RunningGag who's also a girl here]]), to even [[AllMythsAreTrue mythological figures who were historical individuals in-universe]] like Cu Chulainn, Gilgamesh or King Arthur ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl here]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies to text as Servants being [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve distortions of popular perception]] which in turn [[PopularHistory warps actual history to be a reflection of this]] ([[[ShownTheirWork which is actually a case]] for Servants whom [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were]] ''[[HistoricalVillainUpgrade seen]] [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as evil]], netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) [[SexSells had to be a waifu]] to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature]] of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight the original visual novel]].
** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' in particular is a [[TimeTravelTales time travel story]] involving the [[HeroesRUs Chaldea Security Organization]] helping fix [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong points im the timeline that were irrevocably altered]], as to which their adventures has taken them across a truly variant number of points in time, up to and including AlternateHistory sub-universes known as Lostbelts.
** ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant'' is in particular a HackAndSlash ActionRPG set during [[{{Jidaigeki}} the Edo period]] and shortly after the Shimabara Rebellion, in a universe slightly diverged from history enough [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse that it's set to be pruned]]. In it, seven Masters and Servants alongside eight Masterless Stray Servants are summoned to fight for the Waxing Moon, an omnipotent wish-granting device much like the Holy Grail in the VisualNovel/FateStayNight.
** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder

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* ''TabletopGame/ArsMagica''
* ''Maelstrom'' takes place in Tudor England, with some magic and mostly superstitions to guide the players.
* White Wolf's ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'' features a detailed alternate history of the world, in which powerful supernatural forces rage behind the scenes of most major historical events.
* Any of the ''TabletopGame/{{Gurps}}'' historical volumes can be fantasized to discretion and many contain information on the mythology of the time period as a guide to doing this. One common trick is to assume the [=PCs=] think they are in a fantasy world, the way average people in the time period might, and not tell the players running the characters whether or not the GM is running a fantasy world until after the game is over.
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** The series in general takes a considerable amount of references from [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade historical figures being summoned and given superpowers]] to fight in a Holy Grail War, taking Heroic Spirits to act as Magi's familiar to [[MakeAWish win the Holy Grail and it's omnipotent wishing powers]]. Historical figures from Nero Claudius ([[HistoricalGenderFlip who's a girl]]) to Sir Francis Drake ([[RunningGag who's a girl]]), to even mythological figures who were historical individuals like Cu Chulainn or King Arthur ([[RuleOfThree who's]] ''[[RuleOfThree also]]'' [[RuleOfThree a girl]]). It should be noted however (as if the GenderBentAlternateUniverse examples didn't clue you in) that ''Fate'' takes a truly ''[[HollywoodHistory absurd]]'' amount of creative liberties in both [[ArtisticLicenseHistory history]] and [[SadlyMythtaken mythology]], with some of the more egregious inaccuracies being stuff like Gilgamesh being a [[BlingOfWar blonde, faired-skinned knight in golden armor]]. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist The series has attempted to explain away]] these massive inaccuracies as Servants being distortions of popular perception which in turn warps actual history to be a reflection of this (which is actually a case for Servants whom their real-world counterparts weren't evil, but they were seen as evil, netting them the Innocent Monster trait), but the Doylist answer was that King Arthur (also known as Artoria[=/=]Altria) had to be a girl to fit the [[BleachedUnderpants eroge nature of the original visual novel]].

** ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant'' is in particular a HackAndSlash ActionRPG set during [[{{Jidaigeki}} the Edo period]] and shortly after the Shimabara Rebellion, in a universe slightly diverged from history enough [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse that it's set to be pruned]]. In it, seven Masters and Servants alongside eight Masterless Stray Servants are summoned to fight for the Waxing Moon, an omnipotent wish-granting device much like the Holy Grail in the [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight]].

* ''Series/{{Cursed}}'': The series is set in a version of TheLowMiddleAges in which magic is real and Fey, (several species of {{demihuman}} beings) are actively hunted by the Church, which views them as demons.

* ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' is set in the 16th century during Spain's exploration/exploitation of the New World, but with [[LostTechnology Lost]] {{Magitek}}.

* ''ComicBook/{{Hound}}'' is set in mythical ancient Ireland.

* ''Manga/SoulHunter''

* ''VideoGame/{{Gatekeepers}}'' likewise is set a bit further back, in 1969-70 Tokyo, with a dash of AlternateHistory. Aside from the Invaders and super powered heroes, it does manage to capture the real economic and social changes in Japan during that time.

** ''A Song for Arbonne'' for France at the time of the Albigenoise Crusade.
** ''The Last Light of the Sun'', based on 9th-century England.

* Sylvain Hotte's ''Darhan'' series takes place in the time of Genghis Khan.

* ''Devil's Tower'' and ''Devil's Engine'' by Mark Sumner: a combination of the fantasy and western genres. The Battle of Shiloh released magic into the world. A generation later the United States and the Confederacy are confined to the east and the western half of the country is broken up into isolated communities run by sheriffs who've mastered some magical powers.

* ''The Cardinal's Blades'' series by Pierre Pevel is Creator/AlexandreDumas with dragons and dragon-kin, and also a PerspectiveFlip since the heroes are agents of Richelieu.

* ''Child of the Eagle'' by Creator/EstherFriesner. [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Venus]] appears to [[AncientRome Marcus Brutus]] and convinces him to thwart the assassination of UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar.[[index]]

** Gillian Bradshaw's ''Down the Long Wind'' trilogy. The fantasy elements are strongest in the first book, wherein Gwalchmai (Gawain) receives [[{{Excalibur}} Caledfwlch]] from the Celtic Otherworld and opposes the Dark sorcery of his mother Morgause as a servant of the Light. These elements are less pronounced in the sequels - possibly because of [[SwitchingPOV different narrators]] in each book: Gwalchmai, then his [[KidSidekick Teen Sidekick]] or "squire", then Gwynhwyfar (Guinevere).
** Stephen R. Lawhead's ''Pendragon Cycle'' series contains virtually no "flashy" magic like spell-casting, etc. But Merlin is descended from [[{{Atlantis}} Atlanteans]], who are treated like Tolkien's Elves - including their longevity and application of magic.
** Joan Wolf's ''The Road to Avalon'' has no magical elements except for Arthur and Morgan le Fay (portrayed as Arthur's true love) sharing a telepathic link. Merlin is a Roman-trained engineer.
** Courtway Jones' ''In the Shadow of the Oak King'' similarly strips out the magic except for making Arthur and his half-brother Pelleas telepaths. Pelleas also [[BondCreatures bonds with]] a pack of wolves. Merlin is a blacksmith and general wise man.[[index]]

** ''Mad Merlin'' by J. Robert King and its sequels.
** ''The Coming of the King'' by Nikolai Tolstoy.
** The ''Arthor'' series by A. A. Attanasio.

** ''The White Raven'', a retelling of Tristan and Isolde by Diana L. Paxson. Followed by ''The Hallowed Isle'' series, her own retelling of the Arthurian legends.

** Lavie Tidhar's ''By Force Alone'' is a [[{{SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism}} fairly cynical]], DarkerAndEdgier take on the legend (with Arthur being less of a romanticized [[{{KnightInShiningArmor}} Once and Future King]] and more of a medieval mob boss and TheDungAges are in full effect), while simultaneously being heavier on the "fantasy" and lighter on the "historical" side. It is a loose adaptation through the lens of {{Postmodernism}}, with a smattering of the FantasyKitchenSink (just two examples: Lancelot, in this version, is a [[TwoferTokenMinority Black Jewish]] member of some sort of [[{{NinjaPirateZombieRobot}} semi-magical ninjaesque order]]; as a minor sideline of the plot, but still quite central to two chapters, [[{{AliensInCardiff}} aliens show up for some reason]]). All of this is very much in line with Tidhar's usual style.[[index]]

* Paul Kearney's ''Macht Trilogy''. The first novel, ''The Ten Thousand '' retells Creator/{{Xenophon}}'s ''Literature/{{Anabasis}}''; the remaining novels, ''Corvus'' and ''Kings of Morning'', loosely follow the life of UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat.
* ''The Magicians and Mrs Quent'': a somewhat barefaced hodgepodge of Creator/JaneAusten, Creator/CharlesDickens, Creator/HenryJames, ''Literature/JaneEyre'', and a couple other 19th century British greats, set in a parallel universe with a really odd sun cycle where magic provides a rationale for some of the gender roles that century is famous for. Clearly evoking the kind of RegencyEngland fantasy Susannah Clarke achieved, but with considerably less subtlety, grace, or prose style.

* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' is set in Gaul under Roman rule, the Gauls village is the last one not to fall to the Romans because their druid is able to provide them with a magic potion that grants them super strength.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' similarly takes place in a Virginia that has talking willow trees, with the titular heroine having distinct shamanic powers. Filmmakers stressed that they were merely adapting a legend rather than what really happened.

* ''Literature/ForgottenGods'' has TheFairFolk returning 18th century Britain.

* ''Literature/GodsAndWarriors'', by the same author as ''Chronicles of Ancient Darkness'', is set in archaic Greece (before the Trojan War and the fall of the Minoan civilization, and before most of the Greek gods had the names we know them by). It has similar elements of mysterious gods or spirits, and communication with animals.[[/index]]

* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'' by Creator/JacquelineCarey stretches the definition towards ConstructedWorld, but is essentially a late Middle-Ages/early Renaissance Europe where Literature/TheFourGospels were literally true, but took a very different turn: His blood shed on the earth at the crucifixion spawned a second messianic figure, Elua, who called a group of angels to leave heaven and follow him; they interbred with humans in the setting's France-equivalent Terre d'Ange. There's workings of high magic and {{Physical God}}s, but little small-scale magic. Skaldia (Germany) and Alba (Britain) are still tribal at the start of the series, while Italy is in its Renaissance-era city-states stage.

* ''Literature/SheWhoBecameTheSun'': While the plot may focus on a real ruler from Chinese history, it completely alters the events of the Hongwu Emperor's life by making the Mandate of Heaven a genuine cosmic force, as well as implying that multiple rulers have supernatural powers. While the fantasy is very much of the [[LowFantasy low]] variety, it's clear that there are fantastical things subtly at work, whether real or perceived.