The essential element of historical fiction is the presence of historical figures or events.
In some works of historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in History, showing real historical figures dealing with events allusive to the time but at the same time, showing them in a different way than is recorded in History . At other times, the historical event complements a narrative story, which occurs in the background. At times, historical fiction may be mostly corresponding to historical reality, but the names of people and places have been somewhat altered.
