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Originally Posted by Xenophon
Other than the obvious large differences HarryT points to, the only other things Randall Garrett is sort-of-specific about are - Richard III was a changed man after the fever that killed him in our history. He settled down to become one of the best Kings ever in British history.
- a mention that (somewhere in there, time-wise) a monk/scholar/something "codified the laws of magic" sufficiently to make magic into a repeatable, reliable tool. He also hints that this happened earlier than the point of the scientific revolution in our history.
Beyond that, you should think of the "Richard III didn't die" thing as the excuse for whatever difference you see. The "MacGuffin," as it were. The details are not incredibly important to the stories.
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Oh good, that makes things much easier. Now I won't worry about it so much. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by wayrad
Wasn't it the survival of Richard the Lionheart, not Richard III, that was the key event in the Darcyverse? It's been a while since I read any of them though...
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Whoops, too much Shakespeare must have filtered into my brain.
