I like to read historical fiction, do you?
Yeah, plots that take place in settings located in the past are fun to read.
Yes I agree, what can you tell me about historical fiction?
Historical fiction doesn't only apply to literature. It can also be applied to the performing and visual arts 
Oh I did not know that but that is very interesting
Many popular video games are historical fiction, such as Crusader Kings and Oregon Trail.
That makes perfect sense, anything else I should know about historical fiction?
An essential element of it is that it pays attention to the manners, social conditions, and other details of the period depicted.
I can see where that would be important
frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert speculative or ahistorical elements into a novel.
Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authenticity because of readerly or genre expectations for accurate period details. This tension between historical authenticity, or historicity, and fiction frequently becomes a point of comment for readers and popular critics, while scholarly criticism frequently goes beyond this commentary, investigating
indelibly etched on the minds of my readers. "I abhor it all". That is why I can sympathize with the Apostle Paul’s line in Philippians 3:8... I agree with him [here] and feel the same about what I formerly read and wrote. "Dung". The same can be said of what I watched. If to gain Christ is to lose the world’s literature (and non-fiction), then so be it. I would rather read through the lens of Christ" ("