Is it true that cats are in heat in spring and summer only? No, there is no such thing as a generally recognized mating season. Some cats are in heat three, four and sometimes even five times a year, others only two times.
Historical fiction is a literary genre that reconstructs past events in fictional stories. Common characteristics of this writing genre are the inclusion of historical events or historical people, invented scenes and dialogue, as well as authentic and believable details.
Macleod discusses this issue [in relation to children's historical fiction]: historical fiction should be good fiction and good history.. This criterion seems especially important if historical fiction is being used in the classroom to teach history. Some fudging of historical accuracy might be considered acceptable if the historical fiction dramatizes positive role models (e.g. for females in the case of Sarah Plain and Tall).