Can I make up History?

[fetishdj]

An additional point on this...

You can do as much as you want so long as what you write is consistent with the way things happen (unless you are doing what ifs). So, you can happily have hostorical characters doing things that are 'in character' so long as they don't, for example, prevent the assasination of Kennedy or shag queen Victoria...

[leo9]

So, you can happily have hostorical characters doing things that are 'in character' so long as they don't, for example, prevent the assasination of Kennedy or shag queen Victoria...

It can be even more fun to have them do things that seem counter-historical, but fit them into history. Your hero could, for instance, deflect Oswald's gun only to have JFK shot from the grassy knoll (thus explaining some of the inconsistencies in the official story), or shag Victoria and be the father of one of her children (find one that was strikingly different, or that she treated differently, and make that the reason). It's fun for the reader, as it becomes a get-out-of-that plot.

[leo9]

Your hero could, for instance, deflect Oswald's gun only to have JFK shot from the grassy knoll (thus explaining some of the inconsistencies in the official story),

I only just caught up with the Red Dwarf episode where they do exactly that - accidentally distract Oswald through some clumsy time travelling, and have to go back and shoot JFK from the grassy knoll to put history right.