historical fiction

story that is set in the past; film and literary genre
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historical fiction

Summary

historical fiction is a fiction genre[1]. It draws 1,473 Wikipedia views per month (fiction_genre category, ranking #14 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • historical fiction's instance of is recorded as fiction genre[3].
  • historical fiction is a type of fiction[4].
  • historical fiction's Commons category is recorded as Historical fiction[5].
  • historical fiction is the opposite of historical non-fiction work[6].
  • historical fiction comprises historical film[7].
  • historical fiction comprises historical television series[8].
  • historical fiction comprises historical prose literature[9].
  • historical fiction comprises historical comics[10].
  • historical fiction comprises historical poetry[11].
  • historical fiction comprises historical play[12].
  • historical fiction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Historical fiction[13].
  • historical fiction's main subject is history[14].
  • historical fiction's partially coincident with is recorded as period piece[15].
  • historical fiction's different from is recorded as period novel[16].
  • historical fiction's different from is recorded as alternate history[17].

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Definition and Type

historical fiction's instance of is recorded as fiction genre[3]. It is a type of fiction[4]. It is the opposite of historical non-fiction work[6].

Use and Application

Components include historical film[7], a film genre[18]; historical television series[8], a television series genre[19]; historical prose literature[9], a literary genre[20]; historical comics[10], a comic genre[21]; historical poetry[11], a poetry genre[22]; and historical play[12], a theatrical genre[23].

Why It Matters

historical fiction draws 1,473 Wikipedia views per month (fiction_genre category, ranking #14 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of historical non-fiction work
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P461]]: [[Q116513838]]"
  2. 9d ago · Sofie Geneea · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iab code EZWB7V
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5250]]: EZWB7V"
  3. 12d ago · Mcampany · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Instance of fiction genre
    Different from period novel, alternate history
    Main subject history
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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