The Reptile Wars - a complete historical fantasy was, nonetheless, based on actual events and one or two real people.
Sir Peter Balfour: (not his real name) is an evolutionary scientist exploring links between the genetic make-up of reptiles and human beings, in particular the development of the human brain from its early reptilian beginnings.
King James of Aragon: also known as James I the Conquistador lived from 1208 - 1276. After uniting Aragon, he conquered the Kingdom of Valencia.
El Drac: also 1208 - 1276 was a Moorish commander in what is now southern Spain. He signed a treaty with King James in 1245. The local people would bring naughty children into line with the words: "Be good or El Drac will eat you!"
Harald the Merciless: Harald Ruffsnape is called after the notorious and vicious King of Norway about whom stories were common in medieval England.
BUT WHO IS VINNY?
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