Does history matter?

Today on the Addicted to Heroines Blog Tour we’re joining author Alesha Escobar in a discussion about her book, The Tower’s Alchemist. Alesha asks,

Do you want to know what pieces of real history I used and what’s fantasy?

If you do, join the discussion.

I got nervous about changing history in The Lost King so I ended up doing a ton of research but maybe strict historical accuracy isn’t all that important in a fantasy novel. What do you think?