#anachronisms
So I know that OFMD is anachronistic as hell lol Ed wears a purple t-shirt, Fang has a Hot Topic belt wrapped around his head, and Stede uses a Crown Royale bag to cover his shovel
But just to nitpick for fun, here is a list of Things I’ve Seen in Fanfics That Did Not Exist During the 18th Century
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- Toilets - self explanatory
- Teabags- tea would have been served in loose leaves or in compressed blocks
- Rifles - these technically existed but weren’t used commonly until the next century
- Underwear - there were no boxers, briefs, or panties, everyone was pretty much going commando. In most cases for men the undershirt fell to their mid-thigh or knee and was tucked into the pants (bloomers were also not a thing yet, and historically accurate bloomers were crotchless)
- Corsets - 1700s stays were similar but not the same, also no one was being tight laced at the time
- Windows/portholes below deck - In the Captain’s cabin the big bay window would be relatively normal, and if guns (cannons) are kept below the main deck there would probably be gun ports. The rest of below deck would likely be very dark
- Rubbing alcohol - in a world where the booze options were pretty much beer, wine, rum, whiskey, and moonshine, why would they have rubbing alcohol? In a pinch they might have gin but that was largely produced in England at the time. I suggest moonshine or rum for period accurate disinfection (also boiled water)
- Pain medication - see the above note on available alcohol
- Cake frosting - glaze is fine
- Bedside tables in the crew’s quarters - crew’s quarters are generally not meant for comfort and crew members tended to keep their property in bags. They might have had narrow bunks, bedrolls, or hammocks to sleep in and store their things. Where the crew slept depended very much on the individual ship.
feel free to add anything on! I may post updates because like the Crown Royale bag this delights me
Zippers. Because I’ve read at least one fic with zippers. Only a couple hundred years early for that one, and I promise, Blackbeard’s clothing is entirely buttons, maybe some lacing, that one buckle.
Novels! I’ve been dying to talk about this, because the English novel barely existed in the early 18th century, and in fact some of the earliest examples are adventures like Robinson CrusoeandGulliver’s Travels, but both are written after the show takes place. Stede’s beautiful library would instead be full of poetry, plays, works on natural philosophy and other intellectual pursuits, but not novels as we know and love them today. In a few decades, absolutely! But not when he begins his new life as a mighty pirate. (The earliest ‘proper’ novel is The Tale of Genji, which would have been a fun, technically accurate but highly anachronistic for translation addition to be on Stede’s bookshelf.) Also, the piano(forte) had onlyjustbeen invented and it’s highly improbable to have made it across the ocean yet, they would have had a harpsichord instead :)
