We all know the universe that Richelle Mead created. The history involved here and the way this world worked before Rose Hathaway was even thought of is all mine, but the characters and the world they live in belong to Richelle Mead.
A note on Anna and Vladimir's real world.
Historically, women didn't have many rights for a long time. I thought it would be exciting to add that in to the Vampire Academy world. In my story, in the 1500's female dhampirs were not allowed to be guardians. A Moroi man would marry and choose a dhampir mistress, to keep the race alive and make sure that they have enough guardians. The wealthy would keep their mistress and her children in one wing of the house and their real family in another. All dhampir children are considered illegitimate and cannot inherit anything from their parents. The Moroi wives are forced to endure in silence. It is a time when magic was used openly, humans knew that they existed, and Moroi fought alongside their guardians as their equals. Strigoi numbers are low and they are not much of a threat—yet. The biggest real danger lies inside the court, where manipulation and betrayal is a natural part of everyday life. Nobody knows who to trust. Every one wants to be close to Vladimir, the king of the Moroi.
In Vampire Academy, they vote for their monarch. I decided to make it so that the throne is inherited, like it was in England and many other countries for centuries. Democracy comes later on.
Anna and Vladimir's story is based on Anne Boleyn's and Henry VIII's. This is purely fiction and Richelle Mead had nothing to do with this. In her story, Anna committed suicide. In mine, you'll just have to read and see.