re: #303 The Vicious Babushka

The only author who ever addressed this issue was Michael Crichton in “Time Line.” As the characters travel back in time to the Middle Ages, they require an interpreter who will translate their modern English (and modern French) into Occitan.

The 1632 sci fi book series(a West Virginia town from 2000 end up in the middle of 17th century Germany) deals with this quite a bit…along with clashes in modern religous/government values vs 17th century Holy Roman Empire attitudes.

The rapid diffusion of technology (and attempts by everybody in Europe to get copies of history books and encyclopedias from school libraries and private collections) features heavily.