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« on: December 07, 2014, 02:22:24 AM »
1840 has always been a continuity problem for me. There are many WTF moments but I will confine myself to those mentioned in the thread.
Since Quentin was Daniel's favorite son, the estate would have gone to Quentin and his heirs, not to Gabriel and his children. For the line of succession to follow the established outcome, a couple of things would have to have occurred. Quentin and Daphne would have no children or none who lived to adulthood. Tad would also have to have no heirs. This bit more problematic. Tad may have died young. Maybe he was sterile. Maybe he was gay.
Edith is a more difficult glitch. She isn't a major character in 1840 or in 1897. Most of what she does happens off screen, so it's very hard to fit her into continuity. Maybe she struck a deal to return to life, similar to Angelique.
And, aside from Daniel, no one in 1840 seems to know that is a secret in the first place. Daniel seems to be regarded as the family whack job, so maybe he told someone and they didn't believe him. Or he simply didn't trust any of them enough to tell them.