Historical Inaccuracies in Film and Television That Broke the Suspension of Disbelief

Pocahontas in “Pocahontas”

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In typical Disney fashion, writers altered history in the 1995 animated film “Pocahontas” to make the main character fit the typical vision of a Disney princess. In reality, Pocahontas’ real name was Matoaka and she did marry a John, but it wasn’t John Smith. She married John Rolfe after being held prisoner in Jamestown, an event that also wasn’t mentioned in the popular animated film.

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