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 The timeline on this page outlines the '''history of the world''' that the ''[[MediEvil]]'' series takes place in.
 ==Sourcing==
-This timeline is based on information from ''MediEvil'' [[manual]]s, [[books]] and other in-game references. It also uses information from the [[:Category:Official websites|official websites]], [[:Category:Promotion|promotional materials]] and [[:Category:Interviews|interviews with the game developers]].
+This section provides an overview of the sources that were used to construct the timeline. Please use the "legend" and "references" sections below to further identify specific sources. See [[GP:CANON]] for information about what sources are acceptable for use on ''[[Project:About|Gallowpedia]]'' and which sources take precedence over others.
+===Canon sources===
+The core of this timeline is based on information from ''MediEvil'' intermissions, [[books]], and other in-game references. It also uses information from the [[manual (disambiguation)|manuals]], [[:Category:Official websites|official websites]], [[:Category:Promotion|promotional materials]], and [[:Category:Interviews|interviews with the game developers]].
+===Non-canon sources===
+Information from apocryphal (non-canon) sources, such as ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' and ''[[ghosthunter:Ghosthunter|Ghosthunter]]'', is also used here, as it may be of general interest to readers.
-Information from apocryphal sources, such as ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' and ''[[ghosthunter:Ghosthunter|Ghosthunter]]'', is also used.
+Additionally, some events in the timeline are based on [[GP:CANON#Real world information|real world information]] due to concerning historical characters, events or places that are seen or otherwise referenced, directly or indirectly, in ''MediEvil'' games. These are '''not''' to be seen as being strictly canon to the ''MediEvil'' world, but rather as providing historical context for things that are known to exist in it. Such events are subject to change should future entries into the series clarify them with their own context.
-Some events in the timeline are based on real world information due to concerning historical characters (or events), such as [[Ramesses II]] and [[Queen Victoria]]. They are thus subject to change should future entries into the series contradict them.
+If JavaScript is enabled, it is possible to filter out all non-canon information from the timeline using the "hide" buttons on the legend below.
-See [[GP:CANON]] for more information about which sources take precedence and what sources are acceptable for use on Gallowpedia.
 ==Approximations==