1586

1586 is the explicit historical date attached to Christie Golden's “The White Doe,” placing the work within a defined past setting rather than an unspecified fantasy present. The date is the entry's principal temporal identifier and distinguishes the story from the surrounding titles in the guide.

Function as a Catalogued Setting

The guide classifies “The White Doe” as supernatural fantasy and records its setting as London, 1586. The year therefore works in conjunction with the place name to establish the story's historical frame: it is not merely a publication-era label, but part of the work's descriptive setting information.

Relation to Genre

The same guide separates supernatural fantasy from science fiction, shootist fiction, sorcery fantasy, sleuth fiction, and superhero fiction. Within that taxonomy, 1586 anchors a supernatural-fantasy narrative in a recognizable historical period, creating a temporal contrast between documented history and the genre's supernatural mode.

Limits of the Available Evidence

The supplied evidence does not identify the characters, plot events, conflicts, narrative voice, or consequences associated with 1586. It supports the date's role as the historical time setting of “The White Doe,” but not a fuller reconstruction of the story's action or an interpretation of how the year shapes its characters.