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  1. Tom Colton

    WI: Sir Francis Bacon has a son?

    Francis Bacon (not the contemporary artist) was, until his financial disgrace, considered one of the leading statesmen of England, and following James I's accession, of Britain as a whole and also may have written shakespeare's works okay no he didn't. In addition to generally being...
  2. Tom Colton

    Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: Theodoric survives, Attila dies

    This is kind of a double-barrelled POD, with the first leading to the second. During the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Theodoric, King of the Visigoths (i.e. not Theodoric the Great, who was born shortly afterwards) was slain unbeknownst to his men during a charge, and his son Thorismund...
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    Writing with/around milestones in major world religions

    In (sort of) writing my TL about the Biblical Exodus and attempting to historicise it and considering different outcomes of the post-Ides of March Roman Republic, I find myself encountering the same issue. Namely, how do people here handle events which are major landmarks in traditions sacred...
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    The Land of the King is Lost to the Habiru: An Exodus TL

    The Land of the King is Lost to the Habiru: An Exodus TL = The story contained within this thread is a work of fiction. It does not purport to prove or disprove the historicity of the Exodus story, nor does it seek to undermine the essence, value and integrity of a story which is a...
  5. Tom Colton

    Historia Arturii Aureliani - A King Arthur Advent TL

    THE DARK AGES THE LAND WAS DIVIDED AND WITHOUT A KING (CUE THE WAGNER) (click here to Camelot-size) = BOOK I: THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN PREFACE 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 BOOK II: THE GROANS OF THE BRITONS 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 BOOK III: THE TWELVE BATTLES OF ARTHUR 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7...
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    WI: Edward Longshanks dies in 1259, brother against brother, Plantagenet Germany?

    This is basically a convoluted attempt to make the Plantagenets a permanent fixture in Germany, but here goes: Henry III and Prince Edward (the future Edward I Longshanks, Malleus Scotorum, etc.) were on extremely bad terms by the end of 1259, with Edward taking the side of barons and acting...
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    "Epilogue" - An Arturius Aurelianus Vignette

    EPILOGUE THE DARK AGES. THE LAND WAS DIVIDED AND WITHOUT A KING. OUT OF THOSE LOST CENTURIES THERE ROSE A LEGEND. OF THE SORCERER, MYRDDIN; OF THE COMING OF A PRINCE; OF THE SWORD OF POWER… = “Arthur.” “Myrddin?” “Arthur.” “Myrddin! I am the strongest! I am the one!” The...
  8. Tom Colton

    The Ultimate "Continuations of the Roman Empire" Poll

    This is the poll to end all polls concerning this subject, and to consolidate all opinions on these various polities. Vote for as many options as you think are appropriate.
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    AHC: Camulodunum / Colchester capital of Britain

    Camulodunum was founded before Londinium (more or less), but the latter city overtook it as the capital of Roman Britain around 100 AD. This challenge isn't about preventing that, but in making Camulodunum bounce back faster from the Anglo-Saxon migrations and Viking raids; both cities were...
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    Delenda est Roma: WI Rome (or part thereof) conquered by Sassanid Persia?

    The period would be the Military Anarchy; perhaps Shapur decisively defeats the Romans at Anatolia in 260 instead of the other way around, and besieges (EDIT: Byzantium/Augusta Antonina/the Bosporus, brainfart) whilst also breaking into Syria and endnagering the grain supply, forcing Rome to...
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    WI: Octavian never becomes Roman Emperor, because nobody does

    Bit of a misleading title, but basically, what happens if after Actium Octavian decides that the solution to the endless civil wars isn't to concentrate all of the most important powers into one person? How else could the Republic develop from that point onwards? Were there any other realistic...
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    [POLL] Are Odoacer's or the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy continuations of the Western Roman Empire?

    A spinoff from the other poll. The Western Roman Empire (or the empire in the west, depending on how you see it) is commonly stated to have fallen with either the overthrowing of Romulus Augustulus in 476 and the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy by Odoacer or the death of Julius Nepos in...
  13. Tom Colton

    AHC: "Caligula" a Good Movie

    "I have existed from the morning of the world, and am constant as the Northern Star...oh bugger, wrong Gaius Julius Caesar!" Having just watched a video review of the infamous 1976 production, Caligula by Vidal, Brass and Guccione, I can kind of see how and why it lives up to the reputation...
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    I, Britannicus (With Apologies to Robert Graves)

    "Britannicus was now of age — Britannicus, the genuine and deserving stock to succeed to his father's power, which an interloping heir by adoption now exercised in virtue of the iniquities of his mother..." Annals, Book XIII by Tacitus (with further apologies to Vidal, Brass and...
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    PC: George III does an Edward VIII?

    Before he became King, Prince George (son of Fred) was rather smitten with Lady Sarah Lennox, a figure who many felt was an unsuitable match. He eventually came around to see their point of view, but what if he hadn't, and upon accession to the throne, announced his wish to marry her, damn the...
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    AHC: Two British PMs having had a relationship/affair with each other at some point

    There's a common joke that if Hillary Clinton becomes President (which is looking more likely with each primary, but that's a topic for another discussion), she and Bill Clinton will have become the only two presidents of the United States who have had sex with each other at some point. :p Your...
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    WI: No Battle of Palmito Ranch?

    Among ACW WIs, this might possibly be the most inconsequential, but a butterfly's wings can cause a cyclone in another hemisphere, to utterly butcher chaos theory. The Battle of Palmito Ranch, a good month after the surrender at Appomattox, was started on the orders of Colonel Theodore H...
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    AHC: April 11th, 1954 - The Least Boring Day Ever

    Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the least notable day in history: Sunday, April 11th, 1954. An Oldham footballer died, a Turkish mathematican was born an a general election was held in Belgium...and that was about it. Without invoking ASBs and with any PoD from the start of the 20th century...
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    Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark: A Hamlet Wikibox TLIAD

    SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK (source) "To be, or not to be...so that's the question?" === Angels and ministers of grace preserve us! What ho! This is madness; be there method in it? Quite so. In my bid to give everything real-life precedent like I did with King Arthur and...
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    WI: Valens and the Romans win at Adrianople?

    The forces at Adrianople were apparently more or less equal, the battle was mostly decided by infantry action, and the PoD is as simple as preventing the reckless Roman charge that ruined everything. Despite how even the setup was, the results were so disastrous for the Roman Empire, given how...
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