Recent content by Argo41

How can France win the Seven-Years War and retain New France? IMO: If France had a stronger relationship with southern Native American tribes or had established larger French settlements in the St. Lawrence valley there might be a chance.

I'm going with: American Horse Camel Lion Cheetah Mastadon Columbian Mammoth Stag-Moose It's always bothered me that some animals died out despite an optimal environment for them especially in the Great Plains. Lions, cheetah, horses, mammoths, et. al should have IMO been alive on the Great...

I've always been bothered by the fact that Pleistocene megafauna died out in North and South America. I've never bought in to the whole over-hunting hypothesis as it never seemed there were enough humans to hunt out everything. I've also been bothered that certain animals didn't survive despite...

I've been pretty busy lately so I've not been able to update as fast as I'd like. I thought now would be a good time though. Summer 1067: Harold Godwinson had tightened his grip on power during the time since Hastings. The English nobles hadn't caused much trouble (yet) and so far the Welsh and...

Thanks for all the responses everyone. It's been enlightening to say the least. Here's the next part. Christmas 1066: If Harold Godwinson, King of England had spent the past three months since the defeat of the Normans consolidating power. The first order of business was to get back into the...

Thanks for all the replies. I chose to have William killed by a mace simply because of a scene in the Bayeux tapestry that shows a mace flying through the air. Who knows, it may have been "friendly fire". :) What will happen next? I haven't really decided but the Viking kingdoms are far from...

Hi all. Only my second post on the forum and my first thread. This is a little what-if scenario I've been working on. What if the Saxons win the Battle of Hastings? Oct. 14, 1066: William of Normandy was losing his patience. This initial archery volley had failed to break up the English shield...

First post on the forum. Man I love this thread. Tecumseh is one of my favorite historical figures and a personal hero of mine. You've done some great research and this thread is fantastic. I can't wait to read what happens next.:)