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From the producers of Rescuing Captain Sanders and Missiles of December, the critically acclaimed historical drama of the year... Charles Fairbanks was never one from the spotlight, but the dramatic events of September 1901 immortalized him in the American popular consciousness. Stepping in...

I think I've just realized something, and I thought I'd ask to confirm--the "package" that Jan van Aske was tasked with smuggling into Poland in his first TV appearance was, in fact, the Flemish girl Emilia, whose sudden appearance had the effect of discrediting the Great Pretender. Am I...

I've been less and less active on this website, but I'm always happy when I come back and see more of Cato. Thank you, Cymraeg, I remain your admirer. (I'd nearly forgotten about Belisarius, to be honest, and upon rereading the story I realized that the first time around I also completely...

Spectacularly done as always, Cymraeg. Britannia Invicta.

Ach, sorry to hear it. For what it's worth, Cato's Cavalry continues to excel.

This is honestly the best possible outcome for "Dux" Beliatrix in all of this--he's avoided a crushing military defeat, so maybe all he has to look forward to is imprisonment, exile, or execution...?

Oooh. Any takers on how long this curbstomp battle is going to last?

I remember reading this when it first came out. You're really good at this. :)

All right. Hm. If I were a shadowy puppetmaster whose puppet seems to have drawn a bit too much heat, what would I do?

Kings of Newe Daneland 878 - 890: Guthrum I, "Conqueror King" (House of Guthrum) [1] 890 - 904: Harald I "the Spider" (House of Guthrum) [2] 904 - 927: Sveinn I "The Fork Tongued" (House of Guthrum) [3] 927 - 951: Thorstein I "the Clubfoot" (House of Guthrum) [4] 951 - 973: Ragnar I...

Kings of Newe Daneland 878 - 890: Guthrum I, "Conqueror King" (House of Guthrum) [1] 890 - 904: Harald I "the Spider" (House of Guthrum) [2] 904 - 927: Sveinn I "The Fork Tongued" (House of Guthrum) [3] 927 - 951: Thorstein I "the Clubfoot" (House of Guthrum) [4] 951 - 973: Ragnar I...

Kings of Newe Daneland 878 - 890: Guthrum I, "Conqueror King" (House of Guthrum) [1] 890 - 904: Harald I "the Spider" (House of Guthrum) [2] 904 - 927: Sven I "The Fork Tongued" (House of Guthrum) [3] 927 - 951: Thorstein I "the Clubfoot" (House of Guthrum) [4] 951 - 973: Ragnar I "Red-Hand"...

Kings of Newe Daneland 878 - 890: Guthrum I, "Conqueror King" (House of Guthrum) [1] 890 - 904: Harald I "the Spider" (House of Guthrum) [2] 904 - 927: Sven I "The Fork Tongued" (House of Guthrum) [3] 927 - 951: Thorstein I "the Clubfoot" (House of Guthrum) [4] [1] On pre dawn, 4th of...

Kings of Newe Daneland 878 - 890: Guthrum I, "Conqueror King" (House of Guthrum) [1] 890 - 904: Harald I "the Spider" (House of Guthrum) [2] [1] On pre dawn, 4th of January 878. Guthrum, soon to be proclaimed King of Newe Daneland led a contingent of the Conquering Pagan army into...

Oh shit. How long before the Eastern Komnenoi invade on behalf of their religious kinsmen? Nobody's gonna take this lightly, and fighting against Hassan and the Persians both--and then Hungary takes the chance to crack down on its Orthodox subjects again, and-- Any chance of papal support...