I mean, it wasn’t their undies, but Swiss pikemen in the period of their dominance were rarely in armor because they were obsessed with moving FAST. Which was part of what made their pike tactics so terrifying: a bunch of mountain dudes moving quickly towards you with really long pointy sticks...
So the dynasty that saw Britain establish itself as THE undisputed European big dog in India, that saw the Spanish and French fleets rendered unable to effectively contest the RN’s dominance post-Trafalgar, witnessed the British economy take off like a rocket with the Industrial Revolution… was...
Thanks, I posted it because I wanted to have a reference in the thread so that, later down the line, it doesn’t seem like a flock of random Habsburgs coming out of left field :p
Notable Habsburg Dynasts
At The Time of the Liberation of Constantinople
28 May 1614
Austrian Branch
Founder: Ferdinand (7 May 1528 – 9 May 1589), son of Charles I & V (24 February 1500 – 29 October 1560)
Leopold
Born: 10 May 1560 (Aged 54)
Notable Titles: Holy Roman Emperor, King in Germany...
Chapter I.
The Last Crusade
In the early hours of 28 May 1614, the defenders of Constantinople were roused from their beds by a tremendous salvo. Every siege piece in the camp of the Holy League fired as one, sending shot screaming against the battered walls of the city. As the echoes of the...
Foreward
On the venerable source of wisdom that is TVTropes, there is a page entitled the “Sliding Scale of Alternate History.” This scale aims to explain the different approaches that authors take to works of alternate history fiction. On the one end is the hard alternate history; extensively...
First of all, congratulations on completing a draft to a book! That's a big accomplishment!
As to the topic, that is completely okay! You can write whatever you like; but be warned, by putting this up here you are subjecting yourself to critique.
That is a very large Byzantine Empire by any...
The Chinese fire-lance predates European firearms, and in the later period of its development (13th century-ish) had been redesigned for multiple shot usage rather than a spear accessory. Maybe that shift takes place earlier? Unsure what would cause that, though.
Carter on Normal. Look at that Popular vs Electoral Vote difference! :p
Won the first debate, but lost the second. But then Desert One was a success, so, take that, Reaganites!