Recent content by sum sine regno

England doesn't have to be papist to remain catholic. England was still Catholic under Henry VIII, so it is perfectly manageable. In fact going papist is the less realistic choice, I am pretty sure that England reverting to Henrichian Catholicism is quite realistic.

Hmm, there are two Shim'ons, or Simons as it is rendered into Western languages. One I hear was a Jew, the other a Samaritan. If I am not mistaken both are associated with that cult, but if I am not mistaken the Samaritan actually formed a successful religion or at least an off shot of this cult.

From what I hear, they might be giving Anglo-Saxons their own Elective Law...which is good.

Actually it will be kind of difficult since her reign of terror is partially what drove England to be protestant. I'll have to dig out the book, but a text for a class I had explained it quite nicely.

Yep. Depending, though if the Byzantines can do well, the Greek populations might be sustained through regular contact with the Imperium even regular infusions of Greeks who are leaving the Empire over 'differences'...

Hmm, interesting. Remember that OTL most of the Griko population is in the South-most area, in Apulia and Calabria.

Interesting. So will there be a strong Greek minority in this timeline's south Italy rather than a small Griko one?

If it could pull a Pan-Romanist alliance with a Fascist/Nazi Italy and Romania I could see them doing better. With the Greeks (and possibly the Romanians) reforming the Eastern Empire, while the Italians reform the Western.

Catholic doesn't have to mean Roman Catholic. It can easily remain Henrician Catholic, or perhaps be something more like the High Church branch. Catholic≠Roman Catholic. I'll point you to the Old Catholics, and Greek Catholics.

Britain might not raise the ire of Fritz Joubert Dusquence, and Kitchener might not get sent to Davy Jones' Locker by him.

So that British North America could, you betrayed the Empire and lost out. You can't eat your cake and have it (too). If you wanted Independence early, then you are going to have to suffer the consequences of your actions. You should have taken it slow and been nice little colonists, you might...

How is it yours again Yankee? It belonged to the Natives, passed to the French, and then passed to the glorious British Empire which you betrayed. You have your Thirteen colonies, shouldn't you be happy with that?

The Germans would wilt on the vine, be defeated by General Winter, and then get drowned in a sea of Russian bodies, and likely pushes back after the Russians get their act together. Though this will likely depopulate the USSR of men for generations to come.

Canada will be less leftist since the Hippies and Draft Dodgers fleeing north did shift our politics left-ward.

You make it sound like it is a *WARK WARK WARK* thread ;)