Recent content by Tyler96

I mean, I agree that that was definitely the case IOTL and most of the British higher ups in China came to a quick and firm negative opinion of the Taiping. But there has to have been some catalyst ITTL for them to sack Beijing - a thing the West surely knows will severely weaken (and also piss...

Major prestige and legitimacy hit to the Qing, which is significant given the number of rebellions they were facing. Assuming the British haven't just sacked Beijing for a laugh, there was probably something major to precipitate it - and this might mean it takes a bit longer for peace to be...

Looking forward to the adventures of Lord Man.

What becomes of the Carolingian dynasty itself, suffering such a catastrophe only a few decades after Pepin's usurpation of the Merovingians? Is this a fatal blow to their continued rule? Charlemagne's kids are infants. There are some subsidiary (and illegitimate) adult members of the dynasty...

The Lennox Stewarts and the Hamiltons were rivals, with both claiming to be next in line for the throne in the event of the royal Stewarts going extinct. Both derived their claim from Mary, a daughter of James II, who married James, 1st Lord Hamilton, and had two kids (who matter for the sake...

I'm not sure it's all clearly laid down legally and it is probably more of a might makes right scenario, but the Staffords are ultimately descended via a female line from Edward's youngest son - there's plenty of people around descended in the female line from the older sons, even if you wipe...

Worth noting that in addition to their connection to the Yorkists and basically half the kingdom through the prolific Nevilles, the Staffords have some other important relations - by her second marriage Anne of Gloucester was mother to Cardinal and Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Bourchier and...

Maybe the 100 guys are really good soldiers?

How does the other James, the Duke of Rothesay, feel about his younger brother getting a prestigious English match?

@Analytical Engine has already answered in part, but regarding royal control - most coins were minted by moneyers in the King's name (as in, literally, the name of the king was on the coin). Danelaw is a bit different in that there are 'anonymous' coinages without a ruler named on them - St...

To an extent - Guthred was supposedly exalted to the throne by an abbot who received a vision from St Cuthbert, and was buried in York Minster. His shadowy successors Siefred(us) and Cnut are known only from coinage, but these shows some Christian influence. From c. 905 to the advent of Ragnall...

Yeah, definitely think @Andristan has the right idea. For me, Strathclyde as a 'Middle Kingdom' would have to stretch from coast to coast? I feel like being a solid bloc across the Middle of Britain would help them strategically in facing off against their neighbours to north and south. Do...

Its possible Godfrey held some influence around Vestfold IOTL - his successors Harald (Klak) and Reginfrid campaigned against 'Westafolda' in 813, possibly attempting to uphold Danish overlordship there. Presumably the idea is that after winning such a devastating victory, whatever brought...

At his accession in 898, Charles the Simple was the last remaining (male) member of the West Francian branch of the Carolingians founded by his grandfather Charles the Bald. Upon the death of his kinsman Louis the Child and the extinction of the East Francian Carolingians in 911, he became the...

I like the premise, but is 200 individuals really enough to found Norse kingdoms and a population that is identifiably 'Viking' over 500 years later? Feel like they'd be subsumed into the native population pretty easily and quickly - even if a lot of the natives are wiped out by Old World...