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A brief history of Finland (1721-1807): After The Great Northern War (1700-1721) Finland (a former province of Sweden) was left in a political limbo. Finish nobility and peasants had two masters; cities and lands to the south and east were occupied by Russian forces, while other...

So very sorry this took so long. _____________________________ 1807 Finland-Russia War: Under the Finish Coalition Russia is attacked (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland-Lithuania, and Prussia) – St. Petersburg is taken after a 6 week siege; Kyiv falls to a combined Prussian/Polish force –...

Good day loyal readers. Been away for a bit - work - but I'm back at home once again and wanted to let everyone know that I'll get the next segment posted in a week or so. Happy reading! cheers.

Oh, and thanks to Ian for fixing my problem (and to Glen, as I contacted him as well). Cheers.

So very glad you are enjoying it. You've read up to page 12...lots of drama to go yet. :) I've certainly tried to keep it "character" oriented. Create viable "historical" personalities and allow the history to be told through their experiences - that's what I was going for. (wish I...

1805 New Orleans: Napoleon defeats a combined French/Spanish force at the Neches River. Napoleon native allies drive back an English army near the Great Lakes. When Napoleon gets word of this he issues a letter to King Adams about the possible violation of his territory by the English...

Many thanks, and cheers. although, after reading that last segment I noticed a few more typos than what usually slips by - should have given it one more read through before posting. When I started this TL I had in mind two possible outcomes: the pirates are defeated; the pirates carry on to...

1804 New Orleans: Napoleon continues to make allies among the natives and building his forces. He continues to organize raids into Spanish territory. He sends out scouts to map his new empire – paying special attention to tribal location. New Orleans celebrates Napoleon’s wedding to Louise...

1803 Persia - Vijayanagara Empire War: with the fall of Shiraz, which was rampaged for two days before the Raja and French army withdrew, Persia seeks peace terms. French Civil War (1785-1803): with little to bargain with, what remained of the National Assembly seeks terms to end the civil...

Very sorry for the rather long delay. 1801 Persia - Vijayanagara Empire War: with the help of French troops the Raja’s armies invade Persia once again with victories at Chabahar, Jashar, and (further inland) Nikshahr – leaderless and devastated, the Persian armies retreat well out of the...

1800 Persia - Vijayanagara Empire War: naval battle of Mumbai – a decisive victory for the Raja’s fleet. Several minor raids against Vijayanagara forts along the Indus. Ottoman Dynastic Wars: the Battle of Amal-led is fought – The armies of Mahmud (son of the previous sultan) are victorious...

No. Only that societies evolve - we all have to grow up some time. :( :D I'll continue the timeline as long as there is interest in it...well, that's not true - there wasn't all that much interest in my first TL, but I kept at it anyway. :)

The Bonny Family Tree;

A better attempt at the Henry branch.

This second slide is of Sara's branch.

The Kelly Family Tree: This first slide is of Heny's branch.

A summation of the pirate events between 1691 and 1799: __________________________________________________ Governments: Period of the Pirate Kings: October 1691 – August 1700 Period of the Quartets: September 1700 – April 1703; 1784-April 1789 Period of the Great Patrician and...

A rough map of c.1800/05. The French Empire on this map is split between Crown territory and the territory of New France (empire as of yet, not named - I'm working on it).

Change is inevitable. :( Most historians believe Oliver's trip to Europe was distance himself from the Elizabeth Shaw events - searching out new technologies/improvements was simply the public face.

1795: Prussian-Austrian War: Prussian win a major victory against a coalition of German kingdoms at the battle of Dresden. Austrian forces are held back by the Prussians at the Battle of Prague. Persia - Vijayanagara Empire War: The Persians attempt to take the Fort of Diu but fail, a siege...