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Funny, I always thought it was cirrhosis — a number of sources say as much — but it seems like the cirrhosis just made the fall more deadly, if it was related at all. So you’re right, the fall itself is definitely butterflied. Still, he was definitely not in good health and had been suffering...

Whatever Webster’s ambition, it’s doubtful he’ll have much time to pursue it, considering his death in 1852. That would inspire plenty of chaos at the time, and plenty of questions for us. Who takes Webster’s place when he dies? How out of hand might things get with the succession unclear and...

Not really. Most Gnostic Christians literally conflated the Old Testament God with the Devil (or Rex Mundi, technically speaking). If anything, it's closer to Manicheaism or Buddhism.

I love the format and the writing, please keep up the good work.

Yeah, but I wouldn't hold your breath. I'm a bit long-winded and Jackson's War is about 40 years away.

Sorry for being defensive! It's a bad habit and it's been a strange week. While I would love to see Santa Anna and Jackson kill each other at the same moment – no seriously, I'd bring a lawn chair and try for a good view – TF's right that Presidents don't tend to lead the troops, even if...

I was responding to the quoted poster's tone. "Aztec nation? Too bewildered by that to form a response." On this forum, bewilderment tends to follow offensive, racist, or politically incorrect commentary. I feel like my comment is being read without context. I was defending your use of the term...

Oh come now, I'm sure Gohan is just using poetic license. I highly doubt that was intended as a slur. The U.S. was certainly involved in terms of its political support (though divided) and its many volunteers, not to mention the American background of Texas' founders. I'm sure the U.S. would...

Another riveting update! I'm especially eager to see how things turn out down South. I'm not an expert on military history, but it seems like Greene might not take charge there, which is bad, bad news for the colonies. He succeeded where it seemed no one else could. Though I'm sure that...

I know, I know, we're done, but I need to take one more stab at this: British colonization is no panacea. Each colonizer's methodology wasn't just pulled from the aether. The way they went about colonizing was informed by geography and the situation on the ground. Just look at the difference...

You have more than enough plausibility feedback, so I hope you won't mind if I approach from another angle. I've enjoyed this chapter and the character of Benjamin and Davis, but it feels a little sparse for so literary a timeline. It's very dialogue heavy, and having more description of the...

Getting rid of Gates is good luck for the Americans! My thoughts are turning suddenly to omelettes and broken eggs -- good riddance, I say. I love how sneaky Lafayette is, and how much of a sucker he is for positive attention. I'd gladly have a drink with America's Favorite Fightin' Frenchman...

Plausibility aside, I enjoyed your narrator and the writing style. You built up to the end of the scene in a good way, and I found it very evocative without having to strike us over the head. I liked how you gave both Lincoln and Lee a chance to be human, and in general, you've got some strong...

Would black governors even arise without a significant enough population of slaves and former slaves to represent? The few blacks in Michigan may eventually decide to elect a governor in imitation of the Northeastern institutions, but I doubt they'd hold comparable political power. I do...

If some combination of factors led to the British maintaining the Dutch slave laws for whatever reason, it could be a great way to spread the institution beyond Connecticut. It would be far back enough that you could make several little adjustments on the way, including a more successful/more...

Well, I'm excited to see whose life the Reynolds decide to turn into a soap opera. From what I can tell from looking into them myself, the two were con artists. At the very least, James Reynolds was a conman, and his wife was willing to be a pawn in his game. As long as he's around and hard-up...

Eesh. The post-war reaction to the Royal Colored Troops is not going to be pretty. I fear that a surviving Laurens is going to be pretty disappointed in the path his home state's going down. From what it sounds like with the Old South League, he might have to choose between his politics and his...

From the editor's desk — Essentially yes, but the name of her country has changed overnight. New England is back to being just a region of a larger country. The meta-commentary will continue, along with Marianne's tour through the modern day USA. We'll meet plenty of old friends and even a few...

I could definitely see it happening if the British won the Revolution, but ending up like the Boer Republics means a curtailed independence. If the Articles of Confederation go on without being revised or replaced, they could dissolve instead. In a scenario where the states go their separate...

Sadly, I think this is more a cultural/societal issue than one of religious doctrine. It's not the only reason, but a big reason anti-semitism has been around so long comes down to the burden of xenophobia. The Jewish people have historically been a nomadic people -- the Old Testament is a long...