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  1. A Second White Rose - Edmund, Earl of Rutland Survives

    I mean, sure, but the characters don't necessarily know that - thought from Edward's POV there might have been some benefit in getting Margaret (and her vast lands) in the hands of an adult brother relatively soon after Towton, rather than waiting a few years for George to come of age.

  2. A Second White Rose - Edmund, Earl of Rutland Survives

    Thought you had something in store for Margaret Beaufort when you had Henry Stafford die at Towton, but would have picked her for Edmund rather than George. How does Joanna feel about her marriage? Are her brothers all attainted or in exile (did the eldest not die at Towton ITTL?)?

  3. A Second White Rose - Edmund, Earl of Rutland Survives

    Meant to read the first version of this but never got around to it. Excited to be in on the ground floor of this version. Different casualty list for Towton caught my eye.

  4. AHC: Sinicized Dynasty in Iran

    Any possibility of sinicised descendants of Yazdegerd being reinstalled in (part of?) Iran with Tang backing?

  5. Britain sacks Beijing in Second Opium War

    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...

  6. Britain sacks Beijing in Second Opium War

    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...

  7. Maid of Norway, Queen of Scotland: A Plantagenet Britain Timeline

    Looking forward to the adventures of Lord Man.

  8. Charlemagne dies in first war with the Saxons, effects in France and beyond

    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...

  9. Hamiltons instead of Stuarts?

    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...

  10. The Staffords replace the Tudors?

    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...

  11. The Staffords replace the Tudors?

    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...

  12. Reconstruction: The Second American Revolution - The Sequel to Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid

    Maybe the 100 guys are really good soldiers?

  13. The Empress of Silver and Gold: A Mary of Burgundy timeline

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

  14. Make the kingdom of Strathclyde the foundation of a third kingdom between Scotland and England

    @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...

  15. Make the kingdom of Strathclyde the foundation of a third kingdom between Scotland and England

    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...

  16. Make the kingdom of Strathclyde the foundation of a third kingdom between Scotland and England

    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...

  17. Saxon Victory 782

    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...

  18. WI: No Louis d'Outremer - Earlier Carolingian Extinction

    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...

  19. The Viking Kingdoms Of Ferskvann Sjøen

    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...

  20. Second son of Philip II and Olympias

    If Amyntas is married to Stateira's sister or cousin, would he side with her against Roxane in the immediate aftermath of Alexander's death? Much probably turns on how well he gets along with the generals.
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