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  1. Gloriana and Hercules — A TL of Elizabeth and Francis' wedding

    The whole issue of the French succession should subside if: TTL’s Henry IX of England has a younger son who instead of being made the Duke of York, becomes the Little Dauphin and is raised Catholic thus appeasing the French Catholic nobles. Francis outlives Elizabeth and as Francis III of...

  2. Gloriana and Hercules — A TL of Elizabeth and Francis' wedding

    If Francis and Elizabeth end up having a son (let’s name him Henri / Henry) and Francis (as Francis III of France) more than likely outlives Elizabeth, then a potential compromise solution would be for Henry (Henry IX of England) to renounce his French claim in favor of a younger son of his...

  3. Gloriana and Hercules — A TL of Elizabeth and Francis' wedding

    Assuming Henri III doesn’t have any children as OTL, Francis would be heir presumptive to the French throne and once Elizabeth dies he could then be free to remarry and try for either a son or more sons. The possible shenanigans will however happen if the only child of Francis and Elizabeth is a...

  4. Imperator Germanorum: The Legacy of Arminius

    Interesting TL so far, I was wondering what’s the Roman military and political stability in the East? With Egypt and Judaea about to erupt in revolt, the province of Syria is looking very vulnerable and Rome has only so many legions available, that is unless the governor of Syria decides to...

  5. Hasmonean revolt crushed by Greeks, Second Temple destroyed

    The major reason for the inability of the Seleucids to deal properly with the Hasmonean revolt was that the Seleucid throne itself was held by a usurper (Antiochus IV) who took advantage of the fact that the rightful legitimate monarch (Demetrius I) was detained as a hostage in Rome. Being a...

  6. Rome Nerfed By Social War and Other Crap: How Powerful Can Hasomonean Judea Become?

    Concerning TTL’s Seleucids, I’m leaning towards the Hasmoneans taking over the rump Seleucid state piecemeal instead of going the “power behind the throne” route for one important reason: Seleucid Syria due to the never ending pretender wars over the throne is simply too unstable for the...

  7. Rome Nerfed By Social War and Other Crap: How Powerful Can Hasomonean Judea Become?

    If I was John Hyrcanus, I would’ve given the throne to Aristobulus (who would be married to someone of the Davidic line to ensure his secular legitimacy) and given the High Priesthood to one of the more devout younger sons, thus helping to bring the Pharisees onside which is the key to a more...

  8. Rome Nerfed By Social War and Other Crap: How Powerful Can Hasomonean Judea Become?

    The key to a more stable Hasmonean Israel is separating the royal and high priestly offices. As long as the King is also the High Priest, the Hasmoneans will be vulnerable to accusations by the more religious Jews of being too Hellenized. Once their internal affairs are in order, the Hasmoneans...

  9. Britannicus Invictus

    It seems Rome is suffering from the classic case of too rapid expansion (the Empire was in my opinion already overextended long before this war) and is being punished for it. At this if I were the Emperor, I would consider cutting my losses in the East in order to secure the Rhine-Danube frontier.

  10. Britannicus Invictus

    That’s the thing though, not everyone in the Empire wanted to be Romanized and any post revolt imperial reforms need to take that into account. In my proposal with the separation of civil and military roles in the provinces, the military commander will be Roman (preferably of the Senatorial...

  11. Britannicus Invictus

    If I was Britannicus, I would use the eastern revolt as a reason to introduce imperial reforms separating civil and military roles. I would keep the legates in their current role as commanders of the legions while proconsuls would be the civil governor in all provinces (both imperial and...

  12. Collaborative timeline: Dunes of the Desert, a Timeline without Islam

    I‘m thinking that the Ilkhanate continue to make raids into both Egypt and the Rhomaic possessions. However before those raids can become invasions, the Ilkhanate ruler suddenly dies without a clear heir via either the Black Death or in battle. As the Ilkhanate disintegrate during the resulting...

  13. To Live and Die in Dixie - A Communist Confederacy TL

    I see TTL’s Lee as a political / military prophet whose warnings to the Confederacy about the need to give more power to the central government in Richmond, for strengthening the army, and for internal improvements to be undertaken lest the Federals come back for round two go unheeded. On the...

  14. To Live and Die in Dixie - A Communist Confederacy TL

    And thus in TTL’s USA were born the “Stabbed in the Back” and the “London & Paris Criminals” explanations of why the 11 “rebellious states” succeeded in their treason. In sticking their noses in somebody else’s civil war, Britain and France just angered the one nation they couldn’t afford to...

  15. Collaborative timeline: Dunes of the Desert, a Timeline without Islam

    You could have TTL’s version of Genghis Khan whose Nestorian in faith accomplish his OTL conquests. The PoD would be that one of his many children who happens to be a talented ruthless general, but a poor politician (she backs a splinter heretical faction which in turn will cost her the...

  16. Collaborative timeline: Dunes of the Desert, a Timeline without Islam

    It seems that TTL’s Middle East is ripe for a Mongol like invasion from the steppe. With the eastern steppe being mostly Nestorian in faith, a splinter group could arise via an ambitious child of a clan chief coupled with a heretical sect. The origins of this heresy (similar to either the...

  17. WI: Richard III and Henry Tudor both die in the Battle of Bosworth Field

    The way I see it, the fact that Elizabeth of York wasn’t in anyone’s calculations as claimant is actually a point in her favor as besides having the strongest claim, she also have the least amount of major enemies that would object to her as Queen.

  18. WI: Richard III and Henry Tudor both die in the Battle of Bosworth Field

    At this point with both Richard and Henry Tudor dead if I were either a Lancastrian, Stanley, or a mainline Yorkist, Elizabeth of York as a ruling Queen is a better option (financially and otherwise) for myself than rolling the dice on any combination of Lincoln, Warwick, or any other junior...

  19. Collaborative timeline: Dunes of the Desert, a Timeline without Islam

    With TTL Egypt being Christian, there’s little need for control over the Hejaz when diplomatic and or trade arrangements would do.

  20. WI: Richard III and Henry Tudor both die in the Battle of Bosworth Field

    Paradoxically if I were the Lancastrians, I would after consulting with the Stanleys put forth Elizabeth of York as the rightful ruler (she would serve to attract the support of the anti Ricardian Yorkists and thus neutralize any other Yorkist claimants) and have her marry Charles Somerset after...
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