13th century

This is part of a TL that i'm writing, originally as an afterthought but more and more I've grown interested in the effects. Gregory had actually been elected while on crusade, and he was singleminded and incredibly energetic in the cause of calling another- and he had a list of kings, Peter of...

Alphonso, Earl of Chester was the son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile who died at the age of 10, while Margaret, Maid of Norway was the daughter of Eric II of Norway and Margaret, Maid of Scotland who inherited the throne from her grandfather, Alexander III of Scotland in 1286, what would...

Your challenge should you choose to accept is to devise a scenario where the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII has more things go right for him. In otl Michael VIII was a very successful ruler who did the best he could given his current situation, and through cunning and ruthlessness he achieved...

Let's suppose Portugal manages to enter a personal union with Leon instead of what happened in OTL. I won't discuss how plausible this scenario is. I'm more curious to know about what would happen specifically during the Age of Discovery and the colonization of America. Here is a map to what I...

Long story short: what if Edmund (OTL earl of Lancaster and Leicester), second son of King Henry III of England, becomes King of Sicily in 1263? Long story long: OTL, Emperor Frederick II, who was also the King of Sicily, managed to make himself an enemy of a long list of Popes. When Frederick...

Would Kaffa be able to survive as an independent republic some time in the 13th or 14th century? Let's say Genoa loses a war pretty badly and the local government of Kaffa declares independence. What would be the goals of this new merchant republic? Would the self governing city be more able to...

Re: To Wear two crowns Richard I as Portrayed in the Movie Robinhood On December of 1194, the Duke of Austria died causing possible marriage negotiations between Eleanor of Brittany and Frederick of Austria to falter and Eleanor of Aquitaine would choose her other niece, Alice of Blois as...

The lucky marriage – Kasumigenx cut A Boy’s death Freepedia Freepedia Freepedia Note: Arthur of Brittany is dead on this timeline as an infant, John thought that his crown was secure but he is mistaken

OTL Margaret, Maid of Norway was the daughter of King Erik II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland. She was the granddaughter of Alexander III, King of Scots and Margaret of England, herself the daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. Margaret of Norway was thus a great-niece of...

Hi chaps, bit of a video game fan here. I was thinking about what could constitute a kool dark fantasy Setting/ and I thought that this(^) would be a scenario that could really evoke the ‘world is ending’ vibe that makes dark fantasy fun. It's also within a semi-traditional medieval(ish)...

Prompt/Idea/Challenge for the People! In 1286 King Alexander III of Scotland died, leaving his 3 year old granddaughter Margaret as heir, with an agreement that she would be married to Edward, son of Edward I, being made in 1290, however she died not long after arriving in Scotland, creating a...

After suffering a disaster at the battlefield of Durbe in 1260 AD, the Teutonic and Livonian Orders had to contend with a serious uprising by the Baltic Prussian tribes against their rule. At certain moments, the crusader knights seemed doomed to failure, but steady reinforcements, internal...

POD is simple-Duke of Cracow Leszek Czarny (Leszek the Black) is not impotent and have a son from his marriage with Gryfina of Halych (Bolesław, born in 1270). So with reigning Duke of Cracow leaving adult son (IOTL Leszek died in 1288, but without OTL humiliation and less stress he could live...

IOTL, there was a battle somewhere in Thessaly, Greece, in 1259 that pitted an alliance between the Principality of Achaea, its vassals, and the Despotate of Epirus against the Nicaean Empire. The Nicaeans sent a false deserter to the enemy's side to feed them false info, exagerating the size of...

So, suppose that the French navy is successful in defeating the English at Sandwich in 1217 AD, and then manages to support a landing force in England to supply (future king) Louis VIII's forces. What happens next? Will Henry III continue his rebellion? If he does but is still defeated, where...

King Béla IV of Hungary became very concerned, when in 1237, frier Julian warns him about the Mongol threat. For this reason, he temporarily ceased his recentralising efforts against the barons, and instead he began to concentrate on the fortifications of the passes of the Carpathian Mountains...

What if the Empire Of Nicaea (the power that IOTL went on to reconquer Constantinople from the Latin Empire in the 13th century) was defeated by the Seljuks sometime before managing to reconquer Constantinople, such as during the Battle Of Antioch-On-Meander (1211)? Who is more likely to conquer...

The lucky marriage Alternate history of the Capetian Dynasty and of the 13th century Europe Motto :“Le roi est le justicier qui amène son people au salut” Saint Augustin “The Capetians in general sought to advance only through legally correct means. They more than any rulers of the time...

How would late 13th century Scottish history develop if Alexander III. didn't die due to a riding accident in 1286 ? His death led to a major succession crisis in Scottish history, to a period of regency for his grand-daughter and potential heiress Margaret of Norway, and eventually culminated...

Something that has fascinated me for a long time and our Scottish members might be able to answer well... I'll admit, I got the idea from this episode of Time Team. Back in the Middle Ages, Roxburgh was one of the most developed Scottish cities, and for a fairly long time, it was a flourishing...