dutch screw

How would Portugal and her colonies develop without this conflict? For a POD I can think of two immediately that work. 1. No Iberian Union, either Sebastian does not perish in a war with Morocco, or someone other than Phillip manages to inherit the kingdom. 2. The Netherlands is not inherited...

The Omani Empire was one of the largest non-european colonial powers and dominated the Swahili Coast until the 1850s over dynastic shenanigans. Now, this map as presented would still require a wank earlier on since it requires out-muscling the Dutch from western Indonesia and Ceylon. however, it...

The treaty of tordesilles allowed for any land discovered by going west to fall under Spanish dominion; this being how they claimed the Philippines. Despite this, the archipelago was the only region in asia Toledo claimed. Your challenge is to give spain lasting control over the island of borneo...

Portugal had one of the most accomplished histories in the age of exploration, being the first into India and China, as well as the first large-scale colonies in Africa. This is to say nothing of how they started the expeditions in the first place or Brazil. Which also exists. But I want to know...

So for the first half of the Thirty years' war (1618-35) the Habsburgs had more or less won against every opponent they faced. They beat the German Protestants, the Danish and the Swedish and seemed well on their way to victory when the French intervened. After that the war stalemated and became...