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That is one of common cliches of AH that Poland and Lithuania ends in pesonal union, that inevitably turns later into PLC style commonwealth (usually even earlier than IOTL, alongside Sejm, Liberum Veto and free election). But looking from early 14th century perspective, wasn't Polish-Lithuanian...

Hello everyone. So, Richard of Cornwall, son of King John of England and brother of Henry III, was elected King of Germany in 1257, and formally held that title until his death in 1272. However, he was never crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, and his kingship over Germany was contested by...

A Greater Dar al-Islam and an Ever Shrinking Dar al-Harb This timeline is partly inspired by the Muslim World: The True Faith timeline and by an in-development mod for Hearts of Iron 4 called Bayt al-Hikmah, though with my own views and interpretations on how an Islam-dominated world would...

Just as there are Buddhist dynasty in Pala Empire, Jain dynasty in Kalinga, Shavist in Chola and Kashmir (and Java) and Vaishnavist in Hoysala and Vijayanagar, are there any monarch/dynasty who was (majoritily) Shaktist or Shanmanta? What about Soura, Ganapraya, Kaumaram and Shrauta...

OTL, Germany has a very similar history to other western european states of similar size and population- beat up pagans, crusade, go to war with your own nobles because they want to limit your power over your land, repeat a few times, and generally be scared of France. Now, germany has always...

I'm not sure if this question has been asked before but what would the long term consequences of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII having a son or sons together. For starters, I know an Angevin Empire probably wouldn't come to pass. I know France ( the Capets) would take Aquitaine much earlier...

Jogaila's second wife Anna of Cili wasn't very healthy, so let's assume she dies during late 1405, over decade earlier than IOTL, leaving no children. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania is thus in need to find another spouse and agewise best candidates are: -Elizabeth of Görlitz, niece...

I am currently working on a pan-Eurasian timeline with a PoD in Central India around 900 AD. I have however found it extremely difficult to find good resources on this period in Indian history, from roughly 800-1000 AD, and Wikipedia is often contradictory. Does anyone have any recommendations...

My alternative history proposal does not even have such an original POD, but its development proposal I think is more innovative. *Sorry, I said I was going to use this forum to learn English, but I already gave up and I'm using google translator. POD: While meditating, isolated from society...

In 1016 AD, Edmund Ironsides was defeated at Assandun and forced to cede the Majority of his Kingdom to Cnut I of Denmark and Norway with the understanding that the first of either of them to die would Inherit the rest of England. As it happened, Edmund would die just one month Later and Cnut...

Saladin's role in more or less removing catholic forces from the holy land is often very much hyped up. He is seen by many as the saviour of the Islamic world from Christian invaders. Now I don't believe in the idea that a great man alone is enough to shape history so drastically. What I'm...

The main question is just the title. The way I see it, post-manzikert, the Byzantines were more or less doomed to decline (feel free to correct this if you see it as wrong) but without the ottomans, they would not have done so as quickly and, of course, if they did decline, would be replaced by...

so i was pondering about the rule of Charlemagne and his successors and how long they ruled in what is now France. the Carolingian dynasty had ruled the franks as a united kingdom since Pepin the short in 751. the Carolingian would continue to rule what will become France until 987 with the rise...

Hello iam golden silver 81 me and my friend Ikkermacht have made this timeline i will be posting i and my fried have written a lot but we can still rewrite many things some things to consider i will try to keep butterfly effects to minimum so that i might not suffer so much in thinkig of new...

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...

what if during the battle of lechefeld in 955, Otto the great, king of germany and later holy roman emperor, died in a pursuit of the retreating hungarians (that didn't happen otl), before claiming italy for his own or becoming HREmperor? With Liudolf of Swabia now the heir, we see massive...

say that East Francia doesn’t become as decentralised as it did otl, i.e Otto I’s reforms last longer, but for whatever reason the HRE isn’t restored. The Kingdom continues down the centralisation and monarchical power that happened in the rest of Europe. In broad strokes, what happens?

Assuming that the Seljuks do not fall apart (lets say, no battle of Qatwan), how does this effect Egypt and Syria? Let me explain why I'm asking: The Zengids, previously regional rulers within the Seljuk empire, sent an army into Egypt, the leader of this army, Nur Ad-Din took over Egypt, and...

What's the best case scenario possible for Europe in the Medieval times, when it comes to water management? Historically, European cities were ridden with many diseases. While bathouses were present in the Early Middle Ages up to the appearance of the Black Plague, it would have helped...

So, I did some research on Charles of Anjou and while doing it I also read about the papal states. One detail that struck me was the fact that The Pope had great difficulties controlling the regions of Marche, Abruzzo, Umbria and the rich lands of Romagna. So, Charles was constantly in need of...