Researching family history, I've discovered that not only does one side likely trace to the Huguenots, it's possible, based on a few things, that part was originally Waldensians.
So, this made me curious about them, and I took a little time to post this challenge: Create a TL with a POD after 1150 (gives a little time for the situation in Ueopre to become favorable), where the Reformation is dated from 1179, when Valdez/Waldo continued to preach despitebeing ordered not to by the Pope.
The requirements:
1. The Waldensians exist today in OTL, so the Waldensians of TTL must be as large as OTL's Lutherans, with Waldo seen as the forerunner.
2. If you decide to use the printing press to help their teachings (probably a wise move, that is one big difference in the time Luther lived) it must be invented after 1150 (I'll give you a few years to get it going). Extra points if yu can do it without the printing press being invented before 1200, though. Lots of extra piotns if you can do it without the printing press at all.
3. Points off if you use a cliche such as "Waldensian forces decisively defeat Genghis Khan, saving Europe and earning acclaim." You still win, but someone's likely to do better.
So, this made me curious about them, and I took a little time to post this challenge: Create a TL with a POD after 1150 (gives a little time for the situation in Ueopre to become favorable), where the Reformation is dated from 1179, when Valdez/Waldo continued to preach despitebeing ordered not to by the Pope.
The requirements:
1. The Waldensians exist today in OTL, so the Waldensians of TTL must be as large as OTL's Lutherans, with Waldo seen as the forerunner.
2. If you decide to use the printing press to help their teachings (probably a wise move, that is one big difference in the time Luther lived) it must be invented after 1150 (I'll give you a few years to get it going). Extra points if yu can do it without the printing press being invented before 1200, though. Lots of extra piotns if you can do it without the printing press at all.
3. Points off if you use a cliche such as "Waldensian forces decisively defeat Genghis Khan, saving Europe and earning acclaim." You still win, but someone's likely to do better.
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