I won’t mind having a look what’s the TL nameI wrote most of a TL where King Brian Boru united Ireland under his family as a hereditary monarchy. If you're interested I can link it.
No I don't think so, the geography didn't lend itself to unification and the tanaiste system encouraged fractionalization
I won’t mind having a look what’s the TL name
In that case, its possible that a hiberno-norman kingdom could be formed by Richard De Clare ("Strongbow", 2nd earl of Pembroke) and his family. His son died with no heirs but guess who his son-in-law was?Tudor
The Scottish lowlands, where the kingdom emerged was a pretty good placeCouldn't the same be said for Scotland? Yet it formed a strong kingdom.
I wrote most of a TL where King Brian Boru united Ireland under his family as a hereditary monarchy. If you're interested I can link it.
In Ireland under Brehon law, the King was elected.I wrote most of a TL where King Brian Boru united Ireland under his family as a hereditary monarchy. If you're interested I can link it.
Things can gradually change France under the early Capetians was formally elective. IIRC the last one to be elected was Philip II Augustus, only after him France became officially hereditary.In Ireland under Brehon law, the King was elected.
The king under Brehon law cannot change the law.
Things can gradually change France under the early Capetians was formally elective. IIRC the last one to be elected was Philip II Augustus, only after him France became officially hereditary.
Of course those kings sought to get their heir elected during their lifetime and often succeeded.
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor could and did try to get their heir elected as king of the Romans during their lifetime.
In short for generations a successful dynasty could make this election a mere formality.
How would the High king being hereditary change any thing?Given the power and prestige of the O’Neills, I don’t think it would be too difficult for them to turn the high kingship hereditary, as long as they can keep the other royal families from getting too ambitious.
easier to centralize when there's the stability of one ruling dynasty with an established succession. It worked for the Capetians.How would the High king being hereditary change any thing?
The Tudors were the more important ones to stop. The normans eventually integrated into Irish society and learn the language and adopted the customs of the Irish and Brehon laws.Which conquest, the Anglo-Norman or the Tudor?