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IOTL it seems as if, when Europe was in favour of crusading, they lacked the ability to set up a viable state in the Holy Land, and when they were able to, crusading had gone out of fashion so nobody really wanted to. ITTL crusading remains popular after the end of the Middle Ages for whatever reason. When is the earliest that a viable Christian control of the Holy Land could be established? I'm guessing sometime during the 18th century, as this was the period when the balance of power tipped decisively against the Ottomans. So 1750, maybe?
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