I've decided to hold back on my Sebastian of Portugal timeline for now whilst Gonzaga is doing his- partly as I'm very much enjoying his and don't want to be doing a similar POD at the moment!
But I have a new TL planned.
In 1147, in a highly unusual event, Afonso I, the first King of Portugal, laid siege to Lisbon, then under Moorish control. I say strange as he was helped by a huge group of crusaders.
Now, the siege began on 1st July and ended in October. In the meantime, Afonso had a few problems: the Moors destroyed all his siege engines, and he suffered a revolt amongst some of the Crusaders.
So the POD is this: Afonso's initial attacks will be more effective, and he will break the siege earlier, losing fewer men and being spurred into ploughing on towards the Algarve.
Thoughts?
First posting to come soon.
But I have a new TL planned.
In 1147, in a highly unusual event, Afonso I, the first King of Portugal, laid siege to Lisbon, then under Moorish control. I say strange as he was helped by a huge group of crusaders.
Now, the siege began on 1st July and ended in October. In the meantime, Afonso had a few problems: the Moors destroyed all his siege engines, and he suffered a revolt amongst some of the Crusaders.
So the POD is this: Afonso's initial attacks will be more effective, and he will break the siege earlier, losing fewer men and being spurred into ploughing on towards the Algarve.
Thoughts?
First posting to come soon.