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hey, all. im trying to get back into writing up *british history from my ASB ATL. basically, what im wondering right now is if everyone thinks that *england would still come to conquer parts of europe like the normans did had william been defeated at hastings. after i figure all this out, i hope to get help on more of the TL

here's a summary of events pertaining to TTL's britain leading up to potential expansion:

  • 927: Aethelstan, a descendant of Alfred the Great of Wessex, unites the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms under one banner
  • January 1066: Edward the Confessor dies and four different men vie for the throne; Harold Godwinson becomes king
  • September 1066: Harald Hardrada invades *England but is defeated by Godwinson at Stamford Bridge
  • October 1066: William the Bastard invades and meets Gyrth and Leofwine Godwinson at Hastings, but is defeated while Harold raises another army; Harold drives William out of *England on Christmas Day of that year
  • 1067: Godwinson turns back a half-hearted invasion by Sweyn II of Denmark
  • 1068-1073: Godwinson forms alliances with the other independent/autonomous pockets in *Britain, further unifying the kingdom
  • 1085: Harold dies and his eldest sons Godwine and Edmund decide who becomes king by jousting; Edmund ascends to the throne as Edmund III and Godwine is given *Ireland as compensation
  • 1093: Godwine and Edmund both die and their younger brother Magnus becomes king
  • 1118: Magnus I dies and is succeeded by his (fictional) son Aethulwulf; during Aethelwulf's reign, the balance of power in *England shifts towards feudal barons and appeasement attempts were made towards *Welsh and *Scottish dynasties in the form of land grants
  • 1163: Aethulwulf dies and is succeeded by his cousin Henrik II
this is about as far as ive gotten with definitive events; i was planning for *england to start expanding outside of the isles in the 12th century, perhaps gaining influence in aquitaine through marriage (possibly) as early as 1154
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