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A fairly cliche POD here but whatever, its been a while.
In the 15th century we get a run of good Popes who cut down on corruption in the church and basically create a semi-counter-reformation without their being a reformation first.

In with the current TL I'm on with this happens. Its not too unlikely I think- just get rid of some of the worst offenders and you're there.
However...Religion was largely just an excuse in the reformation. There was so much more to it than that. Economics, social issues, etc...

So, in my TL I've created something called 'Diemenism' (named after the town in Holland and its creator Martijn van Diemen, also sounds sort of satanic which is cool :p)
Basically its sort of protestatnism without the religion. Or anti-protestantism. A capitalist version of 19th century communism was sort of the thinking.
His book 'the way of the world' is about the rising power of the merchants and craftsmen and how power should rightfully move more into their hands rather than the established order.
Of course there'd be different takes on this; a few totally radical ones who are fanatically anti-religion and anti-nobility and the more moderate ones who just favour a more powerful version of their respective houses of commons.


Yes, I probally confused you there with just writing down my thoughts but meh. Thoughts?
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