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Hi there everyone.
Many of you are regular viewers of Basileus Giorgios' "Isaac's Empire" which, at the time of writing, has almost 75,000 views and runs to almost 50 pages of contributions.
Myself and Gizzard have loved this timeline so much, we thought it might be fun to set up a "spin off" of the main timeline, focussing on the History of the "Americas" (Johannias, of course, in TTL) from 1344, when the New World is discovered by the Norse, until 1973, when Basileus Giorgios plans to finish the main timeline.
This new thread is fully consistent with the details and timeline previously established in "Isaac's Empire"; and our intention here is to provide the rich story that fills in the gaps of what you have read elsewhere.
But north and south Johannia are huge! And we need your help and suggestions if we're going to make it as fun and fascinating as "Isaac's Empire" itself. Gizzard and I look to not only Basileus Giorgios for help, but to Ampersand for maps and detail on the Portuguese colonies, to YLi for details on the Chinese colony of Fusang, and to any others who like what they see on this thread - all are welcome!
This 'New Lands' timelime kicks off below with an excerpt from a "history book" detailing why the Voyage of Discovery happened in the first place. The style will range from a simple narrative, to excerpts from various Chronicles and other history books in this alternate timeline.
I hope you enjoy our work; and, please: send plenty of comments our way!