A timeline with a medieval divergence, started already on the Old Board. Written by fortyseven. Read it here.
In 1271, at the Council of Lyons, the King of France, Louis IX (St Louis) achieves sufficient support for a motion to merge the Knights of the Temple (Templars) and the Knights of Saint John (Hospitalers), and the motion is passed. The new order is named the Order of St-Peter. The knights come to be called Paladins.