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Cross-posting from the thread Which further Muslim expansion is less implausible or difficult? (@Skallagrim): I agree broadly with Skallagrim. The most likely outcome of any 'Muslim conquest of Francia' after Tours (732) is the Muslims taking a few footholds in the south (Septimania, Toulouse...

A stub based on two interesting coincidences I found scrolling Wikipedia 1. A minor Roman patrician, Nebridius (fl.c.370-410) was the son-in-law of Gildo, a schismatic rebel that united Kabylia behind him in the 390s, and a female-line relative of the Theodosians; he was also a frequent...

Just a sketch (short on time, don't want to forget). During the meeting at the Doncaster bridge with the Pilgrimage of Grace, the Duke of Norfolk finds himself in a bad spot. The king (Henry VIII) has ordered him to negotiate with the rebels and get them to disperse, but the rebels won't lay...

>know by his supporters as the ‘Sheikh of slaughter’ Good Lord. Nothing good, evidently

I've spent a few hours contemplating alternatives to Christianity amongst the Germanic tribes. The mystery religion that stood out the most was the Cult of Isis/Isiacism, which was semi-popular across the Mediterranean Basin, because at least two kings of the Alemanni (Mederic and...

Continuing: I'll turn this into a thread if there's interest.

Well, I just spent the last two hours doing a painstaking analysis of a 'back-from-the-brink' Federalist win in 1824 to discover it's basically a retread of the Quincy Adams presidency with slightly different names. *Sigh* In short, Crawford doesn't have his stroke and goes on to win a unified...

New idea: 'Vatatzes and Lampardas team up against Andronikos I' IOTL, Ioannes Vatatzes revolted against Andronikos I after he seized the regency over Alexios II and defeated the army led by Andronikos Lampardas that was sent against him, only to die of a random disease the day after his...

Nobody really knows. Speculated to be anything from gayness to hating women to fearing that any in-laws he had would try and kill him (makes sense, given the context)

On further research, the timing is inopportune. Basil's reign is still in its weak phase, Lekapenos holds a lot of power and Phokas & Skleros are still waiting in the wings in Baghdad for any sign of weakness. Otto's capture is still a major boon, and I think Basil might--or even need to--use it...

'Otto II captured by Byzantines at Stilo/Cape Crotone' In 982, HR emperor Otto II invaded southern Italy intending to drive out the Byzantines and Arabs. His first pitched battle against the Arabs was a complete disaster that ended in Otto being chased into the sea and swimming for his life to...

@Skallagrim Re: Industrial Revolution in !China On further reflection, I agree that I undershot the likely date of industrialization in Southern China by a significant measure, and your timeline seems much more plausible than mine. Re: Persia I agree with most of your points. However, one...

Inspired by the above: 'What if von Papen decides that the NSDAP/Hitler is a proxy for Schleicher?'

It depends, really. Assuming a Weimar Civil War starts in the 1930s once the economic collapse dumps gasoline on internal fires, I see three likely scenarios: 1. KPD tries to overthrow the government 2. Various rightists try to overthrow the government by themselves 3. Various rightists try to...

Also, it occured to me that these wanked Huns would likely do a great deal of raiding in Iran, both as the one *mostly* unpillaged region in their range and because of a desire to avenge previous defeats. Most of these raids would've been in the Caucasus or Khorasan/North-Central Iran. At this...

I've been doing some reading recently for an 'East is West' scenario, and here's what I came up with. 450s - Huns/Hunno-Goths overrun/settle must of Europe -- see my post from earlier this month. The Hunno-Goths remain a blocking presence at the eastern end of the Eurasian steppe, limiting...

Here's another idea: The Romans get roflstomped in a different Second Punic War, creating a Rome-shaped hole in Classical Antiquity. The Barcas become the dominant family in Carthage, which sets off a great deal of tension between them and everyone else while Carthage expands its influence...

To stir the pot/further discussion: More notes from the Hunno-Gothic TL: The primary regional political unit in the HGE is the stem duchy, which are basically Germanic tribes that are more formalized/structured. These stem duchies are largely structured along clan lines (which should be noted...

Alright, bit of a crack idea I had: - The Huns crush the WRE, Visigoths and ERE over several years and establish a hegemonic, North-Europe-spanning empire over numerous Germanic tribes. This survives Attila's death thanks to a great deal of luck/hyper-competent successors and eventually morphs...

I’m pretty sure the TOS means no advocating Nazism, not no timelines about them.