late middle ages

Prologue A map of Europe in 1460, before the Battle of Wakefield in northern England. This map therefore shows Europe as it was before ANY butterflies are released. Screenshot is from The History of Europe: Every Year (timestamp 8:58). Credit to the YouTuber Cottereau for the excellent video...

This is part of a TL that i'm writing, originally as an afterthought but more and more I've grown interested in the effects. Gregory had actually been elected while on crusade, and he was singleminded and incredibly energetic in the cause of calling another- and he had a list of kings, Peter of...

Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Born in Rouen, 1443, died near Wakefield, 1460. He was the second son of Richard, Duke of York - his older brother being Edward, Earl of March, later King Edward IV. Rutland died when he was 17 at the Battle of Wakefield, but what if he didn’t? I’ve been working on this...

"For he, Harri Tudur, the plucky gallant Welshman, under God's blessing, was destined to become King of England and Lord of Ireland on that faithful Year of Our Lord 1483." — Supposed Line from Henry VII (1593), George Shakespeare (1564 – 1634) [1] Hello dear reader, and welcome to my grand AH...

Hey all, So, as we all know, the Holy Roman Emperor was elected by the various prince-electors, all of whom held their main titles in Germany and Bohemia. However, the HRE ruled much of Italy for a long time, and the Emperor was legitimised by the Catholic Church and was always crowned by the...

"With the blessing and guidance of the Lord himself, Harri Tudur, that plucky gallant Welshman whose blood is barely royal to that of the Sons of York, was destined to become King of England and Lord of Ireland, thus he had restored order and stability to the English realm on that very fateful...

The Crucible Century By Klara N. Kawakatus Markus Sverre University, Stadakona Campus 12/18/2019 The course of the modern world was radically altered during the years between 1279 and 1426, often called the ‘Bloody Century’ due to the many deaths caused by the great political, social and...

Foreword: If you are a Romanian, who easily feels offended by a Thread, which is not made according to the Romanian point of view of history, I suggest you to not read this TL, because it’s not the Thread you are looking for. Thank you for your understanding! Hello there! I built up my courage...

Here goes my second timeline! Since I won`t have a lot of time to write it because our second kid is going to be born in 2-3 weeks` time, I´ll keep this more tabular and in the form of sketches, each post covering one year, with the different events and developments taking place in different...