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  1. What if Margaret, maid of Norway, didn’t die in 1290 and married Prince Edward of England?

    Margaret was the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland. In 1286, she would technically become the queen of Scots after Alexander III of Scotland died. The Scottish Parliament appointed six Guardians to rule on her behalf, and on 12 March 1290 the Scots agreed in the Treaty...
  2. Basileus_Komnenos

    AHC: Have the Byzantines Adopt Plate Armor

    The Byzantines were quite famous for using lamellar armor which was a type of armor that used sets of smaller plates fitted together atop a type of padding. What would it take for the Byzantines to adopt Western Style plate armor, or even make their own versions? How would this affect the...

  3. The Kingdom Of The Chauhans - A victorious Prithviraj III TL
    Threadmarks: Prithiviraj, Victorious!

    It is said that history is written by the victors. Those that survive the battle, even though they lose, gets to keep their narrative alive. This story that I am about to tell you is somewhat similar but with much….. greater effects it has in the history of Bhārata. First Battle of Tarain...

  4. Why were European kingdoms ruled by branch families instead of rotating dynasties (like China) or collapsed (like the Gupta/Mughal empire?

    Why were European kingdoms ruled by branch families with relations to the main family; instead of rotating dynasties like China or being overthrown by a powerful military(dukes) leader like Tipu Sultan; and or Saladin; or collapsing like the Gupta and Mughal empires?
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