Recent content by Grouchio

March 1863, sir.

Just the Jamestown hinterland. The Mayflower at Plymouth Rock wasn't until 1620. The English did not have a presence in the Caribbean before 1625, at St Croix. Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts were 1627.

Pneumonia, smallpox, tuberculosis, dysentery - any of those four. Give her more sons and better weather perhaps.

Sure sure. Do you have any way to vaccinate them against smallpox? You don't do you.

Author. Are you writing a historical fiction piece or a young adult novel for Tumblr?

Now tell me: have you done any extensive research into the reign and policy of Felipe III, or are we reading a caricature?

Why does this discussion banter sound like a highschool discord chat?

Why does every local dispute in historical fiction have to end with the prince's life in danger?

What's stopping the Stuarts from using earlier Scots/English names like Alexander, David, Harold, Edmund, Richard, Donald, Alfred, etc?

Are there any portraits of Gustavus II before 1630?

One can consider Spartans as an inclusive, ethnic warrior-class that domineered over their helot/non-spartan subjects for 6 centuries give or take.

I hope Villiers lives a much shorter life with Henry in charge. A pox on royal favorites!

I wonder how future King Henry will handle the Irish Question when Drogheda is no longer likely.

I wonder if Maurits will have any sons or not drink himself to death at the exact age and time King James kicked it IOTL. (I'm 30 years behind on Dutch Republic politics)

I shall devote my studies to assisting in this timeline. My Fred Henry dream has come true. Now kill off James early!