Recent content by Tanydwr

  1. The Queen is Dead!: Katherine of Aragon dies in 1518

    Nice updates. I really like Marie's reasoning on George's marriage, and I hope he's happier this time around. Jane Parker was not a good match personality-wise, and she made poor choices even after she was widowed (re Katherine Howard). A match where you're well-suited is always going to be...
  2. The Last Hanover: The Life and Reign of Queen Charlotte

    A fascinating timeline, and something I admit I've wondered from time to time myself! I liked how you worked in the Peterloo Massacre. I'll be interested to see whether the Six Acts come up at all (not sure how relevant they are to Charlotte's story, and I'm mostly interested because I wrote...
  3. English survived the Norman conquest, why didn't Brythonic survive the Saxon conquest in England?

    Bearing in mind I'm a total amateur... One thing that shouldn't be forgotten is dialects. In some medieval periods, the inhabitants of one valley village would barely be able to understand those of a valley in the neighbouring county, despite both speaking 'English.' Just think of the modern...
  4. Was there a lot of slavery in ancient past? Why? Is it plausible for a state to disdain slavery?

    It's also important to consider the differences between Old and New World slavery. Most people, considering slavery, think of New World slavery and the appalling conditions people were forced under in the Americas and Caribbean. Old World slavery was still unpleasant, but it varied from...
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