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  1. The Professor

    AHC: The Empire of Louis the Pious divided into 5

    So OTL the rebellions of his sons paved the way for Louis the Pious's Francian Roman Empire to be divided into 3, subsequently causing imperial power to decline until Otto of East Francia (Germany) conquered Italy and claimed the imperial mantle & title. In your opinion what's the best way to...
  2. The Professor

    Poll for Flag Challenge 254:

    Poll for Flag Challenge 254: The High Kingdom High kings were once fairly common but faded away under the lure of imperial titles and nationalism. Your challenge is to design a flag for a state that bears the title high kingdom whether it is a continued, resurrected, or constructed one The...
  3. The Professor

    Flag Challenge 247 Poll

    The Challenge: Flag Challenge 247 : Sons of the Frankish Hydra With the death of the August Emperor Charles the Great the brief 2nd Western Roman Empire fell. Though many among his sons and sons of sons would claim Caesar none would obtain August until centuries later with the rise of St Arnold...
  4. The Professor

    John Holland has a second son, effects?

    So, John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, had several marriages. What if he manages to produce a son with his 2nd wife Beatrice of Portugal? What relationship could he have with his brother Henry, future Earl of Huntingdon (& Ivry) and 3rd Duke of Exeter? How does this impact the reign of Henry VI...
  5. The Professor

    Poll for Flag Challenge 238

    The challenge: Flag Challenge 238: The Republic of Cityhaven Design a flag for a city state that did not exist OTL and that espouses some ideal civic tenet. The Entrants
  6. The Professor

    Mary III

    What if one of Queen Anne of Great Britain & Ireland (formerly England, Ireland, & Scotland) 's daughters Mary lived to be Queen? Who would this Mary I/III (or thrice III) marry? How does she impact the Glorious Revolution and the Union? Etc etc
  7. The Professor

    Poll for Flag Challenge 233

    Flag Challenge 233: Pax Goryomana Create a flag, banner, or standard for an empire based in the Korean peninsula. Entries:
  8. The Professor

    Split East & West Francias, with Middle Francian Roman Empire

    So OTL both West and East Francian kingdoms initially fractured before reforming, whilst Middle Francia split leaving nearly a century before Italy/Lombardy and its occasional imperial title were added to Otto's East Francia. So, how do we keep East and West Francias divided while imperial...
  9. The Professor

    Poll for Flag Challenge 231

    Flag Challenge 231: GB = Gallo-Britannic Design a flag for a polity evolved from the equal union of a state based in "Gallic" Europe and that in the British Isles. Restrictions & definitions: Gallic Europe is defined as the lands between the Pyrenees, the Juras, the Weser River, and the...
  10. The Professor

    David doesn't become King of Scots. Consequences?

    David mac Mail Choluim was the youngest son of King Malcolm. In his youth he was in exile and only became king with the support of the Norman English against his illegitimate nephew. So what happens if his brothers leave a legitimate heir and David doesn't become King?
  11. The Professor

    An AngloFrench union but both divided

    Basically, the situation is that the Crowns of England and France are united but both are disputed to the extent that the AngloFrench dynasty have neither Northern England nor Southern France (which are under rival claimants). How do we get here? What's the status of Wales, Lordship of Ireland...
  12. The Professor

    Poll for Flag Challenge 228

    The challenge: The entries
  13. The Professor

    DBWI: Was a Republican Britain inevitable?

    OOC: Unlike most DBWI I've not made the POD clear. I'm hoping we can work out the best one to achieve the idea. IC: So, with the increasing absolutism of the Catholic monarchs and the successes of the Reform movement in France, Netherlands, etc, does this mean that republicanism in the British...
  14. The Professor

    Henry Holland has a son

    Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter, had a plausible claim to the English throne being a local legitimate descendant of John of Gaunt. However he was considered such a douche by both Yorkists and Lancastrians that noone seriously raised his claim. And he eventually "drowned" in 1475. He had a sole...
  15. The Professor

    How long can the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy last?

    Or essentially, how much can be retained? Could the Lombards be coopted? Impact on Slavic migration into Illyria? Etc etc etc!
  16. The Professor

    Tripartite Germany

    The German Confederation was rather weak and seems destined to be fought over by Austria and Prussian. Is there a way for a third German player to arise? How would this play out?
  17. The Professor

    Nomenclature of a divided Kingdom of France

    So let's say the Plantagenets are successful enough to maintain their control of northern France but that they can't gain the south, and accordingly the Valois can't gain the north. Assuming this becomes a long-term affair, how are the rival kingdoms referred to? Will the titles King and/or...
  18. The Professor

    Henry IV has children with Joan of Navarre

    So what are the repercussions if Henry IV of England had sons and/or daughters with his second wife Joan of Navarre, dowager Duchess of Brittany?
  19. The Professor

    Poll for Flag Challenge 219

    Flag Challenge 219: Wannabe Claimant to the Crown of the Couldhavebeen An ATL Empire than nearly was OTL has fallen. Generations later one of the fragments makes a bid at a "restoration". Create the imperial flag, or banner of arms, of the claimant and advise what has changed in the interim...
  20. The Professor

    Flags for An Unexpected Prince

    This is the discussion thread for flags for An Unexpected Prince by @VVD0D95 so as to avoid cluttering up that thread. Initial Discussion - Flag for a triple union of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Bear in mind there will not be a red saltire to represent Ireland as that arose out of King...
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