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  1. Draeger

    On the subject of rewrites/2.0s

    I'm working on rewriting much of "Precarious Heights", so that it's all in the same style, and less convoluted. What's the general consensus here on posting 2.0s of otherwise dormant/dead TLs? Better question: does anyone want to see a 'bigger/better' rewrite/repost of Precarious Heights at...
  2. Draeger

    AHC: Western-Style 'Englightenment'...in Middle East

    First things first, I APOLOGIZE for overreacting to being called a bigot and racist. I assert that I broke no forum rules, yet admit my own ignorance and a degree of arrogance. I still have a lot to learn, especially about Islam---a LOT. Thank you everyone from yesterday who provided feedback...
  3. Draeger

    AHC: Islamic Reformation

    How could Islam go through a Reformation similar to that which Christianity underwent from the 16th through the 18th centuries BEFORE 1900?
  4. Draeger

    Plausibility Check: Balkanize Ottomans pre-1500?

    So I hinted at a possible crusade against post-Interregnum Ottomans under Mehmed I (also before his OTL death in 1421) at the end of my last chapter in my back-from-the-dead TL. I'm wondering about the possibility of the Ottomans, weakened by a 'brothers' war', pitting countrymen against...
  5. Draeger

    TL question/plausibility check: land reform in 1420s?

    Under a secular-minded Hochmeister, who has witnessed personally the danger of pissing off the commonry (TTL Hanseatic Rebellion/War) could the Teutonic Ordensstaat introduce minor land reforms to a) appease said commonry and b) encourage German migration and settlement in Order lands? I had...
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    TL question: Ottomans after Interregnum - no 'second founding'?

    Mehmed I is credited as the 'second founder' of the Ottoman Empire. He rose out of the strife of the Ottoman Interregnum (1402-1413) and made many military conquests and, more importantly, consolidated those as well as his existing power base such that it paved the way for future successes and...
  7. Draeger

    WI: No Habsburgs?

    The Habsburgs lost the throne briefly in the late 14th/early 15th century, but regained it after the death of Emperor Sigismund von Luxemburg. What if the latter had sired a male heir, and that heir had gotten elected to the HRE, continuing the rule of House von Luxemburg? Do the Habsburgs get...
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    WI: Crown Prince 'Fritz' survives?

    I'm reading 'Dreadnought' again, after putting it down for a year, and I have a 'what if' prompt... Crown Prince Frederick, father of Wilhelm II, died OTL of throat cancer. He had a surgery scheduled to remove the cancer on 21 May 1887; it was canceled at the last minute. What happens if...
  9. Draeger

    Kalmar Union - war-making, politics?

    What was the general nature of the Kalmar Union as a political entity, and how did it make war? I'm researching the various Danish-Hanseatic conflicts of the 14th/15th centuries and I'm finding that it's pretty much just the Danish in each case---Sweden and Norway generally don't come out to...
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    WI - Habsburgs don't regain HRE (15th century)

    If House von Luxembourg can retain the throne in the 15th century, can this prevent the Habsburgs effectively from getting it back? If so, for how long?
  11. Draeger

    John the Fearless in Paris...

    When did he invade France after Agincourt? Some sources say 10 days later, some not until 1418. Which is it? Also, what are the consequences of him not getting assassinated?
  12. Draeger

    Suggest (Realistic) 15th Century Reforms?

    For my current TL, I'm having the Teutonic Order-State reform into a proper late-medieval polity and remain relevant. What reforms would be suitable, given the unique circumstances and situation in the Order-occupied Baltic? What can be done to encourage further German migration to the...
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    AHC - 'Fallout' except with Gilded Age tech/steampunk (non-ASB!)

    WITHOUT employing Extraterrestrial Interstellar Chiropterae, and with a POD after the OTL Civil War, bring about a Fallout/Max Max-esque scenario with America getting 'stuck' in the style/tech/etc. of the Gilded Age (i.e. 'steam/coalpunk', or pre-diesel) instead of the 1950s post-war period...
  14. Draeger

    Precarious Heights - a Teutonic Order TL

    ((This is my first TL here. I figure I've spent enough time outlining this idea and have decided to just go for it. I welcome all feedback. Thanks, and enjoy!)) 'Precarious Heights' - a Teutonic Order AH TL Introduction: Grünwald This timeline introduces three major points of divergence from...
  15. Draeger

    AHC/WI: Teutonic Order + allies win Battle of Grunwald

    Challenge: make the Teutonic Order win. I'm planning a TL based on this POD, and will eventually post here, but I need help nailing down a plausible and specific, yet simple, POD that enables a Teutonic victory [preferably one that a) crushes the Polish-Lithuanian Union, b) leaves the Teutonic...
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    WI: Burgundy lasts into the Modern Age

    I know this has been hashed out, but I don't want to really spend too much time on the PoD itself, but more it's consequences---particularly, the long-term political consequences of a united Middle Kingdom of 'Burgundia' or some similar moniker. The PoD has to be such that Charles the Bold is...
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