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  1. Ricard (i.e. Rdffigueira)

    List of Alternate Monarchs and Aristocratic Lineage II

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    Fastest possible English victory in the Hundred Years' War?

    The Hundredn't Years War.
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: A not-so brief comment about my ideas for the TL

    Hello, friends! Happy Holidays to everyone! There's a long time since I've updated the TL, and I believe that, in consideration to the readers and followers, an explanation is needed. 2023 has been a very productive, but also very exhausting year in my work schedule, and this, coupled with the...
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    A Sassanid rump state in Khorasan?

    Khorasan is more remote, but the problem is that it lacks natural defenses and is far poorer in resources than mainland Persia and Mesopotamia. It would indeed interesting to see the Sassanids to convert to Islam, though I find that unlikely, because the very political existence of the...
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    Most Likely/Best Location for European Cradles of Civilisation?

    The Garonne or the Loire come to mind. But I suppose that in very ancient times they were heavily forested. What about the Rhône? Now, to be clear, does the OP wants to establish a pre-Indo-European civilizacional? Or, say, a pre-Celtish one, for instance? The periodization seems relevant here.
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    Your favorite alt-migrations

    Messing up the movements of the Germanic (and, by extension, Iranian and Turkic) peoples during Late Antiquity can produce very interesting outcomes. One I've been entertaining for some time is to have the larger Germanic peoples immigrate into the Balkans in a scenario in which Constantinople...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: 69. The Prophesized Emperors (Part 1)

    THE PROPHESIZED EMPERORS (PART 1) Hyperpyron issued in the reign of Alexios II Komnenos Of the Komnenian System and the Rhõmaîon Feudalism In retrospective analysis, the prevailing historiographic perspective towards the study of the History of Rhōmanía under the Komnenoi dynasty tells us...
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    Legendary real people

    An interesting example is Theodorich the Great, later "mythologified" as Dietrich von Bern in later Medieval legend, who was adopted as a model of ideal kingship in the HRE. Very interesting example, because the real Theodorich was deeply Romanized as governed a more Roman than Germanic society.
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    Weave- Loom with flying shuttle invented in 16th Century, earlier industrial revolution?

    One of these odd things we think when English is not the first language... when I read the thread title, I assumed the flying shuttle was an aerial vehicle (vis a vis the "space shuttle")... so, we could have fascinating and likely bizarre clock-punkish shenanigans.
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    King Theodore's Corsica

    Amazing!!! Sons of the Harlot Empress is by far one of the best TLs of this forum. I'm beyond thrilled.
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    Feudal relations between monarchs in British Isles

    Hey, guys, thanks very much for the answers, it was very helpful!! In general terms, I agree with the points raised, and I did suspect that there wasn't really a legal framework or precedent, but rather a "might makes right" situation between the English kings and the Scottish ones. What about...
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    Feudal relations between monarchs in British Isles

    Hi, folks! So, one thing I'm puzzled about is about the relations between the kings of England, Scotland and the princes of Wales between the Norman Conquest and the Scottish War of Independence. At different periods we see English kings effectively vassalizing the Welsh princes, and, more...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: Friendly Request: Contribute to the newly created Tv tropes Page

    Hey guys, this is something I've been wanting to do for a long time... Now AATNSGTI (the acronym is not exactly the easiest one to remember :/ ) has its own TV Tropes Page: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/AndAllNationsShallGatherToIt If any of you dear readers is a fellow...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: 68. The Jews and the Crusades

    THE JEWS AND THE CRUSADES Colored woodcarving depicting a theological disputation between Christians and Jewish scholars (c. 1290) Of the Hebrew Gentes in Exile in the Middle Ages It is useful and adequate to the pursuit and flourishment of knowledge that we delve into the comprehension of...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace

    Hey guys, how are y'all? I have one new chapter written to post, but perhaps I won't be able to revise it still today. Then, I have some great RL news for you. Many of you know that, in late 2020, our first son passed away soon after his birth, and in the beginning of 2021 we discovered another...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace

    Hello, friends, its good to be back! Hope you've liked the new update. While the focus of our TL is in the Crusades, I'm always eager to explore the Muslim side of the coin. @TickTock The Witch's Dead - Basically, yes. However, don't get the impression that this alliance is something set in...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: 67. The Twilight of the Seljuks

    67. THE TWILIGHT OF THE SELJUKS Persian miniature (c. 1400 A.D.) depicting a battle scene during the reign of Sultan Arslan Shah Of “Human Cycle” described by the Apologist School of Islamic Historiography Of the various historiographical approaches relative to the History of...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace

    @TickTock The Witch's Dead (#2,968) - TBH, I won't promise new maps for the time being. :/ @redfire - Thanks for the support! @Icedaemon - Thanks for the compliment. As for the Kingdom of Syria and its relation to Jerusalem... Sort of. The Kingdom of Syria is very much independent from...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: Interlude 5. The "Crusader States" as Historiographic Models

    Author's Note: This one is a brief non-narrative interlude which introduces an idea I am developing for the future of the TL. It is a brief piece, but I thought it would be better to present it separately from the narrative-focused chapters. In the following installment, we'll get back to see...
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    And All Nations Shall Gather To It - Volume I: The Abode of Peace
    Threadmarks: 66. The Third War Between the Crusaders

    66. THE THIRD WAR BETWEEN THE CRUSADERS The attitude of Raymond III, Prince of Jerusalem and Duke of Galilee during the second Manueline campaign of Egypt had evidenced his political irrelevance to the ambitious Frankish lords of Syria. His apparent servility and passiveness when Manuel...
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