medieval

OTL reunification which resulted in Władysław Łokietek on the throne (he had insane amount of luck, but was was good for him wasn't necessarily good for the Kingdom) was far from optimal and ended with significant territorial loses. Challenge is to restore Poland in better shape after period...

Hi guys, Long time since I've just read but not write on the blog.... o_O Sorry! I have a question related to the Medieval Hungary, especially around the Angevine dynasty. From what I've read, the King of Hungary had a lot of power, even when they were week/contested, but I don't understand...

Let's say for the sake of the scenario that the Western Roman Empire endures into the middle ages with its border on the Rhine. Maybe the Gothic migrations are handled better, and they either don't revolt or are defeated at Adrianople and scattered around the empire. My question is, if all of...

Wings of Islam 1st Chapter: Beginning 602 to 604: Ctesiphon, capital of the Persian Empire The Persian Emperor, Koshrow II, hears concerning reports about Turkic tribes amassing at the Empire borders. He decides to prepare his armies for an expedition to permanently deal with the...

A few threads on this topic have been done some years ago, but they either derailed or focused on discussing England, so lets assume that William is killed at Hastings and the House of Godwin remains on the throne for a while. What would be the implications on continental Europe? The big one is...

Some time ago I posted a thread about the Tripartite Indenture, and asked what would have happened to the constituent parts (Wales, "Northumbria", and southern England) in the event that Henry IV had been defeated and killed by the allied factions of the Glyndwr Rising. The most reasoned...

The Liang dynasty was one of the Southern Dynasties, established by Xiao Yan, also known as Emperor Wu of the Liang (r. 502-549). He was a dynamic ruler whose reign was marked by unprecedented cultural and military advancements; the capital, Jiankang (modern Nanjing), became the world's most...

Hello there. I've been fascinated by the Roman Empire since I read Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series in middle school. My interest was reinvigorated by Oversimplified's First Punic War videos. And while most people imagine a surviving Roman Empire to be polytheistic and filled with...

I was reading about these extinct Shia sects, could any of them have survived or grown as larger movements? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_Shia_sects

Seen plenty of threads about a longer lasting Avignon Papacy, but none about a it never happening, so what if the Avignon Papacy did not take place? As I understand it, the Avignon Papacy began due to conflicts between church and state in France, so let's say that something happens Philip IV is...

Say they also all survive to adulthood (not necessarily old age, just enough to marry and develop their own character). How would this impact the evolution of the Tudor dynasty? Who would these alternate sons marry, and what titles might they have bestowed upon them? Alternate Issue: Arthur...

Archbishop Adalbert von Hamburg-Bremen, the so-called "Vicar of the North", was a rather colorful figure of the 11th century and played a significant role in the expansion of Christianity in Northern Europe by establishing dioceses and churches in these newly converted regions. But he was also...

The available sources at the time provide limited information about events beyond the Lombard core areas. Still, by 860, the Muslims appeared to be as strong in southern Italy as they were in Sicily, indicating their potential for complete conquest in the region. Their dominance extended the...

This is a timeline about Eric VII of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, better known as Eric of Pomerania. Often considered the man who ruined the Kalmar Union which his adopted mother created, Eric is generally seen as a very unsuccesful King, but he is also a very important one. Some historians...

Recently I've been on a medieval streak, and it got me thinking, once again, about the absurdity of the Roman calendar. It was carried over into medieval europe and remained the standard for quite some time. Each month has touchstone days: calends (first of the month), nones (4 or 6 days after...

Surprised that there isn't much discussion about this, at least none i can find. Given the depopulation of the southern Rus, would a different external power such as Poland or Muscovy conquer the region instead? or could a local kingdom such as Galicia–Volhynia fill the power vacuum in that...

So in 1190, the first medieval Albanian "state" known as the principality of Arbanon is formed by Progon of Kruje. At first, this "state" is merely a Byzantine vassal, but after the 4th crusade, it gains full independence with Progon's son, Gjin, as its head. Gjin dies shortly after, in 1208...

Author’s Note: With absolutely no thanks to my University for making my life rough, and pulling me away from my passion for Alternate History, I return to timeline writing! I’ve always wanted to write an alternate history on a different rise of the Ottomans that leads to a new path in history...

First of all, how could such a thing happen and when exactly? (Most probably occurring in cordoba or Bagdad) Secondly, how would it spread and what sectors would it immediately affect? (Will the spread of industrialization be slow or crazy fast in the Islamic world?) Finally, what would be its...

WI the Anglo-Saxons, and not the Norsemen, were the ones to settle and define Iceland? I'm trying to make a TL where this happens, and once William the Conqueror takes England, the Anglo-Saxon nobility books it for Iceland (by then already settled by Angles), where they establish a new...