reconquista

I'm toying with the idea that instead of OTL's 'be christian or be dead' idea that the Catholic Monarchs (Ferdinand and Isabella) pulled after the Granada War, they instead do something like Strip all pre-existing Islamic officials of rank, and charge a tax, but ultimately allow for the presence...

So after months of scrolling through TLs, I have decided to take the daunting task of writing one myself, plus I've always liked a good Castile/Spain screw and there's simply not enough of those around;) Basically I wanted to have Aquitaine, either by direct political or dynastic control, to be...

IIRC after the Muslim conquest of Persia, there were some Zoroastrian remains in the north that held out until the 9th century or so. Now, is it possible for this Zoroastrian kingdoms to not only survive but invade southwards Asturias-style? I'm thinking primarily about the Anarchy of Samarra...

The most obvious scenario to delay European discovery of the Americas is to have Columbus die en route. However, in the previous thread about this topic, it was argued that due to Portugal's Volta do mar navigational technique and English voyages to find Hy-Brasil, that if Columbus didn't...

Some dumb idea I've been thinking in the last few days. The scenario in particular takes an Abbasid Revolution that is suppressed by the ruling Umayyad Caliphate but the revolt cause enough noise that the Caliphate eastern provinces in great unrest as the multiple anti-Umayyad partisans are now...

Persia didn't convert to Islam right after the conquest, with Zoroastrianism having a great-ish number of followers until (at least) the 11th Century. Zoroastrian rebellions took place in Tabaristan, where the Caliph had little control and several Zoroastrian dynasties ruled until the 9th...

Mexican independence was officially achieved on September 27, 1821, under the Treaty of Córdoba. Spain did not recognize the treaties, arguing that the viceroy Juan O'Donojú had no authority to recognize the independence of any overseas province.This situation was dangerous to the newly acquired...

The Fall of Granada (thus completing the Reconquista of the Iberian peninsula) and the Fall of Constantinople (thus ending the Byzantine Empire and cementing the Ottomans as a superpower of their day) were two of the most significant events of the 15th century. However... 1) With a POD no...

Instead of Castille becoming dominant what if Portugal became dominant.

Magnus Dux Portucalensium The Emperor was dead. And the people of León mourned his passing, for he had been a powerful Prince, that had expanded the borders of his Kingdom further south than any of his predecessors. Under him, the armies of Christ had reconquered the old capital of the...

I would like to know how do you think the reconquista can fail and whats consequences it would had, the POD should be after the battle of Covadonga in 722

So I recently found about a Succession Pact, that may have been agreed upon in 1105, between Count Raymund of Galicia and his cousin, Count Henry of Portucale. On it they decided on how to deal with the partition of lands after the death of Alfonso VI of Leon. Raymund would become King of...

What if Sancho III (another one of those The Greats) had not divided his realm equally among his three sons? Or what if he only had one son? Would the basque-dominated Kingdom Of Pamplona take Castile's role as major driving force of the iberian reconquista? What are the effects on basque culture?

What if the moroccan marinid sultan Abu Al-Hasan Ali had defeated the castilians and portuguese at the Battle Of Rio Salado (October 1340, also known as the Battle Of Tarifa), under the pretext of estabilishing protection over the remaining iberian moorish taifas? For how long could the...

With a POD no earlier than 751, come up with a scenario that could make this map historically accurate. Basically, make Andalusia into a Christian kingdom stronger than the other kingdoms in Iberia, which actually claims the "Empire of all Spains" title, yet, has not actually united the...

What if the Visigothic Empire and Byzantine Empire had reversed fates from the 700s on? The Visigoths repel the Umayyad invasion, surviving for centuries, sometimes expanding and sometimes declining until an ultimate fall. Afterward an Ottoman-like empire (but Berber) takes over and rules...

My TL, at first out one of my favorite Alternate History discussions, Vinland. Enjoy, and please excuse my poor grammar and lack of knowledge on Norse naming, and please also forgive my lack of the use of Nordic characters as I'm just going to anglicize it both to be easier on me and people who...