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September, 1066 The wind had shifted. Southern England suddenly was to be invaded by an unexpected force, the Normans. In the north, king Harald Hardråda of Norway was accompanied by a host of 12,000 men to enforce his claim on England. King Harold decided to march south first to decisively...

It’s worker’s day, May 1st, 1970. The constitutional president, Lt General Pedro E. Aramburu, ends his six year term. Three months before had been the first presidential Elections with Peronism allowed competing since 1955, and for the first time since then, a peronist became President. The...

"On the 5th of June, in 1316, Louis X of France (also Louis I of Navarre), commonly called 'the Hutin', departed from life, most likely as the result of drinking an excessive quantity of chilled wine after a vigorous game of tennis. It was the end of a brief and unhappy reign that had begun...

I've been writing up an alt history of the United Kingdom national football team, and I thought it would be fun to simulate the matches in FIFA 14. So here they are! :) AltHistory Page: http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_(UKatWC) YouTube Channel...

Lulach's Legacy "Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard metudæs maecti end his modgidanc uerc uuldurfadur swe he uundra gihwaes eci dryctin or astelidæ he aerist scop aelda barnum heben til hrofe haleg scepen. tha middungeard moncynnæs uard eci dryctin æfter tiadæ firum foldu frea allmectig" Now...

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...

How would late 13th century Scottish history develop if Alexander III. didn't die due to a riding accident in 1286 ? His death led to a major succession crisis in Scottish history, to a period of regency for his grand-daughter and potential heiress Margaret of Norway, and eventually culminated...

It has been said that British indie developer Chris Sawyer, the brain behind the Transport Tycoon and Rollecoaster Tycoon series and the TT follow-up, Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, was one of the reasons why the "tycoon" subgenre of management games really took off in the 90s. Prior to that, it was...