Probably true, but it is a massively challenging AHC! Technically "Arthur" converted to Christianity before the marriage so not technically a Pagan, but yeah, admittedly a hard sell!
Thank you, I'm humbled. Not enough of an expert on Capet France to make the comparison. Presumably the HRE confederation is weaker than that given the geographical and cultural-linguistic challenges, but still better than where they were OTL by far.
Wacky idea: under pressure to marry someone, Elizabeth I has Raleigh bring her back a "New World Prince" to wed, figuring she'd be able to bend him to her whim. He brings back Opechancanough, who assumes the Christian name Arthur. "Arthur" soon dies to some disease, but not before siring a son...
Ok, scraped together some time to type! Thanks again for humoring my questions. Concur with @John Fredrick Parker about starting with the 13th and 14th Centuries. @Nuraghe, the depth of your knowledge never ceases to amaze me. My medieval knowledge, however, is like the South Platte River in...
Thanks, @John Fredrick Parker and @Nuraghe for the replies, greatly appreciated! I'm trying to dig out the time to provide a detailed reply, but it's looking to be a busy Sunday. I'll get back to this, I promise! Please stand by...
All fascinating stuff, glad this got resurrected! Been thinking about Freddy Barbs of late, so perfect timing.
I'm about as far from an HRE expert as you can get (I take one look at those maps from the 30 Years War and my brain breaks a little), so forgive the basic questions, but assuming all...
There was actually an attempt to resettle European Jews in Alaska OTL!! The Yiddish Policeman's Union uses this as its AH Setting. Attempts by the Coen Bros. to make a movie died in Development Hell, likely because it touches some third-rail issues...
Brilliant idea! Someone should make a half-timeline about that and leave it abandoned for over a decade. :happyblush ;)
Balbo's IMO (obviously) the best case for a successful-ish Fascist Italy. Balbo was a Magnificent Bastard and a fantastic organizer and had the charisma and political acumen...
Damnit, now that song's stuck in my head, LOL!
But that's a fascinating idea. Either Yul lives a little bit longer (he died in '85 and Chess premiered on the West End in '86) or they manage to get to the West End in '84. I'd go with the latter as the easiest PoD. With Yul essentially on his...
Interesting idea and strong start! I'm curious to see where this goes. I'm hoping to see how the business and art worlds change behind the scenes.
:cool:
You and all the parents of the 2010s!
Very true. Also the specter of Moichendizing hangs over everything. No way the network won't be...
Shockingly incompetent leadership at the top in the 1980s never manages to repair the massive systemic issues in the US Military in the 1970s post-Nam. Crime rates remain high. Race riots remain common. Drug use is commonplace at all levels. Corruption is endemic in the military-industrial...
You just described Actual (Freestyle & Greco-Roman) Wrestling, LOL. I guess a pro league could adopt the theatrical aspects of Kayfabe. Real matches with orthodox rules and Points that Mean Something, but all the attitude and personality.
Illinois Nazis (to quote Elwood) love Pagan symbolism (Runes, Norse Imagery), but are overwhelmingly Evangelical Christian in my experience. KKK markets itself as overtly Christian (mostly Protestant & very anti-Catholic until recently). Lots of overlap in the Venn diagram for White and...