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Always thought that if they ever got their hands on Hispaniola the English would rename it Avalon. Or Albion I suppose.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_the_Navigator https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immram Have the Irish monastic tradition last longer and be stronger and you'd end up with someone following in Brendan's footsteps and succeeding sooner or later, especially if those people christianised by...

Tasman had already circumnavigated Australia, I would be very surprised if there would not be more such voyages in a TL where the Dutch have already settled part of Australia so the knowledge of Australian geography should be there. As for settlement, I reckon there will be those who will not be...

Wonder if his survival and stricter Protestantism compared to Elizabeth mean that the Plantations have more royal backing, with a lot larger Protestant element in Ireland. Also means the Puritans stay home, especially if his heir(s) take after him, with big knock-on effects.

Western Australia is likely to become a waypoint much like the Cape was, so you'll likely see similar patterns there, i.e. a place for provisioning around not!Perth with farmers in the wheatbelt surrounding the settlement producing food and those who dislike the VOC heading inland. Again, the...

John III would live for three more years, who would he have designated as successor, Carlos or Duarte?

Basil II adopts and crowns the future Isaac I as co-emperor before his death, hopefully preventing the mess that happened OTL after his death.

Frankly, bigger success against the Umayyads is contingent on having breathing space. I'd go with Constantine IV smashing the Bulgars at Ongal (OTL outcome was an upset that could have easily been averted) so that by the time the Fitna is heating up he and later on Justinian can make gains.

If Osman does convert to Christianity, the Ottomans will be seen as simply the next dynasty taking over the Romans, in the same way as how Nicaea taking Constaninople represented continuation. The Balkans are arguably going to be even more important for the Ottomans than IOTL, seeing as they are...

Dutch Republic outright wins the 80 years war somehow and ends up with (almost) all of the Netherlands, with an urban protestant ruling class ruling over a lot of catholics. Between the religious tensions dying down a bit post-war and a history of pragmatism and compromise dating back to the...

A very crude scenario: Western Roman Empire does not fall, northern Europeans eventually start sailing further at some point to avoid the Roman stranglehold on the Med, once the age of colonisation begins the WRE catches up and colonises everything under the sun.

That is definitely some impressive politicking and it seems we're heading to a Mediterranean-North Sea split when it comes to religion, especially if the Athanasians are proactive in converting the Franks and the other tribes close to the limes.

It's good to see good old saint Nicholas is still as generous with giving gifts as ever, in this case gifting the Arians with an opportunity. I'm definitely interested in what comes next.

Centuries 1st: Jesus Christ 2nd: Cai Lun 3rd: Zhuge Liang 4rd: Constantine the Great 5rd: Clovis I 6th: Justinian I 7th: Muhammad 8th: Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah 9th: Whoever invented gunpowder 10th: Emperor Taizu of Song 11th: Avicenna 12th: The founders of the first medieval universities 13th...

You mean in our timeline? Alexander looked at the disparate peoples that made up his new realm and thought 'you know what country I should emulate? France.' This includes the strong centralism of that country, as well as casting Belgrade in the role of Paris. That and there is the Serbian...