Recent content by Xnyrax

I think what I want most is to be able to afford food, housing, and internet just from welfare.

Ah, I see! You've taught me something new.

None of which, I do believe, are included under the admittedly vague definition of 'paganism'. I believe the proper term, if one were an extremely xenophobic Abrahamic-god worshipper, would be "heathen" or "infidel".

If you can keep Gran Columbia together, and actually have it properly integrate the outer parts of the confederation (i.e. Ecuador and Venezuela), then you could turn it into a paragon of democracy. Meanwhile, if you can keep the awful civil wars of the 19th Century from affecting Argentina...

Just started a game two days ago as Urguist Circinn (duke of Fortriu at the Charlemagne start). 300 years in and the Circinns have united Wales, Ireland, and Pict/Scotland under the Pictish Empire, while the good old Karlings are confined to a dual kingdom of France-England. Also...

Let us say that the Rebellion of 1088, which failed partially due to bad weather on the Channel preventing Robert from actually sending troops to England, and partially due to bad organization, actually manages to succeed. Perhaps the bad weather of OTL is not so, and Robert's troops arrive in...

Starting again?

Okay, you seem to have some severe historical myopia in your poll here, but that's okay. I find that many here are Eurocentric. First of all, how exactly are you measuring being "surpassed" in terms of civilization? The Middle East was the seat of several significant civilizations all the way up...

There are only three candidates for non-Native exploration prior to Columbus; the Norse, whose presence is fairly well-documented; the Polynesians, who are quite likely to have come; and Basque fishermen, who likely, but by no means certainly, fished near Cape Cod. Anything else is...

Recall that Harold being king was actually meant to be a temporary proposal; not that he wouldn't REMAIN king after victory, but that Edgar would be his heir. Obviously, Harold, being an ambitious fellow, would have worked to change that, but it might still end up with the Atheling.

Understandable, don't worry, I know the feeling. AH.com can be way too addictive.

This has become a strangely contentious topic. However, I find only one problem with your idea here, and it's unfortunately a big one. You seem fixated on the idea that Indians generally disliked being ruled by the British. While I am by no means am advocate of the disgusting institution known...

Hate to drag drag away from the point, but this rather seems like one of those Orientalist quotes that reinforces the old "ignorant oriental despotism" adage. It's not your fault, these sorts of things get passed around. As to the point, it's not that China is unable to use or unaware of...

Looking forward to the timeline, subscribed.

Oh, I know. But I'm not yet sure I'll be able to preserve Jacob Fort, as it's in a bit of a different situation. However, I agree, it could definitely be the start of a bigger colony, and I'll think on it. The basic setup, though, is that Couronian and then Russian Tobago and possibly Trinidad...