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Post by Zyobot on May 7, 2024 5:16:53 GMT
‘Islam Doesn’t Reach Southeast Asia’.
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Post by Otto Kretschmer on May 7, 2024 6:42:15 GMT
‘Islam Doesn’t Reach Southeast Asia’. The Malay Peninsula remains mostly Buddhist and Hindu in this scenario. |
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Post by Zyobot on May 7, 2024 12:03:29 GMT
‘Islam Doesn’t Reach Southeast Asia’. The Malay Peninsula remains mostly Buddhist and Hindu in this scenario. Indeed, it does. In fact, so do the more “inland” Champa states (which are majority Muslim IOTL present). |
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Post by Otto Kretschmer on May 8, 2024 14:52:30 GMT
AHC/WI: a larger Dutch Cape Colony, with much larger European immigration.
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Post by Max Sinister on May 8, 2024 17:33:46 GMT
AHC/WI: a larger Dutch Cape Colony, with much larger European immigration. Maybe if the Dutch conquered more areas - Flanders, Frisia, Rhineland? But Flanders was catholic...
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Post by stevep on May 9, 2024 18:43:10 GMT
AHC/WI: a larger Dutch Cape Colony, with much larger European immigration. Maybe if the Dutch conquered more areas - Flanders, Frisia, Rhineland? But Flanders was catholic...
I know that the region was pro-rebel when the Dutch revolt started and Antwerp for instance was only captured after a long siege. That doesn't necessarily mean they were Protestant but if somehow the rebellion had succeeded quickly its likely that the combined area of OTL Netherlands and Belgium along with possibly part of OTL French provinces adjacent could have been a unified state which would likely end up predominantly Protestant.
The down side for the state might be that as well as continued Hapsburg enmity their going to be right on the border of an expansionist France so they could end up having less resources for colonial expansion because their having to maintain a much larger army to protect their homeland from the two neighbouring giants. Mind you a united Netherlands formed early in the reformation is going to change a hell of a lot of things in terms of European politics and society so quite a lot could change in all sorts of directions.
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Post by Max Sinister on May 11, 2024 20:13:36 GMT
And if they needed more resources to defend their land, they have fewer resources for building an overseas empire...
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Post by Otto Kretschmer on May 12, 2024 13:25:56 GMT
AHC/WI: Danish North America.
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Post by stevep on May 12, 2024 14:51:42 GMT
And if they needed more resources to defend their land, they have fewer resources for building an overseas empire...
Basically unless they really get rolling and get a feed-back loop going. But even then their got the problems of restricted access to the wider oceans, at least if Britain or France are hostile and more territories to defend in Europe. Does this greater Netherlands become largely a mercantile-naval power or a continental one as trying to do both could cause them serious problems. Also taking the continental option probably results in a more centralised government with a lot of funds going to the army which is generally not a good thing for traders and merchants.
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on May 12, 2024 15:37:03 GMT
AHC/WI: Danish North America. Would Denmark be colonizing what is now Newfoundland and Labrador? |
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Post by Otto Kretschmer on May 12, 2024 16:30:05 GMT
AHC/WI: Danish North America. Would Denmark be colonizing what is now Newfoundland and Labrador? It does count. |
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Post by Zyobot on May 14, 2024 18:21:42 GMT
‘Rutherford B. Hayes Runs For A Second Term’.
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Post by Max Sinister on May 14, 2024 23:04:58 GMT
‘Rutherford B. Hayes Runs For A Second Term’. Yeah, why didn't he? Because he was seen as illegitimate? Because his party machine didn't like him? Because Garfield wanted his chance? Because he just didn't want to?
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Post by Max Sinister on May 14, 2024 23:56:09 GMT
WI Charles V of Spain had broken with the Vatican, maybe because of a divorce, as Henry VIII did IOTL?
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Post by stevep on May 15, 2024 17:24:14 GMT
WI Charles V of Spain had broken with the Vatican, maybe because of a divorce, as Henry VIII did IOTL?
Well I doubt that all of his empire would follow him given how deeply Catholic some areas, especially in Spain and parts of Austria but it would be a big blow for the church and also the empire as its likely to throw much of it into disorder. Which would also be good for the Ottomans probably because their main rival in central Europe is gravely weakened.
Of course, while there was a significant pro-reform movement in England before Henry XIII broken with Rome here Charles V wouldn't have any influence on the papacy. In fact, unless it was thought necessary to support Catholicism in Spain in opposition to Charles the pope is likely to be glad to hit Charles by supporting Henry's appeal for a divorce so he could end up remarrying, but in this case probably a 'good Catholic' rather than Ann Boleny so England is likely to stay Catholic, at least for a while.
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