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Chapter 12 – Hungarians to the Fight | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is August, 101 AD. Central Hungary is the only part of the Kingdom of Hungary truly under the control of King Leo. He rules only through the modicum of legitimacy… Continue reading
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Chapter 11 – Mongols on the March | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is May, 101 AD, and the Mongols are on the march. Batu Khan isn’t just another Mongol ruler. He is the grandson of Genghis Khan and is old enough to… Continue reading
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Chapter 10 – Coronation: Free and Imperial | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is June, 101 AD. Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia and Emperor-Elect of Rome, had wracked his brain for months trying to think of a method of taking down William without… Continue reading
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Chapter 9 – Henry’s Crusade: Saints and Heathens | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is the middle of May, 101 AD. Over the winter, Trajan has recruited replacements for the casualties of the previous campaign season in addition to forming two new legions and… Continue reading
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Chapter 8 – Great Assembly: Seventy and Seven | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is summer, 100 AD. In the aftermath of the Battle of Novaesium, Trajan Augustus spends the rest of the summer and autumn campaigning against various smaller Holy Roman armies attacking… Continue reading
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Chapter 7 – Otto’s Crusade: Asciburgium and Novaesium | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is summer, 99 AD. It has taken time for the Holy Roman Empire to get its business in order, but things are beginning to settle down. There remain two emperors-elect,… Continue reading
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Chapter 8: The Grand Armada of Ming | Blue Dawn
[First] [Prev] [Next] 8.1 – Preparations for the Armada (1610 – 1612) China in 1610 can be described as being in a period of calm before the storm. After rising out of the ashes of the wars to eject Genghis… Continue reading
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Chapter 6 – Moesia: Archers with Horses | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [Prev] [Next] It is December, 98 AD. Decius stands on a watchtower shivering in the cold. Below him, the Danube River has completely frozen over with ice so thick a legion of cavalry could… Continue reading
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Chapter 5 – Hungary: Kings and Princes | TREBAME
The Roman Empire—But also Medieval Europe [Prev] [Next] It is January 98 AD; yes indeed, we have gone back in time so that we may examine events in the Kingdom of Hungary starting from the immediate aftermath of the Act… Continue reading
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Chapter 4 – Court Day: Princes and Electors | TREBAME
[Prev] [Next] It is March 17th, 98 AD. We are in the Free and Imperial City of Goslar to witness the Hoftag—court day—of the Holy Roman Empire. All the princes who did not march with William of Holland are here,… Continue reading
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