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TREBAME | Chapter 8 – Great Assembly: Seventy and Seven
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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TREBAME | Chapter 7 – Otto’s Crusade: Asciburgium and NovaesiuM
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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TREBAME | Chapter 6 – Moesia: Archers with Horses
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [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… Continue reading
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TREBAME | Chapter 5 – Hungary: Kings and Princes
The Roman Empire—But also Medieval Europe [First] [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… Continue reading
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Chapter 7: The Great People’s Revolt | Blue Dawn
[First] [Prev] [Next] 7.1 – Rumblings of Discontent (1590s) As the decades went by, the Western Children Sect grew in popularity and spread throughout South Province and into the North. Its adherents were almost exclusively poor people with just a… Continue reading
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Chapter 6: Founding the Western Children Sect | Blue Dawn
[First] [Prev] [Next] 6.1 – Heritage of the Western Children Religion is a complicated subject in China and Xinguo and we in no way have time to go wade into the details here. Basically, there are three great religions considered… Continue reading
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Chapter 5: Contacts and Voyages | Blue Dawn
[First] [Prev] [Next] 5.1 – Reign of Wei Taixun (1604 – 1625) In 1604, Wei Ruzheng died of natural causes and was succeeded by his son, Wei Taixun. Like his father, Wei Taixun never went to China to be confirmed… Continue reading
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Chapter 4: Lands and Classes | Blue Dawn
[First] [Prev] [Next] 4.1 – China and the Master of Two Provinces (1591 – 1592) When last we discussed the core territory of Xinguo, it was the year 1591. Governor Wei Yonglong was the man who’d initiated the first outright… Continue reading
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Chapter 3: The Outer Prefectures, Part 2 | Blue Dawn
[First] [Prev] [Next] 3.1 – Magala Resistance ( 1570 – 1578) As stated in Chapter 1, one of Wei Yonglong’s cost-cutting measures was that he stopped giving return gifts to the Two Magala Nations in 1570 in exchange for their… Continue reading
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