Recent content by Yorel

Oh I think he could. After all, beoming King would also be a chance to sign peace with the other powers and try to reach a balance through negotiations. Louis XVIII was also pretty pragmatic when he wanted to be. The army was Revolutionnary but not necessarilly Republican. Yes, Moreau and...

Vendemiaire happened because the Royalists were about to win the elections and the Directoire acted against that. Royalists taking over and restoring the monarchy without the rest of Europe is hard to achieve admittedly, but it's not impossible depending on how the cards are played. You just...

I don't think that's a real possibility. The problem for Pitt wasn't the regime, it was France becoming much too powerful for his liking. Not to mention this whole Franco-British rivalry that had been going on for years and centuries that don't help each side of the channel like each other...

It really depends on who takes over instead of Napoleon. Maintaining the status quo seems harder to do though than going to war and annexing/puppetizing territories. Europe at the time really didn't look favorably on the Revolution and nobody would love to see a France that was much too strong...

Maybe I'm pedantic, but I think the answer kinda answers itself when you consider the definition of what exactly are "Black Magic" and "Dark Gods". Black magic, in its usual definition, specifically refers to magic that is aimed at doing malevolant acts. If you were openly practicing it, no...

I meant more on a Historiographical level. The roots of Charles I's troubles can definitely be found in James I & VI's reign and I'd agree with all the arguments you mentionned. But people taking a mundane (i.e. not Historical or Academic Research) interest in Charles I's reign generally don't...

YMMV on that one to be honest... Not everything Haendel did was great sure, but I love myself some good old Baroque from time to time. And Haendel's best known pieces are well-liked for a reason. His Hallelujah from the Messiah, the Saraband and Zadok the Priest are pretty great. Honestly I...

I'd say that a big thing that play in favor of the Tudors is that they basically are synonymous with Renaissance England. Henry VII and the new dynasty came out just as the Roses War ended, Henry VIII kinda belongs to a trio of great rulers with Francis I of France and Charles V, not to mention...

ATTTENTION PLEASE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! After the End has officially been released on Steam for CK3! Finally! Post-apocalyptic America, here we go! Not sure where I'll do my first playthrough... Usually I played Quebec, but I'm kinda tempted to see if they made a ref to Araucania-Patagonia now...

Anne has biblical origins technically, since it's the name of Virgin Mary's mother. Don't know if it was italian. According to Behind the Name, Anne started being used in England around the XIIIth century but it wasn't until the XVIth century that it became quite popular. The common use of the...

Just a reminder that Legends of the Dead is now out. And that it has given me another reason to buy the DLC: Kinda hope they asked Hildegard von Blingin to do other songs for them in the future.

Depends on the circumstances and who gets the throne. Royal families often repeated the same names over and over, but you had occasionnal new ones that popped up from time to time. Plus sometimes cadets have been given names that were commonly given but never got on the throne. The firstborn...

What would be the point? The Hohnezollern have absolutely no connection to France in any way, shape or form. Except in one fashion that would actually backfire against the dynasty in the scenarios you propose: being related to the Prussian royal family. Remember that Germanophobia also...

Depends. Genetics are a bit of lottery at times: consanguinity generally proves negative but sometimes it has little impact. Among the people whom I checked with high consanguinity, there is Philip IV of Spain, the Grand Dauphin's grand father: despite being the result of two consecutive...

Kings of France of the House of Bourbon August 2, 1589 - May 14, 1610 : Henri IV (December 13, 1553 - May 14, 1610) May 14, 1610 - May 14, 1633: Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 - May 14, 1633) May 14, 1633 - September 1st, 1715: Louis XIV (September 5, 1638 - September 1st, 1715) September 1st...