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1527 is not at all a bad starting point--the year Ferdinand I became king of Croatia, later to rule as Holy Roman Emperor and contesting the Ottoman Empire, who
by yesbabyyes 8y ago
1527 is not at all a bad starting point--the year Ferdinand I became king of Croatia, later to rule as Holy Roman Emperor and contesting the Ottoman Empire, who at that time began their great advance into Europe. Also when the Protestant Reformation began picking up steam, the Sack of Rome, and the death of Niccolò Machiavelli.
- kuschku 8y agoAnd it’s around the discovery of America as well, which would also be useful to explain to an audience 1300 years in the future. Explaining the settlement of america, the type of people that moved over (which are not just a random sample, but certain religious and social groups), and the slave trade are all important factors for the election of Trump later on. So, yeah, I agree, for a reader a millenium later, it’d be a great starting point.