User:Humble serf

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I have a couple of alternate histories in mind, broadly similar to one another and generally with the aim of creating a recognisable modern world with considerably more quirky, dynamic geopolitics.

I'm a postgraduate history student with a pretty broad research background and three alma maters in both the United Kingdom and the United States. At the undergrad level I studied the Aegean Bronze Age, American foreign policy in the 1990s and a whole lot of stuff in between --- but on balance, most of my expertise hinges around North America. If I had to condense my specialist area into bullet points, I'd say:


 * The indigenous history of the United States and Canada
 * The Spanish Empire in the Americas in the long 18th century
 * The Pacific World since c. 1700

I have a soft spot for trade history in general, both pre- and post-Columbus and da Gama --- and while it's not exactly an area of expertise, I'm also a fan of church history; particularly the development of Protestantism in the English, Scottish and American contexts. For whatever reason, I also have a pet interest in Brazilian history which might crop up in any timelines I write.

I'm also on Steam @inverrem; I play Civilization 3-6, Age of Empires 2 and 3, Age of Mythology, Crusader Kings 2, Europa Universalis 4 (badly) and For Honor.