All good points sir.Cannonpointer » 10 Jul 2024, 10:14 pm » wrote: ↑ No, no, no - STABILITY would be dependent on that. Surviving intact would require that.
Fracturing only requires chaos and a ready strongman.
The thing is, England, Portugal, and Spain all had a FUNCTIONAL government when their empires went not gently into that good night. Do we?