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    TL: Children of the Plains of Abraham Revised (A New France & more timeline)

    I finally have enough to start posting my revised timeline! Most of the majors changes are not going to occur until Part IV. But there are a few minor ones before that. The revised timeline is following the same format. Footnotes (marked with lower case letters) will be written in ATL as will...
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    • Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
  2. da Racontor

    Poland-Lithuanian Reforms?

    The Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth is well know for the unique form of government it had. That government though had some significant problems. Some of which led to the complete partitioning of the country. Does anyone know of any contemporary reforms that were proposed? And what effects would...
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    WI: The Norman Yoke Theory becomes more Prevalent?

    For those that do not know the Norman Yoke was a theory that popped up several times in English thought. It basically states that the when the Normans invaded they imposed the terrible yoke of feudalism on the Anglo-Saxon people. It often idealized the Anglo-Saxons, and was a way to blame all...
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    WI: No Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 for Hungary?

    So with the death of Charles VI (Charles III of Hungary) came the extinction of the main line of the House of Habsburg. Upon his death the Kingdom of Hungary could have reverted back to an electoral monarchy, instead they passed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723. This ensured that Marie Theresa and...
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    Children of the Plains of Abraham
    Threadmarks: Introduction

    Introduction “It made of them great nations,” Children of the Plains of Abraham A View of the Attack on Quebec[1] The 13th of September 1759, New France, the night before a British army crossed the Saint Lawrence River and landed at L’Anse-au-Foulon. Thrice the British landing party tempted...
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    Poll for Flag Challenge #215

    Entry 1 New Nantain Whilst the Vinland settlements were known to England before and after the Norman Conquest it took the accession of Flanders or Alsace dynasty to begin their involvement under Therry I FitzEmpress, son of Count Therry of Flanders, who succeeded his uncle William III the Lame...
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    Tips for Making a Government Diagram

    Does anyone have any tips for making government diagrams. Anything thing from what program to use too conventions to use? I've tried using SmartArt and I am either not proficient with it enough or it can't do what I need it to. Thanks.
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    A Different Compromise Flag for France, 1870

    So, a popular story is that after the collapse of the Second Empire the Count of Chambord was going to be crowned King of France. However, he refused the crown when the country would not adopt the white Bourbon flag, even after a compromise of the tricolor defaced with the coat of arms was...
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    No Miracle of the House of Brandenburg, Peace Terms?

    So the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg during the Seven Years' War does not happen, and Brandenburg-Prussia gets completely overrun by enemy forces. What would be the peace terms forced upon them? other than the return of Silesia, of course. Is the state partitioned? Pay reparations and that...
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    Native American Population Rebounds?

    Assuming, for whatever reason, European settlers don't move west of the Mississippi. How long would it take for Native American populations rebound?
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    Which French Canada Survival Timeline?

    So I have an idea for a timeline that I would work on eventually about France maintaining control over New France. And I'm trying to deiced on a POD and name. So figured I would put it to a non-binding poll. 1759, the Year without Miracles POD: Basically, reverse the Annus Mirabilis of 1759...
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    Non-Revolutionary United States Monarchy

    Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a scenario in which the United States becomes a Monarchy at some point after the OTL United States Constitution was adopted. How did this monarchy come about? what form does it take? and who is that monarch?
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    Other German Unification?

    After the Frankfurt Parliament there was a proposal to create a German Empire with Fredrich Wilhelm IV as emperor, this failed because he refused the crown. Later Prussia proposed the Erfurt Union, this failed after Prussia suffered a diplomatic humiliation. Finally, after the Franco-Prussian...
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    WI: Napoleon Became Grand Constable of France?

    Supposedly, during the French Consulate the Count of Artois, or someone else, offered Napoleon the title Grand Constable of France if he would support a Bourbon restoration. The Grand Constable was a position that had not been used in a few hundred years. This would have made Napoleon second...
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    DBWI: What if Germany Unified?

    Exactly what it says on the tin. What if there was enough momentum behind the the German Unification Movement to actually create a single state? Either through conquest or some other means.
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    An Alternate King for Canada

    Simple question, was there ever a proposal to crown a king of an independent Canada that was not also King of Britain? preferably someone who is not British.
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    American Nobility

    There was a chance that the United States could have been some form of monarchy for at least some period of time, (how successful and what type is not the point of this thread). With a monarch usually come nobility. What titles would those nobles hold? Is it possible the titles of colonial...
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    Someone Else Picks up the "Gutter Crown"

    After the 1848 Revolution in Germany, the Frankfurt Parliament attempted to create a single German nation and offered the crown to Frederick William IV, he refused saying he did not want a "crown from the gutter." Was Frederick William IV the only option the parliament considered? I'm sure...
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    Cultural Resurrection

    Some people would do some pretty interesting things in the name of having a cultural identity. How difficult would it be for a group to resurrect a long dead culture (or what they think that culture is) as a basis for creating a unique identity for themselves. For example a having a group in...
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    Crimean War Buffer State

    What is the chance that after the Crimean War the allies created a small buffer state on the Crimean peninsular under their protection to prevent Russia from having the warm water port?
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