europe

This seems to be one of the potentially most pivotal possible turning points in history. In 716, the Eastern Roman Empire was weakened by the Twenty Year’s Anarchy. The Umayyad Caliph, already overseeing an empire that stretched from Hispania to India, launched an invasion of Asia Minor, and by...

I know this scenario may be ASB, and I’m not an expert on Medieval European history, but hear me out. Let’s say that the Umayyad raiders win the Battle of Tours, and Charles Martel is killed. The Umayyads use this as an opportunity to expand their borders past Septimania into more of Southern...

Eternal National Glory Kein Ende in Sicht für den Nationalstaat Guójiā róngyù yǒng wú zhǐjìng - 国家荣誉永无止境 Kokka no meiyo wa kesshite owaru koto wanai – 国家の名誉は決して終わることはない Великая нация продолжает свой долговременный путь For as long as man has been on this earth, change has been a constant...

(This question is more focused on the Anglosphere generally, but insight on other places would be welcome too.) Basically, I've seen some TLs where neoliberalism remains a fringe ideology, or is blunted significantly. What I was interested was in the opposite: Could it have been possible to...

Where in « primitive » Europe during the classic age an country with a strong influence can be appear ? For myself, l think for the Rhine. ( Sorry for my English, it’s not my maternal language. I’m French but I think is better to publish in English

This is a timeline I've wanted to do for a while now and is my first timeline. It will consist of maps and maybe flags and wikiboxes of the world in a timeline that has not seen a major war between Great Powers since 1860s (though the actually PoD is as yet undetermined and will likely be...

In OTL, Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of England was said to have miscarried three times at the very least, and the only surviving legitimate children Charles ever had were with his many mistresses. Thus after his death, Charles's younger brother, James Stuart, Duke of York succeeded him...

One scenario that fascinates me is what if the Romans never rose to power because the Etruscan League beat them during the Roman–Etruscan Wars, which have absolutely huge butterflies regarding world history. I ask here if had they beaten/absorbed Rome, would the Etruscan League have expanded...

So, I'm thinking about a scenario in which the Roman Empire has less of a trade deficit with China. You see, I've always thought about what is it that Europe (Roman and post-Age of Discoveries) has that could be desirable to the Chinese. First, I think that a more direct trade route with...

Greetings, albeit being a longtime lurker on this forum, this is my first post. I hope i can stay as a active member for a long time. Anyways, lets say that Castile or Aragon manage to conquer Gascony or Languedoc on the XV or XVI century or inherit them, although probably this requires an...

Excerpt from The unexpected heir: the life of Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte by Leonardo Ferrari By early 1858, Napoleon III had become the absolute ruler of France. Through numerous purges and various draconian laws, he had eliminated or forced his most radical domestic opponents to flee...

LA GASTONNADE ___________________________________________ What if Gaston d'Orléans become King of France ? “ Jamais règne ne fut plus doux, plus tranquille, ni plus heureux que l'a été le sien ; et, en vérité, de semblables princes devraient naître un peu plus souvent, ou ne point mourir...

Inner Austria consisted of the Imperial duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola and the lands of the Austrian Littoral, from the 14th to the early 17th century. By the 11th century, the Germanization of what is now Lower Austria, effectively isolated the Slovene-inhabited territory from the...

How would the historical trajectory of certain Italian states, specifically the Duchies of Parma-Piacenza, Modena-Reggio, and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, have differed if the Italian Unification had failed? These entities were reinstated post-Napoleon but were later dissolved during the...

A few threads on this topic have been done some years ago, but they either derailed or focused on discussing England, so lets assume that William is killed at Hastings and the House of Godwin remains on the throne for a while. What would be the implications on continental Europe? The big one is...

Basically, as I understand it, the conception that "race" is defined by inherent biological characteristics, and the *White Europeans are superior to all other races is a very modern conception, the product of the last few hundred years. As I understand, this wasn't the case in the ancient...

So I was interested in this for a bit, and I really want to hear what you think. The Indo-European invasions were large migrations in the Bronze Age which went west to Europe and East to Iran and India. It destroyed the local civilization there and had a varying degree on the local genetics.

Seen plenty of threads about a longer lasting Avignon Papacy, but none about a it never happening, so what if the Avignon Papacy did not take place? As I understand it, the Avignon Papacy began due to conflicts between church and state in France, so let's say that something happens Philip IV is...

In 647, outside the temporary capital of the exarchate of Africa, Sufetula, the Muslims crushed the Roman army, killing the exarch Gregory. Leaving the rest of the Roman Maghreb defenceless. Commanded by some of the most senior of companions of the prophet: But instead of pressing on, they...