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Very well written. It seems odd to me for Russia to be so hands off in the Balkans, but I admit that I don't know enough about Alexander III. From what I've read so far, it seems his most significant trait is a total lack of ambition or initiative (in that sense, he is an anti-Wilhelm II)

I would still call that polytheism, since you worship multiple beings

Well, I happen to believe he is the greatest historian of the 21st century. However, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I recommend his videos to everyone I know anyway

The French revolution was very much like the Russian Revolution, so I have always believed this would be a great timeline. I think the problem is that it wasn't a big enough threat. Maybe if Robespierre had remained in power longer, and instead of Napoleon, he was succeeded by more dictatorial...

This is an excellent video on the subject, much better than anything I could write

The Israelites did this frequently, abandoning the worship of God and adopting the Canaanite religion Sometimes, such as with Nabonidus and the worship of Sin, Akhenaten and Aten, and Elagabalus and Sol Invictus, there may be abortive attempts to bring monothesim which fail, and the nation...

Eastward, definitely eastward. Hitler wanted revenge on France, and he wanted to unify the German people. But more than anything else he wanted to destroy and colonize Russia. If he got away with carving up Poland, the next thing he would do is build up his forces, and then launch a war with the...

I agree. Edward liked the British, and definitely supported fascism, but he was first and foremost a British fascist, and he wanted Britain to be the dominant world empire. He would not be happy with the idea of German hegemony over Europe. He might offer to ally with Hitler against Russia, in...

This is how I feel, which is why I think he should have called their bluff. I just don't know what (realistically) the government would or could do in that situation. All possible responses (resign, stage a coup, start a civil war) seem disproportionately radical. Which leads me back to the...

How often did that actually happen?

If Mary II and William III of England had a son, would he have also inherited the throne of the Netherlands, and if so, how long could the crown union of the Dutch and English have lasted?

This is more of a question, but, hypothetically, what if King Edward VIII had called Parliament's bluff in 1936? The government threatened to resign if the King did not agree to either not marry Wallis Simpson, or abdicate. Suppose Edward refused to abdicate, and married Wallis anyway? I read...

What if the Mongols win the Battle of Ain Jalut and kill Baibars, and then go on to conquer Egypt? What would be the affects of this long and short term? I assume when the Empire disintegrates, the Ilkhanate will inherit Egypt. They too will disintegrate in time, but what will happen to Egypt...

Not at all. Only the Quran is considered to be divinely inspired in Islam. That was what was given by Allah to Mohammed. The Hadiths are more comparable to Christian Apocrypha, like the stories of the ministries of the disciples

What if the Glorious Revolution failed, and James II ruled until his death in 1701. He is succeeded by his son (OTL James the Old Pretender) who reigns until 1766. What affect would the survival of the Stuart dynasty of England have on the American Revolutionary War?