Byzantine Emperors (Despots of the Morea)
1449 - 1457: Constantine XI (Palaiologos) [1]
1457 - 1482: Andrew I (Palaiologos) [2]
1482 - 1487: Manuel III (Palaiologos) [3]
1487 - 1493: Theodore III "The Great" (Palaiologos)[4]
Byzantine Emperors
1493 - 1525: Theodore III "The Great"...
The Uplift Act allows corporations to vote and, in certain cases, run for election and hold office. The Religious Liberty Act allows recognized churches to form and administer to corporations as part of their religious mission. Said corporations do not need to be involved in religious...
feedback plays an important role in any field and trying to silence dissenters cripples a story and a writer's ability to develop. im happy that you enjoy the timeline, but theres no point in getting defensive about people who disagree
you dont need to panic that he'll pack his things and leave...
I haven't commented on this since the previous thread, but I would agree with the people arguing that the timeline has moved from improbable to impossible. That isn't to say that it isn't interesting to read, but the timeline moved into parody of neoconservatism a long time ago. When Labour Day...
In which case Pierce is announced as President and King as Vice President. On Inauguration Day, the President will be unable to swear the oath of office, due to him being dead, which will automatically result in King succeeding to the office. If King tries to make the trip to Washington in spite...
In all likelihood, the news reaches Washington after the vote has taken place and this whole debate becomes moot. Traditionally, Congress meets in its joint session around 1:00. I cannot speak about how quickly news traveled in 1852 but I doubt it would have reached anyone significant in time...
As has already been mentioned, the Electoral College has already convened and cast their votes for Pierce. What has not been mentioned is that on the same day of this accident, Congress will be convening in a joint session to count and verify the results. If the President-elect's death spreads...
Unfortunately, polling in the months prior to Russia's invasion did not indicate any substantial support for independence or union with Russia within Crimea.
The question of popular support is meaningless when looking at the 2014 referendum. The region was annexed because Putin wanted it...
After Marco Polo visited Kublai Khan, Kublai Khan asked for one hundred missionaries acquainted in the Seven Arts to teach Western customs to his court. Unfortunately, Marco Polo returned to Europe during the longest period of sede vacante in history, delaying the Khan's request. When the...
I wonder how authoritarian Olson can drive the US government before the moral panic subsides and people realise the ramifications of these security reforms.
Is Dorothy Day doing anything exciting in this timeline? To Day, business failed to provide the public with enough jobs at a decent wage, while the government failed to treat the public with dignity and respect that they deserved. In a 1944 editorial, she characterized the New Deal as "Cake and...
The Presidential Succession Act of 1792 was the first piece of legislation that extended the US Presidential Line of Succession beyond the Vice Presidency. Section 9 declared that, in the event of the removal, resignation, or death of both the President and Vice President, the President pro...