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What if the Polish-Lithuanian Union and Muscovy unite in a personal union with Fidor I accepting Polish demands and therefore forming the Triple Union/Polish-Lithuanian-Russian Commonwealth? How long could it survive? Just how powerful would such a state be?

Have the Kingdom of Israel last as long as humanly possible. What effects would that have on the region? What about on history as a whole? Is there any realistic areas for expansion with the rise of Assyria and Babylonia?

Have a large Kingdom run at the top near exclusively by women with only the occasional King.

Fredrick III was a liberal and quite passive Emperor of Germany for 99 days between March and June of 1888. However, he died at just 56 due to layrnx cancer before he could really do much as Emperor. He was fond of the idea of the liberals and so was his wife, Queen Victoria. What would happen...

Who could lead the CSA during the Civil War besides Davis? Stephens maybe? If so could they have helped or hurt the CSA more than Davis did?

What if the Allies were able to push the French out of Sokolniz Castle? Could they make an exploitable gap and push it to win the battle? Or was Napoleon's victory probably assured? If Napoleon lost how would that change history? Could the Allies turn the tides and beat Napoleon a decade early?

What if Italy was able to take over Greece without German involvement. The Greeks, surprised by the Italian attack, are never able to form a cohesive defense. How would that change plans for Barbarossa, I heard the intervention in the Balkans delayed the invasion. Could that have led to more...

What if, through bribes or military force, the Byzantines are able to stop the Fourth Crusade from tearing up Constantinople? How would that affect the relations between the East and West? How would it effect the Byzantines? Since the Sack of Constantinople and the resulting Latin Empire was...

Lets say that the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula was complete, crushing any and all Christian resistance. How would that effect the development of the peninsula? Could al-Andalus stay together for all time or would it implode over time? How would that affect exploration of the New...

There are claims of a Soviet plan for an offensive into Nazi Germany that was only stopped when the Nazis invaded the USSR in 1941. Lets say the Soviet plan did exist and was put into action in 1942. What do you think a plan would be, and how successful would it be if at all?

What if the German Civil War never happened? Lets say the NSDP and KPD are soundly defeated by the Center Party in the 1933 elections, never deadlocking the Reichstag and leading to a more stable Schleicher government. Its not that out of the realm of possibility since the Center Party had a...

In 1866, on the road to War with Austria that would put Prussia on the path to German unification, Otto von Bismarck was almost assassinated by a radical named Ferdinand Cohen-Blind. All five shots hit him but none were all that serious. What if they killed the Iron Chancellor? How would that...

How would Rome expand should Alexander have lived and cemented his empire? Would there still be a Rome or would Alexander take it over as he had so many others? Would Rome even become an Empire?

I have been playing a lot of CK2 as Germanic Sweden Viking ubermensh and was wondering if there were any good TL's on here about a surviving or even reformed Germanic pagan faith. I think I remember reading about one some time ago where Charlemagne dies in the Saxon Wars I think.

What if Emperor Otto of the HRE was able to pull out a victory against King Philip of France? Could the Anglo-German invasion succeed? If so how would that change France?

Have a military coup take over the United States after 1900. Bonus points if its MacArthur who leads the coup. One qualification, no Commie takeover or have it during the Depression.

What if Alexander the Great survived his trek home to Macedon. Then, after recovering his forces for a few years or so went on the offensive into the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly Illyria and Italy? Could Alexander have beaten the Romans or would the Romans beat him? If they did how would they...

How long could the Golden Age of Piracy (1650-1730) really last? What PODs would be necessary for it to happen and what effect could it have?

What if the rumor that Mustafa was thinking himself rightful Sultan never reached Suleiman's ears and as such, Mustafa was never killed. How much better would be be than Selim, the debauched and drunkard that he was?

Could the Swedes survive should Chalres XIII survive the battle at Fredrikshald? Could Charles's amazing luck of the early battles come back? Or was the war unwinnable for the Swedes. Don't get me wrong I don't think that Sweden could, at least at the time Fredrikshald was occurring, win back...