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We know that the Sarmatians were known for their female warriors and leaders. We also know that female warriors were not uncommon among the celts (Boadicea) and the germanic tribes. But they were not very common. But what if the tradition of warrior women never really ended? What if female...

What could prevent the rise of the modern Jihadism (Taliban, Salafist, al-Qaeda etc) which plagues the world since the 1990s?

What if the Roman Empire had conquered the whole Arabian peninsula? Could they romanize the Arabs? And would that change history?

What if the Turkish people (Seljuks, Ottomans) were christians and not muslims? How could this happen? And how will that change history?

What must happen that the USA introduce very strict firearm laws that prohibit most citizens the possession of firearms of any kind?

Is there a way that the crusader realms could survive as christian states until today? And how would that change history?

What if the constitution of the United States were similiar to the German Grundgesetz? And how could that happen?

What if the USA has abolish the Electoral College after modern technology made a direct election of the president feasible and fair? Looking at the number of votes every candidate got in all the presidental elections since 1788, this would only affect the outcome of the elections in 1824, 1876...

What if Marc Anthony and Cleopatra won the Roman Civil War in 30 BC? How would that change history?

What if emperor Theodosius I did not suppress the Olympic Games? What if he transformed them into a christian sport event that survived the centuries?

Imagine that Stephen of Blois did not usurp the throne of England and Matilda, the heiress of Henry I, the widow of Emperor Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire and the wife of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, did become Queen of England. This would perhaps change not much, because in both TL Matilda's...

What if Arthur Evans interpretation of the Minoan culture had been correct? What if the Minoan culture did not vanish? What if Minoan fashian, culture, language and perhaps even religion still exist today?

What if all sons of Queen Victoria died young? In this scenario her heir would be her oldest daughter and then her children. So Empress Frederick, so she was known after her husband's death in 1888, would become Queen Victoria II and after her death her son Emperor William II would become King...

What if the Directoire/Empire/Regency Style stayed fashionable after 1820. What if they did not reintroduce fashion elements of the 18th century like full skirts and visible corseting for women?

Two PoDs: 1 - Corsica: In 1755 Republic of Corsica was founded, a modern nation with a modern constitution, after the Corsican droce the Genoese from their island. 1767, in OTL, Genoa sold their claim to France who conquered the island one year later. But what will happen, if France decided that...

Two PoDs: 1 - Afghanistan: Mohammed Daoud Khan's coup failed in 1973 and Mohammed Sahir Schah remains King of Afghanistan until his death in 2007. 2 - Persia: Khomeini died in his exile in France. How will that change the Middle East?

Imagine, that Anne Boleyn gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on September 7th, 1633. The boy, Edward, died shortly after, but the girl, Elizabeth, survived. Henry VIII then decreed that the girl had died and the boy lived. Thus Elizabeth became Edward. Only a few, who could be trusted, knew...

Imagine that Edward Augustus, the Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom had no children. So Victoria has never been born. That would mean that Ernest Augustus would follow his older brothers George IV and William IV on the throne of the United...

What would happen, if Tzar Nicholas II of Russia did not listen to his generals and retracted the general mobilization he decreed only hours prior. Without the russian mobilization Germany would also not mobilize its military and the war would have been averted. But what will happen then? The...

I've read somewhere that in the 1970s(?) there were plans of creating a confederation of France and Germany. What if these became reality and that confederation was turned into a real union of both nations? How would this change history?