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Just for sheer badassery, Basil II. I agree with Constantine VII being good company, however. Seemed to be a bright, if ineffectual, fellow.

Overwhelming Union numbers, industrial production, commanders, and the southern leadership. Most factors, really. I can't pinpoint an exact cause...

I think that would be a very interesting scenario...

I've heard the theory before in some pretty decent books, I have no opinions regarding its credibility due to lack of better knowledge.

He knew too much. :p Seriously, as others have said, just so that Oswald could be remembered. Look at us here, remembering him.

You spelt some things in the link wrong, that's why it isn't working.

It would butterfly away every single modern cartoon show, and likely would ruin cartoons.

Excellent, it would be great to see the Nazis clear out some of the best things they had going for them. :D

Inspired by this thread. How large can 'Texas' become, either as an independent nation, or even as a part of the US or Mexico?

Dear gosh, a civil war within a civil war? I'm not even going to go there...

Or, by some accounts, the Ottoman Empire, which ended in 1923/1924. :p

Mohammed definitely existed, Jesus likely existed (Let's hope this thread doesn't devolve into that one again...) Robin Hood is more iffy than both of them, when it comes to his existence.

Serb wanks are common? Regardless, I think it's highly implausible for them to even take Constantinople at all.

There was no concept of ethnic nationalism then in Africa, nor really in Europe. I agree though, the borders don't really make sense.

Why are the Muslim Egyptians resurrecting titles more than thirteen hundred years dead? EDIT: That's ignoring the randomly "fully functional Kingdoms" in the middle of the Sahara desert.