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  1. Successful French invasion of Great Britain 1744

    Hmm... this is the big question: how loyal can the country be to Catholic monarchs instated by the French? The answer is probably not very, but what shade of not very are we talking? Long-time disgruntlement that eventually fizzles away, or rebellions and assassinations? I can see anything...
  2. Andrew Jackson 1824

    Say Crawford has his stroke a year earlier, so he doesn't even run, and nearly all of his electoral votes go to Jackson instead giving Jackson a majority. What does an earlier presidency for Andrew Jackson look like? Does this change what the Second Party System was like in the US?
  3. Successful French invasion of Great Britain 1744

    In February 1744 a French fleet that was intended to carry around 10,000 or so men under Maurice de Saxe from Dunkirk to Maldon was destroyed. It was intended that this army could quickly defeat the small British force protecting London and force the British into accepting a Jacobite...
  4. Alexander dies at Multan

    Thanks for the responses. :) Hmm... the impression I've always got is that the Macedonians - especially the folks that made up the foot - were very traditional and very pro-Argead. When Macedonia was under attack from Illyrians, they made Amyntas IV, a child, their king, with Philip II (as...
  5. Alexander dies at Multan

    This is an interesting scenario that I'm surprised isn't brought up more often - Alexander dying earlier is occasionally brought up, but it's always on the Granicus or even just prior to Issus rather than here. I've thought a little bit about making one of those short "timeline in a day" things...
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