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What if the idea the idea of compulsery education never became popular or enforced.

The problem with ancient cavalry and chariots, is that the horses are very vunerable to enemy weopons so they are not very good at charging into dense formations of men. So I was thinking what if you turned a chariot the other way round and had the horses pushing the box with the wariors...

How can we have no World Wars in the 20th century. Bonus points for no Cold War. I think the effects of the 2 world wars on the society of european and of over countries has been considerable. I think they acelerated industrialisation, and the destruction of the old colonial empires to a...

In 557ad Pope Gregory sent augustine to convert the anglo-saxon kingdoms of Britain to christianity. Augustine landed at the Isle of Thanet in the Kingdom of Kent ruled by king Aethelbert. What if Aethelbert becomes convinced (perhaps in a vision) that the Jesus these priests speak of is in fact...

What do you think would hapen if Alfred of Wessex loses to the pagans and the kingdom of Wessex comes under Danelaw?

In the ealy USA the lives of slaves had little value, and Rome was seen as a role model. So what would it take to have gladitorial combat become a popular spectators sport?

What if Boudica defeats Suetonius and his legions. We really dont get much detail on ancient battles or reliable sources that arent propaganda, even with an important ones like Hastings. So instead of how she or someone like Caractactus wins I have mainly been thinking about the consequences...

What if the Pheonicians some time around 1200 BCE establish transatlantic trade with the Olmecs. This would introduce Central America to the Bronze Age about two and a half thousand years early and also bring them new domestic animals and crops, it would also bring new crops to the...