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Some years ago in another thread I asked what would happen if the 'Northwest Territory" remained under British control, focusing mostly on the intimidate post American Revolution period. What I am wondering is how a smaller US and larger British North America would shape two particular events...

During the Cold War China was communist, but not influenced by the USSR to the same extent as other communist states. Under what conditions could a Chinese Communist State be set up in such a way that it accepts the leadership of the USSR and be fully integrated with the communist state...

During the 2012 London opening ceremony HM the Queen co-stared in act with 'James Bond.' In the act an actress dressed as the Queen jumped out of a helicopter with Bond. WI it was actually the Queen that jumped out? Clearly it would be asked what is a women her age doing something like that...

Title kind of says it all. Is the idea of creation a British Dominion of Israel possible and what conditions would make it sustainable? (Sustainable defined as the state apparatus’s security is assured without the deployment of non-domestic forces). Ideas for the divergence: In 1840 the...

According to wikipedia, during the President James Madison and most of the federal government had been present at the Battle of Bladensburg during the War of 1812. Obviously, in RL they were not captured. For those that would like more information: Bladensburg is in Maryland and the battle is...

BE WARNED: This timeline is written as part of a ASB project, but this portion of it does not contain aliens and is strictly alternate history. Observe: The links in the text indicate footnotes transferred from word, they are found at the bottom of the chapter. Due to transfer issues you must...

I realize that this is not a particularly probable scenario, but still one I feel would be interesting for someone to explore. Israel has numerous challenges, some demographic but also many geographic. Physically it is a small country, one that if history had unfolded differently could be larger...

My though was that in the American Revolutionary War and the Treaty of Paris have a slightly different outcome. The terms of the treaty were very generous for the United States, more so then perhaps they could have been. My proposal is that in the Treaty of Paris the United Kingdom does not...

What conditions would be required to allow the 13 colonies either collectively or individual to maintain established churches? Would the Episcopal Church be established throughout the US as the Church of England is in England? What effects would this have on the US as it evolves and grows?

During ww2 there were to choices to become Prime Minster; Churchill and Halifax. What if Lord Halifax got the job? How would that have shaped the war?

Is there a plausible situation in which the British could have held Singapore against the Japanese during WW2?

Hawaii: The Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet, which placed Hawaii under nominal British sovereignty, although it was quickly returned to the Hawaiians. Would it have been possible for the British to keep sovereignty? Alaska: My thought...

What if Catholic Emancipation was actually implemented as part of the Act of Union (1800)? Would the emancipation early enough be able to keep Ireland within the United Kingdom or would it still separate?

This is a timeline project from 1945, exploring what could have been the transition from the British Empire and Commonwealth to the Commonwealth. It explores the evolution of the Commonwealth transitioning not into independent countries as it is today, but into a supranational government...