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http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/27/woman.pirate/index.html Good background there on the subject at hand. Curious question -- what if, instead of negotiating an amnesty, she had decided to simply sail away? Points of arrival: West coast of N. America in 1811 (but why?)...

Note: This TL is for fun - any dissimilarities between it and OTL, I claim butterflies! Any similarities between it and OTL are PURELY COINCIDENTAL. Also, I'll try to mark any obvious POD or 'Speculation' with a *. At somepoint between 6000BC and 4000BC... Toks, short for a much longer...

I'm looking for a cause (or collection thereof) of some sort that would create a religious belief system incorporating the following: 1) Fanatic frantic exploration and constant seeking of 'new lands' 2) Fanatic frantic expansion of core population to found colonies in the wake of the explorers...

Some odd questions wandering around in the back of my head as I try to keep a TL moving past a mere 100 years. These all apply, and I haven't found any *good* reference material to address any of them. What was the state of the Chinese Naval Industry from 0AD - 1500AD? Was it sufficient to...

As the Roman Empires power began to decline after 400AD, in the North rose Kingdoms, born of clans that had fought with each other and pressures from the south. These kingdoms traded and raided southwards and brought back gold that had been looted from Rome by the Germanic tribes and...

Has there been, in AH history, a 'native american' wank, preferably led by the Iroquois? If not, I'm thinking a potential TL... A stronger earlier nordic entrance around 900ad that still fails, but brings 1) advanced social reforms, 2) ironworking and 3) advanced agriculture to the North East...

Crediting the YD w/ 1) megafauna extinction in NA, 2) extinction of Clovis culture in NA, 3) climate change from wet/warm prior to YD, to 'freeze' during YD, to 'warm and dry' post YD... which, OTL, is credited with the rise of agriculture... So what if the YD didn't happen and Agriculture...