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See above. Mansa Musa doesn't make his Hajj. He doesn't give away shitloads of gold to random people inflating the currency in the Middle East. That gold doesn't then make its way to Europe via the Italian city states. What next?

Is there anyway to butterfly the Louisiana Purchase?

Let's say Augustus (the Octavian) lost his war against Anthony. Anthony, being an ineffective politician, fails to hold the Republic together, and civil war breaks out again. This civil war is long enough and protracted enough that eventually different areas of Rome develop, each claiming the...

From exploring the West African coast? I mean, they knew it was there, and it's a relatively short distance. Surely at some point someone would've thought to themselves, hey, I've got all these ships, let's see what lies past the Sahara. Not to mention the rumours of gold that would've arisen...

What if Shaka died in his infancy? The zulus never begin their conquests and therefore the Mfecane never occurs?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Map Back in the 1800's, Portugal attempted to claim sovereignty over Zimbabwe and Zambia. They wanted to unite their colonies of Mozambique and Angola. The British threatened to blockade Mozambique if they didn't stop. What if, afraid of reprisals from...

The coal deposits in Palapye are discovered along with the diamonds in Orapa. The British government decides for administrative reasons to combine the Bechuanaland Protectorate with Rhodesia. Mining rights are given to British companies. What happens next?

This might be ASB. I'm not sure what the rules are on living people having different personalities. What if Mugabe was competent, and protected democratic principles? He leaves after 10 years, what could he reasonably get done?

Scotland doesn't try and gain control of Panama. This leads to no Act of Union. What happens next?

What happens if Columbus's voyage fails?

I'm writing an ASB timeline where the Congo river becomes blocked, overfills through the Chari river into Lake Chad. Lake Chad becomes permanent at its largest size, this results in a much smaller Sahara desert, the enlargement of the Sahel, and much of the Sahel being converted into...

And therefore Pedro decides that even though he doesn't want to be Emperor, he has a duty to safeguard the kingdom for his children, and thus stops the military coup that occurred in 1889?

So no William Wallace, no Flower of Scotland, and no shitty movies with whatshisface in them. Edward I, after Margaret, the Maid of Norway, dies, decides: "you know what, screw it" and just leaves the Scottish alone, deciding that it's much preferable to just deal with France, and try and...

How could Rodrigo and Cesare Borgia have conquered Italy entirely? It's important to remember that for this What If the Borgian dynasty doesn't need to last, just for a recognisable period of time every Italian state pay's taxes to, and recognises him as, Cesare Borgia, Prince of Italy.

Stolen wholesale from another thread, apparently from '06. I figured since that thread was dead I'd just start another one. ^the sea ^the effect on vegetation (roughly) Smaller rainforest, probably a larger and drier Kalahari slowly expanding upwards through the centuries. On one hand...

What if Edward I didn't try to conquer Scotland, and instead focuses on campaigns in France? Say Margeret of Norway doesn't die, meaning that Edward II is still betrothed to her. Edward then focuses on punishing France for them forcing him to seek peace over the issue of Gascony. What happens next?

And, through a series of very well accomplished military campaigns, manages to conquer France. What happens next? How long, if at all, does England manage to hold on to France for?

When he did, what would the effect on modern history be? As far as I understand, the Mongols were able to do what they did because they had advanced tactics & weaponry compared to the Europeans they encountered. However, it's unlikely they would have been able to conquer all of Europe...

Had never evolved? How different would Africa look today?

Desalination processes turn reduce salt levels in water. Currently they are very expensive, and are not cost effective when compared to using groundwater or fresh water from rivers. However, what if, by 2012, we saw large scale desalination become cost effective? Let's say an...