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As I understand, population densities were still pretty high in Italy by the fifth century, so the visigoths might have had a difficult time keeping control of the whole peninsula.

Dude, do you even know what 19th century history was like for Spain? Immediately following Napoleon being kicked out, the new king started purging intellectuals like they had gone out of style, then a mutiny that forced the king to restore the liberal constitution he had previously abolished...

Blind Alley is part of the Foundationverse, what with explicit mentions to the Galactic Empire, Trantor and whatnot. Possibly even an Encyclopedia Galactica entry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Alley

Although I agree that all of Latin-America is simply too large with regions too vast and too many diverse interests to work as a united nation in the 19th century, something like the French semaphore network (optical telegraph) could have reduced to a significant degree the trouble with...

Blade (1983). An ambitious adaptation of Arthurian legends told from the perspective of The Sword In The Stone. It was critically praised and won four Academy Awards (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design and Best Supporting Actor thanks to Max von Sydow's...

Only possible way for things to end in a new civil war without a foreign invasion (kinda unlikely, to put it mildly) is for part of the military to support a coup d'etat attempt against the reforms, while the rest supports the King as legitimate head of state.

Negrin, president of the Republic, followed the strategy of resisting until the start of the European conflict. If Europe goes to war, before the civil war is over then France is almost certain to get involved, considering the military support that Franco got from the Axis and Britain will...

Considering just how much the PP had invested in the idea that ETA was somehow involved in the attacks (going so far as to claim that a music CD recorded in the Basque country was a possible connection), if they had been able to bring something even remotely solid to the table you can bet that...

It is a fact that they insisted for a great many months in Congress about an alleged connection between ETA and the bombings, despite one of the cells quite publicly blowing themselves up at Leganes. Hell, very recently Jimenez Losantos (think Spanish Sean Hannity) got severely fined for...

If you want to follow better the geography, this might be of some help. No, I'm not pulling your leg. Just click in a section of the silly map below and it should give you a much closer view of the territory. It is most likely that the attack against Madrid will come from the north-east...

The Germans blitzed through the Soviet positions early in Barbarossa. Here, they will be facing a very large enemy force in a terrain that does not favour blitzing in the slightest, so fighting should be considerably more intense and more similar to WWI than OTL WWII, which means that the German...

A few characters I'm mildly interested in hearing about for the next "Where are they?" if you are inclined to do any more of those... -Antonio Machado -Domingo Rey d'Harcourt -Santiago Carrillo By the way, when the Nazi invasion comes have you considered the possible impact of the non-standard...

It might be nice to know the fate of Miguel de Unamuno in this timeline, if only because his "Vencereis, pero no convencereis" is one of the best remembered mottoes of the time. And I have always felt that he was quite courageous considering when and where he said it.