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  1. Crusaders fail to take Constantinople

    In order to gather the 200,000 silver marks he promised to the crusaders for helping him to become emperor , Alexios IV had to confiscate the properties of his enemies and of the church . He only managed to gather half the promised sum and this measures made him very unpopular. In january 1204...

  2. North-South division of the Roman Empire

    I was wondering what would have happened if the Roman Empire had been split in a Northern half and a Southern half. I was thinking that the North would take Britannia , Gaul , Italy , the Balkans and Anatolia , while the Southern Empire would have Spain , North Africa , Sicily , Egypt and the...

  3. Henry I doesn't get Normandy

    In OTL , Henry I of England defeated and captured his brother , Robert , duke of Normandy in 1106 , thus uniting William the Conqueror's realms. POD : Henry is forced by the pope to leave Normandy to Robert and his succesors. Likewise , Robert agrees to leave England to Henry and his...

  4. John Cantacuzene unchallenged

    In OTL , after the death of the emperor Andronicus III in 1341 , The Byzantine empire was plunged into civil war. Andronicus' friend and advisor , John Cantacuzene was opposed by Andronicus' wife , Ann of Savoy and by the general Apocaucos. The two parties fought over the regency of Andronicus'...

  5. WI Peter III of Russia remained tsar

    In OTL , he was tsar for only 6 months , in 1762. He became very unpopular because he had made peace with Prussia at a time when Russia's victory was almost certain ( he also persuaded Sweden to make peace with Prussia ). He was also duke of Holstein-Gottorp and was about to start a war against...

  6. 1924: Soviet invasion of Eastern Europe

    Something like that almost happened in OTL. It seems that the incidents of Tatar-Bunar ( september 1924 ), on the Romanian-Soviet border were provoked by the Soviets , to have an excuse to invade Romania and take back Besserebia. However , the Soviet spies informed the leadership that Romania...

  7. Serbia remains pro-Austrian

    In 1903 the pro-Austrian Obrenovic dinasty which rulled Serbia , was replaced by the pro-Russian Karagorgevic dinasty , after a coup d'etat sponsored by the Black Hand . After that , Bulgaria became an Austro-Hungarian ally and Serbia became a Russian ally. After the assasination of Franz...

  8. Charles VI has a male heir

    In OTL , the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI didn't have a male heir. Although his daughter , Maria Theresa , was recognised as the rightful leader in the Austrian Empire , his death meant the beginning of the war of the Austrian succesion . In 1737 , Austria joined the Ruso-Turkish war on...

  9. The UK keeps Helgoland

    In OTL , the UK traded Helgoland for Zanzibar in the late XIXth century. If Britain had kept Helgoland , could this have influenced the course of the two world wars ( more effective blockade , less efective German U-boats ) ?

  10. Denmark enters the 7 years war

    What if Denmark had entered the Seven Years War against Sweden? The Swedish army in Pomerania could have been isolated from Sweden by the Danish navy , and the Danish army might have tried to recapture Scania. And if the Danes let the British ships to pass through the Oresund without taxing...

  11. NATO not limited to Europe and North America

    According to Article 5 , the members of NATO "agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all; and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual...

  12. Hong Kong refuses to join China

    POD: China doesn't take any reforms in the 90's and remains hardcore communist. As a result , she doesn't make that promise to Hong Kong , as in OTL ( one country , two regimes ) A refferendum is held in Hong Kong. The population votes overwhelmingly for remaining British. Could this have...

  13. HMS Hermes sunk by Argentinians

    What do you think it would have happened if the Argentinians had managed to sink the British carrier HMS Hermes and most of the troop transport ships during the Falkland War ?

  14. Athenians capture Syracuse in 415 B.C.

    In 415 B.C. , the Athenians sent against Syracuse an army 40000 strong and a navy against Syracuse , the ally of Sparta. Because of poor leadership , the Athenians lost the battle , in 413 B.C. , after a long siege. Only 1000 Athenians escaped. What would have happened if the Athenians had...

  15. Brian Boru survives the battle of Clontarf

    The king of Munster , Brian Boru , crowned himself as great king of the whole Ireland in 1002 and he consolidated his power during his reign. The Vikings , allied with the Irish lords who contested Brian's authority , were defeated at Clontarf in 1014. However , Brian was killed during the...

  16. Anglo-French war starts in 1898

    WI the UK and France went to war over the Fachoda incident? Would other contries have intervened in this case? How do you think the war would have ended?

  17. Eastern Roman capital moves to Carthage in 616

    At the beginning of the VIIth century the Eastern Roman Empire was in a very difficult position: the Eastern provinces were overrun by the Persians , which reached Chalcedon and the Avars were pillaging the Balkans. The emperor , Heraclius , thought of moving the capital to Carthage due to this...

  18. No battle of Gettysburg

    WI the Confederates sent a part of the Army of Northern Virginia to the west , in order to recover some lost territories in Tennesse and to save Vicksburg? Could this delay the end of the war long enough for the war weary Union to make peace to the CSA?

  19. CSA's capital stays at Montgomery

    Do you think that if the CSA's capital had been farther from the front line the outcome of the war would have been different? In OTL the Confederates sent their best armies to defend Richmond , thus loseing important battles in Tennese and , ultimately , the control of the Misissippi . Now ...

  20. Scandinavians back Finland in 1939

    Assuming that Denmark , Sweden , Norway and Finland had a mutual protection pact in the 30's , and the Scandinavian countries had entered the Winter War on Finland's side , what would have happened? How would this Alliance influence the course of WWII?
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