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  1. If C16th Castille/Aragon/Portugal can convert Iberia to Catholicism, could a religious French monarchy do the same in the Maghreb in C19th?

    Prior to the Reconquista, Al-Andalus was about 80% Muslim. These lands became captured by Christian kingdoms, who through a combination of bribery, blackmail and expulsion converted the country to being devoutly Catholic. By the time France conquered Algeria IOTL, the country had been through...

  2. Plausible long term statuses for Asian/African territories in a United British Empire with no ARW

    The premise is that at some point in the 1760s, a more flexible British government engages with the American concerns and some sort of fudge is gradually sorted out. This involves notional Westminster supremacy, a fair amount of local autonomy, colonial representation in parliament and an...

  3. 1848 equivalent in a surviving HRE scenario

    If the HRE survived into the age of revolution, what would the German nationalist demand in an 1848 equivalent? Would they demand to abolish the Reich and reconstitute it? Or would they try to centralize the Empire and strengthen the Emperor? Would they see Slovenia and Czechia as part of their...

  4. WI: Great Awakening spreads to Ireland in 1700s

    Ireland lies between America and Britain geographically. In the 18th Century, both of these countries had major religious movements. Britain underwent the Methodist revival, where large chunks of the Celtic fringe (especially Cornwall and Wales) embraced a spiritual renewal movement that...

  5. How far would Peter III get against Denmark?

    Let us say Peter III avoids Catherine's coup. Perhaps Elizabeth lives longer and the Prussia carve up happens before he comes to the throne. A combination of less anger over his 7YW reversal and butterflies means he is tipped off early enough and Catherine ends up in a nunnery. How far does he...

  6. Plausibility check: would Peter III keep the Wettins on the throne of Poland?

    Let us say the Tsarina died later and Prussia was dismantled during the 7YW. When Peter III comes to the throne, he is slightly more liked for not having reversed course against Prussia. Is it possible he would appoint Frederick Christensen as the election winner for the Polish crown? Peter was...

  7. How does the Ottoman Empire evolve with no Napoleon?

    What happens to the Ottomans if the French Revolution is stillborn, meaning no revolutionary wars and no Napoleon? That means no Egyptian expedition, no Muhammed Ali, and no crisis in the early 1800s?

  8. If France avoids revolution, what would be the next European country to have one?

    The French Revolution is widely seen as the first modern proper revolution in that it was the first sizable country to both overthrow its government and seek to completely reinvent the entire social structure of the place. And it's widely perceived as "breaking the dam" in a way that inspired...

  9. How would you go about uniting the HRE in the 1900s?

    Imagine if Prussia gets dismantled in the Seven Years War. Butterflies mean no French Revolutionary Wars and no Napoleon. So we arrive in the 19th Century with Austria pre-eminent in Germany. Nationalism is presumably delayed a bit, but is still coming round the corner in short order. How would...

  10. King Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski of Poland

    Let's assume Catherine's coup against Peter III fails. There's a tip off and he escapes the guard regiments. The Russian army turns up, arrests everyone, sends Catherine to a convent and executes others. Peter marries his mistress and emerges from the coup stronger than ever before. He gets free...

  11. Plausibility check: a greater War of the Bavarian Succession

    POD is no Miracle of Brandenburg meaning Prussia is dismantled and Austria regains Silesia. France still loses in the West so French resentment of Britain is the same. French fear of Britain and Austrian fear of Russia cements the Bourbon-Habsburg alliance. Butterflies mean the American...

  12. How would the Habsburg monarchy develop if it regained Silesia and gained Bavaria by the 1770s?

    POD would be if the Miracle of Brandenburg never happened, Prussia is cut down to size, and Joseph II manages to get his plans for Bavaria through.

  13. More Ukrainian/Belarusian equivalents?

    If you go back far enough, Ukrainians and Belarusians were all considered Russians, then they became a special variant of Russians, then they became separate nationalities. Is it possible to get this done with more parts of Russia? I'm particularly thinking what could get South Russia to become...

  14. What is the best approach for a united Northern Europe?

    In our timeline, the Mediterranean became a Roman Lake, with a single power controlling the entire coast. Is it possible to do the same for the North of Europe, with the North/Baltic Seas being a lake for one power? It feels like we need to have this late enough that civilization reaches...

  15. AHC: Unite Northern Europe

    With any POD, your challenge is to unite all of Northern Europe into a long lasting state. The more centralization the better. My definition of "Northern Europe" is the entire coastlines of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, plus any hinterlands that make sense.

  16. Military guidance needed: Middle Eastern war 1800-1850

    I am planning a timeline with no French Revolution, no Napoleon etc. Due to the European state system not getting shaken up, the Russians eventually make it to Constantinople over several wars and annex to holy city. This precipitates an Ottoman collapse and the Empire breaks up. There is then a...

  17. AHC: Most plausible route for long-lasting German domination of Eastern Europe

    With a POD after 1600, what is the most plausible route for Germany to maintain stable hegemony over Eastern Europe for the long term?

  18. If Spain fully occupied Portugal, what territory would they annex?

    Spain and Portugal had multiple wars in the early modern period, but invasions on the Iberian peninsular never seemed to quite go Spain's way. But what if they had a bit more luck and the Portuguese army crumbles? Let's imagine this in a different 18th or 19th Century, perhaps with a longer...

  19. AHC: English speaking Iceland

    Your challenge is to have an English speaking Iceland, with a POD of 1600 or later. Iceland can continue as a minority language.

  20. WI Mongols clear the North China plain

    After the Mongols conquered China, there were many senior Mongolian generals that argued the North China plain was fantastic pasture land, and that it should be cleared for horse grazing. By "cleared", they of course mean tearing down all the cities and villages, and...
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