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  1. Explain the AH Quote

    Reported and oft disputed exchange between two unknown men a few days before the onset of Resolution, five consecutive civil wars in South Africa, which saw the total eradication of Apartheid. Of all barbarians, those most lacking in culture lie between the Yangtze and Yellow rivers.
  2. Population of the Americas if they were colonised around 1000ad?

    It depends on which Eurasian disease is first introduced to the Americas and who colonises first. The Norse (via Iceland) are Naive to Smallpox proper until the 1200s OTL IIRC so they can't inoculate the natives to it. They do have a slim chance of introducing cowpox to the Americas which is...
  3. What would a Danish/Norse Britain be called?

    Vestland, Vesteyjar, Angleland/England. If the scandinavians can avoid a St.Brice's massacre, the resulting 'English' culture would probably be regarded as the other Norse as "Oh god, THOSE guys". They wouldn't be a threat to the rest of the Norse cultures, they would however be considered...
  4. Explain the AH Quote

    An excerpt from the extremely contrervisial 'History of Eranshar' historical textbook used in the western universities which both downplayed Iran's position as an Islamic power throughout the region while attempting to impel zoroastrian uprisings throughout the country. In actuality all that...
  5. Explain the AH Quote

    A trailer quote from Disney's 'Invasion: Earth' which saw time travelling humans from Mars invade the Americas during the late 1700s all but halting westward expansion of the fledgeling nation, however having no immunity to the smallpox of the era The Martian Invasion would be swiftly decimated...
  6. WI No Onin War

    The Sengoku Jidai is delayed but not by much. The Ashikaga were extremely weak by this point, never really recovering from the aborted Kenmu Restoration. By the early 1400s, the Sengoku (or something similar) is near inevitable. Pretty much every viable method of taxation was in the hands of...
  7. Explain the AH Quote

    From the opening scene of Operation: Downfall. An Alternate History movie from the 1950s wherein the Chinese Nationals not only resisted the Japanese Invasion but repelled them enough to set up their own puppet government on the the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. The Megali Idea was initiated...
  8. Explain the AH Quote

    On the rise of Streaming Media a now widely mocked article by the now defunct TMZ which incorrectly predicted that the Entertainment production of the 2010s would mostly be dominated by GEACPS rather than the SESA. Do you imagine time stood still for you? The age of Monarchism is long since past.
  9. Explain the AH Quote

    Spoken by Abraham Lincoln upon his ascenscion to President of Liberia. Ironically, his rule of the country would prove to be an utter disaster, embroiling the nascent African country in wars with all of its neighbours. You stand in the presence of perfection, your awe is annoying.
  10. Explain the AH Quote

    Opening lines to the famous 'Liberation Day' speech of 1708, celebrating the expulsion of the English from the lands of the Dutch colonists five years prior. Nieuw Nederland would resist 'reconquest' by the English throughout the 1700s and early 1800s. It's end however would come not at the...
  11. Explain the AH Quote

    On the creation of the controversial "comics code" that was the default publishing standard for comics between 1940-1960 The rise of Christianity is definitive proof against benevolent deities. @TheDetailer OOC: I don't see why they wouldn't be.
  12. Explain the AH Quote

    From the 'Punt forgeries' which were initially claimed to be last correspandence between Egypt and Punt when they were first found in 1810, however later translations noted several wildly impossible claims amongst the documents. 'The Letter to Thule' that was 'discovered' in 1845 irrevocably...
  13. Explain the AH Quote

    Edward III on his abdication to his uncle, overlapping claims and disputes soon lead to William IV declaring himself King of England, France and Navarre inciting the 250years war and all but ensured western Europe would never have a regional power acting as a counterweight to resurgent Italian...
  14. Explain the AH Quote

    Opening lines of what became known as the Nebraskan Seccession speech, which lead to the Otoe Rebellion in 1875. The bloodiest war on North American soil until 1905. As of this moment, the bishopric of Rome is abolished.
  15. Explain the AH Quote

    Last known words of President Washington prior to his assassination. His death would permanantly splinter the burgeoning USA, leading to the individual states being conquered by their native neighbours to the west, with Kannosoni quickly reasserting itself as the dominant regional power. The...
  16. Explain the AH Quote

    Michael V on his conversion to Catholicism prior to the 4th Crusade, He came to be universally loathed among both Eastern and Western churches as he soon claimed overlordship of both. These christians are harmless, just let them trade.
  17. Explain the AH Quote

    Rumoured and unattested quote from an unknown crusader during the 1st Crusade prior the Sack of Jerusalem. The event is said to have been so bloody that it permanently turned the conquered populace of the crusader states against their foreign overlord. Paper? We have perfectly functional Vellum!
  18. Explain the AH Quote

    Trailer quote from the extremely controversial film "Soviet", which while poorly received in the west, came to become considered as the start of burgeoning entertainment industry of the Eastern Bloc. Go for the eyes! It's all the Spanish have left nowadays!
  19. Explain the AH Quote

    Introduction to the "Versailles Speech" which came to be regarded as a pivotal moment prior to the establishment of the Fourth French Empire which sought to spread French Imperialist rule throughout the entirety of Africa. All under heaven belongs to those who have the means to conquer it
  20. Technologies or Scientific discoveries that could have been made long before (or after) they actually were.

    Very basic stethoscopes can be made as soon as a civilization has paper. Simply roll the paper into a cylinder - this is essentially how they were first made OTL Telescopes can be invented as soon as Glassmaking is capable. Extremely basic refrigeration can be invented so long as there is a...
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