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  1. AHC: alternate Teddy Roosevelt(s)

    Something I thought of while reading the British Roosevelt thread over in After 1900. Though Roosevelt is now accorded semi-legendary status on this site and in the US and has taken on a larger-than-life status, when he was made McKinley's VP in 1900, it was more an attempt by New York state...

  2. WI: French Third Republic overthrown, 1899

    Cross-posted from this thread. wanted to give this its own thread to get some discussion going. - (btw, most of this is from memory, referencing a JSTOR article called "'La République en danger'? The Pretenders, the Army and Déroulède, 1898-1899", by Maurice Larkin, from 1985.) ' Though it was...

  3. The last best chance - French invasion of Britain, 1779

    In an effort to distance myself from the flamewar-ridden quagmire "Latest Successful invasion of Britain" thread*, I have decided to post my thoughts on the so-called "Armada of 1779" here. It was originally posted in the aforementioned thread, and I received enough positive feedback on the...

  4. WI: A revitalized tenth-century Arab caliphate

    For those of your who don't know, the Qarmatians were an Ismaili Shiite sect that founded an egalitarian, theocratic republic on Bahrain (the historical region, not modern day country) in 899. They also controlled much of Arabia. In the 900s they invaded Mesopotamia to oppose the Abbasids. To...

  5. WI: Black Death introduced to the Americas?

    Inspired by this thread. Everyone here knows, or should know what the Black Death was. A very deadly pandemic that killed millions and destroyed Europe. Time is short so I won't go into detail. Wiki it if you need to. So here's an idea: somehow, maybe through Greenland or the Vivaldi brothers...

  6. Map Challenge: (British) Great Northern Trading Company

    Map Challenge: English / British Russia Inspired by a map I saw created by dreadnought jenkins over in Map Thread III. Press here for the map... Now IMO that is a very cool and original map. So your challenge is to come up with a way to make the situation happen, keeping it as plausible as...

  7. TL Idea: Different Ending to WWI

    This is a random idea I've been thinking about for a while. It's not very well thought-out, but I would like some input. The POD is that due to various factors in the US, Charles Evans Hughes wins the 1916 Presidential Elections on a platform of staying out of the Great War and not giving out...

  8. Timeline Poll 2: Which should I write?

    It's basically the same one as before, I just wanted to make the voters able to choose more than one option, and see if it has any difference: Here are the timelines: No Cyril and Methodius timeline (A Brother's Misstep): Cyril (Constantine in this timeline) joins his brother Methodius on...

  9. Timeline Poll: Which should I write?

    After being on this site for a while, I have three possible ideas for timelines. They are posted in both the order I thought of them, and consequently, how fleshed out each one is. No Cyril and Methodius timeline (A Brother's Misstep): Cyril (Constantine in this timeline) joins his brother...

  10. A question about " Empty America "

    I am just starting to get into this massive work after seeing a map posted by Scarecrow in the original Map Thread. But I have one question for those who have read it, and figured I would get more of a response here than on SHWI. In EA, there is a large Chinese colony in North and South...

  11. WI: Khazars convert to Islam

    Okay, here's a what-if about my favorite group of [semi-]nomads. Supposedly in 861, Khagan Bulan of the Khazars called for a religious debate in his capital of Atil to decide on a religion to convert to. He invited Cyril (Constantine then) and Methodius to represent Christianity, Yitzhak Ha...

  12. How to avoid / lessen feudalism (a more progressive Europe?).

    While doing random research, I had a few ideas on how to avert / avoid the spread of feudalism in Europe. One thing I learned: most of the Viking raids in Europe after the 870s were done by warriors and their followers who had previously been a part of the Great Heathen Army which was...

  13. Why is a unified India so implausible?

    And my first question: Why is a precolonial united (or at least partially united) India so derided and implausible? The Mughals, Ghurids, Delhi, etc all united some or all of India for a long time. Also, there were many, many Indian dynasties which dominated a large part of the continent. So why...

  14. Challenge: Persia / Iran in the Arab world

    Okay, here's a what-if that is partially inspired by the many maps by newer members that I have seen (most FH) which show Iran in the Arab league. Your challenge is as follows: with a POD after 800 (or 750 if you can think of nothing in the 9th century), make most of the population of Iran speak...

  15. Is this too radical a ripple effect?

    I would like some feedback on this progression on effects from the initial POD. Is it too much happening too soon? Thoughts? Flaming tires? :o Initial POD and effects (scroll passed the dashed line if you have ADHD or just don't feel like reading it all): 860: Methodius decides to accompany...

  16. If the Swedes could have...

    If the Kalmar Union or Sweden got in a war with the Novgorod Republic, and won by a huge margin, could they conquer the Novgorod Republic? It doesn't matter when really (preferably after 1300 or even 1400), could the Swedish conquer and retain all of the lands of the Novgorod Republic? Say they...

  17. WI: Khazar Constantinople

    Now, I know that by the 930s the Khazars were much weaker than they had been in the 9th century. However, under Khagan (or Khagan Bek) Aaron II, the Khazar Khaganate had experienced something of a revival. They managed to temporarily stave off the Pechenegs, Cumans, and Rus', and were allied to...

  18. How could Norway become a great power?

    With a POD after 1500, but as early as possible, how could Norway become a great power? Bonus points for: an independent Norway (free from Danish or Swedish rule) that is territorially larger, with Iceland and Greenland.

  19. WI: fractured China after Ming

    I have been doing some research on the late Ming dynasty, and a thought occurred to me. What if, instead of the Jurchen / Manchu uniting China... no one did? Say the Manchus are prevented from invading somehow. Before that, there were many revolts against the Ming. There was Li Zicheng in...

  20. WI: Iceland abandoned

    What if the 1783 Laki volcano eruption had had a lot worse effect on Iceland? It killed 50% of the livestock on the island, which led to a famine in which 25% of the population died. Let's increase that somewhat. Say the eruption kills 90% of the livestock in Iceland. The famine is much worse...
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