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  1. Stolengood

    Need help putting together a TL partly set in '50s California...

    Hey, all. I've been mulling over doing a TL for a while, and I've sort of got my heart set on this one, at least for now -- but I've no idea how to proceed, at least factually. That's where I'm sort of hoping to crowdsource info, or at least get the proper backing and framework to take the idea...
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    Why do we hate Andrew Jackson?

    Since we already have a Wilson thread in After 1900, figured there ought to be one here for our other resident bugbear, Mr. President General Andrew Jackson. I sort of have my reasons, I suppose, already, but I'm not sure how entirely well-founded they are, so I'll keep mine mum for the moment...
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    [POLL] Is the Byzantine Empire a continuation of the Roman Empire?

    Because that topic's gotten just so gosh-darned popular, nowadays...
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    WHY Did Richard III Do What He Did?

    We've had a lot of discussion about Richard of Gloucester, what might've happened when, and why, with the Princes, his own heir, Edward IV, etc... it's all been trod. But... I've always been puzzled as to the psychological reasoning behind any and all of his actions. Why did Richard make his...
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    • a braver warrior than we usually think richard of gloucester richard of york richard of york gave battle in vain? the power of a regent the psychology of a king to hate the idle plasures of thse days unjustly accused? what could possibly have been his motive? why did he do it?
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    • Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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    WI/AHC: Rupert of the Rhine, King of Britain?

    Fairly self-explanatory; how could (or would) you make that happen? And what results would come of that? I'm curious to see. :)
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    How Many Terms Could Ulysses S. Grant Get? -- REDUX

    Ulysses S. Grant very nearly did run again in 1876 -- and, as we know, he DID run again in 1880; both would've been third terms. (Had Vice President Henry Wilson not died, he almost certainly would have run in '76.) But how many times could he have run, and how many times could he have...
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    How Many Terms Could Ulysses S. Grant Get? -- PLEASE IGNORE; CORRECTED VERSION ABOVE

    Ulysses S. Grant very nearly did run again in 1876 -- and, as we know, he DID run again in 1880; both would've been third terms. (Had Vice President Henry Wilson not died, he almost certainly would have run in '76.) But how many times could he have run, and how many times could he have won...
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    AHC: A Successful Korea for the West

    ...meaning, a Korean War that ends not in stalemate, but in some form of actual victory for U.S./UN/S. Korean forces. Barring that, at least a result that allows Harry Truman to successfully run for office again in '52. :) Bonus points for plausibly sidelining MacArthur before the war! :p
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    How Many Terms Could Theodore Roosevelt Get?

    If Roosevelt had not made his infamous announcement on Election Night 1904, he almost certainly would have run again in 1908 -- and, of course, as we know, he DID run again in 1912. But how many times could he have run, nd how many times could he have won? And how, and why? All these...
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    How Many Terms Could Theodore Roosevelt Get?

    If Roosevelt had not made his infamous announcement on Election Night 1904, he almost certainly would have run again in 1908 -- and, of course, as we know, he DID run again in 1912. But how many times could he have run, nd how many times could he have won? And how, and why? All these...
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    AHC: Iberia-wank in America

    We so often, in the popular cultural history of America, seem to think Columbus dropped anchor in 1492 and then absolutely nothing happened until the 1600s when the British finally got their colony game running. The Spanish and Portuguese had a full century's head-start on the British -- but we...
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    WI: Broughton votes and saves the Callaghan Government in 1979?

    Sir Alfred Broughton was a Labour backbencher in the House of Lords. During the 1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan government (which marks its 36th anniversary today), Broughton, who was in poor health throughout the 1970s, was determined to come to Westminister to save the goverment...
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    AHC: More Vice-Presidents Fit for the Presidency

    The many Vice Presidents of the United States are generally unremembered men, chosen only for whether they balanced their top man ideologically or regionally. There has never been a Vice President picked solely on whether he could govern well as a President should his President die in office --...
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    Rate the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha/Windsor Monarchs

    ...again, really, a fairly self-explanatory exercise. :p (Oh, and you must explain WHY you chose as such in posts below. Multiple choice is for the fun of it.)
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    Rate the Lancaster/York Monarchs

    ...again, just a fairly self-explanatory exercise. The grouping of monarchs in this way is just for convenience's sake. (Oh, and you must explain WHY you chose as such in posts below. Multiple choice is for the fun of it, AND so you can have your pick of which Yorks and Lancasters you most...
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    Rate the Tudor Monarchs

    ...so, this is just a fairly self-explanatory exercise. Of course. ;) (Oh, and you must explain WHY you chose as such in posts below. Multiple choice is for the fun of it.)
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    Rate the Hanoverian Monarchs

    ...again, really, this is just a fairly self-explanatory exercise. ;) (Oh, and you must explain WHY you chose as such in posts below. Multiple choice is for the fun of it.)
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    Rate the Stuart Monarchs

    ...really, this is just a fairly self-explanatory exercise. I'm just curious to see who will hit bottom first, Charles I or James II? :D (Oh, and you must explain WHY you chose as such in posts below. Multiple choice is for the fun of it.)
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    AHC: United Crowns of the British Isles, France, Spain, and Portugal

    There were times when England was in union with Scotland (after James I), England was in union with France (contentiously -- during the reign of Henry VI) Spain was in union with England (during the reign of Mary and Philip II), Spain was in union with Portugal (as the Iberian Union, from Kings...
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    WI: The Entire Pierce Family Dies in Train Crash, January 1853?

    On January 6th, 1853, a train derailed and rolled down an embankment on its way from Boston to Andover, Massachusetts. This train carried President-elect Franklin Pierce, his wife Jane, and their 11-year-old son, Benjamin. In the event, Benjamin was crushed to death in the accident, and left...
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