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  1. AHC: Vassal States exist in the Modern World

    By Vassal states, I mean, a country that, by formal treaty, recognized as part of international law. 1. Formally and actually hands control over its foreign relations to an larger country. 2. Gives regular tribute, taxes, or any resources to larger country. 3. The larger country in return...
  2. If the Roman Empire Survives Intact, what would be the names of the Continents of Africa and Asia?

    During the Roman times, Africa referred to the province around Carthage, while Asia is a province around Western Anatolia. Assuming that the Roman Empire does not fall, and those provinces retain their names, what would the Romans call the continent of 'Africa' and 'Asia'? Because I'm sure in...
  3. Caesar Dies in 44 BC--of Natural Causes

    Let's say that just before the Ides of March, Caesar was again struck by epilepsy or whatever his mysterious illness was, and died. So he gets burned, the will is read, and Octavius is adopted. I have a question. Would the assassins admit that they conspired to kill Caesar? What would happen...
  4. AHC: Tories and Whigs keep their name

    From any POD, keep the Tories in the UK as formally, the Tory Party, and the Liberal Party should also keep the Whig name. So in this timeline, there is no such thing as the Conservative Party, or the Liberal Party. Just the Tory Party and the Whig Party. Not that this only pertains to the...
  5. Make WWI leaders as Prominent as WWII leaders

    Hitler, Churchill, FDR, Mussolini, Stalin, and De Gaulle are larger than life figures whom almost everybody knows. Compare it to Wilhelm II, Lloyd George and Asquit, Wilson, Nicholas II, etc. To the general public, they are footnotes in comparison. Challenge: From a POD of 1900, make the WWI...
  6. What if HRE was never abolished and centralizes as a defacto Germany?

    What if Austria somehow defeats Prussia in the 18th century, and as a result, Prussia never becomes more important than a Bavaria or a Saxony later on, and Austria became the undisputed leader of the HRE. And the HRE somehow never gets dissolved in the Napoleonic Wars. And Hungary somehow got...
  7. French Pacific Colonies in CP Victory

    I have a question. Assuming US did not enter WWI and German victory happened in 1918 with GErmany occupying France. Is it possible to trade Pacific colonies? We know GErmany cannot dislodge Japan from it's Pacific gains. So it is possible to compensate Germany with French islands? Japan would...
  8. AHC: Make Pitt the Elder a Great Prime Minister

    Pitt the Elder is one of the greatest statesmen of Britain in the 18th century. Yet curiously, his time as Prime Minister, from 1766-1768, was a failure. One of the hallmarks of his ministry is the Townshend Acts, which worsened the relations between Britain and the American colonies. Townshend...
  9. A Land Power Beats a Naval Power at Sea

    The First Punic War is the only War I know where, considering their positions before the war started, a predominantly land power with virtuall no navy or naval traditions beat a predominantly sea power at sea and win the decisive battle of the war at sea and also wins most battles of the sea...
  10. Will Ptolemaic Egypt Survive if Antony died in Parthia in 36 BC?

    Assume that Antony dies in Parthia in 36 BC. That means Octavian becomes master of the Roman World five years ahead of schedule. Cleopatra of course would submit as a good client queen to Octavian to keep her throne and send him tributes, bribes to get on his good side. But then, there is...
  11. Latin Language and Writing

    Hello. Imagine this scenario. The Roman Empire with the borders of Elbe and Danube and with Mesopotamia survive intact and even colonized the Americas after about AD 1500. Now, in the North and West, Latin is the dominant language, with the Celtic and Germanic Languages extinct or dying. The...
  12. Valois Burgundy, King of France

    Assume that Charles the Bold has a son instead of Mary. And the line of the French kings die out in 1589. And instead of the Bourbons, the Duke of Burgundy become king of France. In this scenario, how strong is France? And what of the Habsburgs, who because of this scenario, don't possess the...
  13. Mary and Philip has a son. And Don Carlos marry and has a son

    Let's say that Mary I and Philip II has a son. Let's name him Henry, born in 1555. And that results in Don Carlos marrying Elisabeth of Valois. Don Carlos would have a son born in 1563. Let's call him Philip. Let's assume that future Henry IX and Philip III would survive and have issue. What's...
  14. Silk Worms and Mulberry get Smuggled to Rome in the Time of Augustus

    What if some merchants or some other adventurers proposed to Octavian in Egypt in 30 BC, in exchange for citizenship and Equestrian status, and untold riches, to smuggle silk worms and mulberry seeds in a hollow cane from the Han Dynasty to Rome in the time of Augustus? Octavian, having nothing...
  15. WI: William Marshal kills Richard in 1189

    In 1189, while Henry II was fleeing from Philip II, King of France, and his son Richard, who rebelled against his father, William Marshal, while covering the retreat of King Henry, unhorsed Richard. He could easily have killed him, but instead, killed Richard's horse. What if during that...
  16. Cortes Conquers the Inca

    Is it possible for Hernan Cortes, after he conquered Mexico, to go South, and get himself selected as the leader to conquer the Inca? If Cortes lead such an expedition, would he also conquer the Inca Empire, just like Pizzaro did? Would he have failed, would the conquest be easier, or would it...
  17. Lincoln is Taylor's VP in 1848. Becomes President in 1850

    What will happen if Lincoln, instead of Fillmore, becomes the Whig VP candidate in 1848. And becomes President in 1850. Will he sign the compromise of 1850? Will he be elected in 1852 to his own term? Will it save the Whig Party?
  18. WI Grand Alliance won Spanish Succession War

    Let's say in 1709 the Allies did not demand that Louis XIV use his own army to eject his grandson Philip V from Spain. Like OTL, Louis agreed that the entire Spanish empire should be surrendered to the Archduke Charles, and he also consented to return to the frontiers of the Peace of...
  19. WI John II the Good was killed at Poitiers?

    In 1356, the French lost the battle of Poitiers against the Prince of Wales, Edward the Black Prince. It was a disaster. But more than that, it was a national catastrophe since it led to the captivity of John II, the ransom, and the Treaty of Bretigny. Assume than the dauphin escapes early...
  20. WI: Ottonians last as long as the Capetians

    What if the Ottonian dynasty never died out in the male line, like OTL Capetians? Say Otto III lived long enough to have a son, and his son had a son, etc, etc. Say the Ottonian dynasty in the direct line lasted until the 1300s, and all kings after that would be from cadet branches of the Saxon...
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