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  1. WI: Portugalican Church in 17th century

    After Portuguese Revolution, in 1640, Pope of Rome sided with Spain and refused to appoint Portuguese bishops, till 1670. For some reason, Portugal remained Catholic. WI, Portuguese after failure of initial negotiations break communion with Rome outright? That is, keep the popular Catholic...

  2. Best royal dynasty for Rome

    In the first 125 years of Roman Republic, there were 5 alleged attempts to make Rome kingdom again, that I am aware of: Tarquinius Superbus attempting restoration to throne, at some point with allies like king Lars Porsenna Sp. Cassius Vecellinus, thrice consul, pursued popular politics and in...

  3. WI women assured vote in papal elections?

    But not women generally, nor any laywomen. Nor right to be elected. The college of cardinals was defined in 11th...12th centuries. It consists of: bishops, but not all bishops nor any archbishops - just the suburbicarian bishops priests, of specified churches all in Rome, but not of all...

  4. Continental border east of Tian Shan

    The Greeks established by time of Herodotus that the border between Asia and Europe started at the mouth of Tanais. They were, however, unfamiliar with the countries further northeast. Now, when Alexander in central Asia reached Syrdarya, he crossed it only slightly... and then turned back...

  5. Cu Chulainn in Great Britain

    What would have happened if Cu Chulainn had accepted an invitation to Great Britain? You know, he was active in Ulster. Cartimandua across the Irish Sea was not more distant for him than Medb of Connaught who he did get involved with. So how would Romans have commented on Cu Chulainn if they...

  6. Li Si instals Fusu

    Well, what would happen if Li Si had installed Fusu as the second emperor?

  7. Stockholm Palace vs. London´s non-palace

    On 7th of May, 1697, Tre Kronor Palace in Stockholm burnt down. On 4th of January, 1698, Whitehall Palace of London did. England was then a democracy (since 1689) and would soon get entangled in an expensive war (1700-1714). Sweden was an absolute monarchy and also soon got entangled in an...

  8. WI Caesar intestate?

    Suppose Caesar leaves no will or it seems lost/revoked/invalid for sufficient reasons. Caesar had had at least two sisters with living descendants. One had a grandson Gaius Octavius. Another had a living son Quintus Pedius, and also a grandson Lucius Pinarius. OTL Caesar made a will whereby...

  9. WI Indians survive like Polynesians?

    Montezuma was dead under eight month after meeting aliens. Atahuallpa in less than ten months. Two years after meeting the ruler, the Spaniards held each capital and kept it. If they had been lucky somehow? A common retort is that the introduced illnesses would have promptly brought them down...

  10. President Simone Duvalier

    If President Francois Duvalier had appointed Simone, not Jean-Claude as next President - how well would Simone have done compared to how Jean-Claude did OTL?

  11. Hungarian main forces reach Danube in August 1849

    What happens if the main forces manage to reach Osman border rather than being forced to surrender at Vilagos on 13th?

  12. King Charles III in America, 1775-1776

    WI he shows up in person? From 20th of April, 1775, Massachusetts was in open rebellion against King George III, and by June the other 12 colonies had joined the rebellion. It was only on 4th of July, 1776, that the Congress formally declared all 13 States Republics - in their joint names...

  13. Westminster Parliament builds themselves bigger chambers

    The US Congress had built themselves a Capitol. The sizes I´ve seen for Old Senate Camber and Statuary Hall vary a bit and are given approximately. But I see the values given as 15x23 m, semicircular for Old Senate Chamber (making approximately 270 square m?), and 15x29 m, elliptical for...

  14. Queen Broody Mary as parricide

    In 1488, a 15 year old boy led an army against his father. On 11th of June, the father accepted battle - lost and fell. The boy was King James IV, and a parricide. From 1536 to 1537, there was a rebellion against another king. Who at the point had no living son, one toddler daughter declared a...

  15. French Consular elections

    None happened OTL. How were Consuls supposed to be elected? Constitution of Year VIII: The consuls were not elected in the first time, because the initial consuls were named in Constitution. The terms were due to end in December 1809 (Bonaparte and Cambaceres) and December 1804 (Lebrun). They...

  16. Indies policy of Comuneros

    If they win, what would they do about Indies? OTL, Carlos I would found Council of Indies only in 1524. Casa da Contratacion in Seville was operating since 1503. What side was the city of Seville taking during Revolt? What were the workers of Casa da Contratacion doing? In Haiti, Diego Colon...

  17. Pinsk vs. Novgorod?

    Why was Novgorod, not Pinsk the most important waypoint on the Road from Varangians to Greeks? Consider it as follows: Crossing a water divide involves a portage over some distance where the headwaters on both sides are small streams. Also optionally portages of rapids on lower courses of...

  18. WI Fulvia won Perusine War?

    What could the effects be? Lucius Antonius is formally consul. But what might be the effect as a precedent of a Roman woman leading a Roman army and winning?

  19. Napoleon exiled to Vienna

    Several proposals were considered (and for various reasons rejected) as options for Napoleon's exile in April 1814. What would have happened if Napoleon I, instead of Elba, government and a tiny army, had been exiled to Viennese court in April 1814, as the househusband of his wife?

  20. Huiwen vs. Alexander

    Huiwen of Qin ruled, OTL, from 338 to 311 BC. He was the boy who, as an 19 year old, avenged Shang Yang for punishing him and his teachers. He also was the man who OTL in 316 BC would successfully conquer Shu and Ba. What was Qin army like in mid-320s? Suppose that after his Central Asian...
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