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  1. Cleveland wins in 1888, impact on partisan development?

    If Cleveland wins reelection in 1888, how does that influence the parties’ development? IOTL, Harrison won, but lost reelection due to tariffs and temperance, and Cleveland’s second term saw the GOP become more conservative while the Bourbon wing of the Democrats was shattered. The economic...

  2. WI: Charles II and Catherine give birth to a son in 1666 and Charles converts to Catholicism 10 years later

    Catherine had several still births, but assume that the one in 1666 resulted in giving birth to a son. 10 years later, with Charles's son well on his way to becoming a fine young man, Charles decides to finally fulfill his treaty with Louis and announces his public conversion to Catholicism, and...

  3. WI: Mary I dies before Edward VI

    To eliminate her from the discussion while minimizing butterfly effects, we’ll say that Mary gets sick and dies suddenly, just a few moments before Edward VI dies—the will remains in place. Around whom would the Catholics and others in, er, Mary’s coalition coalesce? Elizabeth is fairly young...

  4. AHQ: Why did monotheism generally replace polytheism?

    AFAICT, even though monotheism is less fundamental, it has outperformed polytheism in the past millennia or so, so the vast majority of religious people in the world (at least outside India) can be considered monotheistic. Even the “official” Hindu belief is that all the gods are emanations of...

  5. WI: Catherine of Aragon dies in 1531

    I posted a related topic on the ASB forum, but for non-ASB purposes, what would happen if Catherine simply died before she was dismissed and Henry declared leader of the CoE? I mean, in that age, it’s not uncommon for someone to just drop dead, so that seems the easiest thing to have happen...

  6. AHQ: How did mining work in the ancient world?

    So, I was reading a thread on here, and in passing the subject of Roman mining was brought up, but I was wondering, how did the Romans and other ancient civilizations actually go about mining? How advanced was geology? At what point did mining begin to resemble what it does today?

  7. AHC/WI: France never unifies

    With a POD after the Treaty of Verdun, prevent the formation of a state known as France. West Francia can exist, but not in a significant enlarged state from the OTL boundaries under Verdun, and it’s preferable to maintain the situation such as it was when Hugh Capet came to power and the French...

  8. Harrison wins in 1892, impact on American politics?

    It doesn't take a huge shift for Harrison to narrowly beat Cleveland in 1892, but what happens if he does? Cleveland losing his 2nd consecutive election probably discredits the right flank of the Democratic Party, but the economy isn't going to do very well over the next four years, even if the...

  9. WI: Napoleon assassinated in 1808

    Let’s say that one of the assassination attempts is successful, and Napoleon is killed in 1808 (for extra fun, let’s say it’s over the month he’s interim king of Spain). I don’t believe there is a clear successor, even if one has been established by law, given the fact the empire is only a few...

  10. Reagan Primaries Ford, Loses the Presidential Election; Future of GOP?

    Let’s say that Reagan successfully knocks off Ford and then loses the general election in 76, presumably to Carter. I think Carter would win by a wider margin in the EC even if Reagan does a bit better in the popular vote than Ford due to increased margins in red western states and blue southern...

  11. WI: Andrew Jackson dies in 1825

    Andrew Jackson falls off his horse and dies in early 1825, so the efforts to create the Democratic Party have a setback, at best. What would happen next? Would Northern moderates and Southerners unify around someone else, as they did OTL for Jackson? My guess is that JQA struggles to win...

  12. WI: Harold and William both die at Hastings

    I’ve always kind of wondered what would happen if William the Conqueror had lost at Hastings, about which I’m sure there are hundreds of threads on here. But my question is this: what would happen if both William and Harold die within minutes of each other, so there is not time for a rout one...

  13. WI: Nixon wins in 1960, passes major civil rights and poverty reduction legislation—could Republicans win back the black vote?

    IOTL in 1960, it’s estimated Richard Nixon got around 40% of the black vote, which I believe is the high water mark for the GOP since 1932. Nixon losing that election and LBJ’s civil rights legislation and Great society programs have contributed to steady reductions in the GOP vote share among...

  14. AHQ: At what point did England become predominantly Protestant instead of Catholic?

    There are constant discussions on this board regarding when precisely England became mostly Protestant, but I wondered if there was a scholarly consensus on this issue. For the purposes of the thread, throw in the Scottish as well, since Protestantism in both nations was linked at a certain...

  15. WI: Goldwater doesn’t run in 1964

    Let’s say that for some reason, Barry Goldwater doesn’t run in 1964. Maybe his wife gets in a bad car accident, maybe he decides he couldn’t win, maybe he thinks he can have a bigger impact remaining in the Senate. Whatever it is, he opts to stay out of the race. Who would the Republicans...

  16. WI: Klan member assassinates Grant in 1868

    A rowdy Klan member, pissed at Republican nominee General Grant for his support for Reconstruction, decides to shoot him. Let’s say this assassination occurs in July 1868 at a Grant 4th of July speech. What happens next? I’m sure the immediate effect would be much of the country becoming greatly...

  17. WI: Mary dies before Edward VI

    Let’s say that Mary contracts a disease and dies in 1552 or so, taking her out of the succession. Assuming Edward still dies on time, Elizabeth is next in line by statutory law, but I would imagine that as IOTL, Elizabeth would be disinherited by Edward, and Jane Grey would be queen. Would...

  18. WI: George Washington killed in the Whiskey Rebellion

    IOTL, George Washington marshaled troops and personally led them to disband the rebels, but the rebellion largely dissolved before he could get there. What if instead, the rebels stay and fight, and early on, a rogue bullet catches and kills President Washington? I’m assuming the immediate...

  19. WI: Harrison wins in 1892

    Let’s say Harrison picks up Indiana, Illinois, NY, WI, and CA and wins the 1892 presidential election against Harrison. What would the impact be? I’m thinking that you could see a strengthening of progressives in both parties, as Harrison was from the left flank of the GOP, which would be...

  20. AHC: Make the Republican Party supportive of free trade by 1900

    Your challenge is, with a POD after 1865, to make the Republican Party anti-tariff and supportive of free trade by the end of the 19th century. Both the Republicans and the Democrats in this period underwent pretty substantial changes, but Republicans stayed largely protectionist while Democrats...
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