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  1. WWI Revolution Train Heads West

    When things got rough Germany sent Lenin on a secret train to cause trouble in Russia. Is there anyone in the French Royal or Imperial cause that would be willing to accept German help in overthrowing the French Republic? Especially in the mutiny days of 1918? For that matter how successful...

  2. Failed Sea Lion

    So I think that everyone agrees that Nazi Germany was never going to successfully invade Britain. But if Germany decides that Britain was on the ropes (through incorrect intelligence or simple arrogance), they might decide to roll the dice. And then immediately get their collective butt handed...

  3. Christmas trees after 1900

    I've been watching documentaries on Christmas and one made the claim that without Queen Victoria the Christmas tree would have remained an obscure German custom. So let's say that for whatever reason (maybe Victoria and Albert are worried about Christmas getting too rowdy again), the Christmas...

  4. A Grey Mare Christmas

    I was originally going to put this post 1900 but given that by 1960 this delightfully weird custom was all but dead, I figured it needs all the time it can get. So one of the oddest holiday traditions out there is the Welsh Mari Lwyd, which involves dressing up a horse's skull and taking it...

  5. A Napoleonic US Screw

    So let's imagine that Napoleon dies in Russia. By accident, assassination, or maybe he just drops dead. A lot is up in the air in Europe and no doubt Britain will still have a lot of focus there. But with less financial and military spending on the continent, what does Britain do during it's...

  6. Elizabeth Stuart: Pawn, Avenger, Queen
    Threadmarks: Chapter One

    Chapter One: 1605 When Elizabeth returned to London, a dark cloud hung over the metropolis. It suited her grim mood, but it was no mere raincloud. As she entered the city proper, Elizabeth could see dust coming down like a thick dry rain. She realized that it was still debris from the...

  7. Tyrolean Wilson

    So I'm going back to Austria and World War One again soon, but I had a random thought before that. American involvement was a long time coming, because of German-Americans. So it made me wonder what would happen if Woodrow Wilson's mother was German. And not just German, but from Tyrol. Does...

  8. The Central European Soviet Union

    So my understanding is that even the Communists considered the Russian Empire an unlikely place to start a revolution. And I was considering two possible PODs. The first is that Kerensky quickly comes to terms with Germany and uses the army to put down the Bolsheviks. I don't know if the...

  9. Loveable Little Prussia

    So somehow, despite starting World War One, welcoming the Nazis in with open arms, and doing it's best to eat the Balkan peninsula, Austria is known nowadays as the plucky little freedom loving home of the Von Trapps. My question is, what would it take for Prussia to be a beloved republic, all...

  10. No Compromise Hungary after WWI

    Suppose that Austria still had a few bucks left after losing the Austro-Prussian war and losing Germany made them mad enough to take their frustration out on Hungary. And let's say that the next 50 years survive the ensuing butterfly attack, and by the close of 1918 Austria is on the losing end...

  11. Tesla 1880

    So I'm not hugely familiar with Nicola Tesla. But I am interested to see what he'd have accomplished if he had more support. Are some of his unfinished projects possible with work? And would he be more successful if his intellect was spotted early, like when he was in school in Austria? It...

  12. Ataturk a Chinese Officer

    So we know that without Ataturk post WWI Turkey could have been in real trouble. But China also needed a savior at the time, being occupied by the Great Powers and having Japan receive Germany's share. Could an Ataturk equivalent rise up in the Chinese ranks, push the Japanese out of China, and...

  13. 3 PODs on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales

    So, I was watching The Queen again today and started wondering again about that week. In particular, three possible changes came to mind. 1. The car crash takes place at a time where the Queen is already at Buckingham Palace 2. The bare standard pole dilemma is circumvented because at some...

  14. Francis II, the Hapsburg Eaglet
    Threadmarks: Chapter One

    Chapter One: Dynastic Disaster April 1826 Francis I, Emperor of Austria and one of the most powerful men in the world, slumped back into his chair. It seemed that no matter how much power one had, none was immune to the hand of death. "Say that again, Metternich" The Prime Minister was...

  15. Napoleon I, Emperor of Austria

    No, not that Napoleon. Napoleon II of France. Granted, I'm not 100% on Austrian succession laws but it looks like at one point the Eaglet's mother was third in line for the throne. Should some misfortune take out his mother and 2 uncles, rather than him, what happens when Francis I dies? Had...

  16. Caught red handed: Russian & Serbian guilt before WWI

    I'm not sure how this would even happen as I haven't been able to find information on an Austrian secret service, so they may not have even had one. But does anything change in World War One if Austria has solid proof of Russian and Serbian government involvement in the assassination of Franz...

  17. Moroccan instead of Ottoman Empire

    In the OTL, the Ottomans reached the gates of Vienna, and at the end of the Napoleonic Wars still held a large part of European territory. On the other side of Europe, the Spanish and Portuguese had reclaimed the Iberian peninsula. How difficult would it have been for Morocco to have an empire...

  18. Italy 1859: Rival Kingdoms

    By the end of the Second War of Italian Independence, Austria had to know that Sardinia was looking to unite Italy. Rather than leave Italy disunified to be picked off one state at a time, could they build their own Kingdom of Italy as a client state of the Empire? Such a state would require...

  19. Austria and Britain make up 1777

    So during my reading, I've taken notice of the War of the Bavarian Succession, and Austria being refused help from France which was then interfering in the American Revolutionary War. After the unpleasantness of the Seven Years War, Britain and Austria were no longer friends. But given the...

  20. A Hungarian Demographic Crisis

    I've read a bit about the French demographic crisis, and I was wondering what might have happened in another country. Let's say through accident or some sinister foresight, Austria passes similar inheritance laws at the same time as France. Only a loophole exempts German Austrians and the...
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