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  1. Effect of Irish Home Rule on England?

    Suppose the UK manages to successfully implement Irish HR in 1914, say by avoiding entry to WW1 and then dealing with the ensuing unrest from the UVF, Anglo-Irish army officers, Unionists etc. How does this effect the constitutional settlement and question of powers for England when it all...

  2. AHC: A more widespread Anglicanism

    With any Pod after Henry VIII death in 1547, your challenge is to get England to majority Anglican in 2021 with the latest Pod possible before 1900. Feel free to make the church more Calvinist, High Church, or whatever within reason to accomplish this. Bonus points if you manage to make Wales...

  3. Domestic British Politics without WW1?

    How would domestic British politics develop without intervention in WW1? Im going to assume that the Archduke is still dies and Europe descends into war but Britain stays out. But say things in Ireland reach a head before this occurs and Britain is too preoccupied with Ireland to intervene. Or...

  4. The effects of no Iraq War on the UK?

    What would the effects of no Iraq War have been on the UK. With a POD of Al Gore wining in 2000 but 9/11 still occurs resulting in the war in Afghanistan still happening but America deciding not to invade Iraq. How does the rest of Blairs term unfold? I expect him to beat whoever the Tory...

  5. WI: Divided Britain in the Cold War?

    Britain fights on the losing side of a world war and in the aftermath ends up getting the Germany/Korea treatment and is divided between the Soviets and the Americans. This may seem improbable but could occur in a scenario post the First World War where Britain goes Facist and sides with a...

  6. Britain gets involved in the Russo-Japanese war?

    Say the Dogger Bank Incident escalated into Britain joining the war. Maybe their is a RN ship in the vicinity and they get fired on by mistake and leads to Britain joining the war. How would that affect 1) British society, ie do the conservatives not lose in 1906. Imperial preference? Increased...

  7. British Empire becomes incorporated?

    With a POD in 1900 which parts of the Empire could be incorporated into the United kingdom and why weren't they. I'm not talking abut an imperial federation where Australia and Canada etc get representaion in Westminster but rather something like Frances overseas departments where smaller...

  8. Newfoundland without WW1

    How would Newfoundland develop without the First World War? Would direct rule still occur from London? How would it develop socially and economically? Could it survive as a separate dominion or will in integrate to the UK or Canada?

  9. Social Effects of no WW1 on the UK?

    What would the social effects of the UK not going into WW1? How does it effect the growth of women rights and the suffrage movement? How does it effect church attendance and general religiosity? Assuming Home Rule occurs and Ireland stays in the Union how does this effect the social make up of...

  10. Hellenic Sicily

    What is the last POD Sicily majority Greek speaking and Orthdox? Would it before the Muslim invasion in the 800s? Or later could Basil II remake a Hellenic Sicily if he hadn’t died when he did and lived longer?

  11. Kashmir in India?

    Say that the Maharaja acts decisively and decides to join India instead of prevaricating. So that by August Kashmir joins with India instead of waiting till the rebellion in October. How does this affect Indo-Pak relations? India’s development? Do India and Pakistan still go to war perhaps over...

  12. Labour in the 50's

    What would the Attlee government do if it was elected in 1951? How would they handle Suez and the rest of decolonisation? Would they nationalise industries further?

  13. Smith not Blair?

    How would the 1997 election have gone if John Smith had lived and Tony Blair not become leader? Assuming Labour wins how many seats do they win and what does Smith do while in office that would be different to Blair?

  14. Blair without Iraq?

    What would the consequences be for Blair, Labour, and Britain if either a)Britain didn't go in Iraq in 2003 but America did or b)there was no Iraq war at all?

  15. Newfoundland in the UK?

    What would be required to get Newfoundland incorporated into the UK, as in seats at Westminster and the such? What would the effects be on Newfoundland, the UK, and Canada?

  16. DBWI: Independent Ireland

    Whats the best POD to get an independent Ireland post 1900? How would British politics have developed if Ireland had become an independent country? Would it have included Ulster and if not what would have happened to Ulster due to areas of it having large catholic minorities? How would Home Rule...

  17. AHC: A British Version of Eisenhower/De Gaulle

    Your challenge if you chose to accept it is to get a high ranking member of the British military who took part in WW2 to be elected to the position of Prime Minster in the 1950's. Bonus points for the higher up they are. Extra special bonus points for getting Monty to the position of PM ;)

  18. Labour in the 1950s

    What would Britain look like if the Labour government of 1945-1951 had managed to stay in power to stay in power till 1955 or 1960? When would Attlee step down? Who would succedd him? What policies would they follow? How would they handle Suez and decolonisation?

  19. Longest Serving PM

    What's the longest a British Prime Minister could serve? 10, 15 years? I know in theory it's longer but in practice at what point would public opinion turn against them and or they be forced aside? Also who could be the longest serving PM? Asquith? Thatcher? Blair?
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