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Jolly Good! 15th December 1975, Buckingham Palace, London Captain Saunders regarded me and smiled amiably, as always. “For the record, sir, me and mine are very grateful,” he said. He must have seen some semblance of shock and awe on my face, for he simply nodded as I did and asked, “Ready...

(Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I just think that the POD would need to be pre-1900, for this to work. If this is the wrong forum, can the mods move it please? Thanks.) As I understand it, (I'm not British myself, so I apologize if I'm wrong,) the UK is in a weird state, where it is...

I was reading about the Norse invasions of Britain, and how many of them settled there, and how the Old Norse language influenced the dialects of Northern England, but as far as I can tell, they never settled in numbers great enough to permanently leave behind the Norse language after the...

Planning to start a personal Alt-history scenario which includes Britain as a central power, and just wanted some thoughts on what might happen if they ended up losing, as almost every UK central power scenario or discussion entails them winning. So, in a WW1 scenario in which the ending...

On 1521, Brunei has known about Ferdinand Magellan and heard about the feats of Lapu Lapu and Lapu Lapu Slaying Magellan. Abdul Kahar was so amazed at the defeat of Ferdinand Magellan and his own team after his defeat, and he heard about his relative being captured by the Elcano expedition, he...

PREFACE I would begin by expressing my gratitude to everyone in this vibrant and knowledgeable community for encouraging and inspiring me to actualise this idea. As a long-time alternate history hobbyist, I have been reading forum discussions and stories for a few years. I always want to write...

I came across a book titled "Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin" written by Sherard Cowper-Coles and printed in 2012. He had been the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Afghanistan in the 2000s, and most relevant to this discussion, the head of the Hong Kong...

Chapter 1, The Battle of Porto Praya Suffren’s Shadow: A History of the Naval War in the Indian Ocean, 1777-1783 The Battle of Porto Praya, for all of its diminutive size compared to other great naval battles of the American Revolution, compared to First Ushant, the Chesapeake, Grenada, the...

Hi, everyone. This is my second post sharing some lesser-known yet fascinating PoDs in European history. I stumbled upon a historical academic journal written by Frederik Dhondt, a history professor from the Ghent University in Belgium titled "So Great a Revolution’: Charles Townshend and the...

What if the so called cultural "British Invasion" movement in the mid-60s was a real, full fledged invasion across the Atlantic? Whatever the justifications for this war, its outcome and consequences are up to you - all I ask is that there is no POD prior to 1945 ;)

Alternate Issue; Charlotte, b. 1762 Augusta, b. 1763 Sophia, b. 1765 Elizabeth, b. 1766 Mary, b. 1767 Amelia, b. 1768 Octavia, b. 1770 Matilda, b. 1771 Louisa, b. 1773 Henrietta, n. 1774 Magdalena, b. 1776 Anne, b. 1777 Caroline, 1779 Eleanor, 1780 Johanna, 1783 What shenanigans would this...

As we know, USA and British relations got off on a rocky start. After independence, America still had heavy ties to Britain. But during the War of 1812, Britain and America fought one another for Canada. A common misconception I’ve seen some people say, is that Britain intended to reconquer...

The thread's title might seem confusing or, well, stupid, but after watching a few videos of people achieving a spaceflight first - sending a human into space ( beyond 100 km) - by utilizing an EE Lightning (KSP RO) I just couldn't get the idea out of my head and when I told one of my British...

How would the Pacific War change if France never fell to the Nazis and Britain didn't have their hands tied in the Battle of Britain - because both were butterflied by an alternate War in Europe caused by Germany invading Czechoslovakia without the Munich Agreement? For a POD, let's say that...

The Roman Empire was quickly unravelling at the start of the 5th century. In 410, the city was sacked for the first time in 800 years. Though it was only a minor sacking, the psychological effect upon the people throughout the Empire was enormous. People have often wondered how the Empire could...

Hey everyone, in OTL the British had removed their trade restrictions that were a big cause of the war before the Americans knew about it, and by the time the news arrived, the war had already begun. So what if, perhaps if the news arrived earlier, or President Madison is a little more patient...

Pretty much as the title says. IOTL the War of 1812 had a good chance of being averted since the British had already decided to remove their trade restrictions, but the news arrived too late. Your primary challenge is to avoid the War of 1812, and your secondary challenge is to make DeWitt...

I was thinking recently, when thinking about the topic of a British revolution of what would be the impacts in Scotland? Let's say that Britain has a communist revolution around 1919. I'm not sure how it could happen but let's just say maybe the Germans win WW1 or something like that. That's not...

Yes, I meant English, not British. In 1998-9, parliaments were established in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and over time increasing amounts of local power and authority have devolved to those national governments. England, however, remains parliament-less, and attempts to establish...

POD can go as far back as necessary, considering the challenge. I was inspired reading a few threads about some alternate migratory groups to England, and thought if this would be even possible. Have a majority of England speak a Finno-Ugric language, and (optionally) how would you see this...