monarchies

What would happen if a (unmarried, so that passing it off as her husbands is out of the question) Queen regnant were to fall pregnant? Say she actually brings the child to term too, rather than drinking some concoction to force a miscarriage and keep it a secret which would be more likely...

In the long history of the world, there are many forms of heads of state, and rulers of greatness. From Kings and Emperors ruling Monarchies, to Presidents running a democracy. There were highs, where nations were able to flourish and prosper under their head of state... But there are those...

Upon the deposition of the first monarch to rule Greece post-independence, the childless Otto of Bavaria, the Great Powers were divided as to who should rule Greece. Many Greeks themselves apparently wanted Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert...

There are a multiple ways in which Mexico, which would have had the similar economic potential early in the mid-19th century to early 20th century as Japan, South Korea, Australia, US and Canada, did could have infinitely become better off than the mess it has become in the past 100-plus years...

Hi again. (did I do that AHC thing right?) So about 3 weeks ago or so I posted my first thread about Iran and its Monarchy, that one was about WI. the Qajars had overthrown the Pahlavis in an alternate Iranian revolution, the replies I got were.. interesting, not really what I expected but the...

Right now Europe is home to 22 Monarchies, some were restored after WW2 and others after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Could Europe become more republicans with most of them disappearing?

The 1974 Greek republic referendum failed when 69.18% of the population voted in favour of keeping the monarchy. How would Greece look like if it had become a republic?

The year is 1967. The world has been at relative peace since the downfall of the Latin and Slavic Empires thirty years prior, ending the National Wars. The Federated Republics of America stands tall as a leader in freedom and equality since the Second American Revolution over eighty years ago...

Yes, this is in Pre-1900, but France had to restore it's monarchy then, if you're using the 'Henri V of Bourbon accepts the throne' POD. (which I'm personally suggesting) Portugal may have abolished their monarchy in 1910, but the changes needed to prevent this most likely have to occur...

Which Central Power Monarchy could survive after WWI?

Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, so please give me all your advice on how to go about doing this. I am very excited to talk about the Mexican Empire. There are few Points of Divergence that get this timeline going. In this timeline, Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Princess Charlotte of...

It's a Vague title I know, but hear me out. When Prince Carl of Denmark became elected King of Norway in 1905, he decided to rename himself Haakon, as it was a historical name borne by many Norwegian kings. But, doing this also gave him the Regnal Number VII. So my mind started thinking "What...

While William IV of the UK had several illegitimate children with his mistress Dorothea Jordan, none of his legitimate children with Queen Adelaide survived childhood. The question is how would history have been affected if four of theses children survived. There would be not Victoria and...

Catherine of Valois might be best remembered for her marriage to Henry V, but her most important contribution to world history actually comes from her illicit second marriage, or at least relationship, with Owen Tudor, resulting in the Tudor dynasty via her grandson Henry. While I don’t plan...

Hey again everyone! Time to kick off something I've wanted to try out, which is to have multiple PODs mashed together and see how it goes. Though I still want to be within the realms of probability in choosing my PODs. So firstly, there's a new country in Europe. Norway, who becomes an...

Can France have a monarchy or another Napoleon after 1870? What I mean is, after some sort of crisis could people loose faith in the Republic? P.S I'm not sure whether to put this in before or after 1900 because it can happen before or after 1900. But, I'm saying after a point before 1900 so...

IOTL, many monarchies that were extant up until World War II were abolished during or after the war. While most of these were countries which had fallen behind the Iron Curtain like Romania and Bulgaria, others like Greece retained the monarchy but eventually switched to a republican style. Your...

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is that: * with a POD no later than June 28, 1914, the Triple Entente/Allies (chiefly the United Kingdom and France) win in the Great War; * the war lasts a minimum of two years; * as many of the monarchies of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia...