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The combination of the Dutch War of Independence and Dutch colonial empire was pretty unique and seemingly unlikely. A small set of rebelling provinces in extended war, with a small densely-packed population dependent on trade, created an overseas empire on the other side of rival territories...

What would happen if the Japanese failed to capture Singapore and the Dutch East Indies during ww2. Let’s say before Pearl Harbour naval assets are transferred to Asia and more troops start arriving in the area (mainly Indians and Australians). The defence is also beefed up with more artillery...

How different history of England, British Isles and and the entire Europa would have been, had William of Orange died before even reaching english shores? Let just say that in early november 1688, his ship named Brill was destroyed in terrible shipwreck, and instead of rulling England, Scotland...

The dutch stand out as the only colonial great power without a major american plantation colony; surinam and the dutch caribbean being small potatoes compared to brazil, BNA, Haiti, and Cuba. So that got me thinking; as america would come to realize, the Mississippi Delta is premier territory...

In OTL, Don Carlos, Philip II's mad eldest son, had the project to flee to Netherlands and take control of it, against his father's wishes. However, his father put him under arrest and he died soon after in obscure circumstances. What if he had managed to flee to Netherlands? Would Dutch...

During the age of sail, roughly 1600-1850, there were hundreds of actions involving more than two or three ships, and easily over a hundred fleet actions. Some dozens of nations would build and use ships in this era. And they were not just limited to the European powers. Nor was this era...

On 1470, the 15 year old, Archduke Christoph of Austria would marry Margaret of Thuringia, a claimant to the County of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of Bohemia, he has two landless brothers, Edward(1459) and John(1466) and two sisters, Helena(1460) and Kunigunde(1465), he would be a great husband...

The Guelders Wars were a series of conflicts between the Duchy of Guelders and the Habsburg Netherlands which lasted for more than forty years (1502-1543) before finally ending with a victory for the latter and the creation of the Seventeen Provinces. But what if the Habsburgs lost and were...

William the Rich was duke of Julich, Cleves and Berg from 1539 until his death, but he also controlled the Duchy of Guelders for five years (1538-43) before being forced to yield it to Charles V in the Treaty of Venlo. What if he managed to hold on to Guelders for whatever reason? Say the French...

IOTL, in 1830, the Belgian Revolution was beginning. Eventually Belgium broke free, supported by France. But after the (failed) Dutch Ten Days Campaign, the Dutch army kept the 3 cities of Antwerp, Maastricht and Luxembourg. IOTL, after the Siege of Antwerp between the French army and the...

Burgundian Rhapsody If Charles V's second son, Ferdinand von Habsburg, had lived... Chapter 0: introduction Early years in Spain On the 22nd of November 1530 Isabella of Portugal gave birth to a son, who she named Ferdinand. The young Ferdinand would prove to be a healthy, capable, and sociable...

This is a question relating to an idea I'm brainstorming for a timeline in which Emperor Charles V has 2 surviving sons and decides to split his Burgundian and Spanish inheritances between them (but it also works for other timelines). As part of this I'm trying to think of potential colonies...

This is a question relating to an idea I'm brainstorming for a timeline in which Emperor Charles V has 2 surviving sons and decides to split his Burgundian and Spanish inheritances between them (but it also works for other timelines). As part of this I'm trying to think of potential colonies...

What if the Dutch got back all there pre-1795 colony’s after the Napoleonic Wars? In OTL, the Dutch lost the Cape Colony, Ceylon, some cities in India and some land around Suriname (Guyana). But what if in an alternate timeline, they got back all these colony’s. What are the effects from this...

During and after the Napoleonic Wars, the Dutch gave Ceylon, Cape Colony, Guiana and some cities in India to the British. But what if they got all these colony’s back. As a result, the Netherlands remains a (middle)great power, which I want to have. So, I thought that the best POD is that...

If anyone has any ideas for shifts that may happen as an outcome of this, let me know. How would it affect other nations and wars in Europe? Who would come out on top in the Indian Ocean without the VOC? (So for example, would Portugal have stayed a mighty force in the longrun, or would the...

How would Portugal and her colonies develop without this conflict? For a POD I can think of two immediately that work. 1. No Iberian Union, either Sebastian does not perish in a war with Morocco, or someone other than Phillip manages to inherit the kingdom. 2. The Netherlands is not inherited...

Though I've been a long-term enthusiast of the alternate history genre, I've only recently started thinking about the topic which seems to concern so many of its narratives: the Second World War. In this context, I believe I have hit upon an obscure yet potentially far-reaching point of...

OTL, the reason germany was able to go around the maginot was because Belgium wasnt fortified since the Belgians pulled out of collaborative plans. This, in turn, was because Belgium knew france was trying to force the combat north into belgium and avoid fighting on the homefront. But what if...

So, I’m making an alternate history video on what if the Netherlands never existed. My question is: How exactly would this change the situation in India? I know that Portugal got wrecked by the VOC in our world. However, it seems like the English would’ve overtaken them anyways. So how would the...