plausibility check

Novgorod and its surrounding regions had a distinct history from the rest of Russia until fairly recently in the grand scheme of things. Until the fall of the Republic of Novgorod in 1478 its political institutions were drastically different from the ones found further south, as a Merchant...

I'm bouncing around some ideas for a TL and looking to avoid the AH cliche of South America being identical to OTL, so I was wondering how plausible some more Spanish success in the LatAm Independence Wars would be with some of the changes I've made so far. Relevant to South America is that the...

Hello everyone! I'm here with a plausibility check on the following scenario: A hypothetical niece of Charles the Bold (whom I've taken the liberty to named Emma, after an old Queen of the Franks) becomes Duchess of Burgundy. So, Philip III of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal have more kids...

Since Latin was the language of academics, religion, and government for a while in Catholic Europe for a while, could there be a way for a European country (or multiple) to revive Latin as a widespread tongue during the modern era? There are many ways this can happen: 19th century nationalist...

Could it be possible that only one European country takes part in the colonization of the New World (Americas), Africa, Asia, and Oceania? This is going to be tough as said country will need to make sure no one else gets a permanent foothold outside Europe. Now it can be possible for other...

So, here's my idea: in 1808 when Joseph Bonaparte is appointed King of Spain the Kingdom of Naples is not given to Murat, but instead merged with the Kingdom of Italy. OTL the King of Italy was Napoleon, but Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon's stepson, was the viceroy and, until the birth of an...

During the Hundred Years’ War with England and France duking it out over France, is it possible that other nations like Aragon, Savoy, and Navarre can join in the fray to invade France? Would England find it acceptable seeing other nations invading France? Could they be England’s Allie’s or...

So just to understand what I'm talking about, here's a map: This map shows the lands of the Habsburgs, Luxembourgs, and Wittelsbachs during the 1273-1378 period. Is it possible for either one of the houses to inherit the other two's lands? Basically either the Habsburgs inherit the lands of the...

Could the Wars of the Roses, long as it was, be even longer and worse than it already was? How much longer can the York/Lancaster feud get and could even more third party actors like the De La Poles and the Tudors and even more take a bigger role? I was thinking of extending the three decade...

Could the Ming Dynasty get reliable support from a foreign power in order to defeat the Manchu invaders? Assuming some European nation is able to lend the Ming support would that be enough to give the dynasty a new lease on life? What nation could help the Ming? Would it require a POD for a...

The question I'm asking is whether it is possible for the Abbasid revolution to stall once they took Mesopotamia, leading to a standoff between the Umayyads and Abbasids, one potentially lasting for decades or even centuries. I know little about this place and time in history, but from what I've...

When the Muslims exploded out of Arabia, they did not stop at fighting their immediate foes, the Byzantine and Sassanian Empires. Rather, they continued beyond them, conquering lands from Iberia to India. But when the Umayyads and later the Abbasids attack the region of Central Asia known as...

Most of us on Alternate History Discussion know very well about the magnum opus that is What Madness Is This? a timeline in which the United States collapses after a disastrous war with France in 1801 and is replaced by the Republican Union (RU) which is basically an anti-Catholic, corporatist...

Many of us know Harry Turtledove very well including his 11 novel series Southern Victory or Timeline-191, it's been the subject of various discussions and fanmade creations such as TL-191: Filling the Gaps, TL-191: After the End and Photos from Featherston's Confederacy as well as Cody Franklin...

How likely would it have been for the Abbasid Caliphate to ally with the Bulgars?

How plausible would a domestication of bighorn sheep be?

How plausible would it be for hyenas to be domesticated?

How likely would you say it would be for Japan to be divided between the Jōmon and the Yayoi in antiquity, and stay like that for a significant amount of time?

One thing I find very interesting is the fact that the predominance of monarchism has lasted so long. Granted, monarchs generally don't enjoy the kind of power they had in past centuries, but the monarchy remains the most common type of government by far. How plausible is it for most countries...

How likely would you say it would be for Islam to develop its own form of monasticism?