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Compared to war, culture, and geopolitics, food and food preparation tend to be widely overlooked in AH circles. But as in all things, the butterflies let loose by different PODs — such as farmland being either developed or destroyed, sudden economic booms or busts, and different trade routes...

In my opinion, Robert F. Kennedy was destined to run for President in 1968, as he did IOTL. The combination of Vietnam, urban decay, and Kennedy’s own disapproval of President Johnson, make his entry inevitable. However, IOTL Kennedy dragged his feet on the decision. He, as well as several...

A Thread for POD ideas for anyone to use. Anyone can contribute, all ideas are free to use. Must be submitted using the following format or a detailed, thought out precis; People/State; Location & place; POD or Premise; Questions;

An underdisccused POD is the IRA bombing that very nearly killed Caroline Kennedy. She was saved by a phone call from Jonathon Aitken. So what happens if Aitken doesn't make that phone call and the bomb kills Fraser and Kennedy?

With a POD in 1783 (the year of the laki eruptions where 25% of the population would die to famine) , how can we have the population of Iceland, by 2020, be bigger than OTL (336k) and what PODs are necessary to achieve this?

I am searching for a POD in which The Netherlands stays a middle-great colonial empire, but WW1 still happen and ends in a German victory. Is this somehow possible, and if yes, how?

By normal standards, the premises we like to discuss in AH circles can seem bemusing and strange. The American Revolution failing, the Central Powers winning World War One, even an inverted Cold War scenario or two where America and Russia play completely “swapped” roles. Certainly, such worlds...

Hello fans of alternate history, I've been wonder how would create a timeline with a vastly stronger Pakistan? By stronger, I mean in terms of size, economy, resources, strategic position, influences, population and military strength ect if it means that subsequently a lot of the population...

There are many alt histories pre and post 1900 of germany and there seem to be alot of stereotypical topics and ideas which were already done alot of times. What do you think would be some interesting, obscure or overlooked Ideas/PoDs for "Germany" from the germanic people during Arminius till...

The geographical scope of the scenarios proposed on this website certainly isn't what I'd call limited, but it does seem pretty uneven. It seems like people tend to focus largely on North America, Europe and East Asia. So I've decided to help this by starting an ideas thread for something a...

I've noticed that most Roman Empire PODs seem to be generally either before the end of the Pax Romana or after Constantine went to war against Maxentius. That leaves a period of over 130 years that goes largely unexplored by counterfactual historians. As you can probably guess, this thread is my...

What do you guys think might be interesting Early Islam PODs?

In the 1920s, a young man from Michigan named Thomas E. Dewey wanted to become a professional singer. With a deep baritone voice, he showed great promise. But after contracting a throat infection, Dewey decided against becoming a singer and instead he went to law school. This lead him down the...

I'm sorry, I don't know how to describe it in the title. I'm doing an alternative story that has its main POD between 1770-1820 (and minor PODs to change the professions of people like Miguel Hidalgo...) and I have some ideas for the political system. * (1) For example before 1850, to have the...

One thing I like about Israel (without discussing their state legitimacy here please) is that they took Hebrew, a language that was at the point spoken either by a handfew of historians and teachers and brought it back to life and now it is the official language of a country. I once made a...

What are some of the most underused and best underused pre 1900 pods?

A hundred years ago today, WW1 ended. Are there any PoDs that can stop WW1 from happening? Obviously, no one getting shot in Sarajevo on that fateful day helps, but what changes will truly ensure that WW1 never happens? And then what’ll be the result of such a world?

As a rule, China must end up controlling all of the territories which are Han-majority today. I would prefer if this was accomplished through early demographic transition, though I am open to all scenarios.

You can choose any POD from the founding of Rome to the fall of the western empire. Is a surviving Rome with no core territories outside of Europe too unrealistic? What polities could arise to ensure Rome is confined to these territories? Could any political, cultural, or religious beliefs...

Okay, so I'm working on a TL, and I have it mostly kinda figured out. It does have a bit of wanking when it comes to Celtic culture in the British isles, but I'd like to say that it's mostly plausible. Thing is, it needs a good point of divergence. I know that the Anglo-Saxons were taking...