pre-1900

Come up with a timeline that allows for Britain to speak North Germanic, while also only allowing for either no or very limited settlement from other groups, such as the Saxons, Jutes, etc, ever. The POD can be whenever, as long as other groups (such as the ones listed above) don't have a large...

Between May 1562 (following the seizure of Orleans) and March 1563 (when the Edict of Amboise was finalized and signed), there were attempts by both Catholics and Huguenots, with Catherine de' Medici/Anne de Montmorency and Louis, Prince of Condé as the primary representatives for the respective...

When reading history, what was a historical moment (pre-1900), that made you think “Ironic”? It can range from 1.Ironic Hypocris 2. Ironic Deaths 3. Ironic Mistakes 4. Ironic Events

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...

IOTL, Swellendam and Graaff-Reinet declared independence in 1795 from the Dutch Cape Colony and briefly became independent Dutch Republics for a few months until the British took over the area later that year. Without the British ever invading, what likely happens with the two Boer Republics...

Out of curiosity, I'm asking about the probable balance of power in Europe without the French Revolution in the 1790s or so. Let's just say that, for whatever reason for the sake of simplicity, the ARW is butterflied out and the French Revolution with it. Instead of the Reign of Terror happening...

Disclaimer: This thread is not made to condone, endorse, or justify the opinion and worldviews of The Grayzone as well as other tankies and Assad sympathizers. It is simply made to explore a potential PoD(autocratic and "tyrannical" crypto-fascistic western world vs. the free Eurasian world)...

A common thing to ask around here is asking how France and the French Revolution would be impacted by a lack of American Revolution. Interestingly, another thing related to/impacting it was Patriottentijd, another revolt or revolutionary period, partially inspired by the American Revolution...

Hello, this is my second attempt at a timeline with a point of divergence pre-1800. My first attempt was merely the development of a proto-CSA over 70 years earlier and while I was initially enthused with the idea, it got stale and instead rebooted my first timeline on here which was a CSA...

So after my exams i will have a lot of freetime, and as one of my tls approaches finish, i will have even more free time, so i got thinking about a new timeline, preferably set in Antiquity and Medieval times. So which idea do you guys think should be written? 1. Mithridates VI the...

My interest in learning about colonial empires actually dates back a few years where I did a research paper about the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo. And I'm currently working on a timeline and approaching the time of the Scramble for Africa in OTL. Anyway, in a scenario (such as mine)...

There is always discussion about the most courageous moments in history. I'm taking this in the opposite direction. What are the most cowardly moments or decisions in history prior to 1900? (And I know, there is a big difference between survival and cowardice. Surrendering isn't necessarily a...

Following the defeat of Austria in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, France was considering an alliance with Austria-Hungary, but Austria-Hungary would only do it if Italy joined in and Italy would only join if Napoleon III recognized Rome as Italy's capital. Napolean was considering this as late...

So yeah, this is a redux of this: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-sun-never-rises-if-the-confederacy-won.479233/. I originally put it on hiatus after creating a timeline with a different but similar premise because I decided that this was too poorly written to continue. Then...

In OTL, the USA purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867. But, what if Britain expressed more interest and was able to purchase it from the Russians? How does this affect the formation of the Canadian Confederation and how is British Columbia in particular affected by this? Do they join...

Part One - Connecticut's Capital: From Hartford to New Haven Until 1875, Connecticut had two state capitol buildings and two capital cities in which the General Assembly conducted business in on a rotating schedule: Hartford and New Haven. Since being founded in 1636 and 1638 respectively by...

Between 1865 and 1885, Between 10,000 and 20,000 former Confederates from the Southern United States left to go to Brazil where slavery was still legal at the time. For some reason, what if all those people decided to go to South Africa instead? What impact would that have on white immigration...

From 1792 (when Kentucky became its own state) until 1861, the state of Virginia consisted of present-day Virginia and West Virginia. It was not until West Virginia broke off from Virginia during the Civil War that they became two separate states. Would a split of Virginia into two state before...

Chapter One: All or Nothing The issue of slavery representation dated back to an amendment proposed to the Articles of Confederation on April 18, 1783, which suggested that taxes would be supplied proportionately to the number of people living there of all ages and sexes, excluding the Indians...

A follow up to the thread about Missouri in a Confederate scenario. Sort of inspired by the Southern victory series where Missouri stays with the Union but Kentucky goes to the Confederacy. I, however, see them as more or less a pair that’s hard to separate. So here’s my take.