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What if as a result of birthing her first child, our world's Princess Victoria, the Queen dies in 1840? How would the realm deal with having a newborn suddenly become the monarch as soon as she draws her first breath? Victoria I, 1837-1840 Victoria II, 1840-1931 I have the Princess here...

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 2013, there was a poll to determine the ideal supergroup of British musicians was conducted and the results were: Singer: Freddie Mercury Guitarist: Brian May Keyboard: Elton John Bass: Paul McCartney Drums: Phil Collins Your challenge is to have a supergroup with this exact lineup. The...

Would they dominate the world stage? Would the minority patrilineal primogeniture be dominant? How would the world as we know it look under this hypothetical?

The AIDS crisis claimed many lives. Few of its victims were as iconic as Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury. One of the most influential singers in the history of rock music, Mercury left a profound legacy that can still be felt more than thirty years after his death. However, the band he helped...

What if a woman would sit on the election throne of Poland? As we know from the example of Anna Jagiellon, it was difficult for a woman in Poland at that time to exercise independent power, even if it was the woman who was the last representative of the dynasty. However, what if among the...

I am fascinated by the idea that Mary, Queen of Scots, might have been Queen of England as well. What would have happened to Elizabeth, and her marriage with the (I believe at the time?) Dauphin of France, Francis? Do you think she would have suffered as much as she did alone in Scotland?

Your job and challenge is to find suitable PODs in which former Monarchies could have been saved or restored. There are a few hard ones - Russia, China, Korea, and Yugoslavia and then are some pretty easy ones like in Albania where the PM of Albania actually did say that the Referendum was...

In 1980, Queen released their biggest album in the US with "The Game". Then in 1982, they released "Hot Space", which flopped. Queen never regained the popularity they had in the US in 1980's until the death of Freddie Mercury. But what if that wasn't the case? In 1984 after taking a break...

Introduction After Genesis' sophomore album "Trespass" was recorded, ill health and developing stage fright caused guitarist Anthony Phillips to leave the group. Bassist Mike Rutherford said "That was the closest we came to busting up. For some reason we felt so close that if one left, we...

Certain bands or acts (Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Queen, Nirvana) seemed poised to have long, fruitful careers of many hits and to change the course of music, and they have. However, other bands or acts are so different, innovative, and great that they seem destined for eternal stardom and...

King Ralph is a movie released in 1991 based on the novel Headlong by Emlyn Williams. On the surface it's a standard 90's fish out of water comedy but definitely falls in the category of alternate history as well. In it Finland is depicted as having a Royal Family and a nation state called...

Queen Elizabeth the II has ruled England for 65 years. Elizabeth's only sibling was Princess Margaret. Margaret was a bit of a scandal to the Royal Family during her lifetime. Considered a bit of a "loose woman", Margaret was known to have had multiple affairs during her lifetime. When her...

In 1502, Arthur Tudor, the heir apparent to the English throne and the son of King Henry the VII, died in Ludlow Castle. King Henry the VII and Queen Elizabeth of York are beset with grief, and are inconsolable. The King sobs openly on his throne before his courtiers. Arthur has left behind...

Most of Queen Victoria's children married relatively poor princes / princesses - excluding Affie.What were the richest princes / princesses possible for the childrens of Queen Victoria?

In the early 1890s the court of Savoy attempted to marry Victor Emanuel, the Prince of Naples with Princess Maud of Wales. But Queen Margueritta prevented such a union. She wanted her son's fiancée, if she were not Catholic, to convert before marriage. England wanted Maud to convert after the...

According to the Wikipedia page on Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, the Duke of Edinburgh did not become king of Greece because of the objections of the Queen, who wanted his son as Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha. But in 1862, Victoria had 2 other sons (Arthur and Leopold) who could inherit the...

WI Princess Maria of Romania had survived? Could she become Queen Reign of Romania? What kind of Queen could she have been? Who would she marry?

Imagining a scenario where Eddy marries in 1887 or 1888 with Alexandra of Greece, Sophie or Victoria of Prussia and George marries between 1891-1893 with Alice Hesse, Margareth of Prussia or Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein with which real candidate May of Teck could marry??

What if the Sword in the Anvil in the Stone really existed. And as part of English law, the Sovereign as proof of their legitimacy had to pull the sword from the anvil every Christmas Eve. What would be the repercussions if Queen Elizabeth pulled the sword, with ease, every year but this year...