First time poster, I absolutely love everything about alternate history...
When I was writing a paper on Leopold von Ranke and the Balance of Power, I came across such an interesting war, the War of Quadruple of Alliance (1718-1720). And, Cardinal Giulio Alberoni has become one of my favorite characters in history. He inspired a King to go to war for his old possessions; even though the Kingdom was not fit for a European Conflict. I wonder what might have happened if Spain won, got back Northern Italy and Sicily.. May have found an ally in France... And Alberoni attaining the Papacy at the death of Clement XI in 1721... Could there have been an allegiance between the Papacy and Spain... A new resurgence of Catholicism and war to defeat Protestantism?