Well, I decided that I would undertake one or a few TLIADs this summer, but am having a hard time choosing which one. Yes, I know they are mostly about British politics, but I couldn't resist exploring other wacky, crazy ideas. Note, this won't necessarily decide which one I'll do, but serve to gauge interests, and more than likely I'll do all of them at some point anyway. Here are the descriptions:
Frozen: Basic POD is shortly after the founding of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway. Rather than having its government rolled up into Denmark's, Norway remains a kingdom while still under Denmark, and Denmark-Norway remains an elective monarchy rather than an absolute monarchy, at least for a while longer. Among other changes are multiple religious wars rather than one large one and Denmark-Norway remaining the premier Nordic power rather than that title falling to Sweden like OTL. Something of a Northern Europe/Baltic wank, expect to see England/Britain, Russia, Brandenburg, and the Dutch as major world players as well as a colonizing Denmark-Norway.
The Nation of Brotherly Love: Due to various political shenanigans, Philadelphia is made the capital of the United States, rather than a planned capital on the Maryland-Virginia border. Not only does this have massive effects on the city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania, but the whole country as well. Combine that with a much more competitive Federalist Party, surviving Bank of the United States, President Alexander Hamilton, and a full-on war with France early in the nation's history and you have the recipe for an extra-expansionist and rather pro-Britain USA leading the charge in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Caeli Caerula (Blue Skies)
robably the least developed of my ideas, but it rather fits the premise. Basically, a surviving Byzantium and airships. Lots and lots of pretty airships. Probably the most "fun" idea I have, the whole journey will go from the beginning of the first millennium to the end, primarily following the Byzantine Empire's path through the centuries as the world grows rather strange to our own, including neo-feudalism, industrialized China, mega Kievan Rus, and Islam being the world's leading religion. Like I said, very punk-ish, and lots of fun.
Heaven On Their Minds:A fairly straightforward POD with lots of consequences. Seljuk, the legendary father of the Seljuk Empire, converts to Judaism while serving as a soldier in the Khazar Army (it's debatable if he did in OTL, but I'm going for it here), and later leads his famous Turks into Khazar rather than Iran, conquering the rulers of Khazar that he sees as inept and carving out an empire there. This leads to a much fiercer series of Crusades and wars in the Middle East all the way up to the Russian Steppes that involve much more men and material than OTL. Not to mention Judaism re-emerges as a powerful religious force relative to Christianity and Islam. Meanwhile, China and and India are much more competitive and powerful without the Mongolian hordes, leading to a rather more even and competitive world.
So, what do you guys think? Sorry if these ideas are rather rough, I'll take time to better branch them out once I get closer to actually doing one of them. Anyway, thank you all for looking/voting!