Miscellaneous <1900 (Alternate) History Thread

sampleswift

Would it be plausible to have sabers in the Old West? It's often seen in video games to have that kind of sword as a melee weapon, but was it actually common/existent 1849-1890?
 

ghappy1000

GameBawesome said:
I find the Sukhothai Dynasty is a very interesting dynasty. It's actually more famous for its older history.

Previously the Sukhothai Kingdom was one of the first Thai kingdoms, after establishing itself from Lavo and broke away from the Khmer Empire. It further expanded under Ram Khamhaeng the Great (For those who don't know who he is...the guy from Civ 5) and Buddhism became the dominant religion of Thailand. Later, it began to decline and the Sukhothai Kingdom would be annexed by the growing Ayutthaya Kingdom. However, many of the Sukhothai nobility continued to influence the Ayutthaya monarchy in centuries, which eventually lead to the Sukhothai Dynasty. The Sukhothai Dynasty is most famous for producing King Naresuan the Great, who helped broke away from Burmese vassalage. Later on, the kings of the Sukhothai Dynasty would facilitate trade with the Dutch and have Japanese in court (most famously Yamada Nagamasa).

However, the last kings of the Sukhothai Dynasty would be pupated and later usurped by General Prasat Thong, who established the Prasat Thong Dynasty which would rule for a time until it was overthrown by the Ban Phlu Luang dynasty, until they were conquered by the Burmese, which would lead to the fall of Ayutthaya. After the fall, the Thonburi Kingdom would be founded, but that was short lived and lead to the Chakri Dynasty (The modern house that rules Thailand)

What if the Sukhothai Dynasty of the 16th to Early 17th Century was never overthrown, and remained strong? However, asking this question is more akin to asking "What if the Prasat Thong Dynasty and Ban Phlu Luang dynasty were never founded?" as the accomplishments of these ones (Such as facilitation of relations with the French, building projects, and campaigns in Southeast Asia) never happen. What could happen if the Sukhothai Dynasty survived to the modern day?
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It would be likely that the Prasat Thong and Ban Phlu Luang Dynasties being butterflied would butterfly their accomplishments. If the Sukhothai Dynasty survived to the modern day, it might be able to survive Burmese attacks in 1767, but it might be less prepared to survive further Burmese attacks and/ or western colonialism than otl Siam/ Thailand.
 
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Mad Bad Rabbit

Mad Bad Rabbit

If a 16th Century ship sets out for Spain from Hispañola, but the crew all dies two weeks into the voyage, could the Gulf Stream carry the ghost ship back to Europe? or does it most likely end up at the bottom of the Atlantic
 
Mitridates the Great

Mitridates the Great

Mad Bad Rabbit said:
If a 16th Century ship sets out for Spain from Hispañola, but the crew all dies two weeks into the voyage, could the Gulf Stream carry the ghost ship back to Europe? or does it most likely end up at the bottom of the Atlantic
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Well, apparently it's common for cayucos that leave Mauritania to end up being dragged to Brazil and the Dominican Republic, so in theory it's possible.
 
Count of Crisco

Count of Crisco

Mad Bad Rabbit said:
If a 16th Century ship sets out for Spain from Hispañola, but the crew all dies two weeks into the voyage, could the Gulf Stream carry the ghost ship back to Europe? or does it most likely end up at the bottom of the Atlantic
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It’s more like she flounders in the waves or wrecks in a storm. But I wouldn’t be surprised if something like that had happened at some point.
 

BlueFlowwer

Who would have inherited the throne of France after Louis XII if the Angoulême family didn't exist. Let's say that Charles of Angoulême died before Louis without living children?
 

isabella

BlueFlowwer said:
Who would have inherited the throne of France after Louis XII if the Angoulême family didn't exist. Let's say that Charles of Angoulême died before Louis without living children?
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Francis not being born or born as girl is enough… Marguerite or a sister can not inherit France. The next in line after Louis in that case would be Alençon and then the Bourbons (in order main line, who will end with Duke Peter, then Montpensier and only after them the Vendomes)
 

traminer

In my timeline, I'm about to have Poland (separated from Lithuania) elect a new king in 1664. Below are the people who "ran" for king in 1669 OTL. Who would make an interesting candidate in 1664 among people not listed?

 

RandomDSdevel_WCFaWF

I found this animated summary of the history of colonial wars of independence in South (and, to some extent, also Central) America, and it's quite funny:


Only watch it if you have a lot of spare time on your hands and care to spend some of it on this, though; it's over half an hour long.

…Anyway, pick a PoD, I guess.
 
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