List different pre-1900 PODs. Use dates that are often used for often-used or well-known PODs, but pick a different POD for that date.
For example, 1588 is often associated with the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a common POD is for the Spanish Armada to be victorious. I need to find an unusual POD for the year 1588. My POD will be that the Duke of Guise, head of the Catholic League in France, is not assassinated by order Henry III of France. So I would write:
1588 (Spanish Armada)
The Duke of Guise is not assassinated by order of Henry III of France. Over the next few months, Henry III is assassinated, and the candidate preferred by the Spanish, the Cardinal de Bourbon, becomes Charles X. Hapsburg domination of Europe lasts a few more decades.
For example, 1588 is often associated with the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a common POD is for the Spanish Armada to be victorious. I need to find an unusual POD for the year 1588. My POD will be that the Duke of Guise, head of the Catholic League in France, is not assassinated by order Henry III of France. So I would write:
1588 (Spanish Armada)
The Duke of Guise is not assassinated by order of Henry III of France. Over the next few months, Henry III is assassinated, and the candidate preferred by the Spanish, the Cardinal de Bourbon, becomes Charles X. Hapsburg domination of Europe lasts a few more decades.