Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia was the only daughter of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.
In 1913 she married Ernst August, the son of the Duke of Cumberland.
Suppose Victoria Louise had married Grand Duke Michael, the brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. How does Victoria Louise's...
Emperor Charles I of Austria was no longer sovereign of Austria after the First World War. He died in 1922.
Suppose he was able to relocate to Budapest, Hungary. Hungary had been allowed to remain a monarchy.
Thus Charles continues to be King Charles IV of Hungary.
In this scenario he dies in...
Shirley Temple was an American film and television actress. She married Charles Black on December 16, 1950.
Shirley was a United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, the 18th Chief of Protocol of the United States, and United States Ambassador to Ghana.
Suppose Shirley had no political career...
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was an American half-hour children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers.
The series was aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5.
Suppose there had been no Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
On June 19, 1566 Queen Mary of Scotland's only child, Prince James was born. Her son later became King James VI of Scotland and James I of England.
Suppose that in 1566 Queen Mary does not have a son. Instead she has a daughter, Princess Joan.
Joan is named after Joan Beaufort, the Queen...
In Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain says:
"I was a fresh new journalist, and needed a nom de guerre, so I confiscated the ancient mariner's discarded one (Mark Twain), and have done my best to make it remain what it was in his hands -- a sign and symbol and warrant that whatever is found in...
Children would not have had the Little Tommy Tucker Nursery Rhyme.
Little Tommy Tucker was a colloquial term that was commonly used to describe orphans.
The orphans were often reduced to begging or "singing for their supper".
The first publication date for Little Tommy Tucker was 1829.
Tsarina Yevdokia Alekseevna of Russia
Tsarevna Yvedokia Alekseevna (1650-1712) was the oldest daughter of Tsar Alexis I of Russia and his wife Maria Miloslavskaya.
Suppose Alexis had only married Maria and had all daughters. Upon his demise in 1676, his oldest daughter would become Tsarina...
In OTL, during his brief reign, many historians argue that Tsar Feodor III actually 'ruled under the protectorate of Sophia his sister.'
Using the education and political savvy she acquired by Feodor's side, she convinced the nobles and patriarchs of her capabilities to rule Russia.
Lady Jane Grey was the Nine Days' Queen. She was Queen of England July 10 to 19, 1553.
She and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley were eventually locked in the Tower of London.
Lady Jane's execution was originally scheduled for February 9, 1554.
Suppose Lady Jane Grey agrees to convert to...
Matilda of Bologna was the wife of King Stephen of England.
Matilda's own coronation at Westminster Abbey at Easter 1136 was an important step in reinforcing her husband's status.
She was the second English queen to descend directly from the Anglo-Saxon royal line after her aunt, Matilda of...
In July 1658, more than a year after his father's death, Leopold I was elected Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt in spite of the French minister, Cardinal Mazarin.
Mazarin sought to put the Imperial Crown on the head of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria.
Ferdinand Maria lived 1636 to 1679.
In...
Tsar Alexis I of Russia had two wives, Maria Miloslavskaya and Nataliya Naryshkina.
In this scenario, Alexis has only the first wife Maria and only one daughter, Sophia (Sofia) Alexeevna (Alekseyevna).
Sophia shall become Tsarina upon her father's demise in 1676. What kind of ruler will she be?