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  1. Thoughts on the US not ratifying its constitution?

    I definitely agree that should the constitution fail, that doesn't mean all 13 states go it alone and remain their own independent republics. A Mass-dominated New England, PA, NY, VA, and some sort of southern alliance seem likely, at least in the early years after the collapse of the USA - I...

  2. Thoughts on the US not ratifying its constitution?

    Alternate development of the US coming from a POD in the "early republic" era is one of my favorite topics to speculate about, and I've been pondering what a realistic scenario might have been had the US constitutional convention of 1787 had failed and the states had kept the Articles of...

  3. The Windsors - A Short AH

    Thanks! As I stated in the second post, this was just kind of a wild hair that started when watching coronation coverage last month, and I just sort of went with it. I *do* have a full list of US Presidents and VPs, mostly looking at real OTL candidates that were considered or lost in...

  4. The Windsors - A Short AH

    Yes, though as of yet I haven't worked any of that out in any detail. ITTL I have Princess Catherine of the Netherlands marry into the British royal family instead of her OTL Cuban exile husband. At least one of the former German states will likely restore their monarchy (either/both Prussia and...

  5. The Windsors - A Short AH
    Threadmarks: Part 5: King George VI

    King George VI, and his wife, Queen Alexandra, at their coronation in 2005. From The Windsors US News TV Special Original Air Date: May 3, 2023 Less than two years into the reign of George VI, the world was rocked by the 2006 Valentines’ Day Bombings, simultaneous attacks carried out by...

  6. The Windsors - A Short AH
    Threadmarks: Part 4: Queen Victoria II

    Queen Victoria II on her 60th birthday, July 14, 1985 From The Windsors US News TV Special Original Air Date: May 2, 2023 Queen Victoria II became the monarch of the United Kingdom at the age of 46, with a commoner husband, Prince Arthur, and three children: 23-year-old Prince Albert...

  7. The Windsors - A Short AH

    Princess Alice’s full name is “Princess Augusta Victoria Almina Alice,” and while she was known as Alice by her family and the press, she chose “Victoria” as a nod to tradition, which, as has been alluded to in the first post, her granddaughter will do as well in 2022.

  8. The Windsors - A Short AH
    Threadmarks: Part 3: Queen Mary III - Twilight Years

    Queen Mary III, on her birthday in 1969 From The Windsors US News TV Special Original Air Date: May 1, 2023 In 1957, Queen Mary III made her one and only trip to America, to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony. Adlai Stevenson, newly elected President of...

  9. The Windsors - A Short AH

    Yes, essentially. I figured I'd let butterflies do their thing. Brits are a bit more motivated to go into Germany, the Nazis put up a bit fiercer resistance in the East to prevent the Russians from getting into Germany, etc. The whole point of this little TL is to show the alternate monarchs...

  10. The Windsors - A Short AH
    Threadmarks: Part 2: Queen Mary III - The War and Post-War Years

    From The Windsors US News TV Special Original Air Date: May 1, 2023 Queen Mary III, the woman who wasn’t supposed to be queen. She’d been the third child of King George V and his wife, Queen Mary of Teck, and had had five brothers. Under the old rules of male primogeniture, the family had never...

  11. For All Mankind (AH Tv series at Apple TV)

    Yeah, the pop culture staying so similar has bugged me a little too, but I think the show makers are doing that for the more casual viewers who would associate the time period with current movies. This show has always had to balance it being alternate history with, essentially, being a period piece.

  12. The Windsors - A Short AH

    All I will say now is, just stay tuned. 😊

  13. The Windsors - A Short AH

    Thanks!!! And yes, that’s from the OTL language from last September.

  14. The Windsors - A Short AH

    So, I started kicking this idea around while watching the coronation and discussing it with my students. I have the royals all worked out up to the present, as the start shows. If there is interest I'll write up the details for each of the reigns, starting with QMIII.

  15. The Windsors - A Short AH
    Threadmarks: Part 1: Intro

    The BBC is interrupting its normal programs to bring you an important announcement. This is BBC News from London. Buckingham Palace has announced the death of His Majesty King George VI. The palace said that the King died peacefully at Windsor Castle. The Queen and Prince Consort will remain...

  16. Request Maps/Flags/Coats of Arms/Heraldry here, II

    Thanks for taking a look! I hadn't realized how hard to find a base map would be for that, but a quick search showed mostly maps for only Oregon or Washington, separately, and almost nothing with anything in the larger PNW (NorCal and BC) so that definitely is frustrating.

  17. Request Maps/Flags/Coats of Arms/Heraldry here, II

    Would anyone be interested in creating a political map of an independent Pacific Northwest? The country is called the Republic of the Cascades. The capital city is Cascadia City, built on the east side of the Willamette River from New Brooklyn (OTL Portland, OR). New Boston is roughly on the...

  18. West Coast "sister republic"

    Well, after some busy time at work coupled with writer's block, I've got more of the rough draft TL for you: I'm also working out ideas for a story set in this world, taking place in 1942 as the Cascadians prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their declaration of independence. More on...

  19. West Coast "sister republic"

    That IS a very intriguing idea. I'm not sure it would work the same way ITTL, since I am going with Louisiana remaining French - or at least not becoming part of the USA. My knowledge of Mexican history is rather limited - need to do some reading on that. So I'm not sure just how ALT Mexico...

  20. West Coast "sister republic"

    I don't disagree with you on this, that after a certain point not supporting the general westward expansion of the USA is political suicide for any politician. The examples you cite back up that concept pretty clearly. What I am wanting, in part at least, to explore here is how to get to a...
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