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  1. DrakeRlugia

    WI: Maria Theresa of Austria married Charles III of Spain?

    Maria Theresa, Charles VI's heiress, was at the center of his plans of what might happen following his eventual demise. While there were plans dating back to 1703 that discussed contingency plans if the male Habsburg line was to die out: mainly granting succession rights to Joseph I's...
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    WI: The French Fury is Successful?

    Inspired loosely by this thread. As I was replying to it, I was doing a little digging regarding certain political policies and groupings during the Dutch Revolt. In that thread I briefly mentioned the Politiques, moderates who emphasized the power and strength of the state over religious...
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    The Perfumed King — An Alternate History of the Reign of Philippe VII of France
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1. Death of a Giant

    So, this is an idea which I've had in my head the last few weeks. I've tried my best to hammer out the first chapter, as sort of a late Christmas / New Years gift. I'm unsure if I will be able to update this as frequently as I have been Anno, but it is something I've wanted to get written out...
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    Queen Elizabeth I marries Philip II of Spain

    Inspired by a reply I was just writing... Obviously, we know that after Mary's death, Philip II proposed marriage to Elizabeth. He had a variety of stipulations, such as her converting to the Catholic faith and obtaining the dispensation from the Pope herself. Given that England soon began to...
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    Hitler's Health / Germany's Health in an Axis Victory/Stalemate TL

    So, I'm currently reading Blitzed: Drugs In The Third Reich which details the use of drugs within Germany. While it touches briefly upon recreational drug culture during the Weimar era and the use of methamphetamines (sold as Pervitin) by the German military, a great majority of the book is...
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    Anno Obumbratio: A 16th Century Alternate History
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1. Tragedy at Thérouanne

    I can't even remember the last time I've posted here. To be honest, I lost interest in writing and alt. history for quite some time, but over the last year I've gotten back into it. I've slowly been starting to write again... I've had quite a few ideas, but nothing has really kept my interest up...
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    The Crusades — possible PODs?

    I've always loved history, most especially European history—though my interest has often been in the Renaissance and Early Modern period, up to about ~1914. I'd never really been a huge fan of the middle ages, but lately I've been doing a lot of reading about the period and I've become really...
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    WI: Mary Tudor, the last Tudor

    England returning (or even remaining) in the fold of the Catholic Church is a pretty common alternate history trope. Catherine of Aragon delivering a son, so the break never happens, or Mary Tudor managing to become pregnant and give birth to an heir. I love taking these alternate history tropes...
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    TLIAD: Paix de Napoléon

    Paix de Napoléon Wait. Hold on just a minute. Stop. We're not seriously going to this talking to myself bit, are we? We are. So again: stop. What are you doing? Making a timeline... You have two already! Both which need updating! There's also that one about Princess Charlotte— Shut up...
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    Ballet of Pleiades

    Ballet of the Pleiades “Gentlemen, although I was not born into this country, I was still brought here so that I might serve both the crown and its people. Have I not preformed these duties to the utmost of mine abilities? Have I not served with both dignity and honor? I have given...
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    Nicole, Duchess of Brittany?

    The 1480s had the Duchy of Brittany in between a rock and a hard place. The Duke of Brittany, Francis II of Brittany had no male heirs, only two daughters: Anne and Isabelle. It was a time of general chaos in France, with the Duke of Brittany even partaking in the so-called Mad War with several...
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    Avoiding the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    The Massacre of the Huguenots in 1572 went down during a dark period of the religious wars and most definitely tarnished France's reputation abroad, especially with the Protestant powers. It also ended the life of the able Admiral Coligny and the moderate Catholic Politique faction, giving the...
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    WI: Elizabeth I had married

    I'm sure the question of Elizabeth I marrying is pretty commonly asked, and it's an often a popular WI for alternate histories. Although Elizabeth certainly stated she had no intention to marry and was infatuated with Robert Dudley, I posit the question if she had married, with the question...
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    Grand Ayatollah -- A Title for Females?

    I was doing some browsing this morning regarding Shia Islam, and one thing that struck me as interesting that, aside from mere Ayatollah's that differ from Grand Ayatollah's (a title popularly known as being held by Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khameenei, the Grand Supreme Leaders of Iran). Aside...
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    Hanseatic (East/West) India Company?

    Looking over one of my old topics, I had asked if it was possible for the Hanseatic League to revive by the 16th century. I was told it was rather impossible given the fact it was more an alliance than a state, and was essentially on life support. In the PoP I'm leaning towards a unified Germany...
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    WI: Mary II of England married Louis, le Grand Dauphin?

    Before she was married to the Prince of Orange, Mary II had another marriage idea being negotiated by her uncle, Charles II. He opposed the match with the Netherlands and instead Mary was to marry the eldest son of Louis XIV, also named Louis, a dull man known as le Grand Dauphin, not because of...
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    Giving the Kingdom of Cyprus a new lease on life

    I've always been interested in the Crusader states, mostly due to the fact they managed to last as long as they did all while surrounded by hostile populations, governing hostile populations, and being amongst few of their own. They even managed to alienate potential allies such as Greek...
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    WI: John IV of Sweden instead of Charles IX?

    When Sigismund III was deposed, Charles IX assumed the Regency of Sweden but wasn't declared King until 1604. This was because the former King Sigismund had a half brother through his father's second wife, named John. He eventually gave up his succession rights in right for several duchies and...
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    AHC: Drawn-Out Pastry War

    This is partially inspired by a game of Victoria I was playing recently as France. The Pastry War ignited into a full blown war and I made a dash for Mexico city. Oddly they offered The Pastry War was a short lived conflict between the July Monarchy and the Mexican Republic. The Republic was...
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    Wi: Mary Stuart had a daughter, or miscarried?

    The thread about Mary Stuart managing to escape to France was interesting to read, and sveral other Wis about her have been too. I have another major WI about the ill fated Queen which would have some pretty overarching effects. Firstly, WI Mary Stuart in 1566 gave birth not to a boy who would...
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