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  1. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    Curthose at Calvary: The Norman Kingdom of Jerusalem
    Threadmarks: Prologue: From Crusader to King (1099 to 1100)

    Robert Curthose (1051 - 1134), Duke of Normandy and later King of Jerusalem in Crusader garb as pictured by Henri Decaisne. Prologue: From Crusader to King (1099 to 1100) No ruler of Jerusalem has divided historical opinion as deeply or for so long as the assessment of the first King of...
  2. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    Terrible Lizards - Alternate Dinosaur pop culture?

    In 1841 the English paleontologist Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" from the ancient Greek deinos ("terrible") and saurous ("lizard or reptile"). At the time knowledge of dinosaurs was extremely limited with just three species initially placed in the new suborder - Iguanodon...
  3. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    If Japan remained democratic and avoided the Sino-Japanese War and World War II how long would it control Taiwan and Korea?

    Japan was - relatively speaking - democratic and internationalist in the 1920s. If the lurch towards hyper nationalism and millitarism in the early 1930s could be avoided, and with it the path that led to war how long could they control Korea and Taiwan?
  4. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    President Grace Kelly

    Inspired by the Marilyn Monroe thread I was wondering if another glamorous blonde actress of the period could make a plausible politician: Grace Kelly. Assuming she never met Prince Ranier and thus stayed acting a little longer can we posit a shift into politics for her? Kelly has several...
  5. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    Earliest date for a Soviet collapse (without a WW III)?

    With a post 1945 POD and avoiding a later true global war what is the earliest date the Soviet Union could begin to fall apart?
  6. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    The Liberals abandon Home Rule for Ireland (or never adopt it) in the first place?

    Until 1885 there had been a broad consesus between the Conservative and Liberal parties of keeping the Union with Ireland firmly intact. 1885 was the year Gladstone publically embraced Home Rule and the following year he unsuccessfully tried to pass the first Home Rule Bill, splitting the...
  7. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    WI: Humour and romance dominate American comics instead of superheroes?

    Is it possible that the Silver Age as we know it could have been averted and humour/romance comics like Archie have become the 'default' comic book genre with superheroes marginalised or even going extinct altogether?
  8. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    AHC: No superpowers

    With a POD of 1900 is it possible to end up with a non-apocolyptic timeline where there are no superpowers by 2014, and preferebly none by the late 20th century in general? In case it wasn't clear by 'Superpower' I mean something like the USA or the USSR - not x-ray vision.
  9. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    Sub-Saharan equivalent of Ceuta/Melilla?

    Is there any chance of something like Ceuta or Melilla being left in Sub-Saharan Africa after decolonisation? By that I mean an exclave where the local majority favours connection with the former colonising power, enough to keep up the connection after the surrounding territory has become...
  10. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    Highest possible post-Famine Irish population?

    With a POD of 1851 (the first census taken after the Great Famine) what is the highest plausible population of Ireland in 2014 and how would it reach that level? This graph shows the historical fall (and eventually growth) of the population in the modern day territory of the Republic: And...
  11. Ditzy Vixen (RossN)

    Second World War: Victorious but weakened USSR?

    Assuming an Allied victory in the Second World War with all of the major players in the Axis and Allies the same could the Soviet Union emerge on the winning side but much weaker than in OTL?
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