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  1. Sketch of a Roman colony in North America

    Lucius Julius Mento [invented name] is general in Britannia. He receives private word that his brother Sextus is going to try for the purple rising in revolt on the other side of the Empire, so he stops the tribute flowing from Britannia. He also gets his legion ready for action, ready to help...

  2. Romans cross the Atlantic - A Sketch

    Romans cross the Atlantic - A Sketch Some time around 100 AD +/- 100 years. A cohort is returning to the Continent from Britain, and travels on a small fleet of commercial craft (Veneti type ships, I imagine). The ships are primarily carrying product and tribute from Britain, so are loaded...

  3. AHC: President (Ernest) King

    Eisenhower made president. We have had threads discussing Patton and MacArthur being president. Could King, the head of the Navy, have ever gotten elected president? Did he have any political ambitions? I will admit that this was sparked by misunderstanding the MLK as president thread, but...

  4. what if hitler farted after lunch on dday?

    As it says on the tin. Or, given that hitler was close to being a vegetarian with lots of beans and cabbage in his diet, perhaps it could be 'what if he didnt?'. Extra points for factual research and originality. The primary purpose of this thread is to test Emperor Norton's hypothesis.

  5. AHC: Fusion equipped Bombardier

    Fusion-equipped Bombardier Global twins now in service http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/fusion-equipped-bombardier-global-twins-now-in-service-370692/ Now, of course, they're talking about an avionics package called Fusion. What would it take for the headline to refer to...

  6. Non-propeller aircraft carriers today?

    I have been seriously tempted to make unhelpful comments in the other thread, so I'll post a new one. What would it take for aircraft carriers NOT to use propellers? What would they use? Water Jets, probably? Can anyone think of a situation where that would be useful? Hover craft aircraft...

  7. AHC: other presidential food claims

    OTL JFK said "Ich bin ein Berliner", which can be (mis)interpreted as "I am a jelly doughnut" Are there any other possibilities? Especially that would make sense? Perhaps someone visiting Austria under Soviet threat and proclaiming themselves a sausage in a bun? Or standing in solidarity...

  8. AHC: Gay politician guaranteed to win

    Inspired, in a very twisted sense, by this thread: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=229576 What would it take to have a modern state where some major position (PM/president/whatever) was contested by candidates, all/both of whom happened to be gay?

  9. Gitlergrad

    Sparked by City names in the New German East Blomma Is there any way, with a PoD post 1930 or so, to get a city named "Gitlergrad" (e.g. Hitler city in Russian).?

  10. Canada Ultra - or yet another Canada Wank

    Canada wank (YACW – yet another ...) The biggest problem for a Canada-wank, is how does it stay 'Canada'. It is 'easy' to have a 'British North America wank', but in most such scenarios, it wouldn't be or be called 'Canada'. So let's establish some parameters Any BNA that is...

  11. Surviving Gran Colombia

    Is there any way that Gran Colombia could survive (for some time, if not indefinitely)? Suppose Bolivar died earlier, could Francisco de Paula Santander have managed to keep a federalist, constitutionalist nation together, or would it all have fallen apart anyway? Could compromises at the 1828...

  12. DBWI: no Pickett's charge

    What if Lincoln's secretary of the Treasury had been someone other than Pickett, and the national sales tax hadn't been adopted. I certainly know lots of people who look at a sales receipt and complain about the 10% Pickett's charge included. How would the Union have financed the war without it?

  13. White settlement in Eritrea

    in the 'Austria with South Tirol' thread, Jimbrock said: So, my mind being twisted as usual: have Eritrea be a WHITE RUSSIAN settlement, where many of the tsarist emigrés flee to.

  14. Canada Wank (YACW)

    Intro and philosophy of a Canada-wank Lots of people have tried Canada-Wanks before, so that it's almost cliche on this board. However, as usually gets pointed out, this is a REALLY tough problem. The biggest problem for a Canada-wank, is how does it stay 'Canada'. It is 'easy' to have...

  15. DBWI: What if the Padres stayed in San Francisco

    mixing two thread titles: What if the Franciscan order (headquartered in SF since its great missionary successes) had stayed there?

  16. Russian Taiwan?

    In the 'Russian Alaska' thread,Boto von Ageduch suggested 'a Russian Taiwan' Now, I am aware that what he was suggesting was that Alaska iTTL be equivalent to Taiwan (old government in exile). Still, it raises an interesting thought. Is there any way to get Russian control/ownership...

  17. Turtledove run-off: where?

    Turtledove run-off. Where? I click on the link and it wants me to sign in - when I'm already signed in. OK, so I checked a bunch of random fora, and found it in NP chat. Couldn't you have told us where it was?

  18. Turtledove run-off: where?

    Turtledove run-off. Where? I click on the link and it wants me to sign in - when I'm already signed in. OK, so I checked a bunch of random fora, and found it in NP chat. Couldn't you have told us where it was?

  19. DBWI Prussia without the Rhone and Provence

    So I'm playing around with an idea and I have a problem. What effects would Prussia, for whatever reason be it Napoleon winning, a different land trade, not getting the Rhone and Provence have? Would they still be able to develop into a leading German state or would they fade as...

  20. Texas loses

    My son, age 11, asked me yesterday what would have happened if Texas had lost its war of independence. I just did a search for "texas independence", figuring that those two words would show up in any such timeline, and I don't see ANY timeline discussing a FAILURE of the Texian revolution...
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