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  1. Immigration to British America

    In the 1760s and 1770s, the British experimented with a Greco-Italian-Minorcan settlement, New Smyrna, in Florida. The colony itself was a bit of a disaster, http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/caught-in-the-middle.html, but it does raise an interesting question. What does immigration to British...

  2. The Anglo-Chinese War of 1808

    It would be the worst thing you have done for a number of years, to go to war with an immense empire like China. You would doubtless, at first succeed . . . but you would teach them their own strength. They would be compelled to adopt measures to defend themselves against you; they would...

  3. Was an 18th Century Annexation of Venice Ever Considered?

    Was there ever any proposal to annex Venice by the Austrians or someone else, perhaps as compensation for one of the partitions? Obviously this happened in the Napoleonic Wars but I would have thought it'd be a more useful compensation for the Habsburgs than Galicia was...

  4. The Burgundian Kings of France

    In October 1422, a rumor spread through that the Dauphin, leader of France against the Anglo-Burgundians, had died when a floor collapsed under him. This rumor turned out to be false; the collapse did happen, but the Dauphin was not among those killed. But suppose he was. In theory, this...

  5. The Maritime Kingdom: The Zheng Dynasty in East Asia

    “The mountains and rivers of my homeland have all changed colors, and the palaces of the old capital turned to ashes. But although the imperial spirit is finished in the Central Plain, the gowns and caps survive overseas. Although the scenery of mountains and rivers here are different, the...

  6. More Stable Byzantium?

    We've seen quite a few Byzantine timelines around here that involve an alternate Manzikert, or some other battle, but I've always felt like these, while interesting, rarely square the circle, which is that the Byzantine state was unable to avoid civil wars or internal conflict. Have we ever...

  7. Alternative Fitness Trends

    As I wait at an airport after the New Orleans Marathon, and prepare to return to New York, where I will go to a Crossfit class tomorrow, I wonder. Are there any fitness trends that showed up "late," or anything which could have taken off earlier? For instance, marathons. In a way it seems...

  8. Handing Back Passports?

    A friend is reading the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and Ribbentrop states that, when Germany declared war on the United States, Hitler told him to return toe American ambassador's passport. A foolish question, but why was this done? Why did Germany have the ambassador's passports?

  9. France Doesn't Aid the American Colonists

    We've seen a few threads heareabouts which suggest it was a mistake for France to help the American colonists gain independence, because all they got out of it was a major power in North America that was hostile to the British Empire instead of a loyal French puppet. I'm not quite sure how you...

  10. Saving the Holy Roman Empire

    Writing in May of 1806, on the eve of the Empire's dissolution, a Habsburg official wrote the following, praising the Holy Roman Empire's rule of law and protection for the poor. "Two imperial courts, whose counselors were appointed with great care and were free of external influence, competed...

  11. Japanese Australia

    "And she may cry but her tears will dry When I hand her the keys to a shiny new Australia!" Is anyone aware of any novels that are set in a Japanese occupied Australia? It is not something I've ever come across in Alternate history, outside of footnotes in your typical "secret Jews hack the...

  12. Timelines with a Victorious Japan?

    There are of course many timelines where Germany wins, but are there are any where Japan wins? For instance, a timeline with an isolationist US, a seizure of British colonies, etc?

  13. Japan Dodges WW2?

    We've explored a Nazi victory in WW2 a fair bit, but what about a Japan that dodges the war? Say Chiang bites it in 1937, and China relapses into warlordism. Japan continues to industrialize Manchuria, meddle in northern China, but it doesn't feel the need to strike south; there's no US oil...

  14. Did France Underplay Its Hand in the 1930s?

    So, inspired by a bit of Hearts of Iron (I know), and a Blunted Sickle... There are lots of threads discussing the Fall of France, but I'm wondering if even getting to that point required some bad luck for France. It seems to me that a France with a better economy in the 1930s shouldn't have...

  15. Short Story about Prince Frederick of England Moving to America?

    I recall reading a short story about Prince Federick (of LTTW fame) moving to America, but I can't seem to find it on Google Books. It ends with the British kingdoms forming the United States of Britain. Does anyone recall this?

  16. Statebuilding in the CSA

    Here's an odd thought about getting a more progressive CSA. If you believe that interstate conflict builds state apparatus, and leads to liberalization at home to build up domestic support, then is there an argument that the CSA would care more about its black population than OTL's south?

  17. More Successful Southern Terrorist Campaign During the American Civil War?

    During the ACW, the Rebels tried a few ideas to shake morale up north. One of the more notable attempts was to burn down New York City. Can we think of any ways to make the CSA try engage in such conduct even more than OTL?

  18. XCom2: After the End

    So, having beat Xcom2, and taught those treacherous aliens that they should never try to find a cure for their dying race on Earth, I can't help but wonder about the aftermath. Humanity's managed to overthrown the alien armada that conquered the planet, but the aliens' rule (if you ignore the...

  19. The Byzantine Republic (Not AH, as Such)

    Once in a while, I like posting about a book that I've read recently, because it tends to open up some AH opportunities. The latest one is the Byzantine Republic, by Anthony Kaldellis, which attacks the idea that the Byzantine Empire was an oriental despotism. A few general points: He makes...

  20. Random TL 191 Thought

    Would it have made more sense if the story had seen The USA, rather than going evil fascist, end up as an evil Socialist state after a stalemated peace in 1917 or 1918? America's winning, but Germany's on the ropes, and you get a peace that's basically status quo ante. Instead of...
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