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  1. Plausibility Check/WI: Alternate 13th Amendment

    So let's go back to the Republican Convention, Illinois, 1860. IOTL, of course, Abraham Lincoln was nominated after multiple ballots in a surprise victory, he would go on to win the Presidency and make history. However, the frontrunner going into the convention was William Seward of New York...

  2. DBWI: How would the South respond to a Humphrey Presidency in '68?

    1968 was very close. If just California (which was within a percentage point) had gone for Humphrey instead of Nixon, he would have broken 270 electoral votes and become President, avoiding the whole Corrupt Bargain between Wallace and Nixon altogether. I know this has been discussed many...

  3. The 1968 Presidential Election and the rise of the Farmer-Labor Party

    Dick coughed once again into his hankerchief, his throat scratchy and dry as his eyes watered. It seemed like he was always sick these days. Maybe it was life's way of paying him back for the impeccable health he kept while on the campaign trail eight years ago. Whatever it was, though, it was a...

  4. WI: A Peaceful 7th Century for Rome

    When people think of the Roman Empire at the turn of the 7th century, they often get a very specific image in their head: an overstretched, financially strained giant, beset on all sides by foes due to indefensible borders and wracked by internal religious division. A paper tiger, some might...

  5. Possibility of an earlier Pacific War

    In the lead up to World War 2, Japan continuously acted more and more aggressive in East Asia, and consistently butted up against American interests. The Japanese invasion of China, in particular, completely undermined American investments, not to mention all the war crimes and naked aggression...

  6. WI: Ögedei dies in 1232?

    According to the Secret History of the Mongols, the Khan Ögedei almost died while attacking Jin China in 1232. Supposedly, he was struck by illness that the Mongols attributed to hostile Chinese spirits. Iit was only when his brother Tolui sacrificed himself that Ögedei began to feel better...

  7. Mediterranean World Without Justinian

    Roman Emperor Justinian is perhaps the most well-known figure in "Byzantine" history. He presided over an Empire that was expanding and reconquering, both in Africa and Italy, extending its diplomatic influence on all sides, growing economically, and gaining prestige. During his reign, a whole...

  8. "John Marshall has Made his Decision, so I must enforce it"

    For those of you unfamiliar, the Trail of Tears was a rather traumatic event in American history that resulted in the forced removal of Amerindians in the Deep South. However, it wasn't even entirely legal. WorcestervGeorgia, a famous court case, gave the United States federal government power...

  9. Restoration, Exile, Rebirth: A Counter-Factual History of the Komnenoi

    Woah look, another TL about the Byzantines. We all know how we're lacking in those :rolleyes: . But hopefully, this one will at least be a good one. It's hard to stand up to masterpieces on this site like An Age of Miracles, I admit, but I'm going to give it my best shot. The basic gist of...

  10. Plausibility Check: "Pagan Bastion" Britain

    In this thread, we discussed the possibility of a pagan England that never goes catholic. Is this possible? The idea would be that the channel separates them from the holy wars of Europe, and they end up as the last great bastion of paganism in Europe, preferably up into the modern day...

  11. AHC: Delay the Industrial Revolution for as long as possible

    With a PoD after the Seven Years War, delay the industrial revolution as long as you possibly can. I'm talking 20th century, maybe even later. Bonus points if you create a situation in which the world can never industrialize. EDIT: No apocalypse. Civilization must go on, just stagnate.

  12. Brainstorming: Cultural and Religious effects from a surviving Justinian Empire

    So, assuming (most of) Justinian's Empire manages to get consolidated back into Rome, what are some of the possible effects of this? The Empire would include most of Italy (leaving a small quasi-vassal Lombardy in the Northern half), North Africa up to Tunisia, almost all of the Balkans, and of...

  13. Burning Bishops and Degenerate Generals- A TL about the Near East

    The Komnenid Restoration and Divison- A Near East TL that gets Byzantine Now, I know what you might be saying- "another Byzantine Timeline? Really?" But the simple fact of the matter is, I still find Byzantine Timelines fun, even if they are done often. Besides, this TL won't just be focusing...

  14. AHC: Avoid the Second great Awakening

    The United States during the first half of the 19th century went through a transformation known as the "Second Great Awakening" (wiki for those who don't know.) It was a massive revival and reformation of protestant religions throughout the US, whose implications are still felt to this day...

  15. Questions/Brainstorming about a Norse, surviving Vinland

    I have a few ideas for a TL on the Norse-American state of Vinland. I'd like to gauge plausibility and ideas concerning any TL about it. A few points here that would be a little different: 1. An earlier discovery and settlement by Norse settlers, establishing a state following the Norse...

  16. DBWI:AHC/WI Cause a war between Central Europe and Western Europe in the early 1900s

    As we know, in the early 20th centruy Europe was divided into two main camps: Britain, France, and Russia and Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Italy. As we know, they had pretty cold relations until Russia became too strong for the other powers and a coalition of Germany, AH, The...

  17. Playing the Game Our Own Way (A very American TL)

    Hi. You can call me Biden, and I'm making a TL (believe it or not!). Playing the Game Our Own Way is a TL about American Imperialism, in the late 19th century especially. It will begin in 1846 and run until the modern day. There are multiple PODs, going as far back as the 1830s. If I write...

  18. First TL Poll

    Hi guys! I've been wanting to try out a TL for a while, and have come up with a few ideas. Note that this TL would not come out for several weeks, as I would first take the time to do a little research and planning here's my ideas: The Kings of West and East: Temujin is born quite different and...

  19. WI: The Great War results in a stalemate

    There are a lot of TLs on AH about a Central powers victory, or perhaps even a quicker Entente victory in the Great War. But I had something different in mind. What if the Great War dragged on for even longer than it did, grinding down Britain, France and Germany and causing unrest...
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