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  1. Victoria Louise: Grand Duchess Michael

    Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia was the only daughter of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. In 1913 she married Ernst August, the son of the Duke of Cumberland. Suppose Victoria Louise had married Grand Duke Michael, the brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. How does Victoria Louise's...

  2. King Charles IV of Hungary

    Emperor Charles I of Austria was no longer sovereign of Austria after the First World War. He died in 1922. Suppose he was able to relocate to Budapest, Hungary. Hungary had been allowed to remain a monarchy. Thus Charles continues to be King Charles IV of Hungary. In this scenario he dies in...

  3. No fairy tales

    Fairy tales are stories that originated in folk lore. Cinderella and The Elves and the Shoemaker are two examples. Suppose there were no fairy tales.

  4. Shirley Temple Black: No political career

    Shirley Temple was an American film and television actress. She married Charles Black on December 16, 1950. Shirley was a United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, the 18th Chief of Protocol of the United States, and United States Ambassador to Ghana. Suppose Shirley had no political career...

  5. No Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was an American half-hour children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series was aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5. Suppose there had been no Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

  6. Joan: Daughter of Mary, Queen of Scots

    On June 19, 1566 Queen Mary of Scotland's only child, Prince James was born. Her son later became King James VI of Scotland and James I of England. Suppose that in 1566 Queen Mary does not have a son. Instead she has a daughter, Princess Joan. Joan is named after Joan Beaufort, the Queen...

  7. Samuel Clemens writes as Samuel Clemens

    In Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain says: "I was a fresh new journalist, and needed a nom de guerre, so I confiscated the ancient mariner's discarded one (Mark Twain), and have done my best to make it remain what it was in his hands -- a sign and symbol and warrant that whatever is found in...

  8. No Nursery Rhymes

    Children would not have had the Little Tommy Tucker Nursery Rhyme. Little Tommy Tucker was a colloquial term that was commonly used to describe orphans. The orphans were often reduced to begging or "singing for their supper". The first publication date for Little Tommy Tucker was 1829.

  9. Alternate Possible Female Monarchs

    Tsarina Yevdokia Alekseevna of Russia Tsarevna Yvedokia Alekseevna (1650-1712) was the oldest daughter of Tsar Alexis I of Russia and his wife Maria Miloslavskaya. Suppose Alexis had only married Maria and had all daughters. Upon his demise in 1676, his oldest daughter would become Tsarina...

  10. Tsarina Sophia of Russia

    In OTL, during his brief reign, many historians argue that Tsar Feodor III actually 'ruled under the protectorate of Sophia his sister.' Using the education and political savvy she acquired by Feodor's side, she convinced the nobles and patriarchs of her capabilities to rule Russia.

  11. Lady Jane Grey becomes Catholic

    Lady Jane Grey was the Nine Days' Queen. She was Queen of England July 10 to 19, 1553. She and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley were eventually locked in the Tower of London. Lady Jane's execution was originally scheduled for February 9, 1554. Suppose Lady Jane Grey agrees to convert to...

  12. Significance of Coronation Date Before 1900

    Matilda of Bologna was the wife of King Stephen of England. Matilda's own coronation at Westminster Abbey at Easter 1136 was an important step in reinforcing her husband's status. She was the second English queen to descend directly from the Anglo-Saxon royal line after her aunt, Matilda of...

  13. A new title for Josephine

    Her Imperial Highness, Princess de Tascher

  14. 1657: Holy Roman Emper Ferdinand IV Maria

    In July 1658, more than a year after his father's death, Leopold I was elected Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt in spite of the French minister, Cardinal Mazarin. Mazarin sought to put the Imperial Crown on the head of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria. Ferdinand Maria lived 1636 to 1679. In...

  15. Tsarina Sophia of Russia

    Tsar Alexis I of Russia had two wives, Maria Miloslavskaya and Nataliya Naryshkina. In this scenario, Alexis has only the first wife Maria and only one daughter, Sophia (Sofia) Alexeevna (Alekseyevna). Sophia shall become Tsarina upon her father's demise in 1676. What kind of ruler will she be?

  16. What places could have become part of the United States?

    Panama Canal Zone Jamaica Haiti

  17. Edward I: No castles built

    Conway Castle The castle and walled town of Conway in North Wales were built by King Edward I in just five years from 1283 to 1288. If King Edward I had no castles erected, there might be no Conway Castle.

  18. No Great Exhibition of 1851

    May 1, 1851 was the opening day of the Great Exhibition. A choir sang the National Anthem, before the Archbishop of Canterbury read a prayer and the choir performed Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. The Marquis of Breadalbane declared, 'Her Majesty commands me to declare the Exhibition opened.'

  19. Alfred "the Great"

    King Alfred of England ruled from 871 to 899. He was the only English king to be honored with the epithet "the Great" after his name. Suppose Alfred was not referred to as "the Great". What other name should be used?

  20. Virginia not found first

    The very first successful colony to be created in the future Thirteen Colonies was Virginia. Virginia was established in 1607 by a charter granted to the London Company by King James I. The London Company, also known as the Charter of the Virginia Company of London, was established by a charter...
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