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  1. WI: Roosevelt without Polio

    I'm not sure if I've ever seen this one attempted though please signpost me if it has. As the above says - FDR doesn't contract Polio and doesn't end up in a wheelchair. How would this affect his political career going forward?

  2. 1948 - No Nationalisation of the UK Railways

    Clement Atlee's government loved to nationalise everything in the aftermath of WW2 in order to build a "brave, new society" (where have I heard that one before. The transport industry was no exception and the railways, the canals, road haulage and ports all were nationalised after the Transport...

  3. Sino-Vietnamese War turns hot

    On 17th February 1979, the Chinese army invaded Vietnam. The reasons for doing so basically summarise down to the fact that Cambodia/Kampuchea was an ally of China and the Vietnamese were in control of most of the country. Deng Xiaoping informed Jimmy Carter at the time that "[he intended] to...

  4. Yo Robo

    Shamelessly pilfered from IMDB: Robocop is returning to the big screen - 15 years after the cyborg crimefighter handed over his badge and gun. Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky - famous for movies Pi and Requiem for a Dream - has signed on to direct the fourth installment of the franchise...

  5. WI - No Blitz

    After the 1940 defeat of Franch, the Germans turned their attention to knocking the UK out of the war. Goering was charged with elimination of the RAF and paving the way for a possible invasion in an operation that shall forever remain nameless. But let's say that Hitler instead ignores...

  6. Trek Goes AH

    Nope, this isn't a Mirror Universe set of references but Star Trek does "What If" in the Trek Universe: http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Infinity%27s_Prism Looks good.

  7. WI TR is shot instead of McKinley

    I was looking at the 1901 Assassination switch thread and sparked this question - let's say the Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, is shot dead in Buffalo. What impact would that have on history? With WM still as President, the USA might have avoided any sort of interference in the...

  8. Maurice Bavaud succeeds

    On 9th November 1938, a 22 year old Swiss citizen travelled to Berlin with the express intent of sending Herr Hitler straight to the grave via an assassin's bullet. He fails and is arrested for fare evasion and confesses to the assassination attempt. The story can be found here...

  9. No Anglo-Japanese Alliance

    What if the British and the Japanese never signed an alliance in 1902? Would this mean that the French would help out the Russians against Japan in 1904? It's said that the Anglo-Japanese alliance dissuaded the French from declaring war so remove that obstacle and the Japanese might find...

  10. It's Magna Carta Day

    So let's develop a King John themed POD. Something happens to King John just before or as he succeeds his older brother as King of England in 1189 and the heir designate, Arthur of Anjou becomes King. Although Arthur was murdered at the behest of John when he was 16, let's just say that he...

  11. WI - Spencer Percival lives

    I cannot believe there is no reference to this on the board: Spencer Percival has the dubious distinction of being the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. A barrister by profession and something of a hard-core Protestant, Percival became PM in 1809 and prosecuted the...

  12. WI: River Phoenix doesn't take that Speedball

    In 1993, the world was stunned to learn of the collapse and death of River Phoenix outside the Viper Room following a cocktail of heroin and cocaine, aka a Speedball. He was twenty-three year old. Despite a short life, the actor had starred in several notable films including Stand By Me, The...

  13. President Gore

    "President Gore... and other things that never happened: A Second Collection of Political Counterfactuals" arrived yesterday morning. Finished it last night (quick reader). There's still a heavy UK bias with the content of this book although less so than Prime Minister Portillo. There is...

  14. Prime Minister Portillo

    I managed to buy a copy of this from Amazon when I was looking at "President Gore... and other things that never happened: A Second Collection of Political Counterfactuals" (which I subsequently ordered). Interesting collection of British 20th Century political WI's with the exception of "WI...

  15. Queen Camilla

    Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend. Although it is technically Alternative History, it's far more a comment on the Windsors and political life in 21st century Britain. The POD - In the novel "The Queen and I" the night before the 1992 election the Queen goes to bed with the last thought in her...

  16. WI - The South Sea Bubble Never Burst?

    An amusing retelling of the story can be found here: http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/south_sea/ What would have happened had the bubble not burst? Certainly there was a sudden flurry of migration from England at the time to the Americas and also it has been speculated that the...

  17. The New World Order

    "Only the completely original and unalloyed Jeapesian imagination could think of launching a full-scale alien invasion right into the middle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army, as well as a young King Charles II, face the full might of the powerful Holekhors as alien...

  18. WI: Prime Minister Einstein?

    Einstein was offered the premiership of Israel in 1948. He declined it. What if he accepted it? An earlier nuclear-armed Israel?

  19. Settling Accounts Speculation

    I'm re-reading it and there's a couple of things that maybe your guys could clear up - or provide evidence for/against. 1. Jake Featherston muses on his plans saying everything hinges on Kentucky. Why? In his musings, Houston was a "bonus" but Kentucky was essential. I can't see what it is...

  20. WW1 Challenge - Russia wins

    Was re-reading my slimline volume outlining the chronology of WW1 and I was wondering if it was possible to make Russia fare better, possibly enough to give them the bulk of the credit for defeating the Central Powers. POD (no earlier than) - 28th July 1914. Split the Russian army into...
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