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  1. An independent Burgundy? The second son of Charles V

    Over ten years ago, I wrote a rather long TL (that I definately consider a relic of my youth now) with the premise that Charles V had a second son, who became ruler of the OTL Spanish Netherlands + Franche-Comte. But that said, I think it does make an interesting WI. So, to start the discussion...

  2. The Tale of the Years of Lead: The Crisis of the Confederacy, 1978-1993

    Rising above a mass of smaller skyscrapers to dominate the skyline, the Confederate Capitol is visible from virtually any part of Atlanta, and a must-see on the list of any visitor to the city. In its design-two low wings for the Confederate House and Senate, with a towering Art Deco edifice...

  3. WI: The Arabs lose the Battle of Nahavand

    After the fall of Mesopotamia to the Arabs in the 630's, the Sassanid Emperor Yazdegird III raised a second army, which met the Arab army in Nahavand pass (near the modern day city of Hamadan, Iran) in 642. The Arabs were victorious, and while the Arabs had already taken Mesopotamia, the outcome...

  4. Bulgarian "Byzantine" Empire

    IOTL, after the Latin conquest in 1204, Constantinople was eventually recovered in 1261. But lets say somehow (maybe Tsar Kaloyan is more stable and lives to 50-60), Bulgaria, rather than Nicea, eventually surrounds and takes Constantinople. Some years back I wrote a TL with this very premise...

  5. A Short(ish) History of Alyaska

    Part I: Say the word "Alyaska", and what comes to mind? Most likely images of craggy mountains, polar bears, onion-domed Orthodox churches and the belle-epoque architecture of downtown Saint Nicholas. With its numerous outdoor activities, Russian folk singing, and seemingly endless kiosks...

  6. Hapsburg Hungary POD-Archduke Joseph and Alexandra Pavlovna have a surviving son

    Archduke Joseph was the Hapsburg Palatine (governor) of Hungary from 1796 to 1847, during which time he essentially ran the country for the Hapsburg emperors and presided over a number of reforms, developing close relationships with the Hungarian nobility and helping to mediate between them and...

  7. Polish-dominated Russia?

    How much of Russia could the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth have realistically gained control over? And what might a PLC-ruled Russia have looked like? Could it have become as Polonized as western Ukraine was IOTL, with the nobility speaking Polish and most of the population being Uniate?

  8. WI: Spanish North Africa instead of Spanish Netherlands

    So...lets say that, as a POD, either the Hapsburgs don't inherit Spain or Charles V gives the Burgundian inheritance to his Austrian rather than Spanish heir. Furthermore, lets say that this Spain, somewhat isolated from Europe, decides to take all the resources, manpower, and gold OTL Spain...

  9. Polish-Bohemian Union

    In 1471, Vladislaus, a member of the Jagiellon dynasty which ruled Poland and Lithuania, became King of Bohemia, and later Hungary. His son Louis II would also hold the same title, but after his death at the Battle of Mohacs, Bohemia and what was left of Hungary passed into the hands of the...

  10. WI: French "Anglicanism"

    About how plausible would the following series of events be: -Sometime in the 1540's-1550's, a French king gets into a major spat with the Pope. As a result, he declares that he, as king, shall be the sole head of the church in France, with final authority over the appointment of clergy and all...

  11. AHC: Powerful Early Modern Hansa

    With a POD no earlier than 1400, how could either the Hanseatic League, or a recognizable successor state (by which I mean, centered on one of the Hanseatic cities, speaks Low German, and has at least some kind of political continuity with the earlier League) remain (or become) a major maritime...

  12. AHC: Shia "Ottomans", Sunni Iran

    Your challenge, with a POD after the collapse of the Ilkhanate in 1335, have Anatolia come to be dominated by a dynasty that does roughly the same things as the Ottomans (ie, capturing Constantinople, menacing Vienna)...but is Shia (and yes, I realize a Shia dynasty will obviously have a...

  13. Portuguese-Castillian Union

    What if, instead of marrying Ferdinand, Isabella of Castile had married a Portuguese heir instead? The Castile/Aragon union was very much dominated by the former, but I wonder if that would happen in this case. Lisbon is, after all, extremely well positioned to be a center of Atlantic...

  14. Germany Broken up after World War II

    So, I was looking at the "Allies Divide and Annex Germany" thread in ASB, and a different (and perhaps slightly more plausible, though perhaps still a stretch) POD came to mind-what if, after World War II, the Allies decide that the last seventy-five years are proof that a united Germany is...

  15. Question About Rhineland dialects/Dutch

    So, something that confuses me-Wikipedia seems to think there's some sort of "Franconian" dialect continuum that goes from the Netherlands all the way to somewhere near Saxony. However, other sources I've looked at group the green and blue parts of that map with High German, which (IIRC) is a...

  16. AHC: Liberal Republicans and Conservative Democrats

    With a POD after 1900, is there any way to have Republicans become America's left-wing party, with TTL's New Deal equivalent enacted by a Republican president? And conversely, have the Democrats become America's conservative party, retaining their base in the South.

  17. OTL Question: What was the dominant language of pre-Islamic North Africa?

    Punic? Berber? African Romance? In a TL where North Africa had remained outside Dar al-Islam (under Gregory the Patrician or somebody else), what would its language/culture wind up being?

  18. WI: No battle of Fort Sumter

    At the time of South Carolina's secession, there were three Federal forts in Charleston Harbor: Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter, and Castle Pinckney, all of which were under the command of Major Anderson. Castle Pinckney was lightly manned and largely abandoned (it has trees growing out of it today)...

  19. A Historia do Novo Israel

    "Today, we declare our total independence-not just from the King of the Netherlands, but from all of the Gentile lords and princes who have oppressed us during our two thousand years of exile. Today, we cast off the last remnant of that tyranny. We may not see our beautiful Israel until the...

  20. WI: Failed German invasion of Norway

    Browsing the recent Sealion thread, I noticed the following set of posts concerning Germany's invasion of Norway: So, this got me thinking...in the opinion of the board, is there any chance Hitler's invasion of Norway could have failed? What POD(s) would do it, and what might some of the...
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