A timeline about the Netherlands. Any timeline about the Netherlands. Probably one of the most underused nations when it comes to AH potential. They usually end up as a part of a German empire, or get soundly squashed by the French/Brits/Germans/Spanish/Turks, etc. because they are not as glamorous or kewl like the aforementioned nations. Oh well.
A timeline about the Netherlands. Any timeline about the Netherlands. Probably one of the most underused nations when it comes to AH potential. They usually end up as a part of a German empire, or get soundly squashed by the French/Brits/Germans/Spanish/Turks, etc. because they are not as glamorous or kewl like the aforementioned nations. Oh well.
A timeline about the Netherlands. Any timeline about the Netherlands. Probably one of the most underused nations when it comes to AH potential. They usually end up as a part of a German empire, or get soundly squashed by the French/Brits/Germans/Spanish/Turks, etc. because they are not as glamorous or kewl like the aforementioned nations. Oh well.
The a small nation surrounded by big nations them getting crushed is argeably the natural course of history.
A timeline where the Hapsburgs are crushed under the Franco-Turkish alliance in the 1500s and sees both states essentially carve the old Roman Empire into two spheres, the Francosphere and Turkosphere.
Bonus points if you can somehow get this alliance to basically claim the mantle of old Western and Eastern Rome and embrace it wholesale.
There is TL where Netherlands is main nation and rises as world power.
There were already a couple early blockbusters before Star Wars IIRC; Jaws came out in 1975. I think the best way to not have Star Wars is for George Lucas get to do Flash Gordon. I'm surprised this hasn't been done yet. I can already see some interesting effects from this just in 1977. Smokey and the Bandit would be the top grossing film of 1977 ceteris paribus, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind was close behind. With Richard Dreyfuss starring in Clouse Encounters, it might end up on top for that year.The second one could be quite fascinating. What movie is the first blockbuster in this timeline? Or does film take an entirely different route? What happens to the science fiction genre without Star Wars? If Fox goes under (as it likely would have), how does that change the media ecosystem more generally?
Has that really not been done?
A TL where Pizarro fails to conquer the Inca.
I think a TL with Aztec survivals has been done, but I can't find it...
Agreed. The were once the greatest economic power of the day and enjoyed their 15 minutes to the full, but are so underrated.
I point to the conspiracy that the British are behind this! They still despise their enemies across the Sea!