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  1. WI: Mongol conquest of Egypt

    What if the Mongols win the Battle of Ain Jalut and kill Baibars, and then go on to conquer Egypt? What would be the affects of this long and short term? I assume when the Empire disintegrates, the Ilkhanate will inherit Egypt. They too will disintegrate in time, but what will happen to Egypt...

  2. Affect of a Stuart survival on the American Revolution?

    What if the Glorious Revolution failed, and James II ruled until his death in 1701. He is succeeded by his son (OTL James the Old Pretender) who reigns until 1766. What affect would the survival of the Stuart dynasty of England have on the American Revolutionary War?

  3. Felix Austria: A More successful Hapsburg timeline

    This is a timeline where events of the late 16th and early 17th century go even better for the Hapsburgs 1554 Mary I of England does actually get pregnant, and gives birth to a healthy son, named John 1570 the Holy League does not immediately disband, and goes on to save Cyprus from the...

  4. WI: China collapses in the early 1990s

    In this timeline, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests continue to spiral out of control. leading to a chain reaction in which the communist government of China collapses, around the same time as the communist governments of Russia and Yugoslavia. What would happen to China afterwards, and what...

  5. WI: Isabella Clara Eugenia becomes Queen of France?

    (If people feel this is too ASB, I'm ok with it being moved to the ASB forum. I think it is plausible) This timeline starts with the 1592 papal conclave. In the last 2 conclaves, the candidate preferred by the King of Spain had always won. This time, that candidate was Giulio Antonio Santori...

  6. WI: Henry V lives longer?

    What if King Henry V did not get sick and die in 1422, but instead lived another 20 years? Under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes, Henry was recognized as the heir apparent to the throne of France. If he outlived Charles VI, it would have led to a crown union between England and France. Also...

  7. How advanced can you make the world?

    Using only plausible PODs (as many as you want) how much can the technological advancement of Earth be increased? Here are some of my ideas: Euclid's Geometry of a Sphere is not lost, and so non-Euclidean Geometry is invented 2000 years early. The Great Plague of London does not break out, and...

  8. What if: Both Romes fall in the 5th century?

    This was inspired by the short story "Eutopia" by Poul Anderson, specifically the world of Westland which he describes. Briefly, it is a world were both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires fell, and Western civilization grew entirely from Germanic and Slavic roots with little-or-no Latin or...

  9. WI: the Easter Sunday Raid is a success

    in April 1942, Japan launched and attack on Ceylon, headquarters of the British Eastern Fleet, with carrier based aircraft similar to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The goal was to destroy or cripple most of the British Eastern Fleet. The pan failed because the British were tipped off by...

  10. Republic of New Netherlands

    I've been speculating for a long time on a timeline where the Dutch colony of New Netherlands becomes a great power, and a potential analog to the OTL United States of America. I've finally nerved myself up to commit these ideas to a post, and see what people think about it. 1665-1667 In the...

  11. What if World War 2 was fought against Communism?

    Let's say in this timeline, that Stalin is more aggressive and Hitler is more patient. There is no Pact of Steel, and the Soviet Union starts World War 2 by invading Poland and Finland. France and Britain ally with Germany and Japan against the Soviet Union, and their communist sympathizers...

  12. No Red Sultan

    What if Murad V of the Ottoman Empire defeated the coup attempt in 1876, and executed Abdul Hamid? How much more would the Ottoman Empire have modernized? How would this change their involvement in World War 1?

  13. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon have more children

    What if all of Catherine of Aragon's children by Henry were born safely and healthy, and grew to adulthood, living until their father's death? In this timeline, the children of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are: Princess Elizabeth (born 1510) Prince Henry (born 1511) Prince Edward (born...

  14. What if there was no Anarchy?

    In 1135, Matilda succeeds her father, Henry I as ruler of England. Possibly Stephen chooses not to rebel, possibly Matilda is in a stronger position when her father drops. In any case, she becomes Queen of the English, and rules until her death in 1167 What would her reign be like? And how...

  15. Trying to remember the title of a book

    I'm wondering if anybody can help me rember the title of an alternate history Book I read a long time ago. I believe the cold war went hot, and it was fought with bioweapons. A plague wiped out most of the Caucasian people in the Americas, and the continent was re-taken by the Native Americans...

  16. Rome divided earlier

    In 43 BC, the Second Triumvirate divided the Roman Empire into three parts, with Octavian getting the west, Mark Antony the east, and Lepidus Africa. What if Rome had remained divided? How would each of these states have developed over the years, and how would in change European history?

  17. A Greater House of Islam

    This is my attempt to increase the expansion of Islam as much as possible, using only plausible PODs. All these divergences are in the 8th century, and so should not be affected by butterflies POD 1: the Muslims capture Constantinople in 718, and conquer the Byzantine Empire POD 2: the Muslims...

  18. Muslim Age of Exploration

    What if the voyages of Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad, and King Abu Bakr II of Mali had actually happened? In 889, a merchant from Cordoba named Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad successfully crosses the Atlantic and reaches the Caribbean. He travels from island to island, and eventually reaches...

  19. What if Nero's Riegn was cut short?

    What if, in December of 54 AD, less than one month after beginning his reign, Emperor Nero dies in an accident? Who would take over as leader of the Roman Empire? I know the Empire did not have any real succession laws at the time. Technically, the office of Emperor didn't even exist. Would...

  20. Fleischer beats Disney

    ITTL, Paramont approves the production of Gulliver's Travels 1934, and Fleischer Studios has the time they need to give it the quality preparation it deserves. When it airs, Gulliver's Travels becomes the highest-grossing sound film at the time. In an effort to compete with Fleischer, Disney...
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