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  1. Alexei Romanov as a Tsar?

    Is there any indication of how Alexei, the son of Nicholas II and Alexandra would have acted as Tsar of the Russian Empire? Was he educated in any way towards being a ruler or were any preparations made for this? Lets say for argument sake in the late 20s-early/mid 30s, with WW1 starting and...
  2. Rail usage in the UK

    With the Beeching Cuts and general increase in car/bus usage etc since the 1960s, passenger train has decreased in the UK. I was wondering how to get it so that people use trains as a method of travel, both as absolute numbers and percentage wise by 2019. Two options come to mind: The first one...
  3. Russian Empire Question

    If the Russian Empire was able to survive until the 1990s at the earliest, how would the demography of the empire look? With Russia itself, I heard 200 million as of the year 2000 and Ukraine and Belarus maybe 60 and 15 million respectively. I'm thinking roughly these borders (minus Kaliningrad)...
  4. Population spread outside of London

    In the UK London is currently the largest city by a large degree at around 8.5 million with the next biggest city being Birmingham at just over a million people, with the third largest city being Leeds at 750,000 people and 589,000 and 552,000 to Glasgow and Sheffield respectively. How would it...
  5. More sympatehtic Attention to Suicde instead of comdemnation?

    Due to dark thoughts at the momen, how is it possible for more sympathy for people who commit suicede to happen? Perhaps earlier understandin g of how grief and why people commite sui#cide helps instead of commendation?
  6. Executions in California after 1976

    How is it possible that after the death penalty was allowed again after Gregg v Georgia that California has more executions? Since it has over 700 inmates on death row as of writing, could it possibly go into the hundreds? What would the effects of this be? Bonus points if it is able to...
  7. No Haemophilia for Alexei Romanov?

    Alexei Romanov was born with the disease Haemophilia, which stops the body from clotting blood effectively, what if he was born without the disease? For starters, without the disease Rasputin most likely wouldn't come to the attention of his parents and his parents wouldn't be constantly...
  8. Gas Chamber in the United Kingdom

    I read the book Hanging in the Balance by Brian Block and John Hostettler a while ago and in the book while discussing the Homicide Act of 1957, Lord Amulree proposed an amendment replacing hanging with lethal gas, with the response being by the Lord Chancellor that due to uncertainty of lethal...
  9. Crusaders and Byzantium Relations

    What if the Crusaders and Byzantines kept better relations during and after the First Crusade, how do this affect any future Crusades in the region and relations with other western nations?
  10. Native Dynasties In The Balkans

    When Serbia fought for and got their independence from the Ottomans it had a native dynasty, the Obrenovic dynasty for Serbia. How would it be possible for the other Balkan countries of Greece and Bulgaria to have their own native dynasties from Greece and Bulgaria respectively? Would they be...
  11. Larger British Asia

    Would it be possible for the British Empire to own the following territories at the the same time and for a significant length of time: India, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Pakistan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei and the Philippines? How would administration and trade of such a area...
  12. Kennedy loses in Kennedy v. Louisiana

    What if Patrick O' Neal Kennedy loses his court case in the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Louisiana? What is Kennedy's ultimate fate? How would such a decision come about? What are the effect of the decision in other states, would they expands their capital crimes? Or what if the Supreme Court...
  13. Balkan Homogeneity

    What would it take for each of the Balkan nations to be ethnically homogenous? What would the effect be of this happening and the aftermath? POD is 1900.
  14. French Leave Syria

    How would it be possible so that the French leave Syria and what could make them leave? Effects on the region and the relations with the other powers. POD is 1920, but before the start of WW2.
  15. Welsh Assimilation

    How and when would it be possible for the Welsh people to be assimilated into Englishman? What would the effects be of this in the British Isle and the world? POD is 1700.
  16. Russia VS Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans

    Would it be possible for a war between Russia against an alliance of Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans only, without military interference from other Great Powers? How would such a war go and how would any peace treaty go? How would the other Great Powers and Secondary Powers react to such a war...
  17. Gas Normal Part Of Warfare

    What would it take for gas warfare to be considered and accepted as a normal part of warfare, equal with guns?
  18. Joker In Dark Knight Rises

    If Heath Ledger doesn't die when he does, how would The Joker be dealt with in the film? Would he have a starring role or may only be mentioned? How would the plot change?
  19. Gibraltar and Falklands Integration

    What if Gibraltar and the Falklands are integrated into the UK? What is the foreign relations effects of this? What would the domestic reaction be? What is the most opportune time to do this and how would this effect Spanish and Argentine claims to these two territories respectively?
  20. Largest British Jewish Population

    What is the largest Jewish population that the British Isles can hold and have by 2000? How could this come about and how would the Jewish population be treated, preferably with a constant large Jewish presence (example: no expulsions)?
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