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  1. Elizabeth the first accepts the Dutch crown

    If she happened to have the geopolitical foresight or purr luck to accept; then she could have stacked most of the local positions with people of moderate leanings and slowly bring them more in line with the CoE. Possible for it to even spark the creation of Anglican inspired Dutch equivalent...

  2. Why Did Corn Spread To South America But Potatoes Did Not Spread To North America?

    Coincidental combination of factors I'd suppose. From my knowledge atleast, potatoes may tolerate colder climates well, but do have some growing requirements. They do okay with poor quality soil, but require sufficient topsoil depth. They don't require much water, yet waterlog and rot easily...

  3. WI: Iceland is abandoned in 1784

    The North Sea was actually incredibly lucrative and vital to European markets as far back as at least to the 18th century. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/18th-century-fishery.php "Spain consumed around 400,000 quintals of saltfish annually, and Portugal took another 150,000 or...

  4. A literal Third Rome: A Roman Metropolis after Rome and Constantinople

    Unfortunately, I believe Barcelona had a shallow natural harbour that had to be expanded greatly by artificial means. And unfortunately the river and estuary at Tarraco is too far away. Perhaps the Roussillon has a good enough harbour along its coast? Such as Narbonne or Montpelier.

  5. A literal Third Rome: A Roman Metropolis after Rome and Constantinople

    A bit ambitious, but maybe Tolose or Bordeaux would be good. Centrally located near Italy, Gaul and Spain, with the possibility of an early Canal de Midi connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranean (even horse-drawn); Which would improve communication with the Channel Fleet and the Rhine. And...

  6. Development of a Canadian Alaska?

    An interesting possibility is the extension of the Canada Pacific line from Vancouver up into Alaska. The promise to build it was part of BC's terms for joining confederation. With the main spur taking four years (1881-1885), to blast through both the Shield and the Rockies. I would think a...

  7. Could the South be a Breadbasket?

    The southern US and the Caribbean were early noted for their rich soil; and, subsequently profit took over and nutrient draining cash crops were planted. My question is if a food-limited nation managed to acquire part of this land, could they make it a net food exporter instead? This is...

  8. What if instead of Britain, America went to war with Spain in 1812?

    I think it might require a stronger Southern interest early on, the Golden Circle 40 years early. Maybe something drives the price of sugar up, they reach the west coast earlier; or, a US with only the AoC allows for more planter expansionism? Results are either moderate or really excessive IMO.

  9. WI: Saxon Gaul

    What about a more successful Ricimer leads to the Germanic peoples to settle earlier, robbing the Franks of the opportunity to do so? Longer lived WRE also means they may be able to offer more assistance to Britain earlier; maybe even settle some of the incoming tribes there to fill it up.

  10. WI: Saxon Gaul

    If we managed to get a stronger Latin presence in Britannia, (maybe Constantine III doesn't strip the garrison); then Normandy may be a more attractive prospect then England.

  11. WI: Saxon Gaul

    From what I've gathered from the saxon migrations is that the whole thing was a pretty disparate affair with no connection between them. So IMO they would have had more of a linguistic impact, and then be slowly assimilated by the eventual 'Frankia' that unites. The European plain west of...

  12. A Kingdom of Lions and Castles: An Alternate History of Spain

    How much of a difference was there between Castilian and Leonese in the 12th century? Just a dialectical variation, or different language families? Really interested in the timeline btw, Langue d'oc stuff is great

  13. Arthur and Katherine of Aragon had a daughter...

    And then Henry will be immediately excommunicated because of cosanguity because they have no where NEAR the degrees of separation required.

  14. Vol de la Vendée - A Canadian/ French Revolutionary TL

    Hey, my hometown (Belleville) is Picard now; that'll change the dynamic of the area, it's 94% Anglo OTL. I'm really enjoying this timeline so far; I always read Canada threads, but this one's close to the heart. I've access to regional records if you need someone to bounce ideas off of.
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