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  1. What if Mary The Rich of Burgundy survived?

    Would Mary be willing to give up the Duchy of Burgundy if she had lived? She may have been more stubborn than the estates of her lands were in OTL about making peace with France if it meant signing a treaty like the OTL Treaty of Arras. The Burgundian court had been in constant war for over a...

  2. Charles VI lives longer?

    Did Charles VI ever consider divorcing Elisabeth Christine and marrying again? Would it not have been easier to get the Pope to grant him a divorce than to be as dependent on the Pragmatic Sanction as Charles was in OTL?

  3. WI: Isabella died in 1516, and Ferdinand died in 1504?

    In this scenario, I can't see Juana being an effective ruler of Aragon (and/or Castile upon Isabella's death). In OTL, if Juana were as practical as her mother, she would have tolerated Philip's infidelities and ruled Castile as queen regent with strictly delegated powers given to her husband...

  4. WI: Trastamara Spain

    According to the book, Philip the Bold by Richard Vaughan, John II of France invested his son Philip in 1383 with the duchy of Burgundy. The duchy was given to Philip without the condition normally stated in similar grants that the fief should return to the crown in the absence at any time of...

  5. WI Hamilcar Barca had made himself King of Carthage?

    Carthage did have kings for centuries but after the defeat and death of Hamilcar I in 480 BC, the kings of Carthage were forced to give up most of their political power to the Senate, two suffets, and the Tribunal of 104. In 308 BC, when Bomilcar attempted to restore the king to full power, he...

  6. WI Hamilcar Barca had made himself King of Carthage?

    What if Hamilcar, during the Mercenary War, had gained the allegiance of the mercenaries, and marched on Carthage. Hamilcar could have gained control of Carthage, established the Barcid dynasty on the throne, and eliminated any opposition among the aristocracy. Hamilcar could have given the...

  7. Achaemenid Triumphant - an Alternative History of the Mediterranean World

    I am enjoying your timeline. Will you be giving any updates regarding the situation in the Western Mediterranean (Carthage, Sicily, Magna Graecia, and Rome)?

  8. The Reign of Romulus Augustus

    Thank you for writing such a fascinating timeline.

  9. 13 Colonies sort out differences with Britian peacefully

    To be fair to George III and his prime ministers was there any real way to keep the 13 colonies in the empire once New France no longer threatened them? People bash him for his incompetence but could even a great king have found a way to preserve the empire after 1763? The colonies wanted the...

  10. WI Charles V dies during the conquest of Tunis in 1535?

    I do not see the Ottomans doing better against the Habsburgs in TTL. Spain is too far away for the Ottomans to invade and logistics would be very difficult for any attempted Ottoman conquest of the lands ruled by Ferdinand. Besides due to the threat of Persia, Suleiman would be unable to commit...

  11. WI Charles V dies during the conquest of Tunis in 1535?

    Even though Spanish troops had helped Francesco II regain his duchy, at the time of his death in 1535, Milan was independent of both French and Spanish forces. In OTL, Francis I invaded Savoy in 1536 and I could certainly see him in TTL taking advantage of the deaths of Francesco and Charles V...

  12. WI Charles V dies during the conquest of Tunis in 1535?

    Ferdinand I becoming Emperor in 1535 would have interesting consequences in TTL. Ferdinand I would need to cooperate with Philip II to contain France, while still having to deal with the Ottoman threat as well as the Protestant princes in the Empire. Assuming Francesco II Sforza still dies on...

  13. Charles V of France dies in 1349

    When Pedro signed the treaty of Libourne with the Black Prince, he promised England both financial and territorial compensation (Biscay) for helping him regain Castile. Yet, when he was back in power(and with both of Pedro’s daughters being held as hostages back in Aquitaine), Pedro told Edward...

  14. Charles V of France dies in 1349

    With a POD happening in 1349, it is unlikely that if a battle of Poitiers were to happen seven years later, that the result would be exactly the same as OTL. John II might die in battle or the subterfuge that he used in OTL (dressing 19 of his personal guardsmen exactly like him) might actually...

  15. Charles V of France dies in 1349

    The death of Charles V in 1349 would have had significant consequences. In OTL, Charles’s strategy to avoid battles with the English proved pivotal in changing the tide of the war. In TTL, John II would still be defeated by an English invasion but would likely avoid being captured. In OTL...

  16. Question on HRE

    A solution in TTL for Charles VII would be for him to abdicate his electorate and allow his son Maximilian to succeed him. If Charles (his health still being a factor) was nervous about securing the imperial throne for Maximilian, he could have Maximilian elected king of the Romans. If the...

  17. King of Great Britain, Hanover and Prussia?

    In TTL, Frederick William (and his male line heirs), Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt would be the heir of Frederick II not his sister. Now it is possible that Frederick II might try to have the Estates of his assorted realms make his sister his heir but I doubt they would do that without...

  18. WI Philip II of Spain dies in 1542?

    I do not see Ferdinand I not being content with Mary inheriting the whole Spanish inheritance. In TTL, Ferdinand the Younger would inherit what Maximilian did in OTL, Hungary, Bohemia, and a portion of the Austrian hereditary lands. That is a formidable inheritance for any prince let alone a...

  19. WI Philip II of Spain dies in 1542?

    Considering that Charles V did not get remarried in OTL, I could still see him remaining a bachelor in TTL. In TTL, a marriage between his daughter Maria and his nephew OTL’s Emperor Maximilian II would still ensure the succession remains in the house of Habsburg. In TTL, Ferdinand I would...

  20. To Catherine of Aragon, a daughter by the late Prince Arthur

    If Henry VII makes Arthur’s daughter his heir in TTL, then OTL’s Henry VIII would possibly use his likely position as regent to usurp his niece’s throne. I can not see Henry not posing a threat to his niece’s rule in TTL, unless he is married to her. I also can not see Henry VII leaving his...
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