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  1. WI Germany divided into East and West? (12th century)

    Yes, this is in the right forum ;) Many of us are intrigued by the idea that in the place where there is France and Germany IOTL, there could exists three big political entities. (Note: "Big" is used here in sense where it does not yet apply to OTL's Netherlands.) There would have been four...

  2. The Atlantic Empire

    ... is what some historians call the potential strong alliance - or union - between Spain and England in the 16th century. Such an alliance was attempted to form several times by marriages. For instance: __________________ 1501 Cathrine, daughter to the Catholic Kings Isabella of Castilia and...

  3. Table of Emperors by native language

    Hello everybody, I tried to make an overview over all Eastern Franconian / German / Roman / Holy Roman Kings/Emperors, sorted by native language. There is a fair number of occurring idioms. For German, I also include a rough distinction by dialect: In the first centuries these almost deserve...

  4. Alliance Visualization - New Approach

    Hello everybody, I was wondering about how to visualize alliances on a map. For circumstances as in the 19th or 20th century, this is easy: Just color countries according to their affiliation (few large organizations), or link allied nations with lines (many bilateral alliances). This covers...

  5. AHC: France dropping out

    France has always been an important player on political, military, economic, scientific, philosophical, religious, and artistic stages. Even though French predominance in one of these areas only lasted for some time (if at all), this country has upheld a very high level in all these areas...

  6. The Congress yodels

    Happy New Year to everybody! But now for something completely different: AIt is generally known that the Waltz originally was a rural dance which was refined for the saloon. Its international success started when it was presented to the Cogress of Vienna at the Austrian court. The effect of...

  7. Your (isolated) alternate terminology ideas

    Do you have ideas for alternate terminologies, but no timeline to go with it? Here is a place to collect these ideas. (Terminology from timelines are also welcome, but for them there is already the alt-term wiki page. Also, please no jokes - they can go to the "ASB: frivolous ideas"...

  8. HRE map series!

    (This is a continuation of https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=158238&p=3398743 . I thought it would make sense to separate this discussion from UCS topics proper.) New updates are available at...

  9. Greater Netherlands

    In 1932 the Zuiderzee in the Netherlands was separated from the Sea by a huge dike - mainly for the sake of shorter traffic links. This turned the former bay into a lake, the IJsselmeer. In the late 70s, the calmer nature of this water body was utilized for land reclamation (Droogmakerij)...

  10. American Independence Scaled Down

    There are quite a few threads dealing with circumstances of American Independence. Only a few of them involve the failure of the Revolution. But what I've never seen here: A scaled-down revolution, with less than 13 colonies taking part in the unrest. This seems quite realistic to me, given...

  11. The Universal Language. - (a musical tl)

    Welcome! This is a little timeline of mine - relatively short in terms of overall text length, not necessarily in terms of covered time. As the title says, it will (primarily, at least) deal with musical history. I hope you are interested! Remark on the updating rhythm: My goal is to...

  12. Guess the language!

    Hi folks, I designed a language in the context of a certain AH scenario, and I can't help sharing it here. :) It is mostly based on general principles, which allow me to invent words and translate longish texts into it relatively fast. At the same time, I think it is not completely...

  13. Alternatives to the Feudal System

    Feudalism and manorialism constitute one of the most important legal columns of the Middle Ages throughout Europe. Modern analyses often trace it back to a synthesis of Roman patronage and Germanic traditions, with the details remaining widely obscure. This new system became predominant by the...

  14. Copycat Burgundies

    The Burgundian state (as of the 15th century) enjoys an extraordinary popularity here. This is for an obvious reason: It is quite impressing how a regional power arises where before there was not even an independent state - and almost completely by marriage and inheritance and not through war...

  15. Illegal Coffee!

    The Ottoman authorities were quite suspicious about coffee in the early days (~15th century); no doubt it had some connotation of alcohol as well as of Arabic obstinacy. What happens if together with all the great reforms, legalization of coffee doesn't take place? The following seems almost...

  16. Maritime Republics with a foothold in Spain

    The Italian Maritime Republics, especially Venice and Genoa, managed to establish colonies and trading posts throughout the Eastern Mediterranean in the 12th and 13th centuries. My question: Was there any chance that such bridgeheads could have been gained in Moorish Spain and/or Maghreb? I am...

  17. Pahlavi, Atatürk, and How to Follow a Role Model

    Reza Schah Pahlavi tried to put through similar reforms in Iran as Atatürk did in Turkey. Somehow, he was not as successful. Is it because Iran was by far poorer and less self-confident? Or was he just not popular enough a personality? Or were the humiliations during and after WWII (occupation...

  18. You take Venice. - No, you take Venice!

    Imagine the areas of responsibility between the Western and Eastern Roman Emperor would have been drawn slightly differently. Imagine that the border North of the Mediterranean would run a bit further East, through Illyricum / modern Bosnia. I guess the exact border does not matter. Only one...

  19. No modern zionism

    What are the consequences if Theodor Herzl does not propagate the idea of a Jewish state? His initiative, though not completely unprecedented, is a very singular event in history. Also, it does not really fit into the well-assimilated social environment of wealthy Jews in Vienna. So it makes...

  20. Medieval Bicycle

    Could something like a bicycle be developped in the Middle Ages? And what would be the consequences? First of all, a means of transport as fast as a bike would mean a huge increase in economic opportunities (i.e. detail trade) for the humble man. Of course, there would be no rubber tyres, just...
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