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  1. AHC: Create a nation that is a blend of Europeans and South Asians.

    Colonial Australia encourages large scale Indian migration. Would require a hell of a POD (perhaps competing French claims on the continent, leading to a rush to “fill” the land). A few generations of intermixing later you’ve got an Anglo-Indian nation.

  2. How long could England realistically hold Gascony?

    In both cases France was matched by a power of equal economic and demographic power (the Habsburg dominions), something England couldn’t boast for a few centurie.

  3. Mutual Disease: Old World Suffers Same As New World

    Jared’s timeline “Lands of Red and Gold” creates such a scenario with two major diseases causing all sorts of chaos in 17th century Europe after contact with an alternate Australia.

  4. AHC: Make Steppe Nomad Warfare Viable for As Long As Possible

    Again, I’m not saying that a church decree could stifle the long term development of gunpowder, instead mearly slow it’s development. Much like the ban on European christians engaging in Finance, or the trade Guilds monopoly on manufacturing sooner or later therewill be sufficient demand to...

  5. AHC: Make Steppe Nomad Warfare Viable for As Long As Possible

    In Regards to mining I agree it is highly unlikely to be stifled once demand is created, but in a scenario where there is sufficient initial barriers of cost and custom to limit the startup gunpowder production, such a demand would be much slower to develo. If, for example, the church becomes...

  6. AHC: Make Steppe Nomad Warfare Viable for As Long As Possible

    Yeah, the timescale makes it difficult to suppress, but I was just spitballing an idea. Perhaps have the monastic movement start earlier in the region around 1000ad or so, and have the whole region considered “holy” and as guarding the gates of hell (what with the whole brimstone smell and all)...

  7. AHC: Make Steppe Nomad Warfare Viable for As Long As Possible

    As others have noted, it’s the rise of gunpowder weapons that spell the end of steepe nomad warfare. Prior to gunpowder efforts to limit the effectiveness of cavalry where expensive in terms of time and money (massed longbowmen required years of training, pikes and legion/hoplite warfare...

  8. AHC: Reverse the economic development of the world.

    A thermonuclear exchange in the 1960s or 70s might achieve this. Basically eliminate the OECD and Soviet blocs, after all a lot of nuclear strategy of the time was centered around destroying any potential power centres (economic or otherwise). In that scenario Africa rises, in relative terms at...

  9. What if Empress Matilda won the war against Stephen of Blois?

    Agreedthe immediate aftermath of Lincoln offers Matilda’s best chance, her rival is captured and after the chaos of the anarchy consolidation and coronation is achievable. Perhaps better continental support , or better public relations with disaffected nobles and commoners comes into play.

  10. A Papal Empire

    Your best bet is probably to have Cesare Borgia live long enough to consolidate and expand his Italian empire, but not long enough to establish a dynasty, so that upon his death the lands revert to Papal control.

  11. How long could England realistically hold Gascony?

    Yeah as Elfwine has said the biggest issue is probably that Gascony was considered an integral part of France, and sooner or later the French are going to translate their demographic advantage over England into a military advantage and seize back the territory. Perhaps if you could get the...

  12. What changes would occur to the distribution of population if Canada was a part of America from the start?

    In 1776 NY city had a population of around 25,000….by 1820 it was around 122,000. For NY state it was 150-200,000 for 1776 and 1,372,000 by 1820. Ny benefited massively by being the premier point of immigration to the US during a period of huge demographic change. With an alternate point of...

  13. Caesar and Pompey invade Parthia together

    Getting Pompey to agree to such a risky adventure post battle of Lauron would be tough. After Sertorius lesson in regards to the limits of his military talents, Pompey rarely took the risky gambles that Ceaser seemed to revel in….of which a Parthian invasion undoubtedly would be. far better to...

  14. What changes would occur to the distribution of population if Canada was a part of America from the start?

    Fair enough, but does NY without the OTL demographic momentum experienced prior to 1815 (the year construction began), not to mention the very real economic appeal of bypassing the British controlled St. Lawerence seaway still push forwards with the idea.

  15. What changes would occur to the distribution of population if Canada was a part of America from the start?

    Good point

  16. What changes would occur to the distribution of population if Canada was a part of America from the start?

    New York is smaller (the Eire canal probably won’t be built if the St Lawrence river is developed earlier. Montreal, and Quebec in general could be much larger leading to many more French Speakers in the future. In such a world does Louisiana maintain a larger amount of French speakers, and does...

  17. Strongest Possible U.S. Army Entering War of 1812

    If you could reconcile Adams with Hamilton, adopting some of his (Hamilton’s) more aggressive and expansionist economic policies you could see a more aggressive and expansionist US, complete with a stronger degree of military prestige. Killing of Jefferson and Madison (politically or otherwise)...

  18. Caesar and Pompey invade Parthia together

    It would be difficult to imagine a command tent sharing two of the most overwhelming egos in Roman history. Both Caesar and Pompey had a near infinite hunger when it came to enhancing their dignitas (that is their own personal share of glory, fame and reputation), and as such any sort of joint...

  19. AHC: Henotheistic Islam

    As others have said, a version of Islam that accepts auxiliary Divine forces is a fundamentally different religion. From a traditionalist point of view shirk, or the denial of a single supreme being is the single greatest unforgivable sin, so a religion that evolves without that central...

  20. What is the best approach for a united Northern Europe?

    Yeah, I think a more successful Kalamazoo union is the way to go, only have it continue to an unbutteflied 30 years war. Then have the union intervene as Sweden did OTL, only this time with the resources of Denmark and Norway as well, and have your ATL lion of the north live longer, enforcing a...
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