great britain

A canal in the Kra peninsula of Thailand is a project that has been proposed on and off for more than four centuries. The point of this thread is to explore how one could get the French to attempt to build one during the 1890s. Ferdinand de Lesseps had attempted to survey the area and was...

As a result of the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings on the London Underground and an intercity bus, in addition to dozens killed and hundreds injured, the value of the British pound fell to a 19-month low against the US dollar and the FTSE 100 fell 200 points for the two hours after the first...

"So Evident A Danger" ~Or, How One Fort Led to War between Britain, Prussia and Russia ~ The HMS Victory, Vice-Admiral Samuel Hood's flagship during the Russian Armament of 1791 "I speak however of the event of our coming to extremes, as a case which never can exist; for it is absurd to...

First posted on patreon. September 1290. Orkney, Kingdom of Norway. The child that arrived in Orkney was small, blonde and bereft by motion sickness. She was surrounded by Norwegian ladies, who dragged her stringy hair away from her sickly-looking face. Her skin had a green tinge to it, her...

What if the so called cultural "British Invasion" movement in the mid-60s was a real, full fledged invasion across the Atlantic? Whatever the justifications for this war, its outcome and consequences are up to you - all I ask is that there is no POD prior to 1945 ;)

Alternate Issue; Charlotte, b. 1762 Augusta, b. 1763 Sophia, b. 1765 Elizabeth, b. 1766 Mary, b. 1767 Amelia, b. 1768 Octavia, b. 1770 Matilda, b. 1771 Louisa, b. 1773 Henrietta, n. 1774 Magdalena, b. 1776 Anne, b. 1777 Caroline, 1779 Eleanor, 1780 Johanna, 1783 What shenanigans would this...

The Great Famine was one of the (if not the) worst catastrophes to ever hit Ireland. The enormity of the death toll and the emigration that followed meant that, even today, the Irish population today (counting both the Republic and NI) is still smaller than what it was before the famine. So...

When Ireland was admitted as a full member of the United Kingdom in 1800-1801, prime minister William Pitt the Younger wanted this to be combined with a law ensuring Catholic emancipation. The objective of this was to assuage any concerns that London would automatically side against Irish...

I'm not well versed on this subject, so sorry for any mistakes. The Corn Laws were regulations enacted by the British government after the end of the Napoleonic Wars to protect local grain producers from foreign competition, which had the effect of keeping food prices in Britain high while they...

The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was the biggest engagement of the War of Jenkins' Ear, and it was one of the worst defeats suffered by the British military. Despite outnumbering the Spanish defenders by a huge margin, the British failed to storm Cartagena's fortifications and were decimated by...

I was thinking recently, when thinking about the topic of a British revolution of what would be the impacts in Scotland? Let's say that Britain has a communist revolution around 1919. I'm not sure how it could happen but let's just say maybe the Germans win WW1 or something like that. That's not...

Yes, I meant English, not British. In 1998-9, parliaments were established in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and over time increasing amounts of local power and authority have devolved to those national governments. England, however, remains parliament-less, and attempts to establish...

The BBC is interrupting its normal programs to bring you an important announcement. This is BBC News from London. Buckingham Palace has announced the death of His Majesty King George VI. The palace said that the King died peacefully at Windsor Castle. The Queen and Prince Consort will remain...

After WWII. Not all in one swoop in 1945, of course. And there were economic/political reasons for it. But I've read it was very disliked by women (who bore the burden of the queues and were less likely to be employed, and so have ration-free meals at canteens). And of course, there were...

Heya folks! I'm completely new to this website, but I'm not new to Alternate History. I've been making small scenarios for some years now with some friends of mine. I made an account here because I wanted to post a little something I thought about a few weeks ago, so let's get to it. This first...

So for the last few days, I've had a few ideas about a TL I could do in the meantime as I'm focusing on TEE, which will have updates every now and again. The TLs I'm considering have PoDs in either the 1710s, 1600s, or even 1500s, while the ACW will obviously have an 1800s PoD. Here are the...

WW1 concluded with a negotiated peace in late 1917/early 1918. In the peace treaty, neither side was required to pay any reparations/indemnities and both sides pledged not to introduce new punitive tariff barriers post-war. The US never entered the war and never provided unsecured loans to...

Author's Note There was a moment in Hawaiian history that could've changed everything. It's no surprise to anyone that the annexation of Hawaii is still a controversial subject, some would say a sin. I've always been fascinated by the Hawaiian Monarchy, a history that seems to fade further...

September 11th, 1973 - Santiago de Chile General Augusto Pinochet, Army General of the Chilean Army leads a Military Coup against socialist elected president Salvador Allende, at 9 am, that day, two fighters model Hawker Hunter dropped bombs in the Palace of La Moneda, destroying it, there is...

The Six Days' Campaign was Napoleon's last display of the brilliance that marked the first years of his military career. Hopelessly outnumbered and leading an army made up of conscripts who barely knew how to use their muskets, he scored four back-to-back victories against the Army of Silesia, a...