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The "Argentine paradox" is a term used for the economic history of Argentina - at the beginning of the last century the country was one of the richest in the world in terms of GNP per capita, surpassing countries such as Germany, France and the Netherlands, while today it is a middle-developed...

At his accession in 898, Charles the Simple was the last remaining (male) member of the West Francian branch of the Carolingians founded by his grandfather Charles the Bald. Upon the death of his kinsman Louis the Child and the extinction of the East Francian Carolingians in 911, he became the...

1925 - Alliance with Fascist Italy: Seeking to strengthen its position internationally, General Degoutte's regime forms an alliance with Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The aim is to enhance military capabilities and secure support against common adversaries. 1930 - Political Tensions...

On 1189, on the death of Henry II, he would be succeeded by his grandson, William III of England, the son of Henry the Young King and Margaret, Queen of Hungary, he is 12 years old at this time, he needed three years to reach his majority. Richard of England is made as regent and freed his...

Philippe VI, King of France, nicknamed "The Fortunate", his family certainly did not inherit this nickname In 1350, the Black Death hits the French Court with full force, killing King Philippe VI, his sons, his grandchildren, and his nephews in order throughout the year, the year 1350 is known...

Since starting my account a few weeks I have, in between school and course work, thinking of what to write first. My main idea has been a timeline involving a POD with an altered Battle of Poitiers in which the Dauphins Charles (OTL Charles V) and Louis, and John (of Berry), as well as the...

As well all know Columbus spent years trying to get sponsorship from various European rulers. What if instead of getting said sponsorship from the Catholic Monarchs, he got it from France? Let's say after getting rejected by the Spanish he goes to France who agrees to sponsor him, what happens...

French Indochina, initially a protectorate in southern Cambodia, expanded northwards over time. But here I contemplate a scenario wherein France retains solely over a more expansive Cochinchina region Cochinchina was the most "developed" among the territories, and was de facto and de jure...

In OTL, Mary Stuart was born the daughter of James V of Scotland and Marie d'Guise on the 8th December 1542. She would become Queen Regnant of Scotland at six days old, and would marry four times, though notably to her first husband, Francis II of France, whom was one of the driving factors in...

On April 14th 1912, the RMS titanic sank on it's maiden voyage. Down with it, went 3 prominent opponents of the creation of the US Federal Reserve System, Isador Strauss, Ben Guggenheim, and John Astor, but what if they survived and the US Federal Reserve system never was created? Now I...

By 1761 France had already lost the colonial war, but in the continent its allies still had the advantage, so what if they won? The PODs are: 1. French victory at Villinghausen: The french actually had a good chance of decisively winning this battle, had Soubise launch a full scale offensive at...

Louis XVII was the son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette. Despite his title, he never really was king, as after his father was executed, he was imprisoned, and later die of an illness at age 10. There would be various people who claimed to be Louis XVII, such as Karl Wilhelm Naundorff and...

On 1186, after learning that Ida, Countess of Boulogne is widowed twice, Henry II would want his youngest son to marry Ida, Countess of Boulogne in order to give England closer ties with the county of Boulogne, the marriage would have angered the King of France, Philip II but the King of France...

let's imagine that louis xiv becomes ill after the last treaty of nijmegen between sweden and the dutch republic and dies at the end of 1679

The french had won pretty much every engagement before Mansourah, let's say that Robert of Artois decides to wait for Louis after defeating and killing Fakhr ad-din, instead of pursuing Baibars and being defeated, killed, and losing almost his entire force inside the city. Then they start to lay...

Une ville français en Chine – Broadcast by Antenne 2, 31 December 1996 Good morning and hello to everyone watching. As France prepares for yet another new year, about 6 and half million of us are preparing not only for a new year, but for a new, non-French future. These 6.5 million Frenchmen...

Une ville français en Chine – Broadcast by Antenne 2, 31 December 1996 Good morning and hello to everyone watching. As France prepares for yet another new year, about 6 and half million of us are preparing not only for a new year, but for a future apart from France. These 6.5 million Frenchmen...

As the tin says, what if Maximilian Habsburg died in 1478 shortly after the birth of his son Philip? Obviously, Mary of Burgundy is going to remarry asap since she needs a powerful husband to help defend Burgundy from France but to whom? All of Edward IV’s brothers are married and his Woodville...

Greetings, albeit being a longtime lurker on this forum, this is my first post. I hope i can stay as a active member for a long time. Anyways, lets say that Castile or Aragon manage to conquer Gascony or Languedoc on the XV or XVI century or inherit them, although probably this requires an...

LA GASTONNADE ___________________________________________ What if Gaston d'Orléans become King of France ? “ Jamais règne ne fut plus doux, plus tranquille, ni plus heureux que l'a été le sien ; et, en vérité, de semblables princes devraient naître un peu plus souvent, ou ne point mourir...