Any of the three would be nice (note that about Muslim Europe, I guess that some parts, such as Scandinavia and British Isles, will remain Christian. Also remember about the Khazar Kaganate, a Judaistic state in Russia that too opposed the Muslims and stopped them from attack Eastern Europe). As a professional alternate historian, however, I might have lots of ideas. Also, I might, if it is not against your pride, suggest several alternate histories in the books and in the web.
My ideas:
- Attila the Hun becomes a Western Roman Emperor after his victory at Catalunyan (?) fields. Roman Empire is redivided, with Northern Roman Empire (Attila and his successors) in former Western Roman lands in Europe, Southern Roman Empire (rebel general and his successors) in Eastern and Western Roman lands in Africa, Eastern Roman Empire (the legitimate Roman dynasty) in what’s left. Cold war between the three empires, rebellions and immigrations, barbarian attacks. Rest of the world pretty much the same until the White Huns (Ephtalites) overrun Persia...
- France is never united (until 19th century at least, pretty much like Germany and Italy).
- Russia wins the Livonian War (against Poland-Lithuania and Sweden, during Ivan the Terrible’s reign), builds up a strong alliance with England and Denmark, prospers from fur trade from Narva, thus becoming an important factor in European politics much earlier (and likely siding with the Protestants in the Thirty Years War, as it did send grain to Protest German principalities and distracted the Poles from it historically). Balance of power in Europe flies to hell.
- Hapsburgs inherit all of Burgundy, and come to unite the HRE altogether, creating a powerful Germany early on.
- Napoleon invades Britain, doesn’t invade Russia. Russia and France are the superpowers throughout the 19th Century, but USA too is on the rise, having picked up Canada.
- The Alliance of Three Emperors (between Russia, Germany and Austro-Hungary) endures, and wins WWI against UK, France and their allies.
- France goes Communist during the Great Depression, followed by Italy, Romania, Hungary and Spain.
Outside (book/web) ideas:
- “The Years of Rice and Salt” (Kim Steven Robinson) – the Black Death plague wipes out over 99% of Europe’s population, leaving the world to be dominated by Muslim and Chinese civilizations (with later arrival of Indians (Old World ones) and Hodenausaunee (Indians, New World)).
- “Decades of Darkness” (can be found on google.soc.history.what-if (
Just search here)) – New England secedes from USA in 1811, while Germany becomes a loose confederation of states, including Prussia, Austria and Netherlands. USA becomes the main slave-owning slave-trading nation in the world.
- “Monarchy World” (
Monarchy World) – China has a different emperor in the 18th Century, a one who opened China to the world, started many reforms and modernization. Communist and Fascism never appear, the world is (as of late 20th century) in a three-side nuclear balance between Russian, British and Chinese Empires.
- “Puritan World” (
Puritan World) – Charles I of England is not executed, and eventually regains his throne with foreign support, forcing Cromwell and his followers to escape to North America, where they formed a theocratic puritan empire. England never becomes a major power, there is no French Revolution.
