Scenarios about 'monarchy'
The system of government where a single person (a monarch) serves as head of state, typically inheriting the position by birth and holding it for life. Monarchies have been the predominant form of government throughout much of human history, evolving from absolute rule to constitutional arrangements where monarchs share power with elected officials. In alternate history scenarios, monarchies often persist in republics that historically overthrew them or develop along different constitutional paths than in our timeline.
What If Absolute Monarchy Remained The Dominant System?
Exploring the alternate timeline where absolute monarchy never gave way to constitutional governments and democracies, fundamentally altering the political, social, and economic development of the modern world.
What If Feudalism Never Ended?
Exploring the alternate timeline where feudal systems of governance, land ownership, and social hierarchy persisted into the modern era, dramatically altering global development, economics, and international relations.
What If Hawaii Never Joined The United States?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Hawaiian Kingdom maintained its sovereignty, avoiding annexation by the United States and potentially emerging as an independent Pacific power.
What If Rome Never Became a Republic?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Roman Kingdom never fell, fundamentally altering the development of Western civilization, democracy, and political systems across Europe and beyond.
What If The Age of Reason Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Enlightenment never took hold, dramatically altering the course of modern science, philosophy, politics, and society.
What If The French Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the French monarchy successfully navigated the political and economic crises of the late 18th century, preventing the revolutionary upheaval that reshaped Europe and the modern world.