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EIGHT FICTIONS TO GET CHILDREN INTERESTED IN REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY A lot of parents will have discovered that it's not always easy to get children interested in the early days of the Republics. 'Consuls'and 'Citizen-Generals' aren't always as fun to play as as 'Kings' and 'Knights,' and many's...

Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy 1922 - 1924: Benito Mussolini (Partito Nazionale Fascista) [1] 1924 - 1927: Alcide De Gasperi (Partito Popolare Italiano) [2] 1927 - 1931: Ivanoe Bonomi (Partito Socialista Democratico) 1931 - 1933: Ivanoe Bonomi (Partito Riformista Italiano) [3]

A quick and simple list taken from @Charles EP M.'s wonderful Doctor Who-PM inversion from last year. There was a longer draft that tried to find space for various companions leading a variety of third parties, but there was no way to fit everyone and I don’t know enough DW to know who to cut...

There was an attempt at something like this a while back in the form of a prompt rather than a formal contest. It led to some really good lists, but kinda fizzled out. I'd love to see something like this tried again, and formalising it seems like a good idea to make it stick around longer.

Presidents of the United States of America 1921 - 1925: Warren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge [1] 1925 - 1933: William Gibbs McAdoo / Charles W. Bryan [2] 1933 - 1935: Fiorello H. La Guardia / George W. Norris [3] 1935 - 1937: George W. Norris [4] 1937 - 1943: George W. Norris / Herbert...

Lord Protectors of Great Britain 1963–1972: Sir Richard Hull (Military (Reconstructionist)) leading Government of National Reconstruction 1972–1986: Sir Walter Walker (Military (Anti-Communist)) leading National Unity Government 1986: Sir Julian Thompson (Military (Reformist)) leading...

You’re probably right. Since SA’s president is elected by parliament, it’s possible they could refuse to confirm Mbeki but that’s unlikely. I included Mbeki in the first post just to get him out of the way and leave the next person to put someone more interesting, but it seems to have caused the...

I almost had de Klerk as the interim president over Mbeki, he would have been caught in the fray as well. Presidents of Post-Apartheid South Africa 1994-1996: Nelson Mandela (ANC) † [Assassinated] 1996: Thabo Mbeki (ANC) [Interim] 1996-2001: Joe Modise (ANC-Democratic Party coalition) [did not...

Presidents of Post-Apartheid South Africa 1994-1996: Nelson Mandela (ANC) † [Assassinated] 1996: Thabo Mbeki (ANC) [Interim] 1996-????:

Party Systems of the USSR since Khrushchev's retirement 1969-1974: Industrial Group vs Agricultural Group (vs Anti-Party Group) 1974-19??: Pro-Détente vs Anti-Détente vs Pro-Chinese (vs Anti-Party Group)

I’m going to use Sideways’ post as an excuse to do my own political journey list as I hadn’t joined back when that was a thing. It’s fairly standard stuff for a lefty British millennial, bereft of any p h r e s h takes TM. Looking back over past personal lists, the amount of people who were Jon...

The parallels with Cromwell are pleasing. British republicanism keeps coming undone by the new heads of state screwing up and disappointing everyone until they resign themselves to a restoration.

Playing Haggis: First Ministers of the Scottish Executive 1999–2001: Jack McConnell (Labour) † 1999 (Coalition with Liberal Democrats) Def. Alex Salmond (Scottish National), David McLetchie (Conservative), Jim Wallace (Liberal Democrats) 2001: Jim Wallace (Liberal Democrats) [Interim]...

Vice Presidents of the United States 1993-1997: Bob Matsui [1] 1997-1999: Barbara Boxer [2] 1999-2001: Joe Lieberman [3] 2001-2005: Christine Todd Whitman [4] 2005-2010: 2010-2013: 2013-2017: 2017-: [1] It's never good to have a Vice President who is more respected and appreciated than the...

It does intrigue me that they’re both listed under “Prime Ministers of the British Union”. While the British cabinet system feels fluid enough that it could accommodate two PMs, I suspect tradition would be too strong and one would have to serve as the ‘official’ PM and First Lord of the...

10 Most Powerful countries in the World in 2020 (in no particular order) 1) The Kingdom of Jerusalem and Antioch [1] 2) Serene Adriatic Republic [2] 3) State of Wu [3] 4) Grand Eire [4] 5) Confederation of Blumenland [5] 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) [1] The former Crusader states have come along...

The Discourse Presents: Seven Losing Campaigns which Changed British Politics While winners are usually the ones who write the history books, the person who loses can have an impact as well. A losing challenger can make an impact by affecting the policies of the winner, or they can be the sign...

SEVEN MYTHS YOU PROBABLY BELIEVE ABOUT THE OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVIST ERA 1) No, Britain wasn't really called "Airstrip One" "Ingsoc actually erased the name of an entire country to replace it with an industrial description!" This myth started with a wonky translation in Eastasia and took off...