Discuss @AndyC 's latest article here
Bonus points to anyone who comes up with a TL that starts with the Ancient Greek aeolipile, gets it developed, and somehow leverages that into the Roman Invasion of Britain using airships...
The only thing stopping me from trying it is that it would be bad form for me not to write one, and I suspect I won’t have much time in the next week or two - and after that, I’m off with the family for a fortnight.Oscar Wilde's comment on temptation springs to mind.
I'm wondering if the use of observation balloons in the ACW could be tweaked to give rise to airships. Given the distances involved in the ACW, being able to relocate such balloons has obvious benefits.
I wonder if you could do something with the Austro-Prussian war narrowly going the other way.