We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode 32. What if?

32. What if?

2021/3/15
logo of podcast The Rest Is History

The Rest Is History

Shownotes Transcript

Counterfactuals are the great what ifs of history.

Imagine the Nazis winning World War 2, or the Roman Empire never falling.

Is this a valid form of historical enquiry? Or is it simply game-playing?

Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss what might have been.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices)