History
Thought-provoking, interpretive history essays that use the past to illuminate the present. These articles are speculative and exploratory – offering a modern lens on historical events, ideas, and figures
What If America Lost the War of Independence? A Very Different Modern World
What If America Lost the War of Independence? A Very Different Modern World
What if the Tudors Lost the Wars of the Roses?
What if the Tudors Lost the Wars of the Roses?
What If William the Conqueror Lost? Modern England Without the Battle of Hastings
What If William the Conqueror Lost? Modern England Without the Battle of Hastings
First-century pleasure boat off Alexandria coast may match Strabo’s famous “party ship”
First-century pleasure boat off Alexandria coast may match Strabo’s famous “party ship”
Jeffrey Epstein Theories, Ranked: What Still Stands Up?
Jeffrey Epstein Theories, Ranked: What Still Stands Up?
Gerrymandering: What It Is And Why It Matters In US And UK Politics
Gerrymandering: What It Is And Why It Matters In US And UK Politics
The Moon Landing: Hoax, Myth, or Misunderstood History?
The Moon Landing: Hoax, Myth, or Misunderstood History?
JFK assassination conspiracy theories: the 10 most persistent stories, ranked
JFK assassination conspiracy theories: the 10 most persistent stories, ranked
The 10 Most Persistent 9/11 Conspiracy Theories, Ranked and Explained
The 10 Most Persistent 9/11 Conspiracy Theories, Ranked and Explained
What If Britain Lost the Falklands War? How a 1982 Defeat Could Have Changed the World
What If Britain Lost the Falklands War? How a 1982 Defeat Could Have Changed the World
Why the Suez Crisis Was Such a Disaster for Britain
What If Britain Lost the Falklands War? How a 1982 Defeat Could Have Changed the World
What Would the Modern USA Be Like if the Confederates Had Won the Civil War?
What Would the Modern USA Be Like if the Confederates Had Won the Civil War?
What If Britain Lost World War I? Rethinking the 20th Century Under a German Victory
What If Britain Lost World War I? Rethinking the 20th Century Under a German Victory
What If Britain Lost to Napoleon? How a French Victory Could Have Reshaped the Modern World
What If Britain Lost to Napoleon? How a French Victory Could Have Reshaped the Modern World
What If Nazi Germany Developed the Nuclear Bomb First?
What If Nazi Germany Developed the Nuclear Bomb First?
Ranking the Closest We Have Ever Come to Nuclear War
Ranking the Closest We Have Ever Come to Nuclear War
What If the Cuban Missile Crisis Had Triggered Nuclear War?
What If the Cuban Missile Crisis Had Triggered Nuclear War?
What If Hitler Beat the Soviet Union? A Counterfactual History of World War II
What if Hitler Beat the Soviet Union? A Counterfactual History of World War II
What If Hitler Never Attacked the Soviet Union?
What If Hitler Never Attacked the Soviet Union?