32. What if?
The Rest Is History
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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.
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<p>Counterfactuals are the great what ifs of history.</p><p>Imagine the Nazis winning World War 2, or the Roman Empire never falling.</p><p>Is this a valid form of historical enquiry? Or is it simply game-playing?</p><p>Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss what might have been.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>
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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
Raw Description
<p>Counterfactuals are the great what ifs of history.</p><p>Imagine the Nazis winning World War 2, or the Roman Empire never falling.</p><p>Is this a valid form of historical enquiry? Or is it simply game-playing?</p><p>Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss what might have been.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>