A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast

Sep 25, 2020 • E72 • 00:13:12

Send a Message to the TeamPenicillin, like so many of history's important discoveries, has the added flair of an accident.  What if the discovery of the antibiotic properties of this important medical miracle of a fungus had been missed or delayed?

Sep 18, 2020 • E71 • 00:50:32

Send a Message to the TeamOn August 22, 1485, Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field marking the end of Plantegant rule and marking the start of the Tudor dynasty.

How would near-term English and world history have differed with...

Sep 11, 2020 • E70 • 01:09:10

Send a Message to the TeamOn July 20, 1944, an assassination plot against Adolf Hitler led by a group of military and civilian authorities failed.  How might the end of the European portion of World War II have been different if the bombing had succeeded...

Sep 04, 2020 • E69 • 00:46:55

Send a Message to the TeamIn early September 1666, a substantial portion of London was burned in The Great Fire.  Beyond the obvious impact on the appearance of the city, what other things might have been different if the fire had not been as devasting?

Aug 28, 2020 • E68 • 00:26:05

Send a Message to the TeamContinuing the exploration of the last episode's fork.

 In 732 AD, Christians and Muslims clashed at the Battle of Tours with the northward expansion of the Islamic caliphate halted and a strong Christian presence i...

Aug 21, 2020 • E67 • 00:37:56

Send a Message to the TeamIn 732 AD, Christians and Muslims clashed at the Battle of Tours with the northward expansion of the Islamic caliphate halted and a strong Christian presence in Europe retained.Was this really just a minor clash that had little i...

Aug 14, 2020 • E66 • 01:08:28

Send a Message to the TeamIn the summer of 1945, the Allied powers gathered in Potsdam, Germany to come to terms with the disposition of post-war Germany and the remaining war in the Pacific.  How might the peace in the Pacific had been different if the c...

Aug 07, 2020 • E65 • 01:34:17

Send a Message to the TeamOn August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs that would be used against the Empire of Japan.  The effect was to quickly hasten the Japanese surrender and finally bring an end to The Second War.

Jul 31, 2020 • E64 • 00:54:35

Send a Message to the TeamIn 1936, Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the controversial Wallis Simpson.

How might the course of the Second World War and the British monarchy be different if Edward had never met Wallis?

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Jul 24, 2020 • E63 • 00:36:46

Send a Message to the TeamThe Battle of the Atlantic was the longest-lasting battle of the Second World War and in many ways, the least-heralded Allied victory.

How would the course of not only war but most of the last century have been different...