Alternative History

“What if?” is one of my favorite sentences, particularly when it comes to history.

That's why today's entry is all about the Alternate History channel on Youtube. What this channel does so well is take a monumental subject and analyze what we know and what could have gone differently.

Of course it is completely impossible to say for certain what would have happened in any situation with any degree of certainty, but one can speculate based on what is known and get a pretty good hypothesis.

The first video I watched was What if Stalin never came to power? The great thing about this video is that my, and probably your, gut reaction is “Well that would have been great.” But would it? No, not really. I'm not going in to details, watch the video, but I'll just say Trotsky was not a nice person either...

The second I watched was What if Napoleon never came to power? This was really fascinating. Old Bony-parts had a tremendous effect on the modern world. Huge in fact. As the video points out, without Napoleon you wouldn't be able to recognize the world as you know it. I can't recommend this enough.

The third video I enjoyed was What if the Black Plague never happened? Again one would think that it would be a good thing, but history doesn't work like that. There would have been horrendous famines and a complete stagnation in Europe. Not too awesome is it?

Anyway, I have a lot on my plate today, so I'll cut it short. Whether you're a history buff, a fan of speculative theory or just looking for some neat facts illustrated with animations, go watch the AlternativeHistoryHub. It really is worth it.

Until next time, have relaxing week! 

Backup links: 

Stalin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTHnTh6bNwc 

Napoleon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3M7DVkGNf4

Black Plague: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1aULu6BqNs