Imagine If?

William Seward was one of the most influential men of the 1860s. He served as both Governor of and Senator from New York, and would serve as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. A staunch abolitionist and supporter of civil rights, this episode explores the American Civil War under William Seward rather then Abraham Lincoln.

Today's episode was done with Don Shelley from A Fork In Time podcast. It's an amazing show, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

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Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator from Kentucky, and three time nominee of a major political party, first the National Republicans and in the later two races the Whig Party. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential men of 19th Century American politics- yet he never served as President. This episode explores the Presidency of Henry Clay, beginning in 1824.

Today's episode explores the Alternate Presidency of Alexander Hamilton

This episode, to kick off Season 2, we will explore the (alternate) Presidency of Alexander Hamilton. I first however must apologizes on the length of the show, I tried a new writing style and it failed miserably, and that this episode is late. Instead of edited last night, I watched the Presidential Debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden, although looking back this would of been a much better use of my time. Sorry. However, welcome in Season 2 of Imagine If?

A different assassination starts World War I. Butterflies include the German flag over London, a Facist America, and Russia as the lifeboat of democracy. 

Next week starts Season 2

The United States never adopts the Constitution and is conquered again by Great Britain.

I would like to apologize. Last night, having edited and listened to all the audio for this episode, I managed to upload last weeks episode, so you may see two Confederations in whatever app or website your using to listen to this. I am doing my best to correct this error. Thank you.

British Reconquest of the United States

Two days after the release of this episode, the United States will mourn the 19th year since the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. However, this episode explores a 9/11 gone much worse, specifically Iran gaining nuclear weapons and detonating them on three major American cities, New York City, Washington D.C, and Los Angeles. The United States, reeling from the attack and under President Bush's leadership, launches a war against Iran and Iraq. However, spies in Tehran find unsavory information about another nation, which directly leads to World War Three.

This episode uses the audio of one of George W. Bush's speeches, 9/11 Ground Zero Bullhorn Address. The source of the audio is AmericanRhetoric.com. The audio itself is in the public domain.

In 44 BC, Julius Caesar came to power in Rome, ruling the entire known world save the far off isle of Britain, Egypt, and Macedonia, which would come under the Roman banner under his and his step-sons, Augustus, rule over Europe. Never again was Europe so close to unity as under the Romans. Until, that is, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon had taken a nation at war with itself for ten years, bankrupted, and whose only ally was the fledgling United States across the Atlantic, and turned it in an empire with all of Europe, save Britain, Russia, and Portugal. His infamous invasion of Russia in the winter was his downfall, but what if he negotiated Russia into his empire? Could Britain and Portugal have been brought into France? Fitting to say, Napoleon's first invasion was of Italy, where he would capture Rome. When in Rome, do as the Romans do: Conquer Everything.

This episode is a two-for-one in a sense that two major scenarios are Imagined. The Black Plague ravaged Europe in the 13th Century, with death rates 20x that of the COVID-19 pandemic, maybe even double that. It's estimated that 33% of Europe and the Middle East died during the Plague, although two nations (Milan and Florence) where relatively spared. In today's episode, England and Scotland jointly agree to close the British Isles and when they open up the isles 10 years later, 99% of Europe is dead. This results in the Aztec, Maya, and other native American nations eventually colonizing Europe, instead of the other way around.