While the guns and steel of European explorers and conquerors proved deadly to the indigenous people of the New World, the most devasting impact came in the form of new diseases for which they had no immunity. However, imagine the possibility of the reverse being true where those coming to the New World face a disease threat for which they are not prepared.
How might that have altered the course of early encounters between Old and New?
Henry V is revered as one of England's most celebrated warrior kings but met his untimely demise at the age of 35 to dysentery.
How would the flow of English history have been different with a Henry that survived longer and what would the long-term impacts be?
Updated: Feb 9, 2021
(Topic suggestion from listener, Jacob Itzhavov)
In 1956, the Suez Crisis posed a major threat to global peace.
What if the United States had not pressured England, France, and Israel from backing down from their actions?
Don, Alexis, and Chris discuss some possibilities.
