32. What if?

<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><br></p><p>A Goalhanger Films &amp; Left Peg Media production</p><p>Produced by Jack Davenport</p><p>Exec Producer Tony Pastor</p><p>Twitter:</p><p>@TheRestHistory</p><p>@holland_tom</p><p>@dcsandbrook</p><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>