History Undone

Mar 05 2025 16 ep. 55 mins 3
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History's biggest moments, Undone.

Every week, award-winning journalist James Hanson is joined by experts to hit rewind on key battles and strategic decisions, and run through the 'what ifs' of the Roman Empire to the modern day.

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The Battle Of Jutland: How Britain Should Have 'ANNIHILATED' Germany's Fleet & Won EASILY | History Undone Archive

Mar 05 2025 67 mins  
Today we're going back into the History Undone archive, as James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the YouTuber and naval historian Drachinifel to discuss the Battle of Jutland. It was the largest naval battle of the First World War and the only time the British and German fleets went head to head. So just how significant was it and should it have ended differentl

What If Britain Had Never Entered WWI… And Why It Shouldn’t Have | History Undone

Feb 28 2025 60 mins  
James is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Alexander Watson to discuss a much debated historical sliding doors moment: Britain's decision to enter the First World War. Was it the right one, or would Britain and her Empire have been better off focusing on its own concerns. Those are questions for our experts as they examine the alternate timeline, had Br

Operation Unthinkable: Churchill's Secret Plan to Destroy Stalin Could Have Caused World War 3 | History Undone

Feb 21 2025 58 mins  
On this episode of History Undone, James Hanson is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the historian Jonathan Walker, author of ‘Operation Unthinkable: The Third World War’. They discuss this daring, controversial and top secret plan by Winston Churchill to attack the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War.Of course, the plan was never put into action

What If The Normans Had LOST The Battle of Hastings? | The World Would NOT Speak English Today | History Undone Archive

Feb 19 2025 64 mins  
We've delved back into the History Undone archives, as James is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and one of Britain's most renowned Medieval experts Professor Robert Bartlett, to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Yet how did this day-long conflict become one of the most consequential battles in history, and why are we still talking about it nearly 1,000 years later? This is Hist

What If The Allies Declared War In 1938 Over Czechoslovakia? WW2 Would NOT HAPPEN As We Know It | History Undone

Feb 14 2025 57 mins  
James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Nigel Jones to discuss one of the most important events in the lead up to the Second World War: the Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland and eventual invasion of the entirety of Czechoslovakia.This provocation was met with appeasement by the allies and approved by the signing of the Munich Agreement. Yet what if Britain &

Operation Desert Storm | What if Saddam Hussein FELL in 1991? The Middle East Would Change FOREVER | History Undone

Feb 07 2025 55 mins  
James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and former British Foreign Office diplomat Tim Dowse to discuss one of the most remarkable military operations of modern times: Desert Storm. The Gulf War was a war of firsts: high tech weaponry, 24-hour news broadcasting and lightning speed efficiency from the Americans. The ground offensive was over in a matter of 100 hours to

What if The Nazi Invasion of Norway Had Failed? | No Blitzkrieg & Churchill May Not Rise to Power | History Undone

Feb 04 2025 62 mins  
James Hanson is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the naval historian and YouTuber Drachinifel to discuss one of the more forgotten campaigns of the early Second World War: Norway. Yet while it might seem inconsequential in the long run, this period between Spring and Summer of 1940 helped set the tone for the next few years of the entire conflict. Hosted on Acas

What If Marlborough Had LOST The Battle Of Blenheim? Ottomans Push Into Europe & No Rise Of Prussia

Jan 27 2025 51 mins  
James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the military historian Andrew Robertshaw to discuss a battle which shaped the future of Europe for years to come: Blenheim. This day long conflict was part of the War of Spanish Succession, which saw the Grand Alliance of England, the Dutch Republic & Austria try to prevent Louis XIV from uniting the thrones of France &a

Operation Downfall: What If The US NEVER Dropped The Atomic Bomb & Invaded Japan? | History Undone Archive

Jan 22 2025 52 mins  
James Hanson is once again joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Jonathan Parshall, this time to discuss military campaign that never happened. Operation Downfall was the ambitious allied plan to invade Japan at the end of WW2, yet this was never put into action because of the atomic bomb. Yet what if the bomb wasn't available? The end of the war and the rest of the 20th centur

What If The Arab Coalition WON The Six-Day War? Would Israel even EXIST today? | History Undone

Jan 18 2025 63 mins  
The Six-Day War of 1967 was a historic victory for the state of Israel. Surrounded by hostile neighbours, the Israelis launched a preemptive strike and routed the combined forces of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, seizing vast territories including the Sinai peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. Join James Hanson, Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Matthe