In 1746, British forces put down the Jacobite Rebellion with a final victory at the Battle of Culloden ending forever Stuart hopes of being restored to the British crown.
How might the course of not only British history but that of the larger world have changed if the Rebellion had succeeded?
Chris Copolla joins as a guest host once again to explore an alternative timeline where the Mongol sea-borne invasion of Japan is not impacted by the arrival of a typhoon--the kamikaze ("divine wind").
In July 1775, the American colonies made one last effort to avoid all-out war with Britain in the form of the Olive Branch Petition.
How might history have played out if George III had not only read the petition but granted its request?
