{"title":"An Alternative History Of Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore Britain as it might have been! This collection dives into alternate histories, blending real events with imaginative twists. Perfect for history buffs and speculative fiction fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alternative-history-of-britain-the-tudors-book-timothy-venning-9781526781925","title":"An Alternative History of Britain: The Tudors","description":"Continuing his exploration of the pathways of British history, Timothy Venning examines the turning points of the Tudor period, though he also strays over into the early Stuart period. As always, he discusses the crucial junctions at which History could easily have taken a different turn and analyses the possible and likely results. While necessarily speculative to a degree, the scenarios are all highly plausible and rooted in a firm understanding of actually events and their context. In so doing, Timothy Venning gives the reader a clearer understanding of the factors at play and why things happened the way they did, as well as a tantalizing view of what might so easily have been different.  Key scenarios discussed in this volume include:  Did the pretenders Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck ever have a realistic chance of a successful invsasion\/coup?  If Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIIIs illegitimate son, had not died young, might he have been a suitable King or at least Regent on the Kings death?  What if Edward VI had not died at 15 but reigned into the 1560s and 70s?  How might the Spanish Armada have succeeded in landing an army in England, and with what likely outcome?","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49734783533329,"sku":"NGR9781526781925","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1526781921.jpg?v=1751150124"},{"product_id":"alternative-history-of-britain-the-hundred-years-war-book-timothy-venning-9781399024495","title":"An Alternative History of Britain: The Hundred Years War","description":"Continuing his exploration of the alternative paths that British history might so easily have taken, Timothy Venning turns his attention to the Hundred Years War between England and France. Could the English have won in the long term, or, conversely, have been decisively defeated sooner? Among the many scenarios discussed are what would have happened if the Black Prince had not died prematurely of the Black Death, leaving the 10-year-old Richard to inherit Edward IIIs crown. What would have been the consequences if France's Scottish allies had been victorious at Neville's Cross in 1346, while most English forces were occupied in France? What if Henry V had recovered from the dysentery that killed him at 35, giving time for his son Henry VI to inherit the combined crowns of France and England as a mature (and half-French) man rather than an infant controlled by others? And what if Joan of Arc had not emerged to galvanize French resistance at Orleans? While necessarily speculative, all the scenarios are discussed within the framework of a deep understanding of the major driving forces, tensions and trends that shaped British history and help to shed light upon them. In so doing they help the reader to understand why things panned out as they did, as well as what might have been in this fascinating period that still arouses such strong passions on both sides of the Channel.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49753750503697,"sku":"NGR9781399024495","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52950116761873,"sku":"CIN1399024493G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1399024493.jpg?v=1751209103"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/an-alternative-history-of-britain-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}