Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Not all alternate history scenarios are created equal. Some are grounded in realistic contingencies, while others are pure wishful thinking that collapse under basic scrutiny.
Over the last two years, Patrons and Members have suggested dozens of these, and here are 30 of the absolute dumbest ones that keep getting thrown around and why they just don’t work.
Become a Channel Member or join the Patreon at
patreon.com/AlternateHistoryHub Each month you suggest and vote on exclusive videos + some really cool badges and stuff
youtube.com/@Altremer Fourth Crusade Alternative History Visual Novel I Decided to Narrate
01:46 – Alexander the Great Invades Rome
04:52 – Rome Adopts Steam Power
06:49 – Vikings Win at Stamford Bridge (1066)
08:56 – Ming Dynasty Colonizes America
10:26 – Aztecs Invade Europe
12:08 – Britain Joins the Confederacy
14:25 – Italy Joins the Central Powers
16:20 – Republicans Win the Spanish Civil War
17:50 – Operation Downfall / Japan Refuses Surrender
20:01 – The Man in the High Castle
23:43 – Hannibal Destroys Rome
26:06 – Justinian Restores the Roman Empire
29:13 – Vikings Successfully Colonize North America
30:56 – Italian City-States Unify Italy Early
33:10 – The Gunpowder Plot Succeeds
36:05 – Franz Ferdinand Survives
38:10 – Japan Doesn't Attack Pearl Harbor
40:01 – 1991 Soviet Coup Succeeds
41:52 – "Empire Never Falls" Trope
45:18 – "Technology Never Invented" Trope
48:36 – Muslims Win Battle of Tours
52:06 – Chinese Caliphate
55:05 – Columbus Sinks
58:37 – Napoleon Avoids Russia
1:03:15 – Franco-British Union (1940)
1:06:39 – New England Secedes (1812)
1:09:46 – Texas Remains Independent
1:12:02 – Perry Opens Korea (1853)
1:14:32 – Britain / Liechtenstein Buys Alaska
1:16:35 – Blair Mountain: Communist America
Not all alternate history scenarios are created equal. Some are grounded in realistic contingencies, while others are pure wishful thinking that collapse under basic scrutiny.
Over the last two years, Patrons and Members have suggested dozens of these, and here are 30 of the absolute dumbest ones that keep getting thrown around and why they just don’t work.
Become a Channel Member or join the Patreon at
patreon.com/AlternateHistoryHub Each month you suggest and vote on exclusive videos + some really cool badges and stuff
youtube.com/@Altremer Fourth Crusade Alternative History Visual Novel I Decided to Narrate
01:46 – Alexander the Great Invades Rome
04:52 – Rome Adopts Steam Power
06:49 – Vikings Win at Stamford Bridge (1066)
08:56 – Ming Dynasty Colonizes America
10:26 – Aztecs Invade Europe
12:08 – Britain Joins the Confederacy
14:25 – Italy Joins the Central Powers
16:20 – Republicans Win the Spanish Civil War
17:50 – Operation Downfall / Japan Refuses Surrender
20:01 – The Man in the High Castle
23:43 – Hannibal Destroys Rome
26:06 – Justinian Restores the Roman Empire
29:13 – Vikings Successfully Colonize North America
30:56 – Italian City-States Unify Italy Early
33:10 – The Gunpowder Plot Succeeds
36:05 – Franz Ferdinand Survives
38:10 – Japan Doesn't Attack Pearl Harbor
40:01 – 1991 Soviet Coup Succeeds
41:52 – "Empire Never Falls" Trope
45:18 – "Technology Never Invented" Trope
48:36 – Muslims Win Battle of Tours
52:06 – Chinese Caliphate
55:05 – Columbus Sinks
58:37 – Napoleon Avoids Russia
1:03:15 – Franco-British Union (1940)
1:06:39 – New England Secedes (1812)
1:09:46 – Texas Remains Independent
1:12:02 – Perry Opens Korea (1853)
1:14:32 – Britain / Liechtenstein Buys Alaska
1:16:35 – Blair Mountain: Communist America
