History Undone
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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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The Battle Of Jutland: How Britain Should Have 'ANNIHILATED' Germany's Fleet & Won EASILY | History Undone Archive
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 …
01:07:44 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
What If Britain Had Never Entered WWI… And Why It Shouldn’t Have | History Undone
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. Wa…
01:00:20 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Operation Unthinkable: Churchill's Secret Plan to Destroy Stalin Could Have Caused World War 3 | History Undone
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 dis…
00:58:38 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
What If The Normans Had LOST The Battle of Hastings? | The World Would NOT Speak English Today | History Undone Archive
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 H…
01:04:17 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
What If The Allies Declared War In 1938 Over Czechoslovakia? WW2 Would NOT HAPPEN As We Know It | History Undone
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 ev…
00:57:10 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Operation Desert Storm | What if Saddam Hussein FELL in 1991? The Middle East Would Change FOREVER | History Undone
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…
00:55:46 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
What if The Nazi Invasion of Norway Had Failed? | No Blitzkrieg & Churchill May Not Rise to Power | History Undone
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.…
01:02:17 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
What If Marlborough Had LOST The Battle Of Blenheim? Ottomans Push Into Europe & No Rise Of Prussia
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 con…
00:51:32 |
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Operation Downfall: What If The US NEVER Dropped The Atomic Bomb & Invaded Japan? | History Undone Archive
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…
00:52:49 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
What If The Arab Coalition WON The Six-Day War? Would Israel even EXIST today? | History Undone
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…
01:03:40 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
What If Operation Valkyrie Had Succeeded & Killed Hitler? | History Undone
On July 20, 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg led one of World War II’s most daring resistance plots: assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. But what if the bomb had worked? What if the c…
01:00:20 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
What If Saladin Was Killed At The Battle Of Hattin? The Third Crusade WOULD NOT Have Happened
The Battle of Hattin, a pivotal conflict during the Crusades, unfolded on July the 4th 1187. It happened at the crossroads of three continents, in some of the most fought over terrain in history, nea…
00:59:47 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
The Battle of The Somme: How its Deadly Impact Went Far Beyond The Battlefield | History Undone
James Hanson is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Alexander Watson to discuss one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War: the Somme. The first day is…
00:58:08 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
What if World War I Really Had Ended by Christmas? | History Undone Christmas Special
James Hanson is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and Professor Alexander Watson to discuss one of the most enduring, yet heavily mythologised stories of military history. It is of course the Chr…
00:58:25 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
What If The Spanish Armada Had Won? The US Would Not Exist Today | History Undone
James Hanson is joined once again by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry and the naval historian & YouTuber Drachinifel to discuss one of history's most storied naval fleets and failed conquests. The Spanish…
01:00:27 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Introducing: History Undone
Welcome to History Undone with James Hanson, a channel that looks back at pivotal moments and asks 'What if?'. We'll be looking at key battles, strategic decisions and political outcomes with leading…
00:00:29 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
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