Diversion: What If? Stories of the British

Invading Vikings encounter a Britain still run on Roman lines; the English win at the Battle of Hastings; Huguenots are expelled into Scotland from French-owned England; Richard III’s dynasty persists to the 18th century; Henry VIII is killed in 1536; Elizabeth I is assassinated and different Stuarts rule England and Scotland; Charles I wins the Civil War sending Cromwell into exile; Napoleon divides up Britain; Queen Victoria is assassinated before the birth of her first child; Britain establishes a colony in Afghanistan; the Kaiser conquers the United Kingdom; First World War mutinies lead to a revolution; British forces repel an invasion by Nazi Germany with serious repercussions and the assassination of Margaret Thatcher leads to repression.

These and other stories all feature in Alexander Rooksmoor’s latest book - ‘Diversion: What If? Stories of the British’. It is a collection of 19 short stories about different paths that could have been followed in the history of Britain and its empire. Some of the differences featured would only have impacted on a few individuals, but many would have had vast implications for Britain and the wider World. These stories are bound to both fascinate and entertain anyone interested in how British and indeed world history could so easily have turned out differently.

NOTE: Unlike a number of Alexander Rooksmoor’s books, this one contains stories, not chapters of historical analysis of potential counterfactuals. Please ensure that this is the type of book you want before buying it.

This revised edition of the book contains dynamic links between the stories and historical notes to provide background on them.

Alexander Rooksmoor is the author of a number of popular counterfactual books. His publications draw on over twenty years’ experience in researching and teaching history and discussing ‘what if?’. He has even longer experience in writing fiction. This background has enabled him to produce stories that are both liable to intrigue you and to provoke you to think.