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Virtual History
Alternatives and Counterfactuals
Book • 1997
In 'Virtual History', Niall Ferguson and other leading historians, including Andrew Roberts, explore nine pivotal moments in history and speculate on alternative outcomes.
The book offers a fascinating look at how different decisions or events could have reshaped the world as we know it.
The book offers a fascinating look at how different decisions or events could have reshaped the world as we know it.
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referencing the virtual history and questions around Irish revolution.


Paul Rouse

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578. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)
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as a co-author of 'Virtual History'.


Niall Ferguson

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Who Was The Bad Guy In WWII? | Niall Ferguson
Mentioned by Niall Ferguson as an essay in the book 'Virtual History', imagining counterfactuals of British history.

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Niall Ferguson on Why We Study History
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as a collection of essays on alternative and counterfactual histories.


Niall Ferguson

Butterfly Wings & Hurricanes: The GoodFellows & Andrew Roberts Revisit Historical Counterfactuals | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution