NOTE: This book was previously available under the title 'Diversion II'. It has been altered to show that this is a parallel book to 'Diversion', not a sequel.

The Romans expelled from Britain by Boudicca; King Alfred the Great defeated by the Danes; the Hundred Years’ War ended after only nine years; Catherine of Aragon’s two sons shaping Henry VIII’s religious policy; a Lord Protector being elected to rule the Commonwealth in the 18th century; the Napoleonic Wars missing the Duke of Wellington; British colonial rule in India ended by uprisings in the 1850s; a disaster in the Channel Tunnel in 1883; British defeat at the hands of the Boers in 1901; a unified Ireland given autonomy in 1909; Britain absent from the First World War; Edward VIII’s policies challenged in 1955 and the long predicted overthrow of the UK government in 1974.

These and other stories all feature in Alexander Rooksmoor’s latest book - ‘Route Diverted: 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.