What if the French Revolution Never Happened? | Alternate History

Originally Aired Jul 22, 2025In today's alternate history scenario we ask what if Louis XVI, the grandson of Louis XIV who created the absolutist state, was able to follow the trend of Enlightened Absolutism set by Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great, and be the leader he needed to be for France? How could the French Revolution have failed? Would Napoleon and the French Empire simply never rise? What will come of the waves of liberalism and nationalism that washed over Prussia and Germany and Austria and the rest of Europe in the 1820s and the Revolutions of 1848? Join us on this 2+ hour long counterfactual!Graphics regarding 18th Century military techniques: rodwargaming.wordpress.com Featuring our host Jacob as the "US of Z"🔴Merch https://us-of-z-shop.creator-spring.com/stickers🟣Discord https://discord.gg/YkFwCpvxRG or try https://discord.gg/usz🔶Join the Channel https://www.youtube.com/@UnitedStatesOfZ/join🔶Patreon https://www.patreon.com/monsieurz/membership🔶Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MrZ_Official/#alternatehistory #history #france #monarchy