What if the Pope United Italy? 

Here's a fun scenario what if the great Greek plan (Catherine the Great of Russia's planet to restore the Byzantine Empire )succeeded

I feel like north Germany being in a weaker position would lead them to remain on better terms with Britain.

As a catholic i thank you for this!🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

What if humans had longer life spans

As a Catholic hearing about this alternative timeline is so bittersweet. If only the people who pushed for it weren't so liberal.

I don’t think the alliances and war would happen as you showed One big reason for Germanys naval build up was its colonies And withe out Germany fully unifying the Berlin conference could play out much differently then in our time or maybe even never happen But that’s more of a small part of the video Overall gut video keep it up

I like the sceanrio but the part with the Brits joining the Catholic side doesnt make sense. Firstly, why would Prussia build up it's navy when their army would be priority number one as that is all protecting them. Secondly, The United Kingdom wanted a balance of power so they would most likely be neutral until a war starts. Thirdly, The English and Prussian/North German throne are nor far from each other so an alliance would just simply make sense. Fouthly, Prussia would not need such a navy as they would likely not have many colonies with them now being as powerful.

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I'd like to see a scenario where PH decided to make a harsh response to Josh's harsh response and creates an Alternate History civil war

As an Italian this ideal was so popular in Lombardy/or a confederation..that would have been scary

Really interesting video Josh! Great work as always!

I Love this Scenario! Great Job Josh!

can u delete the video’s on PH.

Great scenario Josh!

in this timeline I can see a papal version of the French foriegn legion being formed

Thanks + Here is a new idea for next video : What if England won the hundred years war

What if the three cousins fought the rest of Europe and Japan in ww1?

What if Japan joined the Central Powers?

Thx this is great

Suggestion josh: What if Baltazar Carlos survives and there is no war of spanish succession?

*VIDEO SUGGESTION:* What if The Revolutions Of 1848 had never happened?

Unrealistic you don’t understand Britains perspective on European crisis’. Britain will always support the side least likely to unite Europe. Divide and rule

Howdy Josh. This was amazing. I wonder how would France fare with Napoleon III still in power in this TL.

20.000 congrats😁

Truly blessed timeline

Howdy josh! Love your content!😊😊😊😊❤❤❤

Can you do what if Austria unified Germany

This is a pretty epic video, catholicism is very based!

What if Sparta unified Greece?

Here is a fun unrealistic that hadn't really taught me much but I still enjoyed.

I hoped for this video

Always a pleasure when Josh uploads

I don’t think the Pope would have endorsed World War One for religious reasons. I think he either would have kept Italy neutral, or pressured France and Austria to back down

Imagine if the Opinion 1 Scenario became a HOI4 Mod! It Shows how GREAT of a Scenario this is!

"Unrealistic alternate history can be dangerous" *proceeds to make an unrealistic scenario*

what if the union of kėdainiai actually went through? (making the polish-swedish-lithuanian commonwealth)

With Pius IX having an earlier (and possibly longer) reign, the first Vatican council would likely not be cut short, since in our timeline, it had been cut short due to the revolutions.

Video idea: What if NATO didn't intervene in Yugoslav war

Neat

Finally, a true Holy Roman Empire.

As a Former Catholic [Now Agnostic Atheist] I Totally Approve that Scenario!

Blessed

now i'm only waiting the "what if the kingdom of the two sicilies reunified italy" i dont think something would change but we need to complete che trilogy right?

You know, make two indipendent kingdoms, one semi indipendent grand duchy and two puppet duchies all agreeing to give up their power in order to make the Pope the head of the Confederation wasn't feasible. Not only there's also the issue of Lombardy-Venetia, which would cause frictions with the most powerful catholic state in Europe at the time, but also the differences between the various Italian monarchies, plus the hostility of many monarchs to not concede liberal constitutions.

13:44 Do you think the balkans wars would happen without the Italo- Turkish war though?

Ironic. He could preach to others about being realistic, but fail to implement it himself.

A part of me wonders how this would affect Irish independence. Would the alliance side with its member Britain, or its catholic brethren in Ireland?

What if England stayed Catholic?

What if Poland lithuania and Austrian empire form a Alince?

another note: Because the 2nd italian war of independence never happening, the Interior Minister, defacto leader, of the Austrain Empire Alexander von Bach never resign, thus neo-absolutism in austria would survive and there wouldn't be an austria hungary in this timeline

What if the Brazilian Empire never fell?

What if Crassus conquered Persi

Austria is large huge respect

Will be in paradise

What if the Revolutions of 1848 were just less radical? Liberal and secular, but not murdery. Maybe the book mentioned in the beggining simply makes a bigger splash and thus the revolutionaries have to moderate due to their Catholic allies?

Man, if only...

Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's obsessed with hardcore Papal history I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's relative playlist

What if PLC unified prersonal unions with Sweden and Russia?

This, and a crusader alt history from Videntis in the same week? Us Catholics are eating good today.

I find this timeline unrealistic britan main goal was preserve the balance of power and joining the Roman’s would put Europe under complete Roman control so I think that britan would either stay neutral or join the Protestant Prussia ether option would lead to a close war because of how weak Italy is in this timeline, how even further Austria is unstable because now they have a rebellious Italian population as well and how the Franco Austrian rivalry isn’t just about Italy they would compete for the south German states as well which would lead to tensions between the 2. I think Austria would break into revolts pretty quickly and they have historically been militarily incompetent since the 30 years war

What if Pope had adopted the cult of Makima, Revy, Cutie Honey, Marin Kitagawa, Trixie Tang, Judy Neutron, Marge Simpson, Wendy Corduroy, Lois Griffin, Sailor Moon and Maddie Fenton instead of Abrahamic shit?

Would Papal Italy maintain good relations with the Ethiopians in our timeline or would their piss poor relations with Italy continue to happen anyways?

What if the Eureka Revolt was Successful

Ngl, I agree with this

What if balkan nations before ww1 unite into Balkan federation

What if the spain or portugal turned protestant

I feel like siding with an explicitly catholic alliance has consequences for all sorts of domestic matters in Britain especially in Ireland

LIFE COULD BE A DREAM LIFE COULD BE A DREEAAAMMM cryin rn that the pope did not unify Italy

thank you for saying eastern roman empire and reconquered, if you ask me "byzantine" is an insult and the person who made the word up was obviously a believer in the HRE being the actual rome

Honestly, I rlly doubt the UK would join the roman alliance, the UK in fact seems a natural ally of Prussia and Russia first, without germany unified and france and austria still being treats I highly doubt North Germany would try a naval arms race against britain since thats the least of its concerns, specially not to the level it did in our timeline, in our world it did partly due to them already seeing themselves as the rulers of the continent second the roman block is basically a Catholic block while Great Britain is protestant like the north germans third, the brits are known for their balance of power policy, and them joining the catholic block would anhilate said balance fourth, the Italian, French and Austrian navies together are a british nightmare in the mediterranean fifth, the french and italians have several opposing goals to that of the british, unlike the russians and north germans whose goals are mainly continental and dont overlay with those of the british sixth, a Napoleon Bonaparte in the throne of France With the UK on the Prusso-Russian alliance the war would actually be fairly balanced and could go both ways, specially since both sides were mainly authoritarian the US is far less likely to favour any side unless some specific event or series of events happen

(I don't know what to say)

I think you currently have more of an antipope

What if Byzantium colonized the Americas

It just said if the pope united italy, Not if he stays in power, In which i find it very unlikely for the new Sardinian Government to just summit to the french soldiers, In which France would have crushed the "Italian Federation" and return it to pre-Federation ways. I dont see the Italian Nationalist to just give up as French soldiers are in rome, They would had either won and or lost. I dont see the pope holding his lands unless the Italian Nationalist just gives up.

If i was Pius in this federation, I would annex slovenia

I don't see Italy benefitting from papal control. The interests of the nation would become inextricably linked with those of the entire church. As a consequence, opposition to Italy means opposition towards the pope, and vice versa. Anti-catholic and anti-Italian sentiment are much more closely linked, as many conspiracy theories suddenly become credible. Popes tend to undermine their own legitimacy by becoming heavily involved in wordly politics as happened during the Italian wars. As conflict with Italy unavoidably becomes conflict with the Pope, even catholic countries start to become obstinate as the moral authority of the church ebbs away. Inevitably the Pope will demand something too unreasonable or too arrogant from secular rulers of catholic nations, and people see it as only serving the interests of Italy. And defiance of the Pope becomes expected of leaders who must act in the best interests of their nation, or give the pretense of doing so. It also makes the supreme pontif the target of discontented citizens in Italy itself, who will always be a problem for the papacy. Under a secular government, the church has the option to (pretend) to stand up for the common man when the high falootin' gentlemen in Rome fail to adress the issues that plague any 19th century state. Such as conscription, industrial safety standards, electoral representation, cultural/religious minorities, etc. It can't do so under theocracy, and any real or imagined policy failure falls on the Pope's shoulders. And as the papacy cannot so easily change its position as a government through regular elections or plain old pragmatic flip-flopping, it would be ill-equipped to change course even if it is headed towards a disaster. And as opposition to the government is again inextricably linked with opposition to church policy, more and more people who cross that treshold where they no longer fear the exclusion from not being in communion with the church because their lives have become intolerable, will seek their salvation in protestantism or atheism. And as more of them see the Pope not as the representative of God on earth, the wordly authority that was married to the position declines as well. Leaving papal Italy vulnerable to a liberal or socialist revolution, or a transition to anti-revolutionary fascism.

Vivat Cristus Rex

John Paul The Second was the best Pope! Guess from with country I am.

What if she comes back 😂😂😂 (i miss her)

Remember to stop :v and just make an apology vid

9:53 seems like you care more about sharing the scenario then actual history 🤓

What if josh apologized for the drama ge created?

yoo, lets get this guy to 20k

Off topic but; Josh, I really respect the work that you do, but you need to either stop adding to the fire or put it out. I suggest the latter. The viewers would respect you for it. I see that your video from a week ago didn't really gain much likes. And I don't think it's because people don't like you. I believe its because as a viewer drama and fights on public platforms like RU-vid are not good and distracting, since it's easier for an argument to get radicalized when its online.

Josh not complaining in a video? Massive character development, good for you mate. Cant wait to watch more quality content instead of whining!

Finally, the baby man moves on. However, this is junk history. Deal with it.

Like the Pope.... nah I am a Protestant and even if I was a Catholic, I am pretty sure that I wouldn't like that heretic... neat video...

Nice Video, but you are just as unrealistic as PH so quit it...

me no like da pope

What if Josh apologized for whining like a baby to possible history?

As expected, a terrible video from a terrible RU-vidr.

Basically the Kingdom of God from EU4 lore

What if Josh Sullivan was real?