Chapter 1
Wrong turns and forgotten keys
Chapter 2
Weather whims that broke empires
Chapter 3
Scientific strokes of pure luck
Chapter 4
Misheard words and paper trails
YOUR GOAL
Master of History's tiny accidents
Ch 2 · Weather whims that broke empires
marcus Kamikaze Typhoons
Winds blow wild, Winds blow wild, The ocean swept the Khan away.
BETA
marcus Drag the minor mishaps into place to discover how tiny accidents broke mighty empires.
Fun Fact
Frankenstein's origin: Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein during a freezing, rainy Swiss summer caused by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away in Indonesia.
Glossary
kamikaze (noun)
A Japanese term meaning divine wind, used to refer to a powerful typhoon or a suicidal pilot. In 1281, a massive storm destroyed Kublai Khan's invading fleet, permanently saving Japan from Mongol conquest.
A Japanese term meaning divine wind, used to refer to a powerful typhoon or a suicidal pilot. In 1281, a massive storm destroyed Kublai Khan's invading fleet, permanently saving Japan from Mongol conquest.
Quiz
In which country did Mary Shelley write her famous novel during the dark summer of 1816?