Henry the Great: The England that might have been

For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the knight was lost, for want of a knight the battle was lost, for want of a battle the kingdom was lost.

So a kingdom was lost-all for want of a nail. Sometimes a minor thing can have great consequences.

The death of the eldest son of James I of England allowed his brother Charles to take the throne and civil war ensued.

Not a story as such but a timeline of what might have been...