In February 1705, Queen Anne, who had made Marlborough a Duke in 1702, granted him the Park of Woodstock and promised a sum of £ 240, 000 to build a suitable house as a gift from a grateful crown in recognition of his victory – a victory which British historian Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy considered one of the pivotal battles in history, writing – " Had it not been for Blenheim, all Europe might at this day suffer under the effect of French conquests resembling those of Alexander in extent and those of the Romans in durability.

20 years later, the Jewish Agency leader, David Ben-Gurion wrote: " Had partition to the Peel Commission partition plan been carried out, the history of our people would have been different and six million Jews in Europe would not have been killed — most of them would be in Israel.

Had Dyson scored and the extra point been made, it would have been the first Super Bowl overtime period in history.

Had the deal been completed, it would have been the largest corporate merger in history, ultimately putting MCI WorldCom ahead of AT & T as the largest communications company in the United States.

Had the Māori Tribes been united, the subsequent history of New Zealand could have been different.

Had he not joined the conclave of autocrats at Gaeta, and, above all, had he not summoned Austrian assistance while denying that he had done so, in 1849, he might yet have preserved his throne, and even changed the whole course of Italian history.

Had the two planes, with a combined 677 people on board, collided, it would have been the worst aviation disaster in history.

Had he won, Hoff would have been the first Democratic Senator in Vermont history.

Had Swann won, he would have been the first African-American governor of Pennsylvania and only the third African-American elected governor of a state in U. S. history.

Had he not done so, another classmate, Robert F. Collins, would have graduated at the same time, thus entering into the history books as, technically, the first African American graduate of LSU Law, by virtue of his last name: " C " comes before " M ." Collins would later become the first black federal judge in the south.

Had it not been for Colt making the rather surprising decision in 1987 to bring out their Delta Elite pistol — a 10mm Auto version of the Government Model — the cartridge might have sunk into obsolescence, becoming an obscure footnote in firearms history.

*" We Had to Be So Careful " A German Farmer's Recollections of Anti-German Sentiment in World War I ( Oral history courtesy of Latah County Historical Society )

Had the Seahawks won Super Bowl XL, he would have become the first head coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises, however they fell short, losing 21-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Had he made the kick, it would have been considered the longest kick in league history, as it would have exceeded the record of 63 yards currently shared by Tom Dempsey, Jason Elam, Sebastian Janikowski, and David Akers for a traditional field goal.

Had they succeeded, Bessie would have been the first documented woman in history to do so.

Turned in a strong rookie year with 59 tackles ( 41 solo ), 7. 5 sacks, a team-high six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Played in all 16 games and started four, recording a sack in seven games … Sack total ranked second in the NFL among rookies and fourth in club history for a rookie … Came on strong over the last eight games with 36 tackles, 5. 5 sacks, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Had six tackles ( four solo ), a sack and a forced fumble vs. San Francisco, Sept. 19 … Had four tackles ( all solo ) and a sack at Atlanta, Nov. 28 … First of a three-week stretch where he recorded a sack, including vs. Carolina, Dec. 5 and at Dallas, Dec. 12, when he also added a forced fumble … Dec.

' Had Raja Dahar defended the Indus heroically and stopped Qasim from crossing it, the history of the subcontinent might have been quite different.

In 2005, Sandbrook published Never Had It So Good, a history of Britain from the Suez Crisis to The Beatles, 1956 – 1963.

Had Pilkington conceded a goal that day then it eventually would have been Notts County who would have lost their Football League status for the first time in the league's history.

Had its original author, Michael Collins, survived, he might have been able to clarify its actual meaning, but with his assassination in 1922, no major negotiator to the Oath's creation on the Irish side was still alive, available or pro-Treaty.

Had they not been deducted points, Udinese would have survived.

Had he survived, he almost certainly would have been a leading figure within Roblin's cabinet.

Had he survived, the PPC would most likely not have fragmented as it did during the 1950s.

Had Kennedy survived, he might have ordered a measured response.

Had it survived, it could easily have punched through the United Nations ( UN ) defensive line at Pusan and driven UN Command ( UNC ) forces into the sea.

Had Tiffany's survived, it would have marked her debut on the Great White Way, but the production was plagued with so many problems that its creative team deemed it impossible to fix.

Had he survived Pope John Paul II, who delivered the homily at his funeral-the last while John Paul was alive -, Cardinal Schotte would, as the senior member of the order of Cardinal Deacons under the age of 80, have made the announcement of the next Pope's election.

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Had it survived, it would have been the only preserved R6 built by Pullman Standard.

Had he stayed with the pack train where he was assigned, Boston Custer might have survived the battle.

Had it not been for the strike that ended the season, they may have broken their own season attendance record, as they were on a pace to do just that.

Had he fixed and believed in the specific mojo himself, he may have escaped the plantation alive ...

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Had she lived a little longer, then the Catholic religion that she worked so hard to restore into the realm may have taken deeper roots than it did ; however, Mary died on 17 November 1558 at the relatively young age of 42.

Had it been for the Chief Justice seat, a different result may well have ensued.

Had Devon Loch completed the race he may have set a new record for the fastest finishing time, which E. S. B.

Had any of their competitors became aware of what Tower and Munson were up to, they may well have bought up the land the pair were after, and charged exorbitant prices for it.

Had Jefferson felt stronger about the object, he would have ventured the experiment, despite statutory obstacles and the shortness of years, for the experiment freeing his slaves was one he often commended to others and, indeed, one he may have himself suggested to Kosciuszko.

John Baker has described them as " perhaps the single most influential series of named reports ", and even Francis Bacon, Coke's rival, wrote praisingly of them, saying " Had it not been for Sir Edward Coke's Reports ( which though they may have errors, and some peremptory and extrajudicial resolutions more than are warranted, yet they contain infinite good decisions and rulings over of cases ), for the law by this time had been almost like a ship without ballast ; for that the cases of modern experience are fled from those that are adjudged and ruled in former time ".

Had it not been that he died, I think I may have stayed much longer in films.

Had he lived near the Stones, the calibrated radiocarbon dates for his grave and dating of Stonehenge suggest the sarsens and trilithons at Stonehenge may have been raised by the time he was born, although a new bluestone circle may have been raised at the same time as his birth.

Had she paid heed to her husband's actions against her wearing lead-based make-up in Paris for the rest of her days, her death eight years later ( at the age of 27 ) may not have been so early.

Had the CFL set up the schedule to accommodate the scheduling conflicts, the Mad Dogs may have been a viable franchise.

Had the election been held later in 2001 amid an economic downturn, some observers suggested that the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties may have merged as a united right-wing party, or that right-wing voters would turn en masse to either the Alliance or PC Party, which would have presented a more difficult election for the Liberal Party.

Had Antioch and Edessa not been fighting amongst themselves after the battle, Baldwin may have been able to attack Aleppo ; however, Aleppo and Mosul were soon united under Zengi in 1128.

Had Hitler spent more time and resources on this project, it may have had a chance of working.

Had Haile Selassie attacked on 24 March as he originally planned, things may have gone differently ; many of the Italians had only recently arrived at Maychew after the fall of Amba Aradam.

Had the police conducted a thorough search of the garden and found the bones of two prior victims of Christie, the trial may not have occurred at all, and a serial killer prevented from murdering again.

Had this program not been specified, the XM8 system may have faced competition from weapons such as from the FN SCAR, Remington ACR and HK416.

Had this motion passed, Hart may have challenged Rep. Deborah Pryce ( R-OH ) for House Republican Conference Chairman, the No. 4 leadership spot.

Had England let Stewart opening the batting ( a position Stewart himself expressed a preference for-though at the same time said he would bat anywhere for England ) and played a specialist wicket keeper who could bat at 7-England may have fared better.

Had Alexander the Great decided to continue his campaign in India, he may very well have been vanquished by the much more powerful, more able and more technologically advanced army, but it is more likely he would have adopted the weapons and techniques of such a foe to augment and improve his own forces and strategic aimss, as he had done throughout his career.

Hornby also suggests that " You Had Time " is an example of a song that, while it may not read as poetry on paper, nevertheless makes for a beautiful song.