The Renaissance is often hailed as the bridge between the medieval and the modern world. But what if this bridge was never built? Dive into an imaginative exploration of a world untouched by the profound art, revolutionary science, and the philosophical awakening that characterized the Renaissance. From the cobblestone streets of Florence to the academic halls of Oxford, journey through an alternate history where luminaries like Da Vinci, Galileo, and Michelangelo never left their mark. Discover how the absence of this defining era might have changed the course of empires, culture, and modern thought itself.