tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867093162845423331.post6561870216977268885..comments2023-09-29T09:31:04.960-05:00Comments on (Alt)History Inc.: AltHistory Scenario #8: What if the Commonwealth of England Didn’t Collapse?Tyler "tbguy1992" Bugghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12576024473014951233noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867093162845423331.post-25927602851896314122020-05-16T21:52:28.261-05:002020-05-16T21:52:28.261-05:00Besides, both France even with Alsace-Lorraine and...Besides, both France even with Alsace-Lorraine and Dutch Republic without Wallonia would not have been able to industrialize first, because both severely lacked coal. And as I mentioned above, New England also industrialized very early in real histoty despite not having a vast network of colonies.<br /><br />I wish I came across this article earlier. Overall, it is still a very good one, even though I disagree with it. Thomas1195https://www.blogger.com/profile/11224836651154033181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867093162845423331.post-41417008656241184972020-05-16T21:49:51.568-05:002020-05-16T21:49:51.568-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Thomas1195https://www.blogger.com/profile/11224836651154033181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867093162845423331.post-704061787936285912020-05-16T21:46:50.999-05:002020-05-16T21:46:50.999-05:00I really like this timeline, but I have several ma...I really like this timeline, but I have several major disagreements:<br /><br />- First, the colonial population was too small in 1673 to resist the New Model Army backed by New England. Additionally, Maryline also had a lot of Protestant underclass folks with pro-Commonwealth tendency. At best, there would only be a Kingdom of Virginian, which would have been insignificant.<br /><br />- Second, there is nothing can stop Britain from grabbing Quebec and Atlantic Canada in this timeline, since a surviving Commonwealth, if anything, would have had an even stronger Navy than our Royal Navy. They could have easily stolen French North American colonies in Canada and the whole Great Lake region from France well before 1767.<br /><br />- Third, a surviving Commonwealth would have actually industrialized faster and longer for several reasons:<br />+ The Puritan attempt to introduce universal education would have succeeded 200 years early (in real life, they achieved that in New England). In real life, a poor education system was a major cause of British decline post-1870.<br />+ Real-life New England was an early industrialization hotspot and was responsible for a lot of innovations in industrial techniques: like interchangable parts and mechanization. In our timeline, New England adopted such a system because their skilled labour was scarce. In this timeline, with closer ties, such idea could have flown after to Britain itself, especially when the Second Industrial Revolution emerged.<br />+ Rotten boroughs would have been abolished earlier, giving industrial districts greater representation.<br />+ Industrial and merchant class would have had greater involvement and influence in government policy-making in this timeline.<br /><br />- Finally, the Commonwealth would have had a strong chance of integrating New England/Northeastern Seabed as a proper part of Britain with colonial people having the same rights and same treatment as homeland British people.<br /><br />Thomas1195https://www.blogger.com/profile/11224836651154033181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867093162845423331.post-69998413949230751652015-09-22T00:54:47.208-05:002015-09-22T00:54:47.208-05:00I've always been of the feeling that the Frenc...I've always been of the feeling that the French Revolution was going to happen sooner or later. And while maybe Napoleon himself would remain an unknown Corsican soldier, maybe someone else that today we don't know of, or, if you believe in the Butterfly effect, someone that never existed would take his place.Tyler "tbguy1992" Bugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576024473014951233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867093162845423331.post-90428269828527603762015-09-21T11:55:28.206-05:002015-09-21T11:55:28.206-05:00A very intriguing exploration of this POD, especia...A very intriguing exploration of this POD, especially with James II coming to southern America (does that mean the college of William and Mary happens anyway?) A divided America is always fun to speculate on, as is a republican England.<br /><br />But the biggest ripple effect I see in all this is the rise of Napoleon. He comes to power toward the end of the French Revolution, prompted by that country's financial ruin due in some part to helping those pesky Americans in their fight with Britain during the Revolutionary War. If we presume in that this alternative timeline there is no American Revolution, how does that affect France's own decline into revolution? Does Louis XVI still call the estates general together for taxes but manage to get more of what he wants out of them? Does the Tennis Court Oath never happen? If none of these things happen and France is able to continue as a monarchy, does that mean the little Corsican general never takes power?<br /><br />And if Napoleon never takes power, does that mean Germany never becomes a unified, sovereign nation? The implications for 19th and 20th century warfare are big. Plus, it sounds like the Dutch remain far more powerful than in our timeline.Michelle R. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389646002613829994noreply@blogger.com