|
|
|
#1
August 13th, 2004, 12:29 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
A History of Kings (ATL Revolutionary Wars)
This is the rough draft of the timeline underpinning 'To Soar Like Icarus' (see the Writers Forum or AHF - in sig)
A History of Kings George III ruled Britain oversaw victory in American Revolutionary War 1770s French Revolution and Revolutionary Wars Rise of a military genius atheist The sack of Rome and murder of the Pope 1780s-90s Papal conclave meets in Vienna New Pope Crusade against France Splits the anti-French alliance Britain doesn't want to be involved in a Catholic crusade 1790s Over-stretch of France in conquest Civil war in France Emergence of the Deists Uneasy peace, with a large France ensconced in Italy 1800s Pope dies New Pope talks less of Crusades More of restoring balance of power Re-involvement of Britain Joint offensive to free Naples from out of Sicily And to take Rome 1810 France strikes back Defeat of Austria Dissolution of the HRE New German kingdoms British forces annihilated in Naples 1811 Regency of Prince George Mass popular dis-satisfaction France under the Deists is seen as a reasonable and moderate power Hatred for alliance with the Pope Prince George faces opposition from below and from High Tories High Tory opposition led by his brother, Ernest Duke of Cumberland Britain breaks off alliance with continental allies Repression of popular unrest Collapse of Spain, makes humiliating peace with France Russia comes to agreement with France Deist France remains strong and in possession of Rome Pope reigns from Vienna in a rump Austria All Papal overtures to Paris are rebuffed Growth of French empire Further unrest in the American colonies Renewal of popular unrest Assassination of the Prince Regent Death of Princess Charlotte in childbirth (%s play for a congenital defect) Frederick, Duke of York now Prince Regent and heir, but has no issue 1817 Death of George III Accession of King Frederick I (& Queen Frederica) Austro-Prussian alliance Tsar Paul dies, accession of Tsar Alexander I 1820 Renewal of the continental anti-French alliance, with Russia Wars rage across the continent Deist France and its client kingdoms defeat Prussia and Austria Hungary broken off as an independent Habsburg power (Hungarian line) Pope flees to Hungary as French troops enter Vienna Special Conclave meets in Madrid 'Regency Council for the Vatican' formed Outbreak of Anglo-French conflict in the Americas Heavy tax rises and impressment Social discontent flares again in Britain Britain officially at war with France in Europe French partition of Prussia benefits its allies Austria comes to terms Russia fights on French armies enter Hungary Pope flees into Russian Poland Regency Council declare the Pope 'incapable' New Pope elected by conclave in Madrid Alexander imprisons the ex-Pope as a guest in Moscow British armies suffer heavy defeats in the Netherlands and Hannover French navy defeats a Royal Navy force off Britanny Social revolution hits London King Frederick flees to Oxford Prince William, Duke of Clarence is cut down in London Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, heads North to rouse the Orange Lodges French armies invade Russian Poland French First Consul and Tsar Alexander meet before Warsaw Franco-Russian peace agreed The ex-Pope is handed over into French hands Death of King Frederick I 1825 Accession of King Ernest I, ex Duke of Cumberland Orange Lodges provide a bastion of support for the Royalist position Reconquest of Southern England Mass reprisals Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex sent out to the Americas to take charge France offers peace terms to Britain King Ernest I refuses French Invasion Scare Britain institutes a raft of emergency laws French and British fleets clash on numerous occasions, with differing results Ex-Pope dies in prison in Paris Deist France has been rebuilding Rome in its own image these last 2 decades French invasion of Britain Mass popular unrest breaks out as the French land Royalist forces struggle to contain the twin problems London falls Ernest and his family are taken in Buckingham They are later executed without orders French First Consul arrives in London Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge capitulates to the French He is made King Adolphus I as Britain enters the French system In the Americas, loyalists proclaim the Duke of Sussex as King Augustus I 1830 Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design 
|
|
#2
August 13th, 2004, 01:24 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
The Union Ideal
The Union Ideal
Egypt remains under Mameluke rule Augustus I (Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex) dies in 1843 He is succeeded as King in Exile by his son Augustus II (Augustus d'Este), dies 1852 ATL Augustus II (born 1794) has married and produced offspring The Exiled line continues - King Augustus III (born 1830) In Britain, Adolphus I (ex-Duke of Cambridge) rules as a French client His reign sees home rule for Ireland and the removal of laws barring office to Catholics and Jews A strong Deist current takes root in British society There are frequent small rebellions - the rebels are either put down or flee to the Americas Adolphus I dies in 1850 and is succeeded by his son George V (born 1819) Across Europe, the grip of Deist France is constantly challenged Hungary and Austria (rump) break free in the 1840s Prussia (rump) in 1850 But the core of French hegemony remains the German kingdoms and the Italian provinces (ruled from Paris) 1855, the First Consul attempts to convert the office into a hereditary one (He is not the first to try this, one failed due to the death of his heir, another because the hierarchy ignored his wishes and his heir was ineffectual and eventually guillotined) Uprisings in the Netherlands (ruled as a French client kingdom) begin to snowball George V sends his ally (suzerain) troops as aid This causes an outbreak of civil disorder across Britain King Augustus III seizes his chance In clandestine agreement with Spain, and having acquired the tacit support of the Russian Tsar Konstantine I (son of Aleksandr I in the ATL), he makes his move Royalist forces from the Americas land in Ireland, W Scotland and Devon, preceeded by battlefleets which clash with British forces in the first major clash of steam-powered ships of the line. King George V realises his error, and recalls the army from the Netherlands But too late Royalist forces led by American commanders are converging Dublin capitulates and Ireland goes over to Augustus Scotland is raised and an American-Scottish force begins to march South Edinburgh capitulates British army forces, all that can be mustered within England, pin the Americans down in Devon but Royalist battlefleets take control of the Western Channel. Plymouth is blockaded, and Exeter taken. American-Irish forces land in Wales Long oppressed, the Welsh people rally to Augustus' cause seeing in him a saviour The First Consul realises that the tables are turned He makes agreement with his enemies within France The Netherlands slips away as had Prussia, Austria before them French forces cross the Channel to aid his ally in London French naval forces clear the W Channel of Royalist ships The Duke of York, Augustus' brother Prince Frederick arrives in Edinburgh Scotland is declared a loyal kingdom in his brother's realm Ireland soon follows suit with the parliament in Dublin making a similar declaration French and British forces drive the Americans in Devon back into the sea Some are evacuated to Ireland, but the maority die or surrender Exeter comes under British siege The French and British armies move North to deal with the armies coming out of Wales and Scotland Spain declares war on France A Spanish force lands in Sicily, another attempts a landing in Naples but is repulsed Spanish armies clash with French in the Pyrenees Tsar Konstantine moves against the Ottoman Empire The Principalities are invaded, and a Greek uprising gains explicit support Hungary, Austria and Prussia enact the Central Alliance They begin to mobilise Encouraged by Royalist agents, a popular rising in Hannover overthrows the puppet Oldenburg regime (part of the French client Kingdom of Oldenburg) Popular meetings declare for King Augustus III French and British forces clash with the American-Irish force and stop them in their tracks The American-Scottish force advances as far as York Sicily falls to Spain A failed coup d'etat in Paris, sees the First Consul only just hold on to power Deciding that Britain is the key, the First Consul cedes Italy to Austria and Spain He makes concessions to the Netherlands And dissolves the German League, leaving the German client kingdoms to looks for their own survival A large French expeditionary force lands in England Major battles occur around York, Leeds and Sheffield as the American-Scottish force attempts to push out of Yorkshire into the Midlands They are held but at great cost, especially to the British forces The French expeditionary force moves North, defeats a half-hearted prong from out of Wales, then hits the American-Scottish from the flank Prince Frederick, Duke of York is killed in the fighting The American-Scottish force pulls back King George V announces an amnesty to any Scottish noble who surrenders They begin to in dribs and drabs After another French victory at Catterick, this becomes a flood The American force sees its allies abandoning it and evacuates to Ireland Soon followed by the American-Irish force from out of Wales George V sees bloody vengeance enacted against those nobles who did not surrender, and against the cities and towns which went over to Augustus The First Consul secures his position in Paris and secures the hereditary succession of his son The Deist Republic of France is now renamed the Empire of Francia With the defeat within England, the popular revolution in Hannover collapses With Oldenburg weak, the territories are pulled apart by her neighbours The Pope leaves Madrid and re-enters Rome Rome is now a Deist city Attempts by the Pope and his Spanish overlords to tear down monuments and rebuild Catholicism is met with a popular rising Only a harsh repression by Spanish and Austrian troops keeps hold of Rome The Pope decides to live with what exists, and to build a new Vatican beside it Ireland remains a kingdom in Union with King Augustus III in the Americas But it is more a drain on the Americas than a thorn in the side of Britain King George V continues to rule from London His purge of the aristocracy complete he institutes whole-hearted reforms of the nobility and the parliamentary system The First Consul proves his policy by a sudden lightning campaign into the Netherlands The House of Orange capitulates within three weeks A separate Kingdom of Luxembourg is established weakening the House of Orange But the rump Netherlands remains under their rule But once again as a client of France - or Francia as it is now termed 1865 Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#3
August 13th, 2004, 03:23 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
A Question of Empire
A Question of Empire
Britain, American Britain and France, as well as Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands continue to be colonial empires Despite the various vexations suffered by the Netherlands they have retained the Cape Province, Ceylon and made inroads into Sumatra. Terra Australis has Dutch, British, French and small Spanish colonial outposts but is mainly a patchwork of spheres of influence. Major cities exist on the coast, farming towns inland, then allied or subjugated Aborigine tribes in the interior. Britain, France and the Mughal Empire neatly tie up India with sizeable but minority Portuguese settlements. Largely, the British East India Company rules itself, but has its suzerain in London The Americas have seen American Britain (or Augustine Britain as some are calling it) abut the French interior (OTL Louisiana taken from Spain as a result of her defeat in the 1810s and now known as Missouri to its Frank rulers). Florida remained British after the ARW, and is an important part of British America De facto, Canada is divided between crown colonies ruled out of New York and the Hudson Bay Company. The entire Oregon Territory is formally a part of this organisation. The Caribbean islands are also loyal to New York rather than to London Spain remains dominant in South America, and within the North into California, Tejas, Nuevo Mexico and as far North as parts of Wyoming A lot of the borderland is open, Indian country and the Indian Nations are deft at playing the three colonial powers off against each other Portugal remains in Brazil but has created it a Vice-royalty with a member of the royal family as Viceroy The rest of Africa remains largely open. The Dutch Cape province has expanded inwards, unofficial expeditions settling much of the Transvaal, Orange River area and into Bechuanaland. These are ruled as clients of the Cape Colony but are in effect largely independent 1870 Russia has taken the Principalities and see to an independent Greece and Serbia after its series of wars with the Ottoman Empire Tsar Konstantine II (ascending 1870) pursues a virulent anti-Ottoman campaign Domestically he follows the example of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather in further reducing the power of the Boyars and finally seeing off the last vestiges of serfdom France has established close relations with the Mamelukes of Egypt, as well as with the Dey of Algiers and the Bey of Tunis in an effort to make herself dominant in the Mediterranean, bring about a blending of cultural traditions and gain natural advantages. A Holy Alliance is created spanning Spain, Naples, the Papacy, and Austria This Northern Mediterranean power is seen as a rival both by France, and by Russia Tsar Konstantine II overcomes Russia's natural aversion to the Deist French After all, the ruler is now known as Emperor of Francia and has begun to marry his sons and daughters into European royal families A Russo-Frankish agreement is signed 1873 King George V is likewise marrying his three sons into the European dynastic system George William, the Prince of Wales (born 1843) marries a Princess of Brunswick (declared a kingdom after the collapse of Hannover and Oldenburg and annexing much of their interior lands) Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (born 1846) marries an Austrian Archduchess Charles Edward, Duke of Gloucester (born 1847) marries a daughter of the Frankish emperor Russia launches its assault on the Ottoman Empire, crossing the Danube, sending forces through Serbia, and armies via the Caucasus At the same time Francia strikes into Italy, defeating the surprised Austrians in the North Mameluke armies, suborned by Frankish monies, move North into Palestine A Frankish fleet puts into Algiers The Holy Alliance declares war on the empire of Francia King George V declares for his Frankish allies Keeping a sizeable fleet and army in reserve to watch Ireland, he reinforces the Mediteranean fleet and sends a substantial expeditionary force Russian armies smash through Turkish defences, taking Adrianople and laying siege to Constantinople Serbian and Russian forces advance into Macedonia Greece declares war and advances Northwards Ottoman armies are crumbling before Mameluke advances from Egypt Mameluke Baghdad also joins the fray, pushing North and effecting a union with Russian forces coming South out of the Caucasus Years, decades even, of patient secret diplomacy appear to be paying off for the Russians A combined Frankish-Algiers fleet defeats a Spanish force off Mallorca Austrian forces land on the E Italian coast and cross to Rome in time to save it from a Frankish attack from the North Unexpectedly in the middle of this the Emperor of the Franks (ex First Consul) dies His son inherits the throne, inherits the war He allows himself to be dominated by his father's Military Council, a body his father usually ignored Under their influence, he launches a Frankish invasion of Sicily, tying down the majority of Frankish naval forces and all the available army reserves The British force enters the Mediterranean and unites with the Franks at Sicily Ottoman naval forces, uniting with Austrian squadrons begin to sweep the E Mediterranean of Mameluke and Tunisian ships. Soon they are in complete control With Tripoli still cleaving to the empire, the Ottomans launch an attack on Egypt from both land and sea, in their rear The Mamelukes turn back from their advance into Syria 1875 Russia takes Constantinople In the East, Russian and allied forces drive the Turks back into central Anatolia Albania declares itself independent Montenegro declares itself a kingdom Serbia and Greece carve up Macedonia Russia establishes the client kingdom of Bulgaria A Russian littoral along the Bulgar coastline connects the Principalities to Constantinople Bulgaria in this ATL is OTL Bulgaria plus the Thracian Aegean outlet but minus a Black Sea coast The collapse of Ottoman forces relieves the pressure on Egypt The Mamelukes expel the Tripolitanians and come to an agreed peace Syria rises in revolt against the Ottomans Algiers and Tunis are goaded into declarations of independence by Francia Francia and the Holy Alliance make peace Savoy and Sicily are ceded to Francia King George V gains nothing from the enterprise, save some battleready forces and experience The general mood in Britain is one of veiled anger 1880 King Augustus III is assassinated in Boston His eldest son, Augustus IV succeeds him at the age of 28 British agents are suspected of being responsible for the assassination A wave of bombings occur across Ireland, also blamed on British agents Within Britain, King George V is in a bind The Frankish victory has left him with nothing to show for it The young Frankish emperor does not appreciate the value of the British alliance Ireland and across the seas British America remain strong and opposed to him Although dubious, he sanctions a series of 'Black Operations' dreamt up by his Prime Minister In British America, King Augustus IV begins to manoevre for the freedom to take on the man he views as the Usurper King He is not the skilled politician that his father was Attempts to gain an understanding with Spain fail The whole episode serves to raise the hackles of the Frankish Emperor 1882 Whilst Augustus IV is still trying to sound out Russia (through contacts in Alaska), border disputes along the Ohio-Missouri border begin to spiral out of control Unable to request mediation or suggest a measured response, due to the main thrust of his policy, Augustus IV is forced to watch as British America collapses into war with the Empire of Francia Immediately thereafter, George V declares the time of reckoning is at hand Britain launches a major invasion of Ireland and sends it main fleet to unite with the Frankish fleet Within North America, the main Royalist army is tied down in a series of battles all along the Missouri frontier Augustus IV's brother, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Kent and Richmond (VA) is the Governor-General for the British American West Indies Ably defending his possessions against French forces enroute for Missouri's Southern coast, he makes a local agreement with the Spanish over defence and joint patrols Unwilling to incite Spain, the Empire of Francia doesn't impinge on the Caribbean William Augustus draws loans on his personal fortune and begins to train a high quality native army of West Indians, with its headquarters at Kingston in Jamaica British America is being squeezed severely Tax rises, appropriations and commandeering of property raise a high degree of social resentment The armies are increasingly hard-pressed in the interior, and in Ireland The navy is fighting a losing battle against blockade The war, though is taxing Britain more heavily than Francia Whilst Francia is fully mobilised and having to retain garrisons on Sicily and the frontiers, it can rely on its Algiers and Tunis allies in the Mediterranean, and the buffer zone of German kingdoms still remains intact although long since losing their formal client status Britain, though, is bogged down in Ireland The main cost of the blockade is falling to her And there is growing social discord at the cost of what many see as a war of wounded pride 1884 'The Year of Calumny' Startlingly, revolution breaks out both across British America and within Britain Populist masses take over the cities and declare the war at end In Britain, King George V is forced to flee London In the field against the rebels, his eldest son, George William, Prince of Wales is killed in action In America, King Augustus IV takes refuge in Richmond as New York falls to the rebels Frankish forces storm the Ohio frontier Prince William Augustus, Duke of Kent and Richmond is secure in the Caribbean With France's full attention on pressing their advantage, he makes additional deals with the Spanish authorities, spending the Crown monies on food, ammunition, supplies and bribing officials As a Frankish force enters Pennsylvania, threatening to cut British America in two, Prince William Augustus makes his move The Frankish Empire has not remained ignorant of his plans The agreements with the Spanish authorities The monies exchanging hands The readying of the navy and the establishment of a professional West Indian army The purchase of supplies and victuals Frankish ships stand to all along the American seaboard to intercept and destroy this maverick force Prince William Augustus makes landfall in Cornwall Behind him, ragtag remnants of a Frankish fleet are chasing his tail, desperately Ahad of him, the British army is wracked by mutinies King George V is in York, rallying Loyalist forces The navy is in mutiny refusing to leave harbour Ireland is gripped by a vicious civil war Prince William Augustus advances on London from the South-West, his black and mulatto troops striking dread into native militia who lay down their arms in droves and swear allegiance to him Rather without exactly intending it, Prince William realises he has usurped TWO kings, not only George V but his own brother He enters London and has himself proclaimed Emperor of the Union at Westminster Cathedral, intending by so doing to allow an opening for both monarchs to continue in their positions beneath him In Richmond, the unmarried Augustus IV kills himself upon receiving the news from London Not only have Frankish troops reached the Atlantic coast, but his own brother has betrayed him In York, King George V sees it as a sign of weakness, division amongst his enemies Against the best advice of his military commanders, he presses the attack Emperor William IV (taking over royal numbering) has united his West Indian force with a sizeable body of British volunteers They meet the army of George V at Peterborough and annihilate it George V, his second son the Duke of Cambridge, and his direct heir, the young Prince George of Wales (son of his deceased first son) all are slain Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Gloucester, George V's third son flees to the Netherlands with his family Emperor William IV declares a General Amnesty In Dublin representatives of both sides meet in Dublin, and together with the Irish Parliament proclaim William emperor William puts out peace feelers to Paris In return for cession of the Ohio Territories, Frankish troops will leave British America and raise the blockade The Peace of Calais seals the deal The Union of Great Britain and the Americas is born Emperor William IV is later crowned in Edinburgh, Dublin and New York He issues a general amnesty to American rebels But many of the more radical or heavily involved flee West into Frankish lands A fair number of British American refugees exit Ohio and settle in the coastal colonies in their stead Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#4
August 13th, 2004, 03:24 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Hopefully this is a bit different from normal timelines ?
Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#5
August 13th, 2004, 08:39 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
funny how no one likes what i do
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#6
August 13th, 2004, 08:47 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
It looks good, I just haven't had a chance to read it in detail yet.
|
|
#7
August 13th, 2004, 09:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
I'll stop insulting conservatives now Now that they're connected, I just need to go to bed btw whatever happened to your R ? Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#9
August 13th, 2004, 10:11 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
It's pretty good.
|
|
#11
August 13th, 2004, 10:38 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#12
August 14th, 2004, 02:31 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Yeah, Grey, it looks good and is refreshingly different (God knows that there are way too many repeated TLs). Are you going to continue it?
David, I suspect straha is not only harping about a lack in less original TLs (since most have been done over and over again), but also about the apathy displayed to any original ones. I for one know that when I posted a POD thread concerning alternate planned operations from WWII, only a few souls even participated. I have a few ideas concerning, for example "what if the USA accepted Jamaican PM's offer to accept Jamaica into the Union, 1962 or 1963?" and "what if South Africa obtained Mozambique?" (which they had asked the Portuguese for in exchange for ex-German Tanganyika) or concerning various unions of nations in Africa (eg. Libya and Tunisia, Libya and Chad, etc.), but I don't know if I should waste the time, since the most likely response will be my crickets chirping, rather than active participation.
|
|
#13
August 14th, 2004, 02:33 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#14
August 14th, 2004, 03:02 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Good, so when next I can find those books at my aunt's (or the history of those PODs on the net), then I can post it.
|
|
#15
August 15th, 2004, 05:34 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
The collapse of the Mamelukes
1890 Ottoman successor states are in constant disorder, finding it hard to settle down Syria is the centre of major intrigue, with Russia and France getting involved Egypt descends into civil war Russian naval forces and French naval squadrons make landings in N Egypt An uneasy alliance is created The Russo-French force enters Alexandria The Mamelukes rally in Cairo Other Egyptian forces in the coastal areas ally with the invaders French forces make a remarkable discovery - The Stone of Wonder (OTL Rosetta Stone) Egyptologists had made major advances on their own, but this completes the pattern and breaks the code Cairo falls A native ally is installed as King, with Russia and France agreeing upon this, the latter more reluctantly than the former Franco-Russian co-operation also allows for a settlement with Syria King William IV Augustus is slowly mending the political fabric of the Union of Great Britain and the Americas A unified Union Assembly is created in London, telegraph links and trans-Atlantic passenger transport making this a realistic possibility when in the last century it had not National assemblies in England (for Wales also), Scotland, Ireland and the Americas, as well as at Kingston for the Caribbean A unification of armed forces occurs more slowly - a Union army, with the ex-West Indian units becoming an elite, with British and American units added to this British imperial interests had stagnated during the decades of conflict between Britain and the Americans The existing colonial holdings had been secured, logisitics developed within them, modernisation and industrialisation proceed apace During this while other powers have been expanding their power - the Netherlands has formal suzerainty over the new Boer states of South Africa, and through wars against the Zulus and the Baralong extended their power Southwards and Northwards. There are also inroads made into Matebele lands. France has effective alliances across the entire Southern Mediterranean, and France and Russia are engaged in the Levant There are even German kingdoms, Austria, and Denmark who are expanding their trading stations around the world. Britain appears to be very much a backmarker in modern imperialism King William IV Augustus sees the potential for 'New Imperialism' being a unifying and motivating factor across the Union Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#17
August 15th, 2004, 07:35 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
British territory is bordered by the Appalachians, then further South by the Ohio-Mississippi border. Until their loss to France, the Ohio territories North of the Ohio River and bounded on the West by the Mississippi were also British. See this map if it helps :-
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histo...es_1763-76.jpg Forget the date on it, the coverage is pretty useful for answering the question that you ask French America is basically all the territory ceded in the Louisiana Purchase but named Missouri here (which is what the Americans named if after purchase anyway). To this they have added the Ohio territories from conquest For Spain basically think the Spanish in Mexico, it extends North over Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California and parts of Southern Wyoming The British also rule Canada, divided between crown colonies and the Hudson Bay Company. The whole of the Oregon Territory (OTL British Columbia plus Oregon and Washington state) is part of this Russia is in Alaska Hope this helps ? Best Regards Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
|
#18
August 15th, 2004, 07:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Good work, Grey Wolf.
|
|
#20
August 15th, 2004, 09:18 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
The Crisis of Belief
The Crisis of Belief
The opening of Egypt in the 1890s becomes a flood And with it, so too with ideas Ancient Egyptian religion, art, culture - their study aided by The Stone of Wonder Mergings into a Theosophy like religion Also, discovery of ancient Gnostic texts The blossoming of Coptic tradition into the world The 1890s sees a wave of new takes on religion sweep in from Egypt Francia is largely a Deist country Britain has a strong Deist streak; this is less pronounced in the Americas but there a patchwork of other Christian churches prevents the domination of any They are all ripe ground for the 'New Religions' but here they do not undermine the social structure It is not the same in the rest of Europe. From Orthodox Greece or (Russian) Constantinople, across Muslim Albania or Catholic Austria, the influence of the new religious experimentation begins to undermine the church-state compact 1895 In Rome, the new Pope declares a 'Crusade Against Unbelief' This is couched in martial terms tho it is intended to be an ideological war not a physical one The first result is the Sardinian Uprising Sardinia nominally part of the Frankish Empire, but has a high degree of local rule Nevertheless, the official religion is Deist And communities of Theosophites and Gnostics begin to set up in Cagliari, the main Frankish influenced city Spurred by the Pope's words, the Catholic native aristocracy rise up and massacre foreign influences The Frankish Emperor is forced to deploy the army to Sardinia and to use the navy to blockade it from the Papal States A knock-on effect occurs with Sicily, less due to overt Frankish influences or imported religion, than to opportunists catching the idea from Sardinia and looking to free the island from Francia and set themselves up as independent Austria and the Papacy supply money and arms to Naples to try to get its island back With Naples suddenly at war with Francia, a wave of Catholic feeling sweeps across Italy With Frankish armies putting down revolts in the North, the Pope acts to rid Rome of the large Deist community that has been living in uneasy co-existence since the Restoration Papal soldiers drive Deists North over the borders into the Italian duchies Frankish armies begin to penetrate into Central Italy, defeating native forces before they have time to properly gel Mid 1896 Faced with the threat of Frankish armies on his door-step, the Pope calls for temporal allies Soon, a new Holy League has formed uniting Austria, the Papacy and Naples Francia finds itself officially at war with the Pope, as well as his allies Frankish armies clash with Austrian forces in Lombardy Neapolitan armies land in Sicily to help the rebels The leaders of Sicily's rebellion realise they have just invited back their old masters who they definitely don't want The Sicilian rebel alliance splits into three - those who will accept Neapolitan rule in return for getting rid of the Franks, those who will accept Frankish rule in return for getting rid of the Neapolitans, and those who will have nothing to do with either. Logically, this latter group is the most hounded and is forced to retire to remote fastnesses Frankish and pro-Frank forces clash with Neapolitan and pro-Neapolitan forces 1897 The Pope issues a series of Bulls stating that the leaders of his allies are favoured by God and those who fight them are doomed in God's eyes In Paris, the Frankish Emperor issues a symbolic Edict of Tolerance The war becomes known as 'The War of Belief' Russia is distracted by the drowning of the Tsesarevitch Konstantine in a shipping disaster in the Aegean In addition, Russian armies continue to clash with the petty Anatolian Turkic states that have risen up, often unite then fall apart again, since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Russia has formally annexed Ottoman Armenia, seen the rest of Eastern Anatolia go to its allies in Baghdad, and agreed no Syrian expansion North Russian forces are currently engaged in securing the Eastern Aegean lands An alliance with Pontus Greeks allows the establishment of the city state of Trebizond in the North Papal bullying and Austrian intrigue finally pays off and Hungary, Bavaria and Wurttemberg join the Holy League Francia finds itself faced with a Northern front as the German kingdoms begin to divide on religious grounds. Frankish forces occupy the Kingdom of Luxembourg 'just in case' The Netherlands, Hesse, Brunswick and Mecklenberg ally with Francia Soon there is fighting raging across Germany, taking in even those states which sought to remain neutrral Austria is forced to send troops to aid Bavaria and Wurttemberg, thus weakening its Southern front Agitation within Spain to join the Holy Cause is immense The Papacy was formerly based in Madrid The Catholic church remains powerful But the King and his advisors know that involvement in a European war could be disastrous Spain renews its non-aggression Treaty of Friendship with the Union King William IV is received publically in Madrid Secretly Spain sounds out Britain about what would happen if Spain is dragged into war by the Pope King William and his Prime Minister cannot give any guarantees The situation is too complex Theosophite, Gnostic and even Coptic communities are growing within urban Britain There is a lot of sympathy for Francia on the basis of religion and freedom But there is a lot of antipathy to Francia on imperiaistic gounds, esp in the Americas Imperialism - British 'New Imperialism' is largely confined to Africa Mainly the expansion of British trading stations into the interior And the establishment of new ones further South In Egypt, the Franks are fully occupied with Europe and the Russians with Anatolia A Mameluke counter-revolution occurs Britain, in the interests of defending certain historical sites and Coptic communities steps in The Mamelukes retake Cairo and reach agreement with the British The Pope despatches a Papal Legate to Spain Although defended by several Austrian ironclads, the vessel is intercepted and sunk by an Algiers fleet off the Balaerics Algiers, a Frankish ally, has been supplying ships, men and monies without getting directly involved But recognising the Vatican flag the admiral realises who is on board the ship His actions bring Algiers, and in quick succession Tunis and Tripoli into the war on Francia's side The Pope, reeling in a Rome under nightly bombardment from both Frankish forces to the North, and the Frankish navy to the West, issues another series of Bulls In the wake of the death of his Legate, he widens the scope of the declared 'War on Unbelief' to a conflict to take in Muslims With the Papacy and the Holy League already at war against Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli this appears to the Pope simply to be a confirmation of the existing situation Austria suffers a massive uprising by Bosnian Muslims In Albania, the Italian communities of Durazzo and Valona are slaughtered by Muslim mobs An attempted coup in Madrid is beaten down by Royal Guards The ringleaders include several bishops and a cardinal when all is unravelled The Spanish King orders them put to death, realising that an iron fist is the only way to retain control of his country In Rome, the Pope excommunicates the King of Spain In the Americas, Papal agents begin to whip up discontent with the monarchy Revolts break out from Buenos Aries to Mexico City to Monterrey in California King William IV Augustus journies to Paris and is received by the Frankish emperor Despite their age old rivalries, and current imperialistic differences, they reach an agreement Francia withdraws its formal claim to a sphere of influence over Egypt in favour of Britain Britain recognises Francia's claims to that over Syria They agree to work together to try to keep Spain out of the war, and the revolts gripping Spanish America down The Concorde of Paris, sees King William send the bulk of his fleet and the majority of his professional armies to Spanish America Thus ends 1897 Grey Wolf
__________________
www.alternate-history-fiction.com Alternate History Fiction Yuku board Grey Wolf Web Design
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
