Digging into the matter further, I propose that the Monarch gets elected as kings of Bohemia either:Bohemia was elective until the 17th century.
Oh that's always been down to the Winter King in 1618.
So, here is the Crown Lands in the proposed colour scheme;
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and here it is in a lighter version;
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Which is preferable?
The second one. Though perhaps it could do with the colours being a bit easier to differentiate.So, here is the Crown Lands in the proposed colour scheme;
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and here it is in a lighter version;
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Which is preferable?
I like both, but if I have to choose I'll go with the latter.So, here is the Crown Lands in the proposed colour scheme;
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and here it is in a lighter version;
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Which is preferable?
It's possible that Anglicanism is more a form of "national Catholicism" than "totally Protestant, honest, it's not just Catholicism with the serial numbers filed off".Something of a side note; is Britain still Anglican, or was the Reformation avoided? I feel like they'd probably be more Catholic for a number of reasons (mainly control over Castile and France), plus the Patronium Petrum is a client state that presumes the Pope retains a level of influence that I doubt would be tolerated by a Protestant empire. On the other hand, it would probably make more thematic sense for them to still be Anglican since Anglicanism was a major component of the British Empire OTL. There's also the potential for a compromise option with an autonomous British church derived from the Sarum Rite that very much resembles OTL Anglicanism, but is still in loose communion with Rome like the OTL Eastern Catholic Churches.
Something of a side note; is Britain still Anglican, or was the Reformation avoided? I feel like they'd probably be more Catholic for a number of reasons (mainly control over Castile and France), plus the Patronium Petrum is a client state that presumes the Pope retains a level of influence that I doubt would be tolerated by a Protestant empire. On the other hand, it would probably make more thematic sense for them to still be Anglican since Anglicanism was a major component of the British Empire OTL. There's also the potential for a compromise option with an autonomous British church derived from the Sarum Rite that very much resembles OTL Anglicanism, but is still in loose communion with Rome like the OTL Eastern Catholic Churches.
One of the reasons for the Civil War was that the Puritans found Anglican ceremony too "Papish", so I'm assuming the Papacy may have adapted and Anglicanism is the new Catholicism.It's possible that Anglicanism is more a form of "national Catholicism" than "totally Protestant, honest, it's not just Catholicism with the serial numbers filed off".
You're also missing the Great Electorate (ie. Hanover), as it also could be a Crown Land.
On the topic of the Civil War, how exactly does that look ITTL, if it happened at all? With England controlling most of Europe I doubt Cromwell's able to seize control, or if so then that whole period probably looks very different from OTL.One of the reasons for the Civil War was that the Puritans found Anglican ceremony too "Papish", so I'm assuming the Papacy may have adapted and Anglicanism is the new Catholicism.
The second one looks much better.This includes the crown lands I missed
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This is a lighter version.
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This includes the crown lands I missed
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This is a lighter version.
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Historical border, purportedly sometime in 1808.How did you devise that northern border?
Speaking of, are we gonna do something in the style of the Wales post in this revival/tribute? It's so much more detailed and allows us to be more thorough and exact but it'd take way longer to do, and the VT-BAM has less historical resources.Just to remind everyone, the in-depth Wales post was Version 2, which as well as being much larger scale was also intended to be a bit more thought out in terms of backstory.
I mean one side effect of that is 'England is a lot more medieval in governance'- partially because I've got a good source map for the Tudor baronies of Northern England
I agree, Cromwell probably executed if he tried it, so he probably didn't. We need another way of reducing the Crowns power, probably something to do with James II/VII.On the topic of the Civil War, how exactly does that look ITTL, if it happened at all? With England controlling most of Europe I doubt Cromwell's able to seize control, or if so then that whole period probably looks very different from OTL.
Thank you Gok WanThe second one looks much better.