I don't think I would ever describe ethnic cleansing as "fair", but I understand your point. That point made, I'd say that such a state, established anywhere, would likely face many of the same issues that OTL Israel faces. Refugees from the all over Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East...
Right, I forgot that after the war ended, Jewish citizens felt perfectly safe throughout the world. Gee, this history thing is easy!
You sound like the people in my country who want to gun down any refugees that cross the border - so they don't, you know, "replace us".
So are we just cool on this website with the term "illegal immigrants " being thrown around in this context? It isn't great even in the best circumstances (there aren't any), but it really sounds like some nasty stuff is being advocated in this thread.
That strikes me as not lining up with the real world. Constitutional democracies with strong, independent judiciaries have a far better track record on religious freedom than do any autocrats.
Narrow religious freedom at royal whim is no freedom at all. In the long term, the Revolution helped break the back of the monarchy and churches in general.
I don't think we'll agree on much. The spread and fracturing of Protestantism led to religious pluralism. The Church ascendant means the continued suppression of free thought-a world where apostasy is still criminal. It's a world where women don't control their own bodies. If that's the world...
The Glorious Revolution enhanced the authority of Parliament. The eventual Hanoverian acquiescence to becoming fully constitutional monarchs requires the breaking of old ways. A Stuart Britain is surely a languishing one. Preventing its replacement prioritizes the continued power of the Church...
Suppose that instead of agreeing to use the territory to create new states, the original 13 colonies work out an arrangement whereby they keep the land for themselves and simply stretch west. What are the effects, however unlikely, of this arrangement? How does it effect interstate and regional...
Well, it could go a few ways. I don't know enough about Gilbert de Clare to say if he would attempt immediate surrender. He only left the rebellion due to disagreements with Montfort, and proved instrumental in defeating the rebels thereafter. If Montfort dies, the leadership of the rebels would...
The Barons War will continue. Edward at times opposed his father and supported Montfort, but when it came down to it, he was interested primarily in bringing power back to the crown - so long as it was his crown. In addition, this is a young Edward, who was far less pragmatic than his older...
It's basically a super-Benelux, with a twist of Alsace and the Rhineland if history is kind. that puts it in a great position for the Industrial Revolution if it survives long enough. So tantalizing!
Joining and then internally conquering the HRE is one option. Another other option is to cozy up with the English, but that could be difficult.
I agree that the key moment would have been getting recognition from the HRE, and then using all means possible to keep the HRE and France from ever...