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V, LXIV: The Regeneration: Iberia 1894-1895 Manuel Zorrilla, the first President of the Iberian Federation (1894-1895) The concept of “Great Man Theory” is a discredited and disliked concept amongst historians, but there are a few exceptions, a few times in which one figure seizes a nation and...

Quite literally gets him out of bed in the morning.

She has a Romanov-style ending. She was taken to a prison but never emerged out of it. The French State is keeping that fact quiet to keep the Austrians on side, and will insist that she was “lost” and presumed to have fled the country. I’ll get into the details in a future Austria update, if...

Yes, but CB is regarded in both timelines as the last of the Old Radicals, so it's not a huge surprise to seem him at the forefront of Radical politics. He is significantly more energetic in this timeline though: a favourite quote of mine from him: "Personally, I am a great believer in bed."...

V, LXIII: The Exiled Empire Santa Isabel in 1894 Under the relentless blaze of the Equatorial sun, 40-year-old naval officer Nicolás Franco Salgado-Araújo stood on the bustling docks of Santa Isabel, the heart of what was once an obscure island, now the beacon of Spain-Equatoria. Clutching...

Hello All! I’ve moved house and changed jobs recently so I’ve not had loads of time to finish off a few updates I’ve been working on - but don’t fear, it will be finished soon!

V, LXII: Do you see the Cat? LDP cartoon espousing Georgist ideals entitled - "Do you see the Cat?" The LDP would adopt the cat as its symbol at the 1894 LDP Congress. The 1890s in the Union was a period of significant political flux, marked by the emergence of new ideological currents and...

Ah many thanks for noticing this! Full paragraph is as follows: "Republicans were worried about the prospect of Cecil taking the reigns but were unconvinced of the ability of any of their Parliamentarians to gain enough support from Unionists to overturn the will of the 1884 Committee, who...

I don’t think there will be a longer life for Vivekananda - he seems destined to fulfil his own prophecy I think. As for the Ramakrisha Mission, not entirely sure at this stage. I don’t know whether there will be much in the way of changes.

V, LXI: New Britannia New Jerusalem in Winter - S.C. Smith drawing, 1894 In the wake of the Monarchy's fall, the Anglican Church was thrown into disarray, resulting in the emergence of the Legitimist Church. Centred on the belief that the monarch was divinely ordained, this church held a deep...

Supplemental: World Parliament of Religions From The New York Times, September 11, 2023 - World Parliament of Religions: 130 Years On “In September 1893, amidst the architectural splendor and cultural showcase of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, an unprecedented gathering took place...

This is a bit of a doooozy, but this should fill us in on pretty much everything we need to know about France until the end of 1894, and this allows us to get back to Britain by just writing everything about France in one go. It's split into sections, so hopefully that helps! V, LX: The Dream...

From Blood and Iron: Germany between the February Constitution and the Revolution by Katya Hoyer; “The election of 1893 was set against a backdrop of shifting political landscapes, both domestically and internationally. This period was characterized by a conservative turn in German politics, a...

V, XLIX: Not A Fit of Absence of Mind Sir Robert Herbert, Colonial Secretary While colonial matters had been central to the ideological glue that held the Unionist Party together, in reality, the first full term of its government had neglected it somewhat. While Australasia had gained Union...

V, XLVIII: National Democracy in Action Pro-National Democracy Cartoon, featuring crowds with the Shamrock Banner, a common NDP flag, and the Green-White-Green Tricolour, another common NDP flag Amongst the furour of symbolic restoration, Ireland was one area striving confidently into the new...