Inspired by my Jacobite bride thread a few weeks ago. What would the long-term affects of a 1740s Jacobite Restoration be? And if we can just discuss the long term affects and not get bogged down on whether its possible or ASB (which for the record its not) that would be great.
Would we see a repeal of the Act of Union or would it instead be renegotiated? Earlier Catholic emancipation? A Tory dominated British Government? Could we see a change in colonial administration?
What about the affects on European politics? Could France be able to annex the Austrian Netherlands in 1748 or at the least create an independent state out of it for a Bourbon Prince? Would we see a lasting Anglo-French alliance/ detente, not unlike what existed in the 1720s and early 1730s, or would Britain still see France as a threat no matter who rules in London? Could a Stuart Britain avoid the American revolution, keeping the Colonies?
Please discuss!