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Soviet national politics went differently, and RSFSR was dissolved in 1936, lead to creation (along with other republics) the more or less monoethnic Velikorossian SSR. Afther the collapse of the USSR in 1992, Velikorussia declares independence.
N.B. Culturally and mentally TTL Velikorussia is differen from OTL Russian Federation. Velikorussia represent itself as "modern Muscovy", rather than "modern Russian Empire". Velikorussians separate themselfes from Ukrainains, Belorussians, Donians and Kubanians. "One nation" idea was not popular TTL, so Velikorussia is much less imperialistic. In other hand, in almost single-nation state, nathionalist movements are more powerful, that in OTL Russia, with National-Democratic President was in power in 2011-2015
N.B. Culturally and mentally TTL Velikorussia is differen from OTL Russian Federation. Velikorussia represent itself as "modern Muscovy", rather than "modern Russian Empire". Velikorussians separate themselfes from Ukrainains, Belorussians, Donians and Kubanians. "One nation" idea was not popular TTL, so Velikorussia is much less imperialistic. In other hand, in almost single-nation state, nathionalist movements are more powerful, that in OTL Russia, with National-Democratic President was in power in 2011-2015
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Harding lives and his scandals blow up larger than his giant eyebrow caterpillars. Despite this, the GOP ticket leads the disorganized Democrats by a conformable margin until the October Surprise. President Harding is discovered to have been exchanged in an extramarital affair, something that IOTL was only revealed after his death. Sordid letters between him and his mistress are published by unsavory newspapermen and any chance he had of being re-elected in puritanical early 20th century America goes straight down the tubes. Davis goes on to win re-election and he and his party are subsequently blamed for the Great Depression*.
That's amazing; thank you for making it. Would you like to see the other ideas I had for this scenario?
If you'd like Oppo. Thank you! Would you like me to show what I'd like made?
Sure thing, even if I am a bit horrified by a four term Hoover.
But he only served two terms...
But he only served two terms...
Even a one-term Hoover is scary.
In fact, even a Hoover anywhere in government is scary!
Your infoboxes are amazing, look beautiful. I really love them. I hope you make a "Kovelenko's guide for making Infoboxes"
The Revolution Devours Its Children
"By recapturing the senate, the Republican party has successfully ridden itself of the specter of Donald Trump."
- Bill Kristol, writing in the National Review, January 5 2019.
"My fellow Americans, it is TIME to stand UP to Hillary Clinton and her fascist - fascist - policies. WE MUST ACT!"
- Alex Jones, Weeknights with Alex Jones, broadcast by the National Trump News Network (NTNN), January 30 2019.
"WALLACE: Do you want to run?
TRUMP: No, no - I'd love to run for president - we're in a bad situation, that's even worse now because of her policies - but I don't have the time.
WALLACE: The time?
TRUMP: Chris, I know you helped Hillary in 2016 -
WALLACE: Sorry?
TRUMP: You did, Chris. You know. But we are facing a hard - a difficult - time, and I really would enjoy running - I would - but I have other priorities. My business - which Ivanka and I, we're doing very well - and the network.
WALLACE: NTNN?
TRUMP: I love it. I've built a very good network, with some very good people. Maybe you'll help Hillary again to boost your ratings - they're very bad.
WALLACE: Not particularly, Donald -
TRUMP: No, they are. Look at them, I'm doing tremendously better than you. People - they have a new thing now - they don't watch you."
- Transcript of an interview between former Presidential candidate Donald Trump and FOX Anchor Chris Wallace, February 2 2019.
"While I'm sure this will disappoint at least some of you, I will not be running for president this year. I have committments beyond politics - Being a businesswoman, a wife - and most of all, a mother."
- Ivanka Trump's statement to the press, February 5 2019.
"Christie released on parole; is presidential run imminent?"
- New York Times, February 7 2019.
"They only locked up Chris Christie because they know that he was a threat. A threat to their political hides. It's great that he's out - but ANY one of you could be next."
- Alex Jones, Weeknights with Alex Jones, broadcast by the National Trump News Network (NTNN), February 8 2019.
"Leno on stint at NTNN: 'It was a mistake'"
- Huffington Post, February 9 2019.
"Oh, I don't know about that Jay Leno. That Hillary Rodman Clinton - she's got to him, I think. He's a good guy - I like him, he knows his stuff, he's very good. Not wise, I feel. No, yes. No. I don't - I don't like it - no I don't. I'll take the pancakes."
- Sarah Palin speaking to reporters in a Denny's, February 10 2019.
"COOPER: We have reports of a site - DrafTrump2020 - being set up. Was this your doing?
TRUMP: No Andy, that's untrue. Not good reporting on your part.
COOPER: Excuse me?
TRUMP: Anyone with br - a brain can set up any website. But you wanna say that."
- Transcript of interview between Anderson Cooper and Donald Trump, February 12 2019.
"Rubio testing waters with visit to New Hampshire."
- Politico, February 13 2019.
"Donald Trump is quite possibly the most interesting presidential nominee in over a generation - ten generations, even. But the fact that he came so close to becoming the President of the United States after a year and a half long campaign remains a story in and of itself. His campaign resembles a Shakespearean tragedy of sorts. Rising to the front of the pack and looking like a serious contender before running through his own sword. Yet, while Game Change 2016: Playing The Trump Card fails to elicit sympathy for the embattled New York businessman as 2008 did for Sarah Palin and John McCain - which is not their intention, in all fairness - it sheds light on what was described as an immensely chaotic campaign not seen before.
Told from the perspectives of Trump's consecutive campaign managers, Roger Stone (Anthony LaPaglia), Corey Lewandowski (Michael C. Hall), Paul Manafort (Max Martini), and Steve Bannon (Tommy Lee Jones)..."
- Playing The Trump Card Movie Review, rogerebert.com.
"The Republican party, I'm afraid to say, is acting nuts."
- Tim Kaine, February 20 2019.
"That movie, Game Change, is full of lies. It's stacked with liberal, Clinton supporting actors, and it was filmed by a Clinton supporting staff."
- Alex Jones, Weeknights with Alex Jones, broadcast by the National Trump News Network (NTNN), February 22 2019.
"Republicans call on Congresswoman Ward to cancel Jones interview."
- Daily Kos, February 24 2019.
"We are facing a crisis, suffice it to say, Corey. There is a light at the end of the tunnel - but it certainly doesn't rest with the Democratic party - or even many of those in the Republican party."
- Michael Flynn speaking on NTNN, March 1 2019.
"Jones suspends Trump contract for 'planning' reasons."
- The Nation, March 28 2019.
"Get ready for something massive, folks."
- @RealAlexJones, June 15 2019.
"We face such a tremendous challenge when the odds are stacked against us by those in power - those who want us DEAD. We will fight, and I definitely want a fight - You should too!
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We are out here today in defense of the liberties destroyed by the Obama/Clinton administration, and it stretches far beyond that. Far beyond indeed. If you value your freedom, your liberty, cast your ballot. Don't forget to bring a pen.
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If elected, I'll be the one to rip out the heart of the political establishment. They thought they were done when my good friend Donald Trump was rigged out of the 2016 election, but we're back, and damn stronger than ever. They thought they could shut us up. Well, they certainly thought wrong!
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Destroy the elite!
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I am not going to stand back or step down. I am in this for the damn long haul!"
- Excerpts from Alex Jones' presidential announcement speech in Dallas Texas, June 17 2019.
"Could the Ohio Plan make things even more contested for GOP hopefuls?"
- The Daily Beast, June 19 2019.
"Jones digs up Roger Stone from the political graveyard"
- David French, National Review, June 20 2019.
"Why Rubio Can Still Save The Republican Party"
- David French, National Review, June 22 2019.
"44% of Republican voters watch Alex Jones regularly. FOX figs. down majorly."
-@ppppolls, June 24 2019.
"I don't know what we're doing.
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The country is certainly on the ri - wrong track.
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The wrong track, we've been on because of Hillary Clinton.
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No, we're on the wrong track, Chris.
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Wrong. Track. That's all we need to say.
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No, this country needs to be put on the right track, because we're on the wrong one - uh - right now..."
- Excerpts from Marco Rubio's debate performance in Atlanta, December 20 2019.
"'Christmas Surprise' for Christie as Rubio falters again?"
- Huffington Post, December 21 2019.
"Marco - Jesus H. Christ on a fucking rubber clutch - listen to me and nut the fuck up. For once - once - in your...damn life, do something and stop fucking this up!"
- Leaked answering message from a Florida GOP county chairman to Marco Rubio, December 24 2019.
"Cruz appointed Heritage Foundation Chairman following endorsement of Rubio"
- New York Times, December 29 2019.
"GOP Establishment reeling from huge defeat in Iowa as Gang of Eight Senator Rubio comes FOURTH"
- Breitbart, January 1 2020.
"Flynn CUCKED by #BasedAlex"
- Commonly retweeted by Jones supporters following Iowa victory.
"Can't Stone the Jones"
- Slogan developed on /r/jonesitup.
"Flynn calls on Christie to drop out following South Carolina."
- CNN, January 20 2020.
"Jones nabs endorsement of TX Senator @KatrinaPierson."
- @daveweigel, January 22 2020.
"You know, I really do think that Chris Christie is our modern day Eugene Debs."
- Newt Gingrich, January 23 2020.
"After a long and belated wait, Kanye West's latest album NUin24 has dropped. And unlike the tame Life Of Pablo, NUin24 takes on a more political bent than Kanye's previous work, even more so than 2013's Yeezus, which recieved mixed reception. But regardless of the statements made in the album itself, the heart-pounding and rhythmic beats does more than necessary to sell itself."
- Kanye West: NUin24 Album Review, February 2 2020.
"And they say to me
Drop somethin' I don't even regret
Donald Trump can do it
But I can't
No, that shit ain't fair
-
There ain't no justice at all
White man do somethin', black man takin' the fall
And the politicians
Fuck the blacks, that's what they say
Shoot them n*****s, they ain't care
But the second I say equal rights
They heads blow up in despair
Nah Ye, why you doin' that shit? All Lives Matter
Yeah, where the fuck where you when our heads was bein' served on a silver platter?"
- Excerpts from 'Nam Dekram', Track #10 on NUin24.
"SHOCK POLL SHOWS JONES AT 36%, TRAILING CLINTON BY ONLY 15"
- Alternatehistory.com poster @Reagent, American Politics Thread C: Donald Another Day, April 20 2020.
"Rumor atm is that Jones will select Sharron Angle for #veep."
- @natepolls, April 29 2020.
"While I do consider Alex Jones terribly unfit for the presidency, we must do all in our power to prevent Hillary Clinton from reaching the office of President for the second time."
- Paul Ryan, April 29 2020.
"GOP expenditure on trash cans for failed primary reforms reaching new heights"
- The Onion, June 3 2020.
Very bare bones, I'm afraid.
"By recapturing the senate, the Republican party has successfully ridden itself of the specter of Donald Trump."
- Bill Kristol, writing in the National Review, January 5 2019.
"My fellow Americans, it is TIME to stand UP to Hillary Clinton and her fascist - fascist - policies. WE MUST ACT!"
- Alex Jones, Weeknights with Alex Jones, broadcast by the National Trump News Network (NTNN), January 30 2019.
"WALLACE: Do you want to run?
TRUMP: No, no - I'd love to run for president - we're in a bad situation, that's even worse now because of her policies - but I don't have the time.
WALLACE: The time?
TRUMP: Chris, I know you helped Hillary in 2016 -
WALLACE: Sorry?
TRUMP: You did, Chris. You know. But we are facing a hard - a difficult - time, and I really would enjoy running - I would - but I have other priorities. My business - which Ivanka and I, we're doing very well - and the network.
WALLACE: NTNN?
TRUMP: I love it. I've built a very good network, with some very good people. Maybe you'll help Hillary again to boost your ratings - they're very bad.
WALLACE: Not particularly, Donald -
TRUMP: No, they are. Look at them, I'm doing tremendously better than you. People - they have a new thing now - they don't watch you."
- Transcript of an interview between former Presidential candidate Donald Trump and FOX Anchor Chris Wallace, February 2 2019.
"While I'm sure this will disappoint at least some of you, I will not be running for president this year. I have committments beyond politics - Being a businesswoman, a wife - and most of all, a mother."
- Ivanka Trump's statement to the press, February 5 2019.
"Christie released on parole; is presidential run imminent?"
- New York Times, February 7 2019.
"They only locked up Chris Christie because they know that he was a threat. A threat to their political hides. It's great that he's out - but ANY one of you could be next."
- Alex Jones, Weeknights with Alex Jones, broadcast by the National Trump News Network (NTNN), February 8 2019.
"Leno on stint at NTNN: 'It was a mistake'"
- Huffington Post, February 9 2019.
"Oh, I don't know about that Jay Leno. That Hillary Rodman Clinton - she's got to him, I think. He's a good guy - I like him, he knows his stuff, he's very good. Not wise, I feel. No, yes. No. I don't - I don't like it - no I don't. I'll take the pancakes."
- Sarah Palin speaking to reporters in a Denny's, February 10 2019.
"COOPER: We have reports of a site - DrafTrump2020 - being set up. Was this your doing?
TRUMP: No Andy, that's untrue. Not good reporting on your part.
COOPER: Excuse me?
TRUMP: Anyone with br - a brain can set up any website. But you wanna say that."
- Transcript of interview between Anderson Cooper and Donald Trump, February 12 2019.
"Rubio testing waters with visit to New Hampshire."
- Politico, February 13 2019.
"Donald Trump is quite possibly the most interesting presidential nominee in over a generation - ten generations, even. But the fact that he came so close to becoming the President of the United States after a year and a half long campaign remains a story in and of itself. His campaign resembles a Shakespearean tragedy of sorts. Rising to the front of the pack and looking like a serious contender before running through his own sword. Yet, while Game Change 2016: Playing The Trump Card fails to elicit sympathy for the embattled New York businessman as 2008 did for Sarah Palin and John McCain - which is not their intention, in all fairness - it sheds light on what was described as an immensely chaotic campaign not seen before.
Told from the perspectives of Trump's consecutive campaign managers, Roger Stone (Anthony LaPaglia), Corey Lewandowski (Michael C. Hall), Paul Manafort (Max Martini), and Steve Bannon (Tommy Lee Jones)..."
- Playing The Trump Card Movie Review, rogerebert.com.
"The Republican party, I'm afraid to say, is acting nuts."
- Tim Kaine, February 20 2019.
"That movie, Game Change, is full of lies. It's stacked with liberal, Clinton supporting actors, and it was filmed by a Clinton supporting staff."
- Alex Jones, Weeknights with Alex Jones, broadcast by the National Trump News Network (NTNN), February 22 2019.
"Republicans call on Congresswoman Ward to cancel Jones interview."
- Daily Kos, February 24 2019.
"We are facing a crisis, suffice it to say, Corey. There is a light at the end of the tunnel - but it certainly doesn't rest with the Democratic party - or even many of those in the Republican party."
- Michael Flynn speaking on NTNN, March 1 2019.
"Jones suspends Trump contract for 'planning' reasons."
- The Nation, March 28 2019.
"Get ready for something massive, folks."
- @RealAlexJones, June 15 2019.
"We face such a tremendous challenge when the odds are stacked against us by those in power - those who want us DEAD. We will fight, and I definitely want a fight - You should too!
-
We are out here today in defense of the liberties destroyed by the Obama/Clinton administration, and it stretches far beyond that. Far beyond indeed. If you value your freedom, your liberty, cast your ballot. Don't forget to bring a pen.
-
If elected, I'll be the one to rip out the heart of the political establishment. They thought they were done when my good friend Donald Trump was rigged out of the 2016 election, but we're back, and damn stronger than ever. They thought they could shut us up. Well, they certainly thought wrong!
-
Destroy the elite!
-
I am not going to stand back or step down. I am in this for the damn long haul!"
- Excerpts from Alex Jones' presidential announcement speech in Dallas Texas, June 17 2019.
"Could the Ohio Plan make things even more contested for GOP hopefuls?"
- The Daily Beast, June 19 2019.
"Jones digs up Roger Stone from the political graveyard"
- David French, National Review, June 20 2019.
"Why Rubio Can Still Save The Republican Party"
- David French, National Review, June 22 2019.
"44% of Republican voters watch Alex Jones regularly. FOX figs. down majorly."
-@ppppolls, June 24 2019.
"I don't know what we're doing.
-
The country is certainly on the ri - wrong track.
-
The wrong track, we've been on because of Hillary Clinton.
-
No, we're on the wrong track, Chris.
-
Wrong. Track. That's all we need to say.
-
No, this country needs to be put on the right track, because we're on the wrong one - uh - right now..."
- Excerpts from Marco Rubio's debate performance in Atlanta, December 20 2019.
"'Christmas Surprise' for Christie as Rubio falters again?"
- Huffington Post, December 21 2019.
"Marco - Jesus H. Christ on a fucking rubber clutch - listen to me and nut the fuck up. For once - once - in your...damn life, do something and stop fucking this up!"
- Leaked answering message from a Florida GOP county chairman to Marco Rubio, December 24 2019.
"Cruz appointed Heritage Foundation Chairman following endorsement of Rubio"
- New York Times, December 29 2019.
"GOP Establishment reeling from huge defeat in Iowa as Gang of Eight Senator Rubio comes FOURTH"
- Breitbart, January 1 2020.
"Flynn CUCKED by #BasedAlex"
- Commonly retweeted by Jones supporters following Iowa victory.
"Can't Stone the Jones"
- Slogan developed on /r/jonesitup.
"Flynn calls on Christie to drop out following South Carolina."
- CNN, January 20 2020.
"Jones nabs endorsement of TX Senator @KatrinaPierson."
- @daveweigel, January 22 2020.
"You know, I really do think that Chris Christie is our modern day Eugene Debs."
- Newt Gingrich, January 23 2020.
"After a long and belated wait, Kanye West's latest album NUin24 has dropped. And unlike the tame Life Of Pablo, NUin24 takes on a more political bent than Kanye's previous work, even more so than 2013's Yeezus, which recieved mixed reception. But regardless of the statements made in the album itself, the heart-pounding and rhythmic beats does more than necessary to sell itself."
- Kanye West: NUin24 Album Review, February 2 2020.
"And they say to me
Drop somethin' I don't even regret
Donald Trump can do it
But I can't
No, that shit ain't fair
-
There ain't no justice at all
White man do somethin', black man takin' the fall
And the politicians
Fuck the blacks, that's what they say
Shoot them n*****s, they ain't care
But the second I say equal rights
They heads blow up in despair
Nah Ye, why you doin' that shit? All Lives Matter
Yeah, where the fuck where you when our heads was bein' served on a silver platter?"
- Excerpts from 'Nam Dekram', Track #10 on NUin24.
"SHOCK POLL SHOWS JONES AT 36%, TRAILING CLINTON BY ONLY 15"
- Alternatehistory.com poster @Reagent, American Politics Thread C: Donald Another Day, April 20 2020.
"Rumor atm is that Jones will select Sharron Angle for #veep."
- @natepolls, April 29 2020.
"While I do consider Alex Jones terribly unfit for the presidency, we must do all in our power to prevent Hillary Clinton from reaching the office of President for the second time."
- Paul Ryan, April 29 2020.
"GOP expenditure on trash cans for failed primary reforms reaching new heights"
- The Onion, June 3 2020.
Very bare bones, I'm afraid.
aaaaaaaaaa plz no @spookyscaryskeletons what have we done to deserve this?
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Here this is a little less scary:
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Here this is a little less scary:
Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for president. I'd say we deserve a Lyndon LaRouche's talk show and possibly much worse.
Lost the game
Banned
Jolly Oldenburg England
King George I of Denmark began his reign at the age of 19, a vigorous young man who had been the constant companion of his elder brother, the Prince of Wales.
As a part of his accession to the throne, the pretense of absolutism was dropped by the monarchy. The nobility would once again have a level of autonomy and influence comparable to that of Parliament in the Three Kingdoms. George was undeterred. A few months later the War of the Polish Succession broke out, and it was only at the behest of his father that the battle-hungry King did not enter the fray. Instead, per his father's advice, he focused more on the issue of rebuilding the finances of a country that had been dealing with a disinterested king and a two-year regency.
The first thing George did was to attempt to outmaneuver the nobility by becoming a patron of the commons. The deal to drop the Lex Regia in Denmark never once stipulated what would replace it, and so the new Lex Nordicum was in fact written largely by George himself. It established that the nobility would each nominate a representative, usually a son, to speak for their interests in a Riksdag which George would preside over. The nobility would sit in the upper house, the Jordrad, or land-council, while the representatives of property-owning commoners and bourgeoisie would sit in the Folksrad, or people's council.
Thus Denmark transitioned to a constitutional system. Norway was a special case: Norway would have its own Rigsdag, subordinate to the King, giving it total control over its domestic policies. The power to make treaties and declare war, of course, was still a royal prerogative.
Denmark-Norway enjoyed favorable relations with the Three Kingdoms under George, both during the reigns of his father and brother, and the regency of his nephew under his sister-in-law Charlotte.
In 1748, the King of Sweden, Frederick I, died, leaving the throne vacant. George was immediately interested. The candidates for king all appeared to be absolutists of one stripe or another, and the absolutism of Charles IX had been renounced by the late Queen Ulrik Eleanora. George this gathered his army and marched on Upsaala, where the election was to be held. He communicated with nobles in Sweden who felt as he did, and with his reputation as a liberal and a constitutionalist, George was able to garner enough support to make his election legitimate, rather than a mere invasion.
Nevertheless, intense opposition to union with Denmark led to an armed insurrection against his rule. The War of the Swedish Succession was a civil war, rather than an international fiasco, however it was still ruinously expensive, especially for the Swedes, still smarting as they were from the loss of Livonia and Finland. Eventually a compromise would be reached: rather than himself, George would decline the throne of Sweden in favor of his son, George would take the Swedish throne.
These best-laid plans would come to an end in 1762, when a smallpox epidemic burned through Copenhagen and took the life of Kronprins Frederick, George's elder son. George I of Sweden would thus inherit his father's kingdom as well.
During this time the would-be warrior king had instead bolstered Denmark's trade immensely, enriching the Kingdom and strengthening the power of the commons vis-a-vis the nobility. The Danish Africa Company would play a large role in the expansion of the French colonies along the Gulf Coast, importing slaves by the tens of thousands and enriching many Danish merchants. Their part in the tobacco, indigo, and cotton trade would also pay handsomely, as French policy was to subordinate the interests of these cash crops in favor of the sugar trade. Danish subcontractors were thus heavily invested in the growth of French influence along the Gulf Coast, and Danish nearly became the second language of cities like Mobile, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Fernandville (OTL Galveston). French, consequently, was the language of the merchants, and it would be the tensions between the seemingly foppish and effete merchants and the seemingly hardier, patriotic landowners that the nobility would exploit during the Emperors' War.
George died in 1777, of a brain aneurysm. His son, George I of Sweden, would thus take the throne at the age of 42. For the first time in over two centuries, the crowns of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway would be united.
King George I of Denmark began his reign at the age of 19, a vigorous young man who had been the constant companion of his elder brother, the Prince of Wales.
As a part of his accession to the throne, the pretense of absolutism was dropped by the monarchy. The nobility would once again have a level of autonomy and influence comparable to that of Parliament in the Three Kingdoms. George was undeterred. A few months later the War of the Polish Succession broke out, and it was only at the behest of his father that the battle-hungry King did not enter the fray. Instead, per his father's advice, he focused more on the issue of rebuilding the finances of a country that had been dealing with a disinterested king and a two-year regency.
The first thing George did was to attempt to outmaneuver the nobility by becoming a patron of the commons. The deal to drop the Lex Regia in Denmark never once stipulated what would replace it, and so the new Lex Nordicum was in fact written largely by George himself. It established that the nobility would each nominate a representative, usually a son, to speak for their interests in a Riksdag which George would preside over. The nobility would sit in the upper house, the Jordrad, or land-council, while the representatives of property-owning commoners and bourgeoisie would sit in the Folksrad, or people's council.
Thus Denmark transitioned to a constitutional system. Norway was a special case: Norway would have its own Rigsdag, subordinate to the King, giving it total control over its domestic policies. The power to make treaties and declare war, of course, was still a royal prerogative.
Denmark-Norway enjoyed favorable relations with the Three Kingdoms under George, both during the reigns of his father and brother, and the regency of his nephew under his sister-in-law Charlotte.
In 1748, the King of Sweden, Frederick I, died, leaving the throne vacant. George was immediately interested. The candidates for king all appeared to be absolutists of one stripe or another, and the absolutism of Charles IX had been renounced by the late Queen Ulrik Eleanora. George this gathered his army and marched on Upsaala, where the election was to be held. He communicated with nobles in Sweden who felt as he did, and with his reputation as a liberal and a constitutionalist, George was able to garner enough support to make his election legitimate, rather than a mere invasion.
Nevertheless, intense opposition to union with Denmark led to an armed insurrection against his rule. The War of the Swedish Succession was a civil war, rather than an international fiasco, however it was still ruinously expensive, especially for the Swedes, still smarting as they were from the loss of Livonia and Finland. Eventually a compromise would be reached: rather than himself, George would decline the throne of Sweden in favor of his son, George would take the Swedish throne.
These best-laid plans would come to an end in 1762, when a smallpox epidemic burned through Copenhagen and took the life of Kronprins Frederick, George's elder son. George I of Sweden would thus inherit his father's kingdom as well.
During this time the would-be warrior king had instead bolstered Denmark's trade immensely, enriching the Kingdom and strengthening the power of the commons vis-a-vis the nobility. The Danish Africa Company would play a large role in the expansion of the French colonies along the Gulf Coast, importing slaves by the tens of thousands and enriching many Danish merchants. Their part in the tobacco, indigo, and cotton trade would also pay handsomely, as French policy was to subordinate the interests of these cash crops in favor of the sugar trade. Danish subcontractors were thus heavily invested in the growth of French influence along the Gulf Coast, and Danish nearly became the second language of cities like Mobile, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Fernandville (OTL Galveston). French, consequently, was the language of the merchants, and it would be the tensions between the seemingly foppish and effete merchants and the seemingly hardier, patriotic landowners that the nobility would exploit during the Emperors' War.
George died in 1777, of a brain aneurysm. His son, George I of Sweden, would thus take the throne at the age of 42. For the first time in over two centuries, the crowns of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway would be united.
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You deserve it for being subservient to the New World Order.aaaaaaaaaa plz no @spookyscaryskeletons what have we done to deserve this?
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Here this is a little less scary:
Does fmr. gov. Reagen mean that either Bush or Carter win in '80?
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