Challenge: Make Sicily a British Colony

Your challenge is to make Sicily into a colony of the British Empire, until at least the 1950's. Bonus points if you can add any other Med. Islands to the Empire such as Crete or Sardinia...
 
how about Italy fights on the side of the Germans, as they historically were allied to do so, In the First World War,the Italians get beaten by the British in a naval war, and as part of the peace treaty, Sicily is given to the british as their crown colony on the meditteranean. It remains in British hands until the 1950's, when it is given back to the Italians, as a jesture of good will, much to the dislike of Winston Churchill.
 
how about Italy fights on the side of the Germans, as they historically were allied to do so, In the First World War,the Italians get beaten by the British in a naval war, and as part of the peace treaty, Sicily is given to the british as their crown colony on the meditteranean. It remains in British hands until the 1950's, when it is given back to the Italians, as a jesture of good will, much to the dislike of Winston Churchill.

Malta might be more important as older and more loyal?
 
Maybe something during the Napoleonic Wars? Nappy succesfully pacifies Iberia and Italy, and the British take Sicily in order to keep a strong position in the Med?
 
in the 1790's Britain took the Balearic's, and Corsica - only to give them back in the 1803 Treaty of Amiens.
Then when Napoleon invades south Italy, Britain took Malta to protect it for the King of Sicily [then forgot to return it after the war was over :eek:]

So no Treaty of Amiens in 1803, When Nappy invades Britain moves into Sicily [More troops and supplies in Med due to Balearic's/Corsica]
In 1808 Britain takes Sardinia to keep it away from France.
Then at the Conference of Vienna after the war Britain decides not to give them back.

In the late 1800's Britain organises them as the Dominion of Italy.
The kingdoms of Italy are on the other side of Britain in the Great War.
But after The GW part 2. They are joined with the rest of Italy into a new Republic.
 
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