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While I am aware that Thande gave this fantastically larger than life individual a starring role in LttW, I would be interested in seeing your views on a Fox Premiership under more normal circumstances. Given the fact that he was a radical Whig and that this made him such an anathema in the view of George III, I think that it would take considerable effort to actually make him the leader of an administration.

However, let us say that for the sake of argument, King George sees his porphyria force him away from politics at an earlier period leaving an uninterested Regency in power at the start of British intervention in the Revolutionary Wars. Let us say that Pitt, in a fit of passion decides upon a far more active intervention in War of the First Coalition with a resulting defeat for the British army in, lets say 1794. Should Pitt and the Tories be forced from office by such a defeat on the skill of Fox's oratory and a young Prince George is unable to resist his appointment, what cause would we see a Fox-led Government take?

Personally I think that we would see the end of British involvement in the French Revolution which may well butterfly away the Empire and Napoleon, domestically, we would perhaps see a radical agenda take place under far more dynamic lines than we saw in OTL around the Great Reform Act, however, I suppose that at the same time such legislation would be dependant on how the Tories would be able to fare in opposition.

Anyway, what are your thoughts dear fellows?
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