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What if Oliver Cromwell’s rebellion had succeeded? IOTL, it led to Parliament’s loss of power and paved the way for the re-Catholification of England. How would this impact world history?
Well, a Republican England of course! Possibly even Neo-Levellerite....What if Oliver Cromwell’s rebellion had succeeded? IOTL, it led to Parliament’s loss of power and paved the way for the re-Catholification of England. How would this impact world history?
It wasn't Cromwell' rebellion! The Earl of Essex was the Commander of the Parliamentary Army and wasn't much good. By the time Cromwell took over it was too late! Now if the self-denying Ordinance had been passed in 1645 which meant that you either sat in Parliament or led the army but not both-who knows. Also remember that Thomas Fairfax was the pre-eminent Parliamentary military leader until he gave up in disgust at the leadership of the army and retired to Yorkshire. He would have been a much needed counterweight to Cromwell's excesses (Massacre of York in 1646, Second Harrowing of the North! There is a reason that the North remained stubbornly loyal to the Stuarts despite the excesses of the later Stuart Kings.).
Interesting question.
For one, I'd like to note that the re-Catholification process was really only majorly successful for about half a century or so, before the Protestant revival began to really take hold.....which was only sped up by the Act of Union in 1717 which united Britain under one government.(Though Cornwall in particular is still majority Catholic today, as are certain parts of Wales)
I've never seen northern England being counted as a part of Wales before.
In reality the much vaunted "Protestant Revival" did little more than prevent a total reunion with Rome. Even in much of the south the neo-Anglicans have slim majorities.
Hell, King Edward is married to the Catholic Princess Annita of Spain and is raising his heir, Prince John, as a Catholic.
I've never seen northern England being counted as a part of Wales before.
In reality the much vaunted "Protestant Revival" did little more than prevent a total reunion with Rome. Even in much of the south the neo-Anglicans have slim majorities.
Well, one could argue that it should have taken fewer than 4 centuries to hammer out the minute doctrinal differences between Rome and Canterbury in order to bring the two churchs into official communion with one another. Vatican 5's recent passage has really shown the Papacy, ultimately, had to bend more on theological terms, even though it's the monarchies having to give up practical political influence.
Please can someone explain what is DWBI ?
Its really confusing to have these random strange threads laying around .
I got a heart attack when someone asked "What if Oliver Cromwell won ?" .
Please can someone explain what is DWBI ?
Its really confusing to have these random strange threads laying around .
I got a heart attack when someone asked "What if Oliver Cromwell won ?" .
OOC: Another example would be "what if America won its independence? That DBWI presupposes that we live in a world where America didn't win it's independence, and we have fun talking about what might have happened from that perspective.OOC: DBWI means Double Blind What If—it’s like we say what if something that happened OTL had happened instead of the thing that didn’t actually happen.
OOC: Another example would be "what if America won its independence? That DBWI presupposes that we live in a world where America didn't win it's independence, and we have fun talking about what might have happened from that perspective.
Also, to talk about something other than the topic or in a way other than in-character, you start your statement with "OOC:", which stands for "Out of Character."![]()