I had a dream about this, and want to see how on Earth to bring it about ! Basically, instead of a militaristic imperialist like Napoleon, the Revolution gets taken over by a religious fanatic. The problem of course is secularism, rising out of the French Revolution, so I think we need to place the POD in the origins and workings of the early revolution. Can we avoid the Jacobites, the Terror etc and have something similarly chaotic but less secular ? I realise that beef with the religious establishment was part of the problem bubbling away at the heart of public discontent (or at least political discontent) but maybe if we posit a Henry VIII type figure leading the Revolution, aiming to REFORM religion, but still a fanatical believer - in 2 things perhaps, his own version of religion, and his own value, importance and destiny ?
Best Regards
Grey Wolf