Glory to the Crown, an English Civil War timeline

Some more info regarding the Dutch.
The manufacturing of ship building materials was done on a massive and highly mechanised (wind powered) scale, enabeling a high ship procuction, merchant ships and war ships, were produced on a scale no other european nation could achive for the next 50 years.

The Dutch republic was a confederation, compare it with today USA but which each State having their own army and navy and agenda.
The Dutch republican navy could only form a battle navy when the navies of Zeeland, Holland and Friesland were combined. To combine these fleets it took some time and political manouvring. Most of the time the Admiral of Holland was chosen oas the AdmiralGeneral of the fleet.
It was a country highly productive, enourmous sums of monney, but also higly divided compared to central gouverened absolute monarchies
 
thanks everyone for the posts, the information is helpful, and as for the English naval strength, so far I have made it so that the English have been neglecting their navy for the past couple of years due to internal struggles, as well I think the navy was a little beat up after the civil war, I think at least some of the navy had joined parliament.

my next update will include the treaty to end the war so if anyone has any ideas or helpful information as to how this may look, all comments will be considered.

This is my first TL after all :D. Thanks again.
 
Some more info regarding the Dutch.
The manufacturing of ship building materials was done on a massive and highly mechanised (wind powered) scale, enabeling a high ship procuction, merchant ships and war ships, were produced on a scale no other european nation could achive for the next 50 years.

The Dutch republic was a confederation, compare it with today USA but which each State having their own army and navy and agenda.
The Dutch republican navy could only form a battle navy when the navies of Zeeland, Holland and Friesland were combined. To combine these fleets it took some time and political manouvring. Most of the time the Admiral of Holland was chosen oas the AdmiralGeneral of the fleet.
It was a country highly productive, enourmous sums of monney, but also higly divided compared to central gouverened absolute monarchies

This is all true, the issue is that the Dutch naval technology and doctrine was in 20th century terms, optimised around commerce raiding rather than fleet actions. This means that, whilst they can do lots of damage to English trade, if they are forced to battle, they're in trouble.

Splatter123 said:
thanks everyone for the posts, the information is helpful, and as for the English naval strength, so far I have made it so that the English have been neglecting their navy for the past couple of years due to internal struggles, as well I think the navy was a little beat up after the civil war, I think at least some of the navy had joined parliament.

Some did, but not huge amounts. There also wasn't a large amount of naval combat up to the point where you ended the war, so that won't have much of an impact after the peace. Also, you've had campaigns in Ireland and in Scotland. Given the way the limits on internal communications in those areas at this point, you can't have completely neglected the navy.
 
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