Hmm.... I agree. I was certain I had places it there. mods, can you shift us to the right place?On some reason Alexander II decides to sell Alaska to Brits instead Americans.
And this should be in Before 1900 forum.
The Russians hate the British most of all, Alexander won’t sell to them.
Perhaps in the hope of starting a bidding war, both the British and the Americans were approached in 1859. However, British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston steadfastly rejected the offer, arguing that Canada (which was not independent at the time but a number of separate British colonies with varying arrangements for democratic representation) had enough uncharted wilderness to deal with, and that Britain would overstretch its resources in maintaining Alaska as well as its existing territories and colonies. Then the Russians offered to sell the territory to the United States, hoping that its presence in the region would offset the plans of Britain.
No sale to America in the 19th century and the Empire takes over Alaska after the Russian revolution as payment for war debts. Alaska joins Canada after WWII like Newfoundland.
Interesting. I wonder how the U.S.A would react to this land grab by the British.I like this. Alaska stumbles on as a Russian possession/colony until WWI and several ‘scares’ happen with rumours of German raiders, Bolshevik terrorists and eventually White émigrés all using the ‘untamed wilderness’ as a refuge. Finally the British government, in the interests of security and as part payment for the debts of St. Petersburg, sends troops to occupy it during the latter stages of the RCW. With the Soviets too busy fighting in European Russia, by the time they’re strong enough to do anything about it, it’s too late to contemplate attempting to retrieve it. The act is formalised as an article of the Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement in 1921.
Interesting. I wonder how the U.S.A would react to this land grab by the British.
Liechtenstein buys Alaska rather than the USA, Johann the Good becomes King of Alaska, Prince of Liechtenstein.
Hans Adam II marries Princess Anne, the only child of Elizabeth II, so when their son, Alexander becomes King of Alaska, Prince of Liechtenstein as well as King of Great Britain, the crowns come together.
Britain did re-lend a fair amount of money they had borrowed from the US to Russia, so having one of the loans–roughly equal in size to the price the Russians tried to sell Alaska for–use the territory as collateral is rather interesting. Whether Tsarist pride would countenance the deal is another matter.No sale to America in the 19th century and the Empire takes over Alaska after the Russian revolution as payment for war debts. Alaska joins Canada after WWII like Newfound Land.
Um, why? If any English language accent, I would have guess they’d have Yukon, mixed with Russian and Inuit.Semi serious question: would it lead to Alaskans having an Australian accent?