John Churchill executed for treason in 1692

In the early years after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the future Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, tried to keep a foot in the camps of both William III and the ousted James II, ostensibly supporting William but all the while corresponding with James II. William was aware of this, and mistrusted Churchill as a result. In the spring of 1692, amid threats of French invasion and Jacobite treachery, William had Churchill imprisoned in the Tower of London on charges of Treason. As it turned out the supposedly incriminating documents were ruled a forgery, and Churchill was released, to go on to a brilliant military career during the War of the Spanish Succession as the Duke of Marlborough. But what if, instead, he had been executed?
 
Hmmm, Blenheim victory, so therefore perhaps a stronger and more aggressive Louis XIV, with repercussions on the Continent, in the Caribbean and Canada. A France-wank mon cher?
 
The Allies will be harder put once the excrement hits the fan - that is, when Charles II of Spain finally kicks the bucket and leaves the Spanish Succession open.

France won't find it harder defeating Austria now.

^ Exactly. :D
 
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