Liberty or Despair mk.II

Nicomacheus

:eek:VICTORIA ASSASSINATED:eek: Ack, does that mean we'll see King Ernest I?

Interesting take on Chartist politics, though. Always a fascinating period, and sometimes overlooked, period in British history.

Ironic that the stereotypical image of Victoria TTL will be as a rather buxom young lady, rather than an elderly woman dressed always in black. Given the revolutions you foreshadow, I wonder if she'll be the personification for the Lost Cause of Constitutional Monarchy in Great Britain.

Nice update, though.
 

HueyLong

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Nicomacheus said:
:eek:VICTORIA ASSASSINATED:eek: Ack, does that mean we'll see King Ernest I?
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That means that Parliament will have the choice between a regency for the extremely young Albert Edward or a German on the throne. I won't say which they choose- but either hurts the monarchy.

Also.... why are you surprised? I mentioned it in the first one.

Interesting take on Chartist politics, though. Always a fascinating period, and sometimes overlooked, period in British history.
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Essentially, I made it as bad in England as '48 was for Europe.

Ironic that the stereotypical image of Victoria TTL will be as a rather buxom young lady, rather than an elderly woman dressed always in black. Given the revolutions you foreshadow, I wonder if she'll be the personification for the Lost Cause of Constitutional Monarchy in Great Britain.

Nice update, though.
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I did find it rather sad to use a picture of her so young looking........

And at least for right now, it is not a Lost Cause. She is the Martyred Queen, the symbol for Reaction.
 

HueyLong

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Hnau said:
Hey really quickly, this source details that Harrison was set against a second term. Just a head's up.
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/harrison/essays/biography/4
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When I do the Politics of the War update (coming soon), thats a big conflict. Harrison pledges himself to a weak presidency, accepts their guidance (mostly) in terms of the economy, then as Congress creeps into managing the war, he tries to wrest it back. Its also something following Presidents have to fight against (which leads to the impeachment of one.....)

He accepts the convention's nomination in 1839 uneasily. Clay and Webster bicker too much in their own attempts, and most of the Whigs had begun to cling to Harrison. For lack of another willing and able candidate (, he accepts a second term (and goes on to win it in 1840.)

Oh, and his original speech mentioned consuls and proconsuls 14 times (and various other references to the Roman Republic). Webster had to edit that one for him. ITTL, he delivers a speech mostly about Rome.......
 

Lord Grattan

How rests the British crown upon the head of the infant King Edward VII (or is it Albert I)?

Long live the King and long may he reign!

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HueyLong

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The thing is, a regency at that young age is without precedence in English history (and in other countries.... it has never ended well) But this is a different era and there are good candidates for a regency (and all of them are too old to take advantage of the situation for a throne of their own)
 
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