POD is so far back in time that the answer is "sure, why not??". I don't think England can be considered an inviolable united nation if we have POD's in the 16th or early 17th (which is what you need). Your best bet is Lancashire and the north riding of Yorkshire, they were very Catholic quite late OTL.
You realise both those areas had shit all people?
Wouldn't York work for yorkshirecatholicism will also lack the urban educated population needed for a separate national identity to be formed,
If you're specifically talking about North Yorkshire being catholic I don't think York would be included in that area.Wouldn't York work for yorkshire
If you're specifically talking about North Yorkshire being catholic I don't think York would be included in that area.
Having all of Yorkshire remain catholic would be a massive change to British politics and would more likely result in religious conflict e.g. Northerners attempt to appoint a catholic king, not Yorkshire attempts to secede
That suddenly gave me a bit of inspiration for a story.
Is there any POD that might keep Yorkshire largely Catholic?
The Irish backed different British kings that were religiously tolerant or catholic during the 1600s and they eventually developed an independence movement, why couldn't a catholic Yorkshire do something similar.Having all of Yorkshire remain catholic would be a massive change to British politics and would more likely result in religious conflict e.g. Northerners attempt to appoint a catholic king, not Yorkshire attempts to secede
You realise both those areas had shit all people?
Because people in Yorkshire see themselves as English, the Irish don't.The Irish backed different British kings that were religiously tolerant or catholic during the 1600s and they eventually developed an independence movement, why couldn't a catholic Yorkshire do something similar.
Maybe a Catholic Cornwall or Devonshire ?Had a decently sized area of the British mainland remained Catholic would a separatist movement similar to Ireland developed
If there was a separatist movement would they been able to break away at some point through force of arms
Who were the most strongly protestant in OTL?Maybe a Catholic Cornwall or Devonshire ?
There have been religious separatist movements like Pakistan and ethnic movement based on religion or heavy based on it like in the Balkans couldn't Yorkshire do something similarBecause people in Yorkshire see themselves as English, the Irish don't.
Because people in Yorkshire see themselves as English, the Irish don't.