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As many English or English enthusiasts know, the county of Cornwall wants autonomy and has wanted autonomy (or independence, depending on which time period you're talking about) for almost a thousand years at this point.

What I'm going to try to do with this potential ATL is answer the question "what if Cornwall ended up achieving independence?" as accurately as I possibly can. As implied from this thread's title, I think the earliest shot for Cornwall to achieve soveriegnity is during the Anarchy, the period of time when two claimants to the English throne fought each other in a bloody civil war. Of course, there are other points in time that Cornwall could win independence from England/Great Britain, but they're all closer to the present day than I would prefer.

So, what do you think of this possible timeline? Do you see this ATL being plausible? What kinds of hurdles do you think this new, sovereign Cornwall would have to go over in order to stay independent? What about the butterflies it would cause? And finally, are you interested in this timeline?
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