Radical Revolution in Britain?

Is it possible that just like France, Great Britain undergoes a civil war like process, wheather successful or not, during the 1790s or early 1800s? What would be conditions require and what would the effects be on the French Revolution?
 
Is it possible that just like France, Great Britain undergoes a civil war like process, wheather successful or not, during the 1790s or early 1800s? What would be conditions require and what would the effects be on the French Revolution?

Maybe if the Spithead and Nore Mutinies get out of hand, you could have a sort of civil war in the UK. Otherwise, it would need several lost wars in the 18th century (maybe if they lose the 7 years war). An England fighting a civil war would mean that the continental powers don't get the financial backing to go to war against France, resulting on smaller coalitions, maybe butterflying away the Empire.
 
It would have to be a revolution, not a civil war. And it'd be fairly unlikely without significant butterflying. That said, there are lots of places you could look to as starting points: the luddites, the Chartists, the Peterloo massacre, the Great Reform Act, Irish Home Rule, etc. That said, I doubt it'd be likely for there to be a revolution until after the Napoleonic Wars. Afterwards, it's entirely possible that Wellington could become the leader of a right win regime which might then be toppled by revolution.
 
Supposing the Whig government doesn't step in at the right times, and if you have stuff like the Reform Act of 1832 butterflied away the British monarchy is on less solid ground.
 
Well I was thinking to go along with the French Revolution. Something that would tie up the British during the 1790s through 1812 (or at least part of othat time).
 
Well I was thinking to go along with the French Revolution. Something that would tie up the British during the 1790s through 1812 (or at least part of othat time).

Many of the American revolutionaries were hoping that there would be an empire wire revolution to reduce the King's power. Perhaps if you get them to stay part of the empire, but with grievances unaddressed, they could kickstart something...
 
George III was quite a popular king, and Pitt was popular as Prime Minister, so the 1790-1815 period very unluckly to have civil war / revolution (except in Ireland).

Earlier and you had the Jacobities (1745) and later the unrest of the Great Reform Act and Charter (1832 and 1838 respectivily) these would be far easier to spring board civil war from.
 
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