Republic of Britain, Kingdom of America

Hello fellow Alternate Historians! A little idea crossed into my mind earlier today and I was wondering if you lot could find a way to make it possible.

With a Pod going as far back as 1700, your job is to have the British isles become a republic through a civil war (or not) with the Royal family escaping to The American colonies and setting up shop there. If possible, what would become of the rest of the empire's colonies like Rupert's land India or Australia? Is any of this possible?
 
This shouldn't be to hard (though placing the POD after the Protectorate fails is a bit dodgy) on base level, but for me one of the fundamental flaws in these sort of scenario is that the royal family would be much more likely to run off to exile in some other European Country then run a rump state from a colony. They're too posh, too connected to the idea of their own kingdom being the center of the empire and probably have low opinions of the colonies in general.
 

Yuelang

Banned
POD is Catholic migration to America occurred in greater numbers, esp the persecuted British Catholic.

Stuarts run to America, trying to build their forces from there, the majority Catholic Americans accept them and oust Protestant governors and such...

Then let's say George III mishandle the parliament badly...
 
This shouldn't be to hard (though placing the POD after the Protectorate fails is a bit dodgy) on base level, but for me one of the fundamental flaws in these sort of scenario is that the royal family would be much more likely to run off to exile in some other European Country then run a rump state from a colony. They're too posh, too connected to the idea of their own kingdom being the center of the empire and probably have low opinions of the colonies in general.

Why not? If it's particularly later in the century the 13 colonies would provide a capable and powerful base to operate from without having to run to a foreign kingdom as a fugitive. Though forgive me if I'm wrong, I'll admit the 18th century Is not my strong suite, especially in regards to the New world and its development.
 
Well, maybe if something along the lines of the French Revolution happens in Britain, and then the Royal Family escapes to the New World.....

.....they would have pulled a Code Geass there. :D
 
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