Any English time line needs a strong Navy. Blake must be part of this 'Paradise Founded'.
Milton pinned his fading hopes on Monck. Unlucky. I gather Milton wasn't much for the rights of the citizen. William Penn saving the English Republic by constitution would be more interesting and sophisticated than another dictatorship.
I'm happy to research documents and I'll post links here. If anyone has a character driven dimension to add to this is would be a great story. How would this effect rural and urban life?
How might notable historical characters like Pepys Hooke, and Newton be affected or involved?
Penn's father fetched 'King' Charles from exile when William was just sixteen. This is a very narrow window to alter things to retain a republic. How about a storm that sinks his father's ship? That would deny Penn his experiences in Paris as his father wouldn't recall him from Oxford. Perhaps the second republic needs to be an uprising after the restoration? Before or after Penn adopts Quakerism at the age of 22?
Penn as a young soldier of 22 put down Catholic unrest in Ireland.
The developments of Buchel's case and the drafting of the First Frame are highly desirable, but after inheriting he is set on a course for mass emigration of Quakers to America pretty quickly. He needs to get caught up in a revolution before then. About 1672-1673? A general uprising of religious and political minorities would need an overarching principal to bring order out of the ensuing chaos. A Rationalist revolution led, not by a man, but the rule of law?
Spinoza lived from 1632 to 1677
Philosophy of Spinoza