The Great British Republic Challenge

Krall

Banned
Make Britain a republic.

Any POD after, say, 1600.

The Republic must rule over all of the island of Great Britain and all of Ireland initially, but it may lose some/all of Ireland later on. They must also have an empire at least as strong as the Netherlands' from OTL.

No other requirements.

Any takers?
 
Richard Cromwell doesn't resign and manages to get a Presbyterian majority in Parliament. It's just the Commonwealth of England, after all.
 

Krall

Banned
Richard Cromwell had to resign because, well, no one liked him, he didn't have the history Oliver did, he'd never fought and won a civil war for Britain, he had no real influence.

So I don't really think him not resigning is going to suddenly make him influential.
 
Richard Cromwell had to resign because, well, no one liked him, he didn't have the history Oliver did, he'd never fought and won a civil war for Britain, he had no real influence.

So I don't really think him not resigning is going to suddenly make him influential.

True, but if a Presbyterian majority is elected to Parliament, and Cromwell stays on only to see this Parliament empowered, the Protectorate could wither away, peacefully, and die.:D
 
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