Following the defeat of the Colonists during the Second Rebellion February 29th, 1815, the Duke of Wellington, in the ruins of Philadelphia, read the new law of the land;
The King's 15 Decrees
I. The official religion is the King’s the Church of England. The people may worship all forms of Protestantism. Catholicism, and all other religions except Judaism, which may be worshiped, but pay a fine, are prohibited.
II. The King’s Government shall be the sole operators of the press. It is a crime for a non-government person to operate a press or distribute materials forthwith.
III. It is a crime for the people to assemble publicly without written consent of the King’s government.
IV. For the security of the King’s Peace, civilian militias and arms are forbidden.
V. Soldiers of the King's Peace may quarter in any residence with or without to consent of the owner at any time.
VI. The King's Peace my enter any house, papers and effects without reasonable-cause and without a warrant of any Colonist. British citizens require a warrant before entering their house and reasonable cause is required supported by Oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
VII. A person can be held to answer for a crime by the Magistrate and there is no limit to the times a person can be tried in pursuit of the King's Peace.
VIII. A person may be compelled to witness against himself and may be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
IX. The Colonial Magistrate or Local magistrates my take private property for the good off the Kingdom, without just compensation.
X. In Criminal cases, the trial shall be set by the Magistrate, which can be held in secret. Only a King's Magistrate my judge.
XI. The Criminal has no right to learn of the charges, to confront witness or to Counsel. Such privileges will be determined by the Magistrate.
XII. The King's Magistrate reserves the right to review all cases tried by the lower courts.
XIII. The bail, fines and punishments will be the exclusive right of the Magistrate.
IX. All Colonists shall possess privileges’, not rights.
XV. All powers not delegated to the Colonial Government and its Magistrates are reserved for the King.
Point of Divergence (PoD): British public and leadership a lot more upset the Americans (Colonists) stabbed them in the back and invaded Canada: revenge.
Aftermath of the War.
- The Continental Army defeated several times by Wellington's experienced troops despite having the numbers.
- New England succeeds from the Union.
- Southern Colonies absorbed under British-rule.
- Cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia (they even salted the earth), Washington(prohibited reconstruction).
- States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, parts of Pennsylvania, and Virginia devastated.
Possible Questions in Future Events.
- Napoleon will rise again in Europe. How will Wellington's army in the Colonies effect him?
- British have control of most of the Continent: how will this effect future events like abolition, immigration, the Industrial Revolution and Indian-affairs?
Notes: just for kicks while I was studying the Bill of Rights, I thought of reversing the first ten. Then I thought they were reversed because the British won a war and I chose that war to be 1812. Mind you, I'm have not thoroughly done my research, so this should be considered a, "Rough-draft".