Tidewater: An Alternative Historical Tale

Will you go back into explaining how the English defeat came about, or do you just posit it as a given fact?
And what's the situation in Scotland and Ireland? At that time, Scotland, of course, was still independent, but I assume a protestant Scotland and a (officially) Catholic England are uneasy neighbours?
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Will you go back into explaining how the English defeat came about, or do you just posit it as a given fact?
And what's the situation in Scotland and Ireland? At that time, Scotland, of course, was still independent, but I assume a protestant Scotland and a (officially) Catholic England are uneasy neighbours?
BTW, subscribed.

Facts will be filtered down through the narrative. I can tell you the POD right now though.

Upon entering the English Channel, the Duke of Medina Sidonia listens to his advisors and attacks the port of Plymouth, where several English ships (including the HMS Revenge amongst others) were at port, catching them at a vulnerable position where the English ability to out-manuever the Spanish fleet was impossible. This greatly weakens the English fleet, and allowed for further Spanish victory along the way. The Duke of Parma, hearing that the Armada is actually succeeding, makes his way to Dunkirk as planned (though perhaps a couple days late) and the invasion begins.

How ever, this is not the only POD as there are a couple others that you will notice as time goes on.

The situation between England and Scotland is pretty much as you described, but heightened a bit because Scotland is a firm ally of France, which is currently going through its own Reformation/ Wars of Religion, and Spain is exerting its power there to try to keep the country Catholic.
 

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Nothing to add, but nicely written

The first page, in particular, grabbed my attention.

Is Drake out there somewhere?

Best,
 
The first page, in particular, grabbed my attention.

Is Drake out there somewhere?

Best,

Thank you :)

He is, but I'll get to him in a couple of updates. I don't want to give anything away too much.

Spain being on the receiving end of God's vengeance! :D


Not surprised, as God's Spanish nationality was also discussed straight-faced back then :D

True true. The Spanish certainly had similar feelings
 
And a map to let you all know the political players of the Chesapeake Bay area in 1599 :cool:

virginia1599.png
 
It's not too big of a kingdom. Yet.

Surrounded by enemies or protected by allies against the Spanish? :D

Well, realistically speaking it wouldn't be too big. I've already jumpstarted the colonization of Virginia, which was astonishingly slow OTL.

The Red represents settled English areas, while the pink it their claims. As you can see, however, their claims don't mean all that much to the native tribes that already inhabit those areas.
 
Well, realistically speaking it wouldn't be too big. I've already jumpstarted the colonization of Virginia, which was astonishingly slow OTL.

The Red represents settled English areas, while the pink it their claims. As you can see, however, their claims don't mean all that much to the native tribes that already inhabit those areas.

I had never seen a detailed view of the Chesapeake bay. It has a very... interesting geography :D
Reminds me of the Galician "Rias Baixas", just that having two of them facing each other.
It has a lot of possibilities, let's see how you play it out :cool:
 
As for historical figures, I'd like to know what's going on with Hugh O'Neill and Hugh Roe O'Donnell, as well as Francis Walsingham.

Well Walsingham OTL died of natural causes in 1590, and this takes place in 1599, so he is most likely long dead.

As for the Irish rebels, more on that later :)

I had never seen a detailed view of the Chesapeake bay. It has a very... interesting geography :D
Reminds me of the Galician "Rias Baixas", just that having two of them facing each other.
It has a lot of possibilities, let's see how you play it out :cool:

Yeah, the American Eastern Seaboard has some very odd geography when you get to thinking about it :p
 
Don't you hate it when you have an update ready to go, then you realize it's shit. I do!

Sorry for the delay guys, but trust me, it's all for the quality of the timeline :)
 
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