WI: Republican Revolution in Britain 1871 (or slightly later)

After having read quite a bit about the Victorian Era I have decided to do some brainstorming for a TL. So the question is: There were multiple points during Vicky's reign, which could result in a republican revolution in Britain and from what I've read the last genuine renaissance of British Republicanism was during her reign (with a boost for the movement for example after the end of the Franco-Prussian War).

For example if Alfred Edward (later Edward VII) dies of typhoid at Londesborough Lodge in 1871 (where he contracted it in OTL, but survived) and Vicky dies relativly shortly afterwards (e.g. with her falling down stairs a decade earlier): Could a republican revolution take place?

If so, what would happen? How would the settler colonies react? Would Prince Alfred be able to become a king in exile and where would he reside? What would be the fate of Canada (could it face a seperate revolution or a US invasion)? What would happen with the now somewhat isolated holdings in the Mediterrean (especially Malta)? What else could be an immediate consequence?
 
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Britain in 1871 is prosperous and powerful. Why would there be a revolution?

Exactly. You'd need a fairly early POD to achieve this, not something as late as Edward VII dying in 1871. After all Edward's own son and heir Albert Victor died at an early age not long before his father, and that hardly led to a social or political revolution in British life.

Perhaps the Chartist attempt an ultimately unsuccessful revolt in 1848? Butterflies, butterflies, butterflies, revolution in 1871. Somehow...
 
The trouble with organising a revolution in Uk is that there are two different power bases, namely Parliment and the Crown. It is only when the two are in opposition (as with Charles I and James II) that revoluation is likely to occur.

The 1870's was a time of prosperity for Britain, but was also marked by desperate poverty in the cities with high mortality rates.

A populist uprising of the poor is the most likely start to a revolution at this time, but there would always be support in at least some of Parliment which would blunt the uprising's support outside of which ever city it started in.

Again by this time the election franchise started to allow trades-unions access to Parliment, so again a revolution is not likely.

You would need a POD much earlier either removing the Crown from the equation (Willaim and Mary have a much harsher treaty with Parliment) or have the 1832 Reform Act not go through.
 
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