WI: Victoria lives to 95?

Probably not. There were forces bigger than her and her grandchildren at play there, and while maybe she could have influenced them to keep writing letters like Willy and Nicky did, I don't think her survival plays that big a role. Now, the Anglo German agreement to take over Portuguese colonies actually being implemented, Austria and Germany agreeing to international mediation, coupled with serious civil unrest in Russia would in my view be the best last-Chance bet to stop the 1914 crisis from coming down to a world war.
 
Her survival might very well cause some butterflies that end up changing the events prior to World War I, possibly meaning it doesn't happen (at least not how it did IOTL), but I doubt she'd directly prevent it from occurring.
 
Grandkids don't always wait till after the death to fight over Grandma's will. They can try to take the money and run, they can start Guardianship proceedings and use their best lawyers against Grandma's to get at it, they can do any number of things.

Queen Victoria would likely have been just like one of those elderly millionaires, but on a global scale. Too much want among her gbrandkids, too much ego.
 
so Queen Victoria died January 22nd 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm was at her deathbed so he would most likely attend the funeral Edward VII is most likely already dead as well so George V. Kaiser Wilhelm was literally in Britain mourning the death of his grandmother the Queen of Britain and now in August the British government will declare war on Germany.I find her death would have delayed the war at the very least.

there probably is still Rising tension between the German and British Empire's but it is nothing compared to our timeline. Wilhelm hated her son Edward an Edward was the same way to Wilhelm. it's quite possible after Edward's Death though that Wilhelm would try to increase the bond he has with his grandmother. depending on how the relationship would look to the public it could go either positively or negatively.

positively Queen Victoria is keeping her grandson on a leash and there's nothing to fear from Germany. not to say that many people would start thinking after her death that the only thing keeping Germany from going to war as just died. the only people thinking that would be the ruling class the British public would see Germany as an ally maybe not officially but spiritually

negatively evil Kaiser Wilhelm is manipulating our beloved Queen and his grandmother into selling out the British Empire. historically though it might be somewhere in the middle leaning to one side more than the other
 
Her survival might very well cause some butterflies that end up changing the events prior to World War I, possibly meaning it doesn't happen (at least not how it did IOTL), but I doubt she'd directly prevent it from occurring.
On the one hand, I view WWI as a tinder box likely to happen sooner or later.

But on the other hand, I sometimes think of it as a system accident. So, maybe if it can be delayed for a while, it can be delayed and prevented altogether.
 
It depends how much her mind is still there. If it isn’t not much will change. If she is healthy and all there she could be a good mediator for the issue over Serbia and the assassination. She would probably push the negotiations against Serbia if she could. Given Victoria views she might view Serbia as a terrorist and upstart state
 
On the one hand, I view WWI as a tinder box likely to happen sooner or later.

But on the other hand, I sometimes think of it as a system accident. So, maybe if it can be delayed for a while, it can be delayed and prevented altogether.

I see World War I and II as the Charles V of Wars. Sure, it makes a certain sense that something like it would happen at some point, but the extent of it and the deeply destructive nature of the whole ordeal isn't set in stone. No more than any of the other especially vicious wars.
 
As for the declaration of war between the UK and the German Empire: OTL, England stood at the sidelines for the first week, having nominally an alliance with France but not really the willpower to risk it's troops for an European adventure. This changed when as part of the German deployment plan, it started invading Belgium. Victoria or not, you don't let the Kaiser topple another monarchy, especially one to which you are probably closer related.

The events leading up to Britain's declaration of war are also telling: most of it was decided in parliament with the prime minister weighing his 'moral duty' to France against the fodder this might give the opposition to brand him as a careless warmonger. If Victoria were still alive, at age 95 and borderline senile she would have even less input then the OTL king.
 
As for the declaration of war between the UK and the German Empire: OTL, England stood at the sidelines for the first week, having nominally an alliance with France but not really the willpower to risk it's troops for an European adventure. This changed when as part of the German deployment plan, it started invading Belgium. Victoria or not, you don't let the Kaiser topple another monarchy, especially one to which you are probably closer related.

The events leading up to Britain's declaration of war are also telling: most of it was decided in parliament with the prime minister weighing his 'moral duty' to France against the fodder this might give the opposition to brand him as a careless warmonger. If Victoria were still alive, at age 95 and borderline senile she would have even less input then the OTL king.

This implies that the July crisis goes as per OTL. I think that if war starts moving it happens regardless of Victoria, but a differing monarch might be able to prevent the war by having the prior events unfold differently.
 
It depends how much her mind is still there. If it isn’t not much will change. If she is healthy and all there she could be a good mediator for the issue over Serbia and the assassination. She would probably push the negotiations against Serbia if she could. Given Victoria views she might view Serbia as a terrorist and upstart state
You could make the argument that her mind went when Albert died and she never really got it back. IMHO by 1870 she should have been declared incompetent and a regency established.
 
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