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timelines:fight_and_be_right [2013/12/05 17:26] – Petiketimelines:fight_and_be_right [2019/03/29 15:13] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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     * The **ebook of the complete timeline** can be downloaded **[[http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/072/3/a/fight_and_be_right_by_edthomasten-d2x0jz7.pdf|here]]**.     * The **ebook of the complete timeline** can be downloaded **[[http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/072/3/a/fight_and_be_right_by_edthomasten-d2x0jz7.pdf|here]]**.
     * An **ebook relating what happens between the main narrative and the epilogue** can be found **[[http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/043/2/8/world_of_fight_and_be_right_by_edthomasten-d39cpxf.pdf|here]]**.     * An **ebook relating what happens between the main narrative and the epilogue** can be found **[[http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/043/2/8/world_of_fight_and_be_right_by_edthomasten-d39cpxf.pdf|here]]**.
-    * Winner of the 2010 and 2011 [[alternate_history:turtledove_awards|Turtledove Awards]] for "Best Continuing 19th Century Timeline", and 2011 Turtledove Award for "Best Timeline" +    * Winner of the [[alternate_history:2010 winners|2010]] and [[alternate_history:2011 winners|2011]] [[alternate_history:turtledove_awards|Turtledove Awards]] for "Best Continuing 19th Century Timeline", and 2011 Turtledove Award for "Best Timeline". 
- +    * In 2015 and 2016, [[offtopic:Sea Lion Press]] published e-books of the [[http://sealionpress.co.uk/our-books/fight-and-be-right/|main storyline]], [[http://sealionpress.co.uk/our-books/the-world-of-fight-and-be-right/|its companion book]] and a brand new [[http://sealionpress.co.uk/our-books/the-blue-lotus/|crime/espionage novel]] set in the timeline's universe.
  
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 ==== Setting ==== ==== Setting ====
  
-- The late 19th Century, particularly the British political scene in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s, concentrating on an alternate political career for Lord [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Randolph_Churchill|Randolph Churchill]]. +The late 19th Century, particularly the British political scene in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s, concentrating on an alternate political career for Lord [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Randolph_Churchill|Randolph Churchill]].
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-The title is based on an OTL quote by Churchill, in reference to the reaction of Irish Protestants if the British government acceded to straightforward Irish home rule - "Ulster will fight, and Ulster will be right." +
  
 +The title is based on an OTL quote by Churchill, in reference to the reaction of Irish Protestants if the British government acceded to straightforward Irish home rule: "//Ulster will fight, and Ulster will be right.//"
  
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 ==== POD ==== ==== POD ====
  
 In the summer of 1876, the Marquess of Blandford's maid loses several letters written by the Prince of Wales to his lover the Countess of Aylesford. OTL [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Randolph_Churchill|Randolph Churchill]] convinced the Marquess to use the letters in an attempt to blackmail the Prince, causing a major royal scandal and the banishment of the Churchills from polite society for several years. ITTL, the scandal is avoided, the Churchills stay at the centre of the London social scene, and Randolph's continued friendship with the Prince of Wales gives his career an early boost...  In the summer of 1876, the Marquess of Blandford's maid loses several letters written by the Prince of Wales to his lover the Countess of Aylesford. OTL [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Randolph_Churchill|Randolph Churchill]] convinced the Marquess to use the letters in an attempt to blackmail the Prince, causing a major royal scandal and the banishment of the Churchills from polite society for several years. ITTL, the scandal is avoided, the Churchills stay at the centre of the London social scene, and Randolph's continued friendship with the Prince of Wales gives his career an early boost... 
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 ==== Plot ==== ==== Plot ====
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 The Timeline follows the political career of Lord Randolph Churchill from his early days as a minor Conservative MP through his rise to power and eventually his political downfall and death. Thanks to Churchill's intervention, British politics diverges significantly by the mid 1880s; by the turn of the century, the entire world is a very different place indeed... The Timeline follows the political career of Lord Randolph Churchill from his early days as a minor Conservative MP through his rise to power and eventually his political downfall and death. Thanks to Churchill's intervention, British politics diverges significantly by the mid 1880s; by the turn of the century, the entire world is a very different place indeed...
  
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 ==== Characters ==== ==== Characters ====
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   * A cast of thousands, including [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan|Gilbert and Sullivan]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Flashman|Harry Flashman]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputin|Rasputin]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt]], and a cameo appearance from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Mosley|Oswald Mosley]] himself...   * A cast of thousands, including [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan|Gilbert and Sullivan]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Flashman|Harry Flashman]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputin|Rasputin]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt]], and a cameo appearance from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Mosley|Oswald Mosley]] himself...
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 ==== Including... ==== ==== Including... ====
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   * Swastika Boy Scouts!   * Swastika Boy Scouts!
  
-And much, much, more... +//And much, much more...// 
  
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 ==== Chapters ==== ==== Chapters ====
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 **[[Chapters Fight and Be Right|Chapter Overview for Fight and Be Right]]** **[[Chapters Fight and Be Right|Chapter Overview for Fight and Be Right]]**
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 ==== TL-related media and trivia ==== ==== TL-related media and trivia ====
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 +Tread carefully. These overviews are best viewed and read after having read the timeline. There are bound to be spoilers.
  
 **[[Maps (Fight and Be Right)|Maps]]** **[[Maps (Fight and Be Right)|Maps]]**
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 **[[Various media (Fight and Be Right)|Various Media]]** **[[Various media (Fight and Be Right)|Various Media]]**
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 +**[[Behind the Scenes (Fight and Be Right|Behind the Scenes]]**
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 +==== Navigation ====
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