The Chaos TL by
Max Sinister - because
England is more distracted by events on the continent (being in personal union with Castille and
Portugal), Ireland is less anglified ITTL. For some time, in personal union with
Scotland. After a great potato famine, many Irish emigrate to Antipodia (TTL's Australia), giving the continent an Irish-speaking majority. Later, part of Socialist Britain / the Socialist Block in western Europe.