Recent content by EnglishCanuck

Oof, what a shit show.

London is also aware right now that unecessary martyrs make for revolutionary heroes. The need for justice in Canada will be balanced against the need for peaceful relations with the United States, while also not looking like they aren't willing to go to war should the need arise. It's one of...

It's a fine line for the Anglo-Canadians to walk. In Britain the fate of the Fenians deemed pirates will be seen as straight forward, but there's going to be a significant chunk of the Irish-American (and American in general) population who view them as heroes fighting in a just revolutionary...

I think you're taking those alternate histories a wee bit too literally. Generally one could make the argument that the US has already collapsed with the Confederacy becoming independent. But that would be a touch hyperbolic. However, the United States of WiF is not on track to become the global...

Oh no he is not! That he does not even understand just how deep the roots of the collusion his government participated in is certainly a damning indictment (as though more were needed) of his control over the nation. The left hand has no clue there even is a right hand in this case! He's soon...

There are indeed! Much is going to depend on how Ireland is treated moving into the 20th century and whether Britain brings the heel of subjugation down, or whether they try to mollify the Irish people in the next few decades. That said, with the longer living Lord Palmerston, that may be...

And that's it for the violence in the Crisis of 1867! Three guesses where we go from here! I'll be responding to more speculation tomorrow!

Chapter 135: The Blood of Erin “The now joined British and Canadian force, absent the 13th Battalion, began marching on the Fenian position at Black Creek. O’Neill had not been idle with his force. Fences had been torn down, shallow rifle pits dug, and his small pair of guns had been mounted...

Some interesting speculation on the New Men! You're going to start seeing them more once this recent crop of post Civil War politicians begins to fall out of power, and by at least the election of 1872 we'll see some of them begin to come out of the woodwork. Though you're correct they will have...

The mess will mean that, while Palmerston in his old age will want to bring the club down, his successors might not feel that a tighter grip is worth it. Gladstone was a very practical man OTL, and he's going to be gunning for leadership of the Liberal Party. The issue of Home Rule will still...

The OTL split in Liberal policy was on the depth of Reform. That's much the same here. Gladstone thinks they aren't going far enough, Russell thinks it needs to be more conservative, Palmerston thinks it doesn't need to happen at all. So the current schism between reformers is what brought down...

Oh our dear friend George Denison III who founded the Canada First movement OTL is alive and kicking. He's going to be... a bit of an influence on the future of Canada. For better or for worse. His movement will outlive him, but a rabid feeling of Canadian nationalism is very much in the future...

Some men who were less prominent OTL will become more prominent in WiF as time goes on. I've got some names coming up - and you've met one - who will rise to prominence. But the very different political animal that is the Kingdom of Canada will change the way politics function ever so slightly...

Oh it's going to spur some sense of reform. Two violent rebellions in two decades means something has to give. However, Gladstone's dreams of Home Rule will certainly be on the back burner for a time. The Irish Question is going to be a vexing one both in the immediate aftermath of 1867 and in...

Yeah, the Canadians of WiF are way more militant in their outlook than OTL. That's going to have some interesting repercussions both economically and societal.