Inspired* by the Stuart debate in the Habsburg thread, clearly there are a few of us rather interested in British history of the period, I'd like to propose this question;
What might have happened if Monmouth's rebellion had suceeded in unseating James II ?
* Also I should note, on the day of his capture, Monmouth was held at a cottage 250 yards from where I'm sitting.
No Timmy taint. :mad:
:huh:
Doesn't seem like that big a difference as James ended up getting booted anyway.
Quote from: The Nickname Who Was Thursday on April 15, 2009, 09:47:45 PM
Doesn't seem like that big a difference as James ended up getting booted anyway.
I dunno. William came on the backs of a Dutch army, with somewhat unsteady support, and granted England's bill of rights.
The Duke of Monmouth might be more of a tradition of the Stuart Line, but protestant; an absolutist monarch.
Quote from: Faeelin on April 15, 2009, 10:15:49 PM
Quote from: The Nickname Who Was Thursday on April 15, 2009, 09:47:45 PM
Doesn't seem like that big a difference as James ended up getting booted anyway.
I dunno. William came on the backs of a Dutch army, with somewhat unsteady support, and granted England's bill of rights.
The Duke of Monmouth might be more of a tradition of the Stuart Line, but protestant; an absolutist monarch.
I don't think Parliament would have ceded too much to any monarch.
Quote from: The Nickname Who Was Thursday on April 15, 2009, 10:58:28 PM
I don't think Parliament would have ceded too much to any monarch.
Would they have the stamina to overthrow a third monarch?