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YNot1989 In reply to xlander684 [2019-06-02 20:27:09 +0000 UTC]

Well its based on a book wherein Scotland simply remains independent... and nothing else apparently changes about history. In truth the failure of the Caledonia project was a major reason behind Scotland agreeing to join England and form the UK, had it been successful Scotland would have avoided financial ruin and would likely be an independent power to this day. They more than likely would have sided with the British or remained neutral in most conflicts. Scotland's continued independence under a co-monarchy with England would likely not remain peaceful for long though. Its worth mentioning that the Co-Monarchy was by no means a sure thing by the end of the 17th century, and Britain was incredibly unstable. The William III and Mary II had no children, and Queen Anne (direct descendant of King James I & V, a Scottish King originally) came to power and became Queen of Great Britain once the Act of Union was signed. But no Act of Union, the Monarchy over both countries would have continued.... right up until Anne's death in 1714, terminating both monarchies. In OTL, Parliament declared Sophia of Hanover (the granddaughter of James I & V) to be the new starting point for all claimants to the throne. But without this union, you'd have innumerable claimants to the throne and likely see Scotland and England plunged into another VERY confusing war of succession... speaking of which

This schism would have landed right as Britain was wrapping up the War of the Spanish Succession, and on the cusp of the Jacobite uprising, I can pretty much guarantee the French would have thrown their support to the Scots and the various English factions off of eachother, most likely leading to George I as King of Scotland and James Stuart as King of England and Wales... in exchange for both countries returning Frances' Canadian territories back to them. France would likely be the dominant power of Europe for some time while Scotland and England would now be competing for colonies in the New World. Scottish settlers and their descendants in New England might even rise or join the Wabanaki Confederacy in Drummer's War, or Scotland might have moved in to colonize the Gulf Coast, leading to one or more Scottish colonies in what would have been the United States. 

Present day might have seen a small Scottish state in the Maritimes and New England, and another controlling the gulf coast like the Golden Circle that the CSA planned to create, while "New England" might consist of the middle colonies and Virginia, controlling no further west than Illinois.

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HunterJScout1945 In reply to ElSqiubbonator [2023-09-18 01:27:30 +0000 UTC]

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