BRITANNIA RULES THE STARS – AN ALTERNATE HISTORY TIMELINE

Sempre fui um grande fã da história do Império Britânico, em particular do período vitoriano até fins da Primeira Guerra Mundial. Em minha obra literária, que em breve finalizarei, uso o mecanismo de realidades paralelas, onde o Império da Rainha não ruiu com o final da Grande Guerra. Hoje, descobri que não sou o único que pensa dessa forma e divulgo aqui uma síntese criada pelo autor Alfie Heugh e postada nos sites http://www.scifiideas.com/    e http://thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.co.uk/

I recently received an email from new SciFi Ideas subscriber Alfie Heugh detailing an interesting alternate history scenario. Alfie has created a timeline of alternate events, beginning in 1914, which sees the British Empire not only maintain its place as a world-leading superpower but also become a leader in space exploration and colonization, advancing mandkind’s technological development beyond the level we currently enjoy.

Perhaps this more properly belongs on an alternate history website – of which there are many great examples (Alternate History Weekly Update, alternatehistory.com, This Day in Alternate History; check them out if you’re interested in this kind of thing) – but I thought it would be interesting to share it here anyway and get your opinions on whether or not this chain of events is plausible.

Here’s Alfie’s alternate history timeline:

1914: Britain warns Germany not to attack Belgium or any other nation, Germany is aware and thus England never gets involved in the war, however they declare war on the Ottoman Empire, whilst signing a non-aggression pact with the rest of the central powers.
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