I have just ended reading "Ruled Britannia". I have really enjoyed Shakespear's and Vega's adventures in XVI London, although I am not sure some things would have gone that way (I really doubt Felipe II would have created an English Inquisition given that he did not dare to do it in Flanders).
But I was just wondering how that TL would have evolved.
We have Spain invading England, ending up the rebellion in the United Provinces and defeating the Turks in the Mediterranean achieving some territorial gains (they are not described in the book but I suppose they will be Tunis, Algiers and probably some Greek islands). That would give him some stability, non anglo-dutch interference in the Americas and East Indies, no fleets attacked and, although he had to keep an occupation army in England, it would have been probably smaller than the Flanders one. Then after Felipe's death England and the United Provinces rebel.
* The Spain of this Felipe III will not be so tired of endless wars, they would have enjoyed a relative peace period of ten years. But their army will not be so well trained.
* The union with Portugal would be probably stronger.
* England would be weaker after ten years of occupation, it will pass for a period of civil strife and prosecutions against Catholics and pro-spanish population. In the book It Is hinted that they will Invade again Ireland (but I doubt), there it is also mentioned the abandonment of London's shipyards (that would mean a much weaker fleet).
* The United Provinces will not have yet the power to harass the Portuguese possessions, as they are just rebelling and they would not have created a powerful fleet yet.
What would happen here? A long English Civil War? The United Provinces go for their own Empire to weaken Spain as In OTL? Would Spain concentrate on what it is left or try to recover? Does Ireland keep its independence? Does France take advantage of the situation as their own civil wars would be over? Had Austria taken all the HRE?
Would there be cultural changes? What could have been the impact on English or on Spanish during occupation?
What do you think?
But I was just wondering how that TL would have evolved.
We have Spain invading England, ending up the rebellion in the United Provinces and defeating the Turks in the Mediterranean achieving some territorial gains (they are not described in the book but I suppose they will be Tunis, Algiers and probably some Greek islands). That would give him some stability, non anglo-dutch interference in the Americas and East Indies, no fleets attacked and, although he had to keep an occupation army in England, it would have been probably smaller than the Flanders one. Then after Felipe's death England and the United Provinces rebel.
* The Spain of this Felipe III will not be so tired of endless wars, they would have enjoyed a relative peace period of ten years. But their army will not be so well trained.
* The union with Portugal would be probably stronger.
* England would be weaker after ten years of occupation, it will pass for a period of civil strife and prosecutions against Catholics and pro-spanish population. In the book It Is hinted that they will Invade again Ireland (but I doubt), there it is also mentioned the abandonment of London's shipyards (that would mean a much weaker fleet).
* The United Provinces will not have yet the power to harass the Portuguese possessions, as they are just rebelling and they would not have created a powerful fleet yet.
What would happen here? A long English Civil War? The United Provinces go for their own Empire to weaken Spain as In OTL? Would Spain concentrate on what it is left or try to recover? Does Ireland keep its independence? Does France take advantage of the situation as their own civil wars would be over? Had Austria taken all the HRE?
Would there be cultural changes? What could have been the impact on English or on Spanish during occupation?
What do you think?
