Conquest of India - The Company Raj - Extra History - #4
Added 2021-11-12 18:30:59 +0000 UTCHow will the British Government's ruling in this trial against the East India Companies top man, Warren Hastings, change the course of history?
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I've been kept busy with farm work a lot lately so that's why this is later than usual; I've finally outed myself as transgender to a colleague and she assures me it won't affect the way they interact with me. 1601 22nd April In the Kingdom of England, James Lancaster VI, on Board the Red Dragon, sets Sail for the Spice Islands in Command of the English East India Company’s First Expedition. 1603 In the Queendom of Vinland, the Vinlandic Navy Defeats an Understrengthed Spanish Armada, Securing Vinland’s Claim to Alkafuglaeyjar. The Surviving Spanish Sailors are taken to the Island that will, Eventually, become Santuario. [OTL Barbuda] 24th March In the Kingdom of England, Queen Elizabeth I of England Passes away at the Age of 69 inside Richmond Palace from Blood Poisoning. She will be Remembered by Future Historians as the last of Five English Monarchs of the House of Tudor, Acknowledged as a Charismatic Performer and a Dogged Survivor at a Time when Government was Ramshackle and Limited, and when Monarchs in Neighbouring were Facing Internal Problems which Jeopardise their Thrones. In Religion she was very Tolerant and Avoided Systematic Persecution. After Pope-King Johannes XXIII Declared her Illegitimate and Releases her Subjects from Allegiance to her, Several Conspiracies Threatened her Life, all of which were Defeated by her Minister’s Secret Service. Elizabeth was Cautious in Foreign Affairs, and she only Half ~ Heartedly Supported a Number of Ineffective, Poorly Supplied Wars in Ireland, the Netherlands, France, and against Spain. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 will forever Link her Name with One of England’s Greatest Victories, and a Cult of Personality will Grow up around “Good Queen Bess,” Celebrating her for her Virginity in Portraits, Pageants, and the Literature of the Day and helped to Forge a Sense of National Identity. 11th September In the Kingdom of England, the First English Expedition to the Spice Islands under the Command of James VI Returns to Torbay where they Learn of the Death of Queen Elizabeth I and the Ascension of James I. James is Awarded by a Knighthood from the newly ~ Crowned King. 1604 In the Kingdom of England, Sir Henry Middleton and the same Four Ships from the First Expedition set Sail from Gravesend, with Middleton now in Command of the Red Dragon, on a Second Expedition to the Spice Islands. 1629 In the , the East India Company Ship Batavia is Wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off Western . Although 40 People Drown, most of the Passengers and Crew, Including all of the Women and Children, who are Transferred to nearby Islands on the Ship’s Longboat and Yawl. After an Initial Survey of the Island finds only Limited Food and no Water, Captain Pelsaert Decides to try and Search for Water on the Australian Mainland. 1639 22nd August In the Vijayanagara Empire, the English East India Company Buys a Strip of Land from King Venkata III of the Vijayanagara Empire for the Construction of Fort Saint George, the First English Settlement in India, as well as Founding the of Chennai, and will afterwards be Celebrated as Madras Day. 1682 In the Mughal Empire, the English East India Company sends Sir William Hedges to Negotiate on Behalf of the Company with the Proto ~ Industrialised Nawab of Bengal, Shaista Khan, to Obtain a Firman, a Special Imperial Directive that would have given the English Company Regular Trading Privileges across the Mughal . 1700 In the Kingdom of Great Britain, Leaders of the British North American Colonies Approach King William III of and Suggest he should Secure Britain’s Future in the Americas by Consolidating the Surrounding Area. If he can Succeed in Capturing the Regions of Georgia, Cherokee Territory, and New , then the Thirteen Colonies will be his to Command. He must be sure to Maintain Friendly with them until the new Union is Secured. In the Kingdom of Great Britain, a Unit of Cannon, a Unit of Pikemen, a Unit of Militia, and a Unit of Redcoats under the Command of Captain Richard Savage are Ordered by King William III of Great Britain to March from and Merge with a British Army under the Command of General John Churchill. In the Kingdom of Great Britain, General John Churchill Personally Orders British Recruitiers in London to Recruit and Train a Unit of Cannon. In the Kingdom of Great Britain, Word reaches King William III of Great Britain that British Recruitiers have Recruited and Trained a Unit of Colonial Militia in the City of Moose Factory, a Unit of Redcoats in the British Capital of London, and a Unit of Pikemen in the City of Dublin. In the Kingdom of Scotland, Recruitiers in the Scottish Capital of Edinburgh Recruit and Train a Unit of Militia. 1701 In the Most Serene Republic of Venice, a Crushing Naval Defeat at Kythera loses Venice most of its Galley Fleet and Paving the way for an Arabian Army to Safely Land in Crete. In the Kingdom of Spain, at the Request of Duke Philippe of Aquitaine, France, under King Charles VIII of France, Invades the Kingdom of Spain, Hoping to bring the Rebellious Leonese to Heel. The First Great Global War has begun. In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, King Henry XI Declares War against the Kingdom of in Support of Henry Chalon, the Luxembourgise Claimant to the Throne. 1707 3rd March In the Mughal Empire, Emperor Aurangzeb Passes away in the City of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, at the Age of 88. He will be Remembered by Future Historians as the last Truly Effective Mughal Emperor, under who the Mughal Empire reached its Extent, Covering the whole of OTL India, , Afghanistan, and , and he Ruled over a Population Estimated to be over 158,000,000 Subjects. Under his , India Surpassed Qing China to become the World’s largest Economy and biggest Manufacturing Power, worth nearly a Quarter of the Global GWP and more than the Entirity of Western Europe and its largest and Wealthiest Subdivision, Bengal, Signals the beginnings of . 1744 In the Kingdom of Great Britain, Richard Clive Acquires for Robert a Job with the British East India Company and Robert sets Sail for India. After Running Aground on the Coast of Brazil, his Ship is Detained for 9 Months as Repairs are carried out. This Enables Clive to Learn some Portuguese, at this Time a Major Language in India due to the Portuguese Colony at Goa.
Martin Verran
2021-11-20 18:00:12 +0000 UTCWe totally planned that.
Extra History
2021-11-15 15:24:28 +0000 UTCEveryone loves a good courtroom drama. :)
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2021-11-15 15:23:46 +0000 UTCOooo that would be a fun one to investigate.
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2021-11-15 15:23:10 +0000 UTCI think you should do Diana Princess of Wales.
Gretchen Sand
2021-11-15 08:22:36 +0000 UTCAll that testimony and evidence for an acquittal? Sounds like that would make a good episode sometime. hint hint
Jason Youngberg
2021-11-13 04:41:12 +0000 UTCCame right in the middle of a game of Imperator: Rome for me!
Martin Verran
2021-11-12 19:00:41 +0000 UTC
