u/OkPhrase1225

The main points I have already thought about are:

France must transition to some kind of parliamentary monarchy, which would empower the burgeoise and favor. the industrialization (similarly to the UK). This must happen before or during Louis XIV reign.

France must win the Seven Years War or equivalent, retaining India and North America. I imagined this could be a natural result of industrialization and earlier reforms.

The protestants are not expelled, and religious freedom is mantained. This helps to streghten french economy and they wont help french enemies.

French policy in general should be towards trade and development, and not towards aggressive expansionism in Europe.

As I have mentioned, France keeps its monarchy, like the UK, tho with reforms and much less power.

Let me know what you think!

The main points I have already thought about are:

France must transition to some kind of parliamentary monarchy, which would empower the burgeoise and favor the industrialization (similarly to the UK). This must happen before or during Louis XIV reign.

France must win the Seven Years War or equivalent, retaining India and North America. I imagined this could be a natural result of industrialization and earlier reforms.

The protestants are not expelled, and religious freedom is mantained. This helps to streghten french economy and they wont help french enemies.

French policy in general should be towards trade and development, and not towards aggressive expansionism in Europe.

As I have mentioned, France keeps its monarchy, like the UK, tho with reforms and much less power.

Let me know what you think!

I read somewhere that it is a reference to the Order of the Holy Spirit, which was awarded by the king of France before the Revolution.

If he lost his illusions, it was not on Paoli nor Corsica, but on France and on the revolution. The deputies? "Some poor men". The Jacobins? "Madmen without any common sense". If anybody escaped the wreck, it was La Fayette who protested against the mob sacking the Tuileries and forcing the King to wear the red hat (le bonnet phrygien).

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When he saw the king with the red hat appearing at the window, he couldn't retain himself "What a dumbass! How could have we let entered these rascals? He should have cleared four or five hundred of the rabble with canonshot and the rest would have ran away!"

In French: "Quel couillon ! Comment a-t-on pu laisser entrer cette canaille ? Il fallait en balayer quatre ou cinq cents avec du canon, et le reste courrait encore !"

Louis XVI doesn't have any surname contrary to all the other kings, I think we should name him "Louis XVI le couillon".

Lets suppose Napoleon was raised as a monarchist and ends up supporting the bourbon monarchy. How may this point of view change his role in history? Is it possible that the bourbons would end up rejecting him because they would see him as of low birth anyway?

Basically, I imagined George Washington would accept the title of King of America. I can picture this new monarchy being heavily based on the british parliamentary constitutional system. I know the US has never been a monarchy since it became independent, but I could actually realistically see it working tbh.

I was just imagining that a possible king that was younger and more open to new ideas could maybe save the crown? Ofc it also depends on how the boy would be raised. Or was the monarchy doomed to fall anyway? Let me know what you think

I stumbled upon a Joan of Arc video online and I saw many depictions of her carrying many different flags. Many were variations of the classic fleur de lis flag of the French monarchy, but there were also these others.

I was also curious if these flags were actually used in the Middle Ages of if those are anacronic representations

Would it maybe save the monarchy by avoiding Charles X? And what would change with him in exile rather than his brother (Louis XVIII)?

I know this sounds absurd and that napoleon had never been a naval officer at any time of his life. But, given he had already proven to be a military genius, what if he dedicated to the art of naval warfare, studying it and maybe learning from great commanders of the past?

I know it isnt that simple and that french success on land wasnt solely based on "napoleon is a genius" and had many other important factors.

It would also be considerably risker for him that land battles, thats true.

Anyway, thats just an idea I had, probably very unrealistic. I just noticed that France usually did poorly in some areas when he wasnt present in person (for example, Spain) and the naval theater was a place where he was never present, so perhaps his greatest fragility specially considering the navy was the main british strength