The Britwank Empire

"Stop the revolution, save the world."

read it here

Written by User:Analytical Engine the Britwank Empire is one of a series of alternate history timelines in the so-called "Strangerverse", and hosted on Alternate History Dot Com.

The basic premise is that a time traveller from the future has gone back in time to 1772, and gives William Pitt the Elder a mission - Unite the world to save the world under the British Empire and prevent the apocalyptic war from happening in 2258.

Now has a sequel, in which there is a crossover with Stargate. Read it here

Historical characters who appear or are referenced in the timeline:

 * Benjamin Franklin
 * Edmund Burke
 * George Washington
 * Thomas Jefferson
 * William Pitt the Elder
 * William Pitt the Younger

And a host of others

Provides examples of:

 * Alien Space Bats
 * The Alliance: Britain and its best buddies, Portugal, Denmark-Norway and the Netherlands
 * America Saves the Day: Quite a few times. But it is a British America...
 * Alternate History Wank: Exactly What It Says On the Tin
 * Applied Phlebotinum:
 * Balkanise Me: China for most of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
 * Big Bad: France and Russia
 * Butt Monkey: Spain. And how...
 * The Empire: Subverted for Britain, played straight for Russia
 * The Kingdom: Britain. Naturally...
 * Multinational Team: Played with several times.
 * Hiring foreign mercenaries was commonplace during the 18th and early 19th Century.
 * One World Order:
 * The Republic: Subverted heavily.
 * Secret Circle of Secrets: Subverted. are good guys, for a given value of good.
 * Take Over the World: This is the basic premise of the timeline.
 * Time Travel:
 * Take Over the World: This is the basic premise of the timeline.
 * Time Travel: