The Britwank Empire

Stop the revolution, save the world.

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

And a host of others.

Tropes used in The Britwank Empire include:

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: The various gifts the Stranger grants to Pitt
Balkanise Me: China for most of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Big Bad: France and Russia especially during the Third Great War
Butt Monkey: Spain. And how...
Commie Nazis: France during part of the 20th century
Hypno Trinket: The rings.
The Empire: Subverted for Britain, played straight for Russia before the revolution
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 eventual goal of the the Order of Albion is to unite the world under the British Empire and its close allies. All this is meant to prevent the Stranger's future from coming to pass and bring humanity to a new golden age.
The Republic: Subverted heavily. Most of the republics are the bad guys.
Secret Circle of Secrets: Subverted. The Order of Albion are good guys, for a given value of good.
Take Over the World: This is the basic premise of the timeline.
Time Travel: More than once.