Alternate History

[Tiberius]

Revolution. The Queen has the power to abdicate and disband the monarchy. All you'd need to do is threaten her with a civil war, or have a large amount of the citizenship on your side. Hence why the more people we convert to anti-monarchism, the easier it'll be.

[Minimalist]

We don't need to take off anyone's heads, we just need to convert the deluded masses into the correct way of thinking, which is that the monarchy is outdated and ineffective. We need more vocal people in the anti-monarchy movement.

But it is quite a tourist attraction.

[Ace Otana]

Revolution. The Queen has the power to abdicate and disband the monarchy. All you'd need to do is threaten her with a civil war, or have a large amount of the citizenship on your side. Hence why the more people we convert to anti-monarchism, the easier it'll be.

Sounds like the mid 16 hundreds English rebellion against the monarchy. Only this time, no violence.
That is one way yes. However, you will need many many supporters. Very vocal supporters. Still a huge hill to climb.

One thing I didn't like reading in that link you put in your earlier post was this -

the people of Britain are not citizens, but subjects of the monarch. Most public servants must swear an oath of loyalty, or make an affirmation of their loyalty, to the crown.

Didn't like that part. I'm no "subject"! Don't like the "servants" and "swear oath of loyalty" either.
I really am with you on the anti-monarchy.

How does the UR (United Republic) Sound to you? United Republic of Britain. Might take a while getting used to. So used to calling it the UK (United Kingdom).

[Rev. Rye]

I enjoy the entirely pointless speculation of alternative history.

One of my favourites is: What if England had won the US war of Independence? They actually came close. What if they had arrested the major signaturies to the Declaration of Independence?

A few issues spring to mind: American expansionism;The Spanish American War,Texas, California, the Louisiana purchase, Alaska, Hawaii.

As part of The British Commonwealth, the US would have entered WW1 in 1914 and WW2 in 1939.

My perception is the loss America as an unmitigated disaster for Britain at the very least.

I'm somewhat interested in alternate 'history, but I admit that the American Revolution is not one I'd been thinking about. Mostly, what I've been thinking about is what would have happened if the Kyujo incident was successful and what the consequences of Operation Downfall would have been. I mean, sure, America would have beaten Japan, but what would running around in a nuked-out wasteland have done to American troops, or their descendants, for that matter?

[Tiberius]

We don't need to take off anyone's heads, we just need to convert the deluded masses into the correct way of thinking, which is that the monarchy is outdated and ineffective. We need more vocal people in the anti-monarchy movement.

But it is quite a tourist attraction.

The palaces and castles are the tourist attractions. No tourist gets to see the Queen. I'm all for keeping our historical sites as part of British tradition, but there isn't any need for a Queen to inhabit them to make them tourist attractions.

[Minimalist]

If you don't have a queen you don't need a palace guard and thus you don't need to change the guard.

Besides, the horses are beautiful.

[Tiberius]

The national trust (a private charity) would probably be put in charge of all that. They already own a lot of tourist attractions in the UK, preserving them. Your argument is true in a respect, but then there isn't any reason to re-enact battles from history yet those are very popular. If the tourists want to see the changing of the guard, there isn't any reason why the national trust wouldn't provide it. They make a lot of money from tourist attractions.

[Minimalist]

Call me a traditionalist but "The National Trust Life Guards" does not have the same catchy ring as "The Queen's Life Guards."

[Tiberius]

Then call them the Queen's Life Guards. The National Trust doesn't go about renaming things, it goes about preserving them.

[Pippy]

We have the changing of the guards here! And our Parliament looks exactly like some building in Westminster. The Queen is a ranking member of our Government. Sweet.

It is fascism, i think the CCTV cameras are the worst part, but I could be wrong. You live there. Let me say that America is no walk in the park these days either. It is good to be American, ideologically...