"A French King of America?" Topic

"In the chaos of war, there are, and have always been, schemers who will try to take advantage of disorder to enrich themselves, either with power, financial gain, or both. In the turbulence of the outset of the American Revolution, especially the period in which the colonies were trying to form an alliance with France, one such opportunity arose that was quite audacious in its scope.

American affairs in France were rife with double-dealing, deception, and spying, and that was just within the American delegation! Early in the rebels' involvement with the French, a plan emerged that, if implemented, would have shaken the highest levels of the nascent American government and military to the core. Realistically, it had little chance of succeeding, but it's an interesting story and an illustration of how the "fog of war" and ambition can impact peoples' judgment, people who frankly should have known better…"
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Armand

A French (and therefor Catholic) King would have NO chance of supplanting George III. Why do modern writers always fail to recognize the essential anti-Catholicism of Colonial America?

I believe that it is because many modern writers have little religious background, and therefore think if it's not important to them then it wasn't important to others. There is also the modern tendency to be current period centric.

What about an Huguenot French King? … (smile)

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Armand