What if Britain Lost the Seven Years War?

The Seven Years War determined the fate of Europe. Not just because of the rivalry between France and Britain. No, it would change revolutions, ideas and the very philosophies we take for granted in the modern day. France won the war, but it still has to fight the battle against modernity.

[AquaAtia]

It's insane to think that the Seven Years War, a war often not covered in the most basic of world or European history classes, was so influential. We would have seen a completely different New World and a Europe where Germany never rises and the legacy that Napoleon left in OTL never occurred.

[dragon_ninja_]

“After Nine years… the Seven Years War…”
Hold up.

[ShortHax]

I hope you’re not giving the French Canadians up here in Quebec some interesting ideas...

[ModernMuscle]

We’d love to see: “What if England Won the 100 Years War” by successfully uniting the Crowns of England & France under Henry V / Henry VI.

[HistoryOfRevolutions]

"The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you"

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

[brandonb]

I find it funny how world history was essentially determined by two neighbors who hated each other

[Tytoalba]

It really should be said: France between the 7 years war and the Revolution *did* reform. Louis XVI saw that the French state was ready to cave and pushed for reforms. The nobles rejected these reforms, at least most of them.

[exurian]

So... In a universe where Britain loses the Seven Years War, Britain still, eventually, wins... Nice.

[meingaht]

Every British person's greatest nightmare, French Hegemony.

[momoesbilly]

"Spain has had it since the 1700..."
*Me, an spaniard*
"No, no, he has a point"

[Raksh_Jay]

Europeans deciding what to name a war :
A war that lasted 9 years : seven years war
A war that last 116 years : the hundred years war

[alfrig]

Germany: You cant just not make me Unify. I AM INEVITABLE.

[ComicalRealm]

Ah yes, the Seven Years War. A war that lasted nine years.

[herknorth]

Using Communist Tim Curry as the symbol of communism made me laugh.

[thenomad]

All I know is, that Poland finally catches a break in this timeline. For once.

[blockyuniverseproductions]

Effectively, Britain becomes Equivalent to Japan in this timeline (an island nation that grows more advanced as the rest of the mainland falls further behind.)

[damonsonnier]

Answer to this question: This definitely means that the French are not expelled from Quebec and Canada. This means that the Acadian French never move to Southern Louisiana.

[tsepzz]

"If you haven't watched that video, here's a quick recap" *poker ad starts* hmm...

[hessanscounty]

Your discussion of the Industrialization with France and Britain reminds me of the difference between the Japanese and Chinese Governments' response to industrialization in the mid-late 19th century. Japan's Meiji Reformation crushed the high nobles as the lesser nobles embraced industrialization while nobles dragging their feet and forcing the Chinese military to remain disorganized weakened China to the point where Japan was able to win the First Sino-Japanese War. I could even imagine the war between France and Britain being over a client state they were both trying to influence in West Africa like the Ashanti Empire.

[-socialcredit]

France: Becomes the world hegemon

British and German people: *Screaming profusely in the background