America (The real Invincible Armada)

This is a further alternative timeline of American history after the victory of the Spanish Invincible Armada in England (provided by Kaeim)

The birth of a new nation - America
After Spanish invasion of England, the greatest part of English population left the Isle and went abroad in Europe, but mostly settled in the New Continent. English pioneers had already founded a colony in Virginia. Thus most people came to this colony and surrounding territories, landing all along North American coast.

The most numerous community landed at Chesapeake Bay, where they founded New London. Other communities landed at New Jersey Peninsula, Long Island Strait Bay, and Massachusetts Bay, where they founded cities as New Liverpool, New Cambridge, and New York. All communities early got organized and deciced to meet together in New London, to create a new English nation.

James David, captain of the flagship which first landed in New London Bay, stood out between the Costituent Assembly, so that he was crowned as King James I, ruler of the newborn Kingdom of America. Even if he was a royalist, James assumes a democratic way of government. He completely revised the English Magna Carta, and adopted a new Charta Iuris, which was enacted by the Constituent Assembly.

The Assembly became the new Parliament of the kingdom. James I took care of economic development of the cities, mostly of New London, the new chosen capital city, in which the new Royal Palace and House of Parliament were built. They signed treaties with Indian tribes, which got integrated in the new state, and the tribes who did not accept treaties were pushed away by the new American army.

James I realized that the only way for economic and physical expansion was the world trade, and resolved to declare all big American harbours free, with almost no tax, and, even if he was a Protestant, he granted total religious freedom for all citizens of the whole country. At this, protests arose through the new nation, seriously threatening its stability. The Puritans (who while having always been a minority, whether in England or in America) rose in anger, hunting and burning heretical material and even the odd Catholic who had dared revealed himself. Not only that, but much of the old English nobility had turned against James I due to the massive loss of power that they had lost due to the new democratic system. Many religious figures preached against the new policy declaring it to be against the natural order of life that God had provided for humanity. While the birth of the Kingdom of America had seriously worried Philip III at first, the severe problems that America experienced in its early years meant that he could turn his attention and resources towards the "cold war" with France.

In 1596 population had increased with an 40% rate. Many problems had already arisen with the natives of America, although the twin weapons of European disease and fortified towns had reduced their number significantly. In addition, trade was scarce due to the lack of a full industrial base that had existed in England. The country at this time was very agricultural. Any trade that did exist between what was now being described by contemparies as the "Anglo-American Empire" was threatened by pirates who often preyed on the Spanish silver convoys. However, severe economical problems had by this time affected Spain who despite the aquisition of England had neither the funds or naval strength to fully garrison it. Much of the more educated nobility and merchants whose contacts in Europe still existed pointed to this, arguing for an English Armada to reconquer Ireland and prepare to invade mainland England, removing the Catholic King Albert and restoring Protestantism to England.

It was in 1596 that James I ordered for massive amounts of timber to be bought to the English shipyards to begin construction of a new English navy. While many cheered these words and new policies, only a few knew what had really happened. The nobles, having always been angry by the inclusion of commoners into their games of power had led a coup against James I, kidnapping his son and forcing James I to agree to their version of a Magna Carter, promising to removal of Democracy and the restoration of power to the nobility.