Palace on the Hill



The was what appeared to be a planned military coup by the  in March 1783, when the American Revolutionary War was at its end. The conspiracy may have been instigated by members in the of the Confederation, who circulated an anonymous letter in the army camp at Newburgh, New York on March 10, 1783. Soldiers were unhappy that they had not been paid for some time and unfunded pensions that had been promised. The letter suggested that they should take unspecified action against Congress to resolve the issue. The letter was written by Major John Armstrong, aide to General Horatio Gates.

However, Commander-in-Chief George Washington stopped any serious talk of rebellion when he successfully appealed on in an emotional address to his officers asking them to support the supremacy of Congress. Not long afterward, Congress approved a compromise agreement it had previously rejected: it funded some of the pay arrears, and granted soldiers five years of full pay instead of a lifetime pension of half pay.

However, imagine that the Newburgh Conspiracy succeeded. The Continental Army would march to in March 1783, 6 months before the American Revolution would end. The Continental Army quickly took Philadelphia and dismissed the Congress. After a short period of debate between the army generals, it was decided that Commander-in-Chief George Washington, who likely supported the Army's coup d'etat, was capable of leading the nation. To reward him for his leadership of the and also for his non-interference in the coup, the new army-led Congress decided to offer George Washington a crown. Washington stated that he  could not reject where my country takes me . However, considering fierce resistance of politicians as, rallying against an absolute monarchy, stating that a  renewed tyranny is the worst form of treason to those who fought for their liberty from tyranny , Washington decided not to take the crown unless the , the , and the Articles of Crowned Liberty, relating to the relations between Crown and People. Finally, in 1788, Washington agreed to be proclaimed of the Crowned States of America. On April 30th, 1788, George Washington was inaugurated as Stadtholder George I of America.

Point of Divergence
Enfin, after the inauguration of George I, the stadtholder proved himself a capable Head of State. After his death on December 14th, 1799, the throne passed to his son Bushrod, which reigned for almost 30 years.

Following the death of Bushrod, the throne passes to John Thornton Augustine, inaugurated as John of America on November 20th, 1830.

John proved himself a capable leader who enlarged the territories of the Crowned States. Following the death of John Thornton Augustine, the throne passed to his son Lawrence Berry, inaugurated as Lawrence of America on September 11th, 1842.



Lawrence proved himself a capable leader who fought wars against, thus enlarging the territory of the Crowned States.

Following the death of Lawrence in 1856, the throne passed to Lewis. Lewis did not manage to keep unity between the North and the South, resulting in a, which was won by the North.

Following the death of Lewis in 1871, the throne passed to Benjamin Franklin Washington, who died only 4 months after his accession.

Soon, the throne passed to Eugenia Scholay, known as "the good", whose reign lasted for 29 years, marking it the 2nd longest reign after, whose reign lasted for over 51 years. Eugenia is considered one of the best monarchs of the Crowned States. Following her heirless death on November 30th, 1900, the crowned states fell in a serious crisis, resulting in the accession of, the first representative of the on Mount Vernon.



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