Re: Embankment
"For one thing, France would have felt a lot more threatened,"
France lost the war of 1870. They then proceeded to arm Russia and Serbia as proxies, threatening the Austro-Hungarian empire and Germany and leading to WW1.
With strong Anglo-German links they might well have held back, but also Bismarck might have been more circumspect. Alternative history is unknowable, but it is hard to believe Albert's survival would have made things worse. In many ways it was a tragedy for Britain because he was one of very few politicians with any real vision for what the future could be.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
