A gargouilles incarné as sketched by a French artist. Image courtesy of charcoal-almighty.deviantart.com
Reports from around Europe are flooding into Britain. Each carries new tales of horror and depredation wrought by beasts thought to be the fabrications of simpler minds. The Times Editor along with others in the Empire demand to know what is being done. Read more from the Steampunk World of MA Scott.
Mathematical, engineering, chemical and analytical engine experts unite to exploit the metal Uranium in an effort to create a great leap forward for British industry through a revolutionary, cheap, clean power source.
Elsewhere in the world, Empires jockey for position in Asia Minor, Asia and the Americas.
Charles Babbage demonstrates his analytical engine’s power to Minister and mathematicians.
A Luddite resurgence occurs over the government’s support for the revolutionary machine.
Violent suppression of riots occurs in the Industrial North.
Former colonies reintegrated into the British realm. Imperial French forces menace the new dominion’s western and southern borders.
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Read about the aftermath of the British defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar. Britain’s empire grows but only after a bitter pill. Charles Babbage dedicates his life and work to reclaiming Britain’s glory – with dire consequences for the entire world.
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