Hi Bernard,

I know alternate history isn’t really your thing – but I was wondering about your opinion on a speculation of four parts: Even with the Royal Navy guarding the Channel, would it have been possible for Napoleon’s ‘Boulogne Army’ to land in England? How would the British homeland forces have fared against Napoleon’s seasoned troops? And if Napoleon succeeded in conquering England, who would have been installed as king? Given his ambitious temperament, I’m not certain if he would have stopped at the border with Scotland and have ensured it as a sort of independent protectorate – I’ve often wondered if the Highlander regiments would have swapped the red coat for a blue one, volunteer regiments?

Robert Douglas