Fantasy History

In 1704 the duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, headed an army made up of largely Northern Europeans to take on the army of Louis XIV of France, and the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II, The fear was that Louis was about to go and defeat the Austrians at Vienna, and the Austrian's were vulnerable because they were putting down a rebellion in Hungary.

Bavaria had recently sided with France as the most likely superpower to come out on top.  With Marlborough was Eugene of Savoy, a charismatic leader.  They pulled off what was felt to be a surprise victory at Blenheim.  The name was chosen, (as with Waterloo 100 years later), because this village (one of three) had the nicest sounding name to the British.  It could arguably have been Lutzingen or Oberglau.  Interestingly one of the reasons given for the French loss was because the cavalry horses suffered from glanders.  Other reasons given were a disbelief that the northern army could cross a boggy field.  This was achieved by constructing a brush wood road across the marsh.  Also that the French and Bavarians packed men into the three villages chocking their manoeuvrability, and that the Northern army (Allies) had more horses so were able to be more flexible. 

News of the victory was sent to Queen Anne, via Sarah Churchill, the duke's wife.

Anne was the last of the Stuart monarchs.  William and Mary were not initially acknowledged as monarchs in Scotland.  Anne's succession was also a point of great concern.  George of Hanover was the first Protestant monarch who could be dug up in a frantic search across the genealogies of the  European royal houses.

Many have pointed out that justice was not done.  The rightful heir was overlooked.
So who it the current Jacobite pretender the Scottish and English throne?

It's Prince Francis (or Franz), who currently resides in a Palace in Regensburg, Bavaria.  Sounds like a nice man.  There are people in Britain who would have him on the throne.  The Royal Stuart Society was created in 1926 to promote the cause of the true, heir to the Scottish, Irish and English Throne.

I noticed that the military museum in Ingolstadt, not far from Blenheim, has not a word about the 1704 war just down the road.

This might be because it also has many other wars to contend with.

Sixty year war- 1618 to 1648
Napoleonic War - 1813 (fighting north of Bavaria)
First and Second world wars - 1914 to 1945.

Wars every hundred years or so?   Not good.

I'm also interested that Charles II had his father beatified.  St Charles.  There are a number of St Charles the Martyr churches in England.  There is also a Society of St Charles the Martyr.