Republic England?

[Atreides]

So I am thinking of giving England a but just to do something a bit different I would like to try it as a Republic.

I know I need to lose a revolution, but I am not sure what type of revolution I need to lose to.
So I was hoping I could get some advice on this idea.

Will the War of the Roses help or hinder me?

Is there a particular type of rebel revolutionary that I need to lose to?
Presuming there is - how do I go about creating that type of Rebel Stack?
How much of my country do I need to let them own? Is it quantity of provinces, or quantity of base tax? Is the capital required?

Any other pointers or recommendations appreciated.


Thanks!

 

[Xaioxaiofan]

You could wait for this event for a free republic change http://www.eu4wiki.com/English_events#The_English_Civil_War

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Revolution/counter works too, but you'll have to get adjacent to a republic. I suppose you could conquer somebody near to Venice.

 

[Golladan]

Get Diplomatic Ideas until you get the one that gives you a CB against other government types.
Take a province that neighbors a country that is a republic. Probably somewhere in Italy.
Use the Counter-revolution CB to declare war on that country.
Fully siege that country. In the peace deal, instead of taking something from them, offer them to change your government.

Unless something is different, that should work.


Also between 1600 and 1700 you could get the English Civil War even that can turn you into a Republican Dictatorship. But it has a high mean time to happen so it might not happen.

 

[Xaioxaiofan]

Get Diplomatic Ideas until you get the one that gives you a CB against other government types.

Revolution/counter works too, but you'll have to get adjacent to a republic. I suppose you could conquer somebody near to Venice.

Also remember that this idea might be changed in the future, in the dev multiplayer stream it's now replaced with +25%(?) improved relations.