Thanks for the welcome! :)
Yeah, the timeline thing is tricky, but it apparently didn't really bother people in the past, before AOTC came out. I'm not really on board with the whole "multiple Clone Wars" thing, because the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire don't have to be the same event, or directly related. I can accept that there was the Clone Wars, which was fought during the waning glory days of the Old Republic, and afterwards came some other stuff that caused the downfall of the Jedi and the establishment of the Empire.
OR...and I just thought of this now...the Empire COULD rise directly out of the Clone Wars, and the Empire could declare the Jedi as enemies of the state (either publicly or in secret). Now, it would take a long time to kill everyone involved in an order like the Jedi (especially with a lack of "Order 66" nonsense), which would give the Jedi enough time to form their own resistance or underground. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Anakin's wife would be part of this underground - Anakin being one of the Jedi, of course, and Anakin's wife being a sympathizer. This underground could also be the start of the Rebellion, which would explain why the Rebellion always seemed more "religious" (saying "May the Force be with you" to its pilots, in an era when most people seemed to think the Force was "just a bunch of simple tricks and nonsense"). Eventually, the Empire has been around for a while, the majority of the galaxy doesn't believe in the Force due to the Emperor's influence (he seemed paranoid in ESB about another Force user rising up to destroy him, so if nobody believed in the Force, they wouldn't train themselves in it...which is why I think he wanted people to think the Force was just a myth).
Anakin, for some reason or another, is "seduced" (NOT tricked) by the Dark Side and betrays his fellow Jedi (at around 19 BBY). Obi-Wan goes to take him out himself, in order to stop Anakin from destroying their entire underground, and of course he is only partially successful.
What do you think of that idea? I'd also like to hear yours! :)