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== General ==
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== History ==
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The United Empire of '''Inglo-Scotia''' (IPA: [ɪŋgloʊ skoʊʃə]) is an island nation. It lies off of the [[Pelagean subcontinent]].  
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1500 BCE: Prydeinia has been incorporated into the Dunedain Empire. The Dunedain settlers and officials form alliances with local Prydeinian tribes to better administer the lands. A slow synthesis of Dunedain and local culture begins.
  
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== Etymology ==
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1527 BCE: A new Dunedain city is established on the banks of the Dark River. Its name, in Prydeinian, is translated as Beaconsfield, as its gleaming Imperial structures stood out as a beacon over the fields and the Dark River that surround it.
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When King Tobias I/IV announced his desire that the kingdoms of Ingland and Scotia merge into a unified state with himself as Emperor [[Tobias I Bruce|Tobias I]] he declared that the new state would be called the "United Empire of Inglo-Scotia." The term "Inglo-Scotian" was first used to describe the 25 year [[Inglo-Scotian War]] between 1275-1300. The term was made official in the [[Act of Union of 1607]] which was passed by both the Parliaments of Ingland and Scotia in March of 1607.  
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The nation is commonly referred to as "Inglo-Scotia" or "the United Empire," though it's not to be confused with the [[Novmir|United Empire of Novmir]].  
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881 BCE: The Empire splits between East and West. Prydeinia falls under the rule of the western Meneltarma Empire. Minos revolts in the chaos following the split.
  
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== Government, Politics, and Foreign Relations ==
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400 BCE: The Minosian Empire invades the Meneltarma Empire. Slowly supplies and troops are re-directed from Prydeinia, an outpost on the edge of the Empire, to fight the Minosians.
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[[Image:GeorgeVII_IS.PNG|200px|left|thumb|HIM [[George VII Richmond|George VII]], former Emperor of Inglo-Scotia and all Her Dominions. He was assassinated along with his oldest son William. He was succeeded as Emperor by his youngest son Andrew as Emperor Andrew III.]]
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The country is an constitutional monarchy, currently under the reign of Emperor Andrew III following the assassination of his father Emperor George VII and older brother Imperial Prince William Richmond at the hands of [[Syndicalist]] terrorists. The ruling [[House of Richmond]] has blood ties to the aristocracy in [[Myroria]].
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[[Image:AndrewIII_IS.png|200px|left|thumb|HIM [[Andrew III Richmond|Andrew III]], Emperor of Inglo-Scotia and all Her Dominions.]]
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The Imperial Crown is answerable to the Parliament of the United Empire, made up of two houses. The upper house, the House of Lords, is made up of representatives from the United Empire's noble families. Seats are de jure appointed by the Imperial Crown but are are de facto inherited. The lower house, the House of Commons, is made up of representatives from each electoral district throughout the United Empire. Representatives to the Commons are chosen in a first past the post style election.
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The government is formed from members of the House of Commons. The Traditionally the Imperial Crown will ask the leader of the party that has won the majority of seats in an election to assume the role of Prime Minister as head of the government and to appoint a cabinet. If no majority is achieved in an election the Imperial Crown may decide to entrust government to the largest minority party or urge two or more parties to agree to a coalition government.
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All legislation must pass through the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Imperial Crown had de jure veto power over any piece of legislation passed by Parliament.
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Parliament may sit for up to five years before the Imperial Crown has to dissolve it and call another election. Parliament may be dissolved and an election called earlier if a minority government receives a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons. When this happens the Imperial Crown will dissolve Parliament and call an election.
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There are four political parties with representation in the House of Commons.
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The [[Tory Party]] is traditionally a right-of-centre party that has the nobility and upper middle class as its base of support. Reformers within the Tory Party have advocated an alliance with emerging big business interests, but the older mentality of "gentlemanly politics" within the Party seems to have won out. The Tory Party sums up their program as "Crown, Church, Country." The Tories are associated with the colour blue.  
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The [[Whig Party]] is traditionally a centrist to left-of-centre party. The Whigs and Tories have existed as rivals for most of the country's political history. The Whigs draw on the middle and lower classes for support, as well as societal reformers. They claim to champion the rights of under-represented. The Whigs are associated with the colour orange.  
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2 CE: The Minosian Empire overruns the Meneltarma Empire. Imperial officials and soldiers and evacuated from Prydenia to try and prop up the Empire's heartland. They never return.
  
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The [[Syndicalist Party]] is a Marxist party dedicated to, at the very least, state ownership of the major industries, those being banking, railways, mining, and manufacturing. More extreme elements call for complete state ownership of all industry and business. The moderate wing calls for the elimination of the House of Lords. The radical wing calls for the elimination of the House of Lords, the monarchy, and titles of nobility. The radical wing is associated with republicanism under the control of what it calls "the people's dictatorship." The Syndicalists draw their support from the working industrial and agricultural classes, though its support is much stronger among industrial workers then agricultural workers. Intellectual Marxists also form a solid base of support for the Syndicalist Party. The Syndicalists are associated with the colour red.  
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2 CE-400 CE: The Dark Ages. The tribes that had allied with Imperial conquerors battle each other for power over the islands, and Prydeinia becomes fragmented. Imperial centres of authority fall into disrepair as the populace ransacks them for building materials over the ages. Beaconsfield remains, however, and serves as the centre for authority in central Prydeinia.
  
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[[Image:Prime_Minister_Stephen_Crofts_(Social_Commonwealth_Party).PNG|200px|left|thumb|[[Stephen Crofts]], Prime Minister of Inglo-Scotia and leader of the Social Commonwealth Party.]]
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400 CE-1022 CE: The Age of Twelve. Twelve relatively stable kingdoms emerge among the Prydeinian Islands. Piracy emerges among the more sea-worthy nations.
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The [[Social Commonwealth Party]] is a right wing nationalist party dedicated to opposing Syndicalism, radical organized labour, and what it deems "other coercive elements in our society."  The Social Commonwealth Party was formed among veterans of Imperial campaigns the world over in response to the growing Syndicalist-endorsed miners' strike. The Social Commonwealth Party grew, drawing in disenfranchised youth and young reformers who saw a need for drastic changes in society. The Whig government was hesitant to authorize the use of force on its own citizens during the miners' strike. The Social Commonwealth Party formed a paramilitary wing, the Guardians, and offered them to mine owners as muscle to be used against the strikers. The growing big business interests in the United Empire were looking to establish a working relationship with a political party. After being rebuked by the aristocratically minded Tories they found natural allies in the Social Commonwealth movement. The country saw the Whigs as ineffectual in dealing with the strike and saw the Social Commonwealth Party as the only party willing to take action to restore order. In the elections following the strike the Social Commonwealth Party emerged with 70% of the seats in the House of Commons. Their leader, Stephen Crofts, is now Prime Minister.  
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The United Empire of Inglo-Scotia maintains close relations with the [[Confederate States of Sovereign Dixie]], [[Myroria]], and [[Eluvatar]].
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Cyrinica
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The United Empire is also semi-sovereign over four Dominions carved out of its colonial Empire. These nations, more or less, are free to pursue their own domestic and foreign policies, though they recognize the Imperial Crown as sovereign. The Parliament of the United Empire has de jure veto power over the individual Parliaments of the Dominions. The Dominions are [[Canada]], [[Alexandria]], [[Baharia]], and [[Drakeland]].
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The [[Imperial Armed Forces]] serve as the military arm of the United Empire. The Imperial Crown serves as Commander-in-Chief, currently Emperor Andrew III. Below him is the Imperial General Staff, currently run by Field Marshall Adam Theriot.
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== Religion ==
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600 CE: King Herald of Clois converts to Catholicism, completing the conversion of the Prydeinian kingdoms.
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The [[Inglo-Scotian Communion Church]], a branch of Christianity, is the official religion of the United Empire. It was established in 1606 when Emperor Tobias I broke with the Myrorian Catholic Church over what he perceived to be a lack of morality taking hold in the Myrorian Catholic Church. The Imperial Crown is the head of the Communion Church, currently Emperor Andrew III.
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Religious freedom is allowed within the United Empire. Myrorian Catholics make up the largest non-Communion group, with assorted Christians making up the third. Jews make up 1% of the population.  
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== History ==
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1022 CE: Vortgyn Angevis aka Vortgyn the Conqueror, King of Cyrinica, strongest of the twelve kingdoms, defeats the united armies of the Kingdoms of Krymu and Gatikus to bring all of Prydeinia under his rule. He is crowned in Beaconsfield as Vortgyn I Angevis, King of Prydeinia, Protector of the Realm, Defender of the Faith.
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The Inglish peoples were first discovered by the Pelagian Empire who attempted to invade the island in 55 BC. The Pelagians were met with heavy resistance from the Inglish, who banded together under the banner of Chief Brutus of Totnes of the House of Troy. Pelagian excursions brought them into contact with the Scotian peoples, who they appealed to for help against Brutus, but were met with indifference. In 54 BC the Pelagians were defeated by Brutus at the [[Battle of Catuvellauni]] and expelled from Ingland. Brutus was elevated to the title of High Chief of Ingland, and later [[Brutus I Troy|King Brutus I of Ingland]] on his death bead.
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1044 CE: Vortgyn I Angevis dies without a legitimate heir, and the throne passes to his younger brother Tobias, who is crowned Tobias I Angevis. He is called "Tobias the Confessor" during his reign due to his extremely religious nature. Tobias creates the first Parliament, originally a council of nobles. Parliament ends up assuming a fair deal of power as Tobias focuses his time on the throne to spiritual affairs. Parliament's power would either grow or shrink depending on successive monarchs, but the precedent of a strong Parliament is set here.
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1060 CE: Tobias I Angevis' cathedral in central Beaconsfield is completed, his Melios Cathedral, named after St. Melios of the Catholic Church. The Cathedral would be expanded over the centuries, and the Palace of Melios would be added later to house Parliament.
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1067 CE: Tobias I Angevis begins to travel within his realm, leading communities he visited in prayer. Reports of miracles the King performs spread.
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1076 CE: Tobias I Angevis dies. He is succeeded by his son Vortgyn who's crowned Vortgyn II Angevis.
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1085 CE: The Catholic Church canonizes Tobias I as a saint.
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1220 CE: King Andrew I Angevis forms the Royal Prydeinian Navy.
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1351 CE: King Andrew II Angevis faces a peasant revolt. The Anarchy follows.
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1351-1369 CE: The Anarchy. The country is thrown into chaotic civil war. A coalition of peasant armies and rebellious lords challenges the King's rule. The Settlement ends the conflict with the King making certain concessions to Parliament in return for the rebels laying down their arms.
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1532 CE: The Age of Exploration. Two clusters of Prydeinian colonies emerge on the continent of Novmir.
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1728 CE: The Myrorian Exodus. Prydeinian privateers and the Royal Prydeinian Navy take part along with Ozians and Eluvatarians.
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1733 CE: Prydeinia, along with Eluvatar, Ozian privateers, and the Myrorians, topple the Pelagis Empire. Myroria is established.
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1750 CE: King Richard III Angevis declares Prydeinian neutrality in Eluvatarian War of Succession.
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1765 CE: The United Empire of Novmir absorbs the southern Prydeinian colonies, along with the Eluvatarian colony of Pelagir and the Ozian colony of L'Stuv Ozi at the end of the Colonial Wars. The northern Prydenian colonies remain under the domain of the King of Prydeinia as the colony of Canada.
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1793 CE: New Oxphord is colonized.
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1820 CE: Australis is colonized.
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1836 CE: Queen Alexandria I Angevis condemns the Communist Revolution in Ozia and declares Madame Ousi to be an outlaw in any territory under her dominion. The Syndicalist Party opposes this and fields candidates for Parliament for the first time. They win a respectable ten seats.
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1851 CE: The Novic Civil War begins, as the areas of the United Empire that were formally Prydenian colonies declare independence. Pelagir and L'Stuv Ozi join the Separatists after the United Empire sends troops against those that it still considers its lawful citizens. The Separatists form the Confederate States of Sovereign Dixie.
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1852 CE: The Jaguar incident. Confederate delegates board the Jaguar, a Prydenian commercial liner, to meet with Prydenian officials in Canada. Novic forces board the ship and arrest the delegates. Prydeinia declares this a violation of international law and Queen Alexandria publicly announces her support for the Confederate cause. A Whig-dominated Parliament shares her sentiment and declares war on the United Empire of Novmir. The Royal Prydeinian Navy breaks the Novic blockade of the Confederacy.
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1855 CE: Novmir ultimately cannot contend with a two front war and an armistice is signed. The CSSD's independence is won.
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1858 CE: Parliament approves covert funding of anti-Communist forces in the Ozian Civil War. Syndicalist Party MPs are kept in the dark and the appearance of neutrality is maintained.
  
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The Scotians were slower to unify, lacking any real outside threat to galvanize the various Scotian tribes into uniting under a single banner. The new Inglish kingdom to the south made some advances into the realms of the Scotian minor kingdoms and tribes, but didn't attempt any real military effort to capture significant amounts of territory as Brutus I's descendents were trying to consolidate their power among the Inglish tribes. King Erwin X of Umbria of the House of Bruce unified the Scotian tribes in the year 4 BC after a series of successful military campaigns. He would go onto be crowned [[Erwin I Bruce|King Erwin I of Scotia]].  
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1898 CE: The Great War begins and Prydenia forms the Coalition of Carth with Eluvatar and Myroria.
  
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Myrorian Catholicism came to both the Inglish and the Scotians in the year 492. [[David I Bruce|King David I of Scotia]] became the first monarch in the [[Inglish Islands]] to convert. The Pope awarded Scotia the banner of St. Andrew's Cross. The Scotian capital of Umbria was renamed [[Davidston]] in his honour. Three years later [[Brutus VI Troy|King Brutus VI of Ingland]] similarly converted after a Myrorian Catholic monk saved his son from what was believed to be a fatal wound to his chest inflicted in a drunken dual. The Pope once again awarded the banner of a Saint to a newly converted monarch, Ingland receiving the banner of St. George's Cross. Brutus VI's son Alfred took the name George in honour of his country's new patron saint when he took the throne in 521 as [[George I Troy|King George I of Ingland]].  
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1903 CE: The CSSD remains neutral, but passes the Logistics and Supply Act, helping aid the Coalition's War Effort.
  
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In 1275 [[George III Troy|King George III of Ingland]] marched on Scotia, hoping to take advantage of the recent death of [[Constantine II Bruce|King Constantine II of Scotia]]. Constantine II's son Robert had assumed the Scotian throne at the age of 12 as [[Robert V Bruce|King Robert V of Scotia]], leaving Scotia in the hands of his uncle the [[William Duke of Molendinar|Duke of Molendinar]]. The Duke was seen as weak by George III in Ingland. The Inglo-Scotian War lasted for 25 years, ending at the [[Battle of Archer's Bridge]] in which the Inglish Army under the command of [[Henry I Troy|King Henry I of Ingland]] was defeated by the army of King Robert V of Scotia's army in a battle that lasted three days. The battle left the Inglish army to devastated to continue its campaign in Ingland and the Scotian army to devastated to pursue them back into Ingland.  
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1912 CE: The Haradrim Empire breaks up, ending the Great War.
  
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Years later Robert V's second eldest son [[Tobias Duke of Davidston|Tobias]] would marry the eldest daughter of Henry I, Elizabeth, as a symbol of peace. This marriage would intertwine the Royal [[House of Troy]] in Ingland and the Royal [[House of Bruce]] in Scotia.  
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1915 CE: The People's Republic of Haradrim is formed. Tories in Parliament demand the war be continued to crush the Communists. Whigs, who control Parliament, however, claim the war is over. The war-weary populace celebrates the decision.
  
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The United Empire of Inglo-Scotia was fist conceived in 1603 when King Henry VI of [[Ingland]] died without an heir, ending centuries of rule in Ingland under the House of Troy. The next in line to the Inglish throne was King Tobias IV of [[Scotia]]. He was crowned King Tobias I of Ingland. In early 1606 he expressed his desire for the nations of Ingland and Scotia to formally merge. The Inglish and Scotian Parliaments met to draft an [[Act of Union of 1607|Act of Union]]. By early 1607 the two Parliaments had agreed to a draft. By March of 1607 the Act of Union had passed both Parliaments. The representatives in the Commons and Lords from Scotia's Parliament in [[Davidston]] merged with the Inglish Parliament in Beaconsfield. King Tobias I/IV was crowned Emperor Tobias I of Inglo-Scotia.  
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1949 CE: Novmir declares they will pursue war with the CSSD if the CSSD continues to pursue a nuclear program. Prydeinia threatens to stand by the CSSD in the event of war. King Richard VI Angevis, however, offers to personally lead a Prydenian team in mediating the crisis and tensions cool.
  
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In 1610 Emperor Tobias I broke with the Myrorian Catholic Church, establishing himself as the head of the Inglo-Scotian Communion Church. He was canonized by the Church upon his death as St. Tobias.  
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1952 CE: King Richard VI Angevis dies. His son, the Crown Prince Richard, is crowned King Richard VII Angevis. He arrives on the throne with two sons. His eldest Robert, the new Crown Prince, and his infant younger son, Prince Andrew.
  
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In 1688 [[Peter II Bruce|Emperor Peter II]] converted to Myrorian Catholicism. This caused a crisis within Parliament and the Communion Church. William Richmond, Duke of Norfolk, was asked by Parliament and the Church to dispose Peter II, as he was married to Peter II's eldest child, Princess Anne. Both were committed members of the Communion Church. William Richmond agreed and in July of 1688 he moved on Beaconsfield with an army raised by Parliament. Peter II's own troops abandoned him and he fled to Myroria. The revolution was, more or less, bloodless. Parliament declared that Peter II had abdicated. William Richmond was crowned [[William I Richmond|Emperor William I]]. In September of that year the [[Imperial Bill of Rights]] was passed by Parliament and signed by Emperor William I, as was the condition of him taking the throne. The Richmond dynasty remains in place to this day.  
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1977 CE-1980 CE: The Australis War. Natives in Australis rise up following the spiritual leader known only as The Menin. The Menin preaches the holiness of the native people and calls for the expulsion or slaughter of the Prydeinian foreigners. The war ends with the death of The Menin and the defeat of his forces.
  
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In 1776 the American colonies rebelled. [[Edward II Richmond|Emperor Edward II]] insisted that they must be brought to heel. The Americans pulled off a surprising victory and establish themselves as the [[Democratic States of America]].  
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1981 CE: President Elendil of the CSSD and King Richard VII Angevis sign a treaty with the United Empire of Novmir officially ending the Civil War. The CSSD, Prydeinia, and Novmir are officially at peace.
  
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In 1861 rouge southern states within the DSA seceded and form the [[Confederate States of Sovereign Dixie]]. The CSSD asked for Inglo-Scotian recognition. Inglo-Scotia could see the benefits to an alliance, but the question of slavery made the United Empire hesitant to commit. In 1862 the United Empire arranged for a diplomat representing [[Empress Alexandria]] to meet with Confederate diplomats in the Inglo-Scotian colony of Lucaya. Two Confederate diplomats boarded the civilian Inglo-Scotian passenger ship, the ''Jaguar'', at Tampa, Florida. A DSA naval ship boarded the civilian liner and arrested the two Confederate diplomats. The United Empire declared that the DSA had breached international law by boarding a civilian liner and declared war. Empress Alexandria personally read the confirmation of Inglo-Scotian recognition of the CSSD's independence in the House of Lords. UE troops entered Maine and Montana from Canada while the Imperial Navy broke the DSA's naval blockade of the Confederacy. CSSD forces pushed into Ohio, cutting the DSA in two. The DSA wass forced to recognize the CSSD's independence. In 1894 the UE pressured the CSSD to abolish slavery.
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1981 CE: The Syndicalist Party declares a nation-wide miner's strike after Parliament fails to raise the minimum wage. The Tory government of Samuel Patterson falls as a result of the strike and the Whigs win a majority in the next election decimating the Tories. The Syndicalists become the Loyal Opposition for the first time in Party history.
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Meanwhile Stephen Crofts, upon an honourable discharge from the Royal Marines due to an injury sustained in the Australis War, forms the Social Commonwealth Party. His party appeals mostly to discharged veterans such as himself who fear the perceived rising influence of labour unions and the Syndicalist Party, and remains small but newsworthy for the time being.

Revision as of 14:58, 12 November 2015

Kingdom of Prydania
Flag of Prydania Coat of Arms of Prydania
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: In Defence
Anthem: Land of Heroes, Land of Martyrs
Geography
[[image:{{{map}}}|225px|Location of Prydania]]
Area 230,977km2
Water (%) 1.32
Highest point Ben Nevis
Longest river River Sabrina
Demographics
Population 62,008,048
• Density 254.7/km2
• Growth 5%/year
Median age 40 years
Demonym Prydanian
History
Kingdom of Prydania proclaimed 15 January 1022


Imperial Bill of Rights 22 July 1688
Government
Capital Beaconsfield
Official language Prydanian
Type Constitutional monarchy answerable to the Parliament of the Kingdom
Legislature Parliament of the Kingdom of Prydania
King Andrew III
Prime Minister Stephen Crofts (Social Commonwealth Party)


Economy
Currency Pound Sterling (£) (ISP)
GDP £9.12 trillion
• Per capita £29,041
• Growth 10.40%/year
Sectors

5% Agriculture
65% Industry
30% Services

Unemployment 4%
Gini 45
Development
Life expectancy 80 years
Improved water access 100%
Literacy 99%
Enrollment 84.27%
• Primary 99.59%
• Secondary 93.23%
• Tertiary 60%
Standards
Measures Metric
Date format Day-Month-Year
Traffic Left-hand
Codes
ISO code PRY
Internet TLD .is
Calling code +1


History

1500 BCE: Prydeinia has been incorporated into the Dunedain Empire. The Dunedain settlers and officials form alliances with local Prydeinian tribes to better administer the lands. A slow synthesis of Dunedain and local culture begins.

1527 BCE: A new Dunedain city is established on the banks of the Dark River. Its name, in Prydeinian, is translated as Beaconsfield, as its gleaming Imperial structures stood out as a beacon over the fields and the Dark River that surround it.

881 BCE: The Empire splits between East and West. Prydeinia falls under the rule of the western Meneltarma Empire. Minos revolts in the chaos following the split.

400 BCE: The Minosian Empire invades the Meneltarma Empire. Slowly supplies and troops are re-directed from Prydeinia, an outpost on the edge of the Empire, to fight the Minosians.

2 CE: The Minosian Empire overruns the Meneltarma Empire. Imperial officials and soldiers and evacuated from Prydenia to try and prop up the Empire's heartland. They never return.

2 CE-400 CE: The Dark Ages. The tribes that had allied with Imperial conquerors battle each other for power over the islands, and Prydeinia becomes fragmented. Imperial centres of authority fall into disrepair as the populace ransacks them for building materials over the ages. Beaconsfield remains, however, and serves as the centre for authority in central Prydeinia.

400 CE-1022 CE: The Age of Twelve. Twelve relatively stable kingdoms emerge among the Prydeinian Islands. Piracy emerges among the more sea-worthy nations.

Cyrinica Krymu Gatikus Erie Salidonia Thule Clois Abythia Ustio Tarn Eddes Lios

600 CE: King Herald of Clois converts to Catholicism, completing the conversion of the Prydeinian kingdoms.

1022 CE: Vortgyn Angevis aka Vortgyn the Conqueror, King of Cyrinica, strongest of the twelve kingdoms, defeats the united armies of the Kingdoms of Krymu and Gatikus to bring all of Prydeinia under his rule. He is crowned in Beaconsfield as Vortgyn I Angevis, King of Prydeinia, Protector of the Realm, Defender of the Faith.

1044 CE: Vortgyn I Angevis dies without a legitimate heir, and the throne passes to his younger brother Tobias, who is crowned Tobias I Angevis. He is called "Tobias the Confessor" during his reign due to his extremely religious nature. Tobias creates the first Parliament, originally a council of nobles. Parliament ends up assuming a fair deal of power as Tobias focuses his time on the throne to spiritual affairs. Parliament's power would either grow or shrink depending on successive monarchs, but the precedent of a strong Parliament is set here.

1060 CE: Tobias I Angevis' cathedral in central Beaconsfield is completed, his Melios Cathedral, named after St. Melios of the Catholic Church. The Cathedral would be expanded over the centuries, and the Palace of Melios would be added later to house Parliament.

1067 CE: Tobias I Angevis begins to travel within his realm, leading communities he visited in prayer. Reports of miracles the King performs spread.

1076 CE: Tobias I Angevis dies. He is succeeded by his son Vortgyn who's crowned Vortgyn II Angevis.

1085 CE: The Catholic Church canonizes Tobias I as a saint.

1220 CE: King Andrew I Angevis forms the Royal Prydeinian Navy.

1351 CE: King Andrew II Angevis faces a peasant revolt. The Anarchy follows.

1351-1369 CE: The Anarchy. The country is thrown into chaotic civil war. A coalition of peasant armies and rebellious lords challenges the King's rule. The Settlement ends the conflict with the King making certain concessions to Parliament in return for the rebels laying down their arms.

1532 CE: The Age of Exploration. Two clusters of Prydeinian colonies emerge on the continent of Novmir.

1728 CE: The Myrorian Exodus. Prydeinian privateers and the Royal Prydeinian Navy take part along with Ozians and Eluvatarians.

1733 CE: Prydeinia, along with Eluvatar, Ozian privateers, and the Myrorians, topple the Pelagis Empire. Myroria is established.

1750 CE: King Richard III Angevis declares Prydeinian neutrality in Eluvatarian War of Succession.

1765 CE: The United Empire of Novmir absorbs the southern Prydeinian colonies, along with the Eluvatarian colony of Pelagir and the Ozian colony of L'Stuv Ozi at the end of the Colonial Wars. The northern Prydenian colonies remain under the domain of the King of Prydeinia as the colony of Canada.

1793 CE: New Oxphord is colonized.

1820 CE: Australis is colonized.

1836 CE: Queen Alexandria I Angevis condemns the Communist Revolution in Ozia and declares Madame Ousi to be an outlaw in any territory under her dominion. The Syndicalist Party opposes this and fields candidates for Parliament for the first time. They win a respectable ten seats.

1851 CE: The Novic Civil War begins, as the areas of the United Empire that were formally Prydenian colonies declare independence. Pelagir and L'Stuv Ozi join the Separatists after the United Empire sends troops against those that it still considers its lawful citizens. The Separatists form the Confederate States of Sovereign Dixie.

1852 CE: The Jaguar incident. Confederate delegates board the Jaguar, a Prydenian commercial liner, to meet with Prydenian officials in Canada. Novic forces board the ship and arrest the delegates. Prydeinia declares this a violation of international law and Queen Alexandria publicly announces her support for the Confederate cause. A Whig-dominated Parliament shares her sentiment and declares war on the United Empire of Novmir. The Royal Prydeinian Navy breaks the Novic blockade of the Confederacy.

1855 CE: Novmir ultimately cannot contend with a two front war and an armistice is signed. The CSSD's independence is won.

1858 CE: Parliament approves covert funding of anti-Communist forces in the Ozian Civil War. Syndicalist Party MPs are kept in the dark and the appearance of neutrality is maintained.

1898 CE: The Great War begins and Prydenia forms the Coalition of Carth with Eluvatar and Myroria.

1903 CE: The CSSD remains neutral, but passes the Logistics and Supply Act, helping aid the Coalition's War Effort.

1912 CE: The Haradrim Empire breaks up, ending the Great War.

1915 CE: The People's Republic of Haradrim is formed. Tories in Parliament demand the war be continued to crush the Communists. Whigs, who control Parliament, however, claim the war is over. The war-weary populace celebrates the decision.

1949 CE: Novmir declares they will pursue war with the CSSD if the CSSD continues to pursue a nuclear program. Prydeinia threatens to stand by the CSSD in the event of war. King Richard VI Angevis, however, offers to personally lead a Prydenian team in mediating the crisis and tensions cool.

1952 CE: King Richard VI Angevis dies. His son, the Crown Prince Richard, is crowned King Richard VII Angevis. He arrives on the throne with two sons. His eldest Robert, the new Crown Prince, and his infant younger son, Prince Andrew.

1977 CE-1980 CE: The Australis War. Natives in Australis rise up following the spiritual leader known only as The Menin. The Menin preaches the holiness of the native people and calls for the expulsion or slaughter of the Prydeinian foreigners. The war ends with the death of The Menin and the defeat of his forces.

1981 CE: President Elendil of the CSSD and King Richard VII Angevis sign a treaty with the United Empire of Novmir officially ending the Civil War. The CSSD, Prydeinia, and Novmir are officially at peace.

1981 CE: The Syndicalist Party declares a nation-wide miner's strike after Parliament fails to raise the minimum wage. The Tory government of Samuel Patterson falls as a result of the strike and the Whigs win a majority in the next election decimating the Tories. The Syndicalists become the Loyal Opposition for the first time in Party history. Meanwhile Stephen Crofts, upon an honourable discharge from the Royal Marines due to an injury sustained in the Australis War, forms the Social Commonwealth Party. His party appeals mostly to discharged veterans such as himself who fear the perceived rising influence of labour unions and the Syndicalist Party, and remains small but newsworthy for the time being.

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