British Isles and the like
Posted: 08:02:16 Friday, 19 October, 2018
[[Map to be posted]]
CLAIMS:
TO DO:
CLAIMS:
- Commonwealth of England (Serenisima): Historic England, Jersey
- Kingdom of Scotland (Oyid?): Scotland, Isle of Mann
- Republic of Ireland (Carpe): Ireland
So, the British Isles filled up with an Irish claim and Seren positing the idea of an English Commonwealth, leaving little to do but let Scotland do its own thing. The more modern history needs some fleshing out, but it's in a good state as of now. The biggest hole there is any participation in the Great War (which, at the time of writing, is sparse overall in the player base--but that's for later development anyways).The British Isles have diverged greatly due to one critical event: The fervent nature of the Diggers. Spurred on by what they saw as Cromwell trying to import the Venetian oligarchy and take away the chance of a parlimentary, democratic structure in favor of the dictatorship of the few, popular unrest proved to be too much to contain: The power structures fractured, with Cromwell being unable to maintain the support of his New Model Army when so many of the men resented their orders in battle after battle,and the Scottish and Irish quickly taking advantage to throw off what was seen as an oppressive, Protestant English Yoke.
When the dust settled,the Digger's militias, swelled by the ranks of defectors and veterans who had settled their desire for peace, emerged as the ruling entity on English clay. The Scottish had reasserted their own kingdom with Charles II as King (as well as with the newly acquired Isle of Mann), and the Irish with a local king of their own. The colonial acquisitions were, in the end, handed over to the Irish and Scottish crowns for safe-keeping, the Diggers finding that stealing the Native's land when they had plenty of their own to farm to be a bit against their tastes.
Since then, little has been done against the long-standing order within the British Isles, the Scottish Crown and Diggers having proven themselves reliable and stable for their peoples, with the only trouble being that the Irish Crown gave way to the Republic--and quickly settling back into its mold. The long prosperity having profited all three nations. Industrialization swept over them, and each in turn saw the erection of local factories for their goods, each becoming a thriving group on their small island home, participating in the trade but mostly being removed from any international conflict on their shores, instead participating in domestic wealth generation, colonial experiments, or global commerce.
TO DO:
- Faroe Islands: Denmark?
- Iceland: Norway?
- Shetlands: Scotland probably