Good King George - A Republican Britain and a Monarchist America
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The Grand Union Flag
This is what you might call the most common flag used in the Provinces and has been in active use since the late 18th century. The 16 stripes represent the Orignal 16 Provinces that remained loyal to the crown. It is flown at most government buildings. and has had official status since 1880, as it was used heavily during the Civil War as a battle flag. There is a large bi-partisan movement to have it made the official flag of the Union until the day "The Realm is reunited"
The Red Ensign
A famous old design that was updated with the New Union Flag in the early 1800s. It is used as the official naval jack of the Provinces. And is a well-beloved national symbol.
The Loyalist Flag
Quick disclaimer, I didn't make this; it's real.
This is the Loyalist flag, the well-known symbol of the so-called Ultra-Restorationist movement, and the Unity Party's official flag. It has become controversial in recent decades for... obvious reasons. And is banned in several provinces as a hate symbol. Though, it remains flown in certain more hard-line areas as a symbol of eternal loyalty to the First King and the dream of reunification.
The Grand Union Flag
This is what you might call the most common flag used in the Provinces and has been in active use since the late 18th century. The 16 stripes represent the Orignal 16 Provinces that remained loyal to the crown. It is flown at most government buildings. and has had official status since 1880, as it was used heavily during the Civil War as a battle flag. There is a large bi-partisan movement to have it made the official flag of the Union until the day "The Realm is reunited"
The Red Ensign
A famous old design that was updated with the New Union Flag in the early 1800s. It is used as the official naval jack of the Provinces. And is a well-beloved national symbol.
The Loyalist Flag
Quick disclaimer, I didn't make this; it's real.
This is the Loyalist flag, the well-known symbol of the so-called Ultra-Restorationist movement, and the Unity Party's official flag. It has become controversial in recent decades for... obvious reasons. And is banned in several provinces as a hate symbol. Though, it remains flown in certain more hard-line areas as a symbol of eternal loyalty to the First King and the dream of reunification.
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As most of you know. I've been rather... opposed to sub-national monarchies except in places where it makes sense. So. Here some are.
Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 4th Prince of Quebec, 18th Duke of Norfolk KG GCB, ISO, DL (born 2 December 1956), styled Earl of Montreal between 1975 and 2002, is an American peer and government official. As Prince of Quebec, he is the Governor of that Province, acting as the monarch's representative. Additionally, he holds the hereditary office of Earl Marshal and, as Duke of Norfolk, is the most senior peer in the peerage of America and the defunct peerage of England. As a Duke, he retains a seat in the House of Lords. However, due to his duties in Quebec, he has rarely attended outside of required ceremonial functions as Earl Marshall and office through which he has several responsibilities.
As Prince, he has played a far more active role in the politics of the Province than his father did, though not by choice. As every Parliament elected since his ascension has been hung, he has hosted and chaired coalition talks in the Citadelle of Quebec as required under the Provincial Constitution. He has won praise from across the Quebec political spectrum for his efforts, with Left-Wing independence leader Yves-François Blanchet, who has called the Principality an insult to the Quebec people, declaring him "Perhaps the best Governer we could ask for, if only we could choose him!"
His moves to force his children into marriages with local Quebec women or members of the French nobility have proved controversial in certain circles as a return to a darker past. Though have received widespread support in Quebec as a sign of respect from the Prince and his family.
Principality of Quebec
The Dukes of Norfolk had long retained their Catholicism when the rest of the English peerage had adopted Anglicanism after the reformation. While this had proved to be a permanent block in their efforts to ascend to higher political office e, it would greatly benefit the family after the end of the First Civil War. While Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, had intended to renounce his Catholicism u on a political career, instability at home had caused him to delay the move. When he and his father elected to back the King, his subsequent exile and inheritance of his Dukedom further delayed it. By the time he decided to act and abandon his faith, the King had a position in mind for the man that required a Catholic, Governor of Quebec. Hoping the move would placate the Quebecers, King George III tasked the Duke to act as "Warden and Guard over that wretched place" and to ensure that any signs of treason were dealt with swiftly; Charles Howard would be the first in a long line of Norfolk Dukes to watch over the Province, with the posting becoming all but hereditary as a solution to the Catholic issue. A brief attempt to place an Anglican as Governor caused a series of riots that were only ended by the appearance of a young Henry Fitzalan-Howard, the 15th Duke, who had been viewed as too young to act as Governor after inheriting the Dukedom at twelve—further convincing the central government of the need for the system.
The situation was formalized by Edward VIII in 1896, with Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, being raised to the rank of Prince and named the hereditary Governor of the Province by law. This would be a part of s series of reforms granting Quebec greater autonomy, though only as an ordinary province of the Union, renaming it the "Province and Principality of Quebec." a state of affairs that remains in place today. However, there are growing calls for Quebec to be granted the same status as Hawaii, Sioux and the Iroquois nations as a crown dependency in the Union, calling the continued role of the Prince into question as well.
With the coming of the Quiet revolution in the second half of the 20th century and a growing national movement, the Prince-Dukes could no longer rely on their religion to retain their ties to the Province. The reigning Prince promised his heirs would marry Quebecois' to cement further the links between the Province and the Princely Family. As well as end the belief the Dukes are simply "English Land Lords Masquerading as Frenchmen."
I've elected to have the Calverts maintain a hereditary governorship, and I had an idea I'm working on with Florida and Burr, though that might be ditched.
Palatinates - Part I
The Princes of Quebec
"Where do you sit on the role of the Prince in the modern era for Quebec?" - Brian Williams.
"To... I... I hold a great deal of respect for Sir Edward Fitzalan-Howard, though I fail to see what purpose he serves in the modern day. We in Quebec should be able to select a local group of candidates for the governorship for the Queen to choose from... like any other Province can," Justin Trudeau.
The Princes of Quebec
"Where do you sit on the role of the Prince in the modern era for Quebec?" - Brian Williams.
"To... I... I hold a great deal of respect for Sir Edward Fitzalan-Howard, though I fail to see what purpose he serves in the modern day. We in Quebec should be able to select a local group of candidates for the governorship for the Queen to choose from... like any other Province can," Justin Trudeau.
Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 4th Prince of Quebec, 18th Duke of Norfolk KG GCB, ISO, DL (born 2 December 1956), styled Earl of Montreal between 1975 and 2002, is an American peer and government official. As Prince of Quebec, he is the Governor of that Province, acting as the monarch's representative. Additionally, he holds the hereditary office of Earl Marshal and, as Duke of Norfolk, is the most senior peer in the peerage of America and the defunct peerage of England. As a Duke, he retains a seat in the House of Lords. However, due to his duties in Quebec, he has rarely attended outside of required ceremonial functions as Earl Marshall and office through which he has several responsibilities.
As Prince, he has played a far more active role in the politics of the Province than his father did, though not by choice. As every Parliament elected since his ascension has been hung, he has hosted and chaired coalition talks in the Citadelle of Quebec as required under the Provincial Constitution. He has won praise from across the Quebec political spectrum for his efforts, with Left-Wing independence leader Yves-François Blanchet, who has called the Principality an insult to the Quebec people, declaring him "Perhaps the best Governer we could ask for, if only we could choose him!"
His moves to force his children into marriages with local Quebec women or members of the French nobility have proved controversial in certain circles as a return to a darker past. Though have received widespread support in Quebec as a sign of respect from the Prince and his family.
Principality of Quebec
The situation was formalized by Edward VIII in 1896, with Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, being raised to the rank of Prince and named the hereditary Governor of the Province by law. This would be a part of s series of reforms granting Quebec greater autonomy, though only as an ordinary province of the Union, renaming it the "Province and Principality of Quebec." a state of affairs that remains in place today. However, there are growing calls for Quebec to be granted the same status as Hawaii, Sioux and the Iroquois nations as a crown dependency in the Union, calling the continued role of the Prince into question as well.
With the coming of the Quiet revolution in the second half of the 20th century and a growing national movement, the Prince-Dukes could no longer rely on their religion to retain their ties to the Province. The reigning Prince promised his heirs would marry Quebecois' to cement further the links between the Province and the Princely Family. As well as end the belief the Dukes are simply "English Land Lords Masquerading as Frenchmen."
I've elected to have the Calverts maintain a hereditary governorship, and I had an idea I'm working on with Florida and Burr, though that might be ditched.
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The Second Civil War
"I am the King of the United Provinces of America, clothed in immense power; you will procure me these votes...."
Edward VII, during the effort to pass the Slavery Abolition Act
"I am the King of the United Provinces of America, clothed in immense power; you will procure me these votes...."
Edward VII, during the effort to pass the Slavery Abolition Act
Yet, the direct trigger remains a cause of some debate. "The King Caused this Crisis, and while I remain loyal to him, he remains at fault", wrote General Robert E. Lee, later Viscount Lee, to an associate of his in Maryland a week after South Carolina seceded from the Union. And while the claim was near treasonous at the time, there remains some truth to Lee's words. There are primarily two camps. One that focuses on the reaction to the election of Lincoln and his party and those that emphasize the King's role, though both sides agree that Lincoln and the King were working together on the eve of the conflict to end Slavery by peaceful means.
The road to the civil war is complicated, filled with compromises and chaos. Various agreements had allowed Slavery to persist in the South and even expand, with a final deal after the Mexican-American war enabling it to spread into any territory if the population wanted it, under the doctrine of popular sovereignty. While there was a strong desire to retain a balance of the free-slave Province appointed peers in the House of Lords, many in the South didn't feel this was a significant issue. Much of the peerage was strongly invested in the institution, and before the civil war, 6 of 10 peers either held land in the South or had financial links the Slavery. The Lords, as John C. Calhoun noted, was a Southern Institution. And so long as that remained the case, Slavery would be secured, even as changing demographics placed further command of the Commons into the North's hands. However, with the only truly national party being the largely pro-status quo Democrats, the South seemed to control the Parliament for the moment.
However, with the merger of the remnants of the Federalist Party, Loyalist-Whigs, Free Soil Party and several other minor political groups, the anti-slavery faction was finally united under a single banner after a generation of chaos in the opposition. The shock election of this new anti-slavery Conservative Party under Abraham Lincoln changed matters considerably. However, with the party having attained only a substantial plurality, the South felt confident that with their numbers in the Lords, they could resist any real prospect of abolition. And then, something curious began. Something that at first went largely unnoticed. The King started to create new peers, a large number of them. It's often claimed that future Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the first to realize what was happening while reading the government gazette. King Edward VII would, over 12 months, create 89 new peers, 69 of them Barons. Each of them was opposed to Slavery and, at the very least, supported gradual compensated emancipation. This massive influx of Barons would later result in their losing the right to sit in the House of Lords under the 1998 reforms.
The King's views on Slavery had long been an unknown factor. While the royal family had divested from the practice under King Frederick, Edward's personal views were a total mystery, no longer. On October 12th, 1862, the King appeared in the Lords and proclaimed his support for compensated emancipation, to be completed by 1870 to allow the South to "Detach itself from this most immoral institution" In emulating his Grandfather, Edward VII had lit the powder keg. After that, well, it was a matter of time. South Carolina would be the first to break with the Union. Declaring its secession on December 1st 1863. Nine slave Provinces: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, the Bahamas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, New Hanover and Texas would form the Confederate States of America on January 2nd1863, adopting a republican form of government under President Jefferson Davis, their aim was clear, preserve the slave system. While efforts were made to heal this rift, they soon proved fruitless, and on February 12th King Edward VII declared the South in "Rebbelion toward the Crown" after the firing on Fort Sumter. Lincoln would begin calling up a response shortly after that.
After the war began in March, four slave Provinces of the Upper South—Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined the Confederacy. One other Province, Virginia, proved to be a point of contention. While the Provinces elected lower house supported secession, the hereditary upper house bitterly opposed it, owing to their familial connections to the North, loyalty to the King, and significant financial concerns. As a result, Virginia split, with the Province forming opposing governments. One in the capital, Jamestown, which joined the Confederacy, and the other in Richmond, which stayed loyal to the Union. For the first year of the war, Virginia would be the battleground of the conflict, with the defence of the North of the Province given to the somewhat reluctant Robert E. Lee. Who would, in time, ascend to command the Army of Virginia, though concerns about his loyalty to the Union would keep him from ever being named Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.
The war proved to be a bitter and brutal affair. With the South's adoption of a defensive rather than offensive strategic plan after Lee took back Jamestown in late 1864, the Union was forced to launch a costly push into the deep South, eventually commanded by Ulysses S. Grant, who had impressed both Lincoln and the future King Edward VIII, Commanding General of the Army of the Ohio, after his victories in the west. The fighting would end with James Longstreet's surrender after the battle of Charlestown and the capture of much of the Confederate government. Several key members, including Jefferson Davis, would flee into the disputed Califonia territory and help pave the way for the second Mexican-American War. However, there would be one last significant loss. Three weeks after Longstreet's surrender, Prime Minister Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Georgetown by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer. For the crime, an enraged Edward VII ordered the man hung, drawn and quartered following his trial. And while the act was carried out, it was banned as a method of execution a year after King's death.
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The Reluctant Lord Protector
"Burke the traitor, Burke the monarchist, Burke the last loyal man in England, truly... I can't even claim to know the man."
James Charles Fox on Edmund Burke in Writings on the Revolution
"Burke the traitor, Burke the monarchist, Burke the last loyal man in England, truly... I can't even claim to know the man."
James Charles Fox on Edmund Burke in Writings on the Revolution
Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British statesman, economist, and philosopher, who served as the first Lord Protector of the United Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland, a nation he helped form in the aftermath of the First British Civil War. He remains the most controversial figure in the English-speaking world for his actions in the Civil War and his role in the formation of the post-war Government.
The Matter of the Change - Burke, Rockingham and Fox in brief.
The Basics
"The Trouble started when he began to associate with Franklin," wrote Burke. "And after that, he started to involve himself in matters he should have left be" Burke had always had a fraught relationship with the Crown, and while he was deeply sympathetic to the cause of the Colonies, and their rights as Englishmen, that support was entirely superseded by his absolute loyalty to Parliament, and disgust for absolute monarchy, which he feared might be George's long term objective.
1768 would prove to be a critical turning point; the so-called ministerialists were significantly reduced in power, and had it not been for the divisions within the Whig Party, it would have been possible for the Whigs to form a government and stop the coming crisis. These divisions were largely between supports of the more aristocratic Rockingham and a divided more radical opposition. Overall though, it would lead to an increase in the membership of radical MPs who sought to weaken the monarchy. And others were willing to go further if needed, though few would have openly mentioned support for removing the King.
While North remained Prime Minister over the divided Parliament, the influx of Whigs shaped things to come. Across England, concern had shifted from the Policy toward the Colonies to the King's interference, even those that sought to further the colonies' rights were troubled by how the King was going about it, arguing it was in total opposition to British law. "I fear indeed the future struggles of the people in defence of their Constitutional Rights will grow weaker and weaker. It is much too probable that the power and influence of the Crown will increase rapidly." Rockingham wrote to Burke in 1771, fearing that the King was using the matter of the Colonies to increase the Crown's authority. He now believed that the Parliament would need to assert itself as the supreme body, at home and in the colonies, and move to reduce the King once they were in the position to do so, leading to, at times, actively support North's efforts to tax and dictate to the Colonies, causing him to become reviled among the colonists. Burke, while a monarchist, had to been growing concerned by the King's action. Neither came close to the radicalism of Charles James Fox and his growing base of supporters, who were drifting further and further toward Republicanism. Why? Beyond just the American colonies, the King seemingly interfered in any business he saw fit, from local taxation to government regulation. The Whigs were, by 1773, fully convinced King George aimed to become an absolute Monarch, it at the very least, planned to strengthen the Crown at the expense of Parliament. A view outright rejected by the Colonies. Both sides would soon come into direct conflict over the last attempt by the Tories to deal with Colonial resistance.
The Massachusetts Government Act, among other intolerable acts passed at the time, had been intended to end growing opposition to British Policy in the Colony of Massachusetts but would backfire disastrously. While many Whigs had disliked the Massachusetts Government Act, the King's rejection of it had enraged them. Some suspected that he'd allowed the act to progress this far, only to publically Veto it to assert his growing power further, though this has never been proven. It should be noted that on the eve of fighting, this move confirmed to many in the colonies the King's respect for the principle of self-government so long as it didn't step on the people's liberties, further damaging the Whig case.
The election of 1774 would prove to be the end of the line for the North Government. The Rockinghamites now had a commanding lead in the Parliament, though the faction remained divided. and the King reluctantly restored Rockingham to the office of Prime Minister. While many in the Colonies were greatly relieved by the return of the Whigs, the hardline support that had emerged for the King, and the reduction of support and interest for the Colonies among the Whigs, in part due to the King's actions, had changed the dynamic significantly the Whigs' constant attacks on the King's interference had been published widely in the Colonies and had led to a great deal of suspicion toward the new ministry especially one led by the man that had passed the Declaratory Act, which had been controversial at the time, had become a hated document due to the actions of the previous Parliament. Still concerned about new Government policies, the Colonies continued to prepare for possible fighting.
With command over the Parliament and the Government, a small group of Whigs began to move to remove the King and replace him with someone more acceptable, hoping to restore the promises of the Glorious Revolution. This palace coup failed, however, due mainly to false impressions of loyalty from key figures in the King's household. Though many Rockinghamites, being aristocratic conservatives sought to reign in though retain the King, what followed proved to be the final straw. As the King attempted to launch mass arrests of those he believed to have organized the coup attempt; the famed storming of the Parliament was a bridge too far, their worst fears seemed realized. Those that had not already been sympathetic toward the effort to remove the King were now in support of replacing him; Rockingham himself, who the King attempted to remove, reluctantly remained at the head of the Parliament—hoping to control the situation and prevent more radical forces from taking control. The Colonies, owing to their newfound loyalty to the King, elected to place their support with him, though many involved in the so-called "Independence Movement" began to move for separation or neutrality in the conflict. However, this force has been losing strength throughout the 1770s as the King moved to support the Colonies. Fighting would break out in 1776, leading it to become the second, and later the main theatre, of the civil war.
Burke returned to Ireland to muster a force there, a move made in no small part due to his connections with Rockingham. Here, he proved to be an effective military commander and played a critical role in securing Ireland, which had broken into a three-way civil war between supporters of the King, those loyal to the Parliament in London, and faction of Irishmen seeking to break Ireland free and restore the Stuarts. The crisis was over by 1778, and Burke returned to Great Britain, at the head of a significant battle-hardened force, to aid Parliament. The following year, the King went into exile, taking with him his entire family, and much of the strife in the Home Islands came to a close, with the bulk of the fighting now taking place in the Colonies. Burke, in 1780, was appointed Paymaster of the Forces, but during that year, the political winds began to shift. The bitter fighting across the Home Islands had shattered support for the King in many areas.
Most Historians now date 1780 as the start of the British Revolution, as the growing Foxite faction began to advocate for a more radical shift in Government after the end of the war. Arguing that the suffering that the nation went through must have meaning. In that year's election, the Foxites would emerge as the second-largest Whig faction in Parliament behind only the more organized Rockingham, though they were the more popular force. Moreover, as Rockingham's health continued to deteriorate over 1782-1784, after being tweaked during a flu epidemic, Fox would further entrench himself as the new Secretary of State for the Home Department; while the man had never sought to excise power, he now believed he needed to act to prevent a return to Hanover rule, and the lingering threat of absolute.
With the King's exile agreed to and his children making it clear they did not want to assume the throne of Great Britain and Ireland, the search for a new King was launched in early 1784, and an issue quickly became apparent. There was no suitable candidate, none at all. And with that, Fox took his chance; having already laid the groundwork for the move over the last four years, he suggested to appointed of a lord protector, in what he meant would be a temporary measure until a suitable king could be found. "A figure to watch over the state for the duration", he argued. And while many in Parliament were unsure about the move, the election that year would give Fox and his supporters an outright majority in the house, allowing them to move forward with the plan. In the end, there was only one candidate. Edmund Burke ascended to the office of Lord Protector under the Commonwealth Constitution Act, which outlined the duties of the new limited head of state, and placed those powers in the hand of the Lord Protector. Over the next several years, as the revolution raged on and the new politics of the United Commonwealth arrested itself, the notion that the Lord Protector would be a temporary measure faded. The suggestion that a King would be appointed was abandoned entirely in 1820. After Rockingham's death, Burke appointed James Charles Fox as Prime Minister. The latter would enact a radical agenda and further cement the new Aristocratic Republic as a compromise between those that still advocated a monarchy and his positions.
By the time of Burke's death and the appointment of the Duke of Portland by the Parliament as Lord Protector, Burke's treatise laid matters out best "We are a crownless monarchy, this is not what I desired, but it shall keep for now"
By Lord Shelby
I'll be doing more on the British Revolution Soon and the actions of Fox
I usually don't include my source list. But this was an exciting read, and the quiet from Rockingham is from there
I hope this answers some questions
Rockingham lives a little longer, and that does change matters.
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George III and the Church
"The King is no Papist!" Any American is familiar with that line, appearing at the start of an essay published in 1768 to refute claims swirling around the Home Islands as the nation teetered toward civil war. At the time, the Whig party was attempting to discredit the King and were using his limited tolerance for Roman Catholics. While the King remained a committed Protestant and would come to bitterly oppose Catholic emancipation as King of the United Provinces as a violation of his coronation oath, he remained personally tolerant of Catholics. He was willing to give way to some limited relief. In 1765, he met with a small group of Catholic Americans from Maryland as a part of a larger delegation organised by one of his favourites, Benjamin Franklin. Certain Whigs pounced on this and began publishing documents proclaiming the King was under a "Papist spell" and needed to be removed to make way for a new Monarch. Elements of the public, having already grown suspicious of the Monarch's overly American court thanks to efforts engaged in by the Whigs before this, whipped into a frenzy. This resulted in the Riots of 1765, which, while quickly suppressed, the deaths that came with it were blamed entirely on the King for failing to understand his peoples 'Reasonable concerns." The so-called London Massacre likely had a more significant effect than the Catholic issue.
Given that Edmund Burke would later ascend to the office of Lord Protector, and with him great Catholic emancipation, we should be mindful to quantify of relevancy of all this. Fears of Catholics in their midst played well in some regions of Great Britain, but the King's growing interventions in Parliament would prove to be a primary source of concern. For the Whigs, using this limited Catholic tolerance was one of many actions to move their fears into the public consciousness.
The Whig Party's chief goal in this era was alternating the general population to the threat posed by their more active King, and if that meant creating an imagined Papist threat, then so be it. While the small urban population of Britain were already growing concerned by the King's action by 1763, believing they weakened the British economy in favour of the Colonies, these accusations would prove to further damage the King's reputation and diminish his support base.
The Conflict in the Isles - The Use of Leaflets in the British Civil War
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The French Empire
"Returning to our live coverage of the French general election, the total collapse of the.... one moment .... I... I mean... but... we're... this show is....national? ..... right...."
"The ABC can now announce that Napoleon V, Emperor of the French, has passed away at the age of 103."
Jon Stewart announcing the death of Napoleon IV to the United Provinces of America.
"Returning to our live coverage of the French general election, the total collapse of the.... one moment .... I... I mean... but... we're... this show is....national? ..... right...."
"The ABC can now announce that Napoleon V, Emperor of the French, has passed away at the age of 103."
Jon Stewart announcing the death of Napoleon IV to the United Provinces of America.
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Monarchs of the French Empire
The Royal Title
His Imperial Majesty Louis XVIII, By the Grace of God, the Will of the Nation and the Constitution of the Republic, Emperor of the French and Co-Prince of Andorra.
- 1804-1834 - Napoleon I - Napoleon the Great
- 1834-1876 - Napoleon II
- 1876-1909 - Napoleon III
- 1909-1925 - Napoleon IV
- 1925-1945 - Second French Republic
- 1945-1947 - Occupation of France
- 1947-1972 - Charles XI
- 1972-2022 - Napoleon V
- 2022-present - Louis XVIII
The Royal Title
His Imperial Majesty Louis XVIII, By the Grace of God, the Will of the Nation and the Constitution of the Republic, Emperor of the French and Co-Prince of Andorra.
The Great Conflagration
"The fact your media, including this broadcaster, still entertains the idea that the conflicts that began with the Fashoda War and ended with the Congress of New York were some... series of fully connected events is idiotic. From the start, it was a fantasy concocted by American propagandists during the war. For example, my ancestor, Napoleon IV, did everything he could to prevent the outbreak of the First World War, and yet he is forced to bear the indignation to his memory of the second Napoleonic wars!"
Louie XVIII interviewed by the ABC shortly after his unsanctioned marriage to Princess Elizabeth, the Queen's Sister.
"The fact your media, including this broadcaster, still entertains the idea that the conflicts that began with the Fashoda War and ended with the Congress of New York were some... series of fully connected events is idiotic. From the start, it was a fantasy concocted by American propagandists during the war. For example, my ancestor, Napoleon IV, did everything he could to prevent the outbreak of the First World War, and yet he is forced to bear the indignation to his memory of the second Napoleonic wars!"
Louie XVIII interviewed by the ABC shortly after his unsanctioned marriage to Princess Elizabeth, the Queen's Sister.
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Forms of government
"For the last time, America is a Parliamentary constitutional monarchy, we've been over this"
"You can't really believe that, right?"
Locked Wikipedia talk thread - Page 234
"For the last time, America is a Parliamentary constitutional monarchy, we've been over this"
"You can't really believe that, right?"
Locked Wikipedia talk thread - Page 234
Ask, and thou shall receive.Loving this TL so far, hope we see more chapters with maps, stats and data, always love those since history and geography became my favorite classes
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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
"Hamilton, perhaps more than any other of the founder's sought to turn America from a Union of Provinces into a nation. We, in many respects, live in the nation he created"
Eric Foner - Hamilton
"Hamilton, perhaps more than any other of the founder's sought to turn America from a Union of Provinces into a nation. We, in many respects, live in the nation he created"
Eric Foner - Hamilton
Hamilton was born illegitimately in Charlestown on the island of Nevis. He was orphaned at a young age and was taken in as an apprentice by a prominent merchant. He had shown promise in his writing, and his neighbours raised funds for Hamilton to be sent to New York to further his education. He studied at King's College before joining the 1st British Civil War on the Loyalist side, initially serving as an artillery officer. He fought in the New York and New Jersey campaigns before serving briefly on the staff of General George Washington. After an opening in the staff of General Lord Cornwallis, Washington suggested Hamilton for the position, which was accepted. Distginging himself in Cornwallis's Southern Campaign, Hamilton would make connections with senior figures in the British Aristiaoracy arriving in the colonies, which would prove a considerable boon to his later political career. Playing a prominent role in securing victory in the Siege of Yorktown, the effective end of the war in America, Hamilton would earn the lasting respect of Cornwallis and Washington, with both men becoming critical advocates for the man. After the victory, he resigned his commission, practised law, and was elected to the Third Continental Congress. From this position, he quickly became a major proponent of replacing the weak Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution of the United Provinces. Though his push for a strong codified Constitution was rejected in favour of the Acts of Union 1788, he would become one the strongest advocate for the new Government, working with James Madison and John Jay to author the Federalist Papers to promote the ratification of the Acts. With its successful adoption and the formation of the first American Parliament to replace the Continental Congress, Hamilton was elected to represent Manhattan and was appointed to the first Ministry.
Serving as the inaugural Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Leveson-Gower ministry, Hamilton played a critical role in the formatioPartythe Treasury Department, the Bank of America and launched the Hamiltonian economic program. While largely successful, his actions paved the way for the formation of the Democratic-Agrarian party and the start of genuinely partisan politics in the new nation. During this time, he would be embroiled in the Reynolds Scandal, which came close to ending his career when her husband, who learnt of the affair, demanded hush money. Seeking aid from allies in the Old Peerage, the matter was dealt with privately, only coming to light during the 1816 elections, where it would play a role in his defeat. There remains considerable debate as to what Cornwallis did to James Reynolds, with the man all but vanishing from the historical record. However, Hamilton's position became strained in 1795 when Leveson-Gower announced his intention to retire from politics. By this time, supporters of the Government had formed the Federalist Party, which had become bitterly divided into two factions, one led by John Adams, known as the Bostonians and another led by Hamilton. The King, Adams' son-in-law's father., would appoint Henry Addington, whom Hamilton derisively called Adams Dog, to the Prime Ministership. Hamilton was removed from his office weeks into the new Ministry. Over the next five years, Hamilton plotted his revenge, believing that any ministry controlled by Adams would all but destroy the nation. In the aftermath of the 1800 election, the Hamiltonians took control of the House and forced Addington's removal. Though the King had been relucent, with Hamilton's support for a more assertive American state and the backing of several key advisors, the King agreed to appoint him as Prime Minister.
Quickly earning his nickname "The Great Centralizer," he worked to bolster the Federal Government, forming several new Government departments to manage domestic affairs. Most important of these was the Home Office, which was divided into Southern, Northern, New England and Western Departments at its creation. He would also move to have John Marshall appointed as the Lord Chief Justice after reforming the court system as part of his program to expand Federal power. And greatly expanded the armed forces. These efforts were met with outrage from many circles that viewed it as a massive overreach under the Acts of Union. Still, with his opposition divided, Hamilton faced little in the way of parliamentary opposition from 1801-1809, an era often called "The Hamiltonian Ascendency " this would, however, begin to change; in 1804, he launched the Louisiana War, involving the Provinces in the ongoing Napoleonic Wars. With the aid of the United Commonwealth, the first joint Anglo-American war effort proved a complete success, with the colony falling into American hands. In victory, Hamilton launched the next phase of westward expansion. However, these events had the side effect of bringing the retired Thomas Jefferson back onto the political scene, who viewed the attack on France as a vile act, and the whole operation illegal. Taking control of the weak opposition in 1807, Jefferson would stage a political comeback in the 1809 election, where Hamilton's faction faced a genuine threat for the first time and would be significantly diminished in the House. Jefferson, now in a stronger position, would attack the Hamilton ministry relentlessly for the next seven years in preparation for the next election.
The 1816 election would be the most partisan in American history, with Jefferson lamenting it for being too much based on personal character than policy. Due to several factors, including an ongoing economic crisis, the publication of the Reynolds scandal, and the aid of John Adams, who had reconciled with Jefferson partly due to their mutual loathing of Hamilton, the Federalists were soundly defeated. After his defeat, he became the informal leader of the opposition in the House of Commons to the new Jefferson Ministry. A major scandal erupted when it was revealed that Prime Minister Jefferson requested that King George III deny Hamilton the honour of a dukedom, a reward even most figures on both sides of the now entrenched partisan divide believed was well-earned after his decades of service in both military and civil affairs. Considering it as a personal slight upon his honour, Hamilton challenged Jefferson to a duel, their long-simmering contempt having reached a breaking point. The King personally resolved the dispute, granting Hamilton the Marquessate of Manhattan and induction into the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Bath, honours prestigious enough to calm Hamilton (it is also said that the King, having been appalled by the Renyolds Scandal, reprimanded Hamilton for his conduct with Maria Reynolds as being a highly dishonourable act and sought to punish Hamilton ).
He served in the House of Lords until he died in 1844. He witnessed the breakdown of the first American party system, the end of the Federalist Party, and increased tension from the issue of slavery. Though he would never join another Political Party, Hamilton would align himself with the opponents of the Democratic-Agrarian party and its successors. He had eight children with Elizabeth Schuyler, daughter of Philip Schuyler, 1st Viscount Schuyler. His seat in the House of Lords was succeeded by his son, Philip Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Manhattan. His likeness is featured on the 10-pound note, numerous statues, and administrative divisions. The Marquess, alongside the Marchioness of Manhattan, sponsored the New York Orphan Asylum Society, which continues to be one of the largest non-profit organizations for the underprivileged of the UP and the world.
Special Thanks to Qwertius for their aid in the write-up.
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The American Broadcasting Corporation
"Sell off the ABC? Are you mad? There are lines we'd best not cross, Rumsfeld."
Nixon's reply after it was suggested the ABC be the next state-own company privatized after the American Steel Company
"Sell off the ABC? Are you mad? There are lines we'd best not cross, Rumsfeld."
Nixon's reply after it was suggested the ABC be the next state-own company privatized after the American Steel Company
The ABC is established under a royal charter and operates under its agreement with the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport; it is required by law to be politically neutral and provide service to every American household. The ABC retains a close connection to the American Royal Family and has long been criticized internationally for limiting negative coverage of the House of Hanover.
Though much of the ABC's focus remains on domestic television, it has spread its reach in recent decades, producing, among other things, feature films and video games, as well as expanding the ABC World Service, the second-largest international broadcaster in the world after the BBC.
Though funded in part by the national television license, this fee has seen itself drop considerably in recent decades as the company transformed into effectively a multinational mass media and entertainment company and is now one of the largest companies in the world in this sector, making a third of revenue in international markets. Due to the sheer size of the Corporation, there are growing calls to partially or fully privatize the ABC to allow it to operate as a regular company. While the current Conservative government is, as of 2022, seeking to abolish the license system for households and most companies, as well as allow the ABC to operate more independently as a business, there is little appetite for any form of privatization given the extreme unpopularity of that position, with only 22% of Americans supporting the proposal.
The ABC has attained a prominent role in American life and culture and is widely viewed as a national icon in its own right. It remains the dominant power in the television market, with ABC 1, 2 and 3 the most viewed free-to-air channels in the United Provinces.
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The Provinces, Capital Territory, Crown Colonies and Indian Nations of the United Provinces of America
The Provinces, Capital Territory, Crown Colonies and Indian Nations of the United Provinces of America
"The House of Commons will tomorrow consider a bill to grant each of the 5 self-governing crown colonies a seat in the Lower House"
ABC News - December 14th 2022
"The House of Commons will tomorrow consider a bill to grant each of the 5 self-governing crown colonies a seat in the Lower House"
ABC News - December 14th 2022
I'll cover the outlying territories and non-self-governing colonies later. As well as the Crown Dependencies.
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Public Holidays in the United Provinces
"Remember Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot"
"Remember Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot"
Since I've been away. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Based in part on the Wikipedia Page for US Holidays.
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Sioux Border Crisis
"This isn't real money. It's printed by the United Militia."
"It'll be Real Soon Enough!"
"This isn't real money. It's printed by the United Militia."
"It'll be Real Soon Enough!"
The election would prove to be focused almost entirely on the issue of illegal immigration into Sioux territory. While this has been an issue since the formation of the Autonomous Nation under the Royal Charter of 1868. it had historically taken the form of so-called "Spill-over towns" communities centred on neighbouring provinces that had spread into the Great Sioux Nation as they expanded. However, starting in the 90s and intensifying in the mid-2000s, a new wave of illegal immigration into the Sioux territory began, mainly in the form of squatters and a loose coalition of sovereign citizens, nationalists, and Kaczynskites, seizing unused land for various reasons, some economic, other politically. The discovery that, in 2019, more than 60,000 settlers were living outside of the spill-over towns would be the start of broader public debate on the matter.
Incumbent Prime Minister Ryan Wilson, who has been in office since 2012, had reacted rather passively to this issue, as had been the policy of his predecessors. However, controversy would arise in late 2020 with the founding of New Progress, an illegal settlement 100 kilometres inside Sioux territory that, over the next two years, expanded to a population of 1,329 and began demanding the right to form a local city council; when this was denied, the city formed a local militia in response, claiming it was a "precaution". 2 weeks later, Royal Sioux Police officers were fired upon by the town militia while conducting a patrol, for still disputed reasons. Wilson's failure to respond only weeks before the election would prove his downfall.
The National Party, which made clear it would continue the policy of negotiated removals, would see the worst result in its history, going from 79 seats to 15 and suffering a catastrophic decline in its popular vote/. Ryan Wilson resigned from the party's leadership once the results were announced in the early hours of February 27th, taking full responsibility for the collapse.
The Socialist Party, under Chase Iron Eyes, would see the best result in its history and would soon form a government. They ran on a platform of removing all illegal settlers from Sioux territory outside the "Border zone", which they intended to define as being only 10 Kilometers inside Sioux territory, and enacting a series of economic land reforms, pledging to reform the Nation.
The Independence Party, under Zumila Wobaga, would nearly quadruple its voter share and pick up 11 seats. A nationalist party, it advocated for what it saw as s simple solution to the crisis, total independence from the United Provinces of America and the establishment of a harder border. It also demanded the return of Sioux land, seized in the 1868 Royal Charter, before forming an independent state, which it claimed had been annexed illegally.
In the aftermath of the election, the Baker Government made clear that the settler issue was to be resolved by the Provinces from which they entered Sioux territory and the Autonomous Nation in accordance with Article 9 of the New York Agreement on Relations between the United Provinces and Her Majesty Most Loyal Autonomous Indian Nations through the viability of this response has been called into question, with the start of the Border Crisis after the Eyes Government began to enact its campaign promises.
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This action was taken on March 12th 2022, and resulted in casualties on both sides, including the death of a Border Security officer and two members of the town militia. Since then, the Eyes Government has moved to fulfil its campaign promises and remove all illegal settlers outside of the border zone established under new legislation passed in April 2022. This has thus far resulted in over 15,000 deportations.
These actions have proven incredibly controversial, with neighbouring provinces moving to either support settlers or the Sioux Government. Evan Paker, Mayor of Jefferson, was appointed Commander of the United Militia in the settler community and promised to defend American citizens' rights and liberties, and has found alleged support from several provincial governments. The nature of this support does vary, with much of it seemingly derived from a preference to keep the settlers where they are rather than ideological support for their cause.
Growing criticism has mounted toward the Baker government's lack of a response. Though, with the federal government forbidden to act on Indian land, except in legally outlined exceptions or when invited in, Baker has had limited room to maneuver. However, he has deployed FEMA to assist in relocating and housing those deported from Sioux territory and has opened dialogue with the Eyes government since January 3rd 2023.
Queen Victoria has announced she intends to hold a meeting of the Privy Council in the Sioux capital, Sioux Falls, on March 29th, after her return from her world tour, to end the matter. It is widely assumed she will announce support for the Sioux government and attempt to find a neglected solution to the mounting crisis.