Our Fair Country: The Commonwealth of New England

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    After some careful thought and consideration, I've decided to formally open a thread here in the Graphics forum dedicated to Our Fair Country, which I had started over in the pre-1900 forum.

    The premise behind this is pretty simple; I'm going to use this as a place to post the various maps, wikipages, wikiboxes (maybe a few), and graphics that I have for the Our Fair Country universe instead of spreading them out among the numerous threads already here.

    Much like the excellent Hail, Britannia series by @LeinadB93, I am using this as a place to both store and bring together all of the content I have for this series. I also truly hope that this can be a place where people can both ask questions about the universe itself and contribute. I figured this would not be a "Shared Worlds" because I would like to retain complete control over the direction of the universe. I have a basic idea of the rest of the world, but am always open to having someone who has an interest in it (e.g. European, South America, Asian, African affairs) pitch in to help me build this universe.

    The basic premise behind Our Fair Country is that New England developed slightly differently during the colonial period, and a slightly different British response (and American actions) during the American Revolution swung a small fraction of the "Undecided" colonists towards the side of the Loyalists, giving them the upper hand in the debate and ultimately keeping New England within the British Empire. All else flows from these slightly divergences and the world, as we know it, is a far different place.

    I've already created quite a few installments in this series, which are linked below. All future installments will take place here and marked with a theadmark. Most of the new updates for the series will go here, and only very large things (a large wikipedia article for a general election, or a large map) will I post in the appropriate thread.

    Anything not linked below or in a threadmark is not canon. There are a few things floated around that I've previously done that I either cannot find or am axing for this series moving forward.

    Wikipedia Articles
    New England General Election, 2016
    Flag of New England

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    • Commonwealth of New England
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    I didn't have a threadmark for it, and the information was woefully outdated as the lore progressed and changed. Here's the revised version of the article that started it all. Maybe some of you haven't seen it!

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    • 2020 New England Pound Redesign
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    General Notes:
    * The New England Pound has been a decimal currency since the 1950s. Unofficially it has operated as a decimal currency for much longer than that, with most transactions involving pence being phased out in the late 1800s, and several currency laws that forbade pence from being used in quantities above 6 shillings.
    * There is no 1 pence coin, and there has never been one in the decimal era. All transactions are rounded up to a shilling (which is the most commonly used subdivision, in everyday speech). If your total at a store comes out to £9.72, you'd be told "Your total is Nine Pounds, 15 Shillings," although "Nine Pounds, Seventy-Five Cents" is heard just as often. All official documents use decimal measurements of currency.
    * This is the first major overhaul of the currency since the 1960s, which the old designs (linked in this thread) where introduced in. Over the years they recieved face lifts from time to time, and the £50 note used to rotate Prime Ministers every five years.
    * These banknotes are ploymer-based, and are 70mm by 163mm.
    * This is the first time that banknotes have not featured a person on their design.
    * Changing currency designs do not require an act of Parliament, it is up to the discretion of the Royal Bank of New England and the Governor-General (this is, practically, the Prime Minister, and thus the Finance Minister).
    * A £100 note was almost introduced this year, but the government opted against this measure.
    * Coin dimensions are as follows:
    1 Pound: 28mm
    Half Pound: 23.8mm
    4 Shillings: 21mm
    1 Shilling: 18.6mm
     
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    • Public Holidays in New England
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    Public Holidays in New England are holidays defined by either the federal government of New England or by multiple provinces. Major holidays of New Year's Day, Acadia Day, Victoria Day, New England Day, Thanksgiving, and Armistice Day are all federally mandated closure days, wherein the federal government will cease operations, except essential operations. Those involved in the public safety or infrastructure network are exempt from this regulation. Notably, this does not include rail service, meaning these are the only days of the year where not a single train runs in the country. All private businesses must also close, but one can apply to the Ministry of Labour & Employment for an exemption. Christmas and Labour Day are considered a major holidays, but they are not mandatory closure holidays. Three-fourths of New England businesses will give their employees paid time off on Labour day, with nearly all businesses giving their employees Christmas off. Paid time off is required to be given to anyone normally scheduled for work on that day, thus service workers who would not normally work on that day of the week would not receive the paid time.
     
    • "The Shores of New England"
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    Look what is before us, men, for what we see is true,
    Our eyes are graced with a sight that we shalln't eschew,
    Oh how we must give thanks for our lives to pursue,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Hurrah! Hurrah! Our loyalties are true!
    Hurrah! Hurrah! There's none like it you know!
    So we shall sit here while we look upon the sea,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Oh how loudly we proclaim to love our native home,
    From which we all sprang forth, and we n'er shall roam,
    Instead we shall stand fast and protect her 'till the end,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Hurrah! Hurrah! Our loyalties are true!
    Hurrah! Hurrah! There's none like it you know!
    So we shall sit here while we look upon the sea,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    From her tallest peaks I saw the beauty that is found,
    Her lakes and forests simply make her the most renowned,
    I dare the man to say these things and deny to me her charm,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Hurrah! Hurrah! Our loyalties are true!
    Hurrah! Hurrah! There's none like it you know!
    So we shall sit here while we look upon the sea,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Nothing can explain the fervour when we see her coast,
    The honoured mix of old and new which we all can boast,
    N'er before have you seen liberty so gracious,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Hurrah! Hurrah! Our loyalties are true!
    Hurrah! Hurrah! There's none like it you know!
    So we shall sit here while we look upon the sea,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    We can proudly call her home, our rights duly stayed,
    Other men from poorer shores shall always be dismayed,
    Hardly could they resist her great triumphant call,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    Hurrah! Hurrah! Our loyalties are true!
    Hurrah! Hurrah! There's none like it you know!
    So we shall sit here while we look upon the sea,
    On these fair shores of New England.

    (Henry Clay Work, being born in Connecticut, never wrote 'Marching Through Georgia,' instead his tune was used years later for the anthem of New England.)
     
    • New England Army
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    The New England Army is the collection of land forces of the Commonwealth of New England tasked with the operation of the conventional ground forces of the New England Armed Forces. It is the oldest branch of the New England military, being older than the country itself. It was formed during the American Revolution to organise colonial militias, and after the conflict ended, maintain peace in the colonies. Its formation was actually the continuation of an earlier military alliance known as the New England Confederation from the 1680s. Through this long lineage, the New England Army proclaims it is the oldest military force in North America.

    Due to its heritage, it is the only official political or military flag of the federal government in New England that does not incorporate the Union Jack in the design of its flag, instead it uses a modified version of the army flag flown during the American Revolution defaced with twelve stars, one for each province of New England.

    The New England Army has served on every continent, although combat in South America was limited to the Falkland Islands. The New England Army is responsible for the security and logistics of Webster Station in Antarctica, itself a part of the British Antarctic Territory, and the largest settlement of humans on the continent.

    Due to the Commonwealth's close ties with the United Kingdom, New Englanders have served alongside Britain in most of her wars, most notable the War in Burma, which the country is still engaged in on a limited basis and in a support role only.
     
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    • Royal New England Navy
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    The Royal New England Navy is the naval force of the Commonwealth of New England, and the second oldest branch of the New England Armed Forces. While 135 years old, the naval history of New England stretches back to its time as a British colony, with the Royal Navy having established facilities at New London/Groton, CT, Southampton, LI, Boston, MA, and Halifax, NS prior to New England's unification in 1841.

    The Royal New England Navy is heavily integrated with the Royal Navy, as part of the country's commitment to the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as its history of working closely and as a sub-unit of that naval force. New England boasts the world's fifth largest navy, behind only that of the three superpowers and Germany. New England is responsible for all Commonwealth operations in North and South America, and has naval patrols that stretch from the Beaufort Sea to the Weddell Sea. New England shares Pacific operations with both New Zealand and Australia, and is currently engaged in the naval blockade of South Africa. Operation Britannia is an ongoing peace-keeping operation on the world's oceans by the Royal Navy, an operation which officially began in 1954, but which has been ongoing since 1815.

    New England also has the third most aircraft carriers, three, of any nation on earth, behind only the Royal Navy (ten) and the United States (five). The navy is jointly funded by New England and the United Kingdom through the Commonwealth of Nations.

    Today, the Royal New England Navy operates four naval stations outside of the country (Bermuda, Bahamas, Guyana, Falkland Islands), and the country has three major naval yards in Brooklyn, Groton, and Boston, where the majority of the ships are built or refurbished. Ships homeport in Southampton, Groton, Boston, Halifax, or Saint Johns. The Homefleet is stationed in Newport, Rhode Island.

    The Groton Submarine Yard is the world's largest submarine construction base, and fields contracts from the Commonwealth and former Commonwealth countries. Currently, it is the sole producer of submarines for the Royal Navy, and has produced one for Germany in 2003.
     
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    • Agricultural Production in New England
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    I spent most of my weekend researching agriculture from Long Island to Prince Edward Island. I need help

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    • License Plates of New England
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    The issuance of Registration Markers also known as License Plates is a matter left up to the provinces of New England, each of which has their own motor vehicle agencies which range from fully fledged government Ministries (Massachusetts Bay Ministry of Motor Vehicles) to simple departments within the larger transportation ministry (Department of Motor Vehicles of Adirondack). The majority of registration markers are six letters/digits long, with the exceptions being Connecticut, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with 7, and Plymouth with 5. Each province has their own system to track motor vehicles using both letters and digits. The Province of Long Island has the most registered motor vehicles, and the province of Prince Edward Island has the least amount of registered motor vehicles, so much so that the Government of New England has more federally registered motor vehicles than Prince Edward Island.

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