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After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Remake)

Ooh, I remember this.

Any chance of bringing back the Republic of Halifax?

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

England

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Canterbury, Kent, England

The Archbishop of Canterbury sat in council with the Governor-General of the Kingdom of Kent. The two men formed the duumvirate that governed the English province in the name of the King, and dealt with all the internal issues of the constituent country of the English Confederation. While the Archbishop was appointed by the Church of England, the Governor-General was elected by the Kentish people and led the Conservative Party of the Kentish Parliament.

"This troop levy is most concerning." said the Governor-General. "It seems the Prime Minister is concerned about the security of the west coast since the Vornehem played their hand in Iceland. The numbers they request seem rather large for such a purpose, however."

The Archbishop nodded in agreement. "Indeed they would be, for that purpose. However, I learned through the Bishop of Winchester that the rapid expansion of Aldoran into central Asia and the Middle East has also prompted this move. If Aldoran is not stopped before long, what is to stop the ancient Mongol Empire reforming? All Christendom is in peril."

"Well, we may not want for allies long, in that case." replied the Governor-General. "The government notification states that the King and the Prime Minister are willing to accept a meeting with representatives from Vornehem. Perhaps a joint task force could be deployed to Persia to protect the oil wells there?"

"It would certainly explain the extra troops demanded."

"Indeed."

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

Right, I'm back! Was busy yesterday.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

England

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Winchester, District of Winchester, England

Reginald Craven, Prime Minister of England, sat in cabinet. The smooth, varnished surface of the conference table was cool to the touch, though Craven felt certain to pent-up tension in the room would shortly change that. To his left sat the Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Levis. On his right, the wide bulk of Isacc Forthright, Foreign Secretary, occupied a space significantly greater than his seat.

The paper in front of him said; 'War Plans'.

"We have developed several contingency plans for war against various potential threats, Prime Minister." began the Minister of Defence, Clark Smith, across the table. "The situation in Europe is largely stable at present - there are the French, of course, but their defeat against the Catalans last month has put an end to their ambitions at present. Calais is therefore secure. Nevertheless, we are prepared."

With that, the Defence Secretary produced a chart of the northern French coastline from somewhere within his briefcase. It looked almost like a board game, especially when Smith began placing various representations of units across the map, before proceeding to shift them around as he explained strategy. The process was repeated for wars against the Scottish clans, the Dutch principalities, even naval skirmishes against Vornehem.

The Prime Minister brought attention to that example.
"I recently received word from our embassy in Rekjavik that the Iri-, excuse me, 'Vornehem' intend to incorporate the island into their Empire. One of their Empress' ladies' maids is an agent of Queen Catherine, and has confirmed the rumour as true. It seems that the Icelanders have been intimidated into peacefully acquiescing to a Vornehem annexation."

There was an audible intake of breath from the cabinet. They knew as well as the Prime Minister that such an action directly threatened English interests, though the annulment of the Acts of Union after the collapse of the UK rendered the North Atlantic of less interest to England than it had been before.

"We shall not risk war with Vornehem over this matter, unless provoked." stated the PM. "Nevertheless, I have instructed our ambassador to lodge a formal diplomatic complaint. I have also ordered the Irish Sea Squadron reinforced in case of need. The Manx garrison will be strengthened in the coming weeks."

Then the Foreign Secretary spoke up.
"The Foreign Office has concluded that, in order to forestall any further increase in the power of Vornehem in and around the British Isles, it may become necessary to guarantee the independence of the various Scottish clans. A strengthening of our existing arrangement with the Bretons may also be of use."

"Quite." said the Home Secretary, Susan Amber. "We must be on our guard. The Vornehem are notorious for their interventionist nature, and may attempt to covertly destabilise the confederation of the English states. The competition between Yorkshire and Lancashire for influence in the Margraviate of Northumbria, for example, must be addressed before any foreign power chooses to take advantage of the controversy."

"I agree." replied the Prime Minister. "But it is time this meeting was adjourned. We shall reconvene at ten tomorrow morning. Ensure you are all ready to discuss these issues."

As he rose from the table, he patted the Foreign Secretary gently on the shoulder before smoothly exiting the room, pleased at the progress that had been made but concerned at the challenges to English interests.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

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Name(s) of Nation:
The Kingdom of England; England

Territory:

England and vassal states

Dark Green: Kingdom of England
Light Green: Vassal states (Principality of Wales; Dependency of Mann; Pale of Calais)

Gibraltar is also a possession of the English Crown, a dependency of the King himself.

Government Type:
Broadly similar to the old Holy Roman Empire in its characteristics.

A 'confederate parliamentary constitutional monarchy', with a central parliamentary government in New Westminster.

Each province of the Kingdom sends a number of representatives to the central Parliament based roughly on population size. These delegates are selected through various means depending upon the method used in each province - some are democratically elected, some are appointed by the ruler of a province, still others buy their way to power. The Monarch retains their position as Head of State from the pre-war days, and has in some ways increased the power of the Crown by being the only individual capable of resolving gridlock in the central government, and also reserving the power to depose at will the ruler of any province. In many provinces in which a monarchical system of government is retained, the Monarch is the ceremonial ruler of both the province and the nation at large.

The character of government is largely democratic, and in many provinces civil liberties and individual freedoms are highly valued. Other provinces of the Kingdom, however, have different characteristics.

Military:
The English army is relatively small, but highly skilled, trained and armed. This is primarily due to the various independent militaries under the control of the provinces of the Kingdom - they fight for Kent or for Yorkshire, not for England as a whole unless ordered to by the government of their province. By necessity the confederate army is kept small.

English armoured divisions are primarily made up of old Challenger 2 and Leopard tanks, as well as a number of Challenger 3s developed in the 2020s. The L85A2 rifle is the primary weapon used by English infantry, retained for three decades after they first entered service.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is a sufficient size both to protect the English motherland and to project power elsewhere. The principle English fighter is the F35 Lighting II. The principle English bombers are all drawn from the Tornado series.

The Royal Navy remains the 'senior service' and consists of three battleships, twenty destroyers, fourteen patrol boats, seventeen submarines, twenty-four transports, twenty-seven frigates and two aircraft carriers maintained from the 2020s (kept safe by the United Republics of Hampshire and Wight at Portsmouth after the collapse of the UK). This makes it the most powerful navy in western Europe.

Head of State:
King William V of England

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Reginald Craven

Economy:
The financial hub of the City of London was utterly destroyed in the Third and Fourth World Wars. This caused the remaining financial corporations to disperse across the nation, and also encouraged a revival of the old industries (chiefly coal mining and the steel industry, required once more to fuel a growing demand from shipbuilding, a sector that makes up a large part of the English economy).

Foreign Policy:
England bases its foreign policy on realpolitik rather than ideological principles, primarily due to the diverse types of society present in the different provinces of the Kingdom. As in the past, England seeks to maintain a balance of power in Europe to prevent the continent uniting and threatening its interests. It does not seek excessive continental holdings, but does wish to expand its influence overseas and reestablish dominance of the sea.

History:

Summary: The UK collapsed into competing splinter states after the ravages of the Third and Fourth World Wars and the trauma of a nuclear attack. However, over time, the various independent English states came together to form a new confederate Kingdom of England. In recent years, Wales, Mann, Calais and Gibraltar have become vassal states of England as its influence continues to grow.

Extended Account

The United Kingdom successfully weathered the process of Brexit in the late 2010s and the early 2020s, emerging as a somewhat economically weakened but more globally-oriented country at the conclusion of negotiations (extended for two years to 2021). The UK was in the process of negotiating a closer multilateral relationship with Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZUK) when the Third World War broke out in 2025.

As a leading member state of NATO, the UK played a key role in the war until atomic weapons saw their first use since 1945. The damage was catastrophic. Parliament was in session when a nuclear missile struck central London in 2028, killing all present, including the government. Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, was also killed along with her husband Prince Philip and her son Charles Prince of Wales. Fortunately for much of the country, the UK's new and secretive anti-ballistic missile program saved much of the country from the nuclear bombardment, though Birmingham and Leeds were also destroyed.

Without a government nor opportunity for elections, the remaining members of the major political parties hastily appointed new leaders and formed a Grand Coalition, to steer the country through war and recovery. At Winchester, the historic English and Wessex capital, His Majesty King William V, son of Charles, was crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The city of Winchester was declared the provisional capital.

Officially, the UK remained a belligerent in WWIII until its end in 2031. However, the new government was forced to withdraw its overseas troops to the Home Islands to stabilise the country. Scottish and Welsh nationalists turned to violence, forcing a huge clamp down on civil liberties. In Northern Ireland, a new sectarian conflict raged, prompting a British withdrawal in 2030 and the 'Declaration of the Independence of Ulster' during the same year.

After the war, the UK continued its membership of NATO - the country remained strong despite the loss of key population centres, and military spending received a large increase in the war's aftermath. However, the nation was caught completely unprepared for the outbreak of the Fourth World War in 2034.

The instant the conflict became public knowledge, the country collapsed. The Scottish and Welsh devolved governments issued unilateral declarations of independence, and the military scattered to the four winds as loyalties diverged. All England, Scotland and Wales fell into immediate civil war, splintering into a number of different states.

Kingdoms, Republics and Plutocracies rose from the ashes of the British Isles. Former regionalist political parties came into the fore and established new states, including the Kingdom of New Wessex and a United Yorkshire that developed from the local county councils. London, already largely a radioactive crater, was completely abandoned. Wars between English and Welsh splinter states were waged fiercely - in one, Monmouthshire was annexed from a Welsh lordship into the Kingdom of New Mercia.

The balkanised England slowly stabilised throughout the course of the Fourth World War, as it raged elsewhere in the world. However, as the years drew by, most of the states recognised that a larger, pan-English nation was required if any were to regain the former status of the country. In 2038, the Treaty of Winchester was signed. All the major English states were invited, and a new English constitution was agreed upon.

The city of Winchester was split off from Wessex, and the former city of Westminster was separated from the Kingdoms of Kent and of Essex, which had vied against one another to annex the territory. These two splinters of land were enshrined as 'joint capitals' of the new English confederation and placed under the direct administration of the new Parliament. William V, who had reigned as King over Wessex and had been accepted by many of the other monarchic states as their ruler, was crowned as Head of State of the new confederate Kingdom of England. However, the individual states' government structures were also protected, and many small republics and Free Cities became members. Some territories governed by local aristocracy were also included, most notably Cornwall. Regarding the north of England, now an anarchic mess, it was agreed that a military campaign to subdue the region and establish a Margraviate to defend the Scottish border would be launched. Additionally, the radioactive ruins of Birmingham and Leeds were isolated and put directly under the power of the central government.

In the last few years, before 2041, the Kingdom has continued to stabilise and has gained the Dependency of Mann, the Pale of Calais, the Principality of Wales (forcefully unified by the combined English armies) and the Territory of Gibraltar as vassal states.

Provinces of England:


Foes:
The French and Scots, obviously! At present, however, Aldoran is considered the largest threat to the balance of power due to its huge population size and military might.

Demographics:
~52'000'000 (the wars cost England many millions of lives).
Predominantly white English, with significant minority groups from the Indian subcontinent, China and Eastern Europe.

Other:
England regards itself as the legitimate successor state to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but officially has no ambition to restore the Union in light of Scottish resistance to the idea. England claims all of the UK's former Overseas Territories, and, indeed, continues to control Gibraltar.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

@Charles Very well :-)

Also, I don't really mind when we start. It might help to have a map of the world with all our countries on it before we start, however.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

@Charles I have now completed the military section.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

@Lauder There will always be an England!

Also, since when did the Irish brutally subjugate England? I thought it worked the other way

@Charles I thought you might like it detailed. In any case, I shall leave it how it is and provide a summary at the top of the section. And yes, the military section will be completed before long.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

Not quite finished, but I thought I ought to post it in case it can be accepted without all the information down:

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Name(s) of Nation:
The Kingdom of England; England

Territory:

England and vassal states

Dark Green: Kingdom of England
Light Green: Vassal states (Principality of Wales; Dependency of Mann; Pale of Calais)

Gibraltar is also a possession of the English Crown, a dependency of the King himself.

Government Type:
Broadly similar to the old Holy Roman Empire in its characteristics.

A 'confederate parliamentary constitutional monarchy', with a central parliamentary government in New Westminster.

Each province of the Kingdom sends a number of representatives to the central Parliament based roughly on population size. These delegates are selected through various means depending upon the method used in each province - some are democratically elected, some are appointed by the ruler of a province, still others buy their way to power. The Monarch retains their position as Head of State from the pre-war days, and has in some ways increased the power of the Crown by being the only individual capable of resolving gridlock in the central government, and also reserving the power to depose at will the ruler of any province. In many provinces in which a monarchical system of government is retained, the Monarch is the ceremonial ruler of both the province and the nation at large.

The character of government is largely democratic, and in many provinces civil liberties and individual freedoms are highly valued. Other provinces of the Kingdom, however, have different characteristics.

Military:
The English army is relatively small, but highly skilled, trained and armed. This is primarily due to the various independent militaries under the control of the provinces of the Kingdom - they fight for Kent or for Yorkshire, not for England as a whole unless ordered to by the government of their province. By necessity the confederate army is kept small.

English armoured divisions are primarily made up of old Challenger 2 and Leopard tanks, as well as a number of Challenger 3s developed in the 2020s. The L85A2 rifle is the primary weapon used by English infantry, retained for three decades after they first entered service.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is a sufficient size both to protect the English motherland and to project power elsewhere. The principle English fighter is the F35 Lighting II. The principle English bombers are all drawn from the Tornado series.

The Royal Navy remains the 'senior service' and consists of three battleships, twenty destroyers, fourteen patrol boats, seventeen submarines, twenty-four transports, twenty-seven frigates and two aircraft carriers maintained from the 2020s (kept safe by the United Republics of Hampshire and Wight at Portsmouth after the collapse of the UK). This makes it the most powerful navy in western Europe.

Head of State:
King William V of England

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Reginald Craven

Economy:
The financial hub of the City of London was utterly destroyed in the Third and Fourth World Wars. This caused the remaining financial corporations to disperse across the nation, and also encouraged a revival of the old industries (chiefly coal mining and the steel industry, required once more to fuel a growing demand from shipbuilding, a sector that makes up a large part of the English economy).

Foreign Policy:
England bases its foreign policy on realpolitik rather than ideological principles, primarily due to the diverse types of society present in the different provinces of the Kingdom. As in the past, England seeks to maintain a balance of power in Europe to prevent the continent uniting and threatening its interests. It does not seek excessive continental holdings, but does wish to expand its influence overseas and reestablish dominance of the sea.

History:

Summary: The UK collapsed into competing splinter states after the ravages of the Third and Fourth World Wars and the trauma of a nuclear attack. However, over time, the various independent English states came together to form a new confederate Kingdom of England. In recent years, Wales, Mann, Calais and Gibraltar have become vassal states of England as its influence continues to grow.

Extended Account

The United Kingdom successfully weathered the process of Brexit in the late 2010s and the early 2020s, emerging as a somewhat economically weakened but more globally-oriented country at the conclusion of negotiations (extended for two years to 2021). The UK was in the process of negotiating a closer multilateral relationship with Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZUK) when the Third World War broke out in 2025.

As a leading member state of NATO, the UK played a key role in the war until atomic weapons saw their first use since 1945. The damage was catastrophic. Parliament was in session when a nuclear missile struck central London in 2028, killing all present, including the government. Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, was also killed along with her husband Prince Philip and her son Charles Prince of Wales. Fortunately for much of the country, the UK's new and secretive anti-ballistic missile program saved much of the country from the nuclear bombardment, though Birmingham and Leeds were also destroyed.

Without a government nor opportunity for elections, the remaining members of the major political parties hastily appointed new leaders and formed a Grand Coalition, to steer the country through war and recovery. At Winchester, the historic English and Wessex capital, His Majesty King William V, son of Charles, was crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The city of Winchester was declared the provisional capital.

Officially, the UK remained a belligerent in WWIII until its end in 2031. However, the new government was forced to withdraw its overseas troops to the Home Islands to stabilise the country. Scottish and Welsh nationalists turned to violence, forcing a huge clamp down on civil liberties. In Northern Ireland, a new sectarian conflict raged, prompting a British withdrawal in 2030 and the 'Declaration of the Independence of Ulster' during the same year.

After the war, the UK continued its membership of NATO - the country remained strong despite the loss of key population centres, and military spending received a large increase in the war's aftermath. However, the nation was caught completely unprepared for the outbreak of the Fourth World War in 2034.

The instant the conflict became public knowledge, the country collapsed. The Scottish and Welsh devolved governments issued unilateral declarations of independence, and the military scattered to the four winds as loyalties diverged. All England, Scotland and Wales fell into immediate civil war, splintering into a number of different states.

Kingdoms, Republics and Plutocracies rose from the ashes of the British Isles. Former regionalist political parties came into the fore and established new states, including the Kingdom of New Wessex and a United Yorkshire that developed from the local county councils. London, already largely a radioactive crater, was completely abandoned. Wars between English and Welsh splinter states were waged fiercely - in one, Monmouthshire was annexed from a Welsh lordship into the Kingdom of New Mercia.

The balkanised England slowly stabilised throughout the course of the Fourth World War, as it raged elsewhere in the world. However, as the years drew by, most of the states recognised that a larger, pan-English nation was required if any were to regain the former status of the country. In 2038, the Treaty of Winchester was signed. All the major English states were invited, and a new English constitution was agreed upon.

The city of Winchester was split off from Wessex, and the former city of Westminster was separated from the Kingdoms of Kent and of Essex, which had vied against one another to annex the territory. These two splinters of land were enshrined as 'joint capitals' of the new English confederation and placed under the direct administration of the new Parliament. William V, who had reigned as King over Wessex and had been accepted by many of the other monarchic states as their ruler, was crowned as Head of State of the new confederate Kingdom of England. However, the individual states' government structures were also protected, and many small republics and Free Cities became members. Some territories governed by local aristocracy were also included, most notably Cornwall. Regarding the north of England, now an anarchic mess, it was agreed that a military campaign to subdue the region and establish a Margraviate to defend the Scottish border would be launched. Additionally, the radioactive ruins of Birmingham and Leeds were isolated and put directly under the power of the central government.

In the last few years, before 2041, the Kingdom has continued to stabilise and has gained the Dependency of Mann, the Pale of Calais, the Principality of Wales (forcefully unified by the combined English armies) and the Territory of Gibraltar as vassal states.

Provinces of England:


Foes:
The French and Scots, obviously! At present, however, Aldoran is considered the largest threat to the balance of power due to its huge population size and military might.

Demographics:
~52'000'000 (the wars cost England many millions of lives).
Predominantly white English, with significant minority groups from the Indian subcontinent, China and Eastern Europe.

Other:
England regards itself as the legitimate successor state to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but officially has no ambition to restore the Union in light of Scottish resistance to the idea. England claims all of the UK's former Overseas Territories, and, indeed, continues to control Gibraltar.

Born of War(Post-WW4 NRP)

Just thought I should let you know that my app is almost finished.