United Kingdom

== General Information ==
The United Kingdom is a kingdom which spans the entirety of Europe (sans Spain and Portugal), including the borders of the 1914 Russian empire (thus including Kazakhstan, the entirety of the Caucuses, and much of central Asia). Officially, it is a union of 21 Kingdoms ruled by the English Monarch, however in practice there is no other major governance other than the head monarch (however at least some towns and cities have mayors, as is exemplified by the Mayor of Sodor, who is King Stoner's father). This makes the country an autocratic monarchy. Surprisingly, this only puts it at number #8 on the democratic index, as all other countries below them have absolutely no democratic systems in place, whereas the UK has at least some local elections in certain places (such as the mayor of Sodor, who was likely was elected as mayor of Tidmouth I think). Currently, the King is King Tord I, who was preceded by Queen Elizabeth, who was the first sole monarch since 1066 (the system of governance of the United Kingdom and England from 1066-1680 had a figure like a king, however the position was elected by the lords of the land and the head individual was "prime lord" rather than king). The current heir is a controversial topic among political discourse in the nation, however YannyTord has named his son Strange as heir, rather than his father and the previous heir Prince Patryck, who was temporarily dead and thus may be legally dead under the laws of the crown that Queen Elizabeth made the fuck up. The capital is in London, England, specifically the Buckingham Palace in which the royal family resides. Each of the 19 kingdoms within have their own "capitals" despite having no governance other than mayors and the head monarch. The kingdoms are all named after their respective capitals (eg. Germany is now "little Berlin") except Scotland and Ireland, who retain their names. Wales has legally been considered a part of england since 1707, however, and is not counted in these kingdoms. Neither is split up Poland, however Hungary is considered its own sub-kingdom as Austria-Hungary considered the entities representing them as separate. It has a population of about 820 million. The nation also contains Smirnoff land, a semi-autonomous region in Siberia controlled by the powerful Smirnoff Family, who are related to Tit Smirnov. They also are the de facto controllers of much of france, which is a heavily militarized zone to keep out the Rabbids as well as any French survivors. The France Containment Zone itself is not claimed nor occupied by Britain, but they monitor the zone and are the closest to it (thus it being labeled on the map).
== History ==
=== Norman Conquest ===
The earliest entities that could be related to England were the Saxon and Angle invaders that took over sections of the former area of Roman Britain. We will begin when England united in 927 (oh yeah, i'm going back THIS far. I got shit else to do today). The kingdom was briefly conquered fully by the Scandinavian king Sweyn Forkbeard and became a center of the North Sea empire, but Edward the Confessor restored the native monarchy in 1042. English history in WYSI diverges during the invasion of Duke William of Normandy following the death of Edward the Confessor. He claimed the throne on pretense that he was french and would annihilate England if he did not get his way. King Hardrada of Norway also invaded, but was drawn off by current pretender and last native king of England, King Harold Godwinson. However, at the Battle of Hastings, the far more powerful Norman army annihilated King Harold and his army. Christmas of that year, William the conqueror named himself king. Following this, the lords and peasantry of England overthrew William. Many influential lords decreed that the kingdom of England was no more, and that England's leader should be elected by the lords of the land. This technically begins the United Republic, although many historians argue that it does not begin until parliment is officially created with the Magna Carta's signing in 1215.
=== The Plantagenet supremacy and Hundred Years War ===
Prime Lord Henry II was first in a long line of Prime lords coming from the Plantagenet House which ruled from 1154 to 1485 with the selection of Henry Tudor. These lords all had ambitions to 'retake' the lands of France from the French, (who at this time were believed to be related to the Norse invaders in england, as they were both pagan and both raided the English coastlines, thus it was believed that the French had invaded France, rather than being created in France by Apa, which is the truth.) As such, these lords claimed many french lands as belonging to England, despite how useless this land was due to French occupation. Prime LOrd Henry II began the invasions of Ireland, which saw the island come under ENglish control. This control would waiver in the centuries to come, but largely after the Jackobin revoltsThe most important thing done during the Plantagenet Supremacy was the signing of the Magna Carta. Prime Lord John I was not a very popular figure, due to his predecessor, Richard the Lionheart, being captured by the French after the third crusade (yes, this is real, no, we do NOT have time, he died by getting shot at by a child or something he is NOT important here DON'T ASK.). He raised taxes to attempt to pay the french randsom, which led to unrest with the other nobles. They forced him to sign a document known as the Magna Carta, which would establish that the Prime lord was not above the law as he was no king. Subsequently, the raising of taxes would require a majority vote from the Lords of the land, essencially creating the House of Lords. This "great council" would later become known as parliament, which would develop over the centuries. 
During the Reign of Edward III, the House of commons became an independent house of parliament, originally being where Knights would sit. Although the house of commons was subservient to the House of Lords which the barons and lords of England sat, they became increasingly bold over the centuries, eventually culminating in the English Civil war in the 17th century. This event is what Historians consider the beginnings of the "republic of England" 
The Plantagenet Kings would wage a full on war that would be fought on an off against France in 1337 and 1453 (The only thing that matters in this war is that France was losing, something something Joan of arc that french bitch, something something France won england got kicked out of all of France except Calais which is kind of not french at the time, idk man we DON'T have time I'm serious this time. Not important, just trust me.) After this war, the Plantagenets were heavily weakened, and as a result they failed to win over their fellow lords, thus leading Henry Tudor to become Prime Lord in 1485.
=== The Tudor Crisis and the Protestant Reformation ===
Henry VIII was son of Henry Tudor, and he was the one who divorced and murdered all his wives. He attempted to secure Scotland through marriage, however this failed. He is more known for his hand in the creation of the Church of England, as well as securing the divine right to rule for the Prime Lords. In 1534, Henry VIII split from the Catholic church after the pope would not annul his marriage. He then over the course of his life established listening to the pope as a crime, made the clergy of England subservient to the Lords, and required an Oath of Supremacy acknowledging the current Prime Lord as supreme in the law of the land. The creation of the Church of England would lead to puritanism taking hold, however the church would have a rocky beginning. He also fully conquered Ireland at this time, naming it a full kingdom under England, however this rule was not secure as we will see.
After Henry VIII's death, the Lords named his young son as Prime Lord, who then soon died too. Lady Jane Grey ruled for 9 days before "bloody Mary" took over. Mary is notable for murdering protestant dissenters , as she attempted to bring England back into the fold of Catholicism. After her death came the reign of Prime Lord Elizabeth, now called Elizabeth Tudor to differentiate from Queen Elizabeth. She was very moderate when it came to religious persecution and governance, and largely respected the wills of Parliament. Her motto was video et taceo ("I see and keep silent"). Parliment's power in the 17th century can be attributed to the precedent of monarch set by Elizabeth Tudor. Despite her moderate nature, many wars were fought under her reign, mostly aiding the Protestant Dutch against their Spanish overlords. A revolt in Ireland at this time known as the 9 years war was also significant. She died childless, and combined with the decreasing power and popularity of the Tudors, the Stuart family would see the next Prime Lord.
=== The Stuarts, the English Civil War, And the Commonwealth of England ===
The election of Prime Lord James (also known as King James VI in Scotland) was odd, as he was a king of a foreign nation. However, he was related to the Tudors, and many lords worried that this would result in a union of the two countries, which risked Scotland being the major partner. However, with a Scottish parliament also present, there was no threat that the nations would join. Prime Lord James' only goal in life was to bring the union of the two nations closer, which led to many trying to kill him (such as the Bye plot and the Main plot), and much conflict with the up and coming House of Commons, who denied him the legal right to be known as "king of Great Britain". His rule over Ireland was more popular than the previous kings, which would come up later.
Upon Lord James' death, the lords learned nothing and made his son Prime lord for "a smooth transition". Prime Lord Charles I did not like English parliament, and as such had many political squabbles, culminating in his dissolution of parliament, leading to the 11 years of "Personal Rule". While this seemed like the end of the English Republic, Charles the I got into a war with the Episcopalian Scots, and needed money. However, only parliament could raise taxes and the lords weren't going to give him a handout. The new parliament immediately began condemning all actions done during Personal Rule. Charles tried to arrest 5 members of the house of Commons, which was named treason by Parliament. Mixed with Ireland's rebellion in 1641, this would culminate in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (yes, these were real) which included the English civil wars (there were 3 but they were basically the same).
The English civil wars saw the Lordists under King Charles I and the Parliamentarians under the House of Commons. The House of Commons had raised their own army to deal with the Irish Rebellion after denying to raise a royal army for the Prime Lord. The King led the Lordists against Parliament, who he believed to be committing high treason. Parliament thought the same. The parliamentarians won the civil war, and tried Charles for treason, resulting in the Prime Lord's execution on the 30th of January 1649. The Prime Lord's death is the official beginning of the United Republic (at this time named the Commonwealth of England). After Charles I's execution, Scotland was invaded by the English in 1650-1653 with the Anglo-Scottish War to prevent Charles II of Scotland to seize the Prime Lordship, and to join them into the Commonwealth. The Irish were also conquered in the Eleven Years war beginning in 1641. After the last Catholic Irish held town of Galoway fell in 1652, which began the colonization of Ireland. In 1653, parliament passed the Act for the Settlement of Ireland, in which catholic landowners had their land taken and given to English and Scottish landowners. Remaining Catholic landowners were given poorer land in Connact, ireland.
Cromwell was made Lord Protector at the end of 1653, and created a new revolutionary form of government (the exact same one as before but they call him lord protector and his son is his successor instead of a vote). The house of commons had much importance in this new government, however no major societal changes took place. The commonwealth only lasted until 1660, in which Cromwell's son was overthrown by the Army, which reinstated the Magna Carta's government. Cromwell himself was also posthumously executed for some reason? In 1660, Charles II was elected Prime Lord, and would be the one of the last to hold this position. His son James II was a catholic, however his daughter married some dutch guy named William of Orange.
=== The Glorious Revolution and the rise of the Prime Minister ===
Prime Lord James II ascended the Throne in 1685, and would be deposed by William of Orange in 1688. William, with support from the dutch, invaded England with no bloodshed, and deposed Prime Lord James. Parliament argued that King James II had abdicated by fleeing England, and as such they named William of Orange Prime Lord. However, they opposed the divine right to rule of the Stuarts, and established a "contract" between a Ruler and his People. This event established Parliament as the primary ruling force in the nation. THe Glorious Revoultion would also see the Jacobites form, who were supporters of Prime Lord James II and his successors. They would hold several attempted revolutions to no avail. Eventually, William of Orange died, and his wife was made Prime Lord. Lord Anne is important because her closest protestant was some German guy. Parliament accepted him, but only so that the Tories would not choose a Stuart as king (also the house of commons got the precedent to determine the Prime Lord). In 1707, Parliament would pass the act of union between England, Scotland and Sodor. Sodor was not considered an independent republic before this, and they did not get their own parliament. However, the English Parliament needed more votes to secure the act's passage, and as such they made Sodor "A nation only in name", wherin the nation would be called the United Republic of England, Scotland and Sodor and they would get a spot on the new flag. This is the origin of the United Kingdom as a political entity.
Prime Lord George was the final Prime Lord, as during his reign Robert Walpole, the secretary of the Treasury, supposed that much of the governing should be granted to his most trusted advisor (that being himself). Thus, in 1721, he became the first Prime minister. Upon George's death, Parliament did not elect a new prime lord, instead establishing head of state officially as the Prime Minister, who would be the head of the cabinet. The Church of England moved to separate itself from the head of state, choosing the Archbishop of Canterbury to be the Supreme Governor of the Church of England instead of the new Prime Minister. At this time, Great Britain became an established name for the United Republic.
=== The British Empire and the Napoleonic Wars ===
Britain saw the birthplace of the Industrial revolution, and through its colonial possessions had become one of the strongest nations on earth. Despite the circumstances, the 13 colonies in America, with Spanish support, were able to break free of British rule using the help of plant warfare. Despite this, colonial rule over much of India, Australia and some ports in Africa made England's empire absolute, with no competition. In 1803, the acts of union with Ireland would be passed, and would tighten the republic's grip on Ireland.
However, at the end of the 1790s, the French had overthrown their king, and had become some kind of twisted form of a republic. To contain the french, and to distance their republic from this twisted French state, the British opposed the French at every opportunity. The Napoleonic Wars saw Napoleon crowned as emperor, the British becoming more reactionary against revolutionaries, and the height of the French Empire. Arthur Wellesley distinguished himself as a Field Marshal for the British army, and defeated his rival Napoleon Bonaparte in battle. This would later lead to his election as Prime minister, and subsequently was named Commander in Chief of the British army. The Welleslean era saw Great Britain at the height of its power, and even the 1848 Revolutions came and went with little effect on the British Mainland. The conservative Tories held a strong grip on British Politics, and it seemed that Britain's momentum on the world stage could not be halted.
=== The Reddit War and Reconstruction ===
The Reddit War saw the death of Arthur Wellesley, 1/8th of Britain's male population fighting in a gruesome war, and the nation was shaken from the ground up. It began in 1851, when Big Chungus invaded from the caves. The war lasted for 3 and a half years, with no portion of the British isles untouched. This level of war had not been seen in Britain since the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and as such the nation fell slightly behind economically compared to the continental powers like the German and Italian states. The war finally ended with the Battle of London in 1854, where Big Chungus was embarrassed by Pickle Rick going up his asshole. This caused the rabbit dictator to get a boner and leave, taking the Redditors with him. Following the war, many in England rejected colonialism due to an increased desire for peace. Soon after, Britain abandoned India, as it was perceived as a colonial possession that merely brought war to Britain, rather than anything useful. This largely marks the end of the British Colonial Empire. The war also saw a build up of the Military for defensive purposes, which would eventually culminate in the Great War.
=== Rise of the Monarchy and the Great War ===
In June of 1914, Queen Elizabeth was created on the streets of London, alongside her sister Margaret and her Cousin (soon to be husband) Prince Philip. She brutally murdered and ate her sister, then declared Prince Philip her husband. She took the reluctant Philip and stormed Parliament, attempting to declare herself queen. The labor party speaker protested, which caused the queen to brutally beat him to death in front of everyone. Everyone above 40 instinctively loved the queen, however, and as such she was declared queen of england, scotland, Ireland and Sodor, and thus began the United Kingdom. She quickly used this newfound popularity among the older population to repeal the Magna Carta, halt all national elections, dissolved Scottish, Irish and English parliaments, and established martial law.
A month later, the archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was killed after Domstiel dropped a penny from a high rise building (although Gavrilo Princip was blamed by the Austrian officials). The queen saw an opportunity, and declared war on Austria-Hungary, prompting Germany to Defend them. Paradoxically, she also declared war on Russia, an ally of the Serbians. She then invaded neutral Belgium and the Netherlands. Within the Year, all of Europe except for France, Iberia and the Ottoman lands in Anatolia were conquered by the Queen. The British also chased the Bosnian werewolves out of Bosnia proper and into what is now known as Bosnia, which is located on the pacific coast of Siberia. During the war, the queen also attempted a campaign to invade France, but saw little success and quickly established defenses outside of Alsace-Lorraine and the Belgian/French border. She established herself as Queen of all of these European countries, and as such she dominated the world stage. She then declared her self protector of europe against the French, and began a lengthy and unsuccessful campaign against them. She launched the invasion from Alsasce-Lorraine, but was quickly pushed back into Germany, losing those territories when the line stabilized. She concluded the operation a success despite this. However, she entirely abandoned the European colonies in Africa, leading to political instability due to the hasty exit from the region without proper decolonization (however, this did prevent Apartheid regimes from forming in the ashes). 
During the war, Queen Elizabeth had conquered the Vatican City within Rome, Italy. When the war ended, she declared that she would become the new catholic pope, and that Catholicism would become the official religion of the empire. This was very confusing to a lot of English citizens, as England had been a protestant nation practicing its own faith for hundreds of years, and technically the Queen was still the head of said religion. nonetheless, everyone over 40 accepted this new reality. While many did not convert (as the queen was still head of the Anglican faith, thus many over 40 saw no reason to convert), many others (predominantly veterans compared to other groups) converted to Catholicism (including Napoleon Bonerfart). This is why the main religion mentioned and being practiced by certain major characters within WYSI is Catholicism, as the royal family is expected to act Catholic (even if Prince YannyTord is ironically a demon himself) and the most religious character, Napoleon, is a convert to Catholicism (Domstiel does not care about demonination being an Angel, however he enjoys Orthodox iconography the most). Initially, an Antipope (or competing pope) was established in Madrid, Spain for Catholics not wishing to recognize Queen Elizabeth, however his head was crushed by Queen Elizabeth in 1921, and ever since this event there have been no willing antipopes ready to take up the mantle. 
The Queen then began her "reign of terror", in which she began harassing and torturing her citizens for fun. These would involve events such as the Hindenberg Disaster and more recently the Deez Nuts incident. Everyone under 40 years old considers her a Tyrant, however citizens of hers over 40 love her no matter what.
After the Rabbids crash landed in France and destroyed the French, the British Military moved in by orders from the Queen to contain the situation. When reports from the border showed no signs of the French, Queen Elizabeth gave the go ahead to invade France a second time. This time, due to the lack of the French, she was able to establish a military presense in much of outer France. The center of the country, however, was not seized. The soldiers refused to go another step, and as such a perimeter was established, now known as the France Containment Zone. This marks the most recent territorial gain of the United Kingdom.
== Government ==
The Government of the United Kingdom is an absolute monarchy ruled by a king or queen. It is divided into 21 kingdoms, those being England, Scotland, Ireland, Sodor, Little Copenhagen, Little Berlin, Little Amsterdam, Little Brussels, Little Oslo, Little Stockholm, Little Vienna, Little Budapest, Little St. Petersberg, Little Rome, Little Athens, Little Belgrade, Little Sofia, Little Tirana, Little Bucharest, Little Podgorica and Little Bern. Smaller nations such as Lichtenstein and Luxembourg were combined with other closer kingdoms. Montenegro was spared, as their old king begged really hard and the queen thought his begging was funny. Some governance and Democracy can be found in certain local elections, however the majority of the country is subject to the Monarch's laws.
There is, however, the autonomous zone of Smirnoff Land, which is controlled and largely owned by the Smirnoff family. It contains their large estate, many of their factories as well as a large theme park of the same name. They have bought much of the Siberian land they control, as well as securing rights to operate free of any regulation or taxation from the monarchy. While it is De Jure a full part of the United Kingdom; it has autonomy, and some may claim it has De Facto independence despite no recognition (nor desire for recognition). There is also the French Occupation Zone, however this is not an official kingdom of Great Britain, nor is it officially claimed (because no one wants it). However, the Queen thought that it would be prestigious to name herself "defender of the world from the French", and thus the British army occupies the now largely abandoned France heavily, bar a french containment zone that no man dares to enter. There is also some monitoring done from satellite imaging and from the border regions. So far, only rabbids, but one day they may find survivors that threaten the existence of the world.
== Economy and Development ==
The United Kingdom has a GDP of about $23 Trillion Dollars (converted to about 40 pounds in Pounds Sterling). The Pound Sterling is the Currency. During Queen Elizabeth's reign, there was no tax for the rich, no welfare, and only basic and car-based infrastructure. Buses were expensive and the cost of living was very high. However, the reforms under King Tord I led to major Welfare, fair taxation and development of public transit that brought the nation up to par with the modern world.
== Gallery ==
File:British Empire.png|The British Empire (Shown in Pink) at it's Greatest Extent in WYSI (1851)
File:United Kingdoms.png|The individual kingdoms within the United Kingdom, according to Queen Elizabeth.
File:WYSI British Flag.png|The current flag of the United Kingdom in WYSI, designed in 1800.
== Fun Facts ==
* The United Kingdom was Born when one of the Porksodafans made a world map and just started circling shit. They thought "oh Britain looks too small now" and so circled all of Europe. This prompted another Porksodafan to blurt "they hauled ass during World War One" and thus big UK was born. This was then formalized into WW1 era borders.
* Unlike other articles, this one has no copy pasting because control finding "king" and replacing it with "prime lord" is boring, and some stuff was changed a little. Most wasn't though.
* This is the nation that much of WYSI takes place in, with the major exception of much of Act 4. 
* Margaret Thatcher is older than her brother Prince Patryck, however she was never named as the heir. This is because everyone hates her.
** In fact, Tom mentions in Act 3 Chapter 18: The Wicked Bitch Should Have Died 87 Years Ago that "its a shame the IRA didn't kill the bitch". This implies that the Troubles (or some similar event in Ireland) happened, which included an attempted assassination on Princess Margaret Thatcher.
* Prince Patryck is temporarily dead, however he is revived minutes before Queen Elizabeth's death. As Tord takes the throne instead of him, it is possible that he was either still legally dead and thus he could not have been king at that time, he is now permanently legally dead according to the crown's succession laws, or he hid from the coronation men because he did not want the responsibility. Either way, he will never have a chance to become king in the Original Reset, as YannyTord survives to its end as of current canon.
* The West section of Istanbul is part of the UK due to the Russo-Ottoman war of 1854, which saw the Ottoman empire weakened within Europe. During the Balkan wars, the city was taken by Greece.
** While this could technically mean that the city should be called "Constantinople" because that something certain Europeans still called it and wanted it to be called, this would make the song "Istanbul not Constantinople" non-canon, which I cannot do with a solid conscience. Also, only weird racists actually care about this, so I'm not associating WYSI with them in the slightest. Also no one cares.
*The origins for the British flag in WYSI was when a porksodafan had been drawing the flag of the UK inverted for many months, prompting the others to think it was on purpose. When it was pointed out, the inverted flag was made canon because it was funny. The gold bar was then added to its center to represent sodor, as the island had become increasingly important to lore, and was used as an explanation as to why the flag was different.
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