Cyledd

Cyledd (,/siːlɛt/), officially The Union of Cyledd is an island country in the British Isles. It is located in Ireland, west of Great Britain. It has coastal mountains surrounding the island, and plains in the center. There are many large lakes in the island, with Lochneagh being the largest. Its largest cities are located in the coasts, where most of the population is located. It does not have a city with a population larger than 100,000, and its capital city, Domum.
Cyledd has been settled by humans immigrating from Great Britain since 4000 BC. Domum, its present day capital, was founded on 56 AD. From there, it expanded rapidly to ruling all of Ireland in 198 AD to the expense of the native Celtic tribes. After finishing expansion, they started settling Eastern Scotland and annexed Wales. After annexing Wales, a war between England and Cyledd started and ended in an English victory in 1254. After the war, English has become a large minority language among the urbanized population and Catholicism rose in Cyledd.
After the war with England, Scotland took advantage of a weakened and unready Cyledd and occupied all of Cyleddian territories in Scotland in 1256, ending the war with a Scottish victory. All Cyleddian possessions in Scotland was transferred to Scotland.
During 1498, Cyledd attempted to colonize the New World, accidentally landing on Iceland. After landing on Iceland, a colony was set up. However, the colony was abandoned due to the cold. In 1591, due to both being protestant, Cyledd and England began a strong alliance.
After a debate in Parliament, another civil war ensued and the tribes has declared independence from Cyledd, naming them selves "Republic of Celtic". This short lived republic was destroyed after an invasion from Cyledd and political turmoil made the people more reluctant and unhappy with the republic.
During the Napoleonic Wars, it supported the coalition and helped liberating Brittany. During both the World Wars, it joined the Entente and the Allies against Germany and liberated Brittany on both wars.
During the Cold War, Cyledd joined NATO and the EU for protection against communism.
Reyd Wilson currently holds the title as the Prime Minister of Cyledd and the Head of Cyleddian Parliament, while King Emaneus XI has been the constitutional monarch of Cyledd since 2015 after the execution of his father in the Cyleddian Crisis.
== History==
=== Early Settlement (4000 BC ─ 83 AD) ===
Cyledd has been habited since 4000 BC, with mostly farmers and miners immigrating from England. It was the center of Celtic people in 2000 BC with a population of 20,000. In 56 AD, an unnamed explorer in the Roman Empire has heard tales about lands westward of the newly conquered Britannia. As a result, he sets sail from Britannia to Ireland. When arriving in present day Domum, he decides to live in it and establish a new town. After bringing in interested Roman settlers and his family, Domum has expanded to a population of 200. After this, they expand westward sending 3 settlers to hike the mountains to the west. After seeing the plains, the 3 settlers settled and sent a settler to the city to tell them about the plains and relatively flat terrain, Due to this, they settled westward. After the Roman Empire has heard about Domum and the new lands, they decide to send a small garrison and settlers. However, Caesar thought it wasn't worth it as he heard that the lands was not very good for growing crops and never bothered to invade them.
The explorer wrote all of his experiences in the island and died in 83 AD.
=== Westward Expansion and Conflict with the Natives (100 AD ─ 200 AD) ===
After westward expansion, the local tribes has heard about the men and kept a hostile stance by killing any explorers that tries to cross their territory. After the death of an explorer in 152 AD by the tribes, Domum has decided to attack the tribes and massacre them. The Celtic Massacre ended the Tribal Age for Cyledd. After Cyledd has conquered half of the tribes, the tribes united and fought the Celtic War which has ended in a stalemate. Both sides ended the war in 198 AD by reaching an agreement; end the war and agree to be incorporated to Cyledd in exchange for autonomy and representation in the newly formed Cyleddian Parliament. After conquering all of Ireland, Cyledd votes to replace its mayor with a king, and the descendant of the Roman explorer who discovered Ireland, Emmanus I, was risen to the throne. After his rise to the throne, he established a 10,000 strong army and settled Eastern Scotland in around 200 AD.
=== First Cyleddian Civil War (644)===
In 644, a debate rose in Parliament about the autonomous rights held by the tribes. The debate escalated to civil war between the tribes and Cyledd. The war ended abruptly with only 2 deaths after an agreement was made on the rights of the trbes.
=== War for Wales (1253 ─ 1254) ===
After overthrowing their monarchy in 1253, Wales asked to join Cyledd, and was annexed by Cyledd. England then demanded that Cyledd stop their control over Wales, as they saw Wales as theirs. Cyledd refused the demands and the War for Welsh Liberation began. England conquered Wales and captured the local duke of Wales. Setting sail from Wales to Ireland, Domum was captured where citizens were killed and plundered by English soldiers. After occupying half of the country, England began a process of assimilation by sending English settlers and missionaries which resulted in a Christian takeover of Cyledd. Ending in an English victory in 1254, England annexes Wales but withdraws from Cyleddian lands. As a result of the humiliation, King Jonus II abdicated for his son King Jonus III to rise to the throne.
=== Scottish-Cyleddian War (1256) ===
King Jonus III sent settlers to Northern Scotland in 1256. The Kingdom of Scotland after hearing the weakness Cyledd is currently in after the war, invaded and conquered all Cyledde territories in Scotland. After crossing a narrow strait in the North Channel, Scotland occupied half of Cyledd, but Cyledd managed to push the Scottish out. After this, an agreement was signed that guaranteed no wars between Scotland and Cyledd for 100 years in exchange of Scotland getting all of Cyledde territories in Scotland.
=== Cyleddian Attempts in Colonization (November 1498 ─ 1499) ===
In November 1498, after the discovery of the New World, Cyledd tried to colonize America but the current accidentally takes the settlers to Iceland. Mistaking it for America, Cyledde established a new city. It was left abandoned after the settlers found the New World to be completely unsustainable due to the cold. They tried again in the summer of 1499, but the ship sank due to an accident in the middle of the Atlantic. Due to these failures, Cyledd never made another attempt of colonizing America.
=== Protestant Conflict (1536-1555) ===
After the protestant reformation in England, England sent thousands of missionaries to Cyledd. The catholic locals did not appreciate these missionaries, and started attacking them. Began a small period where Protestants grew steadily to the horror of the catholics. King Horudian III, after converting to protestant himself, has announced the total conversion of the entire country to protestant. Due to this, England and Cyledd began improving relations.
=== Start of Cyleddian-English Alliance (1591 ─ 1707) ===
In 1591, Cyledd adopts a new agreement with England where they will swear allegiance to England, in exchange for their protection. In 1600, an English coup attempted to overthrow the government and make Cyledd a puppet of England, but the coup failed after the leader of the coup was executed for treason. During the English Civil War, the Cyleddes supported the Royalists, though they only provided political support. In 1707, the English and Scottish unites to the United Kingdom. Due to this, Cyledd felt threatened and further emboldened their alliance with the British.
=== Second Cyleddian Civil War, Establishment of the Celtic Republic and Celtic Reunification (1788 ─ 1791) ===
In 1788, the Cyleddian government had another intense debate about the autonomy of the tribes. A new civil war started, and it claimed 10% of Cyledd's population. After ending in a stalemate, the tribes declares independence as the Celtic Republic. Cyledd finally establishes peace terms in 1791, but invaded the Celtic Republic and annexes them in the Cyleddian Reunification. After this, over 20 native tribes was killed and destroyed in the Second Celtic Massacre.
=== Napoleonic Wars (1803 ─ 1815) ===
During the Napoleonic Wars, Cyledd sided with the coalition and helped in the Italian and Russian front. They also attacked and occupied Brittany. After Napoleon's fall, the coalition largely liked Cyledd, and granted them temporary occupation over Brittany before returning it to the French. After the return of Napoleon, Cyledd sided again with the coalition and supplied Britain with ships and guns during the war.
=== World Wars (1914 ─ 1945) ===
====World War I (1914 ─ 1918)====
During World War I, the Cyleddes liked Germany and has considered joining the Central Powers, but dismissed it due to their geographical position near Britain. After the adoption of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Germany that destroyed the trading vessels headed to Cyledd largely ruined the Cyleddian economy. Because of this, Cyledde joined the Entente in 1916, and helped in the French front.
====Interwar Period (1918 ─ 1939)====
In the interwar period, they supported Britain, but criticized Chamberlain's "appeasement" strategy, saying that he needs to be more bold and brave enough to say no. Cyledd faced a small failed coup by the Cyleddian National Socialist Party, many fascist sympathizers faced horrible deaths.
====World War II (1939 ─ 1945)====
During the start of World War II, Cyledd housed thousands of Jews and liberated Brittany from Germany in 1945. Cyledd never formally declared war on Japan and only specifically declared war on the Rome-Berlin Axis, and thus did not have any involvement in the Pacific Theater.
=== Modern Age and the Cyleddian Crisis (1945 ─ present day) ===
In 1961, a communist rally tried to overthrow the monarchy by labeling them as imperialists, but the rally gained little support, and the rally's leader who was a Soviet Russian, was deported to the Soviet Union. A US backed tribal revolution also began, though calmed down after the Parliament decides to grant more autonomy to the tribes. After these, Cyledd finally picks a side in the Cold War and joins NATO. During the Vietnam War, Cyledd largely criticized the US and supported the Vietcong. In 1989, the Parliament votes on a plan that will industrialize most of Central Cyledd. The plan failed after the tribes refused to accept it. In 2001, Cyledd supports the US during the War of Terror and sent 5,000 volunteers to fight in Afghanistan. In 2015, the Cyleddian Crisis began when King Jonus XVI was overthrown by the military and executed. The European Union and NATO was concerned and together with the United Nations began a mission to end the dictatorship. A movement opposed to the mission was formed in the internet and largely criticized the United Nations. Russia and China also supported the dictatorship. This began a crisis where relations between nations who supported and against the mission began cutting relations with each other until the dictatorship falls and King Emaneus XI ascends to the throne. However, a prime minister seat was also established holding most of the previous rights the King has held. After a vote, Reyd Wilson was voted to the seat of Prime Minister.
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