Kingdom of England

The **Kingdom of England** is a country located in Northern Europe. Including colonial borders, England shares borders with Scotland, France, and Iberia. The nation is the remnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which was previously a global colonial power.

### Currency

Pound Sterling

The Kingdom of England is a small colonial empire. Though many of the United Kingdom's colonies were lost due to its defeat in the Second World War, they still maintain possessions in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ceylon, the Maldives, the Andaman Islands, and the Nicobar Islands among others.

England is in the Transatlantic Defense Organization, an alliance founded and lead by the United States of America. The goal of the alliance is to preserve and liberate democracies throughout the globe.

## History

### Second World War

For much of the early years of World War II, the United Kingdom hadn't been able to do much. Germany invaded Poland, Yugoslavia, Greece, Denmark, Norway, the Benelux nations, and France within the first couple years of war, and the UK had to prepare a defense for the invading Germans. In the early 1940s, the Battle for Britain, a massive air battle for air dominance over the British Isles had been fought. In a surprising victory, the British had been able to push back the Luftwaffe, and Operation Sea Lion had to be postponed. Nonetheless, the British were still losing ground elsewhere. In Japan, all of Britain's colonies, excluding Australia, New Zealand, British Raj, Ceylon, and the Indian Ocean Territory had been occupied.

In Africa, the British were losing ground. At first, they had been doing well at facing Italian forces, occupying Benghazi and Asmara. However, when Spain and Turkey had joined the war, the British began to falter. Within a few years, most of British Africa would fall to Axis forces. Even Egypt would be defeated by German troops. In Southeast Asia, Myanmar had begun to fall to Japanese and Thai troops, and Mandalay would be lost. The Empire was collapsing, and it wasn't a beautiful picture. British morale was beginning to fall, but the battle would still continue.

In Australia, Japan had finally begun to make progress. After occupying Darwin and much of Northern Australia, Japanese forces would land in Queensland, occupying major cities such as Brisbane and Sydney. After the fall of Canberra and the beginning of air raids on Melbourne, Australian and British forces would surrender the island. New Zealand would surrender shortly after this event. Britain had lost most of its influence in the Pacific, maintaining the remnant of the colony in Burma. Naval and aerial dominance was maintained, however, over the Indian Ocean.

After years of fighting, the British would meet in Frankfurt and Kyoto to discuss terms. They would lose much of their territory to the Axis and GEACPS, leaving the nation with the British Isles, India, Canada, South Africa (who was granted the territory of Botswana due to the loss of Namibia), Ceylon, and Burma. Nonetheless, they had lost, and though they were never invaded directly, the affects of this battle were to be seen in the years that were coming. The British Empire had finally begun to crumble, and this was only the beginning.

In India, the Indians would begin to revolt. However, different groups with separate opinions would divide the Indian people; in Kashmir, the Islamists would assume control. In Pakistan, the Muslims would form a stable republic around the Indus River. In Northern India, the Delhi Sultanate would establish a firm position with a strong military. In Southern India, the Southern Indian Confederation would be established, with its capital at Mumbai. In Eastern India, the Kingdom of Bengal would establish a firm nation, with the nation expanding into Burma. India had been lost. Continuing, unrest in the Gaelic regions of the UK had finally escalated, with Scotland and Northern Ireland declaring independence. They would be set free without a fight. However, Canada and South Africa would remain loyal to the Empire.

### Post-War Period

After losing much of its land, England would remain stagnant. They would continue to improve their economy and establishing closer ties to the United States and the Transoceanic Defense Organization. Nonetheless, no significant developments had occured, and England was losing stability. In Ceylon and Sierra Leone, separatist groups are beginning to gain support. Meanwhile, unrest in the remaining British dominions of South Africa and Canada has been crippling stability within the former Empire, with Quebec and Botswana both gaining support rapidly. England is collapsing, and it looks like it'll completely collapse within the next few years.