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The Government of Great Britain & Ireland is the ruling force which commands the British Empire and United Kingdom. It is composed of men and women who have devoted themselves to causes above and beyond the call of duty. They have worked tirelessly to make this nation what it is, and they have earned their jobs by their own hand. Great Britain which is just an island has showed and proved itself to all the nations of the world that they have the largest colonial empire in the World, the British Empire. The empire is deemed to be from East to Malaya. It rules in the deserts of South Africa all the way to the tropical jungles of the West Indies. The "Jewel of the Crown" refers to the British colony of India controlled by the British East India Company for it's large resources for economical and political control. The recent expansions in India are due to recent victories against other nations of powers which was had a firm hold of India before their defeat. The British Empire covers a giant 3,570,600 sq miles. It is true that the sun shall never set upon the British Empire.

The British Empire

Map of the British Empire in 1747 ~ The King's Domains

Note: There are more territories, but these mark the King's official domains, which are held directly under his power.

Social Information

Social Information	Recorded Information
Population	45,850,000 (estimated)
Ethnic Groups	Anglo-Saxon Briton Indian Swiss
Primary Religious Sect	Anglican Christianity Presbyterianism Roman Catholicism Hinduism Islam Buddhism Pagan Religions
Primary Languages	English (Official) Hindi Ordu Various indigenous tongues

Political Information

The Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is ruled by a single monarch between the 17th Century to present day except during the interregnum of William III and Mary II. Unlike the co-monarchy period, the single monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain is ruled by the power of a single crown, the Crown of England. Then after the co-monarchy period of Queen Anne, George I and now our king, George II lead as a single monarch. Due to English Bill of Rights, and later the English Act of Settlement the succession to the throne was to go to a English monarch, rather than the Scottish alternative, due to the Act of Security. The adoption of the Act of Settlement required that the British monarch be a protestant descendant of Sophia of Hanover, which helped install George I as King and begin the Hanoverian Dynasty.

Legislative power was vested in the Parliament of Great Britain, which replaced the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland after the Act of Union of 1707. After the succession of the Parliament of England. The Parliament of Great Britain included three elements: the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Crown-in-Parliament. England and Scotland were given seats in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons of the new parliament. Today, the House of Commons passes and speak about issues the nation is facing.

Here is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Constitution. This British constitution is not just one single document but is drawn from legislation, treaties, judicial precedents, convention, acts of parliament and ect...

Political Information	Recorded Information
Official Long Name	The Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland
Official Short Name	The British Empire
System of Government	Constitutional Monarchy
Seat of Power	London, England
Head of State	His Britannic Majesty King George Augustus II
Head of Government	The Most. & Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Lord Giovanni Octavius Dieudonné Goldtimbers
Legislative Branch	Bicameral legislature, with a hereditary/appointive House of Lords and an elected House of Commons

Diplomatic Policies

Country/Faction	Diplomatic Stance
Kingdom of France	Allied
Tsardom of Russia	Neutral
Holy Roman Empire	Allied
Habsburg Empire	Allied
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands	Neutral
Kingdom of the Swiss Confederacy	Allied
Kingdom of Prussia	Allied
Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Allied
The Chancellery of the Kalmar Union	Allied (Trade)
Order of the Maltese Knights' Hospitaller	Allied
Turkish Caliphate of the Ottoman Empire	Allied
Persian Caliphate of the Safavid Empire	Neutral
Kingdom of Greece	Allied
Barbary Coast	Indifferent
Kingdom of Sardinia	Neutral (Trade)
Papal States	Neutral
Republic of Genoa	Neutral
The Republic of Venice	Allied
Qing Dynasty of China	Neutral (Trade)
The Feudalistic Kingdom of Japan	Allied
Trinh lords of Northern Vietnam	Unknown
Nguyen lords of Southern Vietnam	Unknown
Kingdom of Champasak	Unknown
Kingdom of Vientiane	Unknown
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang	Unknown
Kingdom of Mrauk U (South Burma)	Indifferent
Kingdom of Lanna	Unknown
Kingdom of Portugal	Allied
Dominion of Rio de la Plata	Allied(Protectorate)
Kingdom of Spain	Indifferent

Key:

• Allied = Nations or groups that have joined in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose (such as Trade), whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out between them.
• Indifferent=Having no particular interest or sympathy with one another in foreign affairs; still concerned about each other's polices or actions but not making any action towards it.
• Neutral = Not aligned with or in other terms; acting in a non-belligerent stance(not supporting any side or taking any position in a controversy by not assisting or participating in a dispute or war between others.
• Unknown = Diplomatic relations not yet established or faction not yet discovered.
• At War = Engaged in armed conflict; in a state of disagreement, usually of more than two nations or smaller groups engaged in armed hostilities.

Economic Information

Economic Information	Recorded Information
Currency	Pound (£)
His Majesty's Treasury Total (£)	£626,523,000
Empire Networth	£984,523,000
Yearly Empire Income	£424,679,000
Yearly Tax Income	£8,670,000
GDP (per Capita)	£78,879,125
System of Economy	Mercantilism
Sphere of Influence	International

Major Industries

• Textiles
• Metallurgy
• Agriculture
• Weaponry
• Sugar cane
• Wool
• Spices
• Timber
• Shipping

The War Office

The War Office, responsible for the Army, was originally the Secretary at War's office. The first holder of the post was killed in battle - at sea - against the Dutch in 1666. It was not at first a big spending Department; office expenses for six months of 1673 amounted to £14 9s 0d. Horse Guards remained the military nucleus of the British Army, however through the years of increasing importance, the War Office has become the political epicentre for the British Army and the Royal Navy.

War Office departments

• Office of the Secretary at War
• Department of the Quartermaster-General
• Department of the Master-General of the Ordnance

• • ​Office of the Paymaster of the Forces

The Royal Navy

The Admiralty

The oldest of the Departments of the  War Office is the Admiralty, responsible for the Navy. In 1546 Henry VIII created a Navy Board to oversee the administrative affairs of the naval service; policy direction, operational control and maritime jurisdiction remained in the hands of the Lord High Admiral. From 1628 this post was more often than not filled by a "committee" of Lords Commissioners - the Board of Admiralty, whose head was the First Lord, the Minister who was the political master of the Navy. For 200 years the Navy was run by these two Boards, under a system devised largely by Samuel Pepys. The organisation served well enough during the wars with the Spanish, Dutch and French, but relations between the two Boards were not always harmonious.

Main article: The Royal Navy of Great Britain & Ireland

Personnel Statistics

Royal Navy Information	Recorded Information
Total Naval Ships	922 Battle-ready warships
Total Naval Personnel active	338,795
Total Naval Personnel Reserve	68,000
Naval Officer Personnel	18,440
Royal Marine Information	Recorded Information
Total Marine Personnel	62,066
Total Marine Personnel  (aboard vessel)	34,632
Total Royal Marine Personnel	26,434

Ships & Ship Types

Ship Type (Class)	# in Navy	of Guns	Men per Vessel
Ship of the Line (Heavy)  (1st, 2nd Rate)	63	80-102	650-875
Ship of the Line (Light) (3rd, 4th Rate)	98	56-72	300-650
Frigates (Fifth and Sixth rate )	172	24-50	140-300
Merchant Vessels (East Indiaman & Galleons)	147	6-70	68-780
See images of Frigate, Brig, and Galleon Post Ships ( Small Sixth rate and lower)	132	11-38	140-160
Sloops (all classes)	109	6-24	90-125
Brig/Cutter/Schooner (Below Sixth rate)	201	8-32	20-90

Gallery of Royal Navy Paintings

The Storming of the Beaches!

A Fleet engaged in Naval Warfare.

A Battle of the Broadsides.

A British fleet Anchored.

Engaging a Spanish fleet, 1744

The Royal Navy's Frigates

The Skyfleet accompanied by a British Armada

The Royal Marines, India

The British Army

Total Army Personnel Active: 504,187 men

Total Army Personnel reserve: 454,100 men

See: West Indies forces

• Professional Infantry: 537 Regiments - 437,000 men (£2,185,000)
• Professional Cavalry: 94 Regiments - 42,127 men (£210,635)
• Professional Artillerymen: 109 Companies - 2,600 men ~ 654 cannons (£13,000)
• Independent Battalions: 13 Battalions - 6,550 men (£32,750)
• Militia Infantry: 17 Regiments - 15,130 men (£75,650)
• Army Personnel: 780 (£5,460)
• British Army Upkeep: Total: 504,187 men (£2,520,935)

Gallery of British Army Paintings

The British Army marching at a spray of musket fire.

The Scottish Highlanders

The King at the Battle of Dettingen, 1743

King George II leads the way to victory, Battle of Dettingen

The King shouting orders to his army.

The British grenadiers charge!

Ending the rebellion.

A daily line inspection.

A British Soldier around the 1740's

A typical British Naval Landing

Redcoats on the beaches of Ireland

British Military Ranks

( ) - denotes another term for rank.

Royal Army	Royal Navy
Cadet	Landsman
Private	Ordinary Seaman
Corporal	Able Seaman
Sergeant	Petty Officer
Sergeant Major	Standing Officer
Second Lieutenant (Cornet/Ensign)	Midshipman (Master's Mate)
Lieutenant/Adjutant	Master (Acting lieutenant)
Captain Lieutenant	---
Captain	Lieutenant
Major	Lieutenant-Commander
Lieutenant Colonel	Master and Commander (Commander)
Colonel	Post-Captain
Brigadier General (Brigadier)	Commodore
Major General	Rear Admiral
Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral
General	Admiral
Field Marshal (Master-General)	Admiral of the Fleet  (Senior Naval Lord)

British Empire Territories/Colonies & their Governors

Note - Some territories annexed or given to Britain through treaties with the Netherlands, France, Portugal or Spain.

Note - All Governors/ Chief Commissionerss/Governor-Generals/Lt. Governors are decided by the King.

Great Britain & The European Continent/

Territory	Secretary of State/Governor and Commander-in-Chief
England  (Northern Department)	Secretary of State
Southern England, Wales, and Ireland (Southern Department)	Secretary of State
Scotland (Secretary of State for Scotland)	Duchess Elizabeth Bane
Gibraltar	---
Minorca	---

West Indies

Territory	Governor/Chief Commissioner/Lieutenant-Governor
Port Royal/Jamaica	Weatherby Swann
Port Tariff	Matthew Marcus Anthony Faye I (Matthew Blastshot)
Padres del Fuego	Giovanni Octavius Dieudonné Goldtimbers (Johnny Goldtimbers)
Kingshead	Jason Andrewson Morgan (Jason Blademorgan)
Antigua and Barbuda	Tyler Crossbones
The Bahamas	Blake Stewart (Blake)
British Virgin Islands	Andrew Norrington Mallace I (Lord Mallace)
Cayman Islands	John Raidfox
British Honduras	Charles Salisbury (Charles)
British Guiana	John Warsmythe
Montserrat	Jack Dreadflint
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Tyler Crossbones
Trinidad and Tobago	Nathaniel Joseph Garland I (Sven Daggersteel)

British America

New England Colonies

Colony/Province	Governor
Province of Massachusetts Bay	James Goldtimbers
Province of New Hampshire	---
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations	Hannah Bluefeather
Connecticut Colony	---

Middle Colonies

Colony/Province	Governor
Province of New York	Maxamillion Phillip Beckett (Maxamillion)
Province of New Jersey	Jason Andrewson Morgan (Jason Blademorgan)
Province of Pennsylvania	Tyler Crossbones
Delaware Colony	Johnny Coaleaston

Southern Colonies

Colony/Province	Governor
Province of Maryland	Blake Stewart (Blake)
Province of Virginia	Samantha Goldshot
Province of North Carolina	Johnathan Matthews Smith (Jason Shiprat)
Province of South Carolina	Robert Owsley (Robert Mcroberts)
Province of Georgia	Robert Owsley (Robert Mcroberts)

British North America

Colony Territory	Governor
Nova Scotia	Simon Pratton
Prince Edward Island	Peter J. Plankwrecker
Newfoundland Colony	Bartholomew Jäger Swordfury
Prince Rupert's Land	---

British West Africa & British South Africa

The colonies of British Africa are administered by Governor-General Tyler Wellington

Colony	Governor
British Gold Coast	Tyler Wellington
Colony of Nigeria	Ishamel Venables
Colony of Sierra Leone	Alexander Wellington
British Gambia (Ft. James)	Alexander Wellington
Cape Colony	James Pistolet I (Jack Pistol)
Nampula Province	---

The British East India Company

The English East India Company is a English/British joint-stock company for med by London merchants due to their success on placing a English foothold in India when Queen Elizabeth I granted a royal charter which soon developed into a international trading company for pursuing trade with the East Indies but which ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent. Although they have a larger presence in the Indian subcontinent they still have Trade influences meaning in turn British imperialist influences in other parts of the East Indies along with a newer presence for conducting British trade in the West Indies. For more Information about the EITC click here.

British India

Note: Controlled by the East India Trading Company's appointed Lieutenant-Governor. Includes recent expansions.

Colony/Province/Territory (title held in region)	Governor-General/Lieutenant-Governor
Bengal Presidency (Governor-General)	Richard Venables
Bombay Province (Governor-General)	Ishamel Jr. Venables
Madras Presidency (Governor-General)	Roger Gunshot
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (Lieutenant-Governor)	Acting Lieutenant-Governor Nigel Crossbones
Punjab Provinces (Lieutenant-Governor)	Edward Daggerhawk
Central Provinces and Berar (Lieutenant-Governor)	Andrew
North West Frontier Province (Lieutenant-Governor)	Andrew
Nepal  (Lieutenant-Governor)	Richard Cannonwalker (If renounced criminal ways)
Assam  (Lieutenant-Governor)	Bartholomew Swordfury
Princely State of Mysore (Tipu Sultan Protectorate)	Tipu Sultan Prince of India Jarot Decksteel
British Baluchistan (Lieutenant-Governor)	Mark Ironskull
Ajmer-Merwara (Lieutenant-Governor)	Mark Ironskull
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lieutenant-Governor)	Roger Warskull
Ceylon (Lieutenant-Governor)	Roger Warskull

British Southeast Asia/Pacific Islands

Colony/Province	Governor
British Malaya	Jeremiah Alexander Octavius Garland II (Lord Jeremiah Garland)

British Guilds

There are a variety of guilds serving Great Britain at this time.

Name	Population	Guildmaster
Co. Black Guard (British Empire & Government)	500	Johnny Goldtimbers
British Co. Elites (The Royal Marines & Black Guard)	500	Sven Daggersteel
British Kingdom (The Royal Army)	500	Jonathan Raidfox (John Raidfox)
Emerald Guardians (Special Ops)	487	Richard Spark (Captain Ricky Spark)
Armed Guard (Special Ops)	110	Tyler Wellington
Viceroyalty Co. *	100	Robert McRoberts

*serves Rio de la Plata, a British dominion

The British Empire Paintings

General Richard Venables on horseback, and Bartholomew Swordfury, lead the charge into battle

Defeating the Native rebellions.

The Conquest of India

Battle in South Africa.

The East India Company's armies march on Bengal

Matthew Blastshot leads the first assault in India

Lord Wellington leads the charge onto Africa!

Blastshot issues the orders

The British plan their assault by sea

General Richard Venables rides through Bengal on a prised Elephant

The Battle of Bietjie Slaag

Company struggle with a War Elephant

General Venables is fired at by a rogue Dutch soldier while negotiating their surrender

The Indian leaders surrender to Governor-General Venables

British soldiers charging in

Field Marshall Venables brings diplomacy to India

Consecration of a European EITC Regiment of Foot

93rd Highlanders charge an Indian Native fortress

East India Company Sepoys

European EITC Regiment of Foot

Marching for the Colour for the King's Birthday (Bombay, India)

Headquarters

Our headquarters are located in the palace of Westminster in London, England.

The palace of Westminster

The House of Commons

The House of Lords

The throne room

Members Database

1. George Augustus II (John Breasly) - King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
2. Giovanni Octavius Dieudonné El Elegido Del Mar Goldtimbers (Johnny Goldtimbers) - Prime Minister of Great Britain, KT, KG, KB, PC, FRS, Duke of Edinburgh, MP

Prime Minister's Office

• Andrew Norrington Mallace (Lord Mallace) - Lord Chancellor of the Courts and Parliament, KT, KG, KB, PC, FRS, MP (Lords)
• Nathaniel Joseph Garland (Sven Daggersteel) - Secretary at War(Minister of Warfare), KT, KG, KB, PC, FRS, MP (Lords)
• Jaques Ames Calestyn Lamarr Antoinette (Jack Bluehawk) - Chancellor of the Exchequer, House of Lords, MP (Lords)
• Jeremiah Alexander Octavius Garland (Jeremiah Garland) - Vice Chancellor of the Courts and Parliament, KB, PC, FRS, MP (Lords)

House of Lords

• The Most & Right Honorable Lord Matthew Marcus Anthony Faye I (Matthew Blastshot) - Head of the House of Lords, MP
• The Most & Right Honorable Lord Andrew Norrington Mallace (Lord Mallace) - Lord Chancellor (Courts), MP
• The Most & Right Honourable Lord Nathaniel Joseph Garland (Sven Daggersteel) - Secretary at War, KG, KB, PC, FRS,MP
• Right Honorable Lord Tyler Wellington  - Governor-General of the African Colonies, Field Marshal of the Third Army, MP
• The Most & Honourable Lord Jeremiah Alexander Octavius Garland (Jeremiah Garland)- Vice Chancellor (Courts), KB, PC, FRS, MP
• The Right Honourable Mikhail Sebastian Aleksandr Volkov (Roger Decksteel), MP

House of Commons

• The Right Honourable Sir Richard Venables - Speaker of the House of Commons, Field Marshal, Commander of EITC First Division , Governor-General of India,  MP
• The Right Honourable Johnathan Francis Anthony O' Reilly I (Johnny Coaleaston) - Captain-General of the Royal Navy Marines MP
• The Right Honourable Sir Charles Salisbury (Charles) - Second Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, MP
• The Right Honourable Blake Stewart (Blake) - First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, MP
• The Right Honourable Roger "Killbane" Warskull (Roger Warskull) - Fourth Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, MP
• The Right Honourable Sir Maxamillion Phillip Beckett (Maxamillion) -   Third Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, MP
• Sir Nathaniel Crestbreaker (Nate Crestbreaker) -  General, Master-General of the Ordinance, Head of the Board of Ordinance, His Majesty's Paymaster General, MP
• The Right Honourable Marcus "Old War Horse" Ironskull - Field Marshal of the First Division of the EITC Private Army, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Marines/British Army, MP

HCO Job Descriptors:

1. The Monarch - Put simply, in charge of all decisions and the entire nation. The Head of State, head voice and authoritative figure used as a ruling note. Everything must be approved by him (or her), and he controls all departments and companies of government but indirectly controls Parliament through his (or her) chosen Prime Minister. (1st)
2. The Prime Minister - The second-in-command to the monarch. It is the Prime Minister who controls the majority of Parliament and is leader in the absence of the monarch. Leads all political, economical, military affairs, and is the leading figure in the government next to the king and oversees government in general. (2nd)
3. The Lord Chancellor - Right-hand-man to the Prime Minister. In charge of the judicial and disciplinary department. Adviser the monarch. Also oversee's both houses of Parliament and has a say in decisions. (3rd)
4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer - In charge of managing the nation's economy under Prime Minister. Top adviser to the monarch, and an influential figure in Parliament. (4th or 5th)
5. The Secretary at War - In charge of all companies and branches of war and defense. Leader figure in Parliament, top adviser to the monarch and Prime Minister in times of war. Head of the Department of Warfare (War Office). (4th or 5th)
6. The Vice Chancellor - Direct adviser and right-hand man of the Lord Chancellor. In the case that the lord chancellor is absent / killed, immediately assumes said post. Helps in decisions and overseeing judicial matters. (6th)

Member Portraits

George the Second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire

The Most & Right Honourable Lord Johnathan Goldtimbers, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Duke of Edinburgh, Governor of Padres Del Fuego, King-Father of France & Navarre, Duke of La Coruna, KT, KG, KB, PC, FRS, MP

Lord Andrew Norrington Mallace the Just, Lord Chancellor of the Courts and Parliament, Viceroy of The Dennmark Province, Governor of the British Virgin Islands, KT, KG, KB, PC, FRS, MP.

Lord Nathaniel Joseph Garland I, Secretary at War, First Lord of the Admiralty,Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, KT, KG, KB, PC, FRS, MP

Sir Jeremiah Alexander Garland, 4th Earl of Scarborough, Vice-Chancellor of the Courts and Parliament, Royal Governor of British Malaya, KB, PC, FRS, MP

The Right Honourable Sir Nathaniel Crestbreaker, Master-General of the Ordinance; Head of the Board of Ordinance, His Majesty's Paymaster General, MP

The Honorable Sir Tyler Wellington,Field Marshal, Governor-General of the African Colonies, Acting-Field Marshal of the Second Division, and former Colonel in the EITC Third Division, MP

Field Marshall Sir Richard Venables, 1st Duke of Argyll, Marquiss Du'Casse, Governor-General of India, 7th Earl Edrington, MP, OBE, GCB

Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Ironskull, EITC 1st Division Commander, Colonel of the 51th Regiment

Military/Nationalist Marches

Lilliburlero March - British Grenadiers - Barry Lyndon

The Lilliburlero March

The British Grenadier march

The British Grenadiers/Line Infantry March

"Over the Hills and Far Away" - English Trad. Folk Tune - Arr. John Tams

Over the Hills and Far Away/King George

OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY of Queen Anne (1702-14)-0

Over the Hills and Far Away

Scotland the Brave (Bagpipes)

Scotland the Brave!

Rule Britannia (With lyric annotations)

Rule Britannia! (British Patriotic Song)

The British National Anthem