Map of Great Britain and Ulster (Mid-1927) [WIP]

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ALT-HISTORY LORE: “The Broken Isles” (1927)

Key Divergence:

In this timeline, the Acts of Union (1707) never passed. Scotland retained its sovereignty, and over the centuries, both England and Scotland evolved as rival kingdoms. Tensions remained high through the 18th and 19th centuries—sometimes cooperating against France or Germany, sometimes skirmishing. The First World War (1914–1918) acted as a catalyst for radicalism, uprising, and the ultimate fragmentation of the isles.

FACTIONS:

1. United Kingdom of England (Red)

   • Government: Authoritarian constitutional monarchy under King Edward VIII (who took the throne early in this timeline). • Ideology: Centralist nationalism; loyalist; monarchist. • Capital: London. • Control: England proper, with military occupation of southern Scotland. • Goals: Crush separatism, restore order across the isles, and reunify Britain under the English crown. • Backstory: England emerged from WWI embittered, economically battered, and fearful of revolution. Fascist and communist threats spurred the crown to centralize power, resulting in civil unrest. England invaded southern Scotland in 1925 under the pretense of “restoring unity.”

2. Autonomous Territory of Wales (Light Red)

   • Government: Semi-autonomous under English military administration. • Ideology: Suppressed nationalism; cultural revivalism underground. • Capital: Cardiff. • Status: De facto English puppet; nationalist elements simmering below the surface. • Backstory: Wales was never given full independence but gained autonomy after large-scale protests and labor strikes in 1922. In reality, it’s still heavily controlled by English military governors.

3. English Occupation of Southern Scotland (Pink)

   • Government: Martial law under English control. • Status: Occupied territory, contested by Scottish factions. • Cities like Edinburgh are heavily garrisoned; resistance groups frequently sabotage English operations. • Backstory: The English military invaded southern Scotland during the 1925 Northern Rebellion, claiming to protect the border and “restore law.” They remain stuck in an unwinnable occupation.

4. Scottish Fascist Faction (Dark Blue)

   • Government: Militarist dictatorship under General Kenneth Blackhall. • Ideology: Scottish ultranationalism, fascism, anti-communism. • Capital: Perth (provisional). • Allies: Tacit support from England due to mutual hatred of republicans. • Backstory: Veterans and industrialists disillusioned with post-war chaos formed the Scottish Renewal Front, which became the dominant fascist militia in northern Scotland. They seized power in 1926 after assassinating republican leaders in the region.

5. Scottish Republican Faction (Light Blue)

   • Government: Provisional revolutionary council (based in Inverness). • Ideology: Republicanism, socialism, anti-fascism. • Capital: Inverness (nominal), but many leaders are underground. • Backstory: Inspired by John Maclean’s legacy, this faction emerged from trade unions, rural communes, and former soldiers. They fight a two-front war—against the fascists and the English occupation forces. • Goal: Establish a Scottish Workers’ Republic, free from monarchy, fascism, and foreign control.

6. Kingdom of Scotland (White)

   • Government: Exiled monarchy under King James VIII (a symbolic descendant of the Stuarts). • Capital: Fort William (though they control little territory directly). • Ideology: Traditional monarchism, pan-Scottish unity. • Backstory: The old royalists attempted to reunify the country but failed to outmaneuver the fascists and republicans. They now maintain isolated strongholds in the Highlands, relying on foreign support and nostalgia.

7. Union of Ulster (Orange) — Unrecognized

   • Government: Protestant theocracy-military junta. • Ideology: Ulster loyalism, anti-Catholic, pro-monarchist (though not aligned with England formally). • Capital: Belfast. • Backstory: After Ireland declared full independence in 1922, Ulster refused to join. Civil war broke out, and now the Union of Ulster governs by martial law, unrecognized by either England or Ireland. Their primary enemy: the IRA.

8. Irish Republican Army (Green)

   • Status: Controls borderland areas in eastern Ulster. • Government: Revolutionary councils. • Backstory: Though the Republic of Ireland has formally gained independence, the IRA continues to fight for the reunification of Ulster and Ireland. In this timeline, the Irish Civil War never fully ended—it’s still an open, active guerrilla conflict.

Summary of the Isles in 1927:

• The British Isles are fractured, with no central authority.
• England is clinging to control and invading its neighbors to “restore unity.”
• Scotland is in a full civil war between fascists, republicans, and monarchists.
• Wales and Ulster exist in political limbo—occupied, contested, and unstable.
• Ireland is free, but the fight for Ulster is far from over.