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1897
North America
British-Nordic North America
In Alberta, advocacy for Provincial Status continues.


Tensions continue to rise between Burgundy and the Iroquis Confederacy.


Cascadia
The crash electrification program completes. Every town has a power station, and every farm a steam generator.


Dakota
Recent immigrants (mostly from Canada, Ohio Valley or the Plains Republic, but also from the United States) clash with more established settlers in the south. Eventually, cooler heads prevail.


Plains Republic
Oil is struck for the first time.


United States
Rockefeller continues to gain support in Congress for his project to separate Ohio Valley from the rest of the British-Nordic Empire. Even so, President Johnson wants nothing of it. (It would be his successor, Douglas, who would agree.)


South America


Africa
Ethiopia takes advantage of the continued Israeli/USHC conflict and invades Sudan. (Thereby, backstabbing the Israeli's...)

The British-Nordic forces continue to progress into Katangan territory, following the invasion late the previous year.

With support for Dominion Status in South Africa growing, the South African colonies are given their own Realm in preparation. The Governor in Pretoria becomes Governor-General (and no longer has to report to the Governor-General in Delhi).


Europe
Tensions continue to rise between Italy and Switzerland.


United Kingdom
The political instability continues to grow. With the Scandinavian Conference in it's third year, the details of the secession(s) are yet to be worked out. (The majority are for a unified Nordic nation, but there are those who think that each nation should be independent.)
Even with the Realms being seen as obsolete and abolition being considered, Westminster passes leglislation to divide the Indo-African Realm into the Realm of Africa and the Realm of the Indies. The Imperial Council increases from Four to Five.


Asia
With the Israeli forces capturing Jerusalem the main USHC forces continue to retreat to the north.

The Spanish forces continue to move along the Two Rivers.

In Sindh-Punjab, the defending forces collapse, with most of the nation being taken over by the British-Nordic-Indian forces.

The Indon Empire defeats a rebellion in sourthern Sumatra.

1905
Europe
United Kingdom
The Nordic Secession Movement is successful. Or rather, only partly successful. Whilst referenda had been held before in the United Kingdom, this is the first time one is used on such a large scale. After years of tensions (mainly due to the increasing prominence of the English language over the other languages) a referendum is held in the Nordic Nations on Independence from the United Kingdom. While the Nordic Secession Movement had been active in all the Nordic Nations, the referendum is only successful in Denmark, Scania and Sweden.

A major contributing factor to the Referendum going ahead was that the Danish parties in particular were being obstructive in Westminster. Hardly any bills were passing.
But the background was, the increasing prominence of the English Language over the other languages in the United Kingdom, with Nordic (increasingly referred to as 'Danish', or 'Swedish', depending on the dialect), Welsh, Brittanias, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Scots, the various forms of Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, Sami and Russian (in Norrland mainly, but also in northern Norway and northern Sweden) decreasing in importance.

Nordic Secession Referendum results:
Within the United Kingdom:
Denmark: 70% Independence
Faeroes: 76% Remain
Greenland: 67% Remain
Iceland: 72% Remain
Norway: 59% Remain
Norrland: 80% Remain
Scania: 66% Independence
Shetland: 63% Remain
Sweden: 58% Independence
Westmark: 85% Remain

Crown Dependency – Isle of Man: 67% Remain

The Treaty of Copenhagen is signed by the end of the year. Christian Glucksberg, Duke of Copenhagen, becomes King Christian X of Denmark.

France
The Treaty of Brest, in which the terms of Antartique's independence from France are set out is signed.

The Swiss physicist Albert Einstein publishes many papers this year, laying the foundations for quantum physics.


Eastern Europe
The Romanian revolution continues. The Ottomans find that their tactics are outdated (and that the Romanians seem to be using Russian equipment...).


North America
Canada
Canada too, had it's own separatist movements. Not only in the the Nordic majority areas of Nordamerika and East Minnesota, but also in Quebec.

Nordic Secession Referendum results: (see below)
Brunswick-Nordamerika: 60% Remain
Columbia: 80% Remain
East Minnesota: 57% Remain
Labrador: 58% Remain
Manitoba-Alberta: 74% Remain
North Alaska Territory: 69% Remain
Newfoundland: 65% Remain
Northwest Territories: 65% Remain
Ontario: 80% Remain
Quebec: 59% Remain.
South Alaska: 77% Remain
West Minnesota: 57.5% Remain


The Western War continues. Cascadian and Dakotan forces push the Aoimizumi and Plains Confederacy forces further back. The war would end early the next year.
This would mark the beginning of Aomizumi's fall. The sparsly populated nation would continue to decline economically until Japan takes it over again.


Ohio Valley
The Great Lakes National Party continues to gain support in the North.


New Burgundy
Nikola Tesla is forced to flee from creditors after an experiment at Wardenclyffe leads to the tower collapsing due to currents melting a support pole. He flees to the United States.


Virginia
The Nordic Secession Referendum result comes in at 87% for Remaining a Dominion of the British-Nordic Empire. That wasn't really a surprise, given that the Virginians were one of the most loyal Dominions.


United States
Congress debates on whether the US should support Aoimizuni and the Plains Confederacy against Dakota and Cascadia. Ultimately, they decide not to.

A hurricane devastates Galvaston, Texas. It would take well into the next year for the city to recover.


Mexico
A small uprising in the west is suppressed before it can get out of hand.


Belize
The Nordic Secession Referendum result comes in at 77% for Remaining a Dominion of the British-Nordic Empire.


Bahamas: 81% Remain
Barbados: 80% Remain
Bermuda: 56% Remain
Jamaica: 73% Remain
Montserrat: 72.5% Remain
St. Kitts and Nevis: 76% Remain
Virgin Islands: 67.33% Remain


South America
Antartique Independence.
After a long (but peaceful) struggle, Antartique gains independence from France. Jean-Jacques Vellines, the leader of the Independence movement is elected as President.

Some stirring of discontent occurs in Cortesia and Transplatina, but these are minor at best.

Early in the year, a border incident occurs between Rio de Platta and Patagonia, but cooler heads prevail.

Nordic Secession Referendum results in the British-Nordic Dominions and colonies
Falklands: 90% Remain
The Falklands, baving been settled from various parts of England, are mostly loyal.

Patagonia: 82.5% Remain
The large Welsh population in Patagonia is mostly loyalist. (Although, they too are concerned about the English language becoming dominant.)
Linguistic demographics of Patagonia.
English: 57%
Welsh: 34%
Spanish: 10%
Other British-Nordic (Nordic, Gaelic, Scots): 6%
Indigenous: 2%
Other: 1%

St. Helena: 90% Remain
Tristan de Cuna: 89% Remain.

Africa
Of course, the referendum mainly involved White people. Most of the natives weren't involved.
Botswana: 66% Remain
Ghana: 75% Nordic Independence
Katanga: 84% Remain
Natal: 67% Remain
South Africa: 57% Remain (and most Afrikaaners voted for South Africa to go with Denmark.)
Zambia: 88% Remain
Zimbabwe: 74% Remain

The French deal with would be revolutionaries in the Sahel region rather ruthlessly.


Asia
In the Gurkani Empire, discontent with the status quo increases. The situation is ripe for a rebellion to form...
Even so the war against the Turan Empire continues.

Aceh: 65% Remain
Borneo: 72.5% Remain
India overall: 88% Remain
Malaya: 69.5% Remain


Oceania
It is in this region that the rift between Britain and Denmark would have the biggest impact, leading to nearly six decades of war and distrust.

Australia: 60% Nordic Independence
With a majority Nordic population (either Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or Westmarkic), it would be obvious in hindsight that Australia would choose to split from London. Even so, there would be some discontent. The loyalists would later end up moving, mainly to Queensland, New England and New Zealand, over the next decade. The same would occur with Nordic populations moving from those Dominions to Australia.


Alectown West, New South Wales, Australia 7th May 1905
Alexander Draper re-entered the farmhouse, carrying the paper. He saw his wife, Agnes, was resting while the dinner was cooking on the stove. She got up and walked over to hug him. “So, what is going to happen?” she asked.

He unfolded the broadsheet, and pointed to the headline.
Sydney Morning Herald 7th May 1905
Denmark to Secede from United Kingdom and Empire.
Australia to become Danish colony.

“It is going to be different, to be sure,” Agnes said.

“Not straight away,” Alexander said.

“Do you think we'll have to learn Nordic?”

“I don't think so. You know this area is mostly English.”


Fiji: 58% Remain
Illawarra: 54% Nordic Independence
Marshall Islands: 56.75% Remain
New England: 54% Remain
New Zealand: 77% Remain
Norfolk Island: 53% Remain
Pacifica: 78% Remain
Queensland: 63% Remain
Samoa: 78% Remain
Vanuatu: 75% Remain
Western Australia: 59% Remain


Best selling books for this year.
1. White Fang by Jack London
2. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
3. The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
4. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
5. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winke by Beatrix Potter
6. Bretonia Quest by James A. Langford
7. Quest on the Nile by Harold Quartermain
8. Eldest by Mireielle Brashares
9. Predator by Mark Evans
10. Hour Game by Dean Agatson

1912
North America
New Burgundy
The last witch trial is held in a backwater village...

Little Egypt
An earthquake occurs near the town of New Madrid, Missouri. This causes massive infrastructure damage that leads to an economic slump.
Attempts by the Little Egypt government to promote economic activity in the affected region of Missouri are to no avail.


United States
Early in the year, the agricultural trade embargo against the United Kingdom is lifted.

Francis Williamson (C-AL) narrowly wins re-election in the Electoral College (with a victory of only two electoral votes), although he only receives 45% of the popular vote. There are protests about this in Columbia (and other cities), but the Supreme Court quickly rules that the Constitution is clear on the matter.


Mexico
Unemployment rates reach 10%, despite Goverment policies to encourage more employment. Attempts to provide welfare programs just add to government debt.


South America
The Incan rebellion continues. The Spanish forces continue to contain it.


Africa
The Franco-Spanish War continues here, with native forces as cannon fodder...


Europe
The passenger liner Oberon sinks on it's maiden voyage from Halifax to Southampton after grazing an iceburg. Two thirds of it's 3012 compliment dies in the freezing Atlantic waters. This prompts regulations to be updated so every ship would have sufficient lifeboats for everyone aboard.

The Treaty of Stockholm is signed after years of negotiations. Denmark and Russia drop their counter claims.

Bergundy captures more French territory after their intervention in the Franco-Spanish War early the previous year. Spanish forces continue to capture more French territory.

Heidler completes his rise to power by instituting a new Constitution...

In Portugal, protest actions against the Cogent regime continue to grow in popularity.

Similar actions continue to gain popularity in Italy.

Venice captures Rhodes from the Ottomans in a brief war in May.

In Russia, the Duma begins meeting permanently in Moscow, rather than switching between Moscow and Saint Petersburg every other year.

The Crimean War continues.
Asia
In China, the guerilla forces continue to gain influence.


Oceania
The Aboriginal Region in the far western region of New England is abolished.

Late 1921
North America
Canada
Canadian historians would be divided on whether it was Canada, or Great Lakes who started hostilities. Both had been preparing for war for a while. The same could be said for the hostilities between Canada and Nordamerika. Even so, the Canadian forces manage to go quite far into Great Lakes before the tables are turned.


Great Lakes
Great Lakes historians (in the years between the two wars) and later American historians would disagree whether Great Lakes instigated hostilities or not. According to the interwar Great Lakes historians, it was the Canadians, but according to their American successors, Great Lakes.


Dakota
Dakota invades Canada in response to the other two major TUNA members being attacked.


Cascadia
The same as with Great Lakes, similar disagreement would ensue. But in fact it was the Canadians and Japanese invading together...


Virginia
According to the Wellington Plan, the Virginians invade Great Lakes and the United States similtaneously. But while Britain had sent additional troops according to the Plan, they aren't enough, and the Americans quickly invade Virginia...


United States
War had been expected for years. Tensions between the United States and the Japanese in the west had always been high. However, the Department of Defence had prepared. Even so, the Virginians and Japanese capture some territory before being thrown back. The British attempts to land troops in South Carolina and Georgia are defeated.

Spanish attempts to land troops on Cuba are defeated.

In Kentucky, most of the infrastructure damage from the Implosion has been repaired. The Territorial administration begins preparing for a referendum on independence on Statehood or Independence. But the War will force Congress' hand...


Mexico
The Japanese make some progress into Mexican territory before being thrown back.


Africa
With the onset of war in Europe, Turkey invades Israeli Cyrenacia.


Europe
United Kingdom
Prime Minister Mosely holds a Special Meeting of the Imperial Council in mid July. Preparations for war are complete.
Two plans for war in North America are put forward. The Wellington Plan. A coordinated invasion of the United States with Japan. (And possibily dividing the nation along the Mississippi River.)
And the Plantagenet Plan, to conquer Great Lakes from two directions.

It is at the at the instigation of the Imperial Council that the various Dominions declare war on their neighbours.


France
It is a 'random maneouvre' over the border, that causes Germany to declare war upon France. This is the main casus belli.
The French claim it's a random maneouvre that lead to the declaration of war, but it was a deliberate provocation.


Spain
The Spanish Government declares war on Germany in response to the declaration of war on France., thinking that this would help bring unity in the New World colonies.


Germany
Tensions with France had been rising for some time. When the 'random manoevre' occurs, Hiedler is ready, and immediately declares war.


Intermarium
With Germany going to war against France, Casimir III declares war against Russia. The Russians quickly turn the tables, and penetrate into Intermarium territory. But, the tables had been turned again by the end of the year.
Asia
China
The warlord era continues.


Oceania
New England, New Zealand, Northern Tasmania, Pacifica, Queensland and Western Australia all declare war on Denmark and the Indo Kingdom.

The Indo Kingdom annexes and conquers the Cape York Penninsula.

New England makes some progress in taking Danish territory, but the tables are quickly turned.

Northern Tasmania doesn't take much Southern Tasmanian territory before the Danes begin their conquest...

Chapter 1 - Azores
29 September 2018, The Azores Autonomous Region, Portugal, just outside the city of Ponta Delaga
The TARDIS had materialised in a forest. Sabir emerged from the TARDIS first. Though he came from an era when world travel was commonplace (but not as commonplace as later) he had never been to the Azores. He breathed in the air, hardly any pollution could be smelt. “It is peaceful,” he said.

“You know that can change very quickly Sab,” the Doctor said, as she followed him out of the TARDIS.

‘Sab’ felt a flush of embarrassment; despite the length of time he had already travelled with the Doctor, he still wasn't used to her calling him by that diminutive. (But there were other diminutives he wouldn't have minded so much.) “It is not that likely that aliens would start invading the Earth here or that there would be any experiments that could go wrong.”

“But, these things are unexpected,” the Doctor said, knowing that Sab would continue to argue the point…

Daniel exited the ‘timeship’, as he called it, to see Sabir and the Doctor arguing, again!
They were arguing about whether they would find events/actions that the Doctor would have to be involved in, to right the wrongs. “Why do you always have to argue with each other?” he asked.

“We are not arguing,” Sabir said, with a blush.

“Maybe we were, Dan, but things can change very quickly, as you know,” the Doctor explained, her voice showing little strain.

Daniel agreed with that. At most of the places he had been since he had joined the Doctor in his travels a few years ago (relatively speaking), things had changed very quickly. It was all peaceful, and then something happened, whether an invasion occurred, an experiment went wrong, or an old enemy of the Doctor's showed up. “I agree with that,” he said.

Having changed into clothes appropriate for the era, Sigrun emerged from the TARDIS after Daniel. As it was prior to her own era it wasn't difficult to find those clothes. She could see that the Doctor, Sabir and Felicia were wearing clothing as anachronistic as the TARDIS' exterior.

Sabir was dressed in clothes from his native period approximately a decade prior to the current time, including a t-shirt with a catchphrase from one of his favourite science fiction television shows. Daniel’s mode of dress being somewhere between the two.

“Ah, Sigrid, there you are. We were just discussing the possibility of something happening,” the Doctor said.

Sigrun flinched. She was still getting used to the Doctor calling her by that diminutive. However, she did know that she did it out of affection, as she did with the other companions. “Certainly, it is likely that something will happen,” she added.

“I told you,” Sabir said cheerfully. “She usually agrees with me.”

“For certain,” Daniel said as an afterthought. Sigrun walked over to them, and waited with them for the others.


( Agitated, Jiahale re-entered the console room. )

1926
North America
Here as elsewhere, the end of World War II is greeted with a sense of relief. The most destructive war so far in history is over.

Canada
A separate peace is reached with Denmark, Great Lakes and Cascadia. Large tracts of territory are signed over in the treaty. Nordamerika is expanded north-eastwards. The province of Minnesota-Wisconsin is annexed to Great Lakes as East Minnesota. The province of South Columbia is annexed to Cascadia as Columbia.

Cascadia
The victory over the United Kingdom and Japan emboldens those in the Elite who are of a militaristic bent...

Dakota
Despite having only engaged in skirmishes along the border, the end of the war is welcomed.

Great Lakes
The success of the Great Lakes armies only emboldens the Council (and a certain Charles Coughlin) in the perceived superiority... The annexation of East Minnesota will prove to be problem in the next several years.

United States
The peace treaty is signed with Japan and the United Kingdom by early March. (See below.)

The Midterms are particularly tumultous, as the economic repercussions of the end of the war play out.

Virginia, Chihuahua, Jefferson and California gain statehood by the end of the year.

Despite British responsibility for the peace treaty (see below), it is the Virginian Government that votes to join the United States.


Florida
The Venetians annex the former Spanish, Portuguese and British colonies into Florida.


Mexico
Sinaloa and West Durango become states by the end of the year.


South America
The repercussions of Spain's defeat begin to be felt immediately...


Africa
War has hit the various colonial territories hard. It would take decades for recovery to take place. Despite the fact that the peace treaty allows Germany to annex Katanga, the United Kingdom maintains a claim on it.
Spain looses most of Somalia.
The Netherlands loose Kenya.


Europe
United Kingdom
With it obvious that the Imperial League is losing, Parliament instigates a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Oswald Mosley. Even the backbenchers in the Imperial Party vote against him. The main reason is the Irish Rebellion. The Rebellion had come as a great shock. Ireland was one of the oldest parts of the United Kingdom, as much a part of Greater Britannia as Pictland, Scotland, Wales, or any part of England.
The next reason is the terms of the peace treaty with Denmark. Referenda in Norway, Norrland, Greenland, Iceland, The Faroes and Shetland, to remain as part of the United Kingdom, or to be annexed to Denmark.
The results were unexpected. Especially in Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes and Norrland, where the electorates voted to join Denmark.
70% DEN – Greenland.
53% DEN – Iceland.
55% DEN – Faroes.
75% GRB – Norway.
72% DEN – Norrland.
80% GRB – Shetland.
There Motion of No Confidence passes. Mosley tries to remain as Prime Minister, but the Imperial Party backbenchers vote overwhelmingly to remove him as Party Leader, and therefore as Prime Minister. However, they vote in the hapless Samuel Beckett IV as Prime Minister. He mishandles the recovery from the war, including the peace treaty with the United States and Venice. Both Virginia and British Florida are ceded as a result.
An election is called later in the year, and the Liberal Democrats trounce the Imperial Party, leading to David Lloyd George becoming the next Prime Minister. It is the Lloyd George Government that maintains the claim upon Iceland and the Faroes (and Katanga see above) given the near parity of the referenda.

Denmark
The Danes had grown war weary over the years of war. They may have been winning, but their victory would be pyrrhic. With the other Allies ready for peace, the government agrees to stop the fighting.
In pursuing the peace treaty with the United Kingdom, the government decides upon the plebiscites, figuring that just taking the Nordic countries would be a recipe for disaster, given that they would then be governing resentful populations.
With the UK Government maintaining claims upon Iceland and the Faroes, they retaliate by claiming a portion of Norway (which had voted more than 50% DEM), Bermuda and Queensland.

Ireland
Independence from the United Kingdom is achieved, but without Northern Ireland, where there was a large Loyalist Protestant propulation (as opposed to the primarily Catholic population elsewhere).

Netherlands
Forced to cede some border regions and some colonies to Germany.

France
Forced to cede the Saarland and Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.

Spain
Forced to pay reparations to Italy, Mexico and the United States.

Germany
The European power that comes out the best of the war.

Italy
Hasn't been hit that hard by the war. There have been only skirmishes over the border with France.

Russia
Allows the Sami and the Finnish to have independence. Also cedes from territories to the Intermarium.


Asia
Iran annexes the Indus Valley from the Raj.

The Taungoo retake some of the concessions from the defeated French, and annex some territories from the Raj.

China
The warlord era continues. The PRC gains more territory.

Japan
The government surrender comes as a shock. The American victory had come as a massive surprise. There are massive protests in Tokyo from the moment the surrender occurs. The Prime Minister resigns, but that isn't enough. Reforms are demanded. An election is called, followed by a constitutional convention...


Oceania
Australia hadn't escaped the war. The remnants of New England are absorbed into Queensland. Denmark annexes the conquered territories, including the British Northern Tasmania, into their colonial confederation.

The Indo Kingdom annexes West Papua.