Kingdom of Great Britain now open!!!
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This article is being written to settle the curiosities and perhaps
answer some questions that all may have regarding the
Kingdom of Great Britain in Antiquity.
Great Britain had come to Antiquity in a re-enactment of
actual battles that occurred in 1799 with that battle and later
British occupation concluded the Knights of Malta
on the High Seas.
King George III's reign in Great Britain was the then longest
in the Monarchy's history to date, spanning 60 years (1760-1820).
That single fact meant that Great Britain
as an active role-playing country would be able to interact with
ALL of the antiquity communities, rivals and allies while remaining
reasonable true to History. The thoughts began for the segue from
Malta to Great Britain... expansion plans were parlayed to available
sims within the region. None of this change was done without quite
a lot of planning both in groundwork and in the
potential/possibilities it opened for role-play.
Whereas Malta had the potential of interacting via merchant trade
with all of the sims and community members, not all
had aspirations of actively participating in the trade system.
The question arose: "When you visit Malta, how much do you
know about it?" Very few even know the name Malta
let alone it's history. In contrast, the next question arose:
"If you were to visit Great Britain, how much might you
know about it?" and before you were even finished asking,
those being questioned already had answers. Everyone knows
of Great Britain, it's Monarchy, it's Royal Fleet on the waters and
it's history in at least some regard ... all without the need for
having to do some research for information.
Westminster houses a recreation of Buckingham House circa 1780.
The King was created in second Life (GeorgeWilliam Westminster)
and Buckingham, as in First Life, is to house His Majesty and His
familys a private residence. (For those with interest, the house
purchased by George III and in 1837 George IV began renovations
on the original house, creating what we know today as Buckingham
Palace). This sim also has residences to complete it's English
Countryside appeal.
Antiquity Marlborough is also going to be maintained as residential.
Both Marlborough and Westminster are entirely land sims as
English country side, leaving the planned residential
expansion of the landmass outward within the coming months.
Portsmouth is as the First Life Portsmouth, a sea-port community
housing bank, church, tavern and foreign house where all
community members are encouraged to explore and interact.
Trade role-play is rooted in this sim with the bank dispensing
the completely new trade coin system for Antiquity and the
Shoppes offer merchants a place to set and trade or sell their wares.
The British Royal Navy in Antiquity has allied with the RAN to
complete its fleet, finalizing it's structure in support of the Antiquity
Royalty. Alliances have been formed with The Duke and Duchess
of New Brunswick as well as with the Duchess of Britannica,
integrating them into the Antiquity Community as an extension
of Great Britain under rule of Dukedoms with
plans for a sixth sim in the coming months.
The British sims are happy to announce that they are complete and
ready. We look forward to what thefuture set in the past has in store.Lucy Shieldmaiden or Nikoli Nicholls in world.
updated by @georgewilliam-westminster: 06 Oct 2016 06:03:12AM