Greetings and Salutations.

It is with great pleausure that I the Archiducado de Bexar welcomes the arrival and re establishment of the British Empire in Antiquity. His Majesty, King William IV, will assume the crown immediatly.

The Crown will be headquartered in Antiquity, and the location of the palace will be announced in the coming days. With the re establishment of the British Empire in Antiquity, the proud tradition of the British Royal Family and Military in Antiquity will continue.

The British forces in Antiquity will coordinate directly with the RAN for the protection of the Northern lands and security for the southern waters.

It is with great pleasure I announce the establishment of the first unit under the Crown of William IV. The Excellers-40th Regiment, under the command of Col L. Abernathy located in Antiquity Ventura. Col Abernathy will be releasing contact information for the 40th Regiment of Foot shortly.

Lets all welcome His Majesty King William IV to Antiquity. Another proud tradition of the British in Antiquity continues.

Jacon Cortes de Bexar
Prime Minister

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His Royal Highness Jacon Cortes de Bexar Prince of Antiquity, Duke of Cumberland, Duque de Bexar, Duc de la Valliere, Marchese di MSB
updated by @jacon-cortes-de-bexar: 06 Oct 2016 06:11:09AM

I will soon be preparing a special article for the Antiquity Times to congratulate His Majesty King William on the occasion of his accession to the throne of Britain. I hope that he may do me the great honour of allowing me to interview him for the benefit both of his subjects in Antiquity's British communities and colonial possessions, and for those Antiquarians who are not beholden to the British crown but feel the need to better understand the leadership of their neighbours.

Tiamat Windstorm, Editor, Antiquity Times

( http://antiquity.excheker.com )

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Antiquity Hedgewitch

William IV was actually quite an interesting person, not least because he held a "real job" as Duke of Clarence - midshipman, lieutenant and captain in the Royal Navy, where he showed genuine competence in the opinion of Admiral Lord Nelson. The experience gave him a perspective of societal needs that many of his relatives lacked, and his later role as Lord High Admiral taught him some lessons about practical politics and the necessity of paying attention to advisors that made him peculiarly suitable in the role of king during a key period in the United Kingdom's evolution into an effective constitutional monarchy.

William didn't do a perfect job in the Admiralty, but he did abolish whipping as a penalty for all but the most serious offences, and came to the throne actually understanding that kingship was a job. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, who served as prime minister under both brothers, is reported to have said that he was able to do more business with William IV in ten minutes than with George IV in ten hours! Chancellor Lord Brougham respected William's ability to ask enough good questions to understand an issue before acting on it - something else that George seldom bothered himself about. WIlliam took his responsibilities seriously, and although he caused his own controversies, the people at least perceived that he wanted the best for the country and empire, and in general they liked and respected him for it.

William was fond of his niece Victoria, though not of her mother. Not least among his achievements was that he provided Victoria with a good role model for her approach to the role of queen, and he restored to the monarchy much of the respect his elder brother had eroded, giving Victoria a solid position from which to begin her own work.

And yes, the shoes are wonderful!

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Antiquity Hedgewitch