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'''Britain''' (also known as '''Great Britain''') was the first and is currently the oldest nation on Terra Nova. It is based in the British Isles, being along the English Channel which is a region labeled as the 'cradle of civilization' of Terra Nova. It was established by MineHero43 on October 27th 2018, after the founding of the [[Urbs Antiqua (Ancient City)|Urbs Antiqua]], [[London]].

Britain is a Parliamentary Democracy & Constitutional Monarchy with many of its principles based on [[The Accordo Manifesto]]. This system of Government is enshrined within Britain's official Constitution which was written by King-Emperor MineHero43 and adopted on May 31st 2019. The current Monarch is still MineHero43 who has reigned since October 27th 2018, making him the server's longest serving nation leader. While the Monarch is unelected, the Prime Minister, who leads the British government, is elected once every two months by a national popular vote.

The British Parliament consists of all mayors in the nation. Although they cannot directly propose laws, they do vote on laws proposed by the government and if necessary, enough of them are able to band together and bring forward a vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister. The Monarch has the power to Veto the Parliament however this can be overruled by a 2/3 majority.

The Prime Minister heads the British government and appoints Ministers to help him/her/them run the nation. These individuals make up the cabinet which is tasked with proposing laws, coming up with government policies and assisting the Prime Minister with governing the nation. Ministers can be fired by the Prime Minister at any given moment.  

Britain is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea with the North Sea between the island of Great Britain and it's holdings in Norway. The Irish sea separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Towards the south lays the English Channel which separates it from France. Britain is however connected to the European Mainland via it's territory in southern Norway. Britain shares a border with the nations of Ireland, France and Sweden.

Britain consists of mainly flat grassland which allows for easy construction and development. This is especially the case for the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. While most original trees have been cleared out, some have been preserved in the form of national nature reserves such as the forests in Wales and Dublin. Scotland use to host some of the nation's largest mountains however the vast majority of them have been flattened. Britain does however hold a vast mountainous and snowy area in it's Norwegian territory.

Britain became the first nation to establish a secure trans-Atlantic ice transportation system after a player by the name of BorderPatrolAgent dug a tunnel from New York to Britain and connected it to the ice line. One of the greatest achievements ever on the server, the ice line has furthered relations between New York and Britain and can be used to easily transport villagers or other mobs across the Atlantic ocean.

Britain focused heavily on building its towns and establishing a secure presence on the British Isles. This lead to not only London becoming the first town to reach 100 claims but also London and Glasgow becoming the two largest towns on the server with over 200+ claims at one point. (Glasgow would later join Scotland and continue to prosper). Other towns such as Norwich, Dublin, York and Plymouth began growing in size as well. This saw the construction of famous landmarks such as Westminster Palace in London which at the time was one of the largest structures in Europe.

Although Britain maintained a neutral foreign policy towards other nations in mainland Europe, it would soon be dragged into its first conflict.

The war turned greatly in Britain's favor when the town of Sussex returned to Britain after MineHero43 negotiated with the Norwegian mayor to hand it over to a new British mayor. Norway would see a drop in activity and players leaving the server, including their leader twigking, which allowed for Magenent to claim all of Norway under his new nation.

Once the situation with Norway was under control, Britain focused once again on continuing to grow its nation, this time its economy. Tesco was soon founded in London as the first store of its type on the server, making use of the new sign shop plugin. This saw a rise in Britain's popularity and economy, which allowed for more British towns to grow at a rapid pace.

Britain would soon be interrupted by a number of new towns in Scotland created by people from places such as Africa and Siberia. This immigration lead by xSpifflesx and RuseOwl would seek to establish a Scottish nation, free from Britain. This would turn into a six month war between Britain and Scotland with thousands of gold being spent and the future of the British Isles at stake. This conflict would be known as the [[British Civil War/ Scottish War for Independence]].

With only very few major battles, the war soon turned into a war of claims between individual towns in Scotland and Britain. This saw Britain lose many of its claims to Scottish towns while Scotland would see entire towns fall into ruin, even losing their entire nation at one point. Many players would come and go with even RuseOwl leaving to Canada as the war continued and later on Shanka, the mayor of Glasgow, would form his own nation [[United Kingdom]]. Nevertheless, both sides continued for a total of six months.  

Months after CallMeKingJames' England was dissolved, 1jmt, the old mayor of Sussex during the Noridic wars, returned and established the town of Cornwall. By tricking the mayor of Plymouth he was able to gain a small 40 chunk foothold off the coast of Plymouth and after various name changes, he settled with England.

In November 2019 the Norwegian King Alexandre requested that his nation be merged into Britain's. This was approved by Prime Minister Warriorrr (previously known as iDutchJesseNL) and later recieved overwhelming support in the British Parliament. The merging of the nation Norway and its towns into Britain marked the beginning of Britain's expansion into southern Norway. Britain also formed new towns such as Oslo and Kristiansand which began growing at a rapid pace. The expansion into Norway would prove to be a huge success with Britain eventually including Norway as part of it's core claimed territories.

The rebellion has stagnated as both Inverness and Stirling have gone inactive, their members only logging on every now and then to vote.

===='''Glasgow''' ====

After returning from Somalia, the mayor of Glasgow, Shanka, decided he would like to sell the town for a significant amount of gold (though less than the original cost of its claims). Britain initially offered to purchase it from him for a small amount however eventually nothing came of this as the offer was withdrawn and Shanka decided to have Glasgow leave Britain and on May 21st he formed a new nation known as UK (United_Kingdom). This would mark the second formation of the "UK" nation and secession of Glasgow from Britain, the first having occurred during the Separatist Wars in 2019.  

On the 12th of May 2020, Seranil managed to acquire the nation of India for 200 gold. India was officially incorporated as a colony of Britain and plans were made to expand the nation further into the subcontinent. __Tomm (formerly known as TomBLT, 10op10, TakeLGawain) would be made Governor-General of British India however colonizing the area proved to be challenging and difficult, mainly due to the resources and time which needed to be invested into it while Britain was instead focusing on European affairs. __Tomm eventually grew bored and wanted to move back to his original town, Oslo. Britain decided that it would be best to sell the nation of India to Sri Lanka, who's size and presence in the area was growing anyway. India was officially sold for 700 Gold on the 28th June, marking an end to the attempted British colonization of the area.

*'''[[MineHero43]]''' - Founder and King of '''Britain'''

*'''Warriorrr''' - Good PVPer, often smites new players