Figure 1.1: The Royal banner and map of the Kingdom of England on the Chronicles of Middle Ages.
The Kingdom of England is a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It shares land borders with the Kingdom of Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea area of the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south.
England is the oldest and most populated kingdom on the Chronicles of Middle Ages. It is also the largest island nation in the world.
Click here to see a list of characters residing in England.
Government
The government of the Kingdom of England is a monarchy based on the rules of feudalism. The king, regent, or ruler alone holds executive, legislative, and judicial powers—in theory, he or she owns everything in England. However, some limits to the regent's authority have been imposed since August 1323 by its current ruler, Rose Bigod.
The Royal book of Magna Carta established the rules that sales tax could not be set without citizens' consent, and Parliament—England's highest court of justice, which includes the regent, governors, and citizens of the kingdom—may assert its power to configure taxes. As such, markets in England almost always have 0% Kingdom Taxes and 0% City Taxes.
Roles and titles
The regent of England is styled as the "King of England," or "Queen of England" in the case of a female ruler. The regent can assign Governor role for all the cities belonging to the kingdom. He or she can also manage the noble and administrative titles to be assigned to the most deserving people in the kingdom. Titles are automatically lost if a territory or city is conquered by an enemy kingdom—it is in the interest of the noble to defend their territories.
Figure 1.2: Titles available to be assigned by the regent.
Figure 1.3: The current regent of the Kingdom of England.
Cities
The cities of Chester, London, and York were established for administration by Rose of England, the kingdom's first regent. The queen chose London to be the capital city and chief royal residence, quickly establishing it as England's largest market and most important territory.
After signing up and starting their adventure in the Kingdom of England, a new citizen will be transported to London. By map, they may travel to the Land Path (Node ID 8) to head north, Sea Path (11) northeast, or Sea Path (78) southwest—they may also travel across the English Channel to reach Amsterdam (44) or Bruges (45) in the neighbouring Kingdom of Frisia.
Economy
The economy of the Kingdom of England comprises three groups: the king or regent, who owns the entire kingdom; the nobles, who help the regent manage the entire kingdom; and the citizens, who produce goods in the cities destined for international trade.
Despite being the first kingdom on the Chronicles of Middle Ages, the English economy had languished behind other kingdoms, such as Castille and Sweden, due to lack of citizens and inactivity. However, Rose Bigod was appointed as Queen on 1323-08-04 00:40:53, and the population of England gradually grew in number from less than 10 to over 70 citizens.
By 1323-08-11 21:13:24, England had become the largest economy on the Chronicles of Middle Ages, producing more goods and gold coins than any other kingdom. The average citizens in England, however, have remained poor when compared to their peers in other kingdoms, with wealth concentrated in the hands of the few rich nobles and the Queen, who sits at the top of the pyramid.
Figure 1.4: Gothic Cathedral by the Water, by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Government finances
The Royal Bank of England is the government bank of the Kingdom of England. Headed by the Queen with the aid of contributing citizens, it was incorporated by the name of "Royal Bank of the Citizens and Regent of England," becoming the sole possessor of the government's balances and tasked with collecting goods and gold coins to and from participating English citizens.
The bank allows the government to raise enough gold coins—while keeping both Kingdom Taxes and City Taxes at 0%—to start building projects and buy and maintain cogs, caravels, and army units in times of war.