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===Princedoms of Culfra in the Great Plague=== | ===Princedoms of Culfra in the Great Plague=== | ||
With the Gallowglass Wars at an end in 1234, Sinclair mac Magen was named the new Prince Elector of Bridhavn. Notably however, he was not named Magister Militum per Culmannia, signifying a decentralization forced by the Culfran Princes that brought mac Magen to power. This decentralization of authority allowed Culfran princes to have more autonomy in affairs and reign more independently which would eventually lead to different cultural backgrounds and dialects spread across Culfra as the unifying bonds the Magister Militum held were broken. However, the Altyn continued every year and it was during this period of relative peace that lots of modern Fiannan culture developed from the popularization of Tyns and other assemblies among freemen, festivals and holiday popularization as well as Fianna mercenaries became of great demand across Levantia and beyond after word of the renown of Culfra warriors were spread following the Gallowglass Wars. During this period also did the first Culfran Universities develop and Culfran traders and explorers traveled further than ever before. | With the Gallowglass Wars at an end in 1234, Sinclair mac Magen was named the new Prince Elector of Bridhavn. Notably however, he was not named Magister Militum per Culmannia, signifying a decentralization forced by the Culfran Princes that brought mac Magen to power. This decentralization of authority allowed Culfran princes to have more autonomy in affairs and reign more independently which would eventually lead to different cultural backgrounds and dialects spread across Culfra as the unifying bonds the Magister Militum held were broken. However, the Altyn continued every year and it was during this period of relative peace that lots of modern Fiannan culture developed from the popularization of Tyns and other assemblies among freemen, festivals and holiday popularization as well as Fianna mercenaries became of great demand across Levantia and beyond after word of the renown of Culfra warriors were spread following the Gallowglass Wars. During this period also did the first Culfran Universities develop and Culfran traders and explorers traveled further than ever before. | ||
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During this period as a resumption of friendly relations among the empire, trade and industrial power flourished in the Commonwealth. Questions of hereditary nobility in the Commonwealth continued to plague the nation along with questions of autonomy of the States of within the Commonwealth. For a long time, the legal status of the nobility sat in limbo, especially with the issue of the Electors of Culfra and their status in the Empire. While the Elector of Bridhavn became a title of the early Presidents, the ducal electors remained in the hands of the nobles whose titles and territory was in question, despite the initial settlements following the Fiann Civil War, Republicans continued to press for equal representation and diminishment of any former noble titles. It became almost a cyclical event of Republicans of the Fian Party increasing taxation on estates and challenging nobles in litigation and saw a restoration of some of those losses by the Concord Party this back and forth would carry on through this period as nobles sought to tie themselves to the growing capitalist wealthy and too noble families of other nations to survive. | During this period as a resumption of friendly relations among the empire, trade and industrial power flourished in the Commonwealth. Questions of hereditary nobility in the Commonwealth continued to plague the nation along with questions of autonomy of the States of within the Commonwealth. For a long time, the legal status of the nobility sat in limbo, especially with the issue of the Electors of Culfra and their status in the Empire. While the Elector of Bridhavn became a title of the early Presidents, the ducal electors remained in the hands of the nobles whose titles and territory was in question, despite the initial settlements following the Fiann Civil War, Republicans continued to press for equal representation and diminishment of any former noble titles. It became almost a cyclical event of Republicans of the Fian Party increasing taxation on estates and challenging nobles in litigation and saw a restoration of some of those losses by the Concord Party this back and forth would carry on through this period as nobles sought to tie themselves to the growing capitalist wealthy and too noble families of other nations to survive. | ||
===Commonwealth Gilded Age and Imperial Ambition=== | |||
The late 1800s saw a resurgent Fiannria on the world stage, looking to cast itself in the great affairs of the world and resume its affairs in earnest in Alshar and Audonia. Through mercantile expeditions, gunboat diplomacy, and military adventurism Fiannria ensured the continued status of Soirwind and the expansion of Fiannan influence through the region via treaties and concession cities- administered by the General Board of Commonwealth Concessions (GBCC). | |||
But while the rewards of Imperialism were reaped abroad, this did not reflect the issues back in Levantia, the wealth of the business elite and the poor conditions of the working class became a point of growing division, tension, strikes, protests, and even battles in the street. Fiannria at first struggled to confront this growing class conciousness, education, and organization however before this problem truly reared its head- A War with Faneria broke out once again, but Faneria was not prepared or equipped for Fiannria this time around and soundly lost territories Fiannria facing many defeats on land and sea. | |||
But even with the laurels of this victory, the workers and now come home soldiers felt betrayed and unheard by the government, and that frustration poured out in the polls but not entirely in the workers favor however. The Fiannan Socialist Party candidate for President won the highest office in the land in 1891, however the FSP did not have the absolute majority nor the cooperation of the other parties in the Tyn to win control of government- forcing, not without struggle for the Socialist President to select a Fiann Party Chancellor. This forced an essentially hung government and for Socialist President to achieve any sort of legislative or political action, it was moderated, diluted and compromised by the main stream parties. This problem did not resolve itself in the midterms and at the end of their Presidency, the writings of Distributism had popularized itself enough following the writings of Rerum novarum the the Catholic Theocrats, Agrarians, Socialists, and Republicans formed a Solidarity Party which challenged and overtook the FSP and won control of the Tyn on some occasions over the two terms of the Solidarity President but faced a a crisis of party identity in the first decade of the 20th century. The next two decades however would lead to other third parties winning the Presidency and it appeared the main parties of the old Commonwealth would never regain their seat in charge of the Commonwealth. This period saw popular, if not also controversial policies become mainstream for periods of times as the ebb and flow of instability accosted the Commonwealth political system. Socialists, Populists, Nationalists, Georgists, Distributists, and even Monarchists filled the Tyn Hall among the Republicans and historic political parties. | |||
===Levantine Civil War=== | ===Levantine Civil War=== | ||
===The (2nd) Great War === | ===The (2nd) Great War === | ||