United Royal Republic of Englica

Federal Kingdom of Hilltop and New Potato Land
Federal Kingdom of Hilltop and New Potato Land
	Flag
Capital	Stevenshous Capital, Hilltop
Other languages	English
Religion	Christianity;
Demonym(s)	Englican
Government	Federal Republic with sub-national monarchies
Area
• Total	1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population
• Census	93
Currency	United states dollar, British pound ($, £)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
Calling code	+1

The Imperial Kingdom of Hilltop and New Potato Land is a micronation initially founded by Jonah Nichols (King Jonah I) and Max Stenner (King Max I) on 15 May 2020, originally as the Kingdom of Woodshire Hill but became a federal republic, Englica, when it merged with the Republic of New Potato Land but keeping subnational monarchs. Wefren left Englica to become independent several months later and Bertia did the same in April 2022. Since then, the nation has been known as the Imperial Kingdom of Hilltop and New Potato Land. This micronation was founded due to all information on their previous micronation, the Grand Duchy of Wefren, being deleted by Emperor Jonathan of Austenasia. In essence, the Grand Duchy of Wefren ceased to exist. The original kings of Woodshire Hill suspected that Jonathan had done this in an attempt to “take over” Wefren, although this was later proven to be false.

Wefren soon broke free from Englica, becoming independent. Bertia was incorporated as a sub-nation in June 2021, but demands for independence meant that Englica dissolved in April 2022 and was reformed as the Imperial Kingdom of Hilltop and New Potato Land with the establishment of the Kingdom of Bertia.

Etymology

Englica is a combination of the words 'England', which comes from the Old English meaning 'land of the Angles' and America, a latinization of the first name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who was named after St Emeric or of Englishman Richard Amerike, of which Amerike is an Anglicization of Welsh patronymic ap Meryck, meaning son of Meryck.

Of the constituent states of Englica, Hilltop is named after the local town council ward of the original Hilltop territories, which was likely named that due to the fact that much of Hilltop Ward is centered on a Hill. Bertia is named after its original king, Harrison Bert. New Potato Land is of unknown etymological origin, but may be due to a fondness of potatoes from Josiah Welch.

Government

Englica is a parliamentary republic with sub-national semi-constitutional monarchies (districts). There isn’t a Head of State in Englica, and the position is filled locally by the sub-national monarchs. The Head of Government is the Prime Minister, the leader of the biggest party in Parliament, at this moment Joseph Young.

The districts within Englica have parliaments led by the District Minister, the leader of the biggest party in the Parliament. The District Minister is the local equivalent to the Prime Minister.

Elections are held once a year locally and nationally, but a national election has been stalled due to communication problems, resulting in Joseph Young holding the position of Acting Prime Minister.

Colonies

See more: Former colonies of Englica

Englica has colonies across the globe which are generally autonomous and affiliated with a District. They have their own laws and are only subject to the Englican Constitution.

The government has started to distance themselves from colonies in recent years, with the abandoning of all colonies except the Great Kingdom of Falalia in 2021 by Joseph Young. Another colony, the Feathers and Gills Governate, governed by Prince Ben, Earl of Motcombe with Martin Wareham as Deputy.

Foreign relations

Englica is a member state of the Cupertino Alliance and is an ally of the Duchy of Woodshire and the Kingdom of Cecillo.

International recognition

Englica recognises all micronations and most macronations except;

People’s Republic of China (recognises Republic of China)
Republic of Albania (doesn’t recognise due to rigged 1997 Albanian monarchy referendum)
Islamic Republic of Iran (recognises National Council of Iran)
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (recognises Vietnamese monarchy)

Religion

Both the Kingdom of Hilltop and Sovereign State of New Potato Land have Christianity as their official religion, but Hilltop is most overtly religious, with an official church, the Church of Hilltop, and on 9 August 2021, King Max I passed a law recognising the New Testament as law. In Hilltop, there is a prominent Atheist minority.

The former territory of Bertia has the Children of the Dank as state religion but it is a minority religion, and Maxism, the worship of Max of Hilltop as God, has more practitioners. Maxism has two branches, Classical Maxism, the worship of Max as God-King of the Universe and Marian Maxism, the belief that Max I is the incarnation of the Virgin Mary. Bertia is also home to the Bertian Church of Odin, once led by Connor Young before his conversion to Christianity. In Bertia there is a sizeable atheist minority and a small congregation of the Church of Hilltop led by George Dormer.

History

2018-2019: The Codex Stuckus is written, providing a legendary history of Hilltop.
Mid-May 2020: King Max I starts up a TV channel within the district of Hilltop
15 May 2020: The Kingdom of Woodshire Hill is founded
16 May 2020: The first District Minister election is held, which sees Chris Nichols elected the DM of Woodshire, and Princess Donna the DM of Hilltop. Also, the fascist/loony parties started to suspect that the election was rigged for the SDP to win. They also wanted to abolish the monarchy
17 May 2020: Slang terms slowly began to evolve in Woodshire, with the term "back garden" starting to replace "backyard"
24 May 2020: Multiple at-home highschool graduations take place in the district of Woodshire, involving fireworks and honking cars as celebration
June 2020: King Jonah I begins to make calls for making Woodshire Hill more self-sustainable, in the event that a parent nation (UK or US) descends into chaos
August 2020: Part of the royal Hilltopper family got tested for COVID-19, tests came back negative
11 August 2020: Princess Lana of Hilltop celebrates her 16th birthday
25 August 2020: The town of Mere is established as a part of Hilltop. Meanwhile, Hilltop expands its claims.
26 August 2020: The flag of Woodshire is changed
27 August 2020: Pershing and Witham see their borders changed to have Witham claim all of Woodshire Park
28 August 2020: An honours system is introduced to Woodshire Hill
29 August 2020: A city block bordered by 19th street, 20th street, Dakota street, and high street, is annexed by Woodshire in order to include new citizens within the territory
24 September 2020: The American Defensive Union of Micronations (ADUM) is founded by King Jonah of Woodshire and Executive Officer Josiah Welch of New Potato Land
5 November 2020: Woodshire Hill enters the process of forming a feudal union with New Potato Land
6 November 2020: Woodshire Hill and New Potato Land merge to form Englica
17 January 2021: Princess Lana, Duchess of Knoyle is barred from the succession for spreading rumours about the Imperial family.
19 January 2021: A civil war occurs in Hilltop, forcing Max I to abdicate in favour of rebel leader Ryan House. An exile government is established with Prince Jack, Duke of Gillingham and Queen Mother Donna, Duchess of Tarrant as co-monarchs. Oscar Thow would then depose Ryan and would abdicate in favour of Max 2 hours later. Max’s abdication is reversed. Princess Donna does recognise the reversal but Prince Jack dosen’t and continues to claim the title of King with Princess Lisa, Countess of Stourpaine.
23 January 2021: Max is once again deposed by the forces of Charlie Dormer and Ryan House and Bertia councillor Tom Gilly is made King in the 23 January Coup. Max Stenner starts a government-in-exile.
24 January 2021: Charlie and Ryan turn on Tom because he prefers DC to Marvel and Max is restored to the throne. Max and Charlie invade the Football Grounds in Bertia, which are held by rebel DC fans but fail.
12 February 2021: Charlie declares himself King and attempts to depose Max in the Second Hilltop Civil War. It is agreed that Hilltop is split in half.
13 February 2021: Charlie breaks his promise and invades Max’s half, declaring independence from Englica. He established himself as Emperor with Tom Gilly as a puppet king in the East but a resistance deposed him two hours later, bringing back Max.
26 February 2021: Political strife in Hilltop forces the nation to be split with Ryan House as King of the West and Max as King of the East.
1 March 2021: Max I is injured in a fight and leaves the public eye for 2 days.
8 March 2021: East and West Hilltop reunite with Max as leader.
15 March 2021: Woodshire separates from Englica.
17 March 2021: The 2021 Hilltop general election takes place, resulting in a Social Democrat majority. A vote on Jackobitism occurs and results in a draw, which would result in a referendum being called on the issue.
18 March 2021: Allegations against Prince Jack occur, accusing him of voter fraud, when the Dictator MP who supposedly voted for Jackobitism, George Heywood, stated that he actually voted against. King Max calls a trial against Prince Jack. Prince Jack vs The Kingdom of Hilltop. The referendum is put on hold.

A series of religious wars break out, the Dank Wars, with Martin Wareham splitting from the Children of the Dank and forming the Children of the Meme. The Children of the Dank is supported by Oscar Thow, Orin Harley and several other nobles. The Children of the Meme is supported by Max I and Harrison Bert among others.

31 March 2021: The first Capture the Flag tournament is held in Hilltop, with players including Max I, Oscar Thow and Harrison Bert. The war ends in stalemate
7 April 2021: The trial against Prince Jack, Duke of Gillingham occurs, with Joseph Young as Judge, he is found guilty and evicted from parliament.
8 April 2021: The Mere by-election takes place, with a victory for Lana Avery and the Jackobites.
25 April 2021: A poll on the monarchy is conducted in Hilltop, it results in a majority being unsure on the monarchy but with more people supporting it than that of a republic.
26 April 2021: A Democratic Revolution takes place in Bertia, with the Republic of Bertia being proclaimed with Oscar Thow as President. Hilltopper attempts to suppress the rebels are unsuccessful.
28 May 2021: The Bertian Civil War fails after the Battle of Field led by Max I and Olly Gooding defeats the rebels under Oscar Thow.
13 June 2021: A warrior, Arthur II, occupies all of Hilltop except Mere in the Antenna War with support of Ryan House. He rules as an absolute monarch as 'King of the Britons' and abolishes parliament.
17 June 2021: A force led by Max I, Oscar Thow, Orin Harley and Martin Wareham fight back against Arthur II and forces him out of the Kingdom. It is announced that Bertia will become a Kingdom within the United Republic of Englica with Oscar Thow as its King. Max I, to coincide with this, abolishes the Duchy of Bertia and appoints Harrison Bert and George Heywood as Baronets.
12 July 2021: The Hilltop national football team and Bertia national football team debut with Hendrix Kempster and Charlie Dormer as Captains. They play a match in Bertia, which ends in a 4-4 draw. It is also announced that the Spetisbury constituency will be disestablished by 2022.
14 July 2021: A second football match between Bertia and Hilltop takes place, with Bertia winning 1-0. A heated argument occurs between Hilltop captain Hendrix Kempster and Bertia captain Charlie Dormer.
15-16 July 2021: The first Bertia Games take place with special guests including Oscar I, Orin Harley and Max of Hilltop. On the second day, events had to be cut due to COVID-19.
22 July 2021: Olly Gooding resigns as the Leader of Bertia's UnITE party, and Harrison Bert is elected by party members.
2 August 2021: Acting Prime Minister Joseph Young demands for United Republics of Antarctica to retake land originally granted to New Potato Land in the Adelie Land Treaty of Cession. He also issues an edict ending the claims on Rockall,
3 August 2021: The status of Andromedan Stars as a colony is ended after an agreement between Joseph Young and the royal family of Hilltop.
7-8 August 2021: A charity metal detecting weekend is held for Poole Cancer Centre which is sponsored by Max I and the Hilltop royal family.
9 August 2021: Max I institutes Biblical Law in Hilltop which is denounced by all political parties except the Hilltop Salvation Party.
11 August 2021: All of Hilltop Parliament officially goes on strike except Charlotte Young, who defects from the Social Democrats to the Hilltop Salvation Party.
14 August 2021: Max I signs a deal with Queen Mother Donna and the Social Democrats to stop many protests over the Biblical Bill, but Jackobite Members do not re-enter and continue protesting. Due to Charlotte Young's defection, Queen Mother Donna forms a coalition with the Hilltop Salvation Party and her father Prince Christopher becomes Deputy District Minister.
21 August 2021: The URE is admitted as an observer member of the Cupertino Alliance.
22 August 2021: Max I, Queen Mother Donna, Duchess of Tarrant and Prince Daniel, Duke of Mere get into a violent battle with Jackobites at the Battle of Denes, which ends in a stalemate.
4 September 2021: The nations name is changed to the United Royal Republics of Englica to represent its government more fully.
5 September 2021: Max I’s birthday is celebrated. A peace with the Mere rebels is achieved with an agreement that the Biblical Bill won’t have hold in Mere.
18-19 September 2021: A conference between the Kingdoms of Hilltop and Bertia takes place with Hilltop being represented by King Max and Bertia represented by Dylan Williams, the Deputy Leader of the Bertia Freedom Party and a high-ranking royal. Also attending were royal jeweller Toby Stacy and First Lady of Hilltop Abby Collop
9 November 2021: An attempt by a number of Bertians, led by the prominent Martin Wareham and Dylan Williams on Max I makes relations between Hilltop and Bertia sour.
10 November 2021: An official debate is held between the Church of Hilltop and the Bertian Church of Odin in Perry, Bertia.
15 November 2021: Max of Hilltop tests positive for COVID-19 and Queen Mother Donna, Duchess of Tarrant takes over as Regent.
17 November 2021: Queen Mother Donna, Duchess of Tarrant catches COVID and Prince Daniel, Duke of Mere takes over as regent.
18 November 2021: Prince Daniel, Duke of Mere catches COVID and Prince Christopher, Duke of Winterbourne and Princess Linda, Duchess of Shaftesbury take over as co-regents.
25 November 2021: Max of Hilltop begins to take over functions again, but Prince Christopher, Duke of Winterbourne and Princess Linda, Duchess of Shaftesbury still perform several royal duties.
28 November 2021 Max of Hilltop releases a decree that for all future Hilltop elections, single-transferable vote or alternative vote will be used instead of first-past-the-post.
11 December 2021: Hilltop TV is fully launched after several test transmissions which had been going on since early 2020. It’s first broadcast was the first two parts of 'The Mind Robber', a Doctor Who story.
13 December 2021: Brawlers of Kensington House, starring Oscar Thow and William Purser, premieres on Hilltop TV. The premiere of The Army Game is postponed. HM Max I announces that Hilltop TV will become available to Mere Province on Boxing Day.
10 January 2022: Harrison Bert is restored to the position of King of Bertia by the 2022 Bertia constitutional referendum.
1 April 2022: Englica reforms into the United Kingdom of Hilltop and New Potato Land after Bertian independence.

Districts

Districts are divisions of the United Republic of Englica, similar to states or counties, that each has its own king/queen and district minister.

Hilltop

Monarch: Max Stenner (King Max I)
District Minister: Queen Mother Donna, Duchess of Tarrant
Religion: Church of Hilltop
Area: 332.3 acres
Religious Policies: No non-Christian religious buildings allowed
District Animal: Havana Brown Cat
District Food: Pepperoni Pizza
District Drink: Lemonade
Population: 32
Capital: Stevenshous (11)

Leadership History

Max I (15 May 2019 - 19 January 2021) (Forced to abdicate by Ryan)

Government-in-Exile
Jack and Donna (19 January 2021)

De-facto government (Not recognised by Englica)
Ryan (19 January 2021) (Abdicated to Oscar)
Oscar ‘the Citizen King’ (19 January 2021) (Abdicated to Max)

Hilltop government
Max I (19 January 2021 – present) (In exile 23–24 January and 13 February) (Englica dissolved 1 April 2022)

De-facto governments (Not recognised by Englica)
Thomas (23 - 24 January and 13 February 2021) (Deposed by Max)
Emperor Charlie (13 February 2021) (Deposed by Max)
Connor Young (as Arthur II) (13-17 June 2021) (As King of the Britons) (Deposed by Max)

New Potato Land

Monarch: Josiah Welch (King Josiah I)
District Minister: Vacant
Area: 863561 sq. miles (claimed)
District Animal: Potato
Population: 55
Patron Saint: St. Haemophilus influenzae #1,234,277
Religious Policies: Christianity
Offical languages: Welsh, English, Omaha–Ponca language
Capital: Draig Tatws (3)
Largest City: Tatws Mawr

Bertia

Monarch: Harrison (sometimes numbered as Harrison II)
District Minister: Orin Harley
Area: Uncounted
District Animal: Cat
Population: 11
Religious Policies: Children of the Dank official, minorities of Maxism and Children of the Meme
Offical languages: English
Capital: Stair
Largest City: Designed

Leadership History

Harrison I (2013-2019) (Abdicated to Max)
Interregnum, rule by Hilltop (2019-13 February 2021)
Charlie (12 - 13 February 2021) (Overthrown)
Interregnum, rule by Hilltop (13-26 February 2021)
Ryan (26 February - 8 March 2021) (United under Hilltop)
Interregnum, rule by Hilltop (8 March-26 April 2021)
President Oscar (26 April-28 May 2021) (Overthrown)
Interregnum, rule by Hilltop (28 May-17 June 2021)
Oscar I (17 June 2021 - 10 January 2022) (Lost in 2022 Bertia constitutional referendum)
Harrison I (10 January 2022 - 1 March 2022) (Overthrown)
Ryan (Second time) (1 March 2022 - 11 March 2022) (Abdicated)
Alfie (11 March 2022) (Overthrown)
Harrison I (11 March 2022 – present) (Englica dissolved 1 April 2022)

Constituencies

Hilltop (all now extinct)

In Hilltop, constituencies were abolished in March 2022.

Stevenshous

MP: Queen Mother Donna, Duchess of Tarrant
Current Party: Social Democrat

Mere

MP: Jo de Mere
Current Party: Feminist Party

Upper Stevenshous

MP: Kimbo Bert
Current Party: Social Democrat

Spetisbury

MP: Princess Lisa, Countess of Stourpaine
Current Party: Social Democrat

Lower Stevenshous

MP: Charlotte Young
Current Party: Hilltop Salvation

Bertia (pre independence)

North Bertia

MP: Olly Gooding
Current Party: Unite Party

South Bertia

MP: Orin Harley
Current Party: Bertia Freedom Party

West Bertia

MP: Abby Collop
Current Party: Unite Party

East Bertia

MP: Harrison Bert
Current Party: Unite Party