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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''90''</b> || A new company, Bretonia Mining Corporation, is founded by pioneers starting to mine the resource rich fields of Leeds and Manchester. | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''90''</b> || A new company, Bretonia Mining Corporation, is founded by pioneers starting to mine the resource rich fields of Leeds and Manchester. | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''95''</b> || Royal Bretonian Manufacturing is given free license to develop the Leeds system into an industrial power base. Forced relocation of colonists from New London to Planet Leeds commences by order of Prince Harry XII, nicknamed | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''95''</b> || Royal Bretonian Manufacturing is given free license to develop the Leeds system into an industrial power base. Forced relocation of colonists from New London to Planet Leeds commences by order of Prince Harry XII, nicknamed ''Harry the Cruel''. |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''143''</b> || Newcastle system is surveyed | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''143''</b> || Newcastle system is surveyed | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''169''</b> || RBM constructs first Gunboat class vessel in Sirius at Southampton - HHS Glorious | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''169''</b> || RBM constructs first Gunboat class vessel in Sirius at Southampton - ''HHS Glorious'' |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''192''</b> || Stokes Smelter constructed in Leeds | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''192''</b> || Stokes Smelter constructed in Leeds | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''263''</b> || Omega 3 system discovered, opening the first route between Bretonia and Rheinland | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''263''</b> || Omega 3 system discovered, opening the first route between Bretonia and Rheinland | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''282''</b> || Second Bretonian food crisis - a team of top New London scientists led by a group dubbed | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''282''</b> || Second Bretonian food crisis - a team of top New London scientists led by a group dubbed ''The Cambridge 20'' are dispatched to Cambridge by Princess Harriet III to help increase crop yields. |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''283-295''</b> || Green revolution on Cambridge - food output increases 8 fold over 12 years | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''283-295''</b> || Green revolution on Cambridge - food output increases 8 fold over 12 years | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''299''</b> || | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''299''</b> || ''The Cambridge 20'' found the Cambridge Research Institute to pioneer research into theoretical science and advanced technology |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''528''</b> || Cortez system charted by Bretonian explorers, opening an alternative route between Bretonia and Liberty | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''528''</b> || Cortez system charted by Bretonian explorers, opening an alternative route between Bretonia and Liberty | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''547''</b> || In a parliamentary crisis part of the governing | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''547''</b> || In a parliamentary crisis part of the governing ''Leeds Party'' splits away to form the ''Populist Party'' under Prime Minister Jonathan Blake, with the remainder joining with the ''Court Party'' of New London to form the ''Crown Royalists'' |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''565''</b> || The Bretonian Brigands destroy the Royal Liner of King William I, killing the King and sparking political chaos | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''565''</b> || The Bretonian Brigands destroy the Royal Liner of King William I, killing the King and sparking political chaos | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''573''</b> || Bretonian Brigands destroy 2 Nessie Class Battleships in a battle near Southampton, but are forced to abandon their base in the debris field | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''573''</b> || Bretonian Brigands destroy 2 Nessie Class Battleships in a battle near Southampton, but are forced to abandon their base in the debris field | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''589''</b> || The last of the Bretonian Brigand bases, Sherwood Station in Leeds, is annihilated by a BAF Fleet led by Admiral Sir Thomas Scott. The majority of criminal elements in Bretonia are arrested, leading to over 100 years of relative lack of crime | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''589''</b> || The last of the Bretonian Brigand bases, Sherwood Station in Leeds, is annihilated by a BAF Fleet led by Admiral Sir Thomas Scott. The majority of criminal elements in Bretonia are arrested and executed, leading to over 100 years of relative lack of crime |
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''643''</b> || King William III | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''643''</b> || King William III ''The Great'' ascends to the Throne of Bretonia, and will preside over the greatest period of economic expansion in the House's history |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''648''</b> || William the Great institutes a reform of the Bretonian Armed Forces, establishing the Admiralty Board and selecting the strategic Salisbury system in which to train and base his Royal Fleet | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''648''</b> || William the Great institutes a reform of the Bretonian Armed Forces, establishing the Admiralty Board and selecting the strategic Salisbury system in which to train and base his Royal Fleet | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''652''</b> || Surveys of the Tau 23 system reveal substantial mineral deposits. The IMG begin to expand out of Bretonia into the Taus, shortly followed by BMM. Renewed rivalry between the two groups. | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''652''</b> || Surveys of the Tau 23 system reveal substantial mineral deposits. The IMG begin to expand out of Bretonia into the Taus, shortly followed by BMM. Renewed rivalry between the two groups. | ||
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− | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''656''</b> || With Kusari's attention distracted by the climax of the 80 Years War in Sigma, William the Great crowns himself | + | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''656''</b> || With Kusari's attention distracted by the climax of the 80 Years War in Sigma, William the Great crowns himself ''Emperor of Tau'' claiming Tau 31, 23 and 29 for his greater empire with hopes of gaining Harris and the rich resources of 23 for Bretonia. In return for William dropping the claims on Tau 29, Kusari tacitly accepts a degree of Bretonian control in Tau 31, but tensions remain that will resurface in later conflicts. |
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| style="text-align: center;" | <b>''664''</b> || William the Great orders the construction of the Cambridge Line to defend Bretonia against increasing corsair attacks | | style="text-align: center;" | <b>''664''</b> || William the Great orders the construction of the Cambridge Line to defend Bretonia against increasing corsair attacks |
Revision as of 01:28, 18 April 2009
1st century
A.S. is an abbreviation for "After Settlement."
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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19 | The Bretonia lands on Planet New London. The Bretonia's starboard engine array was destroyed during the Exodus. Therefore, it had to travel slower than the other ships and arrived later than them. |
20 | Prince Harry IX, great-great grandson and last surviving descendant of Queen Elizabeth III, last Queen of Britain back on Earth, takes control of the formative Bretonian Government in a coup, making himself head of the Principality of Bretonia. |
31 | Royal Bretonian Manufacturing is formed under Prince Harry X to lead the establishment of the colonial heavy industry |
78 | Southampton Shipyard is constructed by RBM and begins mass production of the Bee-One fighter, used for exploration of neighbouring systems. |
84 | Leeds system is surveyed |
86 | Manchester system is surveyed |
90 | A new company, Bretonia Mining Corporation, is founded by pioneers starting to mine the resource rich fields of Leeds and Manchester. |
95 | Royal Bretonian Manufacturing is given free license to develop the Leeds system into an industrial power base. Forced relocation of colonists from New London to Planet Leeds commences by order of Prince Harry XII, nicknamed Harry the Cruel. |
2nd century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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106 | The LCC Edison arrives in Bretonia; shortly thereafter, Valhalla's improved engine systems are exchanged for Bretonian advances in materials technology. |
112 | Cambridge system is surveyed |
120 | Planetary docking ring technology licensed to Bretonia |
129 | Food shortages in Leeds and New London lead to colonisation of Cambridge as a primary food producing planet. |
143 | Newcastle system is surveyed |
169 | RBM constructs first Gunboat class vessel in Sirius at Southampton - HHS Glorious |
192 | Stokes Smelter constructed in Leeds |
3rd century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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206 | New London resource fields exhausted. Bretonia Mining Corporation near to bankruptcy |
207 | Prince Harry XVIII takes the Bretonia Mining Corporation into state ownership and begins heavy subsidies to encourage the development of resources in Leeds and Manchester. |
211 | First Bretonian jump gate opened between New London and Leeds |
245 | Dublin system discovered, but initial surveys fail to uncover the substantial gold reserves, leading politicians to consider the system of no value. |
263 | Omega 3 system discovered, opening the first route between Bretonia and Rheinland |
282 | Second Bretonian food crisis - a team of top New London scientists led by a group dubbed The Cambridge 20 are dispatched to Cambridge by Princess Harriet III to help increase crop yields. |
283-295 | Green revolution on Cambridge - food output increases 8 fold over 12 years |
299 | The Cambridge 20 found the Cambridge Research Institute to pioneer research into theoretical science and advanced technology |
4th century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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300 | Bretonia Mining Corporation buys up Royal Bretonian Manufacturing, forming a single company - Bretonian Mining and Manufacturing - entirely under state ownership. |
310 | Prince Harry XXI grants Border Worlds Exports its first Royal Charter, and it begins to dominate trade between Bretonia and Rheinland |
312 | Construction of a New London to Manhattan trade lane route begins as a joint Royal Bretonian Manufacturing - Interspace Commerce project |
317 | Rioting amongst unemployed workers on Leeds sparks a rebellion against the oppression of Prince Harry XXI in Leeds. Some power hungry aristocrats from New London side with the rebels. The Bretonian Civil War begins. |
319 | Bretonian Royal Fleet defeated by rebel forces. Prince Harry XXI is executed for treason and a Commonwealth of Bretonia is declared under Lord Protector Alfred Nelson. |
334 | Following the death of Nelson, the Royal family is returned to power and a Kingdom of Bretonia is established under Harry XXI's nephew, who is declared King George I, with a Parliament including a House of Commons allowing for popular representation. |
351 | Tau 31 system is surveyed |
377 | LD-14 begins MOX production in Leeds, providing the fuel to power the capital fleet of the new Bretonian Armed Forces. |
380-400 | Pollution levels in Leeds rising to critical levels |
5th century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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411 | Planetform Incorporated is founded with the intention of developing new worlds to compensate for Bretonia's comparative lack of habitable planets |
437 | Disgruntled ex-BMM employees form the Independent Miners Guild, winning a landmark legal case in the Royal Court that grants them ownership of the ex-BMM facilities of Cardiff and South Shields. |
442 | In a cunning move Queen Anne I refuses to renew the Royal Charter for Border World Exports, driving down the share price to an extent that the Crown is able to acquire control over the company, thus putting both the largest companies in Bretonia under state ownership. The ensuing controversy forces Queen Anne to cede the power of issuing Royal Charters to Parliament. |
450 | After extensive surveys PFI initiates terraforming of Planet Harris. The project encounters problems almost immediately and will be delayed time and again for the next 350 years |
453 | A group of space pirates known as the Bretonian Brigands begin to cause considerable concern |
494 | King John I signs Omega Trade Pact with Rheinland, to protect trade against growing numbers of corsairs |
6th century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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528 | Cortez system charted by Bretonian explorers, opening an alternative route between Bretonia and Liberty |
547 | In a parliamentary crisis part of the governing Leeds Party splits away to form the Populist Party under Prime Minister Jonathan Blake, with the remainder joining with the Court Party of New London to form the Crown Royalists |
565 | The Bretonian Brigands destroy the Royal Liner of King William I, killing the King and sparking political chaos |
566 | William's daughter, Queen Eleanor I, launches a huge military campaign to crush the Bretonian Brigands |
573 | Bretonian Brigands destroy 2 Nessie Class Battleships in a battle near Southampton, but are forced to abandon their base in the debris field |
589 | The last of the Bretonian Brigand bases, Sherwood Station in Leeds, is annihilated by a BAF Fleet led by Admiral Sir Thomas Scott. The majority of criminal elements in Bretonia are arrested and executed, leading to over 100 years of relative lack of crime |
7th century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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643 | King William III The Great ascends to the Throne of Bretonia, and will preside over the greatest period of economic expansion in the House's history |
648 | William the Great institutes a reform of the Bretonian Armed Forces, establishing the Admiralty Board and selecting the strategic Salisbury system in which to train and base his Royal Fleet |
652 | Surveys of the Tau 23 system reveal substantial mineral deposits. The IMG begin to expand out of Bretonia into the Taus, shortly followed by BMM. Renewed rivalry between the two groups. |
656 | With Kusari's attention distracted by the climax of the 80 Years War in Sigma, William the Great crowns himself Emperor of Tau claiming Tau 31, 23 and 29 for his greater empire with hopes of gaining Harris and the rich resources of 23 for Bretonia. In return for William dropping the claims on Tau 29, Kusari tacitly accepts a degree of Bretonian control in Tau 31, but tensions remain that will resurface in later conflicts. |
664 | William the Great orders the construction of the Cambridge Line to defend Bretonia against increasing corsair attacks |
674 | With Rheinland crippled after the 80 years war, William the Great increases Bretonian power in Omega 3 with a view to annexation. He dies later the same year, before his plans can be completed. |
685 | Edinburgh system is surveyed - Planet Gaia is seen for the first time |
587 | A team from the Cambridge Research Institute is dispatched to Gaia to study the planet's incredible ecosystem |
690 | The first Orbital Spa and Cruise liner, the OSC Barbados, arrives in orbit of Gaia with tourists from Liberty. The Green Front party is founded and campaigns for Edinburgh to be declared a protected system. |
8th century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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701 | First sightings of Outcasts in Bretonia |
705 | A BMM vessel surveying a remote area of Newcastle gets lost in an ancient minefield and stumbles across a huge city of alien ruins. The CRI establishes Sunderland Research Station under BAF protection to study the site. |
740 | BMM petitions the Government to open Gaia to development. The measure fails, but it is enough to provoke the environmentalist fringe of the Green Party into founding the Gaian extremist movement. |
742 | With recruits from the lower classes of Leeds and Cambridge, the Gaians begin a campaign of terror aimed at dissuading tourism in Edinburgh |
745 | The Lewis and Orkney systems are chartered by the great Bretonian explorer Michael Grantham and claimed for the Crown of Bretonia by Queen Mary II, but the passage is soon lost as the remote region is overrun with Gaians. |
747 | Gaians destroy the Luxury Liner Barbados in a stunning attack. A new BAF fleet under the Battleship Derby is deployed to Edinburgh to defend against further attacks. The Barbados is eventually replaced with the OSC Liner Shetland |
748 | Michael Grantham leads a survey team that finally uncovers the gold reserves in Dublin. BMM begins a great rush to exploit the system |
752 |
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754 | The HMS Hood is crippled as the 12th Fleet of the BAF fails in its attempt to subdue the Dublin system. Admiral Sir James Howe commits suicide following his defeat. Molly nationalists publish their declaration of independence for Dublin |
760 | With crime rising sharply across Bretonia after more than 200 years of tranquillity, Prime Minister Lord Walter Brinkley orders the construction of Newgate Prison, and invites the Bounty Hunters Guild to take over Sheffield Station from the BPA |
786 | Queen Carina I ascends to the Throne of Bretonia following the death of her father, George V |
795-797 | Populist Party gains control over both Houses of Parliament, and Trevor Gladstone becomes Prime Minister, instituting a two year program of radical social reform designed to raise living standards on Leeds and end BMM's abuse of its workforce. Both measures are only partially successful |
9th century
Year (A.S.) | Event |
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800 | The Nomad War begins. Rheinland fleets attack Bretonia, but are successfully repelled by Bretonian defences in New London. |
801 | The Nomad War ends. Alone of the 4 Houses not to have suffered significant nomad infestation, BAF fleets are used during the 801 occupation of Rheinland whilst a peaceful Rheinland government is restored to power and the nomad purge conducted. |
802 | Corsairs launch a thermonuclear attack that devastates Planet Cork |
809 | BMM begins a second period of expansion into Tau, launching the construction of a Jump Gate to Tau 23 |
810 | BMM expansion leads to disputes over mining rights in Tau 23 with the IMG. Disputes escalate into military skirmishes on the ground whilst the IMG leadership begins a long legal case against the Bretonian Government |
812 | Kusari government begins to take an interest in the IMG-BMM dispute, taking up the IMG cause, seeing an opportunity to finally end the centuries old claims of the Bretonian Monarchy over Tau and reverse their humiliation of 656 A.S. |
747 | Kusari fleets deployed into Tau 29. Queen Carina orders the occupation of Tau 31 to enforce her claims. KNF and BAF begin full mobilisation for war. |
814 | The war between Bretonia and Kusari begins with a full Kusari assault on Tau 31 |
816 | The Kusari Tau-31 offensive is mired at Harris, but fighting continues. |
817 |
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