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n 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire was caused by King-Emperor Edward VIII's proposal to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite. The marriage was opposed by the King's governments in the United Kingdom and the autonomous Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Religious, legal, political, and moral objections were raised. As British monarch, Edward was the nominal head of the Church of England, which did not allow divorced people to remarry if their ex-spouses were still alive; so it was widely believed that Edward could not marry Mrs Simpson and remain on the throne. Mrs Simpson was perceived to be politically and socially unsuitable as a consort because of her two failed marriages. It was widely assumed by the Establishment that she was driven by love of money or position rather than love for the King. Despite the opposition, Edward declared that he loved Mrs Simpson and intended to marry her whether the governments approved or not.
The widespread unwillingness to accept Mrs Simpson as the King's consort, and the King's refusal to give her up, led to Edward's abdication in December 1936.
that is what happened in this universe, but in alternate history...
In May 1937, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom married Wallis Simpson. The marriage to Wallis was not recommended by Stanley Baldwin, the British Prime Minister; and Edward refused to abdicate. This marriage left the British government, and most of the people, alienated; and hatred for King Edward and Queen Wallis rose. In January 1938, a protest by Dockyard workers in Liverpool was brutally crushed by the army; and violent clashes began across the country; between the Kings troops and those of several other factions. The British Civil War had begun!
The outbreak of conflict led several groups to attempt to seize the country or their own personal goals. major factions included:
normal forum rules, no god-modding, no double posts, no swearing etc etc.
HISTORICAL ACCURACY! be accurate to the year, so no helicopters, jet fighters, M1 Abrams, RPG-7's, Bazookas or whatever. if you are not sure if the weapon in question was used at the time then check it up on the web! (or in a book).
This is a Gentleman's War! be sporting towards your enemies! do not execute prisoners, no filthy foreign tricks, or whatever.
and finally, the most important bit; even if you are accurate, you must confine yourself to realism, aircraft are scarce, tanks are virtually never seen (so don't have swarms of tanks!), fuel is scarce, so some units have gone back to using cavalry, most armies don't have access to armoured vehicles at all, and as such end up commandeering civilian vehicles, and sometimes converting them for another use.
and for small arms, most units will be equipped with rifles, maybe a Bren gun for regulars, or sometimes an old Lewis gun for others, some units will have the odd shotgun, units may have one or two submachine guns if well connected, but most will not.
hand grenades and the like will be scarce among non-regulars, so improvisation is common, Molotov cocktails and the like are sometimes used.
also, methods of commmunication will be scarce, will radios and telephones rare, some resort to using flag, mirror, hand signals and even morse code. control of a telephone box could easily become the focus of a skirmish.
PLAYERS:
each player will either be a solitary warrior, or will command a squad/section of up to 10 men. if the player does not want to be a soldier, then they can be a civilian, a doctor or nurse, or whatever. use your imagination! here is the character sheet;
NAME:
FACTION:
HOME NATION:
AGE:
APPEARANCE:
PROFESSION:
BIO:
PERSONAL WEAPON:
NAMES OF MEN: (optional)
the players will clash arms in the village of Morfield in the county of Hartfordshire, North of London. an area bitterly fought for by all sides. this will take place in late June, 1938.
by this time in the war, no side has yet made any headway, and is still locked in stalemate.
i am afraid that my efforts in creating and uploading a map of Morfield have failed, and as such i must vaguely 'describe' the area. so here goes;
the village is relatively large, and at it's centre is a crossroad's and village green, clustered around is the church, the village shops (butcher, baker, pharmacy, general shop and so on) and the houses. south of the village is a railway track, which has Morfield Railway Station on the south side of the track.
just north-east of the village is a large duckpond and a small wood. north of the village is Elroy farm, which runs along the road.
south of the railway track is mainly fields, which the odd farm and wooded copse here and there.
players may start the RP wherever they want (as long as they are either in or around the village). they must seek to control the village by combat.
so... i think that is pretty much everything.we'll start once we have enough players, and i'll post my character soon. whilst you are participating in this RP, remember these four things: 1; be historically accurate! 2: this is a gentleman's war! be sporting to the other chaps! 3: use your imagination! and most importantly... 4: Have Fun!
NOTE: I cannot take an ounce of credit for this idea! as it was originally created by Rob Jones, Steve Mortimore and Simon Douglas in 2008, when they wrote the original VBCW source book and had it published.
The widespread unwillingness to accept Mrs Simpson as the King's consort, and the King's refusal to give her up, led to Edward's abdication in December 1936.
that is what happened in this universe, but in alternate history...
In May 1937, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom married Wallis Simpson. The marriage to Wallis was not recommended by Stanley Baldwin, the British Prime Minister; and Edward refused to abdicate. This marriage left the British government, and most of the people, alienated; and hatred for King Edward and Queen Wallis rose. In January 1938, a protest by Dockyard workers in Liverpool was brutally crushed by the army; and violent clashes began across the country; between the Kings troops and those of several other factions. The British Civil War had begun!
The outbreak of conflict led several groups to attempt to seize the country or their own personal goals. major factions included:
- The Edwardian Army - Led by King Edward VII. they wore normal army uniforms.
- British Union of Fascists (BUF for short) - Led by Oswald Mosley. they wore army uniforms dyed black.
- The Georgian Army - Led by Edward's younger brother, George,(Formerly Prince Albert, Duke of York).they wore normal army uniforms.
- The Anglican League - A large army led by a group of bishops and archbishops, they were aligned with the Georgian Army. they wear army uniforms dyed blue.
- The Red Field Army (Socialists) - Made up of disgruntled workers and Spanish Civil War veterans, they sought to turn Britain into a Socialist state based upon Lenin's Russia.they wear normal clothes.
- The Scottish, Welsh and Cornish Independence Movements - Groups in Scotland, Wales and even Cornwall who sought to form their own independent nations, they were supported at various times by The Red Field Army and The Anglican League. they wear anything they can get their hands on.
- The British Empire Independence Movements - Groups of people from across the Empire fought for autonomy and independence. they wear anything they can get their hands on.
- Foreign Volunteer Units fighting for the major factions. Examples included the AVAC (American Volunteer Army Corps) formed by Joseph Kennedy (who wear american army uniforms) and the Hanoverian Legion formed by Hermann Göring fighting for the Edwardians (who wore German uniforms) ; the ANZAC Volunteers and the Imperial Volunteers fighting for the Georgians (who wore British uniforms) ; and the International Revolutionary Corps formed by Leon Trotsky (who wore anything they could get their hands on) and the People's Soviet Volunteer Army formed by Vyacheslav Molotov fighting for the Socialists (who wore Socialist 'uniforms'). there was also German volunteer groups that were aligned with the BUF (they wore BUF uniforms) .
- and finally, there was small groups of independent fighters, they included; a small force of American volunteers called 'the George Washington Volunteers.' they were in Britain to fight for 'liberty' (in other words, overthrowing the monarchy and instating a presidency, they wore American army uniforms). then there was the so called 'Scarecrow movement', a nationwide force (originating in Herefordshire) consisting of fighters dressed as Scarecrows, led by the legendary king of the Scarecrows; Twiggy Mommet. no-one is entirely sure what they fight for, so feel free to invent. last but not least scattered across the nation are small groups of Armed Morris Dancers, who fight for anyone and everyone. and of course, not to forget, there will always be the odd group of mercenaries, fighting for the side that pays them the most money.
normal forum rules, no god-modding, no double posts, no swearing etc etc.
HISTORICAL ACCURACY! be accurate to the year, so no helicopters, jet fighters, M1 Abrams, RPG-7's, Bazookas or whatever. if you are not sure if the weapon in question was used at the time then check it up on the web! (or in a book).
This is a Gentleman's War! be sporting towards your enemies! do not execute prisoners, no filthy foreign tricks, or whatever.
and finally, the most important bit; even if you are accurate, you must confine yourself to realism, aircraft are scarce, tanks are virtually never seen (so don't have swarms of tanks!), fuel is scarce, so some units have gone back to using cavalry, most armies don't have access to armoured vehicles at all, and as such end up commandeering civilian vehicles, and sometimes converting them for another use.
and for small arms, most units will be equipped with rifles, maybe a Bren gun for regulars, or sometimes an old Lewis gun for others, some units will have the odd shotgun, units may have one or two submachine guns if well connected, but most will not.
hand grenades and the like will be scarce among non-regulars, so improvisation is common, Molotov cocktails and the like are sometimes used.
also, methods of commmunication will be scarce, will radios and telephones rare, some resort to using flag, mirror, hand signals and even morse code. control of a telephone box could easily become the focus of a skirmish.
PLAYERS:
each player will either be a solitary warrior, or will command a squad/section of up to 10 men. if the player does not want to be a soldier, then they can be a civilian, a doctor or nurse, or whatever. use your imagination! here is the character sheet;
NAME:
FACTION:
HOME NATION:
AGE:
APPEARANCE:
PROFESSION:
BIO:
PERSONAL WEAPON:
NAMES OF MEN: (optional)
the players will clash arms in the village of Morfield in the county of Hartfordshire, North of London. an area bitterly fought for by all sides. this will take place in late June, 1938.
by this time in the war, no side has yet made any headway, and is still locked in stalemate.
i am afraid that my efforts in creating and uploading a map of Morfield have failed, and as such i must vaguely 'describe' the area. so here goes;
the village is relatively large, and at it's centre is a crossroad's and village green, clustered around is the church, the village shops (butcher, baker, pharmacy, general shop and so on) and the houses. south of the village is a railway track, which has Morfield Railway Station on the south side of the track.
just north-east of the village is a large duckpond and a small wood. north of the village is Elroy farm, which runs along the road.
south of the railway track is mainly fields, which the odd farm and wooded copse here and there.
players may start the RP wherever they want (as long as they are either in or around the village). they must seek to control the village by combat.
so... i think that is pretty much everything.we'll start once we have enough players, and i'll post my character soon. whilst you are participating in this RP, remember these four things: 1; be historically accurate! 2: this is a gentleman's war! be sporting to the other chaps! 3: use your imagination! and most importantly... 4: Have Fun!
NOTE: I cannot take an ounce of credit for this idea! as it was originally created by Rob Jones, Steve Mortimore and Simon Douglas in 2008, when they wrote the original VBCW source book and had it published.
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