Britannic Commonwealth (Yellowstone: 1936)

The United Britannic Commonwealth, commonly known as Britannia (UBC) is a nation located in southern Africa, Oceania and on the Indian sub-continent. Reformed from the British Empire in the 1980s, the nation of Britannia shares its borders with multiple nations around the world. Although majorly divided by Oceans, the large nation still holds together through a strong union.

Britannia is a constitutional monarchy, with a federal parliamentary system. Its capital is the city of. The current Britannic monarch is. The United Britannic Commonwealth consists of x countries: New Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, Rhodesia, Kongo. It also consists of multiple dominions across the world, which include: England, Canada etc

The predecessor to the UBN was run from the British Isles, although the British Government was evacuated to South Africa when the Yellowstone super-volcano erupted during Eruption Day. Britannia is smaller than its predecessor, but it is united by a certain unity which was not present in the British Empire.

Pre-Eruption
The British Empire pre-Eruption consisted of multiple dominions and colonies that spanned the planet. The British Isles had a glorious history, with the major turning point in its history being regarded as the the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. From there on, England soon grew from a small kingdom into a colonial power - growing in strength both on the Isles as well as the planet. In 1707, the Act of Union would be signed between England and Scotland, establishing them as one nation.

The British soon faced off against the French Empire in the 7 years war in 1756, defeating the French and annexing their territories in North America along with their protectorates in India. Although the war would help increase British power, it would set about the stage for the American Revolution, which began with the declaration of Independence in 1776. After a bloody war of independence, the British would finally come to the negotiating tale and grant the Unites States of America independence in 1783.

British power, however, continued to grow. More of the Indian sub-continent was coming under British control while their African colonies began to expand. Throughout the nineteenth century, Britain would grow economically and industrially as it became the powerhouse of the world. The Sepoy Rebellion in India in 1858 highlighted the need to remove Company control over the colony and put it directly under the crown. For the latter half of the century, it was mainly plain sailing for the British as they began to expand at a greater pace in Africa, allowing them the chance to gain areas with greater resources.

By the early twentieth century, however, war clouds had begun to grow over Europe.

Eruption
As the first reports of a volcanic eruption in North America came in, the British were caught unprepared. Unsure of what the scale had been, reports coming in from America only confirmed their worst fears, the super-volcano Yellowstone had erupted. Effects began to be felt in the following week as temperatures plummeted and crops began to suffer due to the increasingly harsh conditions. Although the harvest would be salvaged, the winter would bring with it frozen lakes and record snowfall.

The British government consulted meteorologists and geologists on their opinion of the weather and the conditions of Britain. Both were in grim agreement that things were only going to get worse. However, reports were beginning to come in that the summer in the outback in Australia had been cooler, temperatures in the Namib desert were also getting lower. This gave the British a radical idea. Knowing if desperate actions were not taken soon, the people could freeze to death, the British High Command authorised "Operation Exodus". The Operation would consist of evacuating Britons out of the Isles to South Africa and Australia, while evacuating the Canadians to Australia. It was a desperate measure and it was planned to begin in the Spring of 1937.

The order was immediately given to the dominions of Australia and South Africa to begin building temporary accommodation to the planned influx of the millions of migrants which were going to arrive.

The Great Exodus
As Spring arrived, the British immediately ordered every available ship to steam into the ports of Britain. Over the radio, the people were told to try to sell as much of their possessions as they could and pack two bags to be transported to the British dominions on the other side of the world. Many were surprised with the move, and Chaos began in some areas, yet the high number of troops helped to ensure things did not get out of hand and that the first stage of Operation Exodus went according to plan. Trains were filled to the brim and many people made the journey in buses which had all been diverted to head north. As people arrived in the larger coastal cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, they found ships ready to evacuate them out of the nation. Ships began to fill up rapidly and soon were under-way, heading toward South Africa.

Meanwhile, in Canada, the weather began to deteriorate at a much more rapid rate. People arrived south in very large numbers, while many headed east from the western cities of Vancouver and Ottawa. This lead to overcrowding and emergency rations being put into place to made sure everyone was fed. The British knew they would need to evacuate Canada too. The British would spend the next 4 years evacuating Canada using Royal Navy ships, whilst importing fuel and mainly food from Australia and India. They diverted their forces between Britain and Canada in a bid to get both nations' peoples out as quickly as possible.

Worrying reports from the Orkney Islands began to be received, however. With evacuation ongoing at full speed, reports began to be received of temperatures not rising more than -5 C. Small glaciers began to form in the highlands of Scotland, beginning to form in the Grampians and working their way to other mountain ranges. Although the evacuation was ongoing, many began to travel down south - hoping to get out of the path of the increasing snow. It began to become painfully obvious the pace of evacuation was not quick enough and starvation-related deaths now began to be registered due to the fact food became scarce and resources to burn began to run low.

As Southern England became overcrowded, the Government made a drastic decision. They decided to give more focus on the evacuation of the United Kingdom. All Royal Navy ships were told to first drop off their passengers and then immediately steam toward the United Kingdom. It was decided the Merchant Navy would now be used instead to transport the Canadians that were still crowding into the eastern coastal ports of Canada. Although this would mean less numbers of Canadian citizens could be transported to the southern hemisphere - it allowed the British evacuation to pick up pace at a rapid rate.

The military found their hands full in a nation where control was hard to maintain. The colder temperatures were bringing with it more snow and less sunlight and people were beginning to suffer heavy frostbite in various parts of the nation. Coupled with the small amounts of chaos occuring in the larger cities - the government was beginning to have doubts on how long they could continue to maintain control over the nation before all out chaos erupted. Although troop numbers remained high, they could not be transported quick enough on various occasions to stop ongoing chaos around England.

The Australian Government then reported that they no longer had the capacity to house any more people, and those they already had were in Slums. As a result, the Government, under Winston Churchill, following Neville Chamberlain's resignation due to stress, was forced to make a decision to abandon the remaining British and Canadians. The total number is estimated at 5.4 million people, although it could have been up to 8.4 million, if it is assumed that none of the Canadians were killed by Yellowstone.

Housing Crisis
As the Evacuations stopped, the British turned their attention to the Housing Crises in South Africa and Australia. The Camps were improved, whilst the Government made housing estates that surrounded the South African and Australian Suburbs. This took 3-4 years to complete.

Navy
Retired:
 * HMS Centurion
 * HMS Iron Duke
 * HMS Eagle
 * HMS Queen Elizabeth
 * HMS Warspite
 * HMS Barham
 * HMS Valiant
 * HMS Malaya
 * HMS Revenge
 * HMS Royal Sovereign
 * HMS Royal Oak
 * HMS Resolution
 * HMS Ramillies
 * HMS Nelson
 * HMS Rodney
 * HMS Renown
 * HMS Repulse
 * HMS Courageous
 * HMS Glorious
 * HMS Furious
 * HMS Hood
 * HMS Argus
 * HMS Glorious
 * HMS Courageous
 * HMS Furious
 * HMS Eagle
 * HMS Hermes
 * HMS Vindictive
 * HMS Effingham
 * HMS Frobisher
 * HMS Hawkins
 * 12 S-Class Submarines
 * 4 R-Class Submarines
 * 6 P-Class Submarines
 * 9 O-Class Submarines
 * 7 L-Class Submarines
 * 3 River-Class Submarines
 * 4 Grampias-Class Submarines
 * 5 T-Class Submarines