1970: Independence

Following major protests and riots throughout Yorkshire, wanting an independence referendum, independence was granted to Yorkshire. Despite this, sanctions were imposed on the new Republic of Yorkshire. A hefty fee of £10 was charged for anyone wanting to cross the border south to Derbyshire, and as a result of this, Yorkshire nationalists closed the border completely with Lancashire and other surrounding counties. The Yorkshire Regiment returned to Yorkshire, in order to form the Yorkshire Armed Forces. The price of crossing the border to Derbyshire was raised to £15, and therefore the new in-government Yorkshire Nationalist Party closed the border.

Just months after Yorkshire's independence, riots and protests began in Cornwall, Orkney and Shetland, and Limburg. Small riots occured in Quebec, but no independence was granted to Quebec. Cornwall, Orkney and Shetland, and Limburg were all granted independence. The United Kingdom will never be the same again, and the Republic of Yorkshire have invasion plans.