North England (Fascist Britain)

North England was a country located in the centre of Great Britain and roughly in the north-east of England. It was a puppet state of the German Empire and was created in 1945 after the defeat of the United Kingdom in WWII. It's capital was in York.

Creation
Occupation zones for Britain had already been decided in 1942. However no country had decided how to stabilise the zones after the United Kingdom was defeated. When defeat came in 1943 the area of North England was controlled by the German military, along with Scotland. In 1945 a puppet government was created and the capital was set up.

Revival
Although having a unique currency (the pound, which had not been adopted by the south), the country struggled financially as it was tied economically to the German Empire. The empire itself was experiencing problems after the war. These were resolved in the mid 1950's.

After this Northern England began to grow a significant sense of self-identity. Although it was generally thought that the area wanted an eventual re-unification, many people were reasonably content with the status quo. The terms of the Osborne Conference meant that Britain could not re-unify for 50 years.

Re-Unification and Collapse of Order
In 1993 a referendum was held to decide the future of the country. 84% of voters voted for joining with the south, 11% voted against and 5% did not vote.