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The National Gazette
14th July 1888

ENGLISH DECLARATION SPURS RIOTING IN LONDRES
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LONDRES - Recent legislation in the English Parliament, submitted by the English Deputy Prime Minister John Roberts, proposing both a total separation of England from France and a referendum on the status of the Monarchy, has been the cause of significant disturbance in Londres, as well as towns across the south of England. Despite achieving acclaim within English circles, the most immediate reaction in Londres is outrage. Holding banners with the Faction Anglois slogan 'L'Angleterre est Française!' and displaying the Plantagenet flag with pride, protesters angrily rebuked a proposal many outside of England have labelled 'tone deaf' and 'intentionally antagonistic' towards the Anglois, who had fought for two years specifically to avoid annexation into an independent England. Protesters then attacked businesses with English names and attempted to storm a hotel where English delegates were staying for discussion with the Faction Anglois, before being chased off by armed police, leaving five protesters dead. Whether the English Parliament will bend to this pressure remains to be seen, but what is clear is that the fragile truce in England may already be close to breaking point. Faction Anglois soldiers in East Anglia have already begun to prepare for a recommencement of hostilities, which they see as inevitable, even without permission from Londres itself. However, some Faction Anglois leaders are taking the path of reconciliation, such as Capitane Jaques Smith who stated earlier this week [...]

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Déclaration du Gouvernement de l'Angleterre et de la France
15th July 1888

The Premier Jean-Paul Blanc has called for a conference, in the town of Laon, to discuss the future of the Anglo-French nation, with particular reference to:
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  • A free and fair election for the Estates-General, the date on which this election be held, and assurances that it will not be subject to intimidation and corruption.
  • Terms of continued peace to prevent the outbreak of further hostilities.
  • The treatment of members of the Lemarque Ministry and prosecution for their crimes under the laws of the Dual Monarchy.
  • The future of the internal democracy of the Dual Monarchy, including the future relationship between the constituent nations of the Dual Monarchy and their rights to assembly and self-governance - with particular reference to the Kingdom of England.
  • The status of King Henri XI, the Monarchy, and the constitution of the Dual Monarchy.
  • The relationship between the Dual Monarchy and the Republic in Ireland.
All constituent nations of the Dual Monarchy are invited to send delegates to the Conference of Laon.

- Jean-Paul Blanc
Premier of the Dual Monarchy of England and France
 
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Baker towards the end of his life in 1912. This photo would be his most famous depiction


Name: Æthelwulf Baker
Date of Birth: April 19th, 1839
Nationality: English
Career: English Nationalist, Military officer
Ideology: English Nationalist/Pan-British ideology
Party/Faction: Independent Liberal Party

Biography:

Æthelwulf was born into a young middle class family in Bradford to a middle class family. his relatively stable early life was shattered however, as his father was killed whilst fighting for the English Nation. His family was thrust into crushing poverty as they struggled to make ends meet with Æthelwulf having a lifelong disdain for the Duel Monarchy, blaiming them and the Anglois for what happened to his family. His disdain for the "Frog Eaters" notwithstanding, his family had to eat and so he volunteered for service in the Dual Monarchies Army seeking a quick paycheck in 1857. He was an Infantry private and was shipped off to the Exotic land of India where almost immediately after his arrival, he was to fight for his life against a massive amount of Mughal forces at The Battle of Keunjahr. He was incredibly brave and commended by his superior officer, himself being of English Stock as well. But he was injured in the fighting and was sent home to recuperate for 3 months but he made a near miraculous recovery and was back in the saddle for the war against Spain which lasted only a few months. He was a corporal at this time, having risen up the ranks due to his "spirit and gusto".

But the Danubo-Hungarian War would truly make Baker a legend. He would lead his squad of men into the heat of battle and come out with relatively few casualties. He was idolized by his troops, most of whom were English Conscripts as an "Lion, Harold Godwinson reborn." During the Invasion of Greece, his troops were surrounded by Greeks Calvary in the Highlands, outnumbered 3-1, Baker rallied his troops with grim determination and willpower. His remarks would become the stuff of military history as he spoke plainly and gruffly with lines such as "Don’t fight for your king, don’t fight for the Duel Monarchy, don’t fight for honor, don’t fight for glory, don’t fight for riches because you won’t get any. These are your brothers Greece means to kill , your scalps they mean to have. If he gets in, it will be your tents they burns, your gold they steals, your women Greece will make sure you never see again. Those are brave men charging down the hills. Let’s go kill them!”

His service in the war would catapult him to Major. And later service in the Second German Wars to Colonel. During his time he kept tight lipped of his anti Anglois feelings, but he was still distrusted by the Elite Military officers that peppered the Army who saw him as an upstart at best and someone who was using military service to help a further English rising in the future. But he was wildly popular with the Troops especially with the English and Welsh under his command and his star only rose higher with his service in the blood soaked streets of Dijon. At the end of the war he would become an Brigadier General. it was during this time that he would began to grow more pan nationalist and anti socialist in his viewpoint, viewing the Socialistsas "fools who would rather focus on minor issues of inanity than the great struggle of our time."

He would grow disenchanted with the Military shortly after reaching his post. he agonized over orders to subdue the irish in the bloody summer and felt that "I was doing the same thing the Anglois did, killing and butchering people who's only crime was throwing off French Tyranny." He resigned from the Military in 1881 and returned home with his wife, an pious Englishwomen of Petite bourgeoisie descent with their children. He became a pillar of the community in the small northern town they settled in and was visited many times by former military members and those who served under him.

When the Revolution began, he took up his uniform and rode with all due haste to the local milita, taking command and leading it against Anglois Paramilitaries in the south of England during the Civil War. With the independence of England a certain deal. He decided that he must for the sake of the nation and to prevent the "Anglois and Socialist bastards from taking over" take part in politics.
 
Upon hearing about the English Deputy Prime Minister’s Declaration, Augustine penned a letter for an ally of his to read out to the English Parliament,

“I write to this Parliament to urge caution on the matter of England’s status in the Union. A rush to independence does no one any good, and is apt to misinterpret the will of the people. While no Englishman, least of all I, will dispute that our people have legitimate grievances with the Union, these grievances are far from justifying its dissolution. The English political parties have long held the balance of power for the governments of the Dual Monarchy giving us great power. In fact, an Englishman has held the position of Lord-Chancellor in recent history and will likely do so again. Furthermore, England is far stronger in Union with France, be it economically, politically, or culturally. Together we are the strongest nation in the world. Separately, both nations would have to play second fiddle to Burgundy.

Also, it has not yet been determined if independence is wanted by the English people, let alone the Anglois or Welsh who we share our island with. The Independent Liberal Party itself is divided on the issue. I am against independence, and I know many others in the party who are as well. Rushing into this will only incite further chaos and panic I fear. We have already had riots in Londres and may be on the verge of reopened conflict in England.

The Conference in Laon is an opportunity that we would be remiss not to take. It is a chance for us to define the status of England in the Union and guarantee our rights as Englishman and equal citizens of this Union. We must not rush into a chaotic independence when we do not know what the people support, and when a better option is clearly available. England is stronger with France and France is stronger with England. Together we can ensure the peace and prosperity of our people.

Signed,
Augustine Hawkins”
 
Hate to do this, but until further notice Tankman is the last person who can make a new English nationalist character. We need more French players, please.
 
(NEW PLAYER)

Name: Pierre Gitane

DOB: January 17, 1853

Place of Birth: Meaux, France

Nationality: French

Career: Lawyer, Writer

Ideology: Liberal

Political Faction: Partei Liberale (Right-Wing)


The son of merchants, Pierre Gitane grew up in a relatively privileged life. However, his father ensured that his youngest would be prepared for when the time was right to take on his own path. Setting him up in the best centers of learning, Gitane studied Law in Paris and even Political Sciences and Philosophy in Brighton. During his maturing years he read up on the exploits of the Dual Monarchy both at home and abroad, learning of De Caen and the Liberal Party of the 1860s and 1870s. It is during this time that he deviated from his father’s projections taking up writing, anonymously working for several publications back home discussing topics regarding law and order, the monarchy itself and the nation’s colonial potential.

An ardent supporter of Monteforte, he through his lot with the Blanc Government. For some time now his distrust of the hardliners within both the right and the army outweighed his disgust with the rising extremists of the left. An avowed monarchist, Gitane hopes that in the precious peace that has nervously settled over much of the Dual Monarchy the politicians can succeed where they previously failed and save the union.
 
Albert Boisier, concerned by the tense situation in Londres, has decided to go to the city, hoping to learn more about the situation.

In the mean time, he has written an open letter that will be published in the newspapers.

The Civil War is slowly but surely becoming a memory of the past and now the negotiations have begun. While the situation in France seems to be rather peaceful ( despite some disagreements, such as the Monarchy and the possibility of a Republic ), the situation in England is becoming increasingly worrying. Englishmen are supporting en masse the idea of an independent English state and in Londres, riots have broken out against the rise of English Nationalism.

England has a complicated history. While having originally won the Hundred Years War, the English culture has been progressively in decline in favor of the Anglois culture and the English men became second class citizens. This century has been especially harsh for the English, with a failed independence war and the repression that ensued. In that way, i support the English in their struggle. I believe that they deserve the right to be the equals of the Anglois, the French, the Bretons, the Occitans, the Welsh and the Basque.

Alas, some are making to mistake of fighting for a complete independence. As said earlier the history of England is complicated and today, an important part of the inhabitants of the island do not describe themselves as " English " but " Anglois ". This part of the population, heavily influenced by the French culture, would not accept the independence of England. Riots are happening in Londres and the situation may become worse with time. An independent England would be unsustainable and unstable.

The only viable solution is an agreement between every minorities and the Anglois, for an Union where every part of the population is fairly represented and where everyone is seen as equal. A Federation of Equals.

Signed,
Albert Boisier.
 
Augustine Hawkins penned an editorial for the major papers in order to lay out his vision of what the conference should agree on,

“The upcoming conference at Laon represents a vital opportunity for the people of the Dual Monarchy to redefine themselves following this tragic and bloody civil war. This conference shall define the future of both England and France, thus it must make the best decisions it can. Because of this fact, I feel it is my duty to offer my humble opinions on what the decision of the conference should look like.

The position of France and England in the Union must be defined further. Our laws regarding this are vague and somewhat confusing. It is unclear where the powers of national parliaments are. While a full federation is unnecessary, and may in fact lead to weakened governance, the powers of the kingdoms must be defined. Yet, devolution, not federalism, must be the watchword of the conference in this issue.

The rights of minorities within the Dual Monarchy must also be protected. Historically, the government has done a poor job of this, in fact often suppressing the culture of the English speaking populations. Being an Englishman myself, this is something I am acutely sensitive of. This supression must end! The other minorities within our borders must also be protected as well, be them Welsh or Basque. This reactionary oppression must be brought to an end.

The continuation of the monarchy must continue. While King Henri has made some mistakes recently, we must not forget that his rule is ordained by God. Furthermore, up until the Civil War he played his role as a purely constitutional monarch quite well. While the limited role of the monarch should be made more clear, it is paramount that the monarchy continue, be it under Henri, or if the conference shall decide over my objections, his heir.

We must also rebuild from this devastating Civil War. To do this we must obviously have a new elected government. While Blanc is the duly elected Premier, the election that placed him in power was a long time ago, and much has changed. The current tenure of the Estates-General has long since expired. A new election is needed soon. While some time is needed for peace to fully settle across the Union, I feel next Spring would be a good time for a new general election. Furthermore, universal suffrage for men is a must for this election. The new government must be democratic, and all parties allowed to compete.

The poorest among us must also not be forgotten. The working class rallied to Blanc, and those of us who support him would be remiss if we forgot these people. As such, the establishment of new social programs and labor laws are a must. If it is the limit on working hours, new laws regarding unions, or an establishment of pensions, this must happen. The true people of the Dual Monarchy must not be forgotten.

If the conference decides to follow these recommendations, I am confident that the peace and stability of both England and France can be guaranteed. The War is over, and now it is time to govern. This can ensure that governance is successful.”
 
LEGITIMISTES AT LAON.
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The Society of the Sons of Valois were not going to be left out of the festivities at Laon, and quickly made preparations to make themselves known. While the Legitimistes had blossomed in the immediate leadup to 1886 across the French right, the "brave eighty," referring to the recent crop of Legitimist deputies elected to the National Assembly, were largely a non-factor by 1888. They were all "Lemarque men," and as such slowly abandoned the cause during the war, with those that stuck by the reactionary Prime Minister until the end had the hammer brought down upon them. In this vacuum, the traditionally agrarian, southern and peasant-focused movement faced an identity crisis. New intellectual leadership came not from Toulouse or Mareseilles, but from Paris and Rouen. The northwest, while the core of the Anglois culture, also retained a population that never quite adapted to the Plantagenets and still considered themselves primarily French first and Anglois second. The victory of the increasingly radical Blanc government moved them to action, and sympathetic intellectuals in the capital first linked with them before expanding their networks south. Chief among them was the Society of the Sons of Valois, which in all respects was the opposite of the movement it quickly positioned itself as the intellectual head of. Old Legitimistes were usually quite elderly; the SSV was mostly men under thirty. Old Legitimistes were often Occitan; not only were the SSV strongest in the north, they were even mostly Parisian, the beating heart of the union. Old Legitimistes held the Valois line as nearly incapable of wrongdoing, with Catholic conservatism being a secondary value that came with the package; the new Legitimistes were different, seeing the Valois line as a means to the end of implementing reactionary politics.

The Society, and its leading intellectual Emmanuel Villers in particular, thus descended on Laon without much of a real plan. In truth, the Legitimistes had virtually nothing to contribute to the settlement, but hoped that what they lacked in numbers they could make up for in volume. Blanc's overbroad and poorly-worded declaration left plenty of room for them to attend. If "representatives of the constituent nations" of the union were to attend, then why should they not go as representatives of the French nation? After all, in the Legitimist mindset, none of the constituent nations had suffered more than France. English and Irish rabble ranted about independence; was it not the greatest indignity of all to watch the French Catholic culture fade away into Plantagenet liberalism? Of course, poetic generalizations would only get them so far, and they needed a sense of what other delegates wanted. Posing variously as rallied conservatives or moderate liberals, the Legitimists went around to various delegations, taking stock of their positions before forming their own. Villers, for his part, spent several days with a group of radical members of the PTF and was actually surprised about how much he agreed with them. "The Communards understand more than we give them credit for," he said. "They also seek liberation from the yoke of decadence and the Melange that is feasting upon Paris. It is then a pity that they are so misguided and insistent upon upending what good of France remains. Socialism of the left will poison the French nation, a poisoning from which it might not recover. But, indeed, a socialism of the right might save it."

Villers also agreed with the Communards about another issue that deeply divided his own delegation: the Plantagenet monarchy. Like mice cursing cats, every Legitimist dreamed of the day the Plantagenets could be dethroned. Now, thought Villers and many others, was the time. The Parisian throne was weaker than it had been in hundreds of years, with both arrogant Englishmen and radical Communards pulling at the seams. By throwing their support opportunistically behind a republic, which would soon fall, they could finally rid the country of the curse of the Plantagenet line. If not now, when? While many of his fellows agreed, this was simply beyond the pale for many others. They had already made one deal with the devil, lining up behind Henri XI after he embraced Lemarque. Not everyone was prepared to swerve a hundred eighty degrees and make another in the exact opposite direction. Others, while they did not admit it, had largely accepted the Plantagenet throne as de facto permanent, even if they supported Valois restoration in theory. And finally, much of the rural core of the movement simply could not support the abolition of monarchy under any circumstances. Villers could not get a decisive answer from everyone. Only two things were agreed upon: that France ought to be ruled by a Valois king, and that anything was preferable to the abdication of Henri XI in favor of another member of his line. The reason was that Henri was massively unpopular both on the streets and among the political class, and even some of the devoutly unionist, monarchist Parti Liberale wondered if it might be best for him to step aside. This was good for the Legitimistes, as it meant that popular anger would remain longer. Whether he stayed on or a republic was created, what everyone could agree on was that stepping aside for a more popular candidate would weaken the Legitimist position to near irrelevance. This had to be prevented at all costs.

The Union, fortunately, was not a complicated question. The Legitimist position was, and always had been, that France ought to be an independent kingdom ruled by the Valois line. France generally was not to be divided, but the Occitan culture should be more respected, at least given their own regional government. (In truth, Parisians like Villers cared little for Occitan autonomy, but as the base of the Legitimistes were Occitan and often quite proud of that, not making gestures in this direction would have been political suicide.) Most Legitimistes were not particularly inclined to live in a country with rabidly nationalistic Englishmen and thus at least tacitly supported partial English independence. Conversely, despite being dismissive at best and hostile at worst towards many French Anglois, English Anglois were treated with respect. At minimum, they should be protected from the barbarism of English demands. Whether this meant a separate independent Anglois state or continued union with France was up in the air, especially since the Anglois loyalty to the Plantagenets ran deep, but it did permit at least a tacit alliance with either side of the English debate.

In the end, after much drinking and late-night scribbling, the Legitimist "demands" were as follows:

- An end to the rule of the Plantagenet Dynasty, insofar as is approved by the French people.
- The ability of France to decide her own political and economic courses without interference from the Plantagenet Crown.
- The restoration of the House of Valois to the throne of France.
- The protection of Catholic civilization and the French nation.
- The immediate pardoning and freeing of Prime Minister Charles Lemarque.
- An Occitan parliament and regional government, equal in status to but indivisible from the National Assembly.
- The protection of the English Anglois and the prevention of their unwilling annexation into an independent English state.


 
Æthelwulf Baker speaking to the English Parliament shortly after the cessation of hostilities, his incendiary rhetoric would become a mainstay of his career

Greetings comrades, brothers, and fellow Englishmen. I stand before you today breathing our first free breaths. Free of Anglois Tyranny. Free of Henri IX and the Plantagenet. Free of Blanc and his Socialist Rabble. Free of the Devil Lemarque. We are finally free. Let us revel in this feeling for a while, for now we have the freedom to finally speak freely in our tongue, we finally have the freedom to spread the brilliant works of Shakespeare and Lord Byron. We my brothers, are free to be Englishmen.

Thousands of our people died for this right, from the blood-soaked plains of Hastings as our Anglo Saxon Ancestors bravely fought against the Norman invaders to the Wars of Religion, where we fought against those who would tear down our church's and deny us the basic right of free worship, to the Glorious Revolution where my father and many others made their last stand against the savage Anglois and exploited Welsh.

Our victory stands on the backs on hundreds of thousands of those martyrs. We should not let them down and give all they fought for away to the Anglois. There are those respected gentlemen who would rather we trade a iron fist to a velvet covering under the Anglois once more. An fist is a fist, no matter its covering.

I say we cannot let our nation be stolen from us, we cannot let our way of life be trampled upon by the same men who gunned us down in the Glorious Revolution! I say to those French tyrannical beasts, that we have fought you for 800 years, and we'll fight you for 800 more to secure our rights!

God save the Duke of York! God save this great land of ours! God save England!​
 
Under a pseudonym, Colonel Oliver Drummond-Fairfax published an article that dismissed the Laon Conference, yet presented the following demands:

1. The extradition of Henri XI to stand trial alongside Lemarque and the leading members of the illegitimate government before the Estates General for crimes against the people of the former Dual Monarchy.

2. Abolition of the Monarchy, to be replaced by an elected head of state, answerable to Parliament and the National Assemblies.

3. Creation of a new chamber of government, or Senate, in which the constituent people and minorities sit with equal number of seat, democratically elected by their constituent regions. This new Senate shall have greater power over the devolved chambers, however both Parliament and the National Assembly may overturn its legislation within their regions pending a vote of 2/3rds majority.

4. An established separation of the Church and State.

5. Recognition of the Irish Republic and Scotland, and move forward for better relations with both these new powers within the British Isles.

6. Greater devolved powers to the English Parliament, and greater number of seats for the English within the Estates General.

7. Establishment of the Anglois communities as either English or French in all of the Dual Monarchy. Any laws of preferment, or special rights and treatment of the Anglois people on either side of the Channel to be overturned, and the Anglois to be integrated into English and French communities.

Colonel Fairfax’s list of demands was subsequently published across the Dual Monarchy in socialist and nationalist circles. Consequently, it was scorned by both groups for being too tame and not radical enough, as well as causing riots among the Anglois.
 
Guenevere at a dinner with other leaders of the Faction Anglois as Lemarquand's significant other, such leaders including Jaques Smith and others

"So you see, we shouldn't touch this man who claims to be the descendant of Baron Clinton no matter the propaganda value a Beornian coming and joining the Faction Anglois might be!" said one of the hardliners; Eduard Chalon

That idiot, does he not realise that not only would the propaganda value be immense, not only is this John Clinton a tremendous militia commander from what we know of his experience in the service of Beornia before his exile, but having him parrot our talking points in a dialect more guttural than the Northern English one will be a blow that they cannot recover from. For a Beornian, someone more English than the English choosing to side with us will help show that we are more diverse than the moronic nationalists and that we represent the many peoples of English better than those who have the most guns.

I'll have to talk to Mistress Lavinia Cohn-Bok about her marshalling more of the Judeo-Anglois support for this upcoming Laon conference, I'll be forced to rely on Lemarquand alone to follow what I tell that idiot to do as those seen as prostitutes or worse will not exactly be seen as those who should be seen in the peace conference on the nature of the Dual Monarchy. Lavinia can hopefully get us support for that, and failing that more Jewish funds might help us marshal troops to be able to retake Bristol

I'll even talk to Mother. That'll be less than fun, I can hardly trust her with what I'm truly doing and what I'm really reading. This chinese fellow is certainly interesting, though like all the others he seems too prudish to consider more ... female methods of fighting wars and especially potential camp attacks with female partisans. Even a woman "ruined" for life might serve her country that way.

Mother can draw up some Welsh support, with the recent nonsense from this Fairfax fellow they'll see that local identities are on the chopping block for too many English nationalists and see that they are better off with their own autonomy as part of the wider Anglois nation and the Dual Monarchy that stands. The Cambro-Anglois will be a powerful tool to pincer the pesky militia rabble.

Perhaps I can also find a way to inflate those socialists in the National ranks to show why they shouldn't be listened to.

This will be hard, but worth it. I'll pester Lemarquand about this latter, and maybe I'll even have to bring Chalon onside with more risque means. A sacrifice I seem to be making fair too often these days, but the cause of the Dual Monarchy and the Faction Anglois is worth it.
 
Prime minister H.L. Bennet speaks in front of the English National Parliament.

"I will make this short, because I think the gravity of the situation is something that you yourself need to realize.

The guns have not fallen silent for 5 bloody minutes and your rhetoric is already restarting the bloody civil war! If you wish to tear England apart, continue on on this way!

If any of you wish to save the unity of England, I hope you are on board with my plans.

There is talk of a republic in France. I don't know how large their faction is, but I am terribly afraid that if they succeed, they will impose their will on England. If we wish to make a fist in Laon, we must combine forces with the Faction, however much you and I may dislike it. But it is needed for the sake of unity and the continuation of our way of life and government.

This is what I propose:

1. The continuation of the monarchy, either under Henri XI or one of his siblings. Whilst he is the rightful King, I hope he makes the right choice and abdicates, so that a less "controversial" royal may take the throne.

2. Sovereignty must come to lie with the Kingdoms of England and France, not with the central government of the Union. I hope the Faction realizes that if the Union is to survive, it must be on a voluntary basis, and with that belongs the right to leave at any time. Under what conditions leaving is considered legal can of course be negotiated on.

3. Devolution, more powers must come to lie with the National Parliaments. There must be 3 shared ministries, those of Defense, Foreign Relations and Economics. The armed forces must also be split into a English and French branch, to be unified in times of war akin to the military of our ally the Danubian Federation.

4. Equal rights of the English and French languages in every branch of the English and Union government. To allow one to speak their native tongue is the most simple sign of respect, and this goes both ways gentlemen! The armed forces must be bilingual, but split, to allow for efficient deployment on the battlefield. If a municipality holds either a 10% French or English speaking minority, that language must also be a language of government in that municipality. Below that percentage it becomes practically unfeasible to pull it off.

5. Autonomy for Wales under the Kingdom of England. Wales has always been a region with its own identity. It would be hard to have this be represented on the national level in England, thus, granting Wales autonomy under the Kingdom would allow for the Welsh to be properly represented. Wales must also get an autonomous armed force, where officers must speak both Welsh and either English or French, to allow for communication with both soldiers and their superiors.

I do hope that you show the slightest bit of respect to the Anglois, as we need one-another at this moment."
 
After having witnessed the events in Londres, Albert Boisier returned to France. While in England, he has written his thoughts about the events in his personal diary.

The events in Londres have been beyond what i expected. It seems that a conflict between the Anglois in England and the English could happen at any time, given that no agreements is reached. The situation is much more urgent than i thought and the Conference of Laon may be our only chance to put a definitive end to the war. I have spoken to some Anglois, most of them are monarchists and wish for the return of a monarch. Still, a minority of socialists were present, which gave me hope for the future. When i asked them why did the socialist movement was almost inexistent in England during the civil war, they explained that there was a lack of organization among the socialists, which eventually caused their downfall. The Communards have also, sadly, suffered from this lack of organization. Thousands of our comrades died because we were not prepared enough and today we are a minority and i fear that the revolution has been a failure.

We must prepare the next revolution and organize it. The revolts of 1873 and the Civil War of 1886 have taught me too well that the key element for a successful revolution is organization. The Party must be at the center of the revolution for it to succeed.

Boisier then closes his personal diary and then decided that it would be time to write his next essay that he named : Le Parti et le Prolétariat.

But before that, he must submit what he believe would be a good plan for a peace proposal.

I, Albert Boisier, propose the following terms :

- The Abdication of Henri XI, and his trial along with the trial of the Lemarque Government.
- A referendum on the Abolition of Monarchy.
- The legalisation of openly Anti-monarchist, republican parties.
- The Universal Suffrage for mens and womens.
- The Irish Republic and the Scottish Commune must be both recognized.
- 8 Hour Work Day.
- A better minimum wage.
- A better pension for the elderly.
- The Separation of the Church and State.
- The right for the workers to organize themselves and to unionize.
- A safer work environment for the workers.
- The creation of an effective healthcare program.

About the Union itself :

- Referendum about the independence or autonomy of England.
- The minorties must be seen as the equals of the Anglois and must be fairly represented in politics.
- The creation of a Federation of Equals : North England, Wales, South England, Brittany, France, Occitania and Navarre will have some form of autonomy, they must however submit to the Central Government and the Parliament of the Union.
- English, French, Occitan, Basque, Welsh and Breton are all to be regonized as official languages of the Union.
- The Government must represent the people: A quota will be imposed and the minorities must be represented in the government.

Signed,
Albert Boisier.

The proposal would be then submitted to the Blanc Government.
 
AN APPEAL TO THE FRENCH NATION.
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"Each passing day, the English Parliament threatens some new atrocity upon their Anglois bretheren. Left to their own devices, men like Roberts threaten the very survival and cultural identity of their countrymen. This is the true danger of English nationalism, a poison that seeps into the very heart of our state. Look even at the Irish. Their degenerate, Communard republic may be an abomination to common decency and public order. But even they, despite otherwise letting go of every thread of their common humanity, recognize the Frenchmen and Englishmen among them as their equals. The English nationalists demand blood and vengeance the likes of which our civilized nation has never seen. They would "deport" their own bretheren, people who have lived on their own soil for hundreds of years, back across the Channel to fulfill their mad dreams. My brothers, no political faction that allows these Saxon barbarians a seat at the negotiating table after they have threatened to exile and butcher their own countrymen can be considered just. We must stand united and reject their mad plans.

The core of the Dual Monarchy is, fundamentally, a single great, French nation. From Londres to Marseilles, across hundreds of miles of land and sea, there is one French people, bound together by language and blood. We may have different dialects and different customs, but we are French all the same. We are the core of the Dual Monarchy. It is us that subjugated the foreign continents. It is us that fought and died to preserve our way of life. We are the Dual Monarchy, not these rebellious pseudo-Germans that sent our country into civil strife, and it is high time we acted like it. We must take a moral stand, and we cannot allow our countrymen to be subjected to Saxon brutality. Do not allow the English Parliament to fool you with their paeans to liberty. They are murderers and would-be murderers, one and all. My Anglois bretheren, as a key part of the French nation and of the Dual Monarchy, we shall not abandon you to England. Any government that does not defend the Anglois is cowardly to the core. Today, we are all Anglois!

These are indeed dark days. England was once France's willing partner and equal, but in her greed and cowardice, demanded so much more, and in doing so sundered her bond with France and began to devour her own. All good Frenchmen and defenders of civilized order must mete out judgment for these misdeeds. If England has shown herself to be an uncivilized nation, she should be treated as such. France will stand for England's atrocious acts no longer! My bretheren, it is time for the Fatherland to awaken!"

- Emmanuel Villers
 
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I have but one thing to say to the Honorable Prime Minister. What side are you on? You speak of me as some rabble rouser, yet you align with the same paramilitaries that would gladly take a gun to all of our heads the minute they didn't get everything they wanted. You speak of a united England, but I say this to all of you, what good is an England if the Anglois continues to hold power over us all? Is the treat of London too great that you would sell this country down the river?


Now on to your proposals for the Laon Conference

1: This is complete and utter foolishness and a betrayal of all those who fought these wars to secure our freedoms. We did not fight so that the Plantagenets could hold even an inch of power over us. If there is to be a monarch, let him be a native Englishmen. Born into this land, risen by Albion's oak, under the birdsong and forests of England. Or if that is too extreme for the Honorable Prime Minister then let us choose a foreign prince, one with no ties to the Anglois and the English to be impartial and bipartisan.

2:You speak of sovereignty and still remaining in the Union, yet if a nation can leave at any time, then why not cut out the middleman and leave right now? why not issue an immediate declaration of independence and be done with the matter and not even attend the Laon Conference at all?

3:Again, why not just do the simple thing and declare our independence. You would want our military to be fashioned along the lines of the Danubian Federation?! I saw them in action and let me tell you, it was absolutely trash. A nation nearly double the size of Hungary in terms of population got humiliated again and again in battle. I certainly don't want our military to be fashioned upon a bunch of loser krauts who needed us to bail them out now do we?

4: Ah, again with your capitulation towards the Anglois. Do you not remember what the duel monarchy's status towards language was? They once "pledged" to be impartial and to give equal rights to English and the French. And what happened in practice? they stabbed us in the back decrying our great works of writing and literature as gutter trash! A bilingual nation will have their citizen have duel loyalties. For the Anglois are irreversibly tied to the French, they were the weapons used by the Normans to keep us down by flooding England with their foul stench.

5: *chuckles* I must commend the Honorable Prime minister for finally making a sane decision. The Welsh People deserve a voice because of their Ancestral ties to the land and to England. They do deserve a voice whereas the French Interlopers have no ties to the land and to England.​
 
John Roberts takes the podium in Parliament, to the cheers of his comrades, and the jeers of the Anglois. He calmly waits for the congregation to quiet before he speaks. He ends up waiting for all eternity

Members of Parliament, friends from the Anglois, we are combined here once more today for another important meeting of our bodies. Effective immediately, the acts regarding English Independence are to be tabled, undiscussed, until the results of the Conference of Laon are announced.

This is no doubt upsetting to my fellow nationalists, but we must face the facts: we have not the army to face off against all of France and the Anglois.

However, there is yet action we all can take, Anglois and English alike, that will see us all prevail at the conference.

I propose now, an act, called the Unity Act. The English Parliament shall stand beside the Anglois, and support the continued existence of the Monarchy, as well as putting aside the talks of immediate independence at the Conference. In exchange, we ask of the Anglois to support us when we ask for direct autonomy and complete equality within the union.

If the Conference of Laon results in a republic, or a complete disregard for the rights of the Isle, then we shall all take a united course in revolt, and defend the Kingdom of England together, no longer as rivals, but allies defending the monarchy, and England.

To help push towards a positive outcome, I further call for a small congress of delegates from both the Anglois and the Parliament, who shall work together, and vote together, with the full authority of both our factions behind them, unignorable.

I would like to be a member of this delegation, it being my own plan that I can help ensure to fruition, and, also, should this be a trap, or the outcome negative, I'd rather myself at risk than others. To that end, even if I am not appointed as a delegate, I will attend as an advisor to the delegation, and observer in the proceedings.

Together, let us save England from radicals and oppression, while we still have the arms and will to do so.


 
After his arrival in Laon, comrade Egalite made a short speech at the railway station in front of a crowd of workers

My fellow citizens! So called friends of the people are trying to topple Revolution down. Only one Revolution means something, Revolution which can defend itself. I respect English working class but I denounce bourgeois nationalism and monarchism of english so-called elite. England and France must stand United or we will fall and die separately.

As the revolution develops the resistance of the reactionary classes will increase. I look with disgust at flirting between some english nationalists and anglois. Blackguardly, in the dark, behind the backs of the working people, these traitors to the cause of freedom are plotting against Revolution. I would not be surprised if bankers or Henry XI paid them. They sold for the thirty silver pieces the blood of the 1846s martyrs, English Revolution, they spit on their graves!

Civil war is almost over, counterrevolution on its last legs and we must defend freedom by pen and ballot paper, but all good people should be ready to rise arms against countrevolutionares if it needed. I stick with Fontainebleau Declaration, no more Kings, nor Valois nor Plantagenet. English and French people have suffered enough!
 
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