A King for All Seasons

Kurt_Steiner · 21-10-2009, 16:49

Part One: England.

1. Fragments of an age

1935.

I had just finished Charterhouse school and was to decide what to do with my life when the King returned. Well, his armies, I mean. A day or two later I decided to enlist. In the first place, although the Reds said that the war would be over by Christmas, I wanted that it might last enough to delay my choice (odd it may sound now, I didn't knew what to do with my life in those days). I must confess that I joined the Royal Army without giving too much thoughts about neither the King nor the British Empire. But at least they meant for me more than the Reds. I didn't expect to get actively enganged in the fighting, and thought that I would end doing garrison service in some forgotten corner of Wales or, God Forbid, the Ulster.

It is funny to think about it now, but it was the former secretary of the golf club, an old pal of my father, who suggested my taking a commission instead of enlisting. The Royal forces were moving to London and recruiting volunteers on the march. So, he called to the nearest regimental depot, the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Dad felt proud that I had done "the right thing", and I even won the respect of the rest of my family.

How funny all this looks now...

So, I found myself at the headquarters of Duke's Road, a narrow cutting off Theobalds Road, with two other recruits. We had to read the oath together, to be sworn in. The other recruits were terrible nervous and read the wrong paragraph until the Captain stopped them. He was as angered as my two companions afraid, it was quite clear.

-Kiss the book! - said the captain. And one gives it a tender little kiss, the other a loud smacking one!

I can say I survived the ordeal and got my number -475673-. Thus I was send by train, along with many Britons and several German volunteers from the King's German Legion, to Hare Hall Camp, in Essex, as Cadet Bale, Artists' Rifles.

From the memoirs of
General Sir David Bale, GCB, DSO, OBE
(11 March 1917- 2 October 1989)

Europe, January 1st, 1936

trekaddict · 21-10-2009, 16:56

God save the King!

EDIT: And I see you are reading AAO, using Firefox.

Le Jones · 21-10-2009, 19:30

Oh wonderful! A Kurt AAR and he's reading a good selection of British AARs with it. Life is good.

El Pip · 21-10-2009, 20:35

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Originally Posted by Le Jones

Oh wonderful! A Kurt AAR and he's reading a good selection of British AARs with it. Life is good.

Indeed Kurt is clearly a read of taste and discretion, a true con-a-sewer.

I hope for more wisdom from Frikipedia, I feel the world needs more mad encyclopaedias.

Zauberfloete · 21-10-2009, 21:29

Buuuhhh!! The Union of Britain lives!!

Fear not ye opressed people of Britainia for Marianne will cast down the shackles of Royalism and tyranny!!! And thus liberate the island and then once again the Union will lead the way torwards the Liberation of the Workers!

The people's flag is deepest red,
It shrouded oft our martyr'd dead
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their hearts' blood dyed its ev'ry fold.

Then raise the scarlet standard high,
Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We'll keep the red flag flying here.

Sorry couldn't help it!

It is really an intresting opening you've got there!

TRP · 21-10-2009, 21:47

Brittania and Germany upholding good relations?

Probably nothing to worry about. History teaches us that an alliance between Germany and the UK is completely harmless(1) to the rest of the world

Brittania, rule the waves!

(1) prepare... for GLORY!

KaiserMuffin · 21-10-2009, 22:19

Russia watches with interest

because that wasn't such an unsubtle hint at my own AAR at all.. no sir...

Oh.. and The real Frikipedia XD

Milites · 22-10-2009, 11:16

So in the alternate world of Kaiserreich, you've made deviation from the original deviation of history by making the royalists, who had been expelled from Britain after the Weltkrieg, return to Albion resulting in them expelling those Syndicalists who had originally expelled them (the royalists)?

In the words of the immortal Jeeves, "Very good, sir."

gaiasabre11 · 22-10-2009, 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekaddict

God save the King!

This "man" have something to say. :P

trekaddict · 22-10-2009, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaiasabre11

This "man" have something to say. :P

It is my right to wilfully put myself under the rule of the established order.

Milites · 22-10-2009, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaiasabre11

This "man" have something to say. :P

There you have it Kurt, strange women laying in ponds, distributing swords are no basis for a system of governance. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.

Now go back to Canada with your royalists

gaiasabre11 · 22-10-2009, 19:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekaddict

It is my right to wilfully put myself under the rule of the established order.

the established order is illegal, unless you consider some water tart giving out free swords as the legal source of political power.

trekaddict · 22-10-2009, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaiasabre11

the established order is illegal, unless you consider some water tart giving out free swords as the legal source of political power.

You mean like the current Monarchy originally being invited by the then-ruling Parliament and therefore the legitimate Government of the nation?

gaiasabre11 · 22-10-2009, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekaddict

You mean like the current Monarchy originally being invited by the then-ruling Parliament and therefore the legitimate Government of the nation?

I can argue with you that the then-ruling Parliament is not legitimate itself, but I guess we can just leave it. Frankly, you won't like how I'll be dealing with the royals in my aar... No worries about this though.

TemplarComander · 22-10-2009, 21:40

This looks good ...

Long Live the King ! Long Live the King ! Long Live the King !

Zauberfloete · 22-10-2009, 22:22

It seems that the thread is flooded with Royalists!

No matter that for the true British workers will continue to fight for the Union! Long the TUC! Long live the British workers!!

Arise, wretched of the earth
Arise, convicts of hunger
Reason thunders in its crater
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Enslaved masses, arise, arise
The world is about to change its foundation
We are nothing, let us be all
|: This is the final struggle
Let us group together, and tomorrow
The Internationale
Will be the human race :|

trekaddict · 22-10-2009, 22:25

Never! Rule Britannia!

gaiasabre11 · 22-10-2009, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekaddict

Never! Rule Britannia!

technically speaking, Britannia doesn't have to rule with a monarchy...

TemplarComander · 22-10-2009, 23:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaiasabre11

technically speaking, Britannia doesn't have to rule with a monarchy...

Blasphemy.

gaiasabre11 · 23-10-2009, 06:25

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Originally Posted by TemplarComander

Blasphemy.

Blasphemy? Yes, but hopefully you're not implying that the common British People can't form a great nation without some figure granted "divine rights" by "the grace of God" to act as their head of state.

21-10-2009, 16:49	#1
Kurt_Steiner Pantomacatalasecesionanis ta Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Questing for the Black Shine... Posts: 13,758 Blog Entries: 19	A King for All Seasons Part One: England. 1. Fragments of an age 1935. I had just finished Charterhouse school and was to decide what to do with my life when the King returned. Well, his armies, I mean. A day or two later I decided to enlist. In the first place, although the Reds said that the war would be over by Christmas, I wanted that it might last enough to delay my choice (odd it may sound now, I didn't knew what to do with my life in those days). I must confess that I joined the Royal Army without giving too much thoughts about neither the King nor the British Empire. But at least they meant for me more than the Reds. I didn't expect to get actively enganged in the fighting, and thought that I would end doing garrison service in some forgotten corner of Wales or, God Forbid, the Ulster. It is funny to think about it now, but it was the former secretary of the golf club, an old pal of my father, who suggested my taking a commission instead of enlisting. The Royal forces were moving to London and recruiting volunteers on the march. So, he called to the nearest regimental depot, the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Dad felt proud that I had done "the right thing", and I even won the respect of the rest of my family. How funny all this looks now... So, I found myself at the headquarters of Duke's Road, a narrow cutting off Theobalds Road, with two other recruits. We had to read the oath together, to be sworn in. The other recruits were terrible nervous and read the wrong paragraph until the Captain stopped them. He was as angered as my two companions afraid, it was quite clear. -Kiss the book! - said the captain. And one gives it a tender little kiss, the other a loud smacking one! I can say I survived the ordeal and got my number -475673-. Thus I was send by train, along with many Britons and several German volunteers from the King's German Legion, to Hare Hall Camp, in Essex, as Cadet Bale, Artists' Rifles. From the memoirs of General Sir David Bale, GCB, DSO, OBE (11 March 1917- 2 October 1989) Europe, January 1st, 1936 __________________ "Pequeño Padawan Kurtizacoal, por qué me has salido tan cabrón?" - me dijo mi Maestro. Palo Dixit: posible Anticristo, vacalentacialanonanista, Culé y Salido que provoca manifas por donde pasa. Palo Dixit redux: Escatológico bipolar AARs en curso o acabados -Ongoing and finished HoI2 AARs--The Book of Deeds (CK AAR) WritAAR of the Week:16-03-07 - Fan of the week 25-03-07/29-10-07/06-04-08/29-12-08/13-09-09 - Canonized 02-12-07 - Best Character WritAAR of the Week:03-04-09- Showcased 01/05/2010 Last edited by Kurt_Steiner; 31-10-2009 at 12:40.

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Zauberfloete Major Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ex-General-Secretary for Kaiserreich Mod Posts: 750	It seems that the thread is flooded with Royalists! No matter that for the true British workers will continue to fight for the Union! Long the TUC! Long live the British workers!! Arise, wretched of the earth Arise, convicts of hunger Reason thunders in its crater This is the eruption of the end Of the past let us wipe the slate clean Enslaved masses, arise, arise The world is about to change its foundation We are nothing, let us be all \|: This is the final struggle Let us group together, and tomorrow The Internationale Will be the human race :\| __________________ Ex-General-Secretary for KAISERREICH: LEGACY OF THE WELTKRIEG KAISERREICH VERSION 1.1 - 10th January 2010 - PARADOXFORUM KAISERREICH VERSION 1.1 - 10th January 2010 - SUBFORUM KAISERREICH WIKIA

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