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The Norwichian Empire is a nation in the north of Anglia.

History
Modern scholars estimate that the Norwichian Empire was founded in about 348 BCE. It was originally one of several states in the region, but in several wars managed to conquer a large region, and by 0 CE controlled nearly all of Anglia. The Empire was both a financial and military superpower, and in the Norwichian-Slough war from 195 to 206 CE ended in Norwich's favor; Slough itself became a penal colony. After about 300 CE, the Empire fell into disarray, with constant military coups, and broke apart into three pieces in 365: Norwich itself, Brighton-Howe and Cherwell. Norwich, however, remained a regional power and, unlike the other pieces of its empire, survived the Middle Ages, albeit largely as a formal grouping without any real power. Emperor John VII embarked on a program of consolidation of imperial power in 1396, starting the Norwichian Civil War, which ended in 1403 with the victory of John VII. To celebrate the victory, the Victory University was founded in 1404- the third university in England.

Norwich slowly became a constitutional monarchy, although even now, the emperor has a huge amount of power. By 1532, these tensions broke out into a second civil war, which lasted for three years. Norwich nevertheless became one of the primary nations in Anglia, along with the Empire of England and the Republic of Shepway. Several wars were fought between these nations, culminating in England and Norwich razing Shepway in 1753; the tolls on the peacetime populace were so great, however, that a revolution occured in England, forming the United States of London, leaving Norwich the most powerful nation in Anglia yet again.

Nearly all of Anglia was in the hands of Norwich by 1865, when rising tensions with Leicester prompted a war. The direct cause was the death of Emperor of Norwich Peter V, possibly by poisoning. In the 25-year war, Norwich suffered a defeat so crushing that it was dismembered, with only Norwich proper remaining as somewhat of a city-state. Norwich, however, using several intermarriages and wars, managed to be a major power in North Anglia again by the time of the Great Anglian War, which it won. Today Norwich is a notable power yet again, and may yet rise to even further heights.