12-10-2003, 15:19
OOC: A little project of mine. The timeline of interesting or important events in Carmarthen history, up to the year 1905.
1305 - Carmarthen founded by a group of disavowed Privateers from the Nation of Chronistari. These former-Privateers bring in time their families to live in the secluded city and the population begins to build. The founding leader is Andrew Carmarthen, a former Privateer Captain.
1315 - Gold is discovered in the foothills of the Andrews’ Mountains and a gold rush begins, drawing in people from all walks of life, seeking their fortunes.
1317 - (August 15th)The Nation of Chronistari, having been made aware of the gold discovery, attempt to take the fledgling city of Carmarthen. Andrew Carmarthen valiantly fights them back and in a stunning display of suicidal bravery he rams his burning ship into the flag ship of Chronistari’s navy, driving them off. Sadly Captain Carmarthen is killed in this defence and August 15th is thereby remembered as the Fight of Freedom Remembrance Day, a national holiday ever since.
1325 - Captain Carmarthen’s only child, Deborah Carmarthen, repels another attempted invasion by Chronistari’s navy. She is however captured by the new flagship’s captain, Gryffett Sturgess. He seduces her, however a surprising turn of events eventuates – he convinces the Chronistari navy to desert and join with the people of Carmarthen. Gryffett and Deborah are married the following week to the cheers of the people of Carmarthen and the former navy of Chronistari.
1381 - Wyclif Carmarthen, a lesser son of the Carmarthen dynasty, publishes a revolutionary book, denying and scientifically exposing as false a large number of religious tenants held sacred. This begins the decline of religious focus within Carmarthen politics and begins the path of scientific discovery for the nation.
1402 - After 77 years of peace and prosperity, the gold flow from Carmarthen begins to slow and is no longer as readily available by current mining methods. A large proportion of miners and their families leave Carmarthen and the small nation falls into obscurity. The change in fortunes causes economic failure and the capital city falls into dissent and social anarchy. The then Lord, James Sturgess, is deposed and exiled with his young family to a small island off the coast of Carmarthen.
1408 - Without the flow of gold and trade, Carmarthen rapidly descends further into chaos and begins raiding nearby shipping lanes as pirates. Sturgess Isle becomes a haven for more law abiding citizens and Carmarth City further declines.
1422 - (March 22nd) With the result of heavy punitive operations devastating Carmarth City, the remaining citizens flee to Sturgess Isle, where New Carmarth City is founded. March 22nd becomes Founding Day, a national holiday. Carmarthen embarks on a long period of quiet solitude and industriousness.
1454 - Johannes Carmarthen develops movable type which by 1456 has led to the printing press, which brings a greater level of literacy to the people of Carmarthen.
1468 - Over expansion in New Carmarth has meant that people are forced to settle back on the mainland. Braeger City is formed from the small towns and villages which occupied the old site of Carmarth City.
1483 - The rightful Lord of Carmarthen, Harold Carmarthen, is deposed by his brother, William Carmarthen the Second. Harold flees with a group of loyal retainers and a portion of the army into the highlands of the Carmarthen mainland. The next two years see guerrilla strikes against William by his in-hiding brother, Harold.
1484 - Sir Thomas Carmarthen, a distant cousin, publishes his partly fictional novel, Morte D’Camarthen, a story revolving around Captain Andrew Carmarthen and his daring escapades.
1489 - William Carmarthen the Second is slain by his daughter, Andrea Carmarthen. She attempts to contact her Uncle Harold to return the leadership to him but is unable to locate him.
1492 - Harold Carmarthen is found to have been dead for the past eight years, having died in a raid over some basic food supplies, the raids being continued by a loyal servant of his, Brenton T’Shaere. Brenton T’Shaere is granted lands by Andrea Carmarthen and in time they marry. Instead of taking the name T’Shaere, it is decreed by Brenton that hence forth regardless of gender the name Carmarthen will never die out. This opens debate on the name-taking tradition and by 1494 name-taking is optional for both genders.
1513 - The battle of Neddolf Field is fought against an invading army of barbarians from the North. It is later found out that they are Chronistari forces and that the former nation from which Carmarthen sprung has fallen into barbarism.
1517 - Martin Carmarthen nails his “95 Thingies” to the wooden door of the New Carmarth University. The statements are criticism of the growing lack of spirituality in the Carmarthen people and it brings about a new age of religious enlightenment in Carmarthen. The state religion is a mixture of old and new ideals, largely focusing on the belief that there is an inevitable pattern to life, an order which transcends all mundane chaos.
1534 - Stemming likely from personal reasons, divorce is legalised by Lord Geoffrey Carmarthen.
1605 - Gunpowder becomes a common use item in warfare and causes the decline in the use of personal armour.
1614 - The Parliament of Carmarthen is founded. Due to a few less than salutary decisions made in the first year some of the citizens jovially term it the “Addled Parliment”
1620 - Some Scientists, uneasy in the religious state of mind that much of Carmarthen is in, leave the nation in the AprilBloom with their families and are not seen again.
1665 - The Great Hospital of Carmarthen is founded and specialises in disease control.
1666 - The Royal Carmarthen Fire Brigade is founded. Their first real test proves eventful when a fire-bug attempts to burn down New Carmarth City. The Royal Fire Brigade save the city without loss of life and are commended.
1679 - The Courts of Carmarthen are established and the premise of “Innocent until proven guilty” is founded.
1689 - Carmarthen becomes a Democracy
1694 - Carmarthen develops a Bill of Rights, declaring all religions and people to be free and equal but with a cautionary note of tolerance and understanding. Science once again begins to come to power and religion wanes in influence.
1709 - Carmarthen forms a modern form of Government – the then Lord of Carmarthen abdicates his title and becomes the First Counsellor of Carmarthen by popular accord.
1721 - The still relatively new Government declares that elections take place every five years. The High Council is elected every seven years, with the title of First Counsellor handed down to the most eligible Carmarthen child when the current First Counsellor pass away or retires.
1726 - The Great Library of Carmarthen is founded, becoming a store house for notable literature of Carmarthen and abroad.
1742 - Steam power becomes prevalent in the nation of Carmarthen. By 1754 trains link all the major cities of Carmarthen, improving trade and communication amongst the nation.
1776 - Economics becomes an intense focus for the Government of Carmarthen. Private companies are granted rights and privileges.
1792 - Coal gas as a source of heat and fire examined. Dismissed as too pollutive and for the time steam power is used. Research into hydroelectricity begins.
1976 - Second Great Hospital of Carmarthen opens. It focuses on vaccinations.
1800 - The wire telegraph is invented in Carmarthen.
1804 - The Carmarthen Police Force is founded for the greater good.
1812 - The labour protection act is passed by the Government which protects children from being used as labour. Unions are made illegal after strong-arm Unionists cause the death of fourteen men who refused to join them.
1813 - “The Great Union Rebellion”. In an attempt to regain control the unionists rebel and cause civil strife. The first great test of the Carmarthen Police Force begins. They successfully quell the uprising and the core union leaders are imprisoned for treason, manslaughter and murder.
1827 - Craig Darwin publishes his “Origin of the Species”, detailing how the species of all the world were created by an all powerful deity. He is cast out of scientific circles and excommunicated from the Society of Scientists. He dies at 84, his work never validated by society.
1858 - The twenty greatest cities of the nation of Carmarthen pledge together to uphold the ideals and laws of the nation, forming officially as a federated country for the first time.
1867 - Carmarthen and Chronistari erupt into open war after years of border skirmishes through the Andrew’s Mountains. Though Carmarthen is victorious, its great navy is sunk in its harbour. The debris is unable to be moved and blocks the harbour from launching a navy. Small ships and limited larger traffic is able to negotiate the wreckage, however, so outside trade is not damaged.
1871 - Carmarthen begins research on alternative methods of transport and defence.
1876 - The first flight test begins in Carmarthen – a strange hybrid of helicopter and glider is launched later that year and proves successful. Carmarthen begins developing an air force to compensate for the lack of navy.
1885 - Carmarthen develops and launches its first propeller air force, armed with repeating rifles designed to fire at a faster than previously able rate.
1902 - Carmarthen develops the jet engine and within five years has developed a jet fighter.
1905 - Carmarthen develops a combination jet engine and helicopter, allowing it to stay airborne and attain fast speeds for longer periods of time.
1305 - Carmarthen founded by a group of disavowed Privateers from the Nation of Chronistari. These former-Privateers bring in time their families to live in the secluded city and the population begins to build. The founding leader is Andrew Carmarthen, a former Privateer Captain.
1315 - Gold is discovered in the foothills of the Andrews’ Mountains and a gold rush begins, drawing in people from all walks of life, seeking their fortunes.
1317 - (August 15th)The Nation of Chronistari, having been made aware of the gold discovery, attempt to take the fledgling city of Carmarthen. Andrew Carmarthen valiantly fights them back and in a stunning display of suicidal bravery he rams his burning ship into the flag ship of Chronistari’s navy, driving them off. Sadly Captain Carmarthen is killed in this defence and August 15th is thereby remembered as the Fight of Freedom Remembrance Day, a national holiday ever since.
1325 - Captain Carmarthen’s only child, Deborah Carmarthen, repels another attempted invasion by Chronistari’s navy. She is however captured by the new flagship’s captain, Gryffett Sturgess. He seduces her, however a surprising turn of events eventuates – he convinces the Chronistari navy to desert and join with the people of Carmarthen. Gryffett and Deborah are married the following week to the cheers of the people of Carmarthen and the former navy of Chronistari.
1381 - Wyclif Carmarthen, a lesser son of the Carmarthen dynasty, publishes a revolutionary book, denying and scientifically exposing as false a large number of religious tenants held sacred. This begins the decline of religious focus within Carmarthen politics and begins the path of scientific discovery for the nation.
1402 - After 77 years of peace and prosperity, the gold flow from Carmarthen begins to slow and is no longer as readily available by current mining methods. A large proportion of miners and their families leave Carmarthen and the small nation falls into obscurity. The change in fortunes causes economic failure and the capital city falls into dissent and social anarchy. The then Lord, James Sturgess, is deposed and exiled with his young family to a small island off the coast of Carmarthen.
1408 - Without the flow of gold and trade, Carmarthen rapidly descends further into chaos and begins raiding nearby shipping lanes as pirates. Sturgess Isle becomes a haven for more law abiding citizens and Carmarth City further declines.
1422 - (March 22nd) With the result of heavy punitive operations devastating Carmarth City, the remaining citizens flee to Sturgess Isle, where New Carmarth City is founded. March 22nd becomes Founding Day, a national holiday. Carmarthen embarks on a long period of quiet solitude and industriousness.
1454 - Johannes Carmarthen develops movable type which by 1456 has led to the printing press, which brings a greater level of literacy to the people of Carmarthen.
1468 - Over expansion in New Carmarth has meant that people are forced to settle back on the mainland. Braeger City is formed from the small towns and villages which occupied the old site of Carmarth City.
1483 - The rightful Lord of Carmarthen, Harold Carmarthen, is deposed by his brother, William Carmarthen the Second. Harold flees with a group of loyal retainers and a portion of the army into the highlands of the Carmarthen mainland. The next two years see guerrilla strikes against William by his in-hiding brother, Harold.
1484 - Sir Thomas Carmarthen, a distant cousin, publishes his partly fictional novel, Morte D’Camarthen, a story revolving around Captain Andrew Carmarthen and his daring escapades.
1489 - William Carmarthen the Second is slain by his daughter, Andrea Carmarthen. She attempts to contact her Uncle Harold to return the leadership to him but is unable to locate him.
1492 - Harold Carmarthen is found to have been dead for the past eight years, having died in a raid over some basic food supplies, the raids being continued by a loyal servant of his, Brenton T’Shaere. Brenton T’Shaere is granted lands by Andrea Carmarthen and in time they marry. Instead of taking the name T’Shaere, it is decreed by Brenton that hence forth regardless of gender the name Carmarthen will never die out. This opens debate on the name-taking tradition and by 1494 name-taking is optional for both genders.
1513 - The battle of Neddolf Field is fought against an invading army of barbarians from the North. It is later found out that they are Chronistari forces and that the former nation from which Carmarthen sprung has fallen into barbarism.
1517 - Martin Carmarthen nails his “95 Thingies” to the wooden door of the New Carmarth University. The statements are criticism of the growing lack of spirituality in the Carmarthen people and it brings about a new age of religious enlightenment in Carmarthen. The state religion is a mixture of old and new ideals, largely focusing on the belief that there is an inevitable pattern to life, an order which transcends all mundane chaos.
1534 - Stemming likely from personal reasons, divorce is legalised by Lord Geoffrey Carmarthen.
1605 - Gunpowder becomes a common use item in warfare and causes the decline in the use of personal armour.
1614 - The Parliament of Carmarthen is founded. Due to a few less than salutary decisions made in the first year some of the citizens jovially term it the “Addled Parliment”
1620 - Some Scientists, uneasy in the religious state of mind that much of Carmarthen is in, leave the nation in the AprilBloom with their families and are not seen again.
1665 - The Great Hospital of Carmarthen is founded and specialises in disease control.
1666 - The Royal Carmarthen Fire Brigade is founded. Their first real test proves eventful when a fire-bug attempts to burn down New Carmarth City. The Royal Fire Brigade save the city without loss of life and are commended.
1679 - The Courts of Carmarthen are established and the premise of “Innocent until proven guilty” is founded.
1689 - Carmarthen becomes a Democracy
1694 - Carmarthen develops a Bill of Rights, declaring all religions and people to be free and equal but with a cautionary note of tolerance and understanding. Science once again begins to come to power and religion wanes in influence.
1709 - Carmarthen forms a modern form of Government – the then Lord of Carmarthen abdicates his title and becomes the First Counsellor of Carmarthen by popular accord.
1721 - The still relatively new Government declares that elections take place every five years. The High Council is elected every seven years, with the title of First Counsellor handed down to the most eligible Carmarthen child when the current First Counsellor pass away or retires.
1726 - The Great Library of Carmarthen is founded, becoming a store house for notable literature of Carmarthen and abroad.
1742 - Steam power becomes prevalent in the nation of Carmarthen. By 1754 trains link all the major cities of Carmarthen, improving trade and communication amongst the nation.
1776 - Economics becomes an intense focus for the Government of Carmarthen. Private companies are granted rights and privileges.
1792 - Coal gas as a source of heat and fire examined. Dismissed as too pollutive and for the time steam power is used. Research into hydroelectricity begins.
1976 - Second Great Hospital of Carmarthen opens. It focuses on vaccinations.
1800 - The wire telegraph is invented in Carmarthen.
1804 - The Carmarthen Police Force is founded for the greater good.
1812 - The labour protection act is passed by the Government which protects children from being used as labour. Unions are made illegal after strong-arm Unionists cause the death of fourteen men who refused to join them.
1813 - “The Great Union Rebellion”. In an attempt to regain control the unionists rebel and cause civil strife. The first great test of the Carmarthen Police Force begins. They successfully quell the uprising and the core union leaders are imprisoned for treason, manslaughter and murder.
1827 - Craig Darwin publishes his “Origin of the Species”, detailing how the species of all the world were created by an all powerful deity. He is cast out of scientific circles and excommunicated from the Society of Scientists. He dies at 84, his work never validated by society.
1858 - The twenty greatest cities of the nation of Carmarthen pledge together to uphold the ideals and laws of the nation, forming officially as a federated country for the first time.
1867 - Carmarthen and Chronistari erupt into open war after years of border skirmishes through the Andrew’s Mountains. Though Carmarthen is victorious, its great navy is sunk in its harbour. The debris is unable to be moved and blocks the harbour from launching a navy. Small ships and limited larger traffic is able to negotiate the wreckage, however, so outside trade is not damaged.
1871 - Carmarthen begins research on alternative methods of transport and defence.
1876 - The first flight test begins in Carmarthen – a strange hybrid of helicopter and glider is launched later that year and proves successful. Carmarthen begins developing an air force to compensate for the lack of navy.
1885 - Carmarthen develops and launches its first propeller air force, armed with repeating rifles designed to fire at a faster than previously able rate.
1902 - Carmarthen develops the jet engine and within five years has developed a jet fighter.
1905 - Carmarthen develops a combination jet engine and helicopter, allowing it to stay airborne and attain fast speeds for longer periods of time.