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| − | The House of Stuart is the most powerful, richest, and most influential House of magi in the western world. If any House can be said to rule, it is them. Though they are an old line, the Stuarts have thoroughly embraced the modern world. They were among the first to shift their power-base from crowns and lands to politicians and corporations and they seek always to be on the cutting edge of changing times. Their power has won them many enemies, however. Even those they work with most closely, such as the other great English Houses, regard them with jealousy and yearn for a taste of their power. The House of Stuart still holds the crown of England, a symbol of its | + | The House of Stuart is the most powerful, richest, and most influential House of magi in the western world. If any House can be said to rule, it is them. Though they are an old line, the Stuarts have thoroughly embraced the modern world. They were among the first to shift their power-base from crowns and lands to politicians and corporations and they seek always to be on the cutting edge of changing times. Their power has won them many enemies, however. Even those they work with most closely, such as the other great English Houses, regard them with jealousy and yearn for a taste of their power. The House of Stuart still holds the crown of England, a symbol of its power. Stuart possessions include British Petroleum, ConocoPhillips, Wal-Mart Stores, IBM, and News Corporation. |
Originally from Brittany, the House of Stuart fled to Britain in the 11th century to escape extermination at the hands of the House of Capet. They seized the crown of Scotland in the 14th century, having “crushed the witches” and consolidated their power so effectively that in the 17th century, aided by the House of Flavii, they were able to conquer England from the eternally squabbling Houses of Lancaster and York. After they were briefly removed from power by the English Civil War, the House of Stuart became more accommodating towards the Houses it had conquered, retaining ultimate power but “respecting the ancient freedoms” of the great English Houses and relying on them for support and advice. British colonization of the Americas was a Stuart project and members of the House were stationed in every significant North American settlement. For many mages, the American Revolution was less about democracy or taxation than it was about breaking Stuart power over North America. While the revolution failed to strip the Stuarts of their premier position in North America, it forced important political concessions, including an end to the Stuarts monopoly on running North American governments. The Stuarts sided with the North in the American Civil War, not on ideological grounds, but because they wanted to disrupt the supply of cotton to Lancaster’s factories back in England. They also sided strongly with the Allies in the two world wars, fearing the loss of their British Empire to the Nazis and Japanese. | Originally from Brittany, the House of Stuart fled to Britain in the 11th century to escape extermination at the hands of the House of Capet. They seized the crown of Scotland in the 14th century, having “crushed the witches” and consolidated their power so effectively that in the 17th century, aided by the House of Flavii, they were able to conquer England from the eternally squabbling Houses of Lancaster and York. After they were briefly removed from power by the English Civil War, the House of Stuart became more accommodating towards the Houses it had conquered, retaining ultimate power but “respecting the ancient freedoms” of the great English Houses and relying on them for support and advice. British colonization of the Americas was a Stuart project and members of the House were stationed in every significant North American settlement. For many mages, the American Revolution was less about democracy or taxation than it was about breaking Stuart power over North America. While the revolution failed to strip the Stuarts of their premier position in North America, it forced important political concessions, including an end to the Stuarts monopoly on running North American governments. The Stuarts sided with the North in the American Civil War, not on ideological grounds, but because they wanted to disrupt the supply of cotton to Lancaster’s factories back in England. They also sided strongly with the Allies in the two world wars, fearing the loss of their British Empire to the Nazis and Japanese. | ||
