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Historical regime · 1837–1901

Victorian Britain

Liberal imperial monarchy

Victorian Britain leans hardest toward Free market, Traditional and Tech-forward.

MAPVOTEFREEDOMBORDERSWARCULTUREPROPERTYECONOMYTRADERELIGIONSOCIETYTECH
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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map70% central · leaning
LocalCentral

Centralised kingdom that refused Irish home rule.

Vote65% democracy · leaning
DemocracyAuthority

Parliamentary government with a slowly widening franchise.

Freedom60% liberty · leaning
LibertyOrder

The age of Mill’s "On Liberty"; opium sold freely.

Borders75% nationalist · strong
GlobalistNationalist

Ruled the largest empire in history.

War70% hawk · leaning
DoveHawk

A dominant navy and a volunteer army.

Culture81% assimilationist · strong
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Imperial confidence in British civilisation.

Property85% private · strong
SharedPrivate

Private property was nearly sacred.

Economy100% free market · all in
PlannedFree market

Laissez-faire economics.

Trade95% free trade · all in
Free tradeProtectionist

Repealed the Corn Laws and embraced free trade.

Religion85% religious · strong
SecularReligious

Established Church and evangelical moralism.

Society100% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Strict Victorian morality.

Tech100% tech-forward · all in
Tech-forwardBack-to-nature

Workshop of the world in the Industrial Revolution.

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