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Isidorrey
Isidorrey is a small country made up of two islands (to the east: Isesidoe, to the west: Oisedos) in the English Channel. It lies off the coast of France and is close to its other fellow Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. It's capital, Criqueville, was established as a Roman trading post around 270AD and it grew across the years and was always the largest settlement in the two islands. It's culture, people and language are all highly intertwined with France, although the people of Isidorrey (Isidos) declare that they have a unique and independent identity from France and the French people.

Isidorrey is among the smallest sovereign states in Europe. From a census in 2022, the population of Isidorrey is around 203,421, making it also one of the least populous states in Europe. As a representative democracy, Isidorrey has a President who acts as the head of state and a Chief Minister who acts as the head of government.

The history of Isidorrey is considered to have began around 1000BC where it is theorized that Celtic peoples from Europe settled the land that would become the islands once the sea levels rised. After that the tribal inhabitants were practically stuck on the islands and they spent a long time isolated from the rest of the world until around 270AD where the islands were found by Roman sailors who established a trade post that became the settlement of Litorconcha (later to be Criqueville). The islands came under the rule of Frankia (France) around 481AD and stayed under French rule until 1948, where after multiple revolts and a period of self governance during the Second World War, it became an independent country. Present day Isidorrey is considered a great tourist location for those who love Early Modern to Enlightenment Era fortifications, shining sandy beaches, and bright blue oceans. Until a tax reform that took place in 2005, it was widely considered a tax haven by many around the world. The country is a European Union member state as of 2001.

Before 270AD
Before Roman settlement took place around 270AD, not much is known about the history of Isidorrey as the local people lived without written tradition. However there is evidence that both of the islands of Isidorrey were home to Celtic peoples who practiced a polytheistic religion similar to most of those in Celtic Europe. Archeological evidence suggests that these people lived in small communal areas as competing tribes and bodies have been discovered that are buried with stone weapons and wooden carvings. It is likely that these tribal peoples lived off of fish, birds, pigs and scavenged fruits like berries.

Roman Settlement (Around 270-400AD)
When Roman ships came across Isidorrey they decided it would be the perfect location for a small port settlement on the way between Gaul and Britain. The Romans who first landed in Isidorrey named the tribal people of the islands 'Iseri' which is seen as one of the possible reasons why Isidorrey may have came to be named as it is. The Romans and tribal people appear to have lived in relative peace with each other as the Romans lived only in the Criqueville straight and most of the Celtic inhabitants lived in land and often traded with the Romans, exchanging food and miscellaneous trinkets for Roman weaponry and knowledge.

Archeological evidence places the same location as modern day Criqueville as the same location in which Roman builders constructed 'Litorconcha', which was a trading post which became the largest settlement in Isidorrey. The size and architecture of Litorconcha is known only from documents found in modern day Normandy in which drawings of buildings and pieces of cartography were discovered. The architecture was similar to that of Roman Guernsey, another Channel Island that was used as a settlement for Romans. The size is quoted as, 'a small settlement of around seven hundred as of 320AD'. This was written by Isido historian Patrick Furmous after interpreting the Roman documents from Normandy.

It is theorized that the Romans who settled Isidorrey ended up breeding with the local Celtic people, merging the families of the two groups and eventually merging cultures. Isido people are said to have mostly converted to Christianity after this merge.

Around the year 400AD Roman administrative bodies and military presence was removed from Isidorrey and it was officially abandoned as a piece of the Roman Empire. From this point on the Romano-isido people would be left to their own devices and not much is known at all about what they did until much later when another power took over control.

Early French Rule (481AD Onwards, During the Kingdom of Frankia)
After the end of the Western Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Frankia took control of the islands of Isidorrey. Two families ruled over the islands for the majority of the time in which Frankia existed. The Baronidin Family is noted as mostly having control over Isesidoe and the Frenisodie Family usually only owning land in Oisedos. This created a sort of small power struggle between the two islands and sometimes conflict arose as skeletons have been excavated that have found bodies of soldiers that seem to have killed each other, each carrying different banners of the the different families. It is theorized that the two families regularly intermixed with mainland Frankish nobility, but they never mixed with each other.

In this period, the common people were mostly farmers as in every feudal society at the time, however even this early there was a recognized fishing culture and both of the ruling families gave special privileges to sea farers. The 'Ocean War' was a long running conflict, rumored to have lasted over fifty years, that occurred between the two ruling families of Isidorrey as well as coastal areas of Normandy and Brittany. It was a conflict was fought entirely in the English Channel between groups of fishermen that were loyal to different lords. This 'war' has no confirmed deaths, however multiple ships were sunk, all were docked at the time with no one on them. The goal of it was for the different fishermen groups to gain supremacy over one another, either to receive a larger catch or in the cases in Isido sailors, to receive even better treatment by the noble families.

French Rule (After the establishment of the Kingdom of France)
Throughout the period before the French Revolution, in which Isidorrey was part of the Kingdom of France, Isidorrey saw relative peace from domestic or outside conflict. However it was also subject to an immense amount of neglect. The lords that ruled Isidorrey were often from the mainland and spent most of their days in the mainland, not even visiting the domains they claimed to rule over. Even though the people of Isidorrey lived in this squalor and were most likely some of the poorest and most deprived citizens of France, they did not have the resources or leadership to rebel.

The French Revolution and Isidorrey
When France broke out into revolution,

Government and Politics
Isidorrey is 'semi presidential, unitary, parliamentary democracy'. This is because although the President does not hold much policy making power, they have the power to veto legislation and are an incredibly important symbol of the nation. The Assembly of Deputies is the main legislative body of the country and has only one house. While most countries have an upper and lower house, Isidorrey has never seen the need for one because of its small size. The Constitution of Isidorrey vests most of the nation's governing powers in the Assembly, however the constitution has come under much fire for being too simple and allowing the President free reign on vetoing legislation. It is also seen as a problem by many that often conservative biased judges are able to rule any piece of legislation unconstitutional and this has historically led to conflict between the executive, legislature and judiciary. Recently in 2005, the Assembly passed a piece of legislation that was signed by President Zoé D’aureville which gave a mandate to rewrite the constitution entirely to make it more democratic, less bureaucratic and more beneficiary to the people as a whole.

Administrative Divisions
Isidorrey is split into ten different Parishes, These parishes each have their own Parish Councils which are responsible for a certain amount of local management within their respective areas. The ten parishes are (is order of population from largest to smallest): Criqueville (also known as Greater Criqueville or Grand Criqueville), Ignaston, Eccoson, Varse, Senains, Remmese, Murses, Renon, Telfort and Rantin.

Foreign Relations
Isidorrey has close relations with its other Channel Island neighbors of Guernsey and Jersey. Both of the Crown Dependencies have met with Isidorrey on multiple occasions to discuss joint ocean preservation project ideas. Politicians from Guernsey and Jersey often visit the Assembly of Deputies in Isidorrey for various reasons, mostly friendly and positive. Isidorrey has a strenuous relationship with the EU, the fishing industry in Isidorrey as well as farming has been a contentious issue as Isidos often do not believe they have a choice in fisheries and agricultural policies due to the EU's outreach and Isidorrey's little political power.

France is a strange topic in terms of relations between them and Isidorrey. Their long intertwined history has often been that of bloodshed and even though there is no violence in the modern day, many of the old guard in Isido society hold a grudge due to the past. Today, France has a cordial, acquaintance like relationship with Isidorrey, and Isidorrey often likes to flex their sovereignty and disconnect from France during celebrations like Independence day.

In terms of other friends, many consider Germany as a friend to Isidorrey, because Germany invading France and leaving Isidorrey unoccupied is seen as the main factor of how Isidorrey got its independence. But this has been a very awkward topic however as more and more information has came out about the atrocities of Germany during the Second World War.

Military
Isidorrey has not had an army since 1946, when it disbanded its militia that it had formed in 1940. The Isidorrey Militia was a defensive force to attempt to protect Isidorrey against a potential invasion from Germany or an attempted 'liberation' by the Allies. The militia was very lightly armed and also not very professionally trained as it was built upon volunteers and only the farmers had used firearms before.