Cromarty government

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The Cromarty government was the Manticoran name given to the somewhat changing group of Ministers led by Prime Minister Allen Summervale, Duke of Cromarty for an extended period before and during the first Manticore-Haven War.

In 1900 PD, the Manticore Liberal Party and the Manticore Progressive Party were in opposition. They were opposed (for different reasons) to the long-sustained military build up under King Roger II and after his death, Queen Elizabeth, anticipating the eventual war the Republic of Haven seemed very likely to shortly commence. They objected to the enormous expense (for the wrong purposes), even honestly in some cases. Because there were insufficient votes in the Manticoran Upper House for the Crown Loyalists and Centrists combined to form and maintain a government. As a result, they were obliged eventually to ally with the Manticore Conservative Association. Part of the agreement with the Association resulted in naming Admiral Sir Edward Janacek as the First Lord of Admiralty. Duke Cromarty's personal relationships with some of the unaligned Peers were also important in sustaining the government's policies. (HH1)

In 1903 PD, the Cromarty Government concluded that Manticore needed allies against the growing belligerency of the People's Republic of Haven. The Government began the process of assembling an anti-Haven Alliance by opening negotiations with Grayson. Grayson. (HH2)