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Bartholomeu was crowned king of Picketralia on June 1, 978. He created the [[Common Entitlements]] including, but not limited to, the government cannot take property without buying it, a citizen has free will, and that taxes shall not be raised too high for the common man to afford. His reign would end in 1000, when his son, who wanted to be king, cleaved his head off with an ax.

In 1013, 35 years after the Fall of Railtown, the economy collapsed. Railtown's money had dried up and the [[Panic of 1013]] began. The Picketralians were not taxed at all because the government simply had piles of money and taxes were unnecessary. In response, the government created a new service that was originally intended to be temporary as means for the government to make money: the [[Picketralian Postal Service]]. It proved so popular the government ended up keeping it.

In 1013, 35 years after the Fall of Railtown, the economy collapsed. Railtown's money had dried up and the [[Panic of 1013]] began. The Picketralians were not taxed at all because the government simply had piles of money and taxes were unnecessary. In response, the government created a new service that was originally intended to be temporary as means for the government to make money: the [[PikPost|Picketralian Postal Service]]. It proved so popular the government ended up keeping it.

The Picketralians are still not taxed very much because the country makes so much money from the copper industry. Peace and order was maintained until Cardashia, a kingdom north of Flourtess, wanted to become the second Railtown, but the Picketralian Army held a strong defense and ensured they would not make it to Stimpton, and defeated them at the [[Battle of Kennings]] at Arrowhead Point in 1201. Cardashia was ceded to Flourtess.

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In August of 1373, the Rural Areas representative Morgan Korkin proposed the Counties Act. The Stimpton and South Stimpton representatives disagreed, but they were voted out in December of that year. The new representatives were much more keen on the idea: and the old government system was thrown out: in favor for county representation. This coincided with the seizing of most of the [[Picketralian Righteous Lands]], which were originally described in the Treaty of Pafalia, expanding the country's territory significantly.

Starting in 1389, there was widespread allegations of corruption in government officials, political party officials, and workers guilds. This culminated in the Kronx Islands scandal in 1391, the Letter Carrier Guild ~~scandal~~ in 1396, and the "Drain the Bathtub" scandal in 1397. In response, King Mason I established an independent, nonpartisan Corruption Task Force to investigate corruption within the government, leading to the [[Davison Trials of 1399]].

Starting in 1389, there was widespread allegations of corruption in government officials, political party officials, and workers guilds. This culminated in the Kronx Islands scandal in 1391, the Letter Carrier Guild and Estalia Estates scandals in 1396, and the "Drain the Bathtub" scandal in 1397. In response, King Mason I established an independent, nonpartisan Corruption Task Force to investigate corruption within the government, leading to the [[Davison Trials of 1399]].

On June 2, 1396, Picketralia annexed the rest of the Righteous Lands by claiming all land to the Sullivan River and south of Mordor to the southern point.