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|name        = West Britannia
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|location    = North and Central America
|planet      = [[Earth]]
|status      = Non-existent
|first appear = {{e|6ACV23}}
|ruler        = [[Queen of England]]
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'''West Britannia''' was the [[British]] territory encompassing all of North and Central America.  It existed in an alternate timeline where the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the [[United States]] never existed, after the [[Planet Express crew]] traveled back in time and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] accidentally gave bad information to [[Paul Revere]] {{et|6ACV23}}.  West Britannia is very {{w|Victorian era|Victorian}} and {{w|Elizabethan era|Elizabethan}} in character, and displays common stereotypes associated with the United Kingdom.  It is ruled by the [[Queen of England]], and a large section of the territory is owned by the [[Farnsworth (disambiguation)|Farnsworth]] family.
 
The territory ceased to exist after the Planet Express crew went back and fixed the timeline.
 
== Additional info ==
=== Trivia ===
*West Britannia is a direct continuation of {{w|British America}}, which encompassed large parts of [[North America]] in [[1775]].
*[[Spain]] controlled Central America until 1821, so it's unknown how the UK came to possess the territories in the alternate timeline.
 
=== Appearances ===
*{{e|6ACV23}}

Revision as of 02:37, 11 November 2011

West Britannia
LocationNorth and Central America
Planet of locationEarth
Ruled byQueen of England
StatusNon-existent
First appearance"All the Presidents' Heads" (6ACV23)
Episode

West Britannia was the British territory encompassing all of North and Central America. It existed in an alternate timeline where the American Revolutionary War and the United States never existed, after the Planet Express crew traveled back in time and Fry accidentally gave bad information to Paul Revere (6ACV23). West Britannia is very Victorian and Elizabethan in character, and displays common stereotypes associated with the United Kingdom. It is ruled by the Queen of England, and a large section of the territory is owned by the Farnsworth family.

The territory ceased to exist after the Planet Express crew went back and fixed the timeline.

Additional info

Trivia

  • West Britannia is a direct continuation of British America, which encompassed large parts of North America in 1775.
  • Spain controlled Central America until 1821, so it's unknown how the UK came to possess the territories in the alternate timeline.

Appearances