Barry Domvile

Barry Domvile
Barry Domvile in 1962
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Incumbent
Assumed Office: 1956
Monarch	Edward VIII
Personal details
Date of birth	September 5, 1878
Age at start	83
Nationality	British
Role	Starting Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Political party	British People's Party
Ideology	British Fascism

Barry Edward Domvile (born 5 September 1878) is a British politician and former Royal Navy officer, who is the starting Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British People's Party.

In-Game Description

Throughout the long and storied history of the British Isles, it has been frequently sang by millions across the globe that Britannia ruled the waves. And yet it was not until she was conquered that a sailor was selected to rule over her. But Sir Barry Edward Domvile is no great hero of the waves, nor a conqueror of fair waves like his ancestors were. No, in fact, Domvile is perhaps the most hated man on the British Isles; a traitor of the highest order, and the captain at the helm of nothing more than a shackled Kingdom.

Born in 1878 to Admiral Sir Compton Domvile, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the navy in 1892, commanding ships during the First World War and being further promoted afterwards to serve in a variety of different offices, including Director of Naval Intelligence. But Domvile's true purpose came with his infatuation with the far-right, which would begin after being impressed with the Nazi government he was invited to the Nuremberg Rally as a guest of Joachim von Ribbentrop, joining numerous Anglo-German organisations soon after. At the outbreak of war, Domvile spoke of the need for "a bloody revolution", leading to his internment in 1940.

Yet the 'revolution' would come with foreign arms, as Wehrmacht soldiers stormed the British beaches. While being overlooked by the Lloyd-George government, he would be placed in key governmental positions in the subsequent ministries, becoming something of a titan of the British People's Party's establishment. Following Chesterton's failures and the upswing in resistance activity, Domvile's good standing with almost all factions in government made him the natural selection to be Prime Minister.

Now, after 6 years of steering the ship through dangerous waters, the consensus seems to be that he has done a better job than most could in his position. The economy seems to be steadily growing, the nation seems to grow more and more unified by the day, and the ghosts of the past grow ever dimmer. And as for the resistance, Domvile's methods seems to have worked - after all, their activity has dramatically declined since the 1950's. Perhaps this is the beginning of a new age.

"Or perhaps this is just the calm before the storm..."

Biography

Early Years

The son of Admiral Sir Compton Domvile, he followed his father's career path joining the Navy in 1892. While his early naval career was mostly unremarkable, he was promoted to assistant secretary for the Committee of Imperial Defence in 1912.

During the First World War, Domvile commanded four different ships for the Royal Navy and served well enough that he began to reach the highest ranks of the Royal Navy. In 1920, he was prompted Directors of Plans and then two years later he was appointed commander in chief of the British naval forces in Mediterranean. The next decade would see Domvile jump around the Navy serving as the director of Naval Intelligence in 1927, the commander of the third cruiser squadron in 1931, and then as President of the Greenwich Royal Navy College in 1932.

Far-Right Activism

Domvile began to differ from his fellow Royal Naval Officers due to his interest in Far-Right wing politics, which would be truly inflamed by trip to Germany in 1935. During that trip Domvile was impressed by Nazi Germany and was invited by the German Ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop to return the next year to attend the Nuremberg Rally.

Coming back to England, Domvile began to support German interests in England. First he joined the council of the Anglo-German Fellowship and then founded an Anglo-German organization called the Link. In 1939, he backed St John Philby of the British People's Party. The same year he spoke to the Right Club about the need for England to have "a bloody revolution".

Domvile’s support of Germany would land him in an internment camp in 1940. During his time of interment, he wrote his autobiography From Admiral to Cabin Boy. He would be freed from internment after German forces took control of England during Operation Sea Lion.

Post Sea Lion

Despite his advocacy for pro-German causes, Domvile was initially not given a high post in the new British government due his lack of direct government experience. He would be recognized by later British administrations, though, causing him to rise in the British Government, where he would soon develop good relationships with the various faction leaders of the British People's Party .

These relations would benefit Domvile greatly when Prime Minister Chesterton resigned after the Uprising of '56. As Domvile was the highest ranked minister that none of the party faction leaders had any issues with, he was easily selected as the new British Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

The first six years of Domvile's administration have seen Britain improving it’s economy and the British people seem at least on the surface growing more unified from the government. His administration has also seen the British resistance being mostly suppressed. Despite this improvement there is still a sense of unease in Britian, a feeling that if Domvile left, all of his progress would be gone within a year.