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| - The House of Winton was the ruling dynasty of the Star Kingdom of Manticore beginning with the original settlement of the planet Manticore. During the Kingdom's more than 500 year-long history, there were sixteen monarchs of the House of Winton as of 1921 PD, when the Star Empire of Manticore was formed. The House of Winton was referred to by treecats as the High Clan. (HHA3.4: CoW)
- The House of Winton has been the only Royal dynasty in the history of the Manticore. The current reigning monarch is Her Majesty Elizabeth III, who came to the Throne after her father's (King Roger III) assassination by agents of the People's Republic of Haven. Replacement colonists were needed, and money from the Trust was used to by the surviving Manticorans to finance travel for those interested. But, being concerned about retaining control of the newly expanded colony, the surviving colonists took measures to retain that control.
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| - The House of Winton was the ruling dynasty of the Star Kingdom of Manticore beginning with the original settlement of the planet Manticore. During the Kingdom's more than 500 year-long history, there were sixteen monarchs of the House of Winton as of 1921 PD, when the Star Empire of Manticore was formed. The House of Winton was referred to by treecats as the High Clan. (HHA3.4: CoW)
- The House of Winton has been the only Royal dynasty in the history of the Manticore. The current reigning monarch is Her Majesty Elizabeth III, who came to the Throne after her father's (King Roger III) assassination by agents of the People's Republic of Haven. Roger Winton (leader of the Manticore colonization project) had black skin and his descendants have remained so, despite centuries of intermixing and dilution of genetic stock varieties. Since Winton's parents had him slightly genetically modified, it may be that the retention of dark skin is linked to the modifications which are more than likely dominant, thus accounting for the effect. Prior to leaving for Manticore A, Roger Winton set up the Manticoran Colony Trust of Zurich which was to invest remaining capital on behalf of the colonists, who were traveling via cryogenic slowboat. The trust was to watch over the colonist's interests (political, technological, etc) during the 650 years that it would take for the colony ship, Jason to reach its destination. The Trust did its job well enough that upon Jason's arrival in 1416 P.D., the colonists found themselves with a very favorable bank balance, and a crew of teachers on hand to bring them up to speed with technological advances over the centuries. Thirty eight years after the colony's founding, a plague resistant to everything available to Manticoran doctors struck. It took ten years to develop an effective vaccine and in that time, 60% of the original colonists died. Replacement colonists were needed, and money from the Trust was used to by the surviving Manticorans to finance travel for those interested. But, being concerned about retaining control of the newly expanded colony, the surviving colonists took measures to retain that control. Since the colony's foundation Roger Winton had served as Planetary Administrator. Although now elderly (more than eighty T-years), he remained active and his daughter, Elizabeth, was herself President of the Board of Directors, and also a good manager. Because the Wintons had served Manticore well, a convention of colony shareholders decided to convert the planetary government from a Board of Directors to a Monarchy with Roger Winton as its first King. The Wintons have ruled the Star Kingdom of Manticore ever since. The Manticoran Constitution gives reigning monarchs limited actual executive power, leaving control of government largely in the hands of Parliament. The original intent was that the Monarchy would be largely ceremonial, but Elizabeth I was more capable than most had expected. By the time of her death, the Monarch had become an important part of governance, not merely a figurehead. Even though the Star Kingdom does not have an official religion, the members of the House of Winton are communicants of the Second Reformation Roman Catholic Church, and have supported the construction of King Michael's Cathedral. The Manticoran Constitution also mandates that the Heir to the Throne must marry a commoner, thus ensuring that the Royal Family keeps in touch with the commoner population of the Star Kingdom. Since King Roger's ascension to the throne there have been sixteen monarchs of Manticore. Individually and as a group the Wintons have proven to be unusually strong and responsible rulers.
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