Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), was a country in Europe before the Great War.

Background
The United Kingdom was formed in 1800 with the Act of Union between the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland; Great Britain itself being formed in 1707 with a similar act of Union between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England (incorporating Wales) in 1707.

The UK also controlled many overseas territories, and at its peak led the largest empire in human history. Due to the divergence, the status of the empire, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the overseas territories is a mystery.

The relationship between the United Kingdom and the Irish state are unknown, since Ireland did not officially declare itself a republic or leave the Commonwealth of Nations until 1949, which is after the divergence.

Dialogue suggests that the country was ruled by a queen before the outbreak of the Great War. .

No details are known about the state of the British Isles after the Great War. However, in the 23rd century, Allistair Tenpenny left the country for the Capital Wasteland in the United States to seek wealth and fortune, hinting at some of the possible conditions in post-War Britain. The ancestors of Colin Moriarty also left Ireland for the Capital Wasteland shortly after the Great War for unknown reasons.

The UK in Fallout

 * J.E. Sawyer has expressed a desire to make a Fallout game set during the Resource Wars, involving members of the British Armed Forces.

There are several references to the United Kingdom in published Fallout games:

England

 * In Fallout, Loxley speaks with an English accent and seems to be aware of English folk-tales such as Robin Hood, although he is not English himself.
 * The Magna Carta, an important document written in England in the year 1215, can be found in the National Archives in Fallout 3.
 * In Fallout 3, Allistair Tenpenny traveled to the Capital Wasteland from England to seek his fortune.
 * Music by Sid Phillips is played on Galaxy News Radio in Fallout 3.
 * In the Fallout 3 add-on Point Lookout, Desmond Lockheart was a high-ranking agent working for the British government.
 * Music by Bert Weedon is played on Mojave Music Radio and Radio New Vegas in Fallout: New Vegas.
 * The song Jazz Club Blues by Harry Bluestone is played in Fallout: New Vegas.
 * In the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money, Dean Domino speaks with a distinct English accent, although whether it is genuine is unknown.

Scotland

 * In Fallout, MacRae, a Scotsman, appears as an Unarmed combat trainer for the Blades.
 * Scotch is a type of whisky that originates from Scotland.
 * Music by Billy Munn is played on Galaxy News Radio in Fallout 3.

Ireland
While there are several characters of Irish descent in the Fallout series, no information is given as to whether they originate from Northern Ireland or the Republic.

Other

 * In Fallout, Patrick the Celt is part of an Americanized Celtic family, who strives to keep his heritage alive. What part of the British Isles his family came from is unknown.
 * The American Revolutionary War and several key British figures during the timeframe are heavily referenced to in Fallout 3, and the topic of the Revolution is also referenced to in Fallout 4.


 * Some examples of British military equipment exist in the Fallout universe. Weapons such as the Sten gun and light support weapon were produced in the UK at the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock.


 * A British Boudicca-78/S motorcycle was to be the first vehicle found for use in Van Buren.

Appearances
The United Kingdom or nations within it are mentioned in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3 and its add-on Point Lookout, Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Dead Money, Fallout 4, Fallout Tactics, and Van Buren. The United Kingdom was also to appear in the hypothetical Fallout: Resource Wars.

Behind the scenes

 * "Allistair Tenpenny came to the Capital Wasteland from Great Britain to seek his fortune, so that alone tells you that the U.K. was also hit in the war. And if he came to U.S. to succeed, that says a lot about how screwed up Europe must be. So we just allude, a little bit, to the state of the rest of the world. We like to leave a lot to the players' imaginations, and somebody like Tenpenny serves as a catalyst for those thoughts." - Emil Pagliarulo