Crown & government
The Ministry
Also called the present government · the Marchmont ministry · the cabinet
The present government of Britannia under Prime Minister Sir Alured Marchmont, acting in the King's name. It is not a harmonious cabinet: Marchmont depends on Vane for money, Mortaine for military obedience, Thornycroft for foreign policy, Rooke for domestic warning and Bale for legality.
Named with it
- Sir Alured Marchmont
- Lord Chancellor Thomas Edward Bale
- Lord Treasurer Nathaniel Vane
- Sir Edmund Rooke
- Sir Julian Thornycroft
- Duke Stephen Mortaine
- Lord Admiral Henry
- Sir Matthew Wetherall
Ties
- serves the Crown
- depends on the House of Commons for supply
- includes the Treasury, Home Office, War Office and Admiralty
At the table
Stronger than it looks and less loved than a stronger-looking ministry would be. The King can dismiss a ministry but must find another able to draw supply from the same difficult landscape.