Austenasia

English thumb|px|Flag of Austenasia Etymology From en Austen an English surname -ia place used in forming the names of countries, further etymology uncertain. Declared 20 September 2008 by Jonathan Austen and named for the ruling house (dynasty). The inclusion of -as- may have been by analogy with terms like en Australasia, en Eurasia and en Malaysia. Proper noun A micronation, a purported constitutional monarchy, claiming sovereignty over a suburban house in the Wrythe, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton with several claimed exclaves around the world. Capital: Wrythe. en 20 September 2008 w:Jonathan Austen Act 1 (The Constitution) [Austenasian Constitution of 2008] w:Empire of Austenasia http://austenasia.webs.com/1.doc Cabinet is formed out of one representative from each town in Austenasia. The representatives are elected by the residents of the respective town every year. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419233531/http://austenasia.webs.com/1.doc 19 April 2018 en 23 September 2011 Carshalton "micronation" pushes for independence from Sutton w:Yourlocalguardian https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9263842.carshalton-micronation-pushes-for-independence-from-sutton/ Austenasia was created on September 20, 2008, when founding father Terry Austen, now aged 43, and his son Jonathan, now aged 16, declared independence from the Sutton suburb. https://web.archive.org/web/20260731234639/https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9263842.carshalton-micronation-pushes-for-independence-from-sutton/ 31 July 2026 en 9 July 2014 Tom Gillespie Leader of 'independent micronation' Austenasia in Carshalton donates land to Renasia w:Telegraph & Argus http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11329148.Leader_of__independent_micronation__in_Carshalton_donates_land_to_Renasia/ The leader of Austenasia has given a plot of land to the people of Renasia, in a deal that has strengthened ties between the two nations. Emperor Jonathan I handed over the patch of grass on Saturday, June 28. The 19-year-old ruler held a special ceremony at the spot in Poulter Park, Carshalton, to declare his nation would be releasing the land. 11 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20171010212825/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11329148.Leader_of__independent_micronation__in_Carshalton_donates_land_to_Renasia/ 10 October 2017 en 31 August 2016 Travis Elborough Curiocity review – a love letter to London w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/31/curiocity-review-henry-eliot-matt-lloyd-rose-london In 1977, the squatter residents of Freston Road in Notting Hill attempted to establish the breakaway Independent Republic of Frestonia. Another example: since 2008, the father and son-founded, budding dominion of Austenasia, composed of a handful of terrace houses not far from Croydon Ikea, has been making its own bid for freedom, if so far only obtaining recognition from a no less eccentric micronation in Manitoba. en 25 March 2020 Gavin Haines How micronations are responding to the coronavirus w:Lonely Planet https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/how-micronations-are-responding-to-the-coronavirus Following similar moves by the EU, the Empire of Austenasia – a constitutional monarchy that rules over 24 properties in the United Kingdom – has restricted entry to many of its territories, including Palasia, a landlocked semi-detached house near Thetford, England. https://web.archive.org/web/20250430040205/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/how-micronations-are-responding-to-the-coronavirus 30 April 2025 en 21 June 2020 James Hookway Fake Countries Have a Hard Time Dealing with the Pandemic, Too w:The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-countries-had-a-hard-time-dealing-with-the-pandemic-too-11592766597 Austenasia's emperor, Jonathan Austen, 25, has had to follow the shelter-in-place guidelines imposed by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the other side of his front door. 11 August 2024 https://archive.today/20200621201042/https://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-countries-had-a-hard-time-dealing-with-the-pandemic-too-11592766597 21 June 2020 en 2023 Geraint Johnes Economics for Lovers of Literature w:Springer Nature 50–51 978-3-031-26486-3 Austenasia is a micronation formed when a father and son (the Austen family) declared independence from the UK, a declaration that the UK government treated with the contempt it (probably quite rightly) thought. Derived terms en Austenasian en Micronations en eponyms