Minister of Historical Research - Revision history

Matt: Text replacement - "Senate" to "Senate"

2026-01-15T22:23:13Z

Text replacement - "Senate" to "Senate"

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	<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[~~Senate\|~~Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.		The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorised by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.		The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorised by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.

	To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.		To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

2026-01-15T15:04:15Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.		The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
	The purpose of the Minister is to authorise research requests, freeing the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] from the need to assess each request directly.		The purpose of the Minister is to authorise research requests, freeing the [[Senate]] from the need to assess each request directly.

	==Power==		==Power==
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	The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorised by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.		The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorised by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.

	To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.		To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==

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	==Power==		==Power==
	===Historical Research===		===Historical Research===
	The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests ~~authorized~~ by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.		The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorised by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.

	To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Imperial Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise ~~their~~ [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.		To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Imperial Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise its [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==
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	==Publication==		==Publication==
	Details of some of the historical research that has been carried out, including that commissioned by the Minister, can be found [[Historical_research#Recent_Historical_Research\|here]].		Details of some of the historical research that has been carried out, including that commissioned by the Minister, can be found [[Historical_research#Recent_Historical_Research\|here]].
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Watt of Lambrook.jpg\|caption='''Watt of Lambrook''', Minister of Historical Research\|align=left\|width=400}}
	{{RecentElections\|Minister_of_Historical_Research}}		{{RecentElections\|Minister_of_Historical_Research}}
	[[Category:Title]]		[[Category:Title]]
	[[Category:Senate]]		[[Category:Senate]]

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			<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.		The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==
	The purpose of the ~~minister~~ is to authorise research requests, freeing the [[Imperial Senate]] from the need to assess each request directly.		The purpose of the Minister is to authorise research requests, freeing the [[Imperial Senate]] from the need to assess each request directly.

	==Power==		==Power==
	===Historical Research===		===Historical Research===
	<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>
	The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorized by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.		The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorized by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.

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Power

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	===Historical Research===		===Historical Research===
	<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>
	The Minister has the power to ~~authorize~~ [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process ~~up to ''two''~~ research ~~requests in total per~~ season - research requests authorized by the Senate~~, the minister, the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]], and~~ the ~~[[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]~~ all count against this limit.		The Minister has the power to announce [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process just one research request each season - research requests authorized by the Senate or the Minister all count against this limit.

	To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Imperial Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the ~~minister~~'s decision.		To use this power, the Minister provides an [[Senate_announcement\|announcement]] to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the [[Imperial Senate]]. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Minister. The [[Imperial Synod]] may, however, choose to exercise their [[veto]] over the Minister's decision.

	==Appointment==		==Appointment==

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Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for ~~theFeni~~]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.		The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==

Rafferty at 18:13, 10 July 2023

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[~~ImperialAdvisor~~ for theFeni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.		The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[Imperial Advisor for theFeni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==

Rafferty at 18:11, 10 July 2023

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]].		The Minister of Historical Research is an [[Imperial title]] appointed by the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]]. It was established by [[Create title of Minister of Historical Research\|majority vote of the Senate in Autumn 377]] to help the Senate handle requests for [[historical research]]. Prior to the Spring Equinox 384YE, two other titles (the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and the [[ImperialAdvisor for theFeni]]) also had the power to commission [[historical research]]. Their powers [[385YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Amend_Historical_Research\|were removed]] following [[A_long_December#Hold_On_To_These_Moments\|changes]] to how the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department]] was organised. The Minister is now the only title able to instruct the Department to perform research on their behalf.

	==Responsibilities==		==Responsibilities==

Rafferty at 16:50, 7 April 2021

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	==Power==		==Power==
	===Historical Research===		===Historical Research===
			<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Historical_Minister.jpg\|caption=The first Minister of Historical Research was the Urizen former-Senator, Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>
	The Minister has the power to authorize [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process up to ''two'' research requests in total per season - research requests authorized by the Senate, the minister, the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]], and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]] all count against this limit.		The Minister has the power to authorize [[historical research]] requests. The civil service is able to process up to ''two'' research requests in total per season - research requests authorized by the Senate, the minister, the [[Advisor on the Vallorn]], and the [[Imperial Advisor for the Feni]] all count against this limit.