Hereward the Woke
Hereward the Woke was the Lord President of Thamesholm in 2022 before the medullary destruction of that country in the same year.
Lord-President Hereward the Woke | |
|---|---|
| CPCM PHD Lord-President of the Council of State of Thamesholm and Wallborough | |
| In office 2022 – he holds office for life | |
| Preceded by | Lord-President Marcus Avery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2003 |
| Citizenship | Thamesholmian citizen |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Cultural Studies |
| Profession | police officer |
| Known for | political leader, convicted murderer, former police officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Thamesholm and Wallborough (2021-2022) |
| Branch/service | Security Branch |
| Rank | Commander (2021-2022) |
| Commands | A Division (Security Branch) |
| Battles/wars | 2021 Thamesholm&Wallborough Putsch 2022 Thamesholmian Coup |
| Awards | Crown Prince’s Police Medal |
Early life and education
Born as a result of cloning, Hereward went to university at the age of 12. He achieved a PHD in Media and Cultural Studies at the age of 18 in 2021.
His education before university is unknown to the public.
Law enforcement career
After gaining his PHD, Hereward was appointed to the Security Branch (secret police) of the Thamesholmian Constabulary as a Detective Chief Inspector by President Marcus Avery on the request of the National Union of Students. He was given the powers of a judge, prosecutor and intelligence officer as well as a police officer.
He was supposed to expose political dissent at the university where Vice-Chancellor Stefan Marsh had invited the Muslim leader of the Deck Sailors Guild, Sikandar Khan, to speak.
As he was also given the powers of a judge and prosecutor, he convicted Sikandar and sentenced him to death in a trial widely seen as unfair. After sentencing union leader Sikandar Khan to death and, sentencing university vice-chancellor Stefan Marsh to life imprisonment (with hard labour) without parole, Hereward was promoted to Commander and given a license to kill. He also killed DCI George Moody and subsequently lead forces that put down the 2021 coup attempt. In spite of the communist Revolution leading to Stefan Marsh’s release from prison and paid redundancy, as well as Hereward’s demotion to Constable, he remained in the police, working in a small village after he joined the Democratic Communist Party.
Convictions
Following his own trial in 2022, on the basis of witness statements and court transcripts, he was convicted for the murder of Sikandar Khan contrary to the common law, the unlawful arrest and false imprisonment of Stefan Marsh contrary to the Constitution, the “religious persecutions” of Stefan Marsh (a Christian) and Sikandar Khan (a Muslim) contrary to the Constitution and juror intimidation contrary to the Juries Act of 1974.
He was sentenced to 18 years to life, but escaped from custody.
Coronation
After escaping he killed King Harold X at his coronation and forced the Archbishop of Wallborough to crown him King instead on the 2nd of March 2022.
Ideology
Hereward the Woke described himself, and was described his detractors, as “woke”. He supported gender equality. He claimed to support Jewish rights but was accused by a number of countries of persecuting Jews, despite assurances to the country during peace negotiations, this lead to war. He also supports capital punishment for a range of crimes.
Political career
As Lord-President Hereward the Woke was a responsible for a number of wars and won the majority of them despite losing the last war to the extent that Thamesholm and Wallborough was destroyed.
He approved genocides of Catholics and Franco-Thamesholmians whilst Roma, Sinti, Travellers and people of colour were also persecuted under his rule (although it is generally claimed he disapproved of these persecutions).
He was also involved in the killing of the vast majority of the population of The Waliyah of Swat which was labelled a genocide by detractors.