Jack of Harts

Elizabeth had quietly taken up residence in most of the central data networks long before the English Blackout of 2048. She was able to reboot most of them within minutes, enabling communications throughout the British Isles. The primary power grids took far longer. With the public support of her daughter Victoria the English managed to bring up many of the city grids in hours. But there were regions of the British Isles that would remain dark for weeks. It is impossible to overestimate the effect the blackout had on the British economy.