Title and Table of Contents
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Henry IV Lancaster (1399-1420)
Bolingbroke
Capitulum I. Thoughts tending to ambition, they do plot unlikely wonders: A Modest Beginning
Capitulum II. Let thy tongue tang with arguments of state: War with Granada ~ Befriending the Irish Lords ~ Return of the Jews
Capitulum III. Bear me hence from forth the noise and rumour of the field: Italian Squabbles ~ Turkish Expansion ~ Trading Patterns
Capitulum II. Let thy tongue tang with arguments of state: War with Granada ~ Befriending the Irish Lords ~ Return of the Jews
Capitulum III. Bear me hence from forth the noise and rumour of the field: Italian Squabbles ~ Turkish Expansion ~ Trading Patterns
Henry V Lancaster (1420-1421)
Capitulum IV. For now sits Expectation in the air: Early Life of Henry of Monmouth ~ Military Colleges ~ Saints Gervase and Prothasius Flood
Henry VI Lancaster (1421-1428)
Capitulum V. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: Andalusian Revolt ~ Welsh Rebellion ~ Opportunity and Loss
The Lords Regent (1428-1431)
Capitulum VI. 'T has been a turbulent and stormy night: Noble Opposition ~ Integrating Ireland ~ The Invincible Turk
Jane Lancaster (1431-1477)
Capitulum VII. Bring me my Bow of burning gold: The Staple Port ~ The Invasion of Gascony ~ The Defence of Lübeck
Capitulum VIII. Bring me my Arrows of desire: Orkney and Holstein ~ Papal Business ~ Disaster in the Desert
Capitulum IX. Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!: The English-Burgundian Border War ~ The Defence of Navarre ~ East meets West
Capitulum X. Bring me my Chariot of fire!: Bloodying France ~ Eastern Allies ~ The Lordship of Ireland
Capitulum XI. I will not cease from Mental Fight: The Defense of Holstein ~ Constantine XIII ~ Provençal Miscalculation
Capitulum XII. Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand: The English Crusade ~ Denmark Ascendant ~ Sovereign Hopes Dashed
Capitulum XIII. Till we have built Jerusalem: The Reconquest of Normandy ~ Regina et Imperatrix ~ The Subjugation of Scotland
Capitulum XIV. In England's green and pleasant land: War of the League of Cambray ~ The French and Castilian Wars ~ Gascony Lost
Capitulum VIII. Bring me my Arrows of desire: Orkney and Holstein ~ Papal Business ~ Disaster in the Desert
Capitulum IX. Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!: The English-Burgundian Border War ~ The Defence of Navarre ~ East meets West
Capitulum X. Bring me my Chariot of fire!: Bloodying France ~ Eastern Allies ~ The Lordship of Ireland
Capitulum XI. I will not cease from Mental Fight: The Defense of Holstein ~ Constantine XIII ~ Provençal Miscalculation
Capitulum XII. Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand: The English Crusade ~ Denmark Ascendant ~ Sovereign Hopes Dashed
Capitulum XIII. Till we have built Jerusalem: The Reconquest of Normandy ~ Regina et Imperatrix ~ The Subjugation of Scotland
Capitulum XIV. In England's green and pleasant land: War of the League of Cambray ~ The French and Castilian Wars ~ Gascony Lost
Mary Lancaster (1477-1483)
Capitulum XV. Repair those violent harms that my two sisters Have in thy reverence made!: Early Life of Mary of Peterborough ~ Queen of Scots ~ Prince Regent
William III Lancaster (1483-1497)
The Crusader
Capitulum XVI. In cities, mutinies; in countries, discord: Early life of William of Raglan ~ The New World ~ An Emperor Deposed
Capitulum XVII. It is most meet we arm us 'gainst the foe; For peace itself should not so dull a kingdom: A Princely Dalliance ~ The Danish Crusade ~ The Grand Crusade
Capitulum XVIII. Galling the gleaned land with hot assays, Girding with grievous siege castles and towns: The Celâli Revolt ~ The Battle of Varna ~ The Kingdom of Scandinavia
Capitulum XIX. These that survive let Rome reward with love: Barbary Pirates raid Malta ~ Lord Aberdour's Rebellion ~ New Spain and Brazil
Capitulum XVII. It is most meet we arm us 'gainst the foe; For peace itself should not so dull a kingdom: A Princely Dalliance ~ The Danish Crusade ~ The Grand Crusade
Capitulum XVIII. Galling the gleaned land with hot assays, Girding with grievous siege castles and towns: The Celâli Revolt ~ The Battle of Varna ~ The Kingdom of Scandinavia
Capitulum XIX. These that survive let Rome reward with love: Barbary Pirates raid Malta ~ Lord Aberdour's Rebellion ~ New Spain and Brazil
Henry VII Lancaster (1497-1501)
Capitulum XX. O fortune, fortune! All men call thee fickle: Character of Henry VII ~ Victory and Ingratitude ~ The Union Sundered
The Lords Regent (1501- )
Capitulum XXI. Then will I raise aloft the milk-white rose, With whose sweet smell the air shall be perfumed: Key Figures of the Regency ~ Corruption and Violence ~ York's Rebellion
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Historical Vignettes
Vignette I. I did pluck allegiance from men's hearts, 1501 (Capitulum XXI)
Vignette II. Leicestrie, Leicestrie, redde mihi legiones meas!, 1502 (Capitulum XXI)
Vignette II. Leicestrie, Leicestrie, redde mihi legiones meas!, 1502 (Capitulum XXI)
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Nota auctoris/Author's Note :
Nota auctoris/Author's Note :
Welcome, readers, to my first EU3 History Book AAR; I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we all enjoy playing the game.
I am using the Magna Mundi Ultimate 1.26 mod, with a few customisations of my own. First, I have restored the vanilla EU3 England missions, as I tend to use the France/Scotland/Ireland missions (and the random order in which they appear) as a rough determinant of intent—the voice of my virtual Parliament, as it were. Second, I have restored the North American First Nations tribes that were eliminated in MMP2, using their stats, territories and attributes as they last appeared in Magna Mundi Platinum 1.5. Third, I have changed the MMU map graphics from Strannik's terrific Hand-Drawn Map to Pishtaco & Hambut_bulge's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum map.
I understand why these items were eliminated from previous Magna Mundi versions, and I have nothing but respect for the MM team members and all of the hard work they have put into their excellent mod. I've added these features back in solely because I prefer the flavour of the games with them.
UPDATE: Other mods that were incorporated midway through the game include CJL78's SubUltimate - The Firenze Submod for MMU 1.26, Minefield's Coats of Arms for EU3, and Knuckey's Colony Ingame Name Change Mod. These all provide terrific enhancements to the game's graphics, gameplay and flavour.
Finally, I have chosen 1399 as the start date—not as a cynical move to avoid the difficult and terrifically realised MMU Wars of the Roses, but because the start (rather than end) of the Lancaster dynasty is a more interesting time to me.
My goal for this venture is to acquire the territories held by the real-life British Empire in 1815 (see map); to try and retain former English/British territories whose loss may have been reasonably avoided; to refrain from military annexation of any territory within the British Isles—charity beginning at home, and so forth (Orkney being the sole exception, it can not be reasonably acquired any other way); to forswear long-waiting, reloads and game edits unless a game mechanic breaks.
UPDATE: This AAR will be semi-interactive (approved April 22nd, 2012 by Mr. Capiatlist, Qorten and Saithis). Readers who cast a ballot in the ACAs and vote in all four game types (EU, CK, Vicky, HoI), or correctly answer periodic trivia questions relating to real history and the AAR, will have the opportunity to design a character which will appear in the story.
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Inspiration
I also owe debts of gratitude to dharper's Honor of Lancaster AAR and axzhang's Repubblica di Genova AAR, both incredible efforts in their own right. The astute reader will note that I have cribbed some formatting and stylistic flourishes from each.Inspiration
The end-of-post summaries are an elaboration of dharper's creation; the formatting of titles and spacers, and use of orange colour for gameplay notes came from axzhang. To these I have added footnotes and historical notations in light blue.
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Awards
Awards
I have been blessed with a wonderful group of readers, who have seen to it that this AAR has been recognised with the following awards:
~ WritAAR of the week: 21 November 2010
~ AARland Choice AwAARds (EU History-Book): Q4 2010, Q2 and Q3 2011, Q1 2012
~ Knight of the Order of the Large and Intimidating Robert (OLIR)
~ Lord Strange Cookie of British Awesomeness ●
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