So this cheered me up.
I married Margaret of Wessex matrilineally to one of the Dunkeld princes -- seems his elder brothers all died childless (one or two may have become king first, I didn't check) so the throne went through the female line to the house of Wessex. Shortly after that happened I was elected king of England; I'd been biding my time through the reigns of three Godwin kings but eventually I threw enough gold around and helped a couple of the powerful Hwicce earls by joining them in wars. Patience is a virtue.
The reason for the weird Cornwall is because previously (as Eadgar the Ætheling) I'd made my nephew earl of Cornwall. The only reason I married Margaret matrilineally in the first place was to try and ensure the survival of my dynasty -- obviously I had no idea the Dunkeld line would die out.
Cool game so far. Be interesting to see where this goes.
I married Margaret of Wessex matrilineally to one of the Dunkeld princes -- seems his elder brothers all died childless (one or two may have become king first, I didn't check) so the throne went through the female line to the house of Wessex. Shortly after that happened I was elected king of England; I'd been biding my time through the reigns of three Godwin kings but eventually I threw enough gold around and helped a couple of the powerful Hwicce earls by joining them in wars. Patience is a virtue.
The reason for the weird Cornwall is because previously (as Eadgar the Ætheling) I'd made my nephew earl of Cornwall. The only reason I married Margaret matrilineally in the first place was to try and ensure the survival of my dynasty -- obviously I had no idea the Dunkeld line would die out.
Cool game so far. Be interesting to see where this goes.