((@ThePatriotOfDreumel just for reference, Oxford Uni has already been founded, at least small scale, as has cambridge- should my memory serve me right))
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Lords of the realm,
I believe that if we truly want to establish a great college here in England, we must build the foundation in one city: London. It is the biggest and greatest city in Britannia, and it will probably have the greatest impact on our culture since London is filled to the brim with many different cultures, languages, and identities. As all of you may know, I am a Welshman, and I am certainly proud to say that. But, I am also proud to say that I am an Englishman as well. But, I must digress. In conclusion, the great college that Friar Bedford speaks of establishing should be built in London and should serve as a beacon of English culture and a symbol of our devout faith to God and his son Jesus Christ.
I believe that if we truly want to establish a great college here in England, we must build the foundation in one city: London. It is the biggest and greatest city in Britannia, and it will probably have the greatest impact on our culture since London is filled to the brim with many different cultures, languages, and identities. As all of you may know, I am a Welshman, and I am certainly proud to say that. But, I am also proud to say that I am an Englishman as well. But, I must digress. In conclusion, the great college that Friar Bedford speaks of establishing should be built in London and should serve as a beacon of English culture and a symbol of our devout faith to God and his son Jesus Christ.
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Gentleman of the Assembly may I be quick to point out London lies within the heart of England and therefore will have little effect of the surrounding area while Northumberland lies closer to are newly conquered lands in Scotland and Ireland so will have more power there as well as being as coastal province with ports such as Hull, Newcastle and Sunderland allowing the college to exert influence across the North Sea to and islands we may annex.
My Queen and gentlemen of the assembly. I have written to my order of the Dominicans, an old and Pius order indeed. From our foundation we have done more than cloister ourselves like some monks, we have been active and are renound as educators and teachers.
If the act passes then know that the black friars are ready to act as teachers in the grand college.
As to the location, I feel it is not my place to make such a decision, I am a humble friar and not a high lord. I have faith a consensus can be reached from our esteemed assembly.
If the act passes then know that the black friars are ready to act as teachers in the grand college.
As to the location, I feel it is not my place to make such a decision, I am a humble friar and not a high lord. I have faith a consensus can be reached from our esteemed assembly.
I do not see why this college should go anywhere but London. If people are to be educated there, especially in our English ways, then it should be in the capital. Moving closer to the fringes of the kingdom to satisfy some minorities is foolish. Let them come to London to learn, not take the college to them. I'm sure they can handle a few extra days of travel in the pursuit of knowledge, and in the process be exposed to the greatest English city in the Isles.
- William Benjamin Briggs, Earl of Marches
- William Benjamin Briggs, Earl of Marches
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Good sir, do you have any male relatives in their early teens requiring betrothal. I ask this as I have a grand niece who needs a husband and I see your family as an upstanding one and as such I would like to bind myself to it by blood.
-Bishop Chaffinch
-Bishop Chaffinch
I propose that the Grand Collage be in Calais.Its location is close enough to London Paris and the Low Countries to spur academics to migrate to England.Its central location in Europe will bring many academics to England proper.There is much need for educated people in England.((I think the collage should put 2 advisors in the advisor pool to show more educated people in England))
If you like,I will bring Mary to Calais if you like.Christian should be back a week after,he was fighting in some German war with his mercenary company
((@Duke Dan "the Man" The College may only be built in England, as in the region. It may not be built outside of it. Calais is in Flanders. I like your suggestion that it increases our advisory pool so instead of tech bonus which is quite OP; the bonus could be +1 advisor pool and -1Unrest; the cost could stay the same as I suggested earlier.))
((Makes sense,English collages should be in England.I think there should be a small tech increase.))
((I think he means that there should be a small decrease in the cost of technology.))
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((Ah. Sorry I misunderstood him then. Well, -tech cost is very powerful so I like to keep it balanced. I think a +1 advisor and -1unrest is already very strong.))
Although I will not deny that there is some merit in the plan of building the college in the north for the sake of integrating newly taken lands, I would point out that this is short-sighted. We must consider England's future expansion on the continent, so placement in London or anywhere in the south would allow for people of all of our future empire to be educated instead of those on one, eventually insignificant, border.
-Oliver Talbot, Count of Caux and General of the Royal Army.
-Oliver Talbot, Count of Caux and General of the Royal Army.
To all members of the assembly,
I admire the proposal for a language institute. The glory of a nation is properly reflected in these. I would like to make an addendum to the proposed bill though. I feel that if one wants people to educate themselves in the language and culture of a different people, it should be accessible to them closer to home. I agree that prestige dictates that the grand college be founded and based in London, but while we still have the spirit and wisdom to see the importance of education, we should also invest in additional smaller wings of the new college. Local smaller universities in new territories, where the local nobility can educate itself. Aleck Morgan already proposed Calais and I think it would be a good place for a smaller university. Another suitable location would be Dublin. It will take a bit more of a strain on the crown's treasury, but it is an investment that in the long term will lead to more stability in the realm.
Should this be agreed upon, I'm willing to invest a significant amount of personal wealth in these plans and act as an overseer of the project and future matters of education and science.
Humbly,
Renato Noguiera
((While theorizing locations in our new territories for royal universities, I figured Dublin would make sense. While Googling if it actually was a major city at the time, I found that Elizabeth I actually founded Trinity College in Dublin. We'd just be 100 years quicker
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I admire the proposal for a language institute. The glory of a nation is properly reflected in these. I would like to make an addendum to the proposed bill though. I feel that if one wants people to educate themselves in the language and culture of a different people, it should be accessible to them closer to home. I agree that prestige dictates that the grand college be founded and based in London, but while we still have the spirit and wisdom to see the importance of education, we should also invest in additional smaller wings of the new college. Local smaller universities in new territories, where the local nobility can educate itself. Aleck Morgan already proposed Calais and I think it would be a good place for a smaller university. Another suitable location would be Dublin. It will take a bit more of a strain on the crown's treasury, but it is an investment that in the long term will lead to more stability in the realm.
Should this be agreed upon, I'm willing to invest a significant amount of personal wealth in these plans and act as an overseer of the project and future matters of education and science.
Humbly,
Renato Noguiera
((While theorizing locations in our new territories for royal universities, I figured Dublin would make sense. While Googling if it actually was a major city at the time, I found that Elizabeth I actually founded Trinity College in Dublin. We'd just be 100 years quicker
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((Having read through the chapters, I will give it a try and participate. Though it'll likely take some time to settle in, so I am choosing a background befitting it. ))
Name: Ximeno Arantxez
Birthdate: 11.05.1434
Religion: Catholic
Class: Courtier (Basque merchant)
Biography: Originally from Labourd, Ximeno moved to Bordeaux as a child when his father saw a great business opportunity. He managed to start a profitable trade with the isles, but also made himself a lot of enemies in the port. During the war with France, Ximeno's father received an intriguing offer to supply the Portuguese army - and was promptly caught with them in the Pyrenees, never returning to Bordeaux. As a young man, Ximeno entered into his father's footsteps, but laid low for a while - some say simply out of natural slothfulness - until he recently made good progress with very profitable smuggling of goods through France. His concurrence was so surprised he tried something new that it gained him a great advantage for a while. Maybe it was time to further expand? A royally supported Trade Company would be a good start. Maybe he'd found one?.... It has time until tomorrow, though.
))Name: Ximeno Arantxez
Birthdate: 11.05.1434
Religion: Catholic
Class: Courtier (Basque merchant)
Biography: Originally from Labourd, Ximeno moved to Bordeaux as a child when his father saw a great business opportunity. He managed to start a profitable trade with the isles, but also made himself a lot of enemies in the port. During the war with France, Ximeno's father received an intriguing offer to supply the Portuguese army - and was promptly caught with them in the Pyrenees, never returning to Bordeaux. As a young man, Ximeno entered into his father's footsteps, but laid low for a while - some say simply out of natural slothfulness - until he recently made good progress with very profitable smuggling of goods through France. His concurrence was so surprised he tried something new that it gained him a great advantage for a while. Maybe it was time to further expand? A royally supported Trade Company would be a good start. Maybe he'd found one?.... It has time until tomorrow, though.
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((Yes, anybody can propose an expansion plan. However, our current expansion plan was passed only in the last meeting of the assembly.
On a different note: Do you know that Crawely has become cardinal?))
((The college must be built in England, as in the region. Dublin is in Ireland.))((While theorizing locations in our new territories for royal universities, I figured Dublin would make sense. While Googling if it actually was a major city at the time, I found that Elizabeth I actually founded Trinity College in Dublin. We'd just be 100 years quicker
((Welcome on board((Having read through the chapters, I will give it a try and participate. Though it'll likely take some time to settle in, so I am choosing a background befitting it.
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Given that I heard that at least one player is looking to denounce another player as a heretic, I have developed some basic rules for our Ecclesiastical Court composed of all the clergymen of the country. Should there be any unexpected problems with these rules then they'll be changed. These rules have also been added to the front page.
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