The year is 1594. The British Empire is in the midst of a period of unprecendented and inconceivable prosperity. Governing land stretching from Iceland in the far, frigid north, down to Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England itself, then accross the channel to Normandy, from whence William the Bastard had laid the foundation for the English kingdom which would form the nucleus of the great British Empire, the British have succeeded in the creation of an Empire few would, or even could, challenge.
The British Empire, however, does not stop there. The British have successfully, over the past century or so, spread their influence into the New World, and claimed a colonial dominion stretching from Greenland in the far North, to Georgia in the far south, called 'Florida' by the Spanish, and as far west as the western shore of the Mississippi River.
The most surprising and perhaps crucial territorial possession of the British crown, however, lay back in Europe, south of the land settled by Rollo many centuries ago. This land is called France. Conquered in a series of wars, often called the 200 Years' War, France forms an integral part of the British Empire from the perspective of the British crown, and is something the British are determined to the death of the Empire to maintain control of.
With the weight of its millions of industrious peoples, The British Empire is, at the very least, in a highly enviable position in the world. The Empire, through it's enormous territory and population, is the most powerful state in the world and is capable of greater things than any other. This by no means is to claim that the British Empire is invincible, or that it has no problems of its own, though one would be hard pressed to find a state more successful in the ways in which a state is often thought to be.
I feel that the time is right for me to stake my claim in AARland. I should warn you, however, that I have absolutely no idea where this AAR will go. It will most likely be told through various and varied characters of my own creation. I will attempt to create a world for you, the reader, in which the British Empire dominates, most notably, North America, The British Isles, and much of France.
If any of you would like to see screenshots of the actual game, you're out of luck. However, if anyone would be so kind as to explain to me how to upload other pictures from the internet, I would be very grateful, as these may make this journey more enjoyable for both the reader and the storyteller.
Another warning, if I may. I am an indecisive and excitable person, and as such I may change any part of this AAR, at any time, to suit the needs of my storytelling, much as in George Orwell's 1984.
Enough with that, for now.
Here goes nothing.
The British Empire, however, does not stop there. The British have successfully, over the past century or so, spread their influence into the New World, and claimed a colonial dominion stretching from Greenland in the far North, to Georgia in the far south, called 'Florida' by the Spanish, and as far west as the western shore of the Mississippi River.
The most surprising and perhaps crucial territorial possession of the British crown, however, lay back in Europe, south of the land settled by Rollo many centuries ago. This land is called France. Conquered in a series of wars, often called the 200 Years' War, France forms an integral part of the British Empire from the perspective of the British crown, and is something the British are determined to the death of the Empire to maintain control of.
With the weight of its millions of industrious peoples, The British Empire is, at the very least, in a highly enviable position in the world. The Empire, through it's enormous territory and population, is the most powerful state in the world and is capable of greater things than any other. This by no means is to claim that the British Empire is invincible, or that it has no problems of its own, though one would be hard pressed to find a state more successful in the ways in which a state is often thought to be.
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I feel that the time is right for me to stake my claim in AARland. I should warn you, however, that I have absolutely no idea where this AAR will go. It will most likely be told through various and varied characters of my own creation. I will attempt to create a world for you, the reader, in which the British Empire dominates, most notably, North America, The British Isles, and much of France.
If any of you would like to see screenshots of the actual game, you're out of luck. However, if anyone would be so kind as to explain to me how to upload other pictures from the internet, I would be very grateful, as these may make this journey more enjoyable for both the reader and the storyteller.
Another warning, if I may. I am an indecisive and excitable person, and as such I may change any part of this AAR, at any time, to suit the needs of my storytelling, much as in George Orwell's 1984.
Enough with that, for now.
Here goes nothing.
