I have never written an AAR before so please bare with me and excuse my inadequacies.
As you may have guessed from the title this AAR is going to follow the story of Scotland as she (hopefully) transforms herself from a mere annoyance on England's border to the dominant force in the British Isles and then hopefully into a powerful force on the world stage. Of course we may be annihilated by England before the turn of the century, you just never know.
The AAR will be written in a commentary style such as that as which appears below and if I can't be bothered (which is more than likely) it will simply be gameplay.
It is the year of our lord 1399 and the future of Scotland looks bleak, long gone are the days of Wallace and Bruce, long gone are the days when Northumbria trembled in fear in case of raiders from the north. Scotland may have been a power to be reckoned with once and the first war of independence was glorious, and under the command of Robert I (the Bruce) Scotland even at one point seemed set to become the dominant power in the British Isles with Edward Bruce (Roberts brother) on the throne of Ireland and with England ravaged by raids and with their treasury empty. However the situation was never exploited to the full and although Scotland independence was finally recognised by England in 1328 the old power balance was never altered and England soon resumed their dominance.
In 1333 just five years after the first war of independence was finished, the second began, it was far from the glorious tales of the first and Scotland was beaten time and time again by the superior armies of the English with David II of Scotland being captured and locked in the tower of London. Eventually the war ended 25 years after it had begun as Scotland paid a huge ransom for the return of their King. Scotland's power was all but gone and in future wars they may not get off so lightly. As we approach the turn of the century the situation has not improved much, Scotland's armies are weak, their enemies strong and war between France and England seems set to spread over into Britain with Scotland ready to support their ally France. Can salvation from the threats that face Scotland be found in renewing their foray's into Irish sovereignty?, are more raids into the north of England the order of the day?, or will Scotland be forced to rely of the difficulty of its terrain and the ferocity of its warriors as its only defence. One thing is certain, "for, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule".
As you may have guessed from the title this AAR is going to follow the story of Scotland as she (hopefully) transforms herself from a mere annoyance on England's border to the dominant force in the British Isles and then hopefully into a powerful force on the world stage. Of course we may be annihilated by England before the turn of the century, you just never know.
The AAR will be written in a commentary style such as that as which appears below and if I can't be bothered (which is more than likely) it will simply be gameplay.
It is the year of our lord 1399 and the future of Scotland looks bleak, long gone are the days of Wallace and Bruce, long gone are the days when Northumbria trembled in fear in case of raiders from the north. Scotland may have been a power to be reckoned with once and the first war of independence was glorious, and under the command of Robert I (the Bruce) Scotland even at one point seemed set to become the dominant power in the British Isles with Edward Bruce (Roberts brother) on the throne of Ireland and with England ravaged by raids and with their treasury empty. However the situation was never exploited to the full and although Scotland independence was finally recognised by England in 1328 the old power balance was never altered and England soon resumed their dominance.
In 1333 just five years after the first war of independence was finished, the second began, it was far from the glorious tales of the first and Scotland was beaten time and time again by the superior armies of the English with David II of Scotland being captured and locked in the tower of London. Eventually the war ended 25 years after it had begun as Scotland paid a huge ransom for the return of their King. Scotland's power was all but gone and in future wars they may not get off so lightly. As we approach the turn of the century the situation has not improved much, Scotland's armies are weak, their enemies strong and war between France and England seems set to spread over into Britain with Scotland ready to support their ally France. Can salvation from the threats that face Scotland be found in renewing their foray's into Irish sovereignty?, are more raids into the north of England the order of the day?, or will Scotland be forced to rely of the difficulty of its terrain and the ferocity of its warriors as its only defence. One thing is certain, "for, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule".
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