Phew one more done! They sure do take a long time to write.
To be more specific about certain events:
-The Duke of Kent and Duke of Hwicce weren't in game loyal to William. However both had their own plots going on so I arrested the Duke of Kent with my Marshal to surpress a revolt with a 50% chance. So I found it story wise likely that the Duke of Kent were on the side of William and therefore got arrested. The same with Hwicce, I wrote it as they broke free from Wessex, but in fact it was Wessex who granted him the duchy of Hwicce and Oxford as a vassal. But again I thought it made sense, so I could have a reason to arrest him later on (in game it was justified by him scheming). Oxford were occupied in game by William, so in story that is how the Duke of Hwicce gained it. Both instances could lead to civil war, further supporting the story.
-Cornwall did break free from Harold when he no longer were King and the two counties became vassals of me. I then took it as a natural step in the breakdown of Harold's demense following his imprisonment and the occupatiof the Normans.
-The part of where the church play into the politics is just fantasy. However the king in england did indeed had to be crowned by the Archbishop of York. And if you look at the Norman invasion of England, you will find that it was indeed lots of trouble with these two Archbishops. Also when I took England I got the county of York, and then made a bishopric there. In story I simulated that with the ousting of the Saxon Archbishop and the inaguration of a puppet bishop. The Pope did IRL sanction William's invasion, and since William still have a string claim on England in game, I made it so that it is the Pope who support him. Not only since Hardrada went against the Pope in real life, but also to lay foundations for later conflict with the church. So the g of what the Church do is just fantasy to add up to a potential future conflict - except for that me making a Norwegian bishop in York.
-I did stand down my levies to save money and make them replenish. This made me flee from the Normans all over England
I did gamble at taking down their Breton mercenaries. And after a time I got bored, and mustered my troops and stood my ground - and actually won As the story say, the heavy knights of the Normans were excepional and prolonged the battle. In story it was onyl skirmishes fron November 27th, in game the battle started then.
-The Duke of Northumbria did found a faction and invited the Duke of Kent. The faction is to install himself as a King of England. Tostig is the count of Northumbria, or the Earl as it say. The Duke of Northumbria is also the Duke of York. The reaosn he have these two titles is that I simply didn't revoke them. Story wise however I play it out as Hardrada claiming to be Jarl of Jorvik and Tostig Earl of Northumbria. Now this can again lead to further conflict when I ask for revocation in game of the two duchies.
-I did get a coalition against me, but during the war they didn't play a role. However after each route the Nromans fled to Wales. I thought it was a good addition to let them rebuild in a hostile Wales - creating further conflicts down the road.
-Other things: William somewhy didn't join as a commandeer. I checked itm and he was overseeing construction for the King of France
I did capture his brother. I also nearly went bankrupt, and in the end I did get bankrupt. Fortunately I got over 600 coins when William surrendered