The Reign Of Rhys Pendragon Chapter I
Lived 993 - 1059
Emperor of Pydain 1020 - 1052
King of Wales 1011 - 1052
King of Ireland 1011 - 1020
King of Scotland 1011 - 1020
King of England 1019 - 1052
The first years of Rhys’s reign were a struggle, not least because he inherited his father’s throne in difficult circumstances. At the age of 18 he took the throne,during the early years he was not loved by his vassals, especially the Duke of Isles who would be a problem during the early years of his reign. In March 1012 his uncle began hiring men in an attempt to usurp the throne. He was brutally murdered several days later, after Rhys was forced to expel the Jews in order to gain enough money to arrange his assassination. By July 1012 Rhys has dealt with the count of Derby’s rebellion allowing him to take control of the county.
By the end of the year Rhys decided to press his mother’s claim on England. It was a long war but in truth the Welsh struggled owing to the fact that the lack of English armies for the Welsh to fight limited the war swinging in their favor. Rhys sent most of his army to siege the county of Middlesex, while allow his retinue to deal with any forces before they formed into a coherent force. The King of East Francia also joined the war, but his forces were limited to roughly 2000 men due to problems at home. The English could do little better due to the civil war occurring during the period and the fact that their levies had got little rest since their last war with the Welsh. By 1015 after 3 years of bloody fighting it was over, England was a wreck but Rhys has placed his mother on the English throne now only a little intrigue was needed for him to claim England and form Britannia.
Well chapter is done. Out of material for now which is why some information is missing at the top (I'll fix that soon) I'll play some more soon to get more material. Rhys image is different due to the fact I took the bio image a few years into his reign (he took the throne at 18) Stay tuned my friends...
Lived 993 - 1059
Emperor of Pydain 1020 - 1052
King of Wales 1011 - 1052
King of Ireland 1011 - 1020
King of Scotland 1011 - 1020
King of England 1019 - 1052
The first years of Rhys’s reign were a struggle, not least because he inherited his father’s throne in difficult circumstances. At the age of 18 he took the throne,during the early years he was not loved by his vassals, especially the Duke of Isles who would be a problem during the early years of his reign. In March 1012 his uncle began hiring men in an attempt to usurp the throne. He was brutally murdered several days later, after Rhys was forced to expel the Jews in order to gain enough money to arrange his assassination. By July 1012 Rhys has dealt with the count of Derby’s rebellion allowing him to take control of the county.
By the end of the year Rhys decided to press his mother’s claim on England. It was a long war but in truth the Welsh struggled owing to the fact that the lack of English armies for the Welsh to fight limited the war swinging in their favor. Rhys sent most of his army to siege the county of Middlesex, while allow his retinue to deal with any forces before they formed into a coherent force. The King of East Francia also joined the war, but his forces were limited to roughly 2000 men due to problems at home. The English could do little better due to the civil war occurring during the period and the fact that their levies had got little rest since their last war with the Welsh. By 1015 after 3 years of bloody fighting it was over, England was a wreck but Rhys has placed his mother on the English throne now only a little intrigue was needed for him to claim England and form Britannia.
Well chapter is done. Out of material for now which is why some information is missing at the top (I'll fix that soon) I'll play some more soon to get more material. Rhys image is different due to the fact I took the bio image a few years into his reign (he took the throne at 18) Stay tuned my friends...
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