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Mettermrck said:Wanted to put an end to my lurking...enjoying the tale! Do update again soon.
Mettermrck! Welcome! I'd offer you a cup of tea, but it doesn't travel well through the DVD drive!
I'm hoping to update soon, hopefully tomorrow, I'd like to start a little spotlight section of the Kings and Queens of the Empire starting with Bevan IV, the previous Kings will be covered in The Woodhouse Dynasty Part I, Directors Cut, which I should update as well..
Essays eh?
I look forward to tomorrow then, this aar is easily my favourite ongoing in the EU3 section.
English Patriot said:
Sounds like a great plan ! I'm glad you're doing the Director's cut since it really helps all the new readers here who haven't heard about the first part of the megacampaign !
Bad Santa - That is a possible reason, though, where did you insert the Crumpets?
Nikolai - Well thank you! I'm very glad you enjoy it!
canonized - Thank you! Yeah I'm glad I did so, its turning out alot more pleasurable and rewarding than its predecessor
Nikolai - Well thank you! I'm very glad you enjoy it!
canonized - Thank you! Yeah I'm glad I did so, its turning out alot more pleasurable and rewarding than its predecessor
Bevan IV
1453 – 1472
Known as Bevan of Rouen
Born in Rouen Castle on the 28th June 1434
Succeeded as King of England and France on the 2nd of October 1453
Great Grandson of the previous King Richard II through his son, Bevan, Prince of Normandy.
Married Caroline of Saxony, daughter of the Elector of Saxony in 1459 when he was 25 and she was 16, Caroline survived Bevan and died in 1493
Children BEVAN, ANNE
Died 19th August 1472 in Lancaster of an unspecified Cancer after having reigned for 19 years
Profile 6ft tall, Curly light brown hair, cropped around the ears, which began to grey prematurely when he reached his thirties, clean shaven. Bevan IV took after his mother in looks and was subsequently quite different to previous Kings, his nose was gentle and his cold blue eyes were quite large. His slightly recessive chin framed a wide mouth. His face was more round than bony and there was a definite difference between his father, William, Prince of Normandy. These discrepancies, though disproved, were jumped upon by the rebel forces throughout the Civil war, and Bevan IV was known to the rebel camp as “The Bastard King”
Bevan was born to Prince William in Rouen in 1434, the Grandson of the Prince of Normandy and the great grandson of the aging Richard II, Bevan did not expect to be King for a good long time, the relative quiet of the continental Empire had increased the life span of the Woodhouse Kings dramatically, by Bevan’s birth, Richard II had already reigned for 42 years. However, the clouds of civil war began to appear on the horizon, Bevan’s education took the natural route of Latin, Administration, the Classics, and warfare. In 1449, a minor rebellion sparked a vicious civil war that lasted nine years, and cost hundreds of thousands in English, French, Scottish, Italian and Spanish dead. The face of Western Europe was changed dramatically, it would take the Empire over a century to fully recover. Bevan was 15 when the civil war broke out and did not fight immediately, instead, he was shipped from place to place, attempting to outrun the rebel forces closing in on Normandy from the East. In 1452, Prince Bevan returned with his father Prince William of Normandy to fight in the 4th Battle of Chatres, although, instead of a valiant victory against the rebellious Duke of Connacht, Prince William pulled his forces back, and Prince Bevan subsequently returned to Normandy. This borderline betrayal had meant the loss of Paris and the loss of reinforcements for the Orleanist Royalist force which met its destruction at the Battle of Greys hill.
Following the Heroic last stand at Greys hill, the Civil War cooled for just under a year, both sides drew breath and gathered new soldiers for the war, the economies of Western Europe had been poured into the Civil War which was beginning to near the destruction of the Black Death a century before. Prince William fell ill and died in the late summer of 1453. Prince Bevan was now the heir apparent to the broken throne. Soon after Richard II ordered the winter offensive of 1453 and died soon after. Bevan was crowned King of England and France in Lancaster cathedral on the 2nd of October 1453, the same day of the first battle of the winter offensive, the battle of Rouen. The Civil war continued for 5 more years, Bevan IV was an able Strategist and Statesman commanding the war from Lancaster and later Paris and arranged marriages for his families and the new Royal houses of West Europe. When the Civil War had ended, he was crowned as King of France again in Rheims, London, would not be his though, Westminster would have to wait for his sister Anne. Under Bevan IV’s rule a new Europe was born, one though independent, retained extensive ties with England. Though, relations were not always as cordial as would be hoped. Mere months after the end of the Civil War, Bevan IV was back at war this time against the King of Leon and the Duke of Munster, within a year, the war was over, once again, it had been bloody, and many questioned the value of the war, despite the English victories, the Leonese were fighting on home ground and always pushed Bevan IV’s forces back. The war ended with a small payment of reparations given by the King of Leon. England was forcing itself into the forefront of Western Europe again, the marriage of Bevan IV to Princess Caroline of Saxony laid the foundations of a strong relationship with Saxony.
The drive to reunite the Empire was insatiable, in 1461, Bevan IV invaded independent France once again, this war was much more successful and brought a large amount of Land back into England’s control. The Ruling elite of France was reshuffled once again, and the treasonous English counts and Dukes of the liberated French territory were executed or exiled. England was on its way back into power, but it was still a long road ahead. With the French provinces safe under English hands, Bevan IV returned to his birthplace once again. Rouen, would be where the Royal Court resided, England without London, was in danger of being outdone by a half controlled Woodhouse France.
Bevan IV spent the next five years seeking a legitimate war with France, Burgundy had grown powerful during the Civil War and was edging into France, which was, at least in Bevan IV’s eyes, English land. Bevan IV was brought up in a time of war, and he had missed his big chance for glory in the Civil War, and now he sought to make up for it. Though, to historians interest, he never once took to the field after the 4th Battle of Chatres many years ago. Instead he directed his wars from Rouen, shifting the blocks of wood from place to place, hoping to one day, live up to his predecessors.
Bevan IV wanted a war, and he got it, but not with Burgundy, but rather the Holy Roman Emperor and independent France, under the Duke of Artois. In 1467, England’s armies once again marched against the French defenders. By 1470 it was over, tracts of France taken back by the English. Bevan IV was growing old, his brown hair had turned to grew and was beginning to thin. Bevan IV’s last acts were the gradual decentralisation of Royal power, in order to increase feudal loyalty and cut the red tape that began to curl round the Woodhouse Empire. These last acts of a dying King were formalised on his death bed, a cancer eating through his dying body. His young son, Prince Bevan of Normandy, would be crowned King Bevan V, his Regent, the capable Archduke of Wales. Though mostly overlooked by modern day historians, Bevan IV did much to set England back on its narrow road to power. The view of a meek and mild King, unwilling to set foot on a battlefield, is overshadowed by his skill as a statesman, and his ruthless prosecution of the nations wars. Perhaps, it was the fact, that unlike so many Heroic English Kings, he gained no new Crowns, nor did he die in battle, instead he died in Rouen, in the same castle he was brought into the world.
Just a little bonus update, I promise I'll get back to the proper updates once I finish navigating this ridiculous pile of homework
No on likes a civil war , but no one likes no challenges either ! Excellent bonus !
RGB - It must be indeed! Thankfully, they've quietened down for the moment
Bad Santa & Canonized - Thank you!
Bad Santa & Canonized - Thank you!
Hey EP, just wanted to drop by and congratulate you on your award for Favorite Historybook in EU3 in the Q3 Readers Choice Awards. Great job and keep up the good work!
grayghost said:
Thanks grayghost! I'm glad you've enjoyed it so far, and thanks for your vote!
Yay! We won Best EUIII History book!
Thank you to all who voted for us and voted in the ACA, the voting record was broken this quarter!
So anyway! Lets party, apparently theres an after party at Judas Maccabeus's place!
Thanks again!