Sorry for the delay, folks - it's been a busy week.
Zan Thrax: That would make a lot of sense (about the galleys, I mean). I've started building some of my own. As for the rightful King of Naples and Sicily, I'm afraid there's no question. René is not prepared to negotiate!
coz1: It would be nice to swallow up Savoy, yes. They do have a rather large army, though, as these irritatingly tiny nations always seem to be capable of, and the witless French have just entered a Royal Marriage with them
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stnylan: The main delight in store as far as the event file goes (ooh what a cheat I am) is a showdown with France over who owns Maine, sometime in the 1480s. Will our friendship survive???
richvh: Fortunately, Alfons doesn't seem to have thought of a pizza counter-attack yet
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nalivayko: Normandie, huh! Don't talk to me about Normandie right now...
Van Engel: With 460 years still to go, I think we can safely say that that pleasing orange will be spreading a fair way across Europe
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jwolf: Let go of territory? An Angevin would never even think of it! Seriously, though, I intend to pick up Italian culture by moving my capital to Naples, then I have plenty of places to expand into without getting too much wrong-culture stuff.
Judas M: Good King René was sorely tempted to try this out on Charles VII, but his Goodness got the better of him...
And btw, I just made a Royal Marriage with Baden - I thought of you!
King Yngvar: "Extensive" is the word you're looking for, I think.
Zan Thrax: Exactly what is the "no land connection penalty"? These are the sorts of details I'm still woefully ignorant about. It might be helpful for me to know at this stage
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Troggle: Some day, some way, the French will probably have to step aside and let the Angevins rule all of France. That's down the road a wee bit, though...
Well folks, here's the next episode, but since I'm leaving for Scotland tomorrow and won't be back till 7th March it will probably be the last post for some time. Don't worry though - the Angevins will pop up again, just when everyone's forgotten about them. It's their speciality!