For King and Country

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by fairline


England had been unified for many years before the Norman Conquest, I think under one of the kings of the House of Wessex, Edgar, who unified the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and the Danelaw in the mid 10th Century. Alfred reigned over most of a unified Anglo-Saxon kingdom, with the exception of the Danelaw in parts of the North and East; BTW, he was king in the last part of the 9th Century whereas the Danish king Canute took the throne of England in about 1015 or 1016 IIRC.

When the Normans invaded England was a unified state under Harold I.

Ah ok, my English history lessons started around William

[curtsibling]

So, POTUS, have you came to a choice on when to set this epic?

[josefstalin]

would it include Wyatt's Rebellion?

[POTUS]

Give me a few days to look up everything that was just mentioned, so I can decide where to start. Maybe as a mutiplayer scenario starting in 1066.

[POTUS]

Ok. I think this will be a mutiplayer scenario on the events of 1066.

[Palaiologos]

Brits suck!

Why in heaven would one want to waste his energy and make a scenario about them?

I mean the only good thing ever to come out of that island is Austin Powers.

[Case]

Originally posted by Palaiologos
I mean the only good thing ever to come out of that island is Austin Powers.

...and all the criminals they transported to Australia between 1788 and 1850

As the joke goes, Australia was colonised by people handpicked by the best judges in Britain

[rjmatsleepers]

Originally posted by fairline


England had been unified for many years before the Norman Conquest, I think under one of the kings of the House of Wessex, Edgar, who unified the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and the Danelaw in the mid 10th Century. Alfred reigned over most of a unified Anglo-Saxon kingdom, with the exception of the Danelaw in parts of the North and East; BTW, he was king in the last part of the 9th Century whereas the Danish king Canute took the throne of England in about 1015 or 1016 IIRC.

When the Normans invaded England was a unified state under Harold I.

According to Lacey (Great Tales from English History - which I happened to get as a Chrissie present) England became unified in 924 when Athelstan became king of both Wessex and Mercia. This should be verifiable in the Anglo Saxon chronicle which is probably on-line somewhere. Athlestan's grandfather - Alfred the Great - was only king of Wessex, Mercia remained a separate kingdom at that stage.

RJM at Sleeper's

[rjmatsleepers]

Originally posted by Palaiologos
I mean the only good thing ever to come out of that island is Austin Powers.

We also managed to produce Bob Hope and Charlie Chaplin - not to mention Catherine Zeta Jones. I'd also vote for cricket, but sadly nowadays the rest of the world seems to be rather better at it than we are. And surely the world's first programmable computer deserves a place somewhere in the list of good things to come out of Britain.

RJM at Sleeper's

[Art of War]

along with Chobham armor.

and the The Spice Girls.

[Harry Tuttle]

Alright, back on topic...

POTUS, what will the map look like? British Isles or North Sea/Northern Europe? Something bigger?

[POTUS]

Ok, the map will be England, Normandy, Wales, Scotland, parts of the North Sea, and a small piece of Ireland. The civs will be England under Harold, the Vikings under Haralad Haldrane (is that how you spell it?), and of course, the Normans under William. Then, the neutrals will there, maybe split up between Wales and Scotland. Who ruled over Scotland and Wales?

Finally, you will have the possibility for a civil war if the lords see that Harold will be defeated. So, therefore I will need to know the names of some prominent lords.

You will be able to research techs like: "Call up the feudal levies" (England), getting more, weak troops; "install civil administrators" (Normans and Vikings upon conquering parts of England) allowing you to build units in England. etc.

[Gagliaudo]

Hi Everyone!

POTUS:
Well, if I'm right, the Norway(Vikings) king was Harald III Hardraada (forget what that means ;-) ), for the Scots I'd like - as a taste of poetry - MACBETH of Moray (real king of Scotland between 1040 and 1057, when he was defeated and dead at Lumphanan...). May it go???
Wales... well... Llewellyn apGruffydd's grandaddies, I suppose...

England can't teach about food , but I think had given other importants peoples and things... Who? What?
This is another tale...

Really Happy 2004 !!!

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by Palaiologos
Brits suck!

Why in heaven would one want to waste his energy and make a scenario about them?

I mean the only good thing ever to come out of that island is Austin Powers.

LOL!

Austin Powers?
The Greek sense of irony strikes again!
It's an awful series of films!

Hey!
We made the Spitfire and Judas Priest, surely they are worth some street-cred?

Sorry to be off topic, but as a Brit I felt obliged to post!

Nice one, Pericles!

[GoPostal]

Most of the world is civilised because of Britain (especially Scotland), India, Japan, China, N America, Ireland, S Africa, East Africa, and it was Britain who stood alone against Hitler.