At the start of the game period William III is King of England. Scotland is still in name independent but at least part of Holland is ruled by William.

Union with Scotland didn’t take place until 1707 and it was a near thing even with the bribes and threats of the Crown.

After the death of Queen Ann(of Denmark) and George I takes the throne of the now united Great Briton he also rules Hanover as do his decedents until 1837 or there abouts.

George I was such a likable guy that his eldest son (and the only one conceived in wedlock) was a Jacobite sympathizer. It was quipped that he could not have been that bad a fellow for in his whole life he never hated more than three people, his mother, his wife, and his son.
The only redeeming feature this man had so far as anyone in Briton could see was that he was a protestant. It was said that the only person who ever enjoyed his company was his mistress, and she was a simpleton.

Now the Jacobites were still about and Scotland and Ireland none too happy with the Union. Not only that but there were plenty of malcontents in England her self that wouldn’t mind a change in government. There were various revolts in the next 50 years both foreign backed and home grown.

(Had the Jacobites succeeded it would have made a political impact but not destroyed the kingdom.)

I just wonder how all of this will be handled in the game…or will it just be ignored or scripted in some fashion.

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