Chilling's reign as King Richard I:


Richard rose to be King of England, he was hardly a man know for his womanising, managing to produce a single heir who matures a scant 4 years before his death.

He started on a great program of public works. Farmland throughout the kingdom was improved. Seeing the opportunity to increase his income further his trading fleet was expanded. Trade routes stretched as far as the Easter Mediterranean Seas. The kingdom finally got the protection from enemy agents with the training of our own assassins that protect our boarders. Many assassins from the Italian and HRE factions have had their letters of introduction, shall we say, erased.

Generally many factions are allied to ours with only the Spanish and HRE clinging to the last vestiges of war. Many attempts to gain a ceasefire from the respective kings were made, but to no avail. It was with sadness that we had to sit and watch the Alomhad tide sweep across Greater Spain. Forces were dispatched to our most Southern provinces, lest this tide would sweep us away too. As time turned it came to pass that both the Spanish and HRE Kings were left with only a single province to call a kingdom.

The years rolled quietly by England was acclaimed for its technological advancement and riches beyond compare.

In the year 1190 Peace was shattered.

The Spanish king, seeing his position was impossible agreed peace terms. The very next year he marched upon Aquitaine from Navarre. The king was killed and the Spanish kingdom flew into anarchy. The rebels were quickly persuaded to lay allegiance to the English crown. This brief war caused unrest around Europe, many alliances were broken. In the year 1193 The HRE King, taking advantage of this unrest is tempted into claiming Swabia. This comes at the same time as the Italians staking a claim over Tyrolia. The Italian action was widely coordinated with attacks on shipping in the Mediterranean and the capture of Sicily.

To counter.

The southern Armies of England were sent to middle Italy. Finding it poorly defended Genoa was taken without a fight. It seems the Italians are stretching their resources with their executive action. The HRE king makes a quick exit leaving his army besieging Swabia.


Armies throughout England are poised…


1195 The King dies…