I just started playing a game as England on Expert and it gets crazy.

2nd year in the game the Welsh attack Mercia. I opt to retreat with my peasant rabble which goes up to Northumbria.

Battles constantly happen back and forth with me attacking Wales and them attacking Wessex. Neither of us are successful. I get excommunicated.

I finally launch an assautl with all my men against Mercia and kill the Welsh king and all of his sons. I got REALLY lucky at this battle. The Welsh deployed way too close to me on the defense and I just rushed them in the first 30 seconds of the battle. Their men were all in the open and down a hill from me. Still a tough fight though.

With the Welsh turned into Rebels I invade Wales. Ireland does at the SAME time. I defeat them barely but then the Welsh revolt since I barely have any survivors.

At this point all seems lost. Until the Navarrese attack Aquitaine and I capture their King. 10,000 florin ransom CHA CHING Salvation could be at hand. I pump out Fyrdmen wherever I can in Europe.


The Scots attack in Northumbria and are BARELY fought back. Another VERY lucky battle. A bunch of my Urban militia in the woods hacking at their Royal Knights and Clansmen. Those LowLand clansmen are cool. Very few survivors on my part. My King's eldest son FLED the battle before the enemy even made contact. He just tucked tale and RAN. Weirdest thing ever. He has the Doubtful Courage and Good Runner vice now I think.

A revolt happens in Mercia.

So right now I have barely any men left in Aquitaine and the Navarrese WILL attack again. I have barely any men in Wales and the Welsh are revolting. I have barely any men in Northumbria and the Scots will attack again and I have a Catholic revolt in Mercia that I can do nothing about.

It's gonna be a fun game. The Pope has called on factions to Crusade me so its only gonna be a matter of time.