yea,, i accept alliances too .. but i don't accept alliances from Muslim countries.... and hey, i always back stab my Christian allies.. hehe.. thats why the pope is always mad at me.. anyways, when Spain was my ally, he BACK STABBED me what a very wrong move... coz he only had 4 provinces and i was surrounding him north, south, west, and east... a civil war broke out in Spain and taking over Spain was as easy as drinking a mug of beer ...

...i usually ally with a country then attack when hes not expecting anything... yea, surprise attack is always good... but like they said, it may cause civil war/rebellion or whatever ...and you go asking for ...which is bad. but usually, it always turns out successful