the almos also invariably have a civil war around 1120-1140, making it possible to bribe Tunisia from the rebels for GA and still keep trade intact for Sicilians.

The Germans regularly undergo civil war.

In the first few years of High, the French get mauled by the Brits and undergo a civil war but often loyalist rebellions and the overexpanded Brits hit by Germans, Aragonese and Spanish make for a reversal of fortunes.