That is great news!

I can see myself playing this game for years to come in that case!

Here's the next stage in England's conquest of Europe.


PART 4: POLITICS AND THE NORSE


With Britain and Ireland secured I was at a loss what to do next. Tired of conquest I decided to focus on building up my economy. I had no enemies and didn't really want any. That doesn't mean I still can't influence world events from behind the scenes...



As the years passed I received some good news! It doesn't really matter but it is certainly nice to know.



So the Papacy has fallen... good! Tired of being asked to help out in the Pope's crusades when I have more immediate worries.



Then disaster struck. My Generals in Britain began being killed one by one by an assassin! I lost a lot of good men. He must have killed about seven before he was finally caught in Scotland.



With Scotland appeased and far from ever rebelling again, I decided to find new lands to conquer. I didn't want to start a war on the continent where the powerful French, German and other European nations would be very difficult to overcome.
But as I was expanding my dominion over the oceans for the benefits of trade, I noticed that Norway and Sweden were both under rebel rule. I immediately dispatched an army to take these lands before my enemies did.



For the first time, my opponents decided that they could not win and so the rebels fled from Norway into Sweden thus giving me the country without a fight.



It may have been wise to bide my time and ensure that Norway was firmly under my rule before attacking Sweden but I decided that it would be best to strike while the iron was hot. This time, the rebels did not flee and I met them on the battlefield. It would have been wise of them to flee however since my army included a few regiments of powerful Royal Knights.



The Norsemen are hard opponents. But not so hard that they will stand against the charge of heavy cavalry from every direction.



It wasn't long at all before they broke and fled and being on foot, not one of them escaped my riders as they chased them down.



And so two more lands were mine for next to no effort. Over the years there were several extremely minor rebellions in Norway and Sweden but they were swiftly crushed. In the present day, there is a strong military presense in both countries and the people seem content enough.

Across the sea there is another rebel ruled province. But I think I shall leave it be for now. I feel safer on my islands and my presence may anger the neighbouring Russians.
For now, I shall look after my provinces and make sure all is in order. Im not a warmonger. I'll wait until someone has a problem with me before I crush them.