Quote Originally Posted by PaulTa
-Make the best of your diplomats and princess.

What I mean by that is, go straight to Caen with your princess on the first turn, or wait for the english diplomat to find Angers. Spread all of the goodies you have to offer out and demand money for them. Trade rights, Alliance, and map information will provide you with a whole lot of extra money that is crucial to your rush for half of Europe.

Tell me what you think.
I used a different strategy. I used the Princess to ally with HRE and steal one of their commanders in marriage, and then used him to take Metz. The HRE has not broken the alliance yet (turn 63) and this allowed me to eliminate England, Scotland without worrying about my Eastern front. This was on H/H