I'll just add that I, too, am amazed at the way some AI factions just won't give in - but..... I don't mind it. Yeah, I wiped out the French down to the last settlement and yeah, I'm surprised they won't take a ceasefire and they find it demanding whilst my leet army stands outside their gates bashing their shields with their swords... but it's just National Pride. "Weee will not queet til evrrry Ingleeesh peeeg is dead!" Although I find it amusing, on a slightly more serious note - not one faction, ever, has accepted a ceasefire from me - even though I'm "supreme" in power. I've been at war with France, Milan and Denmark now for about 75 turns and they haven't won a single engagement and are only losing territory over time, yet they still seem to think it's in their interest to fight me