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##### Open this document in Excel, version 5 or later.;;;;;;;;;;;4
##### To convert the semicolon-separated list to a normal Excel table, first click on the 'A' above to select the entire 'A' column.;;;;;;;;;;;5
##### Select 'Data' -> 'Text to Columns' -> 'Delimited' -> 'Next';;;;;;;;;;;6
##### Check 'Semicolon' (ONLY!) -> 'Finish';;;;;;;;;;;7
##### Select column 'A' through 'K' (click + drag on letters above columns);;;;;;;;;;;8
##### Right-click anywhere on the sheet (inside the selection) and select 'Column width' and set it so that only THREE columns are visible ('45' with 1024 x 768 screen resolution);;;;;;;;;;;9
##### Right-click anywhere on the sheet again (still inside the selection) and select 'Format Cells' -> 'Alignment' -> check 'Wrap Text' + select 'Vertical: Top' -> 'OK';;;;;;;;;;;10
##### Place the cursor in cell C1 and select 'Window' -> 'Freeze Panes' (allows you to scroll horizontally to see any language in the rightmost coulmn while still having the string names/comments and the english original text in the left and middle column;;;;;;;;;;;11
##### CAREFULLY read the instructions in cells B18 – B36;;;;;;;;;;;12
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#;NOTES TO TRANSLATORS:;;;;;;;;;;15
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#;1) '%s' is for indicating where another string is inserted, and MAY NEVER BE REMOVED! If there are more than one '%s' in a string, they may NOT CHANGE PLACES.;;;;;;;;;;18
#;2) '%d' is for indicating where another integer value is inserted, and MAY NEVER BE REMOVED! If there are more than one '%d' in a string, they may not change places. ('%.1f' is used in exactly the same way but for non-integer values –  '%c%d' is used for values that are displayed with a '+' or '-' sign in front, DO NOT CHANGE, ADD, OR REMOVE!);;;;;;;;;;19
#;3) '%t' is for indicating where the player's 'title' is inserted, however only in game message boxes.';;;;;;;;;;20
#;4) The characters '#' (hashmark), semicolon, '%' (percentage sign), '§' (paragraph sign), quotation marks and '\' (backslash) MAY NOT BE USED (except when used as control codes – this will otherwise create serious problems!!! Quotation marks may not even be used in comments -- use a 'citation mark' (single) instead if necessary!);;;;;;;;;;21
#;5) A dollar sign, '$' will always automatically be replaced by the 'ducats' icon.;;;;;;;;;;22
#;6) Any row with a '#' in the first column (column 'A') will be ignored. However, you cannot use any paragraph characters in these rows!!!;;;;;;;;;;23
#;7) To insert a carriage return, insert a '\n' (backslash + n);;;;;;;;;;24
#;8) No formatting can be done in this file. To change the color of a text, insert the following codes in front of the word:;;;;;;;;;;25
#;§W = white text;;;;;;;;;;26
#;§Y = orange text;;;;;;;;;;27
#;Note that the color change will be applied to all words after the code, until the end of the line that the word is printed on. If several words should have a color change, put the code in front of each of them to be on the safe side. If only one word should have a color change, make sure to reset the color after the word. ;;;;;;;;;;28
#;9) Unless otherwise specifically stated, length of words and texts does not really matter THAT much (message boxes, rollover help boxes and buttons WILL stretch to fit the text string) – however you will notice once the translation is inserted that space IS limited in quite a few areas… so be brief, and try not to use words that are considerably longer than the english original.;;;;;;;;;;29
#;10) ALL CELLS in column 'L' in this document MUST contain a character!;;;;;;;;;;30
#;11) The LAST CELL in the 'A' column MUST contain the string '#EOF';;;;;;;;;;31
#;12) If you want to begin a string with a ' (citation mark), you will need to type it twice (Excel will read the first one as a commentary which is not not exported into the actual text database file);;;;;;;;;;32
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#;WHEN DONE: save as 'Semicolon Separated (.csv)' format, and make sure the file is called 'Text.csv'.;;;;;;;;;;34
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#;NOTE: If Excel complains about an 'Error in formula' when the cell content begins with a '+' or '-' sign, type a ' (citation mark) in front of the plus or minus.;;;;;;;;;;36
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# STRING NAME (do not change!);English;;;;;;;;;;39
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LANGUAGE;English;;;;;;;;;;41
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######### GENERAL TEXT STRINGS #########;;;;;;;;;;;43
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PAUSEA;Pause Available;;;;;;;;;;46
PAUSE_PB;Shortcut Pause/Break;;;;;;;;;;47
SAVEGAME;Save Game;;;;;;;;;;48
LOADGAME;Load Game;;;;;;;;;;49
CANCEL;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;50
DEFAULT;Default;;;;;;;;;;51
BACK;Back;;;;;;;;;;52
BACKTOMAIN;Back to Main;;;;;;;;;;53
OK;OK;;;;;;;;;;54
NONE;none;;;;;;;;;;55
NOFILE;No such file!;;;;;;;;;;56
NO;No;;;;;;;;;;57
YES;Yes;;;;;;;;;;58
# NOTE there should be a space both before and after the 'and' in the following string.;;;;;;;;;;;59
INVAND; and ;;;;;;;;;;60
# NOTE there should be a space after the 'with' in the following string.;;;;;;;;;;;61
DWBRKALL4;with ;;;;;;;;;;62
PLEASECONFIRM;Please Confirm:;;;;;;;;;;63
PLEASESELECT;LEFT-CLICK ON A PROVINCE OR UNIT TO SELECT IT.\n \nRIGHT-CLICK ON A PROVINCE OR UNIT TO ACCESS SHORTCUT COMMANDS.\n \nIF YOU HAVE A UNIT SELECTED, RIGHT-CLICK ON ITS DESTINATION TO MOVE IT.;;;;;;;;;;64
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HOSTLEFT;The host has left the game!;;;;;;;;;;66
CLIENTLEFT;%s (%s) has left the game!;;;;;;;;;;67
PLAYERLAG_HEADER;Network Latency;;;;;;;;;;68
PLAYERLAG_MSG_HOST;By dropping a player lag may improve but the dropped player will not be able to continue. If you do a save and quit you can reconnect to the saved game when network latency has improved.;;;;;;;;;;69
PLAYERLAG_MSG_CLIENT;The more bullets the better connection.;;;;;;;;;;70
BTN_DROPCONT;Drop and continue playing;;;;;;;;;;71
BTN_SAVEQUIT;Save and quit;;;;;;;;;;72
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GOTOBOX;Please enter the name of the province you wish to find.;;;;;;;;;;74
GOTOBOX_FAIL;There is no such province, please enter the name of the province you wish to find.;;;;;;;;;;75
MP_OK;Status OK;;;;;;;;;;76
MP_WAITING;Connecting...;;;;;;;;;;77
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# EVENT WINDOW STRINGS;;;;;;;;;;;79
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EVENTWINDOW_GOTO;Goto;;;;;;;;;;81
EVENTWINDOW_CLOSE;Close;;;;;;;;;;82
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# MONTHS;;;;;;;;;;;84
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JANUARY;January;;;;;;;;;;86
FEBRUARY;February;;;;;;;;;;87
MARCH;March;;;;;;;;;;88
APRIL;April;;;;;;;;;;89
MAY;May;;;;;;;;;;90
JUNE;June;;;;;;;;;;91
JULY;July;;;;;;;;;;92
AUGUST;August;;;;;;;;;;93
SEPTEMBER;September;;;;;;;;;;94
OCTOBER;October;;;;;;;;;;95
NOVEMBER;November;;;;;;;;;;96
DECEMBER;December;;;;;;;;;;97
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JAN;JAN;;;;;;;;;;99
FEB;FEB;;;;;;;;;;100
MAR;MAR;;;;;;;;;;101
APR;APR;;;;;;;;;;102
MAYS;MAY;;;;;;;;;;103
JUN;JUN;;;;;;;;;;104
JUL;JUL;;;;;;;;;;105
AUG;AUG;;;;;;;;;;106
SEP;SEP;;;;;;;;;;107
OCT;OCT;;;;;;;;;;108
NOV;NOV;;;;;;;;;;109
DEC;DEC;;;;;;;;;;110
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TERRAINCOGNITA;Terra Incognita;;;;;;;;;;112
BORDER;Border between countries;;;;;;;;;;113
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######## FRONT & BACK END TEXTS #######;;;;;;;;;;;116
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# INIT TEXTS;;;;;;;;;;;119
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INIT_SOUND;Initializing Sound…;;;;;;;;;;121
INIT_INTERFACE;Initializing Interface…;;;;;;;;;;122
INIT_GAMEMAP_SPRITES;Initializing Graphics…;;;;;;;;;;123
INIT_GLOBALS;Initializing Globals…;;;;;;;;;;124
INIT_PROVINCES;Initializing Provinces…;;;;;;;;;;125
INIT_SCENARIO;Reading Scenario…;;;;;;;;;;126
INIT_SCRIPT;Initializing Script…;;;;;;;;;;127
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# FRONT END BUTTONS & TEXTS;;;;;;;;;;;129
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FEMAINBTN_TUTORIAL;TUTORIAL;;;;;;;;;;131
FEMAINBTN_SINGLE;SINGLE PLAYER;;;;;;;;;;132
FEMAINBTN_MULTIPLAYER;MULTIPLAYER;;;;;;;;;;133
FEMAINBTN_CREDITS;CREDITS;;;;;;;;;;134
FEMAINBTN_REPLAYINTRO;REPLAY INTRO;;;;;;;;;;135
FEMAINBTN_EXIT;EXIT;;;;;;;;;;136
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FECONNBTN_IPX;LOCAL AREA;;;;;;;;;;138
FECONNBTN_EURONET;VALKYRIENET;;;;;;;;;;139
FECONNBTN_TCPIP;INTERNET;;;;;;;;;;140
FECONN_ENTERNAME;ENTER YOUR NAME;;;;;;;;;;141
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FETCPIPXBTN_JOIN;JOIN;;;;;;;;;;143
FETCPIPXBTN_HOST;HOST;;;;;;;;;;144
FETCPIPX_CHOOSEGAME;CHOOSE GAME;;;;;;;;;;145
FETCPIPX_IPADDRESS;ENTER IP;;;;;;;;;;146
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# LOBBY BUTTONS & TEXTS;;;;;;;;;;;148
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FEBTN_INFO;INFO;;;;;;;;;;150
FEBTN_VICTORY;VICTORY;;;;;;;;;;151
FEBTN_OPTIONS;OPTIONS;;;;;;;;;;152
FEBTN_START;START;;;;;;;;;;153
FEBTN_ACCEPT;ACCEPT;;;;;;;;;;154
FEBTN_STRATEGY;STRATEGY;;;;;;;;;;155
FEBTN_BACK;BACK;;;;;;;;;;156
FEBTN_CANCEL;CANCEL;;;;;;;;;;157
FEBTN_BAN;BAN;;;;;;;;;;158
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FESTR_SCENARIOS;SCENARIOS;;;;;;;;;;160
FESTR_SAVEDGAMES;SAVED GAMES;;;;;;;;;;161
FESTR_PLAYERS;PLAYERS;;;;;;;;;;162
FESTR_NOSELECTION;(no selection);;;;;;;;;;163
FESTR_STRATEGY;STRATEGY;;;;;;;;;;164
FESTR_DIFFICULTY;DIFFICULTY:;;;;;;;;;;165
FESTR_ECONOMY;ECONOMY:;;;;;;;;;;166
FESTR_MILITARY;MILITARY:;;;;;;;;;;167
FESTR_DIPLOMACY;DIPLOMACY:;;;;;;;;;;168
FESTR_CHANGECOUNTRY;RIGHT-CLICK ON A SHIELD TO CHANGE IT.;;;;;;;;;;169
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# INFO BOX TAG;;;;;;;;;;;171
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FESTR_HISTORICALINFO;Historical info;;;;;;;;;;173
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FESTR_NOSCENARIO;Please select a scenario in the list to the left.;;;;;;;;;;175
FESTR_NOCOUNTRY;Please select a country among the shields above.;;;;;;;;;;176
FESTR_WAITSCENARIO;No scenario chosen by host.;;;;;;;;;;177
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FECLI_HOSTSET1;<%s changed;;;;;;;;;;179
FECLI_HOSTSET2;to %s>;;;;;;;;;;180
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# TUTORIAL;;;;;;;;;;;182
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FETUTORIAL_1;Interface;;;;;;;;;;184
FETUTORIAL_2;Units;;;;;;;;;;185
FETUTORIAL_3;Combat;;;;;;;;;;186
FETUTORIAL_4;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;187
FETUTORIAL_5;Religion;;;;;;;;;;188
FETUTORIAL_6;Colonisation;;;;;;;;;;189
FETUTORIAL_7;Economy;;;;;;;;;;190
FETUTORIAL_8;Development;;;;;;;;;;191
FETUTORIAL_9;Information;;;;;;;;;;192
FETUTORIAL_10;BACK TO MAIN;;;;;;;;;;193
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# OPTIONS;;;;;;;;;;;195
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FEOPT_HEADER;OPTIONS;;;;;;;;;;197
FEOPT_AIAGGRE;A.I. AGGRESSIVENESS;;;;;;;;;;198
FEOPT_DIFFICULTY;DIFFICULTY;;;;;;;;;;199
FEOPT_GAMESPEED;GAME SPEED;;;;;;;;;;200
FEOPT_FOGOFWAR;FOG OF WAR;;;;;;;;;;201
FEOPT_GAMEEVENTS;GAME EVENTS;;;;;;;;;;202
FEOPT_CONQCAP;FORCED ANNEXATION;;;;;;;;;;203
FEOPT_MISSIONS;DYNAMIC MISSIONS;;;;;;;;;;204
FEOPT_BASEVP;BASE VICTORY POINTS;;;;;;;;;;205
FEOPT_OK;OK;;;;;;;;;;206
FEOPT_RANDOM;Random Events;;;;;;;;;;207
FEOPT_MONARCH;Historical Events;;;;;;;;;;208
FEOPT_AUTOSAVE;AUTOSAVE;;;;;;;;;;209
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# A.I. AGGRESSIVENESS SETTINGS;;;;;;;;;;;211
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FEOPT_AI_LEVEL1;Coward;;;;;;;;;;213
FEOPT_AI_LEVEL2;Weakling;;;;;;;;;;214
FEOPT_AI_LEVEL3;Normal;;;;;;;;;;215
FEOPT_AI_LEVEL4;Aggressive;;;;;;;;;;216
FEOPT_AI_LEVEL5;Furious;;;;;;;;;;217
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# AUTOSAVE FREQUENCY;;;;;;;;;;;219
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FEOPT_AUTOSAVE1;Never;;;;;;;;;;221
FEOPT_AUTOSAVE2;Yearly;;;;;;;;;;222
FEOPT_AUTOSAVE3;Once every three years;;;;;;;;;;223
FEOPT_AUTOSAVE4;Once every five years;;;;;;;;;;224
FEOPT_AUTOSAVE5;Once every ten years;;;;;;;;;;225
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# GAME SPEEDS;;;;;;;;;;;227
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GAMESPEED7;Game Speed set to Extremely Fast;;;;;;;;;;229
GAMESPEED6;Game Speed set to Very Fast;;;;;;;;;;230
GAMESPEED5;Game Speed set to Fast;;;;;;;;;;231
GAMESPEED4;Game Speed set to Above Normal;;;;;;;;;;232
GAMESPEED3;Game Speed set to Normal;;;;;;;;;;233
GAMESPEED2;Game Speed set to Below Normal;;;;;;;;;;234
GAMESPEED1;Game Speed set to Slow;;;;;;;;;;235
GAMESPEED0;Game Speed set to Very Slow;;;;;;;;;;236
FEOPT_GAMESPEED7;Extremely Fast;;;;;;;;;;237
FEOPT_GAMESPEED6;Very Fast;;;;;;;;;;238
FEOPT_GAMESPEED5;Fast;;;;;;;;;;239
FEOPT_GAMESPEED4;Above Normal;;;;;;;;;;240
FEOPT_GAMESPEED3;Normal;;;;;;;;;;241
FEOPT_GAMESPEED2;Below Normal;;;;;;;;;;242
FEOPT_GAMESPEED1;Slow;;;;;;;;;;243
FEOPT_GAMESPEED0;Very Slow;;;;;;;;;;244
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FEOPT_ON;ON;;;;;;;;;;246
FEOPT_OFF;OFF;;;;;;;;;;247
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FEOPT_EVENS_NO;None;;;;;;;;;;249
FEOPT_EVENTS_RANDOM;Random Events Only;;;;;;;;;;250
FEOPT_EVENTS_HISTORICAL;Historical Events Only;;;;;;;;;;251
FEOPT_EVENTS_BOTH;Random & Historical Events;;;;;;;;;;252
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FEVIC_HEADER;VICTORY CONDITIONS;;;;;;;;;;254
FEVIC_STANDARD;STANDARD;;;;;;;;;;255
FEVIC_MISSION;MISSION;;;;;;;;;;256
FEVIC_SUPREMACY;SUPREMACY;;;;;;;;;;257
FEVIC_DEATHMATCH;DEATHMATCH;;;;;;;;;;258
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FEVIC_STANDARD_DESC;Most victory points at the end of the Scenario wins.;;;;;;;;;;260
FEVIC_SUPREMACY_DESC;The first country to reach specified number of Victory Points wins.;;;;;;;;;;261
FEVIC_DEATHMATCH_DESC;The first nation to conquer the specified number of new provinces wins.;;;;;;;;;;262
FEVIC_MISSION_DESC;The country that first succeeds with its Scenario Mission wins.;;;;;;;;;;263
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FEVIC_STANDARD_LOG;<Victory Condition changed to Standard (to year %d).>;;;;;;;;;;265
FEVIC_SUPREMACY_LOG;<Victory Condition changed to Supremacy (%d Victory Points).>;;;;;;;;;;266
FEVIC_DEATHMATCH_LOG;<Victory Condition changed to Death Match (%d Provinces).>;;;;;;;;;;267
FEVIC_MISSION_LOG;<Victory Condition changed to Mission mode.>;;;;;;;;;;268
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FE_DIFFI5;Very Easy;;;;;;;;;;270
FE_DIFFI4;Easy;;;;;;;;;;271
FE_DIFFI3;Normal;;;;;;;;;;272
FE_DIFFI2;Hard;;;;;;;;;;273
FE_DIFFI1;Very Hard;;;;;;;;;;274
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FE_STAT1;Very Weak;;;;;;;;;;276
FE_STAT2;Weak;;;;;;;;;;277
FE_STAT3;Medium;;;;;;;;;;278
FE_STAT4;Strong;;;;;;;;;;279
FE_STAT5;Very Strong;;;;;;;;;;280
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BAN_HEADER;BANNED!;;;;;;;;;;282
BAN_TEXT;You have been kicked out of the game by the host.;;;;;;;;;;283
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# BACK END TEXTS;;;;;;;;;;;285
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FINVP_MILITARY;Military;;;;;;;;;;287
FINVP_RESOURCE;Economy;;;;;;;;;;288
FINVP_DIPLOMACY;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;289
FINVP_MISSION;Mission;;;;;;;;;;290
FINVP_TOTAL;Total;;;;;;;;;;291
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VP_PEACE;Peace Resolution;;;;;;;;;;293
VP_BATTLE;Battle;;;;;;;;;;294
VP_ECONOMY;Economy;;;;;;;;;;295
VP_DISCOVERIES;Discoveries;;;;;;;;;;296
VP_ESTABLISHMENT;Establishment;;;;;;;;;;297
VP_DIPLOMACY;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;298
VP_MISSION;Mission;;;;;;;;;;299
VP_DEATHMATCH;Provinces;;;;;;;;;;300
VP_TOTAL;Total;;;;;;;;;;301
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VP_COUNTRY;Country;;;;;;;;;;303
AICONTROLL;Computer Controlled;;;;;;;;;;304
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# ERROR MESSAGES;;;;;;;;;;;306
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FETCP_FAIL;Failed to find game;;;;;;;;;;308
FETCP_FAILTEXT;No game host found at IP address %s. Please check the address and Internet connection and try again.;;;;;;;;;;309
DROPDOWN_NO_SELECTION;<No Game Found>;;;;;;;;;;310
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# HEADER IN VICTORY PROGRESS BOX;;;;;;;;;;;312
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## STARTUP AND MISSION BOXES (IN-GAME) ##;;;;;;;;;;;315
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SCENARIO_MISSION_HEADER;Mission Stats;;;;;;;;;;318
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SCENARIO_STANDSUP_INFO1;You can check the Victory Point standing at any time by pressing F6 (goto page 1) or you can view the top five nations at any time during the game by pressing F1.;;;;;;;;;;320
SCENARIO_STANDSUP_MISSION;Mission Victory points are earned by completing Missions (view by clicking on the scroll in the bottom left hand corner of the screen).;;;;;;;;;;321
SCENARIO_STANDSUP_BASEVP;Base Victory points are earned by exploring winning battles creating alliances establishing colonies and trading posts gaining monopolies etc – i.e. through normal successful gameplay.;;;;;;;;;;322
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SCENARIO_F1INFO;You can check the current standing at any time by pressing F1.;;;;;;;;;;324
SCENARIO_DEATHMATCH_INFO1;You conquer provinces in two ways: 1) by placing a settler there and 2) by declaring war on an enemy nation taking control of his provinces and then offer a peace where one or more controlled provinces are demanded as tribute. To be allowed to demand a tribute you must have a positive Victory Balance.;;;;;;;;;;325
SCENARIO_DEATHMATCH_INFO2;A positive Victory Balance is gained by winning battles (maximum 3 stars regardless how many battles you win) and occupying enemy provinces (maximum 3 stars regardless how many provinces you occupy). You get a bonus if you occupy the enemy's Capital province (+1 star) and if you control ALL of the enemy nation's provinces (+3 stars).;;;;;;;;;;326
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STANDARDGAME_HEADER;Game Objective Summary;;;;;;;;;;328
STANDARDGAME_1;Standard Scenario;;;;;;;;;;329
STANDARDGAME_2;The nation with the most victory points on the;;;;;;;;;;330
STANDARDGAME_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;331
STANDARDGAME_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;332
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STANDARDGAME_INFO_HEADER;Victory Progress;;;;;;;;;;334
STANDARDGAME_INFO_1;Standard Scenario;;;;;;;;;;335
STANDARDGAME_INFO_2;The nation with the most victory points on the;;;;;;;;;;336
STANDARDGAME_INFO_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;337
STANDARDGAME_INFO_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;338
STANDARDGAME_INFO_5;Current Standing;;;;;;;;;;339
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VICTORYGAME_HEADER;Game Objective Summary;;;;;;;;;;341
VICTORYGAME_1;Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;342
VICTORYGAME_2;The nation that first reaches;;;;;;;;;;343
VICTORYGAME_3;%d VICTORY POINTS;;;;;;;;;;344
VICTORYGAME_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;345
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VICTORYGAME_INFO_HEADER;Victory Progress;;;;;;;;;;347
VICTORYGAME_INFO_1;Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;348
VICTORYGAME_INFO_2;The nation that first reaches;;;;;;;;;;349
VICTORYGAME_INFO_3;%d VICTORY POINTS;;;;;;;;;;350
VICTORYGAME_INFO_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;351
VICTORYGAME_INFO_5;Current Standing;;;;;;;;;;352
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DEATHMATCH_HEADER;Game Objective Summary;;;;;;;;;;354
DEATHMATCH_1;Death Match;;;;;;;;;;355
DEATHMATCH_2;The first nation to conquer;;;;;;;;;;356
DEATHMATCH_3;%d new provinces;;;;;;;;;;357
DEATHMATCH_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;358
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DEATHMATCH_INFO_HEADER;Victory Progress;;;;;;;;;;360
DEATHMATCH_INFO_1;Death Match;;;;;;;;;;361
DEATHMATCH_INFO_2;The first nation to conquer;;;;;;;;;;362
DEATHMATCH_INFO_3;%d new provinces;;;;;;;;;;363
DEATHMATCH_INFO_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;364
DEATHMATCH_INFO_5;Current Standing;;;;;;;;;;365
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SCENARIOMISS_HEADER;Game Objective Summary;;;;;;;;;;367
SCENARIOMISS_1;Missions;;;;;;;;;;368
SCENARIOMISS_2;The first nation to complete its;;;;;;;;;;369
SCENARIOMISS_3;Scenario Mission;;;;;;;;;;370
SCENARIOMISS_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;371
SCENARIOMISS_5;Mission Summary:\n%s;;;;;;;;;;372
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SCENARIOMISS_INFO_HEADER;Victory Progress;;;;;;;;;;374
SCENARIOMISS_INFO_1;Missions;;;;;;;;;;375
SCENARIOMISS_INFO_2;The first nation to complete its;;;;;;;;;;376
SCENARIOMISS_INFO_3;Scenario Mission;;;;;;;;;;377
SCENARIOMISS_INFO_4;will win this game.;;;;;;;;;;378
SCENARIOMISS_INFO_5;Current Standing;;;;;;;;;;379
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END_GOOD_HEADER;%t, we bring good news to your court!;;;;;;;;;;381
END_GOOD_1;Congratulations, you were victorious!;;;;;;;;;;382
END_GOOD_2;Final Standing;;;;;;;;;;383
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END_BAD_HEADER;%t, we bring sad news to your court!;;;;;;;;;;385
END_BAD_1;We failed to achieve victory!;;;;;;;;;;386
END_BAD_2;Final Standing;;;;;;;;;;387
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BOX_BUTTON;START GAME!;;;;;;;;;;389
RESUME_BUTTON;RESUME;;;;;;;;;;390
END_BUTTON;END SCENARIO;;;;;;;;;;391
DEATHMATCH_ACTIVE;Active;;;;;;;;;;392
DEATHMATCH_ELIMINATED;Eliminated;;;;;;;;;;393
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####### MISSION SUMMARY TEXTS ###########;;;;;;;;;;;396
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CONQUER_YOUR;You will increase your victory percentage on January 1 each year by owning the following provinces: %s.;;;;;;;;;;399
CONQUER_OTHER;Will win by holding ownership of these provinces: %s. Progress is calculated January 1 each year.;;;;;;;;;;400
HOLD_YOUR;You will increase your victory percentage on January 1 each year by owning the following provinces: %s.;;;;;;;;;;401
HOLD_OTHER;Will win by holding ownership of these provinces: %s. Progress is calculated January 1 each year.;;;;;;;;;;402
COLONIZE_YOUR;You will increase your victory percentage every time you successfully place a colonist in %s (%s).;;;;;;;;;;403
COLONIZE_OTHER;Will win by placing colonists in %s.;;;;;;;;;;404
DEFEAT_YOUR;You will increase your victory percentage by defeating %s and resolve a peace with her/them where you get a tribute.;;;;;;;;;;405
DEFEAT_OTHER;Will win by defeating %s and get a profitable peace.;;;;;;;;;;406
MONOPOLY_YOUR;You will win the game when you have Monopoly status (=6 merchants) in ten Centers of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;407
MONOPOLY_OTHER;Will win by achieving Monopoly status in Centers of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;408
COLOEMPIRE_YOUR;You will increase your victory percentage by +10 percent every time you create a Colonial City (='Level 7 Colony').;;;;;;;;;;409
COLOEMPIRE_OTHER;Will win by establishing Colonial Cities.;;;;;;;;;;410
TRADEEMPIRE_YOUR;You will get +5 percent victory progress every time you create a Level 6 Trading Post.;;;;;;;;;;411
TRADEEMPIRE_OTHER;Will win by establishing Level 6 Trading Posts.;;;;;;;;;;412
CATHOLIC_YOUR;You will increase your victory percentage by +20 percent every time you force a nation to convert to your religion. To do this, you must defeat them utterly in a war.;;;;;;;;;;413
CATHOLIC_OTHER;Will win by force converting nations.;;;;;;;;;;414
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######## GENERAL IN-GAME STRINGS ########;;;;;;;;;;;418
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AUTOSAVE;AUTOSAVING...;;;;;;;;;;421
QUICKSAVE;QUICKSAVING...;;;;;;;;;;422
QUICKLOAD;QUICKLOADING...;;;;;;;;;;423
NORMALSAVE;SAVING GAME...;;;;;;;;;;424
WAITING_FOR_PLAYERS;(Waiting for other player(s)...);;;;;;;;;;425
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PAUSE;GAME PAUSED;;;;;;;;;;427
PAUSEOK;Press OK to continue;;;;;;;;;;428
PAUSEREMOVAL;GAME WILL BE RESUMABLE IN %d SECONDS...;;;;;;;;;;429
PAUSETIMEOUT;PAUSE REQUESTED IN %d SECONDS...;;;;;;;;;;430
NOPAUSE;(NO PAUSE AVAILABLE);;;;;;;;;;431
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######### TEXTS DISPLAYED IN THE ########## ######## HEADER ABOVE THE SIDEBAR ######;;;;;;;;;;;435
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HEAD_TP;Level %d Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;438
HEAD_CAPITAL;Capital Province;;;;;;;;;;439
HEAD_NATIONAL;National Province of %s;;;;;;;;;;440
HEAD_COL;Level %d Colony;;;;;;;;;;441
HEAD_CITY;City (Population: %d);;;;;;;;;;442
HEAD_CIW;Country Information;;;;;;;;;;443
HEAD_REL;Religion;;;;;;;;;;444
HEAD_FIN;Financial Summary;;;;;;;;;;445
HEAD_BUD;Budget;;;;;;;;;;446
HEAD_DIP;Diplomatic Actions;;;;;;;;;;447
HEAD_COT;Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;448
HEAD_COLP;Settler Placement;;;;;;;;;;449
HEAD_LAN;Land Battle;;;;;;;;;;450
HEAD_NAV;Naval Battle;;;;;;;;;;451
HEAD_SIE;Siege;;;;;;;;;;452
HEAD_MIS;Missions;;;;;;;;;;453
HEAD_LOA;Loans;;;;;;;;;;454
HEAD_PEA;Peace Resolution;;;;;;;;;;455
HEAD_ARC;Army Construction;;;;;;;;;;456
HEAD_NAC;Navy Construction;;;;;;;;;;457
HEAD_INF;Information About;;;;;;;;;;458
HEAD_RES;Resource Information;;;;;;;;;;459
HEAD_DOMESTIC;Domestic Policies;;;;;;;;;;460
HEAD_MSW;Send Missionary to;;;;;;;;;;461
HEAD_VASSAL;Grant Independence;;;;;;;;;;462
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# VASSAL WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;464
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LIBVAS_TITLE;§W%s. §YThey §Ywill §Yreceive §Ythe §Yfollowing §Yprovince(s): §W;;;;;;;;;;466
VASSAL_GRANT;Grant;;;;;;;;;;467
VASSAL_CURRENT;Create: %s;;;;;;;;;;468
VASSAL_NONE;Nothing selected;;;;;;;;;;469
VASSAL_TIT1;Select Vassal;;;;;;;;;;470
VASSAL_TIT2;to create;;;;;;;;;;471
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# SEA ZONE WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;473
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SEA_CLEAR;Clear Waters;;;;;;;;;;475
SEA_ICEY;Icy Waters;;;;;;;;;;476
SEA_STORMY;Storm!;;;;;;;;;;477
SEA_PIRB;Commission Privateers;;;;;;;;;;478
SEA_PRIV;It will cost %d$ to commission a small fleet of privateers in this seazone. Pirates blockade trade revenues and income from adjacent provinces, and may trigger a Casus belli from affected nations.;;;;;;;;;;479
SEA_ALREADY;There are already pirates in this seazone.;;;;;;;;;;480
SEA_WIND;Wind Factor: %d m/s;;;;;;;;;;481
SEA_NATIONAL;National waters of;;;;;;;;;;482
SEA_PIRATES;%d pirate vessels in this area.;;;;;;;;;;483
SEA_NOPIRATES;No pirates in the area;;;;;;;;;;484
SEA_NOTNAVAL;We are not a naval power so we can't commission privateers.\n;;;;;;;;;;485
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############# INTERFACE TEXTS #############;;;;;;;;;;;489
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# MANUFACTORY NAMES;;;;;;;;;;;492
# Note: all five manufactory types MUST have the same gender.;;;;;;;;;;;493
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FACILITY_LUXURYGOODS;Fine Arts Academy;;;;;;;;;;495
FACILITY_WEAPONS;Weapons Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;496
FACILITY_NAVALEQUIPMENTS;Naval Equipment Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;497
FACILITY_REFINERY;Refinery;;;;;;;;;;498
FACILITY_MANUFACTUREDGOODS;Goods Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;499
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PIWFACILITY_LUXURYGOODS;Fine Arts Academy;;;;;;;;;;501
PIWFACILITY_WEAPONS;Weapons Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;502
PIWFACILITY_NAVALEQUIPMENTS;Naval Equipment Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;503
PIWFACILITY_REFINERY;Refinery;;;;;;;;;;504
PIWFACILITY_MANUFACTUREDGOODS;Goods Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;505
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MANARTS1;Fine Arts;;;;;;;;;;507
MANARTS2;Academy;;;;;;;;;;508
MANWEAP1;Weapons;;;;;;;;;;509
MANWEAP2;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;510
MANNAV1;Naval Equipments;;;;;;;;;;511
MANNAV2;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;512
MANREF1;Refinery;;;;;;;;;;513
MANREF2;;;;;;;;;;;514
MANGOOD1;Goods;;;;;;;;;;515
MANGOOD2;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;516
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MANROLLARTS;Fine Arts Academies will increase your §YStability.\n\nYearly bonus if built in §Ya §YCapital §Yprovince: §Y%d$ §W(otherwise §W6$)\n\nNumber that can be built at lower cost: §Y%d\n\nCost to build: %d$;;;;;;;;;;518
MANROLLWEAP;Weapons Manufactories will improve your §YLand §YTechnology.\n\nYearly bonus if built in a province with §Yiron §Yor §Ycopper: §Y%d$ §W(otherwise §W6$)\n\n Number that can be built at lower cost: §Y%d\n\nCost to build: %d$;;;;;;;;;;519
MANROLLNAVAL;Naval Equipment Manufactories will improve your §YNaval §YTechnology.\n\nYearly bonus if built in a province with §Yfish §Yor §Ynaval §Ysupplies: §Y%d$ §W(otherwise §W6$)\n\n Number that can be built at lower cost: §Y%d\n\nCost to build: %d$;;;;;;;;;;520
MANROLLREF;Each Refinery will improve your §YTrade Leve§Wl.\n\nYearly bonus if built in a province with §Ysugar§W or§Y wine§W: %d §W(otherwise §W6$)\n\n Number that can be built at lower cost and risk: §Y%d\n\nCost to build: §Y%d;;;;;;;;;;521
MANROLLGOOD;Each Goods Manufactory will improve your §YInfrastructure.\n\nYearly bonus if built in a province with §Ycloth, §Ycotton §Yor §Ytobacco: §Y%d$ §W(otherwise §W6$)\n\n Number that can be built at lower cost: §Y%d\n\nCost to build: %d$;;;;;;;;;;522
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MANROLLARTS_COST;Cost: %d$;;;;;;;;;;524
MANROLLARTS_ERR;Requires %d$ and at least level 2 Infrastructure.;;;;;;;;;;525
MANROLLWEAP_COST;Cost: %d$;;;;;;;;;;526
MANROLLWEAP_ERR;Requires %d$ and at least level 18 Land Technology.;;;;;;;;;;527
MANROLLNAVAL_COST;Cost: %d$;;;;;;;;;;528
MANROLLNAVAL_ERR;Requires %d$ and at least level 16 Naval Technology.;;;;;;;;;;529
MANROLLREF_COST;Cost: %d$;;;;;;;;;;530
MANROLLREF_ERR;Requires %d$ and at least level 3 Infrastructure.;;;;;;;;;;531
MANROLLGOOD_COST;Cost: %d$;;;;;;;;;;532
MANROLLGOOD_ERR;Requires %d$ and at least level 6 Infrastructure.;;;;;;;;;;533
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# CONFIRM MESSAGES;;;;;;;;;;;535
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CONFIRMMAN;Should we build a manufactory in %s at a cost of %d$? It will take %d months to finish.;;;;;;;;;;537
CONFIRMFORT;Should we expand our fortress in %s for a cost of %d$? This will take 12 months to finish.;;;;;;;;;;538
CONFIRMMERCHANT;Should we send a merchant to %s for a cost of %d$?;;;;;;;;;;539
CONFIRMBAILIFF;Should we promote our Bailiff in %s to Tax collector at a cost of %d$? It will take 12 months to have effect.;;;;;;;;;;540
CONFIRMCOURTHOUSE;Should we promote our Legal counsel in %s to Chief judge at a cost of %d$? It will take 24 months to have effect.;;;;;;;;;;541
CONFIRMCITYRIGHTS;Should we promote our Mayor in %s to Governor at a cost of %d$? It will take 24 months to have effect.;;;;;;;;;;542
CONFIRMBARRACKS;Should we build a conscription center in %s at a cost of %d$? It will take 24 months to be finished.;;;;;;;;;;543
CONFIRMSHIPYARD;Should we build a shipyard in %s at a cost of %d$? It will take 36 months to be finished.;;;;;;;;;;544
CONFIRMDISBAND;Do you really want to permanently disband the selected units?;;;;;;;;;;545
CONFIRMDISBANDHIS;This will destroy the selected unit except commander %s and his loyal retainers. Are you really sure?;;;;;;;;;;546
CONFIRMRELIGION;Convert from %s to %s\nSire this will not only hurt our relation with the rest of the %s world enormously our stability will also suffer greatly! Are you sure you want to take this drastic and irreversible step?;;;;;;;;;;547
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# ILLEGAL EXPLORATION ERROR MESSAGES;;;;;;;;;;;549
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RIKTIGTERRA;(This area is 'permanent' Terra Incognita and cannot be accessed.);;;;;;;;;;551
LANDMORON;Sire this unit dares not travel to uncharted territories! Send an conquistador here or wait until we reach land technology level 31.;;;;;;;;;;552
NAVALMORON;Sire this unit dares not travel to uncharted territories! Send an explorer here or wait until we reach naval technology level 27.;;;;;;;;;;553
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######### ROLLOVER HELP TEXTS ###########;;;;;;;;;;;558
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# MAIN MAP ROLLOVERS;;;;;;;;;;;561
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ALR_WAR;%s is a at war with %s.\n;;;;;;;;;;563
ALR_VASSAL;%s is a vassal of %s.\n;;;;;;;;;;564
ALR_DYNASTIC;%s and %s have a Royal Marriage (expires %s %d).\n;;;;;;;;;;565
ALR_MILITARY;%s have a Military Alliance (expires %s %d).\n;;;;;;;;;;566
ALR_TRADE;%s is refusing %s trade.\n;;;;;;;;;;567
ALR_RELATION;Relation between %s and %s: %c%d\n;;;;;;;;;;568
ALR_PERMCB;%s has a permanent Casus Belli on %s\n;;;;;;;;;;569
ALR_TEMPCB;%s has a temporary Casus Belli on %s (expires %s %d)\n;;;;;;;;;;570
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ROLLREFTRADE;%s refuses trade with us!;;;;;;;;;;572
RVIEW;Info about %s;;;;;;;;;;573
ROWN;Owned by %s;;;;;;;;;;574
ROWNCON;Owned by %s\nControlled by %s;;;;;;;;;;575
RINFO;Info about %s;;;;;;;;;;576
RCOTTR;%s trades %s;;;;;;;;;;577
ROL_HRE;Part of the Holy Roman Empire\n;;;;;;;;;;578
ROL_EMP;Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire\n;;;;;;;;;;579
ROL_ELEC;Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire\n;;;;;;;;;;580
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MECENATROLLOVER;Settler from %s en route to %s;;;;;;;;;;582
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RPSTABILITYICON_I;%s has a stability of %d\nLandtechnology: %s\nNaval Technology: %s;;;;;;;;;;584
RPSTABILITYICON_D;Click to view detailed information;;;;;;;;;;585
RPMEN;%d men;;;;;;;;;;586
RPSHIP;%d ships;;;;;;;;;;587
RPTRADEPOST;Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;588
RPCITY;City;;;;;;;;;;589
RPCOLONY;Colony;;;;;;;;;;590
RPCOT;View %s Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;591
RPCLICKCOT;Send Merchant to %s;;;;;;;;;;592
RPPORT;Port;;;;;;;;;;593
RPNAVY;Navy;;;;;;;;;;594
RPARMY;Army;;;;;;;;;;595
RPEMPTY;Empty;;;;;;;;;;596
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# MAIN MAP BAR – GENERAL;;;;;;;;;;;598
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BAR_FLAG_I;Your National Stability is %c%d;;;;;;;;;;600
BAR_FLAG_D;Your National Stability affects your tax incomes the revolt risk in your provinces and many other things. Improve your Stability in the Budget Window.;;;;;;;;;;601
BAR_SOLDIER_I;You have a man power of %d.000\n(maximum is %d.000);;;;;;;;;;602
BAR_SOLDIER_D;Currently you gain %d.000 a year\n;;;;;;;;;;603
BAR_COLONIST_I;You have %d Settler(s) \n(currently %.2f per year);;;;;;;;;;604
BAR_MISSIONARY_I;You have %d Missionary(s) \n(currently %.2f per year);;;;;;;;;;605
BAR_DIPLOMAT_I;You have %d Diplomat(s) \n(currently %.2f per year);;;;;;;;;;606
BAR_MERCHANT_I;You have %d Merchants \n(currently %.2f per year);;;;;;;;;;607
BAR_TREASURY_I;You have %d ducats \n(currently %.2f per month);;;;;;;;;;608
BAR_TREASURY_D;You have MONTHLY and YEARLY incomes. The monthly incomes are automatically distributed in the Budget Window (open the Financial Summary Window to see the breakdown of the monthly incomes and expenses). Yearly incomes are always added directly to the Treasury on January 1 each year.;;;;;;;;;;609
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# MAIN MAP BAR – NUMBER OF SETTLERS;;;;;;;;;;;611
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YEARLYCOL_MAX;(You can store a maximum of six colonists)\n;;;;;;;;;;613
YEARLYCOL_FANTASY;Fantasy Setting \n;;;;;;;;;;614
YEARLYCOL_NOCOAST;No coast \n;;;;;;;;;;615
YEARLYCOL_EXPL;+%d Exploration\n;;;;;;;;;;616
YEARLYCOL_DYN;+%d Colonial Dynamism \n;;;;;;;;;;617
YEARLYCOL_POL;%s%.2f Domestic Policies.\n;;;;;;;;;;618
YEARLYCOL_FRONTIER;+%.2f Frontier Country.\n;;;;;;;;;;619
YEARLYCOL_SHIPYARD;+%.2f Shipyards \n;;;;;;;;;;620
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# MAIN MAP BAR – NUMBER OF MERCHANTS;;;;;;;;;;;622
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YEARLYMER_MAX;(You can store a maximum of six merchants)\n;;;;;;;;;;624
YEARLYMER_FANTASY;Fantasy Setting \n;;;;;;;;;;625
YEARLYMER_REL;+%.2f Protestant Coastal Provinces \n;;;;;;;;;;626
YEARLYMER_TRADE;+%.2f Trade Level \n;;;;;;;;;;627
YEARLYMER_COT;+%.2f Centers of Trade \n;;;;;;;;;;628
YEARLYMER_COASTAL;+%.2f Coastal Provinces \n;;;;;;;;;;629
YEARLYMER_MONOPOLY;+%.2f Monopolies \n;;;;;;;;;;630
YEARLYMER_STAB;+%.2f Stability \n;;;;;;;;;;631
YEARLYMER_STAB2;%.2f Stability \n;;;;;;;;;;632
YEARLYMER_POL;%s%.2f Domestic Policies.\n;;;;;;;;;;633
YEARLYMER_12;(max 12 per year) \n;;;;;;;;;;634
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# MAIN MAP BAR – NUMBER OF MISSIONARIES;;;;;;;;;;;636
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YEARLYMIS_MAX;(You can store a maximum of six missionaries)\n;;;;;;;;;;638
YEARLYMIS_POL;%s%.2f Domestic Policies.\n;;;;;;;;;;639
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# MAIN MAP BAR – NUMBER OF DIPLOMATS;;;;;;;;;;;641
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YEARLYDIP_MAX;(You can store a maximum of six diplomats)\n;;;;;;;;;;643
YEARLYDIP_KING;+%.2f Royal diplomacy \n;;;;;;;;;;644
YEARLYDIP_WAR;+1 At War\n;;;;;;;;;;645
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# LOCATOR MAP;;;;;;;;;;;647
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MINIMAP_DRO;Left-click to center main map over clicked area. Right-click to view locate function or give move order to selected unit.;;;;;;;;;;649
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# HELP TEXTS FOR BUILDINGS IN SIDEBAR;;;;;;;;;;;651
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PIWBUILDTROOPS_COL;You cannot build troops in a Colony.;;;;;;;;;;653
PIWBUILDSHIPS_COL;You cannot build ships in a Colony.;;;;;;;;;;654
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PIWBUILDTROOPS_NOTAX;Too low Tax Value. The maximum build capacity in a national province is 1000 men (or 10 cannon) multiplied by the province's Tax Value. In non-national provinces (colonies and conquered provinces) you can build half that amount. Therefore if the Tax Value is too low you cannot build any troops. Sometimes promoting a Bailiff or Chief judge thereby increasing the Tax Value will help.;;;;;;;;;;656
PIWBUILDSHIPS_NOTAX;The maximum build capacity in a national province is 1 ship multiplied by the province's Tax Value. In non-national provinces (colonies and conquered provinces) you can build half that amount. Therefore if the Tax Value is too low you cannot build any ships.;;;;;;;;;;657
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PIWBUILDTROOPS;Build Troops / Conscription Center;;;;;;;;;;659
PIWBUILDSHIPS;Build Ships / Shipyard;;;;;;;;;;660
PIWEXPANDFORT_NONE;This city has no fortress. Click to build one.;;;;;;;;;;661
PIWEXPANDFORT;Level %d Fortress. Click to Expand;;;;;;;;;;662
PIWEXPANDFORT_DRO;The greater the Fortress, the longer siege and the larger army will it take to defeat it.;;;;;;;;;;663
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PIWBUILDMANUFACTORY;Build Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;665
PIWPROVINFO;Province Information;;;;;;;;;;666
PIWEXPANDFORTERR1;You are currently expanding this fortress.;;;;;;;;;;667
PIWEXPANDFORTERR3;You can not expand a fortress beyond level %d with your current technology.;;;;;;;;;;668
PIWEXPANDFORTERR2;You can not afford the %d$ required to expand this fortress.;;;;;;;;;;669
PIWEXPANDFORTERR4;This fortress can not be expanded further.;;;;;;;;;;670
PIWEXPANDFORTERR5;You cannot expand the fortress in a Colony.;;;;;;;;;;671
PIWEXPANDFORTERR6;Promotion in progress;;;;;;;;;;672
PIWEXPANDFORTERR7;You have already reached the maximum fortress size.;;;;;;;;;;673
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PIWBUILDMANUFACTORYERR2;Build Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;675
PIWBUILDMANUFACTORYERR3;Manufactory construction in progress.;;;;;;;;;;676
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PIWNATIVE;Native Strength: %d. Aggressiveness: %s (%d);;;;;;;;;;678
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PIW_ISIMPROVING;Promotion in progress;;;;;;;;;;680
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# CONSTRUCTIONS.  NOTE SPACE BEFORE 'TIME REMAINING'.;;;;;;;;;;;682
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CONSTRUCTIONNAVY;Building Ships.;;;;;;;;;;684
CONSTRUCTIONARMY;Building Troops.;;;;;;;;;;685
CONSTRUCTIONTP;Building Trading Post.;;;;;;;;;;686
CONSTRUCTIONCOLONY;Building Colony.;;;;;;;;;;687
CONSTRUCTIONMAN;Building Manufactory.;;;;;;;;;;688
CONSTRUCTIONFORT;Building Fortress.;;;;;;;;;;689
CONSTRUCTIONSHIPYARD;Building Shipyard.;;;;;;;;;;690
CONSTRUCTIONBARRACK;Building Conscription Center.;;;;;;;;;;691
CONSTRUCTIONIMPROVEMENT;Promoting Official.;;;;;;;;;;692
CONSTRUCTIONMISSIONAIR;Converting Province;;;;;;;;;;693
CONSTRUCTIONREMAIN;Time remaining: %d months;;;;;;;;;;694
CONSTRUCTIONREMAIN2;Time remaining: <1 months;;;;;;;;;;695
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# 'SHIELD' ROLLOVERS IN PROVINCE INFORMATION SIDEBAR WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;697
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PIWINC_NONE;This province is not colonized by anyone and does not generate any incomes. This is the potential Tax Income if you colonize this province, and expand the province to a city (requires 10 successful colonist placements);;;;;;;;;;699
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PIWTRADESHARE;Amount that this province generates in its Center of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;701
PIWTRADESHAREDRO;The value will increase as the population of the province increases, and as the resource's market value increases. Click on the resource icon to the left to view details about the market value of this resource.;;;;;;;;;;702
PIWTRADEOVERSEAS;This province is overseas and we only gain %d percent of its trade value.\n;;;;;;;;;;703
PIWTRADEBLOCKADE;%d percent of our home ports are blockaded.\n;;;;;;;;;;704
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PIWINC_TAX;%.1f$ Province Taxes (Base %d$)\n;;;;;;;;;;706
PIWINC_PROD;%.1f$ Production Incomes\n;;;;;;;;;;707
PIWINC_EXP;%.1f$ Trade Taxes (Max 12$) \n;;;;;;;;;;708
PIWINC_MANU;%d$ Manufactories\n;;;;;;;;;;709
PIWINC_HARB;%d$ Trade Tariffs\n;;;;;;;;;;710
PIWINC_PIRATES;-%d$ Pirates\n;;;;;;;;;;711
PIWINC_DELAYED1;§YProvince Taxes§W are earned from all owned provinces with §Ycities §W and are modified by your Stability. They can also be increased by promotions.\n;;;;;;;;;;712
PIWINC_DELAYED2;§YProduction Incomes§W are earned from provinces with §Ycolonies §Wor §Ycities. §WThe actual amount depends on the size of the colony / city your infrastructure and the value of the province's resource.\n;;;;;;;;;;713
PIWINC_DELAYED3;§YTrade Taxes§W are earned from §Yall §Yprovinces. §WThe actual amount depends on the size of the settlement / city your trade level and the value of the province's resource.\n;;;;;;;;;;714
PIWINC_DELAYED4;§YTrade Tariffs§W 3$ per present merchant are generated in §YCenters §Yof §YTrade.\n;;;;;;;;;;715
PIWINC_DELAYED5;§YBlockaded Provinces§W give half Province Tax Incomes.;;;;;;;;;;716
PIWINC_TPBASEETAX;(Base Tax if expanded to city: %d$)\n;;;;;;;;;;717
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PIWBUILDMANU_DELAYED;Manufactories will give you extra incomes and investments in different technologies. They also reduce revolt risk increase city growth and increase the demand for certain resources.;;;;;;;;;;719
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PIWCITYRIGHTS_I0;Governor's Office;;;;;;;;;;721
PIWCITYRIGHTS_I1;Mayor's Office;;;;;;;;;;722
PIWCITYRIGHTS_I2;Promote Mayor to Governor (%d$, 24 months);;;;;;;;;;723
PIWCITYRIGHTS_I3;You cannot afford the %d$ it costs to promote a Mayor;;;;;;;;;;724
PIWCITYRIGHTS_D0;(Cannot be further upgraded.);;;;;;;;;;725
PIWCITYRIGHTS_D1;Once you reach Infrastructure level 5 you can promote your Mayor to a Governor increasing your Production Incomes and City Growth and reducing inflation.;;;;;;;;;;726
PIWCITYRIGHTS_D2;Increases your Production Incomes and City Growth and reduces inflation.;;;;;;;;;;727
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PIWCOURTHOUSE_I0;Chief judge's Office;;;;;;;;;;729
PIWCOURTHOUSE_I1;Legal counsel's Office;;;;;;;;;;730
PIWCOURTHOUSE_I2;Promote Legal counsel to Chief judge (%d$, 24 months);;;;;;;;;;731
PIWCOURTHOUSE_I3;You cannot afford the %d$ it costs to promote a Legal counsel;;;;;;;;;;732
PIWCOURTHOUSE_I4;You need to have a Tax collector in the province first.;;;;;;;;;;733
PIWCOURTHOUSE_D0;(Cannot be further upgraded.);;;;;;;;;;734
PIWCOURTHOUSE_D1;Once you reach Infrastructure level 4 you can promote your Legal counsel to a Chief judge increasing your Tax Incomes and reducing the Revolt Risk.;;;;;;;;;;735
PIWCOURTHOUSE_D2;Promoting your Legal counsel to a Chief judge will increase your Tax Incomes and reduce the Revolt Risk.;;;;;;;;;;736
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PIWBAILIFF_I0;Tax collector's Office;;;;;;;;;;738
PIWBAILIFF_I1;Bailiff's Office;;;;;;;;;;739
PIWBAILIFF_I2;Promote Bailiff to Tax collector (%d$, 12 months);;;;;;;;;;740
PIWBAILIFF_I3;You cannot afford the %d$ it costs to promote a Bailiff;;;;;;;;;;741
PIWBAILIFF_D0;(Cannot be further upgraded.);;;;;;;;;;742
PIWBAILIFF_D1;Once you reach Infrastructure level 1 you can promote your Bailiff to a Tax collector increasing your Tax and Production Incomes but also the Revolt Risk. This is vital to receive census taxes from the province.;;;;;;;;;;743
PIWBAILIFF_D2;Promoting your Bailiff to a Tax collector will increase your Tax and Production Incomes but also the Revolt Risk. This is vital to receive census taxes from the province.;;;;;;;;;;744
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# TEXT FOR EMPTY PROVINCE – NOTE LENGTH OF TEXTS!;;;;;;;;;;;748
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PIWEMPTYT;NEUTRAL PROVINCE;;;;;;;;;;750
PIWEMPTY1;This province is not colonized by;;;;;;;;;;751
PIWEMPTY2;any nation and does not produce;;;;;;;;;;752
PIWEMPTY3;any resource right now.;;;;;;;;;;753
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OPTHEADER;GAME MANAGEMENT;;;;;;;;;;761
OPTBTN_LOAD;LOAD;;;;;;;;;;762
OPTBTN_SAVE;SAVE;;;;;;;;;;763
OPTBTN_OPTIONS;OPTIONS;;;;;;;;;;764
OPTBTN_HINTS;HINTS;;;;;;;;;;765
OPTBTN_QUIT;SURRENDER;;;;;;;;;;766
OPTBTN_BACK;RETURN;;;;;;;;;;767
OPTIONHEADER;OPTION;;;;;;;;;;768
INGAME_MESSAGES;MESSAGE SETTINGS;;;;;;;;;;769
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OPTION_SFXVOLUME;SFX VOLUME;;;;;;;;;;771
OPTION_MUSICVOLUME;MUSIC VOLUME;;;;;;;;;;772
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# MESSAGE DISPLAY OPTIONS;;;;;;;;;;;774
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HEADER_MISSIONS_AND_MONARCHS;MISSIONS AND MONARCHS;;;;;;;;;;776
HEADER_ECONOMICAL;ECONOMIC;;;;;;;;;;777
HEADER_DIPLOMATIC;DIPLOMATIC;;;;;;;;;;778
HEADER_BATTLES_AND_MILITARY;BATTLES AND MILITARY;;;;;;;;;;779
HEADER_COLONIZATION_AND_EXPLORATION;COLONIZATION AND EXPLORATION;;;;;;;;;;780
HEADER_RELIGION;RELIGION;;;;;;;;;;781
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DO_NOT_DISPLAY;§YDo not display this message;;;;;;;;;;783
DISPLAY_IN_LOG;§YDisplay this type of message in the game log;;;;;;;;;;784
DISPLAY_TAB;§YDisplay as message notifier;;;;;;;;;;785
DISPLAY_IN_BOX;§YDisplay this type of message in a message box;;;;;;;;;;786
DISPLAY_PAUSE;§YDisplay this type of message in a message box & Pause;;;;;;;;;;787
MESSAGE_HEADER;§YINGAME MESSAGES;;;;;;;;;;788
MESSAGE_HEADER_PROPERTIES;§YMESSAGE PROPERTIES;;;;;;;;;;789
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REGENCY;Regency;;;;;;;;;;792
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######### TEXTS ABOUT RESOURCES ########;;;;;;;;;;;795
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# NAMES OF RESOURCES;;;;;;;;;;;798
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CLO;Cloth;;;;;;;;;;800
GOLD;Gold;;;;;;;;;;801
COT;Cotton;;;;;;;;;;802
FISH;Fish;;;;;;;;;;803
FURS;Furs;;;;;;;;;;804
GRAI;Grain;;;;;;;;;;805
IVOR;Ivory;;;;;;;;;;806
METAL;Iron;;;;;;;;;;807
MINERAL;Copper;;;;;;;;;;808
ORIENT;Chinaware;;;;;;;;;;809
NAVS;Naval Supplies;;;;;;;;;;810
SALT;Salt;;;;;;;;;;811
SLAV;Slaves;;;;;;;;;;812
SPIC;Spices;;;;;;;;;;813
SUG;Sugar;;;;;;;;;;814
TOB;Tobacco;;;;;;;;;;815
WINE;Wine;;;;;;;;;;816
WOOL;Wool;;;;;;;;;;817
TEA;Tea;;;;;;;;;;818
COFFEE;Coffee;;;;;;;;;;819
NOTHING;Nothing;;;;;;;;;;820
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# Goods historical descriptions;;;;;;;;;;;823
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CLODESC;Cloth represents the various fabrics and clothing goods made at the time mostly from wool supplies but also partly from vegetal fibers such as linen. After successful plantation in the late 18th century America and through trade from India cotton became an increasing source of raw materials for cloth.;;;;;;;;;;825
GOLDDESC;Gold and silver were the basis of all formal currencies in Europe. The great gold mines of Central and South America would nearly  multiply the currency supply tenfold leading to vast enrichment of some nations through cash and trade but also multiplying currency debasement and inflation.;;;;;;;;;;826
COTDESC;Cotton originated from Central Asia but was not widely used in Europe until it was transplanted in the American colonies and used as a cheap but good complement or substitute for wool in the clothing industry of the late 18th century;;;;;;;;;;827
FISHDESC;Fish not only provided one of the most basic foods for the European population in this age (as meat was more than a luxury for the great majority), but also generated a good industrial activity for shipyards. Fishermen made the basic recruiting pool of the merchant and military navies of most nations.;;;;;;;;;;828
FURSDESC;Furs were one of the basic elements of high quality and warm clothing. Skins from all kind of animals were in strong demand initially from Russia but more and more from the endless wilderness ranges of North America where beavers would be the prize of choice at least till the late middle 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;829
GRAIDESC;Grain represents the vegetal foodstuff that was the first and foremost base of the everyday diet (with bread) both of humans and livestock. Lack of it would always lead to revolts and riots. Other cereals and vegetal foodstuff would later be augmented by tomatoes corn and even potatoes from America offering a wider choice both in food and agricultural production varieties.;;;;;;;;;;830
IVORDESC;Ivory was one of the key trading goods of African natives aside from slaves. It was highly seek by Europeans for use in various manufactured pieces and goods such as cutlery gifts small pieces of art furniture reliquaries etc.;;;;;;;;;;831
METALDESC;Iron covers mostly iron and other similar metals but copper lead and the few highly prized minerals. Iron formed the basis of the metallurgical industry and was the most necessary raw material for all weapons tools and more generally a lot of pieces of equipment.;;;;;;;;;;832
MINERALDESC;Copper also includes other non-iron metals like lead tin and some highly prized minerals such as silver. Copper a main component of brass was essential in the early foundry techniques and used widely for guns and armor. Along with other minerals it was used also for currency production and most pieces of arts (such as jewelry). It also includes precious stones and gems.;;;;;;;;;;833
ORIENTDESC;'Chinaware' represent various exotic goods such as silk chinaware carpets jewels and more generally manufactured goods mostly produced in Asiatic lands such as India China and Persia. Their uniqueness made them the highest value cargo to return from those faraway lands and commended hefty profits for any captain bringing even but a few pieces in his ship holds.;;;;;;;;;;834
NAVSDESC;Naval Supplies represents everything needed in ship construction from basic wood to tar ropes linen sails and various other material required. Most came from the Baltic initially until North America became an alternate source of supply in the early 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;835
SALTDESC;Salt was as essential to animals as wheat could be for humans. In addition it was the most common and initially only mean to ensure food preservation for the long winter months. It was either mineral brought from mines in Central Europe or natural from salt marsh production via evaporation along sunny coastlines.;;;;;;;;;;836
SLAVDESC;Slaves had been a trading commodity since Antiquity but demand increased sharply in the late 16th century when it appeared that they made the cheapest and most efficient labor for European plantations in the Americas (sugar cotton tobacco). They also remained an important trade in the Muslim world.;;;;;;;;;;837
SPICDESC;Spices were known in Europe since ancient times mostly for their medicinal and food preservation powers. Pepper ginger nutmeg chili cinnamon and all the like came partly from East Africa but mostly from India China and the Spice Islands (current Indonesia) to be traded in Alexandria or the other terminals of the great caravan roads. The European desire for cheaper and more direct supply constituted the main motivation for the very first eastbound sea voyages of discoveries for Portugal.;;;;;;;;;;838
SUGDESC;Sugar was used not only as a sweetener but also for food preservation. The sugar cane was the only known means of obtaining sugar at this time and had been grown initially in some Mediterranean islands. But the labor intensive plantation system in America above all in the Caribbean islands would soon move the major production sources overseas.;;;;;;;;;;839
TOBDESC;Tobacco was unknown in Europe until brought from American Indians in the late 16th century. It quickly became a fashion for the upper classes who could afford it and ensured the fast and profitable economic growth of the East Coast British colonies in North America, as well as in Portuguese Brazil.;;;;;;;;;;840
WINEDESC;Wines had been produced for a very long time in the southern part of Europe as they still constituted an essential element of the everyday diet except maybe in the Muslim world. They were not considered as luxury products but probably served as a welcome relief hundreds of years before penicillin antibiotics and sterile environments. In Northern and Eastern Europe beer mead vodka and small beer was used for the same purposes.;;;;;;;;;;841
WOOLDESC;Wool came mostly from flocks of sheep the kind of cattle that grazed in some desolated corners of Europe and Asia. It was before cotton became known and except low quality vegetal fibers (linen) or silk the major and basic raw material for clothing.;;;;;;;;;;842
TEADESC;Tea was an important luxury drink in China, India and South-East Asia. It was often used in religious ritual or merely for luxury consumption by the rich. The English popularized tea in Europe. Never considered as noble a drink as coffee it still produced large profit merely from the fact that the world supply was low.;;;;;;;;;;843
COFFEEDESC;Coffee was used as a stimulant by the Aztecs, Incas and Indian rulers since the early medivals. It was popularized in Europe in the early 16th century when the Spaniards imported it from its American colonies. For many hundred years coffee was considered a luxury product until it finally was used on a daily basis by the common people.;;;;;;;;;;844
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# RESOURCE DEMAND ROLLOVER HELP;;;;;;;;;;;846
#;;;;;;;;;;;847
GOLDDEMAND;The value of Gold is not affected by supply and demand. However if gold makes up more than 40 percent of your income you will get extra §Yinflation§W.;;;;;;;;;;848
WOOLDEMAND;The global demand for Wool will increase as more §YManufactories, §YConscription §YCenters §Wand §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;849
FISHDEMAND;The global demand for Fish will increase as more §YManufactories, §YConscription §YCenters §Wand §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;850
GRAIDEMAND;The global demand for Grain will increase as more §YManufactories, §YConscription §YCenters §Wand §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;851
SALTDEMAND;The global demand for Salt will increase as more §YManufactories, §YConscription §YCenters §Wand §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;852
WINEDEMAND;The global demand for Wine will increase as more §YManufactories, §YConscription §YCenters §Wand §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;853
COTDEMAND;The global demand for Cotton will increase as more §YGoods §YManufactories§W are built, and as more §YCloth §Yproducing §Yprovinces§W are being colonized.;;;;;;;;;;854
CLODEMAND;The global demand for Cloth will increase as more §YGoods §YManufactories and §YConscription §YCenters§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;855
MINERALDEMAND;The global demand for Copper will increase as more §YWeapons §YManufactories and §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;856
SUGDEMAND;The global demand for Sugar will increase as more §YBreweries§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;857
NAVSDEMAND;The global demand for Naval Supplies will increase as more §YNaval §YEquipment §YManufactories §Wand §YShipyards§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;858
METALDEMAND;The global demand for Iron will increase as more §YWeapons §YManufactories §Wand §YConscription §YCenters§W are built.;;;;;;;;;;859
SLAVDEMAND;The global demand for Slaves will increase as more §YCotton, §YSugar §Wand §YTobacco §Yproducing §Yprovinces§W are being colonized.;;;;;;;;;;860
FURSDEMAND;The global demand for Furs will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;861
IVORDEMAND;The global demand for Ivory will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;862
ORIENTDEMAND;The global demand for Chinaware will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;863
SPICDEMAND;The global demand for Spices will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;864
TOBDEMAND;The global demand for Tobacco will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;865
TEADEMAND;The global demand for Tea will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;866
COFFEEDEMAND;The global demand for Coffee will increase as more §YConscription §YCenters §YShipyards §Wand §YManufactories§W are built and as more cities get §YChief judges §Yand §YGovernors.;;;;;;;;;;867
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#;;;;;;;;;;;869
#;;;;;;;;;;;870
# SIDEBAR BUTTONS;;;;;;;;;;;871
#;;;;;;;;;;;872
BUILDSHIPYARD;Build Shipyard;;;;;;;;;;873
BUILDBARRACK;Build Conscription Center;;;;;;;;;;874
BUTTON_0001;Build Shipyard;;;;;;;;;;875
BUTTON_0002;Build Conscription Center;;;;;;;;;;876
BUTTON_0003;;;;;;;;;;;877
BUTTON_0004;;;;;;;;;;;878
BUTTON_0005;;;;;;;;;;;879
BUTTON_0006;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;880
BUTTON_0007;;;;;;;;;;;881
BUTTON_0008;;;;;;;;;;;882
BUTTON_0009;;;;;;;;;;;883
BUTTON_0010;;;;;;;;;;;884
BUTTON_0011;;;;;;;;;;;885
BUTTON_0012;;;;;;;;;;;886
BUTTON_0013;Offer loan;;;;;;;;;;887
BUTTON_0014;Select All;;;;;;;;;;888
BUTTON_0015;Reorganize;;;;;;;;;;889
BUTTON_0016;View Province;;;;;;;;;;890
BUTTON_0017;Enter Province;;;;;;;;;;891
BUTTON_0018;Place Colonist;;;;;;;;;;892
BUTTON_0019;Place Trader;;;;;;;;;;893
BUTTON_0020;View Country;;;;;;;;;;894
BUTTON_0021;Send Diplomat;;;;;;;;;;895
BUTTON_0022;Allow Trade;;;;;;;;;;896
BUTTON_0023;Trade Embargo;;;;;;;;;;897
BUTTON_0024;View Port;;;;;;;;;;898
BUTTON_0025;Send Merchant;;;;;;;;;;899
BUTTON_0026;View Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;900
BUTTON_0027;Your Victory Points. Click to view country and monarch information.;;;;;;;;;;901
BUTTON_0028;Click to view Budgeting;;;;;;;;;;902
BUTTON_0029;Here you can automatically divide your monthly earnings.;;;;;;;;;;903
BUTTON_0030;Click to view Financial Summary;;;;;;;;;;904
BUTTON_0031;Here you get a summary breakdown of your monthly incomes and expenses.;;;;;;;;;;905
BUTTON_0032;Click to view Land Military Information.;;;;;;;;;;906
BUTTON_0033;Here you get information about your current status and technology level, and set your maintenance costs.;;;;;;;;;;907
BUTTON_0034;Click to view Naval Military Information.;;;;;;;;;;908
BUTTON_0035;Here you get information about your current status and technology level, and set your maintenance costs.;;;;;;;;;;909
BUTTON_0036;Click to view missions.;;;;;;;;;;910
BUTTON_0037;Missions allow you to collect additional Victor Points on top of the ones you earn from battles, discoveries and economical gains.;;;;;;;;;;911
BUTTON_0038;Economy Map Mode;;;;;;;;;;912
BUTTON_0039;Political Map Mode;;;;;;;;;;913
BUTTON_0040;Normal Map Mode;;;;;;;;;;914
BUTTON_0041;View Game Settings (F10);;;;;;;;;;915
BUTTON_0042;View Ledger (F6);;;;;;;;;;916
BUTTON_0043;Zoom In (+);;;;;;;;;;917
BUTTON_0044;Zoom Out (–);;;;;;;;;;918
BUTTON_0045;One-time increase. For 200$, your investment with increase by 100$.;;;;;;;;;;919
BUTTON_0046;One-time increase. For 200$, your investment with increase by 100$.;;;;;;;;;;920
BUTTON_0047;One-time increase. For 200$, your investment with increase by 100$.;;;;;;;;;;921
BUTTON_0048;One-time increase. For 200$, your investment with increase by 100$.;;;;;;;;;;922
BUTTON_0049;One-time increase. For 200$, your investment with increase by 100$.;;;;;;;;;;923
BUTTON_0050;Click to pause / resume game;;;;;;;;;;924
BUTTON_0051;Promote Legal counsel to Chief judge;;;;;;;;;;925
BUTTON_0052;Promote Mayor to Governor;;;;;;;;;;926
BUTTON_0053;Promote Bailiff to Tax collector;;;;;;;;;;927
BUTTON_0054;Build Manufactory (%d);;;;;;;;;;928
BUTTON_0055;Build Army;;;;;;;;;;929
BUTTON_0056;Build Navy;;;;;;;;;;930
BUTTON_0057;Expand Fortress;;;;;;;;;;931
BUTTON_0058;Loans;;;;;;;;;;932
BUTTON_0059;Send Diplomat;;;;;;;;;;933
BUTTON_0060;View Province Information;;;;;;;;;;934
BUTTON_0061;Place Merchant (%d);;;;;;;;;;935
BUTTON_0062;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;936
BUTTON_0063;Trade;;;;;;;;;;937
BUTTON_0064;Colonization;;;;;;;;;;938
BUTTON_0065;We have no Casus Belli against this country;;;;;;;;;;939
BUTTON_0066;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;940
BUTTON_0067;Permanent Casus Belli;;;;;;;;;;941
BUTTON_0068;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;942
BUTTON_0069;Temporary Casus Belli;;;;;;;;;;943
BUTTON_0070;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;944
BUTTON_0071;We have a military alliance against this country;;;;;;;;;;945
BUTTON_0072;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;946
BUTTON_0073;At War with Us;;;;;;;;;;947
BUTTON_0074;Propose Peace;;;;;;;;;;948
BUTTON_0075;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;949
BUTTON_0076;Ban this country from alliance;;;;;;;;;;950
BUTTON_0077;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;951
BUTTON_0078;Propose Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;952
BUTTON_0079;Propose Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;953
BUTTON_0080;Propose Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;954
BUTTON_0081;Vassal;;;;;;;;;;955
BUTTON_0082;Break Vassalisation;;;;;;;;;;956
BUTTON_0083;Split selected unit into two identical units;;;;;;;;;;957
BUTTON_0084;Move troops between selected units;;;;;;;;;;958
BUTTON_0085;Create Detachment;;;;;;;;;;959
BUTTON_0086;Creates a new empty unit;;;;;;;;;;960
BUTTON_0087;Disband selected units;;;;;;;;;;961
BUTTON_0088;Assault Enemy Fortress;;;;;;;;;;962
BUTTON_0089;Detach a unit large enough to continue the siege;;;;;;;;;;963
BUTTON_0090;Detach a unit large enough to cover the fortress (allows line of supply to be traced through province);;;;;;;;;;964
BUTTON_0091;Merge selected units into one unit;;;;;;;;;;965
BUTTON_0092;Raise War Taxes (150 percent extra tax income, 50 percent extra troop build capacity for 6 months. +1 percent Inflation and Revolt Risk);;;;;;;;;;966
BUTTON_0093;Loan 200$ from the Bank (to be repaid in 5 years);;;;;;;;;;967
BUTTON_0094;Attack Natives;;;;;;;;;;968
BUTTON_0095;Offer loan to country;;;;;;;;;;969
BUTTON_0096;Send as gift to country;;;;;;;;;;970
BUTTON_0097;Unload Troops from the navy;;;;;;;;;;971
BUTTON_0098;Edit Cities;;;;;;;;;;972
BUTTON_0099;Edit City Pos;;;;;;;;;;973
BUTTON_0100;Edit Ports;;;;;;;;;;974
BUTTON_0101;Edit Port Pos;;;;;;;;;;975
BUTTON_0102;Edit Units;;;;;;;;;;976
BUTTON_0103;Edit Unit Pos;;;;;;;;;;977
BUTTON_0104;Edit Manufactories;;;;;;;;;;978
BUTTON_0105;Edit Man Pos;;;;;;;;;;979
BUTTON_0106;Edit Terrain;;;;;;;;;;980
BUTTON_0107;Add Terrain;;;;;;;;;;981
BUTTON_0108;Delete Terrain;;;;;;;;;;982
BUTTON_0109;Delete Terrain;;;;;;;;;;983
BUTTON_0998;Missionary;;;;;;;;;;984
BUTTON_0999;Burn Trading post;;;;;;;;;;985
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BUTTON_0201;Split;;;;;;;;;;987
BUTTON_0202;Reorganize;;;;;;;;;;988
BUTTON_0203;Create New;;;;;;;;;;989
BUTTON_0204;Disband;;;;;;;;;;990
BUTTON_0205;Assault;;;;;;;;;;991
BUTTON_0206;Besiege;;;;;;;;;;992
BUTTON_0207;Cover;;;;;;;;;;993
BUTTON_0208;Merge Units;;;;;;;;;;994
BUTTON_0209;Raise War Taxes;;;;;;;;;;995
BUTTON_0200;Take Bank Loan;;;;;;;;;;996
BUTTON_0210;Attack Natives;;;;;;;;;;997
BUTTON_0211;Offer Loan;;;;;;;;;;998
BUTTON_0212;Send Gift;;;;;;;;;;999
BUTTON_0213;Unload Troops;;;;;;;;;;1000
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# RIGHT-CLICK DROP-DOWN MENU;;;;;;;;;;;1002
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RCDM_SELECTALL;Select All;;;;;;;;;;1004
RCDM_CREATENEW;Create New;;;;;;;;;;1005
RCDM_SPLITARMY;Split;;;;;;;;;;1006
RCDM_MERGE;Merge;;;;;;;;;;1007
RCDM_REORGANISE;Reorganize;;;;;;;;;;1008
RCDM_UNLOAD;Unload;;;;;;;;;;1009
RCDM_ASSAULT;Assault;;;;;;;;;;1010
RCDM_SIEGE;Detach Siege Force;;;;;;;;;;1011
RCDM_COVER;Detach Cover Force;;;;;;;;;;1012
RCDM_DISBAND;Disband;;;;;;;;;;1013
RCDM_VIEWPROVINCE;View;;;;;;;;;;1014
RCDM_ENTERPROVINCE;Enter;;;;;;;;;;1015
RCDM_BUILDARMY;Build Army;;;;;;;;;;1016
RCDM_BUILDNAVY;Build Navy;;;;;;;;;;1017
RCDM_EXPANDFORT;Expand Fortress;;;;;;;;;;1018
RCDM_BUILDMANUFAC;Build Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;1019
RCDM_BUILDSHIPYARD;Construct Shipyard;;;;;;;;;;1020
RCDM_BUILDBARRACK;Build Conscription Center;;;;;;;;;;1021
RCDM_BUILDBAILIFF;Promote Bailiff;;;;;;;;;;1022
RCDM_BUILDCITYRIGHTS;Promote Mayor;;;;;;;;;;1023
RCDM_BUILDCOURTHOUSE;Promote Legal counsel;;;;;;;;;;1024
RCDM_COLONIST;Place Colonist;;;;;;;;;;1025
RCDM_TRADER;Place Trader;;;;;;;;;;1026
RCDM_VIEWCOUNTRY;View Country;;;;;;;;;;1027
RCDM_DECLAREWAR;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;1028
RCDM_OFFERPEACE;Offer Peace;;;;;;;;;;1029
RCDM_SENDDIPLO;Send Diplomat;;;;;;;;;;1030
RCDM_ALLOWTRADE;Allow Trade;;;;;;;;;;1031
RCDM_REFUSETRADE;Trade Embargo;;;;;;;;;;1032
RCDM_OFFERLOAN;Offer Loan;;;;;;;;;;1033
RCDM_VIEWPORT;View;;;;;;;;;;1034
RCDM_SENDMERCHANT;Send Merchant;;;;;;;;;;1035
RCDM_VIEWCOT;View;;;;;;;;;;1036
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# RIGHT-CLICK ON MINI-MAP;;;;;;;;;;;1038
#;;;;;;;;;;;1039
RCDM_LOCATEARMIES;Armies;;;;;;;;;;1040
RCDM_LOCATENAVIES;Navies;;;;;;;;;;1041
RCDM_LOCATECONQ;Conquistadors;;;;;;;;;;1042
RCDM_LOCATEEXPL;Explorers;;;;;;;;;;1043
RCDM_LOCATECOL;Colonies;;;;;;;;;;1044
RCDM_LOCATETP;Trading Posts;;;;;;;;;;1045
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# DOMESTIC POLICY NAMES;;;;;;;;;;;1049
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DOMW_DELAY;We can modify these next around %s.;;;;;;;;;;1053
DOMW_MODIFY;By moving one step towards %s we'll get the following stats.\n;;;;;;;;;;1054
DOMNAME_ARI_R;Aristocracy;;;;;;;;;;1055
DOMNAME_CEN_R;Centralization;;;;;;;;;;1056
DOMNAME_INN_R;Innovativeness;;;;;;;;;;1057
DOMNAME_MER_R;Mercantilism;;;;;;;;;;1058
DOMNAME_OFF_R;Offensive Doctrine;;;;;;;;;;1059
DOMNAME_LAN_R;Land;;;;;;;;;;1060
DOMNAME_QUA_R;Quality;;;;;;;;;;1061
DOMNAME_SER_R;Serfdom;;;;;;;;;;1062
DOMNAME_ARI_L;Plutocracy;;;;;;;;;;1063
DOMNAME_CEN_L;Decentralization;;;;;;;;;;1064
DOMNAME_INN_L;Narrowminded;;;;;;;;;;1065
DOMNAME_MER_L;Free Trade;;;;;;;;;;1066
DOMNAME_OFF_L;Defensive Doctrine;;;;;;;;;;1067
DOMNAME_LAN_L;Naval;;;;;;;;;;1068
DOMNAME_QUA_L;Quantity;;;;;;;;;;1069
DOMNAME_SER_L;Free Subjects;;;;;;;;;;1070
#;;;;;;;;;;;1071
POLICYDESC_0;The question is if you want to promote a wealthy middle class or the traditional nobility. §YPlutocracy§W - Increased cost for building cavalry decreased cost for building warships. Higher Trade efficiency but a negative bonus to the Monarchs diplomatic rating. §YAristocracy§W - Decreased cost for building cavalry increased cost for warships. Lower Trade efficiency but a bonus to the Monarchs diplomatic rating.;;;;;;;;;;1072
POLICYDESC_1;Only a centralized government can implement unitary laws tolls measurement and monetary systems etc. However making the central powers will felt by changing local customs and traditions is seldom viewed favourably by the subjects. §YDecentralization§W - Decreased risk for rebellion due to war exhaustion lower risk for rebels to sprung liberation movements. Increased cost for improving technology and lower production efficiency. §YCentralization§W - Increased risk for rebellion due to war exhaustion higher risk for rebels to sprung liberation movements. Decreased cost for improving technology and higher production efficiency.;;;;;;;;;;1073
POLICYDESC_2;Keeping conformity and sticking to traditional views can be an effective way to carry a society through difficult times. It does not however promote a good breeding ground for creativity and innovations. Those that don’t fit the group have to leave. §YNarrow-minded§W - Decreased risk for rebellion due to war exhaustion. Increased cost for improving technology but decreased cost for improving stability. More Missionaries and Settlers received each year. §YInventiveness§W - Increased risk for rebellion due to war exhaustion. Decreased cost for improving technology but increased cost for improving stability. Fewer Missionaries and Settlers received each year.;;;;;;;;;;1074
POLICYDESC_3;Mercantilism is a system in which the government promotes the national industries and merchants by regulations, economic promotions and high customs borders on the behalf of foreign competition. §YFree Trade§W - Increased cost for placing Merchants. More Merchants and Settlers received each year. §YMercantilism§W - Decreased cost for placing Merchants. Less Merchants and Settlers received each year. Can have more trade refusals against other nations without negative effects on the increasing of trade efficiency.;;;;;;;;;;1075
POLICYDESC_4;One school in the art of war promotes the slow but relatively safe way of methodically laying sieges to the enemy’s defenses. Another advocates winning the war more quickly through a series of violent and sharp but decisive pitched battles. §YDefensive Doctrine§W - Decreased cost for artillery. Lower morale for armies. Decreased shock value for general commanders but increased siege value for them. §YOffensive Doctrine§W - Increased cost for artillery. Higher morale for armies. Increased shock value for general commanders but decreased siege value for them.;;;;;;;;;;1076
POLICYDESC_5;Do you strive to be a land based or a maritime power? §YNaval§W - Decreased cost for building naval units increased cost for naval units. Higher morale for navies lower for armies. More Settlers received each year. §YLand§W - Increased cost for building naval units decreased cost for army units. Lower morale for navies higher for armies.;;;;;;;;;;1077
POLICYDESC_6;A nation with many subjects can overwhelm a smaller enemy by sheer weight of numbers. In this case, the enemy has to depend on a higher professionalism by their smaller army in order to prevail. §YQuantity§W - Increased Manpower. Decreased cost for building infantry and cavalry. Lower morale for armies. Decreased fire value for general commanders. §YQuality§W - Decreased Manpower. Increased cost for building infantry and cavalry. higher morale for armies. Increased fire value for general commanders.;;;;;;;;;;1078
POLICYDESC_7;The benefits of keeping an effective yeomanry come with a price that not every ruler can or is willing to pay. §YFree Subjects§W - Increased cost for building infantry. Higher morale for armies. Increased cost for improving stability. Higher production efficiency. §YSerfdom§W - Decreased cost for building infantry. Lower morale for armies. Decreased cost for improving stability. Lower production efficiency.;;;;;;;;;;1079
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DOMESTIC_A_CAV;Cavalry Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1081
DOMESTIC_A_WAR;Warship Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1082
DOMESTIC_DIP;DIP: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1083
DOMESTIC_A_TE;Trade Efficiency: %s%.2f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1084
DOMESTIC_C_REB;Rebellion delay: %s%.1f months\n;;;;;;;;;;1085
DOMESTIC_C_WAR;War Exhaustion Maximum: %s%.1f\n;;;;;;;;;;1086
DOMESTIC_C_TECH;Technology Cost: %s%.2f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1087
DOMESTIC_C_PRO;Production Efficiency: %s%.2f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1088
DOMESTIC_I_STAB;Stability Cost: %s%.0f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1089
DOMESTIC_I_WAR;War Exhaustion Maximum: %s%.1f\n;;;;;;;;;;1090
DOMESTIC_I_TECH;Technology Cost: %s%.2f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1091
DOMESTIC_I_MISS;Missionaries: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1092
DOMESTIC_I_COL;Colonists: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1093
DOMESTIC_M_COL;Colonists: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1094
DOMESTIC_M_MER;Merchants: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1095
DOMESTIC_M_REF;Number of Free Trade Refusals: %s%.0f\n;;;;;;;;;;1096
DOMESTIC_M_COS;Merchant Cost: %s%.2f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1097
DOMESTIC_O_ART;Artillery Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1098
DOMESTIC_O_SHO;Default Leader Shock: %s%d\n;;;;;;;;;;1099
DOMESTIC_O_SIE;Default Leader Siege: %s%d\n;;;;;;;;;;1100
DOMESTIC_O_MOR;Land Morale: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1101
DOMESTIC_L_INF;Infantry Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1102
DOMESTIC_L_CAV;Cavalry Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1103
DOMESTIC_L_ART;Artillery Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1104
DOMESTIC_L_WAR;Warship Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1105
DOMESTIC_L_GAL;Galley Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1106
DOMESTIC_L_TRA;Transport Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1107
DOMESTIC_L_LAN;Land Morale: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1108
DOMESTIC_L_NAV;Naval Morale: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1109
DOMESTIC_L_COL;Colonists: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1110
DOMESTIC_Q_INF;Infantry Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1111
DOMESTIC_Q_CAV;Cavalry Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1112
DOMESTIC_Q_LAN;Land Morale: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1113
DOMESTIC_Q_FIR;Default Leader Fire: %s%d\n;;;;;;;;;;1114
DOMESTIC_Q_MAN;Manpower: %s%.0f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1115
DOMESTIC_S_INF;Infantry Costs: %s%.2f$\n;;;;;;;;;;1116
DOMESTIC_S_PRO;Production Efficiency: %s%.2f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1117
DOMESTIC_S_STA;Stability Cost: %s%.0f percent\n;;;;;;;;;;1118
DOMESTIC_S_LAN;Land Morale: %s%.2f\n;;;;;;;;;;1119
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###### NAMES OF COUNTRIES & AREAS #####;;;;;;;;;;;1124
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# IMPORTANT! COUNTRY NAMES MAY NOT BE TOO LONG;;;;;;;;;;;1126
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MIN;(Undefined Nation);;;;;;;;;;1128
ENG;England;;;;;;;;;;1129
FRA;France;;;;;;;;;;1130
HAB;Austria;;;;;;;;;;1131
HOL;Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;1132
POR;Portugal;;;;;;;;;;1133
PRU;Prussia;;;;;;;;;;1134
RUS;Russia;;;;;;;;;;1135
SPA;Spain;;;;;;;;;;1136
SWE;Sweden;;;;;;;;;;1137
TUR;Ottoman Empire;;;;;;;;;;1138
VEN;Venice;;;;;;;;;;1139
ADE;Aden;;;;;;;;;;1140
ALD;Algiers;;;;;;;;;;1141
ARA;The Hedjaz;;;;;;;;;;1142
ARG;Aragon;;;;;;;;;;1143
AST;Astrakhan;;;;;;;;;;1144
AZT;Aztec Empire;;;;;;;;;;1145
BAD;Baden;;;;;;;;;;1146
BAN;Bantus;;;;;;;;;;1147
BAY;Bavaria;;;;;;;;;;1148
BOH;Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;1149
BRA;Brandenburg;;;;;;;;;;1150
BRI;Brittany;;;;;;;;;;1151
BUR;Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;1152
CAT;Catalunya;;;;;;;;;;1153
CHI;China;;;;;;;;;;1154
COR;Corsica;;;;;;;;;;1155
CRI;Crimea;;;;;;;;;;1156
CYR;Cyrenaica;;;;;;;;;;1157
DAN;Denmark;;;;;;;;;;1158
EIR;Eire;;;;;;;;;;1159
FPR;Huguenots;;;;;;;;;;1160
GEN;Genoa;;;;;;;;;;1161
GEO;Georgia;;;;;;;;;;1162
GRA;Granada;;;;;;;;;;1163
HAN;Hannover;;;;;;;;;;1164
HEI;Holy Roman Empire;;;;;;;;;;1165
HEL;Helvetia;;;;;;;;;;1166
HES;Hessen;;;;;;;;;;1167
HSA;Hanseatic League;;;;;;;;;;1168
HUN;Hungary;;;;;;;;;;1169
HYD;Hyderabad;;;;;;;;;;1170
INC;Inca Empire;;;;;;;;;;1171
IRA;Iraq;;;;;;;;;;1172
ITA;Italy;;;;;;;;;;1173
KAL;Union of Kalmar;;;;;;;;;;1174
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CYP;Cyprus;;;;;;;;;;1270
CAL;The Kaliphate;;;;;;;;;;1271
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CHE;Cherokee;;;;;;;;;;1274
CRE;Creek;;;;;;;;;;1275
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SHA;Shawnee;;;;;;;;;;1278
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BRZ;Brazil;;;;;;;;;;1287
CHM;Chimú;;;;;;;;;;1288
ETH;Ethiopia;;;;;;;;;;1289
KON;Kongo;;;;;;;;;;1290
SON;Songhai;;;;;;;;;;1291
BEN;Benin;;;;;;;;;;1292
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DAI;Dai Viet;;;;;;;;;;1306
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VIE;Vientiane;;;;;;;;;;1308
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MYA;Myanmar;;;;;;;;;;1310
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DLH;Delhi;;;;;;;;;;1334
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STR;Strassburg;;;;;;;;;;1336
MLC;Malacca;;;;;;;;;;1337
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SLZ;Salzburg;;;;;;;;;;1339
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ADE_DESC;Aden's strategic location and its importance as a commercial center long made it a coveted conquest for its rapacious neighbors. Muslim Arabs held the region from the 7th to the 16th centuries. The Portuguese, desiring more bases for further exploration and trade in the Indian Ocean, failed in an attempt to capture it in 1513, but in 1538 it fell to the Ottoman Empire. At the end of the 18th century Aden's importance as a strategic post grew as a result of British policy to contain French expansion in the region.;;;;;;;;;;1363
AFG_DESC;Bâbur (Arab for Tiger), a descendant of Tamerlane and Genghis Khan, used Kabul as the base for his conquest of India and the establishment of the Mughal Empire in the early 16th century. In the 18th century the Persian ruler, Nadir Shah, extended his rule to the North of the Hindu Kush. The first Afghan state in the modern sense arose after Nadir's death in 1747 under his lieutenant Ahmad Shah - an Afghan tribal leader who forged a united state covering most of present-day Afghanistan. His dynasty gave the Afghans a name (Durrani) that they themselves frequently use.;;;;;;;;;;1364
AKK_DESC;The Ak Koyunlu (Turkish: White Sheep) were a Turkmen tribal federation that ruled northern Iraq, Azerbaijan and eastern Anatolia. In constant tension with the Ottomans and lesser Turkish principalities in Anatolia, as well as their cousins to the south - the Kara Koyunlu (Black Sheep) - the Ak Koyunlus first sided with Timur and then attacked his successors. Though for a time their lands grew to include modern-day Iraq and most of Persia, they finally succumbed to the Shiite heretics under the great Ismail Safavid, their last territories conquered by the Ottomans in the early 16th century.;;;;;;;;;;1365
ALB_DESC;After Dušan's death in 1355, Albania was ruled by native chieftains until the Ottoman Empire sought new conquests in the 15th century. The son of a prominent chieftain was given as hostage to the Sultan and converted to Islam. Serving the Turks well, he received the title Iskender Bey (Lord Alexander), which in Albanian became Skanderbeg. Skanderbeg eventually renounced Islam and reconverted to Christianity, leading his countrymen in successful resistance to Turkish domination. After his death in 1468 he was immortalized as Albania's national hero. Supported by Venice and Naples, Albania continued to struggle against the Ottomans until 1478 when the country finally succumbed to the Muslim threat.;;;;;;;;;;1366
ALD_DESC;After the 'Reconquista', many of the Moors expelled from Granada in 1492 settled in the city of Al-jaza’ir (Algiers). Trying to stem their incessant piracy, the Spanish occupied the island of Peñon in the Bay of Algiers, but they were driven out when Turkish corsair Barbarossa captured Algiers for the Ottoman Empire in 1529. Algiers became an important base for the Muslim fleet that preyed upon Christian commerce in the Mediterranean. Under the Ottomans the city's population reached 100,000. The ruling Turkish officials in Algeria, the Deys of Algiers, finally made themselves virtually independent of Istanbul in the 18th and 19th century.;;;;;;;;;;1367
AMI_DESC;With the Mongol invasion of Armenia in the mid-11th century a number of Armenians led by Prince Reuben were pushed westward. In 1080 they established in Cilicia the kingdom of Armenia Minor (Little Armenia), which lasted until its conquest by the Mamluks in 1375.;;;;;;;;;;1368
ANN_DESC;The name 'Annam' was given to the region by the Chinese when they conquered it in 111 B.C. It meant 'Pacified South' - a name that was much resented by its inhabitants. The Annamese drove out the Chinese in 939 and renamed their country Dai Co Viet and later Dai Viet. It remained independent except for a brief period of Chinese occupation from 1407-1428. In 1558 Dai Viet found itself divided between two great families: the Trinh and the Nguyens. The Trinh ruled from Tonkin (present-day Hanoi) as far south as Porte d'Annam. The Europeans called this area Tonkin when they arrived in the 1600s. The Nguyens ruled from the city of Hue over territory that extended south from Porte d'Annam to Quy Nhon. In 1802 the two halves, Tonkin-Dai Viet and Annam-Dai Viet, were united by Nguyen-Anh and renamed Vietnam.;;;;;;;;;;1369
APA_DESC;The Navaho are a composite tribal group consisting of over 50 separate clans. In the 17th century they occupied the region between the San Juan and Little Colorado rivers in Northeast Arizona, but they ranged far outside that territory. The were a predatory tribe who, often in alliance with the Apache, constantly raided the Pueblo and later the Spanish and Mexican settlements of New Mexico.;;;;;;;;;;1370
AQU_DESC;The name Guyenne first became widespread with the Treaty of Paris (1259) between Louis IX of France and Henry III of England. By this treaty Louis IX accepted Henry III as his vassal for Guyenne and also for Gascony, which the English King had previously held in fief. (England had received both Aquitaine and Gascony in the 12th century through Henry II's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine.) Guyenne was retaken by the French at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War but the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360 restored it with the whole of the old Aquitaine to the English. In the final stages of the Hundred Years' War France took back all these areas. The last attempt by the English to retake the territory was repulsed at the Battle of Castillon in 1453. Louis XI gave the duchy to his brother Charles in 1469, but after the latter's death in 1472 it once more became a Crown holding.;;;;;;;;;;1371
ARA_DESC;Following the fall of the Caliphate of Baghdad in 1258, Hedjaz came under the control of the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt. In 1517 it came under Turkish suzerainty, although nominal rule remained in the hands of the Hashemite sharifs of Mecca until the religious upheavals at the beginning of the 19th century, when the holy cities were raided by the fundamentalist Wahhabis.;;;;;;;;;;1372
ARG_DESC;The Crown of Aragon was created in 1137 when the Count of Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer, married Peronella of Aragon when she was only 2 years old. The two nations became united and began their drive to the south to expel the Moors from Spain, conquering Valencia and the Balearic Islands. In 1412 Martí l'Humà, the last Catalan King of the Barcelona dynasty died heirless and the nobles gathered to elect Ferran I d'Antequera, putting a Castillian King on the Aragonese throne for the first time in history in spite of strong Catalan opposition. John II of Aragon (1458–79), countered residual Catalan resistance by arranging for his heir, Ferdinand, to marry the heiress of Henry IV of Castile - Isabella. In 1479, upon John II's death, the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile were finally united to form the kingdom of Spain.;;;;;;;;;;1373
ARK_DESC;Arakan, or Rakhine, extends along the Bay of Bengal and lies at the foot of the Arakan Yoma mountain range. The Arakanese were of Burmese heritage with Indian and Muslim influences. The region was geographically isolated and in the 15th century was the seat of a powerful kingdom. Their capital was a strongly fortified city called Mrohaung. The Arakanese sold rice and slaves to the Dutch and the Portuguese, allying with the latter when the Mughal Empire threatened their freedom and the rich trade. The Arakanese ceased to be a power in 1666 when the Mughals defeated them in a decisive battle. In 1783 they were finally absorbed into Burma. Part of their cultural legacy was the construction of a colossal image of Buddha.;;;;;;;;;;1374
ARM_DESC;Dating back to the 6th century B.C, Armenia is one of the oldest nations in the world and also reckoned as the oldest Christian state. Armenia was conquered and ruled in turn by Alexander the Great, Syria, Rome and Persia until it could enjoy a period of autonomy under native rulers 886-1046. Then it was reconquered by the Byzantines, who promptly lost it to the Seljuk Turks following the Byzantine defeat at the battle of Manzikert in 1071. In the late 14th century the Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) seized Greater Armenia and massacred a large part of the population. After Timur's death in 1405 the Ottoman Turks whom Timur had crushed in 1402 invaded Armenia, and by the beginning of the 16th century held all of it. Under Ottoman rule the Armenians, although often persecuted and always discriminated against because of their religion, nevertheless acquired a vital economic role. Constantinople and all other large cities of the Ottoman Empire had quarters with Armenian merchants and financiers.;;;;;;;;;;1375
ASH_DESC;Sometime prior to the 13th century, Akani tribes migrated into the forests of present-day Ghana, establishing small states in the hilly country near modern Kumasi. By the late 17th century the states had been welded together by the Oyoko clan into the Ashanti confederation, with its capital at Kumasi and the Oyoko chieftain as king. After subduing various neighboring states the confederation eventually came into conflict with British settlers on the coast, although treaties of friendship were negotiated in 1817 and 1820.;;;;;;;;;;1376
ASS_DESC;Assam is a nation with a long and rich history, situated high above the Ganges delta in the plateaus surrounding the mighty Bramhaputra river and the surrounding hilly jungles. The Kings of Kamarupa ruled this isolated area until 1228 when the Ahom Kings usurped power in this Hindu Kingdom. Playing as Assam, your traditional enemies are the Burmese, who reside in the southeast and have not yet grown strong enough to threaten you while your larger neighbors the Bengalis seem to have their attention fixed on the oncoming Islamic threat. Will you break your isolation and ally with the Muslims against your old foes, or will you follow history and remain a Hindu stronghold until falling to the Burmese in 1819?;;;;;;;;;;1377
AST_DESC;The Astrakhan Khanate was a splinter of the Golden Horde that existed as an independent state from 1459 to 1556, when it was conquered by Ivan the Terrible and incorporated into Russia. In 1608 it was conquered by the Kalmyks, migrating west from their homeland in Dzungaria. The Kalmyk Khanate lasted until 1771, when it was finally reclaimed by Russia.;;;;;;;;;;1378
ATH_DESC;Following the creation of the Latin Empire of Constantinople in 1204, the Athens region passed to Othon de la Roche - a French nobleman from Franche-Comté who was made megaskyr (great lord) of Athens and Thebes. His nephew and successor Guy I obtained the ducal title and the Duchy of Athens under Guy I and his successors enjoyed great prosperity while becoming thoroughly French in its institutions. In 1311 the duchy was captured by a band of Catalan adventuring soldiers who offered the ducal title to the house of Aragón. Members of the house of Aragón carried the title until its conquest in 1388 by the Florentine noble Nerio I Acciajuoli. Under the Acciajuoli family's rule numerous Florentine merchants established themselves in Athens. However, the fall of the Acropolis to the Ottoman Turks in 1458 marked the beginning of nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule and Athens once more declined. Venice, which had held Athens from 1394 to 1402, recovered it briefly from the Turks in 1466 and besieged it in 1687-88. During this siege the Parthenon was used by the Turks as a powder magazine was terribly damaged in the bombardment.;;;;;;;;;;1379
ATJ_DESC;In the Northern region of Sumatra the Sultanate of Atjeh was founded near the end of the 15th century. A powerful Islamic state in the 16th and 17th centuries, it fought for control of the Malacca Straits against the Portuguese and the Dutch. The colonial Dutch finally annexed the Sultanate in 1874.;;;;;;;;;;1380
AUV_DESC;Auvergne was a part of the Roman province of Aquitaine. When Aquitaine passed to the English in 1154 through the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II Plantagenet, the count of Auvergne became a vassal of the English king. In the 14th century the old county was divided into a dauphiné and a duchy, the latter given to duke Jean, son of king John II of France. The duchy eventually descended to Charles, the famous constable of France, who was able to unite duchy and dauphiné when he became Duke de Bourbon in 1503. But these Bourbon domains were confiscated by King Francis I after the constable's treason, and was to remain a crown holding.;;;;;;;;;;1381
AYU_DESC;The city of Ayutthaya was founded by Phya U-Thong in 1350. After consolidating his power he proclaimed himself king Ramathibodi I. Over the next 80 years the Ayutthayans expanded their territory, and in 1431 they captured Angkor - capital of the Khmer empire. The Ayutthayan kings adopted Khmer cultural influences and assumed the title devaraja, or god-king. The city of Ayutthaya became one of the wealthiest cities in the known world. By the 18th century the Ayutthayans had established trade with the Portuguese and diplomatic relations with several other western countries. In 1767 the Burmese captured Ayutthaya, although she regained her independence shortly thereafter.;;;;;;;;;;1382
AZT_DESC;The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico from the north toward the end of the 12th century, and until the founding of their capital Tenochtitlán around 1325, were a poor nomadic tribe adopting the culture of nearby states. For the next century they maintained a precarious political autonomy while paying tribute to neighboring tribes, but by alliance, treachery and conquest during the 15th and early 16th centuries they became a powerful political and cultural group. In the north they established hegemony over the Huastec, in the south over the Mixtec and Zapotec, even venturing as far as Guatemala. Their subjugation of the people of Tlaxcala in the mountains to the east was bloody but intermittent and the Tlaxcala people later became allies of the Spanish against the Aztecs. Only in the west where the Tarascan Indians severely defeated them did the Aztec completely fail to conquer.;;;;;;;;;;1383
BAD_DESC;The Baden region was a confusing jigsaw puzzle of petty margraviates and ecclesiastical states until it was united through the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Breisgau belonged to the Habsburgs and the Mannheim-Heidelberg area to the Rhenish Palatinate. In 1771 the margraviates of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach were united as Baden under the same branch of the house of Zähringen. Charles Frederick of Baden rose to the rank of elector at the beginning of the 19th century, joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 with the title of grand duke and by 1810 had acquired, with the aid of Napoleon, the entire state of Baden.;;;;;;;;;;1384
BAL_DESC;Lying outside the monsoon zone and with few rivers usable for irrigation, Baluchistan is largely desert basins with inarable hills and mountains. Pastoral nomads who speak languages related to Persian constitute most of the sparse population. Some cotton is raised. On the coast there is trade in fish and salt. The Baluchi themselves did not arrive in the region until the 14th century, displaced, like so many other peoples, by the movements and conquests of the Mongol Hordes.;;;;;;;;;;1385
BAN_DESC;Prior to the European conquest of Africa the Bantu tribes were either pastoral and warlike or agricultural and pacifist. There were some highly developed Bantu states including Buganda in present-day Uganda. Possibly as a reaction to the European encroachments, several additional Bantu states developed in the 19th century, notably the Zulu and the Sotho. Other well-known Bantu tribes include the Ndebele (Matabele) and the Shona.;;;;;;;;;;1386
BAY_DESC;Bavaria is a small duchy founded by the Baiuoarii in the 6th century. Later it became a part of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne. From the 9th to the 12th centuries the Bavarian dukes were at the center of the rebellions of the great German princes against the imperial authority. In 1180 the Holy Roman emperor Frederick I Barbarossa gave Bavaria to the count palatine Otto of Wittelsbach. This marked the start of the Wittelsbach dynasty, which was to rule Bavaria until 1918 when it was seized by communists and made into a short-lived Soviet(!) Republic. For centuries, Bavaria was one of the richest and most powerful of the German states, probably the most influential, next to Austria and Prussia.;;;;;;;;;;1387
BEI_DESC;A native Sultanate was established in Brunei in the 15th century. At one time the sultan controlled nearly all of Borneo, but by the 19th century his power had declined and Brunei had become little but a haven for pirates.;;;;;;;;;;1388
BEN_DESC;Benin served as the capital of a kingdom that was probably founded in the 13th century, and flourished from the 14th through the 17th century. The kingdom was ruled by the Oba and a sophisticated bureaucracy. From the late 15th century, Benin traded slaves as well as ivory, pepper and cloth to the Europeans. In the early 16th century the Oba sent an ambassador to Lisbon and the king of Portugal dispatched missionaries to Benin. The kingdom soon entered a long period of decline, but was revitalized in the 19th century by the development of the trade of palm products with the Europeans.;;;;;;;;;;1389
BGL_DESC;Up until the 12th century, Bengal was ruled by the Buddhist Pala dynasty, based in neighbouring the Bihar province. After about 1200 it came under the control of a succession of Muslim dynasties as an independent Sultanate, but was finally conquered by the Mughal Empire in 1576. When Mughal power declined in the 18th century, a separate dynasty emerged once again in Bengal. Its rulers, known as the nawabs of Bengal, soon came into conflict with the British, who had established themselves at Calcutta in western Bengal in 1690 and who took possession of the nawabs' realm in 1757–64.;;;;;;;;;;1390
BOH_DESC;The legendary founders of Bohemia, or Cechy, were Premysl and the princess Libuse of the Czechs, who was told to marry a man she would see building a threshold (Praha) in the middle of the forest. Bohemia became a part of the Holy Roman Empire in 950 but kept internal freedom and still enjoyed the status of kingdom inside the Empire. The Golden Age of Bohemia came with the reign of the Emperor Charles IV (1346-78) who made Praha his residence. Bohemia saw the first serious attempt of religious reformation with the Hussite wars in 1434. The Habsburgs acquired the throne of Bohemia in 1526, beginning the process of assimilation that would end with the Thirty Years War and the full annexation of Bohemia to the lands of Austria.;;;;;;;;;;1391
BOS_DESC;In the early 11th century the Eastern Roman Empire lost its grip on Bosnia, which became a vassal state of Hungary. During the 12th century the rulers of Bosnia started acting independently, which caused subsequent Hungarian raids of the country. The next century saw Bosnia gaining independence from Hungary and enter a period of great territorial expansion. However, In 1419 Bosnia had once more entered a period of decline. Hungarians to the north and the west of the country wanted to regain territories that they had lost during the reign of Bosnian king Tvrtko I, while the Ottoman Empire was rapidly expanding to the east and south of the country. Between 1448 and 1463 Bosnia was swallowed up piecemeal by the Muslim behemoth.;;;;;;;;;;1392
BOU_DESC;The counts (later dukes) of Bourbon held Bourbonnais as an appanage until 1527, when Francis I of France confiscated it upon the death of the traitor constable Charles of Bourbon.;;;;;;;;;;1393
BRA_DESC;In the 10th century the German kings organized the North March - a small area on the Elbe which was bestowed on Albert the Bear in 1134. Albert expanded his territory and in 1150 he inherited the principality of Brandenburg from its last Wendish prince. The March of Brandenburg, as Albert's land was called, was thoroughly colonized by Germans and became Christianized. Albert's descendants, the Ascanians, ruled Brandenburg until 1320. They were eventually succeeded by the Hohenzollerns, under whose rule Brandenburg remained a rather powerful, if unremarkable, margraviate and electorate until its union with Ducal Prussia in 1618. Frederick III had himself crowned king Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, an advent that marked the rise of a new Great Power.;;;;;;;;;;1394
BRE_DESC;Bremen is Germany's oldest port city. It was made an archbishopric in 845 which, under Archbishop Adalbert (1043–72), included all of Scandinavia, Iceland and Greenland. The archbishops held temporal sway over a large area between the Weser and Elbe rivers but the city of Bremen itself remained virtually independent as its importance grew. In 1358 it became one of the leading members of the Hanseatic League. It accepted the Reformation in 1522 and in 1646 it was made a free imperial city. It stubbornly fought to preserve this status even after the archbishopric had been given to Sweden in the Peace of Westphalia, and was later ceded (1719) by Sweden to the elector of Hanover (George I of England).;;;;;;;;;;1395
BRI_DESC;Brittany was an important and semi-autonomous duchy that had been a bone of contention between the English and French crowns ever since is was conquered by Henry I in 1113 and made a part of the 'Angevin Empire'. During the Hundred Years War, the dukes of Montfort tried to secure Brittany's neutrality between France and England. The unsuccessful rebellion of Duke Francis II against the French crown finally led to the absorption of Brittany into France after the accession of his daughter Anne of Brittany in 1488. King Francis I formally incorporated the duchy in 1532.;;;;;;;;;;1396
BRZ_DESC;Whether or not Brazil was known to Portuguese navigators in the 15th century is still an unsolved mystery, but the coast was visited by the Spanish mariner Vicente Yáñez Pinzón before the Portuguese under Pedro Alvares Cabral formally claimed the land in 1500, which came within the Portuguese sphere as defined in the Treaty of Tordesillas. The area was heavily colonized during the following centuries, and at the time of its independence in 1822, Brazil was a huge nation rich in raw materials.;;;;;;;;;;1397
BUL_DESC;The history of the Bulgarians begins in the 7th Century, when a group of tribes of Turk-Altaic origin established a Kingdom in the old Roman province of Thracia. At its height the Bulgarian Kingdom rivaled the Byzantine Empire, but it fell into decline in the 10th Century and was eventually conquered by the Byzantines in 1018. Although the Bulgars successfully revolted in 1185 and established a new kingdom, they never quite managed to regain their former power. Weakened by Tartar incursions and internal strife, the last independent Bulgarian Kingdom fell to the Ottomans in 1396. Although there were numerous uprisings over the next centuries Bulgaria did not regain her independence until 1878.;;;;;;;;;;1398
BUR_DESC;John II of France gave the duchy of Burgundy to his son Philip the Bold in 1361. The line of Valois-Bourgogne thrived and greatly expanded Burgundy, gaining Franche-Comté and Flanders under Philip and his son John the Fearless, who was assassinated in 1419. Burgundy played a major role in the Hundred Years War, siding with England until the Peace of Arras in 1435. By the time of Charles the Bold's death in 1477 Burgundy had expanded by marriage and conquest to include most of the Netherlands and north-eastern France. Killed on the field of battle at Nancy, most of Charles' lands came under the control of Maximillian I of Habsburg, save Picardie and the Duchy of Burgundy itself, which were French fiefs and thus reverted to the French crown.;;;;;;;;;;1399
BYZ_DESC;Constantinople was founded in 330 at the site of the ancient city of Byzantium as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine I, after whom it was named. The largest and most splendid European city of the Middle Ages, Constantinople shared the glories and vicissitudes of the Byzantine Empire, which in the end was reduced to the city and its immediate environs. Although besieged innumerable times by various armies it was taken only three times - in 1204 by the army of the Fourth Crusade, in 1261 by Michael VIII, and in 1453 by the Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II. Constantinople had a great wealth of artistic and literary treasures before it was sacked in 1204 and 1453. Virtually depopulated when it fell to the Ottoman Turks, the city recovered rapidly. The Ottoman sultans whose court was called the 'Sublime Porte' cherished the great city and embellished it with many beautiful mosques, palaces, monuments, fountains, baths, aqueducts and other public buildings.;;;;;;;;;;1400
CAL_DESC;The Caliph was the heir of Muhammad and the political and religious head of Islam. The title was instituted after Muhammad's death and the dispute for power that caused the Islamic schism between Sunnites and Shiites. Under the Omeya Caliphs and later the Abassides, the Caliphate was taken to the height of its power, spanning from Spain to Persia. In 1258 the Mongols took Baghdad and slaughtered its population, marking the definitive end to the already decadent Caliphate. However, the dream of a reunited Islamic Empire was far from dead and several Muslim nations attempted to revive it - the Ottoman Empire being the only power that almost achieved it.;;;;;;;;;;1401
CAM_DESC;In 1419 Cambodia was a part of the mighty but waning Khmer Empire that lasted until 1431 when the capital city of Angkor was sacked by an invading Thai army. Much of her history up until that point had seen the country wedged between the empires of Ayutthaya and Dai Viet, forcing her to side with one country against the other for survival. From 1432 to 1859 Cambodia entered a dark age from which few historical records have survived. Prior to that, under the Khmer rulers, Cambodia enjoyed an unparalleled period of prosperity that saw the construction of the great temples of Angkor Wat and Bayon and fantastic sculptures like the Aspara.;;;;;;;;;;1402
CAN_DESC;Candar was established in the closing years of the 13th century by Yaman Candar - a chieftain of the Turkic tribes who had settled the northwestern Black Sea coasts of Asia Minor. Vassalized but never annexed by the Ottomans before the arrival of Timur in Anatolia, Candar regained much of its lost territory when pretenders to the Ottoman throne engaged in a civil war that lasted for eleven years. However, despite the best military and diplomatic efforts of Isfendiyar Beg, Ottoman forces finally conquered the Candar state in 1462.;;;;;;;;;;1403
CAS_DESC;The Castilian kingdom started its existence as a rebellious duchy of the older Christian kingdom of León in the 9th century. However, the dynastic marriages and the need for a united front against the Moors soon united the two kingdoms again and in the 13th century that union was made permanent. The Reconquista against the Moors culminated with the battle of the Navas de Tolosa (1212) that crushed the Almohade Empire soon after the biggest cities of Al-Andalus (Cordoba Seville) were conquered, leaving the little vassal kingdom of Granada as the last vestige of Muslim presence in Iberia. The practical end of the fight against the Moors meant that there was a big and rebellious aristocracy with too much time on their hands, and Castile was plagued by chronic instability during the 14th and 15th centuries. Castile's internal strife continued unabated until a civil war erupted between the partisans of princess Juana (supported by the Portuguese) and the those of her sister Isabella (married to Fernando de Aragón and backed by the Aragonese), at the death of King Enrique IV. The victory of the latter faction resulted in the union of the Castilian and Aragonese kingdoms as the new kingdom of Spain.;;;;;;;;;;1404
CAT_DESC;The 'Marca Hispanica' had been part of the Carolingian Empire as a protection against the Moors of Spain since 800. The grateful Carolingian Emperor relieved the Count of Barcelona from his vassalage in 988, and thus Catalunya was born. Catalunya merged with the Kingdom of Aragon in 1137, creating the political entity that would become a superpower in the Mediterranean during the 14th century. In 1412 the last Catalan King died heirless and the electors of the non-Catalan lands voted to elect a Castillian king against the Catalan candidate. Catalunya lost its primacy inside the Crown of Aragon as the new Castillian dynasty drifted the kingdom more and more towards a merging with Castile.;;;;;;;;;;1405
CHA_DESC;Champa was the kingdom of the Chams, which flourished in southern Vietnam from the 2nd century to the 17th. At its greatest extent it occupied Annam as far north as central Vietnam. Its culture was strongly affected by Hindu influences. Champa repeatedly waged war on its stronger neighbor Dai Viet, and it was sometimes allied and sometimes opposed to the Khmer Empire. In the 12th century the Chams invaded Cambodia and sacked Angkor. Subsequently they fell for a time under Khmer rule. Decisively defeated by the forces of Dai Viet in 1472, the Chams were forced to yield most of their territory North of Da Nang. In the 17th century, the rest of the Cham kingdom fell to Dai Viet, and the remnants of their people were scattered. ;;;;;;;;;;1406
CHE_DESC;The Cherokee Indians settled along the Tennessee River millennia before Europeans arrived in North America. Connecting a network of villages by roads and streams through mountain gaps, the Cherokee nation traded prosperously with other tribes of the Mississippi River system. In 1540 the Spaniard Hernando De Soto encountered the Cherokee while searching for gold. For the next two centuries most of the Cherokees' contact with Europeans was friendly, until 1715 when the combined tribes of the area launched a war against the South Carolina colony. Alternately allying with the French and English the Cherokee were eventually decimated by disease and war.;;;;;;;;;;1407
CHG_DESC;Following Genghis Khan's death in 1227, his vast empire was divided between his two sons Ogodei and Chagatai. Ogodei became Great Khan after his father's death and thus controlled most of the Mongol Empire. Chagatai however, was also given a small area of Central Asia to control while maintaining allegiance to Ogodei as Great Khan. The region under Chagatai's control was populated mostly by Turkish nomads, many of whom had already converted to Islam. The great Central Asian cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, both of which were influential centers of Islamic scholarship, also fell within Chagatai's sphere. During the 1330s and '40s the Khanate split into a western and an eastern half. The former quickly adopted Islam and eventually passed under the control of Timur in the late 14th century. The eastern half survived for centuries more, but as weak shadow of its former greatness, puppet to surrounding, more vital tribes.;;;;;;;;;;1408
CHI_DESC;Even before the blood had dried on the rebellion of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Han Chinese of the Ming Dynasty began to make the might of the Middle Kingdom known to the rest of East Asia. In 1398 Korea become a puppet to the Chinese government and soon afterwards Dai Viet fell to Ming troops. Zheng He made his glorious voyages, discovering faraway lands in Africa and Arabia. Emperor Cheng Zu, a usurper, came to the throne early in the 15th century. A cruel but able administrator, Cheng Zu established an absolute rule over the Empire, and by 1419 the Ming had reached a new age of might and glory.;;;;;;;;;;1409
CHM_DESC;A people heavily influenced by the Tiahuanaco culture, the Chimu rose to power in modern-day Peru around 1200. They were urban dwellers that built magnificent cities, had a powerful military and a complex social system. They remained a great power in the region until they were finally absorbed by the Inca Empire in 1460.;;;;;;;;;;1410
COL_DESC;Prior to the Spanish conquest, Colombia was inhabited by sub-Andean Chibcha and Caribbean peoples all of whom lived in organized agricultural communities. After the Spanish conquest which began in 1525 the area of present-day Colombia formed the nucleus of the province of New Granada. The struggle for independence was, as in all of the old Spanish-American provinces, precipitated by the Napoleonic invasion of Spain. However, the revolution was foreshadowed by the rising of the 'comuneros'. Prominent among the first revolutionary leaders was Antonio Nariño who took part in the uprising at Bogotá on July 20 1810. The revolution was to last nine years before the victory of Simón Bolívar at Boyacá in 1819 secured the independence of Greater Colombia. The new state Bolívar created included what is now Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador as well as Colombia.;;;;;;;;;;1411
COR_DESC;After centuries of conquest and rule by various invaders including Ostrogoths, Vandals, Byzantines, Lombards, and Saracens Corsica was entrusted to the city of Pisa by Pope Gregorious VII in 1077. In 1284 the island was taken by Genoa, the arch rival of Pisa, and held for five hundred years. The island suffered invasions from the Aragonese and the French during the Genoese occupation and underwent countless insurrections from the disgruntled population. In the 1600s they were a constant target of pirate raids from the Barbary Coast. In 1768 the Genoese sold the island to France, which soon lost it to the British (1794).;;;;;;;;;;1412
CRE_DESC;The Cree, a confederacy of many Muskogean-speaking tribes and villages, were named so by the English for the countless waterways crossing their territory in what is now Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Primarily hunter-gatherers, the Cree people thrived on commerce and thus welcomed the first Europeans, trading deer pelts for firearms. By the early 1700s however, the Cree were being displaced by English settlers. Battles with whites and other Indians continued sporadically until the American General Andrew Jackson, known to the Cree as 'Sharp Knife', destroyed the Cree chieftain Red Eagle and his main force of warriors at the Tallapoosa River in 1814.;;;;;;;;;;1413
CRI_DESC;Part of the Roman Empire during the first millennium, the Crimean peninsula was overrun by Ostrogoths, Huns, Khazars, Cumans, and the Mongols of the Golden Horde while the Byzantine Empire kept trying to project some kind of power over it. The Genoans renewed trade with the region in the 13th century, and with the destruction of the Golden Horde in 1475 it became an independent Khanate. In the 15th century the Ottomans vassalised the Tatars and first called the peninsula 'Crimea'. The Khanate still remained powerful, and became a constant scourge for Russia and Poland, even going so far as to raid Moscow in 1572. The Khanate retained its independent status until Russia finally annexed it in 1783.;;;;;;;;;;1414
CRO_DESC;Croatia's power reached its peak in the 11th century, but internecine strife facilitated its conquest in 1091 by King Ladislaus I of Hungary. In 1102, a pact between his successor and the Croatian tribal chiefs established a personal union of Croatia and Hungary under the Hungarian monarch. Although Croatia remained linked with Hungary for eight centuries the Croats were sometimes able to choose their rulers independently of Budapest. In personal union with Hungary, Croatia retained its own diet and was governed by a Ban, or Viceroy. After the battle of Mohács in 1526 most of Croatia came under Turkish rule. In 1527 the Croatian feudal lords agreed to accept the Habsburgs as their overlords in return for protection from the Ottomans and retention of their privileges. During the following century Croatia served as a Habsburg outpost, protecting central Europe from the Turkish onslaught.;;;;;;;;;;1415
CYP_DESC;The Island Kingdom of Cyprus, once a Roman province, was placed under the control of crusading knights by Richard the Lionheart in 1192, during the third crusade. The crusaders couldn't keep peace on the island so they sold it to the king of Jerusalem. Cyprus and Jerusalem shared royal house until 1359, when Islam finally forced the last Christian king out of the Holy Land. Cyprus was a land of serfs, so the king incited French nobles to come and help improve the domestic infrastructure. In 1489 Queen Caterina Cornero married into the Venetian nobility and Cyprus became another Venetian holding.;;;;;;;;;;1416
CYR_DESC;The ancient Roman province of Cyrenaica was conquered by the Arab armies in 642, and many Arabs settled in the region between the 9th and 11th centuries. The Ottoman Empire claimed the area in the mid 16th century.;;;;;;;;;;1417
DAH_DESC;In the early 17th century, a quarrel between three brothers with a right to the throne of Great Ardra led to one retaining that small nation and the other two forging their own. One of these was Dahomey, centered around the town of Abomey, while the other was Ajatche (called Porto Novo by the Portuguese). By the end of the century Dahomey was in control of the slave trade on the Bight of Benin. Using their remarkable female soldiers (called Amazons by outsiders) the kingdom grew rapidly in all directions.;;;;;;;;;;1418
DAI_DESC;The people of what is now Vietnam, but was then scornfully labeled 'Annam' by the Chinese overlords, finally drove out the occupiers in 939 and renamed their country Dai Co Viet and later Dai Viet. It remained independent except for another brief period of Chinese occupation from 1407-1428. In 1558 Dai Viet found itself divided between two great families: the Trinh and the Nguyens. The Trinh ruled from Tonkin (present-day Hanoi) as far south as Porte d'Annam. The Europeans called this area Tonkin when they arrived in the 1600s. The Nguyens ruled from the city of Hue over territory that extended south from Porte d'Annam to Quy Nhon. In 1802 the two halves, Tonkin-Dai Viet and Annam-Dai Viet, were united by Nguyen-Anh and renamed Vietnam.;;;;;;;;;;1419
DAK_DESC;The Dakota Sioux lived west of the northern Mississippi River. During the summer they roamed vast areas of the Great Plains, often traveling as far as the hot springs of Arkansas to gather with other Indians and share the healing waters. After the arrival of Europeans the horse became the most valuable commodity of the Dakota. Skilled artisans and weavers, the Sioux also thrived off trade with other tribes and Europeans. The image of the blanket-wrapped painted Indian upon his horse was born in this era. In 1701 the Dakota attended the gathering of tribes initiated by the governors of New France. After a century of varying alliances and wars the Sioux sided with Tecumseh of the Shawnee and fought with the British in the War of 1812, winning huge victories at first, only to be squandered by the British. The decades that followed saw the demise of the Sioux, highlighted by the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1889.;;;;;;;;;;1420
DAN_DESC;One of the oldest kingdoms in Europe, Denmark has its roots in the little known age prior to the Viking era. Its destiny was always intertwined with those of its brother nations of Norway and Sweden, and the three kingdoms sometimes allied and sometimes bitterly fought each other. In 1419, Denmark was the dominant kingdom and a Danish king ruled over all three in the 'Union of Kalmar'. In 1448 Christian I became king and established on the Danish throne the house of Oldenburg. In 1460, he incorporated Schleswig and Holstein into the Danish crown. Denmark was now at the apex of its power, rivalling the days of King Canute (Knut), but the malcontents in Sweden were already causing much grief. When Sweden finally broke away from the union in 1523, Denmark was still the most powerful realm in the North, getting rich off the Sound due, but the balance of power was to shift during the coming century. The two nations fought innumerable wars with varying outcomes, until Denmark finally got demolished by Charles X of Sweden in 1658, who, with his veterans from the 30 years war forced Denmark to cede almost half its territory to Sweden. Charles shortly renewed the war, and Denmark came within a hairsbreadth of being absorbed into the Swedish Great Power, but escaped that fate by heroically defending Copenhagen (and thanks to the help of England and the Netherlands). An serious attempt was made to gain the lost territory back in 1676, but the plans were thwarted at the battle of Lund on Dec 4th. The battle lasted for 20 hours and was the bloodiest in Scandinavian history - even worse than the battle of Poltava. Of the 18,000 participants, about half fell and many more were wounded. Denmark now entered a period of decline, but so did Sweden a few decades later.;;;;;;;;;;1421
DEL_DESC;The Delaware were an Algonquin-speaking people who originally inhabited the Delaware River Valley. The name was given to them by the English when they named the bay after Sir Thomas West, Third Lord de la Warr. The name stuck. The Delaware called themselves Lenape which meant 'original people', and many Algonquins viewed them as the original tribe of all Algonquin-speaking people. Their society was a loosely based collection of agricultural villages ruled by a tribal council composed of three sachems or leaders. Their first contact with Europeans was in 1524, and distrust was quickly sown. Much of their subsequent history was one of warfare against the Susquehannock and later the Iroquois. In 1633 they contracted small-pox, which in addition to the wars halved their population.;;;;;;;;;;1422
DLH_DESC;In 1192 the legions of the Afghan warrior Muhammad of Ghor captured the Rajput town of Delhi, and the Muslim Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206. The invasion of Delhi by Timur in 1398 initiated a long period of decline for the Sultanate, and Lodis, the last of the Delhi Sultans, gave way to Bâbur, who after the battle of Panipat in 1526 founded the Mughal Empire on its remains.;;;;;;;;;;1423
DUL_DESC;A large independent Turkish principality in south-eastern Asia Minor, the Beylik of Dulkadir fought against both the Timurids and the Mamelukes and were largely unsuccessful against both. A buffer state between stronger nations, the Dulkadirs passed from the world stage in 1522 when they were finally absorbed by the Ottomans.;;;;;;;;;;1424
EIR_DESC;Eire, the Emerald Island, had a long and mysterious history in the legendary times preceding the Christian era. When the Vikings began their bloody raids all over northern Europe, they came to fancy Ireland so much that many of them stayed there, settling down chiefly in the Dublin region (which was ruled by a Norse king). The Irish problems did not end with the Vikings however, as the island was invaded by the Normans from England in the 12th century. Ireland remained an English vassal, if usually a rebellious one, until well into the 20th century, even if the attempts by the English kings in the 16h and 17th centuries to enforce protestantism sparked several serious rebellions that could have resulted in freedom for the Green Island.;;;;;;;;;;1425
ENG_DESC;The Norman Invasion of England in 1066 is one of the most important events in English History. The Norman lords built castles, instituted laws and organized a feudal system, which, while oppressive, was more in line with continental Europe. Their ties with Normandy and France also brought England into the highlight from having been little more than a Danish playground. In 1419, England was ruled by the Lancaster king Henry V, a very able man who, had he lived longer, might very well have become the ruler of a united France and England. However, he died in 1422, and England soon started to lose its grip on France, having lost everything but Calais by 1453. The War of the Roses followed, fought between House Lancaster and York, ending only with the death of Richard III at Bosworth field in 1485. The Tudors ruled England from 1485 to 1603 - a period that saw the Reformation under Henry VIII and a golden age under Queen Elizabeth I. Then came the Stuart kings and the Civil War between Parlamentarians and Royalists that started in 1642 and ended only when Charles I was beheaded on Jan. 30, 1649, at the order of the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell's death in 1658 initiated the collapse of his strange new rule and Charles II was restored to power in 1660. The Stuarts were followed by the House of Hanover in 1714, uniting England with the German electorate. From this time onward, England's power grew explosively, seeing great expansion of the navy, trade and colonial involvement.;;;;;;;;;;1426
ETH_DESC;Legend states that the Ethiopian royal line comes from the son of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba in the Bible. Isolated for many centuries after the decline of the Roman Empire, Ethiopia remained Christian, and the Europeans thought they had found the mythical kingdom of Prester John in Ethiopia in the 16th century, which would help the Catholics destroy the Muslims forever and gain the Holy Land back. However, the ancient Ethiopian Empire was always on the defensive by 1419 and continued to fight for its life when in 1535 Portuguese explorers helped out with new technology to beat the Muslims back. The Catholic Europeans, however, were ultimately rejected by the Coptic Ethiopian rulers. Ethiopia amazingly survived well past 1820 - perhaps a miracle surpassing its own mythical origins.;;;;;;;;;;1427
FEZ_DESC;Fèz was the capital of several dynasties and reached its zenith under the Merinid sultans in the mid 14th century. It declined under the Sa'adi and Filali dynasties, who chose Marrakech as their capital. Although it was hardly a nation in its own right, it was sometimes the centre of power for various Moroccan factions.;;;;;;;;;;1428
FIN_DESC;From the mid 11th century Christian missionaries from Sweden were active in Finland, and in 1249 the Swedish king Birger Jarl mounted a 'crusade' against the wild men of the forests, which was more of an expedition of conquest. Finland soon became an integrated part of Sweden, and the frontier was constantly pushed further east, until the Swedes came into conflict with Great Novgorod. For almost six centuries, Sweden fought off the constant encroachments of Novgorod and later Muscovy and Russia, but the defeat in the Great Northern War initiated a period of decline that was to cost Sweden its eastern half in 1809. Finland now became a Russian Grand Duchy with a certain measure of independence in order to avoid offending the bitter Swedes too much.;;;;;;;;;;1429
FLA_DESC;The County of Flanders was a French fief grown from the area around Brugge which first stepped into the foreground under count Baldwin Iron Arm. This rich county fought for centuries to break free from France with changing fortunes but eventually were able to get out from under French wings. They enjoyed their Golden Age when cities which were all-powerful in Flanders, like Brugge and Gent, were at the height of their power in the late Middle Ages before the merchants, due to various reasons, turned to Antwerpen as their new center in the late 15th and early 16th century.  In 1419 Flanders had been under Burgundian rule for over 3 decades and was enjoying a prosperous age in the arts and, while in decline, was still a major commercial center. It was still easily the richest, most densely populated and most important county in the Low Countries. Together with the rest of the Burgundian inheritance they passed eventually to Spain, against whom they revolted as part of the Dutch Revolt. But Flanders succumbed to Farnese's Reconquista, which effectively ended its glory days.;;;;;;;;;;1430
FPR_DESC;Prior to Calvin's publication in 1536 of his Institutes of the Christian Religion a reform movement already existed in France. Despite persecution the movement grew. Under King Henry II reprisals became more severe. Nevertheless in 1559 the first French national synod was held and a Presbyterian church modeled on Calvin's reform in Geneva was founded. The adherence of a large number of the nobility to the movement gave it political meaning and added fuel to persecution.;;;;;;;;;;1431
FRA_DESC;It is by no means easy to date France's birth as a nation. Was it 496 AD when King Clovis converted to Christianity, or 987 - the coronation of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty which was to reign for nine hundred years, or 1789 - the year of the Revolution in which France declared itself to be a nation as well as a state? Neither historians nor ordinary citizens seem able to agree, and all three occasions are celebrated by the French. Suffice it to say that France is one of the oldest states in Europe, which has gone through a great number of terrible crisis and usually emerged stronger. In 1419 France as an independent nation was threatened by complete annihilation. Henry V of England forcefully pressed his claim on the French throne, supported by a significant number of French nobles, notably the Duke of Burgundy. Against all odds, France rallied, defeating the English invaders and seeing the destruction of Burgundy in 1477. However, France was soon completely surrounded by the Habsburg dominions of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Through skillful diplomacy and numerous wars, this threat was finally neutralized in 1648 with the end of the 30 Years War. A golden age ensued, but the worst times were yet to come. The Enlightenment planted the seeds of rebellion, and the French Revolution in 1789 cast the nation into bloody anarchy, only to be followed by the disastrous reign of Napoleon. In 1820 France had lost her importance as a colonial nation, and had been humbled on the continent.;;;;;;;;;;1432
FRI_DESC;In the early Middle Ages Friesland extended from the Scheldt River in the south to the Weser in the east. Later it was partly conquered by the counts of Holland. When Holland passed (1433) to the house of Burgundy the authority of the Burgundian dukes was not recognized by the independent-minded Frisians. In 1498 Emperor Maximilian I bestowed all of Friesland on Duke Albert of Saxony. Albert was unable to establish his authority and in 1515 his son, for a large sum, restored Friesland to Maximilian. Maximilian's grandson Emperor Charles V reduced the province by force in 1523. Friesland joined (1579) in the Union of Utrecht against Spanish domination but it continued to appoint its own stadtholders until 1748 when Prince William IV of Orange became the sole and hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;1433
FUC_DESC;The French Ultra Catholics represent the faction led by the Dukes of Guise, who hated the huguenotts and were at times prepared to seize power in order to end the protestant threat.;;;;;;;;;;1434
GEL_DESC;The Duchy of Gelre was the part of the Netherlands that held out the longest against the unification process started by the Dukes of Burgundy. When Karl V added it to his possessions in 1543 the territorial unification process was completed. The Provinces of the Netherlands were united at last. It was conquered before in 1473 by Charles the Bold of Burgundy but after his death in 1477 it regained its independence. It passed to the House of Hapsburg in 1543 and joined (1579) the Union of Utrecht of the Netherlands against Spain. It was part of the Dutch Republic which gained its independence from Spain. Part of Gelre including Geldern, the ducal capital, was ceded in 1715 by the Netherlands to Prussia.;;;;;;;;;;1435
GEN_DESC;The Crusades brought Genoa great wealth and the Republic acquired possessions and trading privileges in areas from Spain to the Crimea. Genoa's expansion and its military defenses were largely financed by a group of merchants who in 1408 organized a powerful bank - the Banco San Giorgio. Genoese policy in the eastern Mediterranean clashed with the ambitions of Venice and long wars resulted ending with the Peace of Turin (1381) which slightly favored Venice. In 1339 the first doge (chief magistrate) for life was elected. As Genoa gradually gained control of the cities of Liguria it lost its outlying possessions. Rival factions in the city resorted to foreign aid. From the late 14th to the 16th century France and Milan in turn controlled the city although nominal independence was preserved. The power of Genoa was revived by the seaman and statesman Andrea Doria who wrote a new constitution in 1528. Later the city came under Spanish French and Austrian control. The Austrians were expelled by a popular uprising in 1746 but in 1768 Genoa had to cede Corsica - its last outlying possession to France. In 1797 French military pressure resulted in the end of aristocratic rule and the formation of the Ligurian Republic which Napoleon I formally added to France in 1805. The Congress of Vienna united (1814) Genoa and Liguria with the kingdom of Sardinia.;;;;;;;;;;1436
GEO_DESC;In the 15th century King Alexander I divided Georgia into three kingdoms (Imertia, Kakhetia and Karthlia) among his sons and a period of decline set in. In the 16th century Georgia became an object of struggle between Turkey and Persia. In 1555 western Georgia passed under Turkish suzerainty and eastern Georgia (Kakhetia and Karthlia) under Persian rule. In the 18th century the kings of Kakhetia tried to unite Georgia, but, losing against the Turks and the Persians, accepted vassalage to Russia in 1783 in exchange for assistance. The last king, George XIII, threatened by Persia, abdicated in 1801 in favor of the Czar and ceded Kakhetia and Karthlia to Russia. Between 1803 and 1829 Russia also acquired from Turkey the western parts of Georgia (Abkhazia, Mingrelia, Imeritia and Guria).;;;;;;;;;;1437
GRA_DESC;Heir to the splendid Kaliphate of Cordoba, the province of Granada became in 1238 the seat of the kingdom of Granada - last refuge of the Moors whom the Christian reconquest had driven south. The concentration of Moorish civilization in Granada gave the city great splendor and made it a center of commerce, industry, art and science. However, the kingdom was weakened by continuous feuds among noble families which prevented any attempt at restoring the Moorish power in the peninsula. It was conquered by Ferdinand V and Isabella I during the reign of Boabdil. With the surrender in January 1492 of the city of Granada the Moors lost their last hold in Spain and the kingdom was united with Castile.;;;;;;;;;;1438
GRE_DESC;The restored Byzantine Empire (1261-1453) recovered only parts of Greece, most of which continued on under the rule of French and Italian princes until conquered by the Ottoman Turks (completed in 1456). Genoa held Khíos until 1566, Venice retained Crete until 1669 and the Ionian Islands until 1797. In its numerous wars with the Ottomans Venice also held Athens, Évvoia and several other ports and islands for brief intermittent periods prior to 1718. Under the Ottoman Empire Greece was merely one of many exploited territories. The Turks practiced religious tolerance but otherwise their regime was grasping and oppressive. Many Greek families (notably the Phanariots) were important in the administration of the Empire and the Greek merchants living in Constantinople and in the ports of Asia Minor, notably Izmir (Smyrna), were very prosperous, but Greece itself languished in obscurity and poverty.;;;;;;;;;;1439
GUJ_DESC;Gujarat became an independent Sultanate in 1390. Its immense wealth invited attack and in 1509 the ever-enterprising Portuguese wrested the colony of Diu from the Sultan. In 1572 the Sultanate was annexed by the Mughal Empire. The Marathas were powerful in the area in the first half of the 18th century, but the British East India Company took over control of the region in 1818. Under the British overlords much of the region retained its various local princely rulers.;;;;;;;;;;1440
HAB_DESC;In 1419 Austria was not so much a nation as a political entity. Since the Privilegium Majus charter of the Habsburg Duke Rudolf IV in 1359, it was ruled by an Archduke, but essentially Austria simply represented the hereditary lands of the House of Habsburg. The 15th century saw the Habsburgs gaining ever more power. Albert V was elected Hungarian King in 1438 (but the title was lost again) and Maximilian I married the Burgundian heiress in 1477, thus acquiring the rich Low Countries. Though the last years of the century were hard for the Habsburgs, the next would see them more powerful than ever. The son of Maximilian, Philip, was married to the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain in 1496, and their son Charles became King of Spain in 1516, thus adding that nation to the Habsburg realm. In 1526, the Habsburg Archduke Ferdinand I was elected King of Bohemia and King of Hungary. House Habsburg was now the incomparably most powerful dynasty in Europe. However, the event of the reformation and the uncompromising catholicism of the Habsburgs brought Austria no end of trouble, eventually resulting in the catastrophic 30 Years War.;;;;;;;;;;1441
HAI_DESC;The island of Hispaniola was inhabited by the Arawaks prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Disease, ill treatment and genocide by the Spaniards decimated the Arawaks who gave Haiti (land of mountains) its name. While establishing plantations in eastern Hispaniola (now the Dominican Republic) the Spanish largely ignored the western part of the island which by the 17th century became a base for French and English buccaneers. Gradually French colonists importing African slaves developed sugar plantations on the northern coast. Unable to support its claim to the region Spain ceded Haiti (then called Saint-Dominque) to France in 1697. When the English invaded Haiti in 1793 during the Napoleonic Wars they maintained an uneasy alliance with the mulatto André Rigaud and cooperated with the remnant of French governmental authority. In 1795 Spain ceded its part of the island to France and in 1801 Toussaint conquered it, abolished slavery, and proclaimed himself governor-general of an autonomous government over all Hispaniola. Napoleon sent his brother-in-law Charles Leclerc with a huge punitive force to restore order in 1802 but he was unable to completely subdue the interior.;;;;;;;;;;1442
HAN_DESC;The city of Hanover was first mentioned in documents from the 12th century. It was chartered in 1241 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1386. In 1386 it joined the Hanseatic League, and in 1692 it became the capital of the Electorate of Hanover, which was soon joined to England in dynastic union.;;;;;;;;;;1443
HAU_DESC;In 1190, the duchy of Brabant emerged from the duchy of Lower Lorraine. In 1430 it passed to Philip the Good of Burgundy and in 1477 it was inherited by the Habsburgs. Like the rest of the southern Low Countries, Brabant owed its extraordinary prosperity during the Middle Ages to its wool and other textile industries and to the commercial enterprises of the inhabitants of its cities and towns. Brabant's greatest city, Antwerp, was for a time the financial capital of Europe.;;;;;;;;;;1444
HEI_DESC;No description needed.;;;;;;;;;;1445
HEL_DESC;The Franks conquered Helvetia in the 5th century and the Burgundians in the early 6th. The Franks introduced a new civilization based largely on Christianity. On the dissolution of the Frankish Carolingian Empire in the 9th century most of Switzerland became part of the duchy of Alemannia or Swabia, one of the great feudal states of the German Kingdom. In 1276 Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf I of the Habsburg dynasty attempted to assert feudal rights in Switzerland, making his power a threat to the traditional liberties of the Swiss. To resist Rudolf's aggression the three so-called forest cantons — Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden — around the Lake of Lucerne entered a league for mutual defense in 1291. In 1474 the Habsburgs, unable to cope with the militant Swiss mountaineers, abandoned their attempts to acquire the region as a family appanage, and the Swiss confederation became directly dependent on the Empire.;;;;;;;;;;1446
HES_DESC;Hessen emerged in 1247 as a landgraviate immediately subject to the emperor under a branch of the house of Brabant. Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous, a leading figure in the German Reformation, was responsible for reuniting a territory that had been torn asunder by border disputes with neighboring principalities. At his death in 1567, Philip's lands were divided among his four sons with Kassel, Marburg, Rheinfels, and Darmstadt their respective capitals. Upon the demise shortly afterward of the Rheinfels (1583) and Marburg (1648) lines, the whole territory was held by the two remaining lines of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt.;;;;;;;;;;1447
HOL_DESC;The counts of Holland emerged as the most powerful medieval lords of the region next to their southern neighbors, the dukes of Brabant and the counts of Flanders. In the 14th and 15th centuries Flanders, Holland, Zeeland, Gelderland and Brabant passed to the powerful dukes of Burgundy who controlled virtually all the Low Countries. Though the Dutch towns and ports were slower in economic development than the flourishing commercial and industrial centers of Flanders and Brabant they began to rival them in the 15th century. They nearly all belonged to the Hanseatic League and enjoyed vast autonomous privileges. When the Dutch Republic finally gained its independence from the Spanish, the province of Holland, with Amsterdam as capital, became the center of power.;;;;;;;;;;1448
HSA_DESC;At the end of the 13th century, a powerful alliance of cities - the Hanseatic League - had developed from a merchant's union with Lübeck taking on the leadership position of the Hanseatic Council. Despite the commercial power that she wielded, the Hanseatic League was never war-like, and not even a country in the true sense. The Latin phrase on the Holstein Gate in Lübeck reads 'Concordia Domi Foris Pax' - Harmony within Peace without, which was the prerequisite for the functional community and the undisrupted free trade which the Hanseatic League thrived on.;;;;;;;;;;1449
HUN_DESC;After the death of king Louis I a series of foreign monarchs ruled Hungary: Sigismund and Albert II of Austria and Ladislaus III of Poland (Uladislaus I of Hungary). During their reigns the Ottoman Turks began to advance through the Balkans, defeating the Hungarians and their allies at Kosovo (1389), Nikopol (1396), and Varna (1444). The great John Hunyadi, acting after 1444 as regent for Albert II's son Ladislaus V, gave Hungary a brief respite through his victory at Belgrade in 1456. The reign of Hunyadi's son Matthias Corvinus, elected king in 1458, was a glorious period in Hungarian history. The period of relative peace was not to last. Louis II was defeated and killed by the Turks under Sulayman the Magnificent in the battle of Mohács in 1526. The date is commonly taken to mark the beginning of Ottoman domination over Hungary. Ferdinand of Austria, as brother-in-law of Louis II, claimed the Hungarian throne and was elected king by a faction of nobles while another faction chose Zapolya as John I.;;;;;;;;;;1450
HUR_DESC;The Huron, named so by the French, meaning 'Bristly Head', called themselves the Wyandot meaning 'Island People' in Iroquoian. Living in dense longhouse villages along the shores of the Great Lakes they raised vast crops of corn and tobacco that were traded to other tribes for meat, copper and furs. In the 1600s the Huron allied with the French, acting as middlemen for the fur trade and receiving French support against the Mohawk tribe. Around 1640 the Iroquois League launched the Beaver Wars against Christianized Huron towns and other tribes, forcing them from their traditional lands. In 1701 the governor of New France brought together the leaders of the Iroquois and other Great Lakes Indians to promote friendship among the tribes but it accomplished little in the end. Then, at Fort Pitt in 1763, the British traded blankets purposely infected with smallpox to the Indians. The disease almost annihilated many Indian tribes and the last full-blooded Huron died in the early nineteenth century.;;;;;;;;;;1451
HYD_DESC;In modern times the central Deccan has always been home to a succession of some of the most powerful nations in southern India. In the 15th century this nation was the Bahmanid Sultanate, in the 16th and 17th centuries Golconda dominated the area, while Hyderabad was the great nation in the area during the 18th century. In Europa Universalis II, Hyderabad represents this succession of nations, from the Sultans of Bahmanid Dynasty in 1419 to the Nizams of Hyderabad in 1820.;;;;;;;;;;1452
INC_DESC;It was not until the reigns of Pachacuti (1440-1471) and his son Topa Inca or Tupac Yupanqui (died in 1493) that the Inca made their great conquests. Present-day Ecuador (then the kingdom of Quito) was subjugated by Huayna Capac, giving the empire its greatest extent and power ever. At his death it was divided between his sons Huáscar and Atahualpa, and a long civil war ensued from which Atahualpa emerged triumphant just as Francisco Pizarro landed on the shores of Peru and the Spanish conquest began.;;;;;;;;;;1453
IRA_DESC;Iraq had been the site of a number of flourishing civilizations, including the Sumer, which developed one of the earliest known writing systems, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was established at Baghdad in the 8th century and the city became a famous center for learning and the arts. However, the entire city was razed and the Caliphate crushed when the Mongol hordes arrived in 1258. Subsequently, the region was dominated by the Ilkhanate, the Timurids, the Qara Koyunlu, the Ak Koyunlu, the Persians and the Ottoman Empire.;;;;;;;;;;1454
ITA_DESC;No description needed.;;;;;;;;;;1455
JAI_DESC;Jodhpur was the most important and powerful principality in the Rajputana region in north-western India. Despite at times being forced to pay tribute to the Muslim rulers of Delhi, and later the Mughal Empire, Jodhpur always retained its autonomy and its Hindu religion - an amazing feat considering that the principality was completely surrounded by Muslim powers.;;;;;;;;;;1456
JER_DESC;In the 11th century the Fatamids began to hinder Christian pilgrims and their destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher helped bring on the Crusades. Jerusalem was conquered by the Crusaders in 1099 and for most of the 12th century was the capital of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. In 1187 Muslim forces under the great Saladin recaptured the city. Subsequently under Mamluk and then Ottoman rule, Jerusalem was rebuilt and restored but by the late 16th century it was declining as a commercial and religious center.;;;;;;;;;;1457
KAL_DESC;No description needed.;;;;;;;;;;1458
KAR_DESC;The greatest Turkish principality to emerge from the ruins of the Seljuk Empire, the Beylik of Karaman was often in conflict with the upstart Ottomans whose initial subjugation of them was ended with the Ottoman defeat at Ankara in 1402 by the forces of Tamerlane. While the Ottoman defeat and subsequent civil wars allowed the Karamans to regain most of their previously lost territories in Anatolia, the Beylik never regained the upper hand and by 1470 was reduced to a province of the resurgent Ottoman Empire.;;;;;;;;;;1459
KAZ_DESC;The Khanate of Kazan was a splinter faction of the Golden Horde that broke off in 1437 and became a power to be reckoned with in its own right. It lasted until Yadigar Muhammad's army was crushed by the forces of Ivan the Terrible in 1552.;;;;;;;;;;1460
KHM_DESC;Obsolete tag;;;;;;;;;;1461
KLE_DESC;The town of Kleve was the seat of the counts of Cleves from the 11th century. It was chartered in 1242. The county passed to the counts of La Marck in 1368 and was made a duchy in 1417. It expanded again in 1521 by acquiring the duchies of Jülich and Berg. Anne of Cleves, daughter of Duke John, was the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England. The town passed to the electors of Brandenburg by the Treaty of Xanten in 1614. Held by the French during the Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, it passed to Prussia in 1815.;;;;;;;;;;1462
KNI_DESC;The Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem originated in the Eleventh Century as a monastic brotherhood caring for the needs of Latin pilgrims in the Holy Land. Inevitably as the Crusader States found themselves in a state of perpetual war, the brethren of the Order were soon serving as medics and then as combatants, becoming (along with their rivals the Knights Templar) the most disciplined Christian military force in Holy Land and the mediæval equivalent of a multinational corporation. Following the ultimate failure of the Crusades the Order was relocated first to the Aegean and then to Malta, preying on Muslim trade. The Knights anachronistically kept control of Malta into the era of the French Revolution and still exist as a tiny nation in Rome.;;;;;;;;;;1463
KOL_DESC;Cologne was self-governing after 1288, became a free imperial city in 1475 and as a member of the Hanseatic League flourished as a commercial center until the 16th century. Its decline was hastened by the expulsion of the Jews in the 15th century and the restrictions imposed on Protestants in the following century. Cologne was seized by the French in 1794 and the archbishopric was officially secularized in 1801.;;;;;;;;;;1464
KON_DESC;In the 15th century the kingdom of Congo stretched from the Congo River in the north to the Loje River in the south and from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to beyond the Kwango River in the east. Several smaller autonomous states to the south and east paid tribute to it. Kongo was ruled by the manikongo or king and was divided into six provinces each administered by a governor appointed by the manikongo. When the Portuguese arrived in the first years of the 16th century, the King of Kongo was so impressed that he took a Portuguese name (a custom upheld by all subsequent kings) and adopted Christianity. Of course, the 'Christianity' practised by the people would hardly have been called that by the Pope, but the Portuguese didn't bother to interfere.;;;;;;;;;;1465
KOR_DESC;Squeezed in between China, Japan, and the warlike Manchu tribes, Korea was always in peril of becoming swallowed up by one of its great neighbors. Despite this precarious situation, Korea managed to survive and thrive under the Choson dynasty that was established in 1392 and lasted till 1910, although they did pay tribute to the Chinese Emperor. The peace was shattered in 1592, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese Shogun who had just reunified Japan, sent a large force to Korea in an alleged attempt to invade China. The Korean land forces suffered a series of defeats, but Korean naval forces, led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin, secured full control of the sea. With the help of China, the Japanese were finally driven out in 1598. The next serious threat appeared when the nomadic Manchu violated the borders of both Ming China and Korea in the early 17th century. Ming Chinese and Korean punitive attacks on Manchu strongholds in 1619 were beaten back, and in 1627 the Manchu overran northern Korea, forcing them to pay tribute to them instead of the Ming dynasty.;;;;;;;;;;1466
KSH_DESC;Obsolete tag.;;;;;;;;;;1467
KUR_DESC;The early Baltic tribes who inhabited the region, the Letts and Kurs, were subjugated in the 13th century by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. In 1561 the Order disbanded and its grand master became the first duke of Courland under Polish suzerainty. In the Northern War (1700-21) it was taken (1701) by Charles XII of Sweden. Empress Anna who was by marriage duchess of Courland before her accession in Russia forced (1737) the nobles of Courland to elect her favorite Ernst Johann von Biron their duke. Russian influence became paramount and with the third partition of Poland (1795) the duchy finally passed to Russia.;;;;;;;;;;1468
KZK_DESC;The Kazakhs were (and are) a people of Turkish and Mongol ancestry with a Khan descended from the Mongol conqueror Chenghis Khan. Originally part of the White Horde which inhabited the steppes of what is today northern Kazakhstan, they split with the group later known as the Uzbeks because of a dispute over the leadership of the White Horde, causing the disintegration of that Mongol Horde. The Kazakhs later settled in all parts of modern Kazakhstan and eventually became divided into three hordes - the Small, the Middle, and the Great, with the leaders of the Great and Middle Hordes fighting each other for overall supremacy.;;;;;;;;;;1469
LAP_DESC;When Carlos III rose to the throne in Spain a great reform of the Spanish American possessions was started. One of those reforms was the division of the 'Virreynato del Perú' for political reasons, creating a new Virreynato called 'de la Plata' with its capital in Buenos Aires. The new Virreynato included the territories of Charcas Tucumán Cuyo Paraguay and Buenos Aires. Later, in 1810 when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and replaced Carlos V with his brother José Bonaparte, several 'juntas' were created in Spain and Spanish America to govern in the name of the true king. One of those was the 'Primera Junta' of Buenos Aires. First they swore loyalty to Fernando VII, the heir of Carlos V, but later they broke their links with Spain and declared independence in July 1816.;;;;;;;;;;1470
LAT_DESC;The Teutonic Order was a German military and religious order founded in 1190 during the siege of Acre in the Third Crusade. Under Hermann von Salza, its grand master in the early 13th century, the order moved to eastern Europe and rose to prominence. After a brief period in Transylvania the order responded to a call (1226) of the Polish Duke Conrad of Masovia for a crusade against the Slavic and heathen Prussians. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II granted it vast privileges and Conrad invested it with conquered lands. The disciplined and centralized Teutonic Knights colonized its new lands with Germans and laid the foundation of the German Prussian state. The Knights administered their lands from Marienburg, but they granted considerable freedom to their cities, many of which joined the Hanseatic League. The fatal blow to the order was delivered in 1525 by its own grand master, Albert of Brandenburg, who embraced the Reformation, declared Prussia a secular duchy and was invested as a vassal duke by Sigismund I of Poland.;;;;;;;;;;1471
LIT_DESC;The pagan Liths, or Lithuanians, may have settled along the Nemen as early as 1500 B.C. In the 13th century the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and the Teutonic Knights conquered the region now comprising Estonia, Latvia, and parts of Lithuania. To protect themselves against the Knights who encroached from the north and the south the Lithuanians formed a strong unified state. Lithuania became one of the largest states of medieval Europe, including all of what is now Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and sections of European Russia, touching the Black Sea at its furthest extent. Grand Duke Jagiello became king of Poland in 1386 as Ladislaus II through his marriage with Jadwiga, daughter of Louis I of Poland and Hungary. He converted to Christianity and made it the state religion in the Lithuanian part of the new Commonwealth as well.;;;;;;;;;;1472
LOR_DESC;Lorraine, or Lothringen, as its name indicates, was originally part of the kingdom of Lotharingia, and became a duchy under the Holy Roman Empire. In 1048 it passed to the house of Alsace which then became the house of Lorraine and ruled the duchy until 1738. René II of Lorraine helped to defeat Charles the Bold of Burgundy at Nancy in 1477, successfully keeping his realm separate from Burgundy and bringing about its final downfall. In the 16th century a cadet branch of the house of Lorraine, the Guise family, gained tremendous influence in France while Lorraine itself enjoyed a period of relative order and prosperity amid a Europe torn by religious and imperialistic strife. Lorraine was occupied by France during the Thirty Years War (1618-48) and Duke Charles IV spent most of his life trying to recover his lands, but neither he nor his successor Charles V managed to recover the duchy. At last, in the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697, Leopold I was recognized in possession of the duchy.;;;;;;;;;;1473
LUA_DESC;The city of Luang Prabang was named after a sacred gold Buddha called 'Pra Bang' which was a gift from the Khmer court to Fa Ngum. Fa Ngum was a Lao prince raised in the court of Angkor Wat who carved out the kingdom of Lan Xang in 1353. It encompassed all of present-day Laos and most of northeast Thailand. Luang Prabang became the centre of Lao culture trade and religion for the next 200 years. When King Souligna Vongsa died in 1694 without an heir the leadership of Lan Xang was contested. In 1713 the nation split into three kingdoms: Luang Prabang, Vientiane and Champassak. This division attracted outside aggressors, and by the 1800s most of Lan Xang had become a satellite state of Siam, with the exception of Luang Prabang, which held on to a the remnants.;;;;;;;;;;1474
LUX_DESC;The city of Luxemburg was founded in the 10th century on the ruins of a Roman settlement. In the 14th century the Dukes of Luxemburg rose to become the most powerful noble family in Germany by acquiring Bohemia, Brandenbug, and Hungary. From 1347 on the family also held the office of Holy Roman Emperor. In 1437 Luxemburg's glory came to an abrupt end with the death of Sigismund, the last ruler of the House of Luxemburg. The city itself was soon conquered by Philip of Burgundy. In 1477 Burgundy and with it Luxemburg were inherited by Maximilian of Habsburg and the city remained under Habsburg control for the next three centuries. In 1795 Luxembourg was conquered by the armies of revolutionary France but in 1815 the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was reestablished ruled by the Kings of the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;1475
MAA_DESC;The Spanish conquistadors found a number of small cities in northern Yucatán, but on their march into Central America encountered few inhabitants. The introduction of new diseases by the Spanish greatly contributed to the ongoing decimation of Maya population, leaving the region still more sparsely settled. For the remaining groups the Spanish conquest led to the imposition of Catholicism and the establishment of various European forms of political organization. Although this imposition was not completely effective, Spaniards either eliminated or incorporated the indigenous elite into the new colonial system leaving the Maya-speaking population a relatively undifferentiated mass of rural peasants. For the most part the Maya region was peripheral to the Spanish American colonies because of the lack of mineral wealth, the relatively sparse population and the lack of land suitable for the cultivation of export crops.;;;;;;;;;;1476
MAG_DESC;The archbishops of Magdeburg ruled a large territory as princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The city of Magdeburg obtained a charter that was the model for hundreds of medieval town charters in Germany Austria Bohemia and Poland. Under this Magdeburg Law, a town governed itself through an elected council, had its own courts of justice and was exempt from all duties except the payment of rent to the prince of the land. Magdeburg prospered and became one of the chief members of the Hanseatic League. It accepted (1524) the Reformation joined (1531) the Schmalkaldic League and continued its resistance against Emperor Charles V until its fall (1551) to Maurice of Saxony. The Prince-Archbishops saw fit to convert to Protestantism - a move that would cost the city dearly. During the Thirty Years War the imperial forces under general Tilly laid siege to Magdeburg in 1630. On May 20, 1631 the imperial troops stormed the city, put the garrison to the sword, the houses to the torch and the people through hell. Roughly 25,000 persons (about 85 percent of the city's population) perished in the mercenary orgy of destruction. The city was rebuilt and its trade revived after the Peace of Westphalia (1648) which transferred both the city and the archbishopric to the electorate of Brandenburg.;;;;;;;;;;1477
MAH_DESC;By the middle of the 16th century the Maharashtra region of India was fragmented among several independent Muslim rulers, who fought each other endlessly but paid tribute to either the Mughals, Bijapur or Golconda. It was in the midst of this chaos that a great leader, Sivaji Bhonsle, was born in 1627. Sivaji was outraged at the oppression that the mainly Hindu people had to suffer at the hands their Muslim overlords. In a long series of campaigns, he showed astonishing prowess, and eventually founded a large Maratha Empire that would shake the Mughal Empire to its foundations. During the 18th century almost all of western and central India, as well as large segments of the north and east, had been brought under Maratha suzerainty.;;;;;;;;;;1478
MAI_DESC;In 746, the city of Mainz was made the seat of the first German archbishop - St. Boniface. Subsequent archbishops acquired considerable territory around Mainz and in Franconia on both sides of the Main which they ruled as princes of the Holy Roman Empire. Very early on they received a vote in the imperial elections and had precedence over the other electors - they crowned the Kings of Germany. From the 16th century the Archbishops-Elector of Mainz was the ex officio archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire. Under the rule of the Archbishops-Electors Mainz flourished as a commercial and cultural center. Johann Gutenberg (1397–1468) lived in Mainz which he founded the first printing enterprise in Europe.;;;;;;;;;;1479
MAL_DESC;The African medieval empire of Mali was a powerful state and one of the world's chief gold suppliers. It attained its peak in the early 14th century under Mansa Musa (1312-1337), who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 laden with gold and slaves to proclaim Mali's prosperity and power. During his rule Muslim scholarship reached new heights in Mali and such cities as Timbuktu and Djenné became important centers of trade, learning and culture. For various reasons, the Mali empire disintegrated and was succeeded by the Songhai Empire of Gao, which rose to great power in the late 15th century.;;;;;;;;;;1480
MAM_DESC;Since 1250, Egypt had been ruled by the great Mamluk dynasty, but toward the end of the 15th century they became embroiled in a devastating war with the Ottoman Turks, who captured Cairo in 1517. The Ottoman Sultan, Selim, put an end to the Mamluk Sultanate and established a small Ottoman garrison in Egypt. However he did not destroy the Mamluks as a class. They were allowed to keep their lands, and Mamluk governors remained in control of the Egyptian provinces. In 1769 one of their number, Ali Bey, even proclaimed himself Sultan and independent of Constantinople. Although he fell in 1772, the Ottomans felt compelled to concede an ever greater measure of autonomy to the Mamluks, appointing a series of them as governors of Egypt. The Mamluks were defeated by Napoleon I during his invasion of Egypt in 1798 but their power as a class was ended only in 1811 by Muhammad Ali.;;;;;;;;;;1481
MAN_DESC;Originally an Etruscan settlement, Mantua later became a Roman town and then a free commune. It flourished under the Gonzaga family (1328–1708), who were magnificent patrons of the arts. Mantua passed to Austria in 1708, was taken by Napoleon I in 1797, was retaken by Austria in 1815 and was finally returned to Italy in 1866 after the Risorgimento had succeeded in uniting most of the other Italian states. The Gonzaga palace is among the largest and finest in Europe, and contains marvellous frescoes by Mantegna and Giulio Romano and numerous other works of art.;;;;;;;;;;1482
MCH_DESC;The Manchu people were related to the Tungus and were descended from the Jurchen - a tribe known in Asia since the 7th century. They were first called Manchu in the early 17th century, when they began to threaten their neighbors in China and Korea. Originally pastoral nomads in Manchuria, the Manchu swept into northern China in the early 12th century but were forced by the Mongols to withdraw in the mid-13th century. The Manchu settled in the Songhua River valley and developed an agrarian civilization. Under the emperor Nurhachi (1559-1626) they secured the allegiance of many tribes and increased their territory. The sons of Nurhachi invaded China in the mid 17th century and established the Ch'ing dynasty.;;;;;;;;;;1483
MEC_DESC;In 1621, the Duchy of Mecklenburg, was divided into two different duchies: Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Guestrow. The Westfalian peace contract from 1648 regulated that Wismar came under the power of Sweden, further splintering the old duchy. Two duchies of Mecklenburg were reformed once again as a result of the treaty of Hamburg in 1701, leaving Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1803 Wismar was returned to Mecklenburg. Both of the duchies joined the Rhine Federation in 1808. At the congress in Vienna the two duchies of Mecklenburg were reunited as a Grand Duchy.;;;;;;;;;;1484
MER_DESC;No description needed.;;;;;;;;;;1485
MEX_DESC;Most of present-day Mexico and the former Spanish holdings in what is now the United States were occupied early. At the end of the 16th century California was thoroughly explored, but it was not until the middle and late 18th century that north-eastern Mexico and Texas were occupied by Europeans in large numbers. Many of the administrative evils were ended by the reforms (especially that of 1786) of José de Gálvez, but discontentment with Spanish rule continued to grow among the creoles. Mexican independence (recognized in 1821) came about almost by accident when constitutionalists in Spain led a rebellion that, in 1820, forced Ferdinand VII to reinstate the liberal constitution of 1812.;;;;;;;;;;1486
MIN_DESC;No description needed.;;;;;;;;;;1487
MKS_DESC;By the 16th century Makassar had become Sulawesi's major port and the center of the powerful Gowa and Tallo sultanates which between them held a series of 11 fortresses and strongholds and a fortified sea wall which extended along the coast. The arrival of the Dutch in the early 17th century altered events dramatically. The Dutch first objective was to create a hegemony over the spice trade, and their first move was to capture the fort of Makassar in 1667, which they rebuilt and renamed Fort Rotterdam. The Dutch proceeded to destroy the strongholds of the Sultan of Gowa who was forced to live in exile on the outskirts of Makassar. Prince Diponegoro, the national hero born in 1785 to Sultan Hamengkubuwono III of Yogyakarta put up a great resistance against the Dutch in the Java wars of 1825-30. After his capture he was exiled to Fort Rotterdam until his death in 1855.;;;;;;;;;;1488
MLC_DESC;Until the 17th century Malacca was one of the leading commercial centers of East Asia. It was founded around 1400 by a Malay prince who had been driven from Singapore after a brief reign there. The city quickly gained wealth as a center of trade with China, Indonesia, India and the Middle East. Its sultans, aided by the decline of the Madjapahit empire of Java and by the friendship of China, extended their power over the nearby coast of Sumatra and over the Malay Peninsula as far north as Kedah and Pattani. More importantly Gujarati traders introduced Islam to the Malay world through Malacca. In 1511 Malacca was captured by the Portuguese under Alfonso de Albuquerque. The Sultan fled first to Pahang and then to Johor. When the Dutch arrived in the early 17th century, they allied themselves with Johor and captured Malacca in 1641 after a drawn out siege.;;;;;;;;;;1489
MLO_DESC;In 1395 Galeazzo Visconti received the title of duke of Milan from the Holy Roman Emperor and under him the duchy became one of the most powerful states in Italy. Following the death of the last Visconti in 1447, the Sforzas took over as dukes of Milan. The city flourished, harboring great artists and thinkers like Leonardo Da Vinci until it became involved in the Italian Wars and passed under Spanish domination in 1535. At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, Austrian rule of Milan was established and lasted until Napoleon made the city the capital of the Cisalpine Republic in 1797. In 1815 Milan again came under Austrian rule.;;;;;;;;;;1490
MLW_DESC;Following the decline of the Guptas in the 10th century, Malwa was ruled by King Bhoja II of the Paramaras. Internal rivalry between the various tribes and frequent wars with the Rajputs made it easy for the Muslims to establish their rule, which lasted until 1401. In 1562 Akbar made Malwa a part of the Mughal Empire and so it remained until the 18th century. The tribal Gonds gained control of Malwa after the decline of the Mughals, and then the region was shaped into the Maratha State of Indore from 1690. Though this area too fell under the British jurisdiction, it was administered by the Marathas, who ceded it to the British completely by 1817.;;;;;;;;;;1491
MOG_DESC;The great Mongol heir Bâbur, founder of the Mughal Empire, was indeed very qualified for conquest. Descended from Timur by his father and from Genghis Khan by his mother he ruled the remains of the Timurid Empire from his capital in Kabul, constantly trying, and failing, to recapture the old capital of Samarkand from the Uzbeks. Disappointed, he turned to India, divided between several small kingdoms and sultanates which were constantly at each others necks. He took advantage of the situation and before his death in 1530 he had established a powerful Empire in northern India on the ruins of the Sultanate of Delhi. The Empire continued to grow until it dominated almost all of India at the beginning of the 17th century, before its long period of decline set in.;;;;;;;;;;1492
MOL_DESC;Originally Moldova was part of the greater region of Moldavia but it has spent much of its history being the skinny kid pushed around by the bigger boys. It lies directly between the rock of Russia and the hard place of Romania and has always been the focal point for border disputes and expansionist policies. Prior to its tenuous unification it had been overrun, split up, reunited, conquered, annexed, renamed and taken back again more times than you can shake a stick at. It's been a long and bloody journey from the principality of Moldavia to the republic of Moldova and it seems fitting that the flag includes a band of red signifying the blood spilled in defending the country. During the mid-14th century, under the leadership of Stefan cel Mare (or Stephen the Great), the principality of Moldavia flourished, but by the time his son succeeded him the Turkish army had become too strong and Moldavia was subsumed under the Ottoman Empire. It remained under Turkish suzerainty until 1711 when the Russians appeared on the Moldavian borders for the first time. Although the Russian army was initially repelled, the next century saw Russia and Turkey going at it hammer and tongs. Annexations, partitions, skirmishes, invasions, and wars were the order of the day. Moldavia changed hands more times than a bent coin. In 1774 Austria acquired northern Moldavia, renaming it Bucovina in exchange for brokering a peace treaty between the warring Russians and Turks. In 1812 hostilities between Turkey and Russia were temporarily suspended by the signing of the Bucharest Treaty which gave the eastern half of Moldavia to the Russians (who renamed the region Bessarabia) and the rest of Moldavia and Wallachia to Romania.;;;;;;;;;;1493
MOR_DESC;As the many prehistoric remains show, Morocco has been inhabited since very early prehistoric times. Then came the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Berbers, Romans, Byzantines and Vandals before the final Arab invasion which took place in the 8th century. Morocco's strategic location has shaped its history. Beginning with the Phoenicians many foreigners have come to the area - some to trade or settle others as invaders sweeping the land and dominating it. Arab forces began occupying Morocco in the seventh century, bringing with them Arab culture and Islam. Other invasions followed. The Alaouite dynasty which has ruled Morocco since 1649 claims descent from the Prophet Muhammad. Morocco's location and resources led to early competition among European powers in Africa, beginning with the successful Portuguese efforts to control the Atlantic coast in the 15th century.;;;;;;;;;;1494
MOS_DESC;The city of Moscow was probably founded on a strategic site on the Moskva River as a military outpost of Vladimir-Suzdal. By the mid-12th century, when its existence is first mentioned in Russian chronicles, it had become a walled town. In 1271, the dukes of Vladimir-Suzdal took up residence in the city and assumed the title Grand Dukes of Muscowy. The adjacent areas were subdued or acquired one by one and Moscow's importance inexorably continued to increase, particularly under Dmitri Donskoi (1359–89), who was the first to bear the title Grand Duke of Moscow. Dmitri's successors, above all Ivan III and Vasily III, laid the foundation of Muscovite absolutism, built the most powerful Russian state, and broke free of their vassalage to the Golden Horde. When Novgorod was conquered in 1478, Muscowy had achieved its total supremacy of the Russian people.;;;;;;;;;;1495
MTR_DESC;Despite the fact that Mataram was Islamic it still followed most of the Indo-Javanese traditions of the Hindu kingdoms of Java. In the royal palaces (kraton) of the reigning dynasties of Mataram an original model was developed combining animistic and Islamic rites and even European values. Mataram eventually had to face two new powers in order to unify the island: Bantam, the last coastal Sultanate, and the Dutch, who had landed for the first time on Java in 1596. The Dutch goal was mainly to gain control of the sealanes and ports of Java and Indonesia to thwart their main enemies - the Spanish and the Portuguese.;;;;;;;;;;1496
MUN_DESC;The city of Münster was founded around 800 A.D. as a Carolingian Episcopal see. Its Bishops ruled much of the Westphalia region up until the early 19th century. The Bishop of Münster was also an elector of the Holy Roman Empire and the city was an important member of the Hanseatic League. It was in Münster that the Peace of Westphalia was concluded in 1648, ending the Thirty Years War. Münster remained sovereign until 1816, when it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.;;;;;;;;;;1497
MUS_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1498
MYA_DESC;Ava was a Burmese Shan kingdom that succeeded an earlier kingdom based on the city of Pagan. The city of Ava was founded in 1364. The location allowed the Shans to control the rice supply from the Kyaukse irrigated area to the south, which became vital after the traditional rice-growing area in southern Myanmar had been lost to a Mon kingdom. The Kingdom of Ava flourished until it was destroyed by a rival group of Shans in 1527. In 1634 the city became the capital of the Taungu dynasty which had united the Ava and Taungu kingdoms in 1531.;;;;;;;;;;1499
MYS_DESC;In 1313 Mysore was conquered by the Delhi Sultanate but it was soon lost again to the rising power of the kingdom of Vijayanagar. Although vassal to Vijayanagar until that state dissolved in 1565, and then to other nations, Mysore remained largely autonomous until the independence and unification of India in 1947.;;;;;;;;;;1500
NAP_DESC;After the Sicilian Vespers insurrection in 1282, Sicily proper passed to the house of Aragón and the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States became known as the Kingdom of Naples. The state remained independent until it too fell to the ruler of Sicily, Alfonso V of Aragon, who in 1443 assumed the title 'king of the Two Sicilies'. For centuries, Naples remained in foreign hands: Spanish, French, Spanish again, Austrian, French and Austrian, until it was finally united with the other Italian states in the 19th century.;;;;;;;;;;1501
NAT_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1502
NAV_DESC;Between 1512 and 1515 Castile successfully invaded and annexed the southern half of the old kingdom of Navarra. The King moved his administration north but in 1589 France annexed that part as well. Though there were (and are) many rebellions in the Basque territories of Spain, Navarra would never again resurface as a nation.;;;;;;;;;;1503
NIP_DESC;The Yamato clan unified central and western Nippon in the 5th century, around the same time Buddhism was introduced. In 1192, after his final victory over his brother Yoshitsune, Minamoto Yoritomo was awarded the title Shogun, roughly meaning 'barbarian quelling generalissomo'. The title stuck, and the Shogun would be the real ruler of Nippon for seven centuries. 1542 marked the opening of Japan to western powers like Portugal, England, Spain and the Dutch. The Jesuits arrived, and gained an ever growing number of converts, but decrees prohibiting Christianity were promulgated in 1612 and 1614, and the persecution of its adherents began immediately thereafter. Persecution became much more severe, until, at length, it became official policy to stamp out Christianity even at the sacrifice of trade. This policy became manifest with the seclusion orders of the 1630s. Thus, in 1635 Japanese were forbidden to make overseas voyages or to return to Japan from overseas, which was a severe blow to Japan's traders. Nippon now entered a period of total isolationalism that would last well into the middle of the 19th century.;;;;;;;;;;1504
NOG_DESC;The Nogai Horde, like the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan and Crimea, were a splinter group of the Golden Horde, from which they broke off in the fourteenth century. Until the sixteenth century their nomadic pastures were located east of the Volga, when they came under territorial pressure from Kalmyks and Russians and began to move westwards. They came under the rule of the Crimean Tatars and in the eighteenth century were finally pressured into the Caucasus region by the Kuban Cossacks.;;;;;;;;;;1505
NOR_DESC;The kingdom of Norway, united in the Viking era, reached its greatest strength in the 13th century, when Iceland and several islands in the North Sea were still under Norwegian rule. However, after the ravages of the Black Plague in 1349 and 1350, the population in Norway was greatly reduced. The Norwegian nobility was greatly weakened by the catastrophe, and became international rather than national in its orientation. In 1397 Norway entered the Union of Kalmar as Queen Margrete became queen of Norway following the death of the last Norwegian king Olav IV. Together with the other two nations, Norway was at war with the Hansa in the 1420s and gradually succumbed to Danish influence and rule as the taxes from Norway were spent abroad. The Norwegian 'Riksraad' continued to elect foreign princes as kings including Christopher of Bavaria and finally Christian II of Denmark. By this time, the Union of Kalmar was just an empty name and Norway had become an integral part of Denmark.;;;;;;;;;;1506
NVG_DESC;Novgorod is one of the oldest cities in Russia and was a major commercial and cultural center of medieval Europe. It obtained autonomy in 997 and achieved independence from Kiev in 1136 when it became the capital of a merchant republic - Sovereign Great Novgorod - that embraced the whole of northern Russia to the Urals. The 14th century witnessed the start of Novgorod's long struggle with Muscuvy for supremacy. Internecine disputes among the republic's leaders weakened it in the face of growing Muscovite strength. Although it became a vassal of Moscow after the Muscovite invasions in 1456 and 1470, Novgorod was allowed to remain independent until 1478, when it came under Moscow's complete control. Opposition by its citizens to the absolutist rule of Moscow continued until Ivan the Terrible had most of them massacred and the rest deported in 1570.;;;;;;;;;;1507
OHI_DESC;The Iroquois were undoubtedly the fiercest warriors to roam the St. Lawrence and the northern New York state. They called themselves the Haudenosunee, meaning people of the long house, but their enemies referred to them as the Iroqu, an insult meaning 'rattlesnakes'. The French added 'ois' to make it Iroquois. The Iroquois Confederacy consisted of six nations: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. They maintained a wide trade network which the Europeans found useful, and subsequently became leading in the fur trade. The Iroquois village of Stadacona became the site of the first French trading post and later became known as Quebec. The Iroquois village of Hochelaga would become the site of Montreal. When the American Revolution came, the Iroquois sided with the British - a gamble that they unfortunately lost. Many were driven into Southern and Eastern Ontario and Quebec, and their power was forever broken. Despite their passion for war the Iroquois were primarily agrarian.;;;;;;;;;;1508
OLD_DESC;The history of the county of Oldenburg is mainly of dynastic significance, since the county itself never achieved any particular prominence. Originally a part of Saxony, Oldenburg became a separate state in the 12th century, when the counts became princes of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1448 Count Christian of Oldenburg became king of Denmark as Christian I, while his younger brother Gerard and his successors retained Oldenburg independently. On the extinction of the German line, Oldenburg passed to Christian V of Denmark in 1676. In 1773 Christian VII exchanged Oldenburg for ducal Holstein with Grand Duke Paul I of Russia. Paul gave Oldenburg to his maternal great uncle Frederick Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp, bishop of Lübeck, who assumed the ducal title in 1777. Peter I of Oldenburg, nephew and successor of Frederick Augustus, lost the duchy to Napoleon but recovered it in 1813 and subsequently acquired Birkenfeld and obtained the title grand duke.;;;;;;;;;;1509
OMA_DESC;Virtually cut off from the rest of the Arabian Peninsula by vast deserts, the Omani became prominent sailors and acquired an early maritime tradition. As they traveled and traded, the Omanis spread the message of Islam as well as Arab culture and language, leaving a deep impact on eastern Africa and reaching as far east as China. In the early 16th century, after the Portuguese under Vasco de Gama had discovered the sea route round the Cape of Good Hope to India they occupied Mascate for a century and a half in order to dominate the trade which had until then been an Omani monopoly. The Portuguese were expelled from Mascate in 1650 by Sultan bin Saif al-Yarubi, reaffirming for a time the the Omani power in the region.;;;;;;;;;;1510
ORI_DESC;In the 13th and 14th centuries, when much of India was overrun by the Muslims, independent Orissa remained a citadel of Hindu religion, philosophy, art, and architecture. Under the Surya dynasty (1435-1568), Orissa flourished and expanded its territory at the expense of its Muslim neighbors, but when King Mukunda was killed by his own countrymen, Orissa lost its independence to the Afghan rulers of Bengal and was subsequently conquered by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1592.;;;;;;;;;;1511
ORL_DESC;The city of Orléans and its surrounding province - the Orléanais - constituted part of the small nucleus of the royal domain, and was often given in appanage as a duchy to the eldest brother of the king of France and to his descendants. In the Wars of Religion during the 16th century, the city was briefly made the headquarters of the Huguenots and was besieged in by Catholic forces in 1563. Orléans remained in Catholic hands until the Edict of Nantes in 1598. During the 17th and 18th centuries the city was a prosperous industrial and commercial center.;;;;;;;;;;1512
PAP_DESC;'Lo Stato della Chiesa', or the Papal States, was from 754 to 1870 an independent territory under the temporal rule of the popes, also called the States of the Church and the Pontifical States. The territory varied in size at different times, but began a period of growth in the 16th century when Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, conquered the petty states of the Romagna and Marche. In the early 16th century, Pope Julius II consolidated papal power by abolishing local autonomies and by participating effectively in the Italian Wars. The last principalities to lose their autonomy to the popes were Ferrara (1598) and Urbino (1631). The duchy of Castro was added in 1649. Parma and Piacenza were alienated (1545) through the nepotism of Pope Paul III.;;;;;;;;;;1513
PAR_DESC;Following the beginning of the construction of the Cathedral in 1099 and the first signs of a city government that led to the communal Modena, the city was ruled by the Estensi family and in 1598 it became the capital city and saw the completion of the Ducal Palace in 1634. In 1796 French troops entered Modena and started a dominion that lasted until 1814. From that year on the Austro-Este dukes Francesco IV and Francesco V ruled the state until 1859 when, declining the Este sovereignty, the city formed part of the new Italian Reign.;;;;;;;;;;1514
PEG_DESC;Pegu was the center of one of the three chief states of Myanmar (Ava, Taungu and Pegu) from the 14th to the late 15th century. In the 16th century it became the capital of a united Burmese kingdom, but when it was destroyed in 1564 and again in 1599, the Burmese moved their capital to Ava. In the 18th century the Talaings rebelled against the Burmese and set up their capital at Pegu. The city was destroyed by the Burmese in 1757 but was later rebuilt as the center of a Burmese province. The city and province came under British rule in 1852.;;;;;;;;;;1515
PER_DESC;Persia, or Iran ('land of the Aryans'), is a nation with a history long enough to rival the Greek, and like the Greeks, the Persian people were oppressed by foreign powers for centuries. The old Persian Empire quickly fell to the fanatic Muslims hordes that rode out of the Arabian peninsula in the 7th century, and Persia remained a part of the Caliphate until its fall to the Mongols in the mid 13th century. The Mongols ruled Persia as part of the Ilkhanate until Tamerlane conquered that in the late 14th century. The Timurid realm proved unstable, and the Persians soon found themselves governed by the Ak Koyunlu, whose realm in turn crumbled when the great Ismail Safavid, himself of Turkish origin, rebelled and took control of the whole region. Despite his suppression of sunni muslims and despite his Turkish background, Ismail was hailed as a saviour by the Persians. Safavid Persia endured until 1736, despite the incessant internal and external pressure.;;;;;;;;;;1516
PFA_DESC;The Rhenish Palatine was established in the 12th Century. The power of its rulers rarely extended far beyond the valley of the middle Rhine, but they nevertheless enjoyed great prestige as Imperial Electors. The capital at Heidelberg became one of the centers of Reformation and Renaissance in Germany. The Counts of the Palatinate were among the leading Protestant Princes of Germany. This led to the selection of Elector Frederick V as King of Bohemia in 1619, but he was quickly driven out by Catholic forces. The country suffered heavily in the Thirty Years War, and although the Counts Palatinate were reestablished in their country in 1648 they never again played an important role in German politics.;;;;;;;;;;1517
PIR_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1518
PIS_DESC;In the 12th century Siena became a self-governing commune. Economic rivalry and territorial conflict with neighbouring Florence, which was anti-imperial or Guelf, made Siena the center of pro-imperial Ghibellinism in Tuscany. The Sienese reached the peak of political power on Sep. 4, 1260 when their army crushed the Florentines at the Battle of Montaperti. Between 1355 and 1557 Siena endured the two most troubled centuries in its history: a long period of economic and demographic decline of social conflict and of increasing instability and tension in political life. In 1487 an exiled aristocrat, Pandolfo Petrucci, seized power and ruled with brutal tyranny through a period of French and Spanish invasions until his death in 1512. His regime was continued by his family until 1524. After a long and heroic defense, Siena surrendered to the Spaniards in 1555, and two years later Philip II of Spain ceded the city to Florence.;;;;;;;;;;1519
POL_DESC;During a period of disunity the Teutonic Knights gained a foothold in the then pagan north of Poland. Their power was only broken by their defeat at the hands of Polish-Lithuanian forces at Tannenberg in 1410 and by the second treaty of Torun in 1466 they became vassals of the Polish kings. Jadwiga, daughter to Louis I of Hungary and queen of Poland, then married Ladislaus Jagiello, the Grand Duke of Lithuania who became king of Poland as Ladislaus II. The nations of Poland and Lithuania were now united under one king and one religion as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was an immensely powerful state, which would probably have pacified all of eastern Europe had it not been for its great inherent instability. It was an elective monarchy where all of the great nobles had the right of veto in the Sejm. This 'liberum veto' effectively paralyzed Poland-Lithuania at times when it could not afford it, and led to its eventual destruction at the hands of the Russians, Prussians and Austrians in the three partitions of Poland.;;;;;;;;;;1520
POM_DESC;The history of Pomerania is complicated and diversified. The first Polish rulers of the Piast dynasty, Mieszko I and Boleslaw the Brave, accomplished the political unification of this land that had been divided among local nobles in the 10th century. At the beginning of the second millennium Poland's ties with Western Pomerania loosened since she was unable to maintain her rule there. The destiny of Eastern Pomerania followed another path - the local ducal dynasty related to the Piasts stayed in Power in its capitals in Slawno Swiecie and Gdansk and recognised Polish hegemony. Another attempt to unite all of the Pomeranian lands was made by Boleslaw the Wrymouth, who, at the beginning of the 12th century succeeded in making the entire region between the Vistula Odra and Notec one politically and territorially integrated realm. There were considerable differences in terms of its integration with Poland however. While Eastern Pomerania became one of the provinces of the Polish state, the local dynasty in Western Pomerania remained in power with Duke Warcislaw residing in Kamien Pomorski. The latter, however, obligated himself to accept baptism and military assistance and recognized Polish hegemony. Until the 17th century, Polish dukes ruled western and central Pomerania (the duchies of Wolgast and Stettin) under the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empire. The elector of Brandenburg acquired these duchies in 1637, when the last Polish duke, Boguslaw XIV, who had united them, died without issue, but Sweden received Western Pomerania by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.;;;;;;;;;;1521
POR_DESC;Portugal emerged as a nation state in the early 12th century and ranks as one of the world's longest established countries. In 1143 Portugal was raised to the status of a kingdom. Dom Afonso Henriques became King of an independent Portugal. He had taken three quarters of the present day Portugal from the Muslims, including Lisbon. After his death in 1185 the conquest was completed by his successors. Afonso III expanded this Kingdom southward to the Algarve in 1249 and under João I Portuguese sailors began to explore the African coast and the Atlantic. Its boundaries have been unchanged since the 13th century. The Fifteenth Century was Portugal's Age of Discovery. First it was Madeira Island then the Azores Cape Bojador and Cape Verde. Then the Portuguese explorers reached Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and gave Portugal its own route to India. Vasco de Gama reached India establishing Portuguese colonies and Pedro Cabral discovered Brazil. Other Portuguese explorers reached the Far East China and Japan. For that brief moment in time Portugal was the richest country in Europe.;;;;;;;;;;1522
PRM_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1523
PRO_DESC;The major part of Provence, held by the house of Aragón, in 1246 passed to the Angevin dynasty of Naples through marriage and under their rule the towns became virtually independent republics. In 1481 Provence was willed to the king of France, and its union to the crown was effected on the condition that Provence keep its administrative autonomy - a condition that was poorly honored.;;;;;;;;;;1524
PRU_DESC;The area known as Prussia was inhabited in early times by West Slavic tribes, ancestors of the modern Poles in the West and Baltic tribes closely related to Lithuanians in the East. Sometime after the seventh century the area was invaded and settled by pagan Germanic tribes later known as Prussians. The Protestant Reformation in the early to mid 1500s saw most Prussians convert to Protestantism whereas Poland remained and still remains solidly Roman Catholic. In 1525 Ducal Prussia became a hereditary duchy under Albrecht Hohenzollern, the last grand master of the Teutonic Knights. In 1657 after an invasion by the Swedes, Poland completely surrendered sovereignty over Ducal Prussia to the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg. With both Brandenburg and Prussia under his control, Friedrich Hohenzollern had himself crowned King of Prussia on Jan. 18, 1701. Prussia's power grew and in 1772, under King Friedrich II (Frederick the Great) it consisted of the provinces of Brandenburg, Pomerania, Danzig, West Prussia, and East Prussia.;;;;;;;;;;1525
PSK_DESC;The city of Pskov was founded as an outpost of Novgorod in 903. However, Pskov won its independence from Novgorod in 1348. The city followed Novgorod's example by severely restricting the power of its prince. The principality produced a code of law in 1397 that was used throughout Russia. Although it was closer to Novgorod it often looked to Muscovy for protection from the expansionist powers of the Baltic rim, especially as the Teutonic Knights. It was finally absorbed into Muscovy in 1511.;;;;;;;;;;1526
PUR_DESC;Puritanism was a particularly strict branch of protestantism inclined more towards Calvinism than Lutheranism and was mostly concerned with the belief in hard work and pure natural life. It emerged in England in the early 1600s and quickly found support in the South-East. However, due to a number of reasons many Puritans emigrated to the New World. The Puritan Faction was also a significant branch of the Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, and it was Oliver Cromwell, a Puritan, who came to be Lord Protector of England.;;;;;;;;;;1527
QAR_DESC;The Kara Koyunlu (Turkish: Black Sheep) were a Turkmen tribal federation that ruled Azerbaijan and Iraq, originally vassals of the Jalayirids of Baghdad and Tabriz. Routed by Tamerlane the Kara Koyunlus re-established themselves in Tabriz from 1406. Baghdad was captured in 1410 and there was expansion into Persia. In 1468, however, the Kara Koyunlu had been defeated and overrun by their mortal enemies from the north - the Ak Koyunlu. ;;;;;;;;;;1528
QUE_DESC;The French explorer Jacques Cartier first sailed up the St. Lawrence River in 1534 and arrived in the land that would later bear the name New France. Settlement of the region did not begin until the early 17th century, when Samuel Champlain founded Quebec ('where the river narrows') - the first permanent French settlement in the New World. Over the next century the French gradually settled along the banks of the St. Lawrence, where their long-lot settlement pattern exists to this day. In 1759 Quebec was lost to the British on the Plains of Abraham - an event that would ensure British hegemony in North America and indirectly lead to the American revolution.;;;;;;;;;;1529
RAG_DESC;The City of Ragusa was probably founded after southern Slavs and Avars raided and destroyed the Roman city of Epidaur in the year 614. It is mentioned for the first time in the year 1189 in the trade agreement between the Bosnian ruler Kulin Ban and the Ragusan republic. In 1205 it was vassalized by the Venetians and remained a Venetian subject nation until 1358. In 1419 it was vassalized again, this time by Hungary. Trade increased with the Ottoman Empire and relationships with the Venetians remained strained.;;;;;;;;;;1530
REB_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1531
ROY_DESC;When Parliament had been dissolved by Charles I in 1642 in reaction to the rise of the gentry and the burghers and their higher demands for power, most of the lords rallied to the Royal Standard of the King to protect their own interests and privileges. From these days, even after the execution of Charles I in 1649, the English Monarchs had a large group of supporters for a more powerful monarchy, which transformed with the coming of the even more extremist James II and took the name of Jacobites.;;;;;;;;;;1532
RUS_DESC;In 862 the political entity known as Kievan Rus was established by Vikings from Sweden along their trade route in what is now Ukraine. In the 10th century Christianity became the state religion under Vladimir, who studied both Churches, but chose to adopt the Greek Orthodox rites. The Mongol invasion in the 13th century shattered Kievan Rus and its people were made thralls to the invaders and cruelly oppressed. As Mongol unity dissolved over the next two centuries, Muscowy gradually became the dominant principality and was able through diplomacy and conquest to establish suzerainty over European Russia. Ivan III (1462-1505) married the Byzantine princess Zoe Paleologus in a diplomatic move aimed at gaining prestige for his country. He could now refer to Russia as the Third Rome, and heir to the Byzantine tradition (even if the kings and princes of Europe were not impressed). As century later the famous Romanov dynasty was established at the end of the Time of Troubles by Tsar Mikhail in 1613. During Peter the Great's reign (1689-1725) Russia began a process of modernization and European influences spread in Russia. Peter created Western-style military forces, subordinated the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy to the Tsar, reformed the entire governmental structure and established the beginnings of a Western-style education system.  ;;;;;;;;;;1533
RYA_DESC;Ryazan was one of the many principalities that emerged from the ruins of Kievian Rus in the aftermath of the Mongol invasions of the 13th century. For most of its history it remained a vassal state to the Kahn of the Golden Horde. It was unfortunate in that it lay near the invasion routes to Moscow and the other northern principalities, thus making it more willing to negotiate than fight, even after the Grand Duchy of Muscovy declared independence from the Khan. Ivan III, Grand Prince of Muscowy, inherited half of the principality in 1500. The other half was absorbed by the tsar in 1511 and Ryazan became part of the new Russian nation.;;;;;;;;;;1534
SAC_DESC;In 1356 the duke of Saxe-Wittenberg was granted the permanent rank of Elector. Electoral Saxony, as his territory was called, was a relatively small area along the middle Elbe. To the south of Electoral Saxony extended the margraviate of Meissen, ruled by the increasingly powerful house of Wettin. The margraves of Meissen acquired, in the 13th and 14th centuries, the larger parts of Lower Lusatia, Thuringia and the intervening territories and in 1423 Margrave Frederick the Warlike also added Electoral Saxony, becoming Elector Frederick I. In 1485 the lands of House Wettin were partitioned between two sons of Elector Frederick II and the division came to be permanent. Ernest, founder of the Ernestine branch of Wettin, received Electoral Saxony with Wittenberg and most of the Thuringian lands. Albert, founder of the Albertine branch, received ducal rank and the Meissen territories including Dresden and Leipzig. Duke Maurice of Saxony, a grandson of Albert and a Protestant, received the Electoral title in the 16th century and it was held by the Albertine branch until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.;;;;;;;;;;1535
SAR_DESC;In 1353, Pere IV of Aragon granted legislative autonomy to the kingdom of Sardinia but from 1365 to 1409 the kings or giudici of Arborea - Mariano IV, Ugone III, Mariano V, and Guglielmo III succeeded in occupying very nearly all of Sardinia except the Castel of Cagliari and Alghero. In 1409 Marti the Younger, king of Sicily and heir to Aragon, defeated the giudicale Sardinians at Sanluri and once and for all conquered the entire land. Shortly afterwards he died of malaria in Cagliari without issue.;;;;;;;;;;1536
SAV_DESC;The surprisingly resilient state of Savoy was forged by Humbert the Whitehanded, a lord of Arles, out of the various feudal territories in the region. Under Amadeus VIII in the early 15th century, Savoy became a powerful duchy extending far into France, Italy, and Switzerland. By the beginning of the 16th century the rule of the dukes had weakened, and Savoy fell under Swiss and French dominance. The great duke Emmanuel Philibert (Ironhead) greatly restored the territory and fortunes of the border duchy and moved the ducal residence to Turin in 1559, making Savoy more of an Italian than a French state. When Victor Amadeus II acquired the title king of Sardinia in 1713, Savoy became a part of a united kingdom. Annexed by France in 1792, Savoy was returned to Sardinia in 1815.;;;;;;;;;;1537
SCO_DESC;Scotland as a national entity arose through the union of the kingdoms of Alba and Strathclyde in the mid-11th century. Ever since that time, Scotland's history has been one of action and reaction against her more powerful neighbor England. In 1174 Scotland became a vassal of England but broke loose a few years later. Unfortunately the terms of the release were vague and the kings of England retained a tenuous - and sometimes not so tenuous - hold on their northern neighbour, which had to struggle in the face of near impossible odds to retain its independence. Scottish independence, or at least semi-autonomy, came to a final end in 1707, when its lords accepted the Act of Union and formed Great Britain together with England.;;;;;;;;;;1538
SER_DESC;Under Stephen Dušan, who became king in 1331 and czar in 1346, Serbia became the most powerful empire in the Balkan Peninsula, much of which it absorbed. Its might contrasted sharply with the decadence and fading strength of the Byzantine Empire. Unfortunately, with Stephen's passing in 1355, the nation started to decay and eventually fell victim to the unstoppable forces of the Ottoman Turks. From 1389 Serbia was a Turkish vassal, and in 1459 most of the nation was annexed into Ottoman proper by Sultan Muhammad II. Belgrade, which was then held by Hungary, fell to the Turks in 1521. In 1804, after many Turkish reverses on the battlefield, a liberation movement took form when Karageorge (Black George) led a rebellion that eventually freed the pashalik (province) of Belgrade from the Turks. The Treaty of Bucharest in 1812 forced Turkish recognition of Serbian autonomy, but Russian preoccupation with Napoleon's invasion allowed the Turks to renew their tyranny in Serbia. A revolt flared in 1815 under Miloš Obrenovic who in 1817 procured the assassination of his rival Karageorge and became Prince of Serbia.;;;;;;;;;;1539
SHA_DESC;The name Shawnee is derived from the Algonquin word shawun, meaning 'Southerner'. They usually preferred to call themselves the Shawano. The Shawnee considered the Lenape of Delaware as their grandfathers and the source of all Algonquin tribes. They originally inhabited the Ohio Valley, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, but were forced from these lands by the Iroquois in the 1660s. Eventually they settled in South Carolina, Tennessee's Cumberland Basin, eastern Pennsylvania and southern Illinois. In Carolina they established trade with the British, dealing in deerskins and captured native women for firearms and whiskey. The Shawnee fought with the British against the French and against the Americans in the American Revolution. Their greatest leader was Tecumseh.;;;;;;;;;;1540
SHL_DESC;The Duchy of Holstein was originally created in 1111 as a county of the Holy Roman Empire and given to Adolf of Schauenburg. Since Lübeck and Hamburg were controlled by the Hanseatic League, Kiel and Rendsburg were the chief cities. In 1459 Holstein's Christian I, a Danish heir to the throne, established a personal union with Denmark to the great displeasure of the German majority in the region. In 1474, Emperor Frederick III raised Holstein to the status of duchy under the immediate suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empire (as distinct from Schleswig, which was outside the imperial jurisdiction). Holstein remained independent, if often involved in wars between Sweden and Denmark, until 1866, when it was annexed by Prussia in the Peace of Prague.;;;;;;;;;;1541
SIB_DESC;The Khanate of Sibir was an early splinter of the Golden Horde centered on their capital city of Sibir, near modern Tobolsk. Although Russian traders from Novgorod crossed the Urals as early as the 13th century to trade in furs with the Khanate, the actual Russian conquest began much later. Czar Ivan IV's capture of the Kazan Khanate in 1552 opened the way for Russian expansion into Siberia. A band of Cossacks in the service of the Czar under Yermak crossed the middle Urals and took the city of Sibir in 1581. Russia's conquest of the Sibir Khanate was completed in 1598, and during the following century Russia started to colonize western Siberia.;;;;;;;;;;1542
SIC_DESC;Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean, marking the corner of three seas: the Ionian, the Tyrrhenian, and the Mediterranean. In 965 the island, held by the East Roman Empire, fell to Arab conquest from North Africa, and in 1060 to Normans, who progressively Latinized the island. In the 12th and 13th centuries the island formed a part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the other 'Sicily' being Naples. As with Naples, the island was later dominated by a succession of foreign rulers. Aragonese, Spanish, French, and Austrians alternated in their control of the region until the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was eventually incorporated into the united Italy in the 19th century.;;;;;;;;;;1543
SIE_DESC;The region of Transylvania was one of the earliest targets of German colonization. The Germans, who were mainly merchants, lived side by side with Hungarians and Romanians, although the three groups never blended well. Up until the mid-16th century the fortunes of Transylvania (called Siebenbürgen in German) was closely tied to those of Hungary, and the two states alternated in control of each other. Following conquest by the Ottoman Turks however, Transylvania was greatly reduced, and made into a puppet kingdom. Over time this state became more and more independent, to the point that it virtually managed its own destiny by the mid-17th century. Following the reconquest of the area by the Austrian Empire, the region was revitalized by new German emigrants arriving from the early 18th century on.;;;;;;;;;;1544
SLZ_DESC;Salzburg can be regarded as the oldest and most important cultural and spiritual center in present-day Austria. Although it had already been elevated to the rank of archdiocese in 798 and from the late Middle Ages onwards had formed a spiritual principality in the Holy Roman Empire, Salzburg is one of Austria’s youngest Länder. The development of the region and its ultimate separation from Bavaria, its mother country, was brought about in the 14th century, but it was not until 1816 that Salzburg was formally incorporated into Austria. Of Austria’s present-day Länder, or provinces, Salzburg is the only one to have been ruled as an independent state by a prince-archbishop, and it is the only one of the many spiritual principalities of the Holy Roman Empire that still exists as an independent province.;;;;;;;;;;1545
SON_DESC;Songhai was the largest of the great empires in the western Sudan region of northern Africa. The state was founded around 700 by Berbers on the Middle Niger in what is now central Mali. The rulers accepted Islam around 1000 A.D. Songhai's power was greatly expanded by Sonni Ali (1464-92), who occupied Timbuktu (which was held by the empire of Mali) in 1468. Songhai reached its greatest extent under Askia Muhammad I (1493-1528). However, he was deposed by his son, and in the subsequent conflicts among his successors the empire slowly began to decline. The breakup of the state was accelerated by a Moroccan invasion in 1591.;;;;;;;;;;1546
SPA_DESC;Spain and Portugal were the two greatest colonial powers of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, dividing the world into two spheres of influence by the Treaty of Tordesillas. Almost all of South America, Central America, southern North America, and the Philippines were added to the Spanish world empire in the 16th century. Gold and silver, the primary objectives of the conquistadores, flowed into Spain in fabulous quantities. The Spain of the 16th century (the Golden Century) was the unparalleled world super power, with an empire on which the sun never set, with fleets on every sea and with a brilliant cultural, artistic and intellectual life. By its triumph over France in the Italian Wars (1494-1559), Spain could add Sicily, Naples and Milan to its dependencies. However, the increasing rivalry on the high seas between Spain and England culminated in the attempted conquest of England by the Spanish Armada in 1588, and its complete failure was an immensely costly fiasco that weakened Spain for a decade. Deeper problems soon manifested themselves, and Spain commenced a long and inexorable slide into decline.;;;;;;;;;;1547
STE_DESC;The Golden Horde was one of the successor states to Gengis Khan's enormous empire. It occupied most of the Mongols' European territory and held all of the Russian principalities save Novgorod in vassalage. The state went through a slow but steady decline and its mainly Russian population became vassals in little more than name. The great Timur's attack on the Horde in the 1390's weakened the state sufficiently that Moscow's rise to greatness could commence. The Khan attempted to crush the rebellions of his Russian subjects but with the establishment of the splinter Khanates of Crimea in 1430, Kazan in 1436, and Astrakhan in 1466, the Horde was but a shadow of its former greatness. The last surviving remnant of the Golden Horde was destroyed by the Crimean Khan in 1502.;;;;;;;;;;1548
STR_DESC;After becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire in 923, Strasbourg with the surrounding rural area came under the temporal rule of its bishops. Its location at the crossroads of Flanders, Italy, France and central Europe made it an important commercial center. In 1262 after some struggles with the bishops the burghers secured the status of a free imperial city for the city proper. It was mainly Protestant after the Reformation but cautiously avoided the religious conflicts of the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). In 1681 Louis XIV of France seized the city in peacetime and obtained ratification for his arbitrary action by the Treaty of Rijswijk in 1697. The city retained its special privileges until the French Revolution.;;;;;;;;;;1549
SUD_DESC;The Christian nation of Nubia succeeded in freeing itself from control of Egypt when the latter became an independent Mohammedan kingdom in 969, but in 1173 Saladin's brother Schems Eddawalah Turanschah advanced from Yemen, destroyed the churches, and carried off the bishop and 70 000 Nubians. In 1275 the Mameluke sultan Djahn Beibars sent an army from Egypt into Nubia. Dongola was conquered, the Christian king David was obliged to flee and the churches were plundered. The inhabitants escaped forcible conversion to Mohammedanism only by payment of a head-tax. Nubia began dissolving into petty states, chief of which was Sennar, which was founded in 1484 by the Funj dynasty. From the Middle Ages there is little information as to the position of Christianity, as Islam became supreme partly by force partly by the amalgamation of the native with the Arabian tribes, but in the mid-16th century the Funji rulers converted to Islam, ending the era of Christianity in Nubia for good. For some time Sennar ruled Shendi, Berber and Dongola. In the eighteenth century the King of Sennar also obtained, for a time, the province of Kordofan.;;;;;;;;;;1550
SUZ_DESC;Founded around 1024 as a fortress town, Suzdal developed during the 11th and 12th centuries into one of the principal cities of the grand duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal and a political and religious center of North-Eastern Russia. In the early 13th century it became the capital of the Suzdal principality, but it was razed by the Mongols under Batu Khan in 1238, and never recovered its importance. In 1451 Suzdal passed to the grand duchy of Moscow.;;;;;;;;;;1551
SWE_DESC;Sweden is a very old nation with its roots in the misty times preceding the Viking era. In 1419 the country had recently been joined to Norway and Denmark in the Union of Kalmar, but the Swedes soon proved uncomfortable with having a Danish king. Most of the 15th century was spent vacilitating between staying in the union and leaving it. The final bloody farewells were said in 1521, when the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa forced the Danes to accept a totally independent Sweden. Both Danes and Swedes kept eyeing each other with deep mistrust however, and each nation dreamed of conquering the other. Gustav Vasa's reign was long and prosperous. Sweden went from being desperately poor and undeveloped to having good finances and a decent army. His death saw renewed strife as Sweden became embroiled in a long war against Russia for supremacy over Estonia, followed by a civil war between Duke Charles and King Sigismund that evolved into war with Poland. In 1617 the wars had been won and Sweden had gained more lands from Russia during the Time of Troubles. Gustav II Adolf was the greatest king Sweden has ever known, and with the help of his chancellor Axel Oxenstierna he totally reformed the country and beat the imperials in the 30 Years War. Sweden was now the Great Power of Northern Europe - a position she would hold until 1718, when the hero king Charles XII died in battle, having failed in his defense of Sweden from her ravenous neighbors. The country faded once more into the periphery of European politics...;;;;;;;;;;1552
TAU_DESC;Taungu was a Burmese town located on the Sittoung River. It rose to great prominence in 1486 when King Minkyino ascended the throne. His reign signalled a resurgence of the Burmese realm after two centuries of bitter internecine warfare between various petty kingdoms. By 1535, Minkyino's son Tabengshweti continued his father's conquests, until the Taungu Dynasty controlled most of present-day Myanmar. In 1550 Tabengshweti's son-in-law Bayinnaung became ruler. In 1569 he invaded Siam and captured the city of Ayutthaya, but by 1584 Siam had once more become independent. In the following decades the Taungu Dynasty lost most of its influence once again.;;;;;;;;;;1553
TEK_DESC;Located at the western Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor, Teke was founded by Yunus Beg in 1321 as a vassal lordship of the Hamidites to the north, in ancient Pisidia. Teke survived the annexation of its parent state by the Ottomans in 1389. Its capital was the strategic port of Antalya, which witnessed several invasions by the Latin kings of Cyprus. Although conquered by the Ottomans in 1390, the Beylik of Teke was re-established soon after Timur's victory at the Battle of Ankara. This revival, however, was to be short-lived as Teke's last ruler Osman Beg was assassinated in 1423. Osman's lands, along with the city of Antalya, were once more added to the Ottoman Empire.;;;;;;;;;;1554
THU_DESC;Würzburg was originally a Celtic settlement and was made an episcopal see by St. Boniface in 741. Following the dissolution of the duchy of Franconia in the 10th century, the bishops of Würzburg came to lord over a vast territory on both sides of the Main as prince-bishops of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1168 the bishops assumed the title of dukes of Eastern Franconia, of which they held a major part. During the Peasants' War the bishop of Würzburg temporarily (1524-25) lost his territory to the rebels, but he held out at his fortress of Marienberg against Götz von Berlichingen. Later, the splendor-loving prince-bishops transformed the city into one of the finest in Europe and founded the University of Würzburg in 1582.;;;;;;;;;;1555
TIB_DESC;Tibet emerged from an obscure and mostly unknown history to flourish in the 7th century as an independent kingdom with its capital at Lhasa. In the 13th century Tibet fell under Mongol influence, but reverted to independence in 1368 when the Mongols were also evicted from China. In 1270 Kublai Khan, emperor of China, was converted to Buddhism by the abbot of the Sakya lamasery. The abbot returned to Tibet to found the Sakya dynasty (1270-1340) and to become the first priest-king of Tibet. In 1578 the Dge-lugs-pa, or Yellow Hat Sect, asked the Tümed Mongol leader Altan Khan to renew the relationship that had existed in the days of Kublai. In 1642, with exemplary devotion, Güüshi Khan enthroned the Dalai Lama as ruler of Tibet, marking the end of the reign of the old kings. The Chinese invaded in 1720, fearing a Tibet controlled by hostile Mongols. After an initial reverse, their armies drove out the Mongols and were welcomed at Lhasa as deliverers, all the more because they brought with them the new Dalai Lama, Bskal-bzang-rgya-mtsho. For the next 200 years there was no more fighting between Tibetans and Chinese.;;;;;;;;;;1556
TIM_DESC;Originally the western half of the Chagatai Khanate, the Timurids derived their name from the Great Khan known to history as Tamerlane (Timur Lenkh in Persian) who died in 1405. Tamerlane was one of those few military leaders who seemed to be blessed by the gods. He never lost a battle, and expanded his realm to reach from the frontiers of Byzantium to the gates of Delhi. However, by 1419 the Timurids had already begun their swift decline and their remaining power was concentrated in Afghanistan and Amu Darya. Though their realm was greatly reduced, the fame of the empire was still great and the magnificent cities of Samarkhand and Bukhara were long a by-word for wealth and learning. Their story ended with Bâbur, who transformed the ailing Timurids remnants into the great and vibrant Mughal Empire in the early 16th century.;;;;;;;;;;1557
TOS_DESC;Under the fabulously wealthy Medici family, Florence went from being a small but rich city state to becoming the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1569). Only the Republic of Lucca and the duchy of Massa and Carrara remained independent. After the extinction of the Medici line, Tuscany passed (1737) to ex-duke Francis of Lorraine (later Holy Roman Emperor Francis I), who was succeeded by Grand Duke Leopold I (1765-90, later Emperor Leopold II) and then by Ferdinand III (1790-1801, 1814-24). The French Revolutionary armies invaded Tuscany in 1799 and it was briefly included in the kingdom of Etruria (1801-7) and was ruled under the duchy of Parma before it was annexed to France by Napoleon I, who set up his sister to rule it from Lucca.;;;;;;;;;;1558
TRE_DESC;When the treacherous army of the Fourth Crusade overthrew the Byzantine Empire and established the Latin Empire of Constantinople in 1204, several Greek successor states sprang up around it. The Empire of Trebizond was one of them. After the Mongol invasion the empire experienced tremendous economic prosperity, as it became the crossroad of trade routes leading to Russia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. With the decline of Mongol power after 1320, Trebizond suffered increasingly from attacks by various Turkish clans and states, civil wars, and domestic intrigues, until it eventually fell in 1461 after leading a coalition of Greek powers against the Sultan, in a last-ditch attempt to restore the Byzantine Empire. At the height of its wealth and power the court of the Grand Comneni was a great artistic and cultural center and made Trebizond the last refuge of Hellenistic civilization.;;;;;;;;;;1559
TRI_DESC;After its conquest by the Muslim armies in the 7th century, Tripolitania became subject to various Arab and Berber dynasties, among them the Aghlabids, the Fatimids, and the Hafsids. In 1510 Tripoli was captured by the forces of Ferdinand the Catholic of Spain, who turned it over to the Knights of St. John in 1530. The latter lost the region only 21 years later to the Ottoman Turks, who ruled it either directly or through suzerains for the next 360 years. In 1711 the local governor, Ahmad Karamanli, won recognition from the Ottomans as hereditary pasha (governor), and his dynasty ruled Tripolitania for all but a few years until 1835.;;;;;;;;;;1560
TUN_DESC;In 1159 Tunisia was conquered by the Almohad Caliphs of Morocco. The Almohads were succeeded by the Berber Hafsids under whom Tunisia prospered. In the last years of the Hafsid reign Spain seized many of the coastal cities, but they were recovered for Islam by the Ottoman Turks in 1574. Under the beys appointed by the Ottoman Sultan, Tunisia attained virtual independence. In the late 16th century most of the coast became a pirate stronghold. The Hussein dynasty of beys achieved almost complete independence in 1705 and lasted until 1957.;;;;;;;;;;1561
TUR_DESC;The first phase of expansion of the heirs of the great Osman was checked and partially reversed by their huge defeat in 1402 at the hands of Tamerlane. The remaining Ottoman possessions were beset by civil war, which gradually cooled down under Mehmet I. Then the Ottomans had a stroke of great fortune: five successive Sultans of exceptional ability, who expanded the empire, enriched its merchants and patronized the arts and sciences. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered, and the Ottomans assumed increasingly imperial trappings. The Mamelukes were overrun in 1517. By the end of the reign of Süleyman I ('the Magificent') in 1566, the Ottomans, the acknowledged leaders of the Islamic world, were, together with the populous Chinese and the globe-spanning Spanish empires, one of the greatest powers of that age. Subsequent internal politics and increasing conservatism led to the loss of their pre-eminence, though the Ottomans remained a great power until the late 18th century. By the early 19th century, their economy weakened by near-continuous wars, the loss of trade, their fossilized institutions, and their corrupt army, the Ottomans were ripe for reform.;;;;;;;;;;1562
TVE_DESC;Tver grew into a town in the 12th century out of a small outpost in Northwestern Russia. After the Mongol invasion the small principality became a vassal of the Khan. In the 1300s it began a struggle with Muscowy over who would become the Grand Prince of Russia - a title appointed by the Khan. After wars and intrigue and the second devastation of Tver by Mongols in 1327, it was clear that Moscowy had the upper hand. Although it made an alliance with Lithuania in 1368, and ravaged the city of Moscow twice, it was soon made to rely on its Lithuanian ally. In 1485 it was finally annexed by its old rival.;;;;;;;;;;1563
UKR_DESC;In the mid-14th century Lithuania began to expand eastward and southward, supplanting the Tatars in Ukraine. The dynastic union between Poland and Lithuania in 1386 also opened the Ukraine to Polish expansion. The region had flourished under Lithuanian rule and its language had become that of the state, but after the dynastic union of Poland and Lithuania in 1569, Ukraine came under Polish rule. Enserfment of the Ukrainian peasants proceeded apace and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church suffered severe persecution. In 1596 the Ukrainian Orthodox bishops, confronted with the power of Polish Catholicism, established the Uniate or Greek Catholic faith, which recognized papal authority but retained the Orthodox rite. Meanwhile, the Black Sea shore, previously ruled by the Khans of Crimea, was absorbed into the Ottoman Empire in 1478. Over the centuries, the Tatars of Ukraine rebelled frequently against their various overlords, and at times, like under Mazepa, enjoyed brief periods of autonomy.;;;;;;;;;;1564
USA_DESC;The first permanent settlement in the present United States was Saint Augustine, founded in 1565 by the Spaniard Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. Spanish control came to be exercised over present-day Florida, Texas and a large part of the Southwest including California. The French meanwhile established strongholds on the St. Lawrence River (Quebec and Montreal) and spread their influence over the Great Lakes country and along the Mississippi. But in the end it was the English that would emerge triumphant in the colonial struggle for North America. From their prosperous colonies in New England and Carolina, the English gained supremacy over most of the east coast and defeated the French in the the French and Indian War (1754–63), gaining control of Canada. Yet, in their own greed, the British raised the colonial taxes while still refusing to grant their American colonies representation in Parliament, and just as their hegemony in North America had appeared assured, it collapsed from within. Open fighting broke out between the British and Americans in 1775, and the next year the American colonies declared their independence from Britain. Peace was concluded in 1783 by the Treaty of Paris, costing the British all their lands south of Canada and east of the Mississippi.;;;;;;;;;;1565
UZB_DESC;The Uzbeks are a Turkic tribe formerly known as Sarts, who in the early 16th century invaded the Timurid realm from the northwest, led by the brilliant Muhammad Shaybânî. A remnant of the empire of the Golden Horde, the Uzbeks took their name from Uzbeg Khan, from whom their dynasty claimed descent. Later in the 16th century, the Uzbek Khan Abdullah extended his domain over parts of Persia, Afghanistan, and the Chagatai Khanate, but the empire soon broke up into separate principalities - notably Khiva, Kokand and Bukhara.;;;;;;;;;;1566
WAL_DESC;Walachia is traditionally considered to have been founded in 1290 by Radu Negru ('Ralph the Black'), a Romanian vaivode (military governor) of Fagaras in southern Transylvania. Basarab I (1330–52) defeated the Hungarian king Charles I Robert in 1330 and secured Walachian independence. However, it proved short-lived. In 1391 Prince Mircea the Old (1386–1418) was obliged to pay tribute to the Turks, and in 1417 he acknowledged Ottoman suzerainty. Walachia was allowed to retain its own dynasty, territory and religion but was obliged to pay tribute to the Sultan and act in accordance with his wishes. However, some of its subsequent princes revived Walachia's resistance - notably Vlad III the Impaler ('Dracula') and Michael the Brave (1593–1601), who briefly united Walachia with Moldavia and Transylvania.;;;;;;;;;;1567
VEN_DESC;Though Venice can trace its origins back to the Ligurians of the Roman era, it wasn't until the Italian invasion of Attila the Hun in 452 that the groundwork of the city was established. In 727 Orso Ipato was elected as the first Doge. This practice would continue for over 1000 years, making Venice the longest lasting Republic in history. Venice was the greatest port of the late Medieval and Renaissance era and, after its final defeat of its bitter rival Genoa in 1381, the premier maritime power of the Mediterranean. Over the next century, the star of Venice shone brightly, with several key ports and islands brought under the control of 'La Serenissima'. However, their interests in the eastern trade brought them into frequent and increasingly desperate conflicts against the Ottoman Turks. Venice struggled on however, and together with her allies crushed the Turkish navy at Lepanto in 1571, only to lose Cyprus the same year. After a long campaign between 1645 and 1669 Venice also lost Crete, her last possession in the eastern Mediterranean. One more brilliant campaign remained in her history however - that of the brilliant general Francesco Morosini, who in 1684–88 conquered Morea from the Turks. But the conquest proved profitless and became an expensive burden, and in 1718 it was returned to the Ottomans. The end of the Republic came at the hands of Napoleon. The Peace of Leoben left Venice without an ally, and Ludovico Manin, the last doge, was deposed on May 12, 1797.;;;;;;;;;;1568
VIE_DESC;When King Souligna Vongsa died in 1694 without an heir, the Laotian kingdom of Lan Xang was thrown into turmoil that resulted in the creation of three separate kingdoms by 1713. Vientiane occupied the central portion of Laos and was ruled by Souligna's nephew. Much of its short history saw it in conflict with Luang Prabang and outside forces like Dai Viet. The Siamese captured Vientiane in 1778-79 and made it a vassal state. When Vientiane revolted, it was finally destroyed in 1827-28.;;;;;;;;;;1569
VIJ_DESC;The Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar ('City of Victory') was established in 1336 by two Telugu Princes, Harihar and Bukka, in order to check the advance of Islam in the Deccan. By 1404, the whole of the Deccan plateau and southern India had been unified by the forces of Vijayanagar. However, the continued conflicts with Islamic Sultanates to the north turned into a stalemate at best. Invaded by all of her Muslim neighbors, Vijayanagar collapsed in 1565, dragged down by the overwhelming forces arrayed against her, thus paving the way for the Mughal Empire and its vassals to occupy its former territory.;;;;;;;;;;1570
WLS_DESC;The Welsh, like their close kin the Irish and Scots, are a Celtic people with a separate tradition from that of its Belgae-Celtic neighbors in present-day England. The Anglo-Saxon conquest of eastern Britain in the late 5th century did not seriously affect the Welsh, and neither did the Viking invasions. Not even the Normans could bring the hardy Cymry to their knees, and clung to their freedom until 1283. The Gaelic language, however, remained alive and well in Wales for five centuries more.;;;;;;;;;;1571
WUR_DESC;The Wirtembergs (Württembergs), a local dynasty of counts dating back to the late 11th century, began to extend their control over large sections of Swabia from the mid-12th century. By the time Württemberg was made a duchy in 1495, the Estates had come to play an important role in its government. Duke Ulrich, who became a Habsburg vassal in 1534, introduced Lutheranism into the duchy and confiscated church lands. Duke Frederick (1593–1608) secured the duchy's release from Habsburg overlordship and was a pillar of the Evangelical Union of Lutheran and Calvinist Princes (1608). Württemberg was devastated in the Thirty Years' War (1618–48) and fell prey to French invasions from 1688 until 1693 during the War of the Grand Alliance, yet somehow managed to prosper. The duchy was an ally of France from 1802 to 1813 and was rewarded by Napoleon with large grants of territory, including many Habsburg lands in Swabia and numerous free imperial cities and ecclesiastical territories. These additions doubled Württemberg's size by 1810, and the duchy was successively raised to the status of an Electorate (1803) and a Kingdom (1806), which it remained even after Napoleon's downfall.;;;;;;;;;;1572
XHO_DESC;The Xhosa are of Nguni stock and the name is a generalized term covering the diversity of proud clans which make up this tribe. In their entire known history this people was never defeated or enslaved by any other Bantu tribe and repelled even the might of the Zulu under Shaka. Originally the Xhosa lived in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, but over a period of three hundred years, from the mid-16th century they moved to the Eastern Cape and settled into the thirteen major clans that exist today.;;;;;;;;;;1573
ZAN_DESC;The people known as the Zanj (a name given to them by the early Arab traders) have dominated the eastern African coastline for centuries, long before the arrival of Islam. The early tribal peoples and clans that make up this region are better known as the Swahili, which derives its name from the Arabic word 'sawahil' meaning 'the coast people'. From around 1200 to 1500, powerful Swahili city-states, most of them from the native Bantu tribes, began to emerge as thriving centers of commerce in the east African trade. They included Kilwa, Lamu, Malindi, Mombasa and Zanzibar. The Swahili traded gold, ivory and slaves from the African interior for goods to China, India, Persia and the Arabian peninsula. Trade flourished from as far north in Somalia all the way down along the coast of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. During the 1500s, the Portuguese began occupying areas of the Zanj coastline. By the 17th century, the Sultanate of Oman would soon replace the Portuguese as overlords of the region, exerting their considerable influence over the coastal tribes and city-states.;;;;;;;;;;1574
ZAP_DESC;An indigenous nation located in the south of what is now Mexico, the Zapotec were an agricultural people who were highly religious. Eventually the Mixtec would come from the North and push out the Zapotec, but both the Mixtec and the Zapotec would find themselves fighting against the mighty Aztec Empire until the fateful arrival of Cortez and his Conquistadores.;;;;;;;;;;1575
ZIM_DESC;Modern archaeological evidence has shown that Zimbabwe was first occupied by the earliest Iron Age people in the 3d century. It was abandoned sometime thereafter until it was reoccupied in the late 9th or early 10th centuries. The remaining ruins include a massive wall constructed in the 11th century, a strong fortress, nearby dwellings and an elliptically shaped enclosure commonly called the Temple. The buildings were once richly decorated with stone carvings and gold and copper ornaments.;;;;;;;;;;1576
ZUL_DESC;The Zulus are a branch of the southern Bantu and have close ethnic, linguistic, and cultural ties to the Swazi and Xhosa, all of whom speak dialects of the Nguni language. They originally migrated southward in the late 17th century, reaching the area around the Tugela River, where they eventually came into contact with the European settlers from the Netherlands, and later in the 19th century, the British. Under their ruthless king Shaka, they formed a Zulu Empire together with the neighboring Natal Nguni in the early 19th century. Shaka's wars resulted in literally millions of deaths - an astounding figure for the time and region.;;;;;;;;;;1577
U00_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1578
U01_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1579
U02_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1580
U03_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1581
U04_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1582
U05_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1583
U06_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1584
U07_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1585
U08_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1586
U09_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1587
U10_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1588
U11_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1589
U12_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1590
U13_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1591
U14_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1592
U15_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1593
U16_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1594
U17_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1595
U18_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1596
U19_DESC;No description available.;;;;;;;;;;1597
#;;;;;;;;;;;1598
#;;;;;;;;;;;1599
# CULTURES;;;;;;;;;;;1600
#;;;;;;;;;;;1601
#;;;;;;;;;;;1602
CULTURE_NONE;none;;;;;;;;;;1603
CULTURE_ITALIAN;italian;;;;;;;;;;1604
CULTURE_GERMAN;german;;;;;;;;;;1605
CULTURE_ARABIC;arabic;;;;;;;;;;1606
CULTURE_IBERIAN;iberian;;;;;;;;;;1607
CULTURE_GAELIC;gaelic;;;;;;;;;;1608
CULTURE_BASQUE;basque;;;;;;;;;;1609
CULTURE_FRENCH;french;;;;;;;;;;1610
CULTURE_RUSSIAN;russian;;;;;;;;;;1611
CULTURE_ANGLOSAXON;anglosaxon;;;;;;;;;;1612
CULTURE_BERBER;berber;;;;;;;;;;1613
CULTURE_SCANDINAVIAN;scandinavian;;;;;;;;;;1614
CULTURE_UGRIC;ugric;;;;;;;;;;1615
CULTURE_SLAVONIC;slavonic;;;;;;;;;;1616
CULTURE_GREEK;greek;;;;;;;;;;1617
CULTURE_ZAPOTEK;zapotek;;;;;;;;;;1618
CULTURE_MAYAN;mayan;;;;;;;;;;1619
CULTURE_AZTEK;aztek;;;;;;;;;;1620
CULTURE_ROMANIAN;romanian;;;;;;;;;;1621
CULTURE_MAGYAR;magyar;;;;;;;;;;1622
CULTURE_ALBANIAN;albanian;;;;;;;;;;1623
CULTURE_JAPANESE;japanese;;;;;;;;;;1624
CULTURE_IROQUIS;iroquis;;;;;;;;;;1625
CULTURE_INDIAN;indian;;;;;;;;;;1626
CULTURE_SIKH;sikh;;;;;;;;;;1627
CULTURE_ANDEAN;andean;;;;;;;;;;1628
CULTURE_CZECH;czech;;;;;;;;;;1629
CULTURE_DUTCH;dutch;;;;;;;;;;1630
CULTURE_GEORGIAN;georgian;;;;;;;;;;1631
CULTURE_SLOVAK;slovak;;;;;;;;;;1632
CULTURE_MALTESE;maltese;;;;;;;;;;1633
CULTURE_CANARY;canary;;;;;;;;;;1634
CULTURE_HAWAIIAN;hawaiian;;;;;;;;;;1635
CULTURE_MADAGASQUE;madagasque;;;;;;;;;;1636
CULTURE_TUAREG;tuareg;;;;;;;;;;1637
CULTURE_SENEGAMBIAN;senegambian;;;;;;;;;;1638
CULTURE_DYOLA;dyola;;;;;;;;;;1639
CULTURE_MALAY;malay;;;;;;;;;;1640
CULTURE_FILIPPINE;filippine;;;;;;;;;;1641
CULTURE_JAVAN;javan;;;;;;;;;;1642
CULTURE_MELANESE;melanese;;;;;;;;;;1643
CULTURE_ABORIGIN;aborigin;;;;;;;;;;1644
CULTURE_POLYNESE;polynese;;;;;;;;;;1645
CULTURE_NUBIAN;nubian;;;;;;;;;;1646
CULTURE_SOMALI;somali;;;;;;;;;;1647
CULTURE_BANTU;bantu;;;;;;;;;;1648
CULTURE_HURON;huron;;;;;;;;;;1649
CULTURE_CHEROKEE;cherokee;;;;;;;;;;1650
CULTURE_CREEK;creek;;;;;;;;;;1651
CULTURE_NAVAJO;navajo;;;;;;;;;;1652
CULTURE_DAKOTA;dakota;;;;;;;;;;1653
CULTURE_SHAWNEE;shawnee;;;;;;;;;;1654
CULTURE_DELAWARE;delaware;;;;;;;;;;1655
CULTURE_ARMENIAN;armenian;;;;;;;;;;1656
CULTURE_BALUCHI;baluchi;;;;;;;;;;1657
CULTURE_TURKISH;turkish;;;;;;;;;;1658
CULTURE_PERSIAN;persian;;;;;;;;;;1659
CULTURE_KURDISH;kurdish;;;;;;;;;;1660
CULTURE_MONGOL;mongol;;;;;;;;;;1661
CULTURE_AFGHANI;afghani;;;;;;;;;;1662
CULTURE_UZBEHK;uzbehk;;;;;;;;;;1663
CULTURE_KHAZAK;khazak;;;;;;;;;;1664
CULTURE_LITHUANIAN;lithuanian;;;;;;;;;;1665
CULTURE_POLISH;polish;;;;;;;;;;1666
CULTURE_SWAHILI;swahili;;;;;;;;;;1667
CULTURE_THAI;thai;;;;;;;;;;1668
CULTURE_VIETNAMESE;vietnamese;;;;;;;;;;1669
CULTURE_BURMANESE;burmanese;;;;;;;;;;1670
CULTURE_KHMER;khmer;;;;;;;;;;1671
CULTURE_INDONESIAN;indonesian;;;;;;;;;;1672
CULTURE_KOREAN;korean;;;;;;;;;;1673
CULTURE_TIBETAN;tibetan;;;;;;;;;;1674
CULTURE_HAN;han;;;;;;;;;;1675
CULTURE_MANCHU;manchu;;;;;;;;;;1676
CULTURE_SWISS;swiss;;;;;;;;;;1677
CULTURE_CANTONESE;cantonese;;;;;;;;;;1678
CULTURE_ETHIOPIAN;ethiopian;;;;;;;;;;1679
CULTURE_LAOTIAN;laotian;;;;;;;;;;1680
CULTURE_CAMBODIAN;cambodian;;;;;;;;;;1681
CULTURE_KONGOLESE;kongolese;;;;;;;;;;1682
CULTURE_SHONA;shona;;;;;;;;;;1683
CULTURE_MALI;mali;;;;;;;;;;1684
CULTURE_YORUMBA;yorumba;;;;;;;;;;1685
CULTURE_AKA;aka;;;;;;;;;;1686
CULTURE_ASHANTI;ashanti;;;;;;;;;;1687
CULTURE_RUTHENIAN;ruthenian;;;;;;;;;;1688
CULTURE_ALEUTIAN;aleutian;;;;;;;;;;1689
CULTURE_MESOAMERICAN;mesoamerican;;;;;;;;;;1690
CULTURE_MISSISSIPPIAN;mississippian;;;;;;;;;;1691
CULTURE_ABENAKI;abenaki;;;;;;;;;;1692
CULTURE_NASKAPI;naskapi;;;;;;;;;;1693
CULTURE_INUIT;inuit;;;;;;;;;;1694
CULTURE_CREE;cree;;;;;;;;;;1695
CULTURE_CARIBBEAN;caribbean;;;;;;;;;;1696
CULTURE_GUAJIRO;guajiro;;;;;;;;;;1697
CULTURE_PATAGONIAN;patagonian;;;;;;;;;;1698
CULTURE_AMAZONIAN;amazonian;;;;;;;;;;1699
CULTURE_TEREMEMBE;teremembe;;;;;;;;;;1700
CULTURE_TUPINAMBA;tupinamba;;;;;;;;;;1701
CULTURE_MATACO;mataco;;;;;;;;;;1702
CULTURE_BALTIC;baltic;;;;;;;;;;1703
CULTURE_UKRAINIAN;ukrainian;;;;;;;;;;1704
CULTURE_SYRIAN;syrian;;;;;;;;;;1705
CULTURE_ALTAI;altai;;;;;;;;;;1706
CULTURE_HINDI;hindi;;;;;;;;;;1707
CULTURE_DRAVIDIAN;dravidian;;;;;;;;;;1708
CULTURE_GUJARATI;gujarati;;;;;;;;;;1709
CULTURE_BENGALI;bengali;;;;;;;;;;1710
CULTURE_MARATHI;marathi;;;;;;;;;;1711
#;;;;;;;;;;;1712
# AREA NAMES;;;;;;;;;;;1713
#;;;;;;;;;;;1714
SPEC_AMERICA;The Americas;;;;;;;;;;1715
SPEC_ASIA;Asia;;;;;;;;;;1716
SPEC_QUEBEC;Quebec;;;;;;;;;;1717
SPEC_GREATLAKE;The Great Lakes;;;;;;;;;;1718
SPEC_CAPEHORN;The Cape Horn;;;;;;;;;;1719
SPEC_GOODHOPE;The Cape of Good Hope;;;;;;;;;;1720
SPEC_HUDSONBAY;Hudson Bay;;;;;;;;;;1721
SPEC_ALASKA;Alaska;;;;;;;;;;1722
SPEC_PANAMA;Panama;;;;;;;;;;1723
SPEC_INLANDCHINA;China;;;;;;;;;;1724
SPEC_AMAZONEZ;Amazones;;;;;;;;;;1725
SPEC_NORTHAM;North America;;;;;;;;;;1726
SPEC_INDIA;India;;;;;;;;;;1727
SPEC_KAMTCHATSKA;Kamtchatka;;;;;;;;;;1728
SPEC_CALIFORNIA;California;;;;;;;;;;1729
SPEC_PACIFIC;The Pacific Ocean;;;;;;;;;;1730
SPEC_AUSTRALIA;Australia;;;;;;;;;;1731
#;;;;;;;;;;;1732
#;;;;;;;;;;;1733
# Religion Name;;;;;;;;;;;1734
#;;;;;;;;;;;1735
# PEACE OFFER WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;1736
#;;;;;;;;;;;1737
POLEADER;%s as LEADER of alliance;;;;;;;;;;1738
PONATION;%s ALONE (separate peace);;;;;;;;;;1739
PONEGBLABLA;negotiates Peace with;;;;;;;;;;1740
PO_VASSAL;Demand Vassalisation;;;;;;;;;;1741
PO_RELIGION;Demand Religious Conversion;;;;;;;;;;1742
PO_ACCESS;Demand Military Access;;;;;;;;;;1743
#;;;;;;;;;;;1744
PCCANCEL;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;1745
PCSEND;Send Offer;;;;;;;;;;1746
POOFFER;Offer Tribute;;;;;;;;;;1747
PONO;No Tribute;;;;;;;;;;1748
PODEMAND;Demand Tribute;;;;;;;;;;1749
PCANNEX;Annex;;;;;;;;;;1750
PCCONVERT;Convert;;;;;;;;;;1751
PCAMSG;Sire, we have won a devastating victory over %s and have the possibility to completely annex them. This would however upset the rest of the %s world greatly. (Click 'Cancel' to proceed with a normal peace resolution.);;;;;;;;;;1752
PCRMSG;This will automatically convert %s to %s and end the war without any province changes, and give you a considerable Victory Point Bonus.;;;;;;;;;;1753
#;;;;;;;;;;;1754
POPROVINCE;Province;;;;;;;;;;1755
PORECIVER;Receiver;;;;;;;;;;1756
POSCORE;Value;;;;;;;;;;1757
#;;;;;;;;;;;1758
PO_PD_A;The enemy have won a devastating victory. You should offer them at least three provinces or 300$ in return for a peace.;;;;;;;;;;1759
PO_PD_B;The enemy have won a total victory. You should offer them at least two provinces or 200$ in return for a peace.;;;;;;;;;;1760
PO_PD_C;The enemy have won. You should offer them at least one province or 100$ in return for a peace.;;;;;;;;;;1761
PO_PD_D;The war is still undecided. An offer of 250$ may be enough to get a peace.;;;;;;;;;;1762
PO_PD_E;The war is still undecided. A demand of 250$ may be accepted.;;;;;;;;;;1763
PO_PD_F;You have won. A demand of one province or 500$ should be accepted.;;;;;;;;;;1764
PO_PD_G;You have won a total victory. A demand of two provinces or 500$ should be accepted. If you demand 'four stars less' than you are entitled to, the enemy is forced to accept your peace.;;;;;;;;;;1765
PO_PD_H;You have won a devastating victory. You could demand three provinces or 300$. If you demand 'four stars less' than you are entitled to, the enemy is forced to accept your peace.;;;;;;;;;;1766
PO_PD_I;You have won a devastating victory. You could demand three provinces or 300$. If you demand 'four stars less' than you are entitled to, the enemy is forced to accept your peace. You can also FORCE ANNEX the nation entirely.;;;;;;;;;;1767
PO_PD_J;You have won a devastating victory. You could demand three provinces or 300$. If you demand 'four stars less' than you are entitled to, the enemy is forced to accept your peace. You can also FORCE the nation to convert back to %s in return for a peace.;;;;;;;;;;1768
#;;;;;;;;;;;1769
#NOTE: POPROLLPROV is a rollover help where the first %s is the name of a province, and the second %s is either string PORPOLLDEMAND or POPROLLOFFER.;;;;;;;;;;;1770
POROLLPROV;Remove %s from %s.;;;;;;;;;;1771
POROLLPLUS;Add 25$ to %s.;;;;;;;;;;1772
POROLLMINUS;Remove 25$ from %s.;;;;;;;;;;1773
POROLLDEMAND;the peace demand;;;;;;;;;;1774
POROLLOFFER;the peace offer;;;;;;;;;;1775
#;;;;;;;;;;;1776
POROLLCENTER;Center map on %s.;;;;;;;;;;1777
POROLLDEMPROV;Demand %s in tribute.;;;;;;;;;;1778
POROLLOFFPROV;Offer %s in tribute.;;;;;;;;;;1779
#Wardescriptions;;;;;;;;;;;1780
WARDESC_US;-100: We control nothing.\n;;;;;;;;;;1781
WARDESC_THEM;+100: They control nothing.\n;;;;;;;;;;1782
WARDESC_OCCUPIED;-%d: They occupy %s.\n;;;;;;;;;;1783
WARDESC_LIBERATED;+%d: We occupy %s.\n;;;;;;;;;;1784
WARDESC_BATTLE;%d: Battles with %s\n;;;;;;;;;;1785
WARDESC_ALLIANCE;%d: Battles with the alliance\n;;;;;;;;;;1786
#;;;;;;;;;;;1787
VERYEASY;Very Easy;;;;;;;;;;1788
EASY;Easy;;;;;;;;;;1789
MODERATE;Moderate;;;;;;;;;;1790
DIFFICULT;Difficult;;;;;;;;;;1791
VERYDIFFICULT;Very Difficult;;;;;;;;;;1792
MNTHLYINCM;Monthly Incomes: %d;;;;;;;;;;1793
MNTHLYEXP;Monthly Expenses: %d;;;;;;;;;;1794
MNTHLYBAL;Monthly Balance: %d;;;;;;;;;;1795
#;;;;;;;;;;;1796
CANTSENDCOLONIST1;Sire, this province is already owned by %s;;;;;;;;;;1797
CANTSENDCOLONIST2;Sire, we can't afford to exploit this province.;;;;;;;;;;1798
CANTSENDCOLONIST3;Sire, this province is already being colonized!;;;;;;;;;;1799
#;;;;;;;;;;;1800
#;;;;;;;;;;;1801
# SETTLER PLACEMENT WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;1802
#;;;;;;;;;;;1803
CWSENDC;Expand Establishment in;;;;;;;;;;1804
CWSENDT;Send Trader to;;;;;;;;;;1805
CWTIME;Time to establish:;;;;;;;;;;1806
CWCHANCE;Suitability:;;;;;;;;;;1807
CWCOST;Cost:;;;;;;;;;;1808
CWNATIVE;NATIVES;;;;;;;;;;1809
CWNATIVESTR;Strength:;;;;;;;;;;1810
CWNATIVETOL;Aggressiveness:;;;;;;;;;;1811
CWNNONE;None;;;;;;;;;;1812
CWNVLOW;Very Low;;;;;;;;;;1813
CWNLOW;Low;;;;;;;;;;1814
CWNMEDIUM;Medium;;;;;;;;;;1815
CWNHIGH;High;;;;;;;;;;1816
CWNVHIGH;Very High;;;;;;;;;;1817
CWNEHIGH;Extremely High;;;;;;;;;;1818
CWNONE;NONE;;;;;;;;;;1819
CWVLOW;VERY LOW;;;;;;;;;;1820
CWLOW;LOW;;;;;;;;;;1821
CWMEDIUM;MEDIUM;;;;;;;;;;1822
CWHIGH;HIGH;;;;;;;;;;1823
CWVHIGH;VERY HIGH;;;;;;;;;;1824
CWEHIGH;EXTREMELY HIGH;;;;;;;;;;1825
CWPRO;Current Market Price;;;;;;;;;;1826
CWCITY;Colony, %d settlers;;;;;;;;;;1827
CWTP;Level %d Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;1828
CWNATIVEVILL;Native Settlement;;;;;;;;;;1829
CWNOSET;(No Settlement);;;;;;;;;;1830
CWCOLONIST;Colonist;;;;;;;;;;1831
CWTRADER;Trader;;;;;;;;;;1832
CWMAXTAX;Base Tax Value: %d;;;;;;;;;;1833
#;;;;;;;;;;;1834
# BUTTON ROLLOVERS;;;;;;;;;;;1835
#;;;;;;;;;;;1836
CCWEMPTY;Establishes new colony in %s;;;;;;;;;;1837
CCWEXPAND;Expands our colony in %s;;;;;;;;;;1838
CCWCOLONISTS;We do not have any colonists to send.;;;;;;;;;;1839
CCWCOLONISTSMONEY;We cannot afford to send a colonist here.;;;;;;;;;;1840
CCWEMPTYTP;Establish new trading post in %s;;;;;;;;;;1841
CCWEXPANDTP;Expands our trading post in %s;;;;;;;;;;1842
CCWTP;This will expand our Trading Post to a Colony;;;;;;;;;;1843
CCWCITY;We already have a colony here, click 'Send Colonist' to expand it.;;;;;;;;;;1844
CCWTPMONEY;We cannot afford to send a trader here.;;;;;;;;;;1845
CCWTPLEVEL;Requires Trade Level 2;;;;;;;;;;1846
CCWEMPTY2;A colony generates monthly production incomes to its owner, plus it adds incomes to the Center of Trade that the colony belongs to. A colony can normally only change owner by war.;;;;;;;;;;1847
CCWEXPAND2;The larger the population the greater the production incomes. Each colonist sent here adds 100 population and the colony will also grow by normal city growth. When the population reaches 1000 the colony becomes a City at which point any remaining natives are added to the city population.;;;;;;;;;;1848
CCWEMPTYTP2;A trading post generates incomes in the Center of Trade that the trading post belongs to. The trading post is your province and can only be claimed by another nation by war.;;;;;;;;;;1849
CCWEXPANDTP2;The larger the trading post the greater incomes are added to its Center of Trade. Each trader adds 10 population. A trading post can grow into a colony and eventually to a city if you send a colonist there.;;;;;;;;;;1850
#;;;;;;;;;;;1851
CCWTPMAXXX;A Trading Post cannot grow beyond level 6. If you convert it to Colony it can eventually grow to a city. However, in the short term the incomes will decrease if you establish a colony here.;;;;;;;;;;1852
CCWROLLGOOD;Basic Price: %d$\nSupply: %d\%c\nDemand: %d\%c\nCurrent Market Price: %.2f$;;;;;;;;;;1853
CCWNATIVEROLLER;The higher the aggressiveness, the greater is the risk of a native attack if you fail with your Settler placement. There is also a risk that the natives will attack you every time you move troops here.;;;;;;;;;;1854
#;;;;;;;;;;;1855
CCWCOASTAL;You can only establish colonies in coastal provinces and provinces adjacent to an owned province.;;;;;;;;;;1856
#;;;;;;;;;;;1857
COWSENDOL;Send Colonist;;;;;;;;;;1858
COWSENDTRA;Send Trader;;;;;;;;;;1859
COWBACK;Back to Main;;;;;;;;;;1860
#;;;;;;;;;;;1861
#;;;;;;;;;;;1862
# MISSIONARY WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;1863
#;;;;;;;;;;;1864
#;;;;;;;;;;;1865
MSWSEN;Send;;;;;;;;;;1866
MSWBAC;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;1867
MSW_SEND;Send Missionary to;;;;;;;;;;1868
MSW_REL;CURRENT RELIGION;;;;;;;;;;1869
MSW_POP;POPULATION;;;;;;;;;;1870
MSW_CUL;CULTURE;;;;;;;;;;1871
MSW_SUC;SUCCESS CHANCE;;;;;;;;;;1872
MSW_TIME;ESTIMATED TIME;;;;;;;;;;1873
MSW_TIME2;OF CONVERSION;;;;;;;;;;1874
MSW_TIME3;%d months;;;;;;;;;;1875
MSW_COST;COST;;;;;;;;;;1876
#;;;;;;;;;;;1877
# COUNTRY INFORMATION WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;1878
#;;;;;;;;;;;1879
COWEMP;MONARCH(Emperor):;;;;;;;;;;1880
COWMONARCH;MONARCH:;;;;;;;;;;1881
COWSTABILITY;STABILITY;;;;;;;;;;1882
COWCULTURE;CULTURES;;;;;;;;;;1883
COWLAND;LAND;;;;;;;;;;1884
COWNAVAL;NAVAL;;;;;;;;;;1885
COW_VASSAL;Create Vassal;;;;;;;;;;1886
COW_VASSAL1_IRO;You can create vassal states out of your own territory if there is any form of national identity in the area.;;;;;;;;;;1887
COW_VASSAL2_IRO;There is no part of your realm that can be given vassal status.;;;;;;;;;;1888
#;;;;;;;;;;;1889
COW_KING_DRO;The 'traits' listing gives an indication of the nature of the Historical Events that will occur during the Monarch's reign.;;;;;;;;;;1890
COWROLLDIP1;Diplomatic Skills;;;;;;;;;;1891
COWROLLADM1;Administrative Skills;;;;;;;;;;1892
COWROLLMIL1;Military Skills;;;;;;;;;;1893
COWROLLVP;Victory Points;;;;;;;;;;1894
COWROLLNEXT;Show next country;;;;;;;;;;1895
COWROLLPREV;Show previous country;;;;;;;;;;1896
COWEXCELLENT;very strong;;;;;;;;;;1897
COWROLLDOM;Click to access Domestic Policy Settings;;;;;;;;;;1898
COWGOOD;strong;;;;;;;;;;1899
COWNORMAL;normal;;;;;;;;;;1900
COWWEAK;weak;;;;;;;;;;1901
COWVERYWEAK;very weak;;;;;;;;;;1902
COWROLL0;%s's current Stability is %s;;;;;;;;;;1903
COWROLL1;%s's current Economical rating is %s;;;;;;;;;;1904
COWROLL2;%s's current Diplomatic rating is %s;;;;;;;;;;1905
COWROLL3;%s's territorial power is %s in relation to the other nations.;;;;;;;;;;1906
COWROLL4;%s's current Land Military Power is %s.;;;;;;;;;;1907
COWROLL5;%s's current Naval Military Power is %s.;;;;;;;;;;1908
COWROLLDIP2;The Monarch's Diplomatic skills affect the country's chances to create new alliances, etc.;;;;;;;;;;1909
COWROLLADM2;The Monarch's Administrative skills affect the country's chances to increase efficiencies stability etc.;;;;;;;;;;1910
COWROLLMIL2;The Monarch's Military skills affect the country's chances to increase technology, etc.;;;;;;;;;;1911
#;;;;;;;;;;;1912
#COT Window;;;;;;;;;;;1913
COT_AUTO;Autosend merchants.;;;;;;;;;;1914
COTINCOME;Income §W%d$;;;;;;;;;;1915
COTEFF;Trade Level;;;;;;;;;;1916
COTIWROLLOVER;The countries with %d merchants in this center;;;;;;;;;;1917
COTIWROLLOVER2;The monopoly country of the Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;1918
COTIWBACK;Back to Main;;;;;;;;;;1919
COTIWSEND;Place Merchant;;;;;;;;;;1920
#;;;;;;;;;;;1921
COTIW_REFUSED;However they are being refused trade by the owner of the Center %s limiting their income and stopping them from expanding their trade.;;;;;;;;;;1922
#;;;;;;;;;;;1923
COTIW_DRO;%d$: Total trade in this CoT\n%d/20: %s's share of that trade\nx%.2f: %s's Trade Level\n= %.1f$ yearly trade income for %s from this CoT;;;;;;;;;;1924
#;;;;;;;;;;;1925
COTIWSENDOK_I;Send merchant to %s at a cost of %d$?;;;;;;;;;;1926
COTIWSENDERR1_I;You have no merchants to send!;;;;;;;;;;1927
COTIWSENDERR2_I;%s refuses to trade with us!;;;;;;;;;;1928
COTIWSENDERR3_I;You cannot afford to send a Merchant here (Cost: %d$);;;;;;;;;;1929
COTIWSENDERR4_I;Requires Trade Level 1;;;;;;;;;;1930
COTIWSENDERR5_I;You cannot place six Merchants and thereby gain a monopoly until you have Trade Level 3.;;;;;;;;;;1931
COTIWSENDERR6_I;You already have a monopoly here and there is no competition so additional merchants will make no difference.;;;;;;;;;;1932
COTIWSENDERR7_I;You already have six merchants en route here!;;;;;;;;;;1933
COTIWSENDERR8_I;You must first discover the location of the %s Center of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;1934
COTIWSENDERR9_I;You lack a harbor for your capital so you can not send merchants to overseas territories.;;;;;;;;;;1935
#;;;;;;;;;;;1936
COTIWINC_I;You currently earn %.1f$ per year from the trade in %s.;;;;;;;;;;1937
COTIWEFF_I;Your Trade Level;;;;;;;;;;1938
COTIWCENTER_I;The Center of Trade in %s is owned by %s.;;;;;;;;;;1939
COTIWNUMBERS_I;The total value of the trade here is %d$.\nYour current share is %.2f$ monthly.;;;;;;;;;;1940
#;;;;;;;;;;;1941
COTIWSENDOK_D;The more merchants you have, the larger your share of the Center of Trade's total trade do you get.;;;;;;;;;;1942
COTIWSENDERR1_D;Merchants are generated automatically as an effect of your Trade Level. (See mouse rollover help for number of merchants in the menu bar for details.);;;;;;;;;;1943
COTIWSENDERR2_D;When a nation refuses to trade with you you cannot place merchants in the Center of Trade that it controls and you do not gain any income from those already present.;;;;;;;;;;1944
#;;;;;;;;;;;1945
COTIWINC_D;This will increase if you place more merchants here and/or increase your Trade Level.;;;;;;;;;;1946
COTIWEFF_D;By increasing your Trade Level, your merchants will generate more income.;;;;;;;;;;1947
COTIWCENTER_D;Centers of Trade may move as an effect of changes in the political map.;;;;;;;;;;1948
COTIWNUMBERS_D;The amount will grow as more provinces are colonized in the CoT:s area of influence as city population grows manufactories are built etc.;;;;;;;;;;1949
#;;;;;;;;;;;1950
COTIWMONOPOLYD;Each Center of Trade can hold up to 20 merchants. If you have a Monopoly you will automatically earn the incomes from all empty slots. Also by adding additional merchants you may remove other nation's merchants in the Center of Trade by competition.;;;;;;;;;;1951
COTIWSHIELD_D;%s's %d merchant(s) generate %.2f$ yearly.;;;;;;;;;;1952
#;;;;;;;;;;;1953
#;;;;;;;;;;;1954
#;;;;;;;;;;;1955
#Colonist Window;;;;;;;;;;;1956
PLCOL;Please select a province;;;;;;;;;;1957
#Trader Window;;;;;;;;;;;1958
PLTRA;Please select a province;;;;;;;;;;1959
#;;;;;;;;;;;1960
#Merchant Window;;;;;;;;;;;1961
PLMER;Please select a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;1962
#;;;;;;;;;;;1963
#;;;;;;;;;;;1964
# COMBAT INFORMATION WINDOWS;;;;;;;;;;;1965
#;;;;;;;;;;;1966
# LEADER TYPES – note: not rank but 'type';;;;;;;;;;;1967
#;;;;;;;;;;;1968
GENERAL;General;;;;;;;;;;1969
ADMIRAL;Admiral;;;;;;;;;;1970
CONQUISTADOR;Conquistador;;;;;;;;;;1971
EXPLORER;Explorer;;;;;;;;;;1972
MONARCH;Regent;;;;;;;;;;1973
PRIVATEER;Privateer;;;;;;;;;;1974
#;;;;;;;;;;;1975
# DYNAMIC UNIT DESIGNATIONS;;;;;;;;;;;1976
#;;;;;;;;;;;1977
UNITNAMESQUADRON;Squadron;;;;;;;;;;1978
UNITNAMEFLEET;Fleet;;;;;;;;;;1979
UNITNAMEREGIMENT;Regiment;;;;;;;;;;1980
UNITNAMEARMY;Army;;;;;;;;;;1981
UNITNAMEEXP;%s's Expedition;;;;;;;;;;1982
#;;;;;;;;;;;1983
UNITLEADERNAME;Leader Name;;;;;;;;;;1984
#;;;;;;;;;;;1985
RANKLADMIRAL;Lord Admiral;;;;;;;;;;1986
RANKADMIRAL;Admiral;;;;;;;;;;1987
RANKVADMIRAL;Vice Admiral;;;;;;;;;;1988
RANKRADMIRAL;Rear Admiral;;;;;;;;;;1989
RANKCOMMODORE;Flotilla Admiral;;;;;;;;;;1990
RANKSEACAPTAIN;Commodore;;;;;;;;;;1991
RANKKING;Monarch;;;;;;;;;;1992
RANKFMARSHAL;Field Marshal;;;;;;;;;;1993
RANKMARSHAL;General;;;;;;;;;;1994
RANKGENERAL;Lt.General;;;;;;;;;;1995
RANKCOLONEL;Maj.General;;;;;;;;;;1996
RANKMAJOR;Brigadier;;;;;;;;;;1997
RANKCAPTAIN;Colonel;;;;;;;;;;1998
#;;;;;;;;;;;1999
UNITMANUEVER1;Maneuver Value;;;;;;;;;;2000
UNITMANUEVER2;Affects the unit's overall performance.;;;;;;;;;;2001
UNITNAVALSHOCK1;Boarding Value;;;;;;;;;;2002
UNITNAVALSHOCK2;Affects the unit's performance in board phase of naval combat.;;;;;;;;;;2003
UNITNAVALFIRE1;Fire Value;;;;;;;;;;2004
UNITNAVALFIRE2;Affects the unit's performance in fire phase of naval combat.;;;;;;;;;;2005
#;;;;;;;;;;;2006
UNITLANDSHOCK1;Shock Value;;;;;;;;;;2007
UNITLANDSHOCK2;Affects the unit's performance in shock phase of land combat.;;;;;;;;;;2008
UNITLANDFIRE1;Fire Value;;;;;;;;;;2009
UNITLANDFIRE2;Affects the unit's performance in fire phase of land combat.;;;;;;;;;;2010
UNITSIEGE1;Siege Value;;;;;;;;;;2011
UNITSIEGE2;Affects the unit's performance in sieges.;;;;;;;;;;2012
#;;;;;;;;;;;2013
# COMBAT RESULTS – describes combat status of armies and navies;;;;;;;;;;;2014
#;;;;;;;;;;;2015
ANWMORALE;MORALE;;;;;;;;;;2016
#;;;;;;;;;;;2017
INVINCIBLE;Invincible;;;;;;;;;;2018
VERYSTRONG;Very Strong;;;;;;;;;;2019
STRONG;Strong;;;;;;;;;;2020
DISCIPLINED;Disciplined;;;;;;;;;;2021
WEAK;Weak;;;;;;;;;;2022
BREAKING;Breaking;;;;;;;;;;2023
PANIC;Panic;;;;;;;;;;2024
#;;;;;;;;;;;2025
ANW_MORALE_IRO;The higher the morale, the longer can your troops fight before breaking from a combat. Morale increases automatically whenever the unit is not in combat.;;;;;;;;;;2026
ANW_MORALE_DRO;Maximum morale:\n%.2f National morale (due to technology)\n%.2f Religion modifier\n%.2f Maintenance modifier\n%.2f Domestic Policies Modifier\n%.2f Influence from Monarch%s%s;;;;;;;;;;2027
ANW_MORALE_DRO2;\n%.2f Defender of Faith Modifier;;;;;;;;;;2027
ANW_MORALE_DRO3;\nx%.2f Bankruptcy Modifier;;;;;;;;;;2027
#;;;;;;;;;;;2028
# LOAD CAPACITY – the first '%d' in 'NIWNTP' is the number of units loaded on the navy, the second '%d' the maximum load capacity;;;;;;;;;;;2029
#;;;;;;;;;;;2030
NIWNTP;%d of %d;;;;;;;;;;2031
UNITNAVALWEIGHT1;Load Capacity;;;;;;;;;;2032
UNITNAVALWEIGHT2;Troops Loaded / Load Capacity (compare to land unit's 'weight' value);;;;;;;;;;2033
UNITLANDWEIGHT1;Unit Weight;;;;;;;;;;2034
UNITLANDWEIGHT2;The required capacity when loading the unit on a navy and when calculating attrition: 1 per 1000 infantry 1 per 1000 cavalry 1 per 10 cannon.;;;;;;;;;;2035
ANWPATROL;Fleet on Patrol;;;;;;;;;;2036
#;;;;;;;;;;;2037
# COMBAT PHASE NAMES;;;;;;;;;;;2038
#;;;;;;;;;;;2039
CRBFIRE;FIRE;;;;;;;;;;2040
CRBSHOCK;SHOCK;;;;;;;;;;2041
#;;;;;;;;;;;2042
# UNIT INFORMATION WINDOWS;;;;;;;;;;;2043
#;;;;;;;;;;;2044
CRBLEADERNAME;Commanding Leader;;;;;;;;;;2045
ANWVIERWLEADER;Toggle between leaders;;;;;;;;;;2046
ANWVIERWLEADER2;The highest ranking leader will automatically command the unit.;;;;;;;;;;2047
CRBLEADEFIRE;Leader Fire Value;;;;;;;;;;2048
CRBLEADERSHOCK;Leader Shock Value;;;;;;;;;;2049
CRBLEADERMOVE;Leader Maneuver Value;;;;;;;;;;2050
CRBATTRITION;Attrition;;;;;;;;;;2051
CRBSUPERIORITY;Superiority;;;;;;;;;;2052
CRBFIREI;Relative Fire Strength;;;;;;;;;;2053
CRBSHOCKI;Relative Shock Strength;;;;;;;;;;2054
#;;;;;;;;;;;2055
CRBINF;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;2056
CRBCAV;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;2057
CRBART;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;2058
CRBWAR;Warships;;;;;;;;;;2059
CRBGAL;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;2060
CRBTRA;Transports;;;;;;;;;;2061
#;;;;;;;;;;;2062
ANWINFANTRY;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;2063
ANWCAVALRY;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;2064
ANWARTILLERY;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;2065
ANWWARSHIPS;Warships;;;;;;;;;;2066
ANWGALLEYS;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;2067
ANWTRANSPORTS;Transports;;;;;;;;;;2068
#;;;;;;;;;;;2069
PURCHASEINF;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;2070
PURCHASECAV;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;2071
PURCHASEART;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;2072
PURCHASEW;Warships;;;;;;;;;;2073
PURCHASEG;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;2074
PURCHASET;Transports;;;;;;;;;;2075
#;;;;;;;;;;;2076
# COMBAT INFORMATION WINDOWS;;;;;;;;;;;2077
#;;;;;;;;;;;2078
CRB_ROLL_AFIRE;Attacker's Power Value during the Fire Phase;;;;;;;;;;2079
CRB_ROLL_ASHOCK;Attacker's Power Value during the Shock Phase;;;;;;;;;;2080
CRB_ROLL_DFIRE;Defender's Power Value during the Fire Phase;;;;;;;;;;2081
CRB_ROLL_DSHOCK;Defender's Power Value during the Shock Phase;;;;;;;;;;2082
#;;;;;;;;;;;2083
CRB_ROLL_DADA;The Power Value reflects the total offensive strength of the unit including modifiers for leaders and technology level – the higher the value the more losses will the opponent suffer.\nThe Values are different during the Shock Phase ('close combat') and the Fire Phase ('ranged combat') of the battle. Bonuses depending on terrain and fortresses are added separately.;;;;;;;;;;2084
#;;;;;;;;;;;2085
RATIO0;Strength Ratio >4:1;;;;;;;;;;2086
RATIO1;Strength Ratio 3:1;;;;;;;;;;2087
RATIO2;Strength Ratio 2:1;;;;;;;;;;2088
RATIO3;Strength Ratio 3:2;;;;;;;;;;2089
RATIO4;Strength Ratio 1:1;;;;;;;;;;2090
RATIO5;Strength Ratio 2:3;;;;;;;;;;2091
RATIO6;Strength Ratio 1:2;;;;;;;;;;2092
RATIO7;Strength Ratio 1:3;;;;;;;;;;2093
RATIO8;Strength Ratio <1:4;;;;;;;;;;2094
#;;;;;;;;;;;2095
RATIO_D;The Strength Ratio reflects the total balance of troop count leadership values technology modifiers and Unit Morale. The attacker's numbers are shown to the left the defender's to the right.;;;;;;;;;;2096
#;;;;;;;;;;;2097
# SIEGE INFORMATION WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2098
#;;;;;;;;;;;2099
GARRISON;Garrison;;;;;;;;;;2100
#;;;;;;;;;;;2101
CRBBREACH;Breach! The fortress will be useless if you choose to assault!;;;;;;;;;;2102
CRBSIEGE1;The city can hold out for years.;;;;;;;;;;2103
CRBSIEGE2;The city will probably surrender within twelve months.;;;;;;;;;;2104
CRBSIEGE3;The city will probably surrender within nine months.;;;;;;;;;;2105
CRBSIEGE4;The city will probably surrender within six months.;;;;;;;;;;2106
CRBSIEGE5;The city will probably surrender within three months.;;;;;;;;;;2107
CRBSIEGE6;The city will surrender any day now.;;;;;;;;;;2108
ASSAULT_NOINF;You need infantry to assault an enemy fortress;;;;;;;;;;2109
#;;;;;;;;;;;2110
# SIEGE RESULTS MONITOR – describes status of a besieged city;;;;;;;;;;;2111
#;;;;;;;;;;;2112
SSTRONG;Strong;;;;;;;;;;2113
SDEFIANT;Defiant;;;;;;;;;;2114
SWEAK;Weak;;;;;;;;;;2115
SEXHAUSTED;Exhausted;;;;;;;;;;2116
#;;;;;;;;;;;2117
# MULTIPLE UNITS WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2118
#;;;;;;;;;;;2119
ANWNAVIES;%d Navies Selected;;;;;;;;;;2120
ANWARMIES;%d Armies Selected;;;;;;;;;;2121
#;;;;;;;;;;;2122
UIW_NAVY;%d Navies Selected;;;;;;;;;;2123
UIW_ARMY;%d Armies Selected;;;;;;;;;;2124
#;;;;;;;;;;;2125
#;;;;;;;;;;;2126
UIW_NOREORG;You cannot reorganize units that are moving, in combat or in different provinces;;;;;;;;;;2127
#;;;;;;;;;;;2128
# ATTRITION;;;;;;;;;;;2129
#;;;;;;;;;;;2130
LU_ATTRITION_I0;Attrition (monthly losses due to starvation diseases desertions etc. Minimum is 1 percent unless commanded by a Conquistador)\n;;;;;;;;;;2131
LU_ATTRITION_I1;+%d On Navy\n;;;;;;;;;;2132
LU_ATTRITION_I2;+%d Unit Size\n;;;;;;;;;;2133
LU_ATTRITION_I3;–%d Province Supply\n;;;;;;;;;;2134
LU_ATTRITION_I4;–%d Leader\n;;;;;;;;;;2135
LU_ATTRITION_I5;–%d (attrition limit reached)\n;;;;;;;;;;2136
#;;;;;;;;;;;2137
NU_ATTRITION_I0;Attrition (monthly losses due to starvation diseases desertions etc.)\n;;;;;;;;;;2138
NU_ATTRITION_I2;+%d Blockading\n;;;;;;;;;;2139
NU_ATTRITION_I3;–%d Near Coast\n;;;;;;;;;;2140
NU_ATTRITION_I4;–%d Leader\n;;;;;;;;;;2141
NU_ATTRITION_I5;–%d (attrition limit reached)\n;;;;;;;;;;2142
NU_ATTRITION_I6;+%d Months at Sea\n;;;;;;;;;;2143
NU_ATTRITION_I7;(In Port)\n;;;;;;;;;;2144
NU_ATTRITION_I8;(In Friendly Waters)\n;;;;;;;;;;2145
NU_ATTRITION_D;Navies in friendly ports do not suffer any attrition. Entering a friendly port cancels any attrition penalties due to months spent at sea.;;;;;;;;;;2146
#;;;;;;;;;;;2147
PROV_ATTRITION_0;Maximum attrition that a unit in this province can take:\n;;;;;;;;;;2148
PROV_ATTRITION_1;+15 At Sea\n;;;;;;;;;;2149
PROV_ATTRITION_2;+%d due to Technology (10 – current level)\n;;;;;;;;;;2150
PROV_ATTRITION_3;+10 Out of Supply\n;;;;;;;;;;2151
PROV_ATTRITION_4;+10 Winter\n;;;;;;;;;;2152
PROV_ATTRITION_5;+5 Tropical\n;;;;;;;;;;2153
PROV_ATTRITION_6;+5 Looted Province\n;;;;;;;;;;2154
PROV_ATTRITION_7;+2 Marsh\n;;;;;;;;;;2155
PROV_ATTRITION_8;+5 Mountain\n;;;;;;;;;;2156
PROV_ATTRITION_9;+8 Desert\n;;;;;;;;;;2157
#;;;;;;;;;;;2158
PROV_SUPPLY_1;+%d Province Supply\n;;;;;;;;;;2159
PROV_SUPPLY_2;+%d Fortress\n;;;;;;;;;;2160
PROV_SUPPLY_3;+10 Conscription Center\n;;;;;;;;;;2161
PROV_SUPPLY_4;+10 Storm\n;;;;;;;;;;2162
PROV_SUPPLY_5;+10 Icy\n;;;;;;;;;;2163
PROV_SUPPLY_6;–3 Coastal\n;;;;;;;;;;2164
PROV_SUPPLY_7;–2 Adjacent to Port\n;;;;;;;;;;2165
#;;;;;;;;;;;2166
# BUDGET WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2167
#;;;;;;;;;;;2168
TWLANDTECH;Land Technology;;;;;;;;;;2169
TWNAVALTECH;Naval Technology;;;;;;;;;;2170
TWTRADE;Trade Level;;;;;;;;;;2171
TWPRODUCTION;Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;2172
TWSTABILITY;Stability;;;;;;;;;;2173
TWTREASURY;To Treasury;;;;;;;;;;2174
TWRLANDBAD;We are researching %s but are not gaining any progress.;;;;;;;;;;2175
TWRLANDOK;We are researching %s and with this funding we expect to be finished in %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2176
#;;;;;;;;;;;2177
TWRNAVALBAD;We are researching %s but are not gaining any progress.;;;;;;;;;;2178
TWRNAVALOK;We are researching %s and with this funding we expect to be finished in %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2179
#;;;;;;;;;;;2180
TWRTRADEBAD;We are researching %s but are not gaining any progress.;;;;;;;;;;2181
TWRTRADEOK;We are researching %s and with this funding we expect to be finished in %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2182
#;;;;;;;;;;;2183
TWRINFRABAD;We are researching %s but are not gaining any progress.;;;;;;;;;;2184
TWRINFRAOK;We are researching %s and with this funding we expect to be finished in %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2185
#;;;;;;;;;;;2186
TWRSTABBAD;%sWe are investing in a stability increase but are not gaining any progress;;;;;;;;;;2187
TWRSTABOK;%sWe are investing in a stability increase and with this funding we expect to be finished in %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2188
#;;;;;;;;;;;2189
TWR_WARTAX1;We are already taking out war taxes.;;;;;;;;;;2190
TWR_WARTAX2;You can only Raise War Taxes when you are at war with another nation.;;;;;;;;;;2191
TWR_WARTAX3;You can not raise War Taxes while stability is -3.;;;;;;;;;;2192
TWR_5LOANS;Your credits does not give you any more loans.;;;;;;;;;;2193
#;;;;;;;;;;;2194
TWR_TAKELOAN;Take Loan from the Bank (%d$ for 5 years);;;;;;;;;;2195
TWR_WT;Raise War Taxes (150 percent extra tax income and troop build capacity for 6 months, +1 inflation, +1 Warexhaustion.);;;;;;;;;;2196
#;;;;;;;;;;;2197
TWR_END_I;You have already reached your maximum level.;;;;;;;;;;2198
TWR_END_D;All investments here go back to treasury.;;;;;;;;;;2199
#;;;;;;;;;;;2200
TWBUDGET;$ from Budget;;;;;;;;;;2201
#;;;;;;;;;;;2202
TWLAND_MIL;+%d$ Monarch Military Skill\n;;;;;;;;;;2203
TWLAND_MAN;+%d$ Weapons Manufactories\n;;;;;;;;;;2204
TWLAND_DELAY;+%d$ Neighbor Bonus\n;;;;;;;;;;2205
TWNAVAL_MIL;+%d$ Monarch Military Skill\n;;;;;;;;;;2206
TWNAVAL_MAN;+%d$ Naval Equipment Manufactories\n;;;;;;;;;;2207
TWNAVAL_DELAY;+%d$ Neighbor Bonus\n;;;;;;;;;;2208
TWINFRA_ADM;+%d$ Monarch Administrative Skill\n;;;;;;;;;;2209
TWINFRA_COUNTRY;%c%d$ Country Bonus\n;;;;;;;;;;2210
TWINFRA_MAN;+%d$ Goods Manufactories\n;;;;;;;;;;2211
TWTRADE_ADM;+%d$ Monarch Administrative Skill\n;;;;;;;;;;2212
TWTRADE_COUNTRY;%c%d$ Country Bonus\n;;;;;;;;;;2213
TWTRADE_MAN;+%d$ Refineries\n;;;;;;;;;;2214
TWTRADE_REFUSE;%d$ Trade Embargos\n;;;;;;;;;;2215
TWSTAB_ADM;+%d$ Monarch Administrative Skill\n;;;;;;;;;;2216
TWSTAB_MAN;+%d$ Fine Arts Academies\n;;;;;;;;;;2217
TWSTAB_EXH;%d$ War Exhaustion\n;;;;;;;;;;2218
#;;;;;;;;;;;2219
#;;;;;;;;;;;2220
TWSTAB_REL;%s%d$ Religion \n;;;;;;;;;;2221
#;;;;;;;;;;;2222
TWRCASH;With current budget, you expect to earn %.1f$ next month.;;;;;;;;;;2223
TWRINFLATION;Your inflation will increase by %.2f percent this year. %.2f from treasury, and %.2f from gold. Our mayors battle inflation, and cause a deflation of %.3f percent each year.;;;;;;;;;;2224
#;;;;;;;;;;;2225
CLOSE;CLOSE;;;;;;;;;;2226
GOTOBUDGET;Go to Budget;;;;;;;;;;2227
GOTOTREAT;Go to Financial Summary;;;;;;;;;;2228
#;;;;;;;;;;;2229
BTNINVSTAB;Increase stability by one, cost %d$;;;;;;;;;;2230
#;;;;;;;;;;;2231
# RELIGION WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2232
# (NOTE: these will be used in the game messages WERELIGION and OTHERRELIGION – you may want to check the syntax there to make things compatible right away.);;;;;;;;;;;2233
CATHOLIC;Catholic;;;;;;;;;;2234
PROTESTANT;Protestant;;;;;;;;;;2235
ORTHODOX;Orthodox;;;;;;;;;;2236
SUNNI;Sunni;;;;;;;;;;2237
SHIITE;Shiite;;;;;;;;;;2238
PAGAN;Pagan;;;;;;;;;;2239
REFORMED;Reformed;;;;;;;;;;2240
CREFCATHOLIC;Counter-Reform Catholics;;;;;;;;;;2241
MOSLEM;Moslems;;;;;;;;;;2242
CHRISTIAN;Christian;;;;;;;;;;2243
KONFUCIAN;Konfucian;;;;;;;;;;2244
BUDDHIST;Buddhist;;;;;;;;;;2245
HINDU;Hindu;;;;;;;;;;2246
RELWCONVERT;Convert;;;;;;;;;;2247
RELWCLOSE;Back;;;;;;;;;;2248
RELWDEFEND;Claim: Sole Defender of the Faith ;;;;;;;;;;2249
RELW_DEFENDER_DESC;If there is no defender of your faith then you can claim that title for your country. The defender of the faith gets a Casus Belli on all countries that attack anyone of your faith. Heretics in your country will be more rebellious, your army morale higher, and slower tech advances. You will lose the title if you lose a war. The costs for claiming the title is 1000$.;;;;;;;;;;2250
RELWSTATE;STATE RELIGION;;;;;;;;;;2251
RELWTOLERANCE;TOLERANCE LEVELS;;;;;;;;;;2252
RELIGION_EVENT;RELIGION EVENTS;;;;;;;;;;2253
EWTITLE;Previous Events;;;;;;;;;;2254
EVENT_NEXT;Next Event;;;;;;;;;;2255
#;;;;;;;;;;;2256
# FINANCIAL SUMMARY WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2257
#;;;;;;;;;;;2258
IWBINCOME;INCOME CALCULATION;;;;;;;;;;2259
IWBTAXATION;Tax Income;;;;;;;;;;2260
IWBPRODUCTION;Goods Production;;;;;;;;;;2261
IWBTRADE;Trading Income;;;;;;;;;;2262
IWBGOLD;Gold Mines;;;;;;;;;;2263
IWBFEXPENSE;FIXED EXPENSES;;;;;;;;;;2264
IWBMAINTEN;Military Maintenance;;;;;;;;;;2265
IWBINTEREST;Loans Interest;;;;;;;;;;2266
IWBBEXP;INVESTMENTS;;;;;;;;;;2267
IWBLTECH;Land Technology;;;;;;;;;;2268
IWBNTECH;Naval Technology;;;;;;;;;;2269
IWBSTB;Stability;;;;;;;;;;2270
IWBPE;Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;2271
IWBTE;Trade;;;;;;;;;;2272
IWBMONTHLY;MONTHLY BALANCE;;;;;;;;;;2273
IWBINFLATION;INFLATION;;;;;;;;;;2274
IWBTOTAL;TOTAL:;;;;;;;;;;2275
#;;;;;;;;;;;2276
#;;;;;;;;;;;2277
# TROOPS PURCHASE WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2278
#;;;;;;;;;;;2279
IWPTITLE;§YPURCHASE UNITS;;;;;;;;;;2280
IWPAVIA;§YUnits Available in Province;;;;;;;;;;2281
IWPCOST;§YCost per 1000 men (10 cannon);;;;;;;;;;2282
IWPCOSTNAV;§YCost per ship;;;;;;;;;;2283
IWPORD;§YUnits Ordered;;;;;;;;;;2284
IWPTOTAL;§WTOTAL COST: §Y;;;;;;;;;;2285
#;;;;;;;;;;;2286
PURCHASEBAR_D;Increases army build capacity by x2.;;;;;;;;;;2287
PURCHASEBAR_I1;Cost %d$, will take 24 months to complete.;;;;;;;;;;2288
PURCHASEBAR_IF1;You already have a conscription center in %s!;;;;;;;;;;2289
PURCHASEBAR_IF2;Requires Land Technology level 41.;;;;;;;;;;2290
PURCHASEBAR_IF3;You cannot afford the %d$ a Conscription Center costs.;;;;;;;;;;2291
PURCHASEBAR_IF4;There are already ongoing constructions or promotions in this province.;;;;;;;;;;2292
PURCHASEBAR_IF5;You may only build Conscription Centers in provinces that you own and control.;;;;;;;;;;2293
#;;;;;;;;;;;2294
PURCHASESHIP_D;Increases ship build capacity by x10.;;;;;;;;;;2295
PURCHASESHIP_I1;Cost %d$, will take 36 months to complete.;;;;;;;;;;2296
PURCHASESHIP_IF1;You already have a shipyard in %s!;;;;;;;;;;2297
PURCHASESHIP_IF2;Requires Naval Technology level 11;;;;;;;;;;2298
PURCHASESHIP_IF3;You cannot afford the %d$ a shipyard costs.;;;;;;;;;;2299
PURCHASESHIP_IF4;There are already ongoing construction works in this province.;;;;;;;;;;2300
PURCHASESHIP_IF5;You may only build shipyards in coastal provinces with tax income above 6 and a port that you own and control.;;;;;;;;;;2301
#;;;;;;;;;;;2302
RAISEMERC_I4;You don't have access to the European market of mercenaries.;;;;;;;;;;2303
RAISEMERC_I1;You cannot afford the %0.f it takes to recruit a mercenary company.;;;;;;;;;;2304
RAISEMERC_I2;There are no mercenary companies available.;;;;;;;;;;2305
RAISEMERC_I3;There is a company with %d infantry, %d cavalry and %d artillery available for %.0f$.;;;;;;;;;;2306
RAISEMERC;Recruit Mercenary Company;;;;;;;;;;2307
#;;;;;;;;;;;2308
# 'HIDDEN' PROVINCE INFORMATION WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2309
#;;;;;;;;;;;2310
HPTP;Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;2311
HPWMANPW;Manpower:;;;;;;;;;;2312
HPWCC;(City controlled by %s);;;;;;;;;;2313
HPWPOP;Population:;;;;;;;;;;2314
HPWFORT;Fortress:;;;;;;;;;;2315
HPFORTNONE;None;;;;;;;;;;2316
HPFORTSMALL;Small;;;;;;;;;;2317
HPFORTMEDIUM;Medium;;;;;;;;;;2318
HPFORTHEAVY;Heavy;;;;;;;;;;2319
HPFORTMAX;Maximum;;;;;;;;;;2320
HPWREVOLT;Revolt Risk:;;;;;;;;;;2321
HPWGROWTH;Growth Rate:;;;;;;;;;;2322
HPWSUPPLY;Supply Limit:;;;;;;;;;;2323
HPWATTRITION;Max Attrition:;;;;;;;;;;2324
HPWTAX;PROVINCE INCOME;;;;;;;;;;2325
HPWTRA;TRADE REVENUES;;;;;;;;;;2326
HPWCOT;CENTER OF TRADE;;;;;;;;;;2327
HPNONE;None (%d);;;;;;;;;;2328
HPVLOW;Very Low (%d);;;;;;;;;;2329
HPLOW;Low (%d);;;;;;;;;;2330
HPMEDIUM;Medium (%d);;;;;;;;;;2331
HPHIGH;High (%d);;;;;;;;;;2332
HPVHIGH;Very High (%d);;;;;;;;;;2333
HPEHIGH;Extremely High (%d);;;;;;;;;;2334
#;;;;;;;;;;;2335
HPSUPPLY_IRO;Maximum unit weight that the province can supply without causing attrition. Actual attrition depends on various other factors as well. A red number indicates your units will be out of supply here (which increases attrition). Yellow numbers indicate provinces adjacent to supply sources.;;;;;;;;;;2336
HPATTRITON_IRO;Maximum attrition that one of your units can take in this province.;;;;;;;;;;2337
#;;;;;;;;;;;2338
HPINFOABOUT;(Click for information about %s);;;;;;;;;;2339
HPTAXINFO;Yearly incomes from %s (taxes Trade Tariffs production incomes etc.);;;;;;;;;;2340
HPCOTINFO;The Center of Trade that collects the trading revenues of %s (click to center map);;;;;;;;;;2341
HPREVOLT;The risk (checked each month) of a revolt in %s.;;;;;;;;;;2342
HPPGR;The yearly growth/decline of %s.;;;;;;;;;;2343
HPFORTI1;A fortress forces an enemy to defeat your city in a siege before he can take control of a province.;;;;;;;;;;2344
HPFORTI2;The stronger the fortress the longer will it take to defeat and the larger siege force is required.;;;;;;;;;;2345
HPPOPI1;The larger the population, the greater the production and tax income.;;;;;;;;;;2346
HPPOPI2;The population will grow automatically as an effect of high Stability and peace and quiet. It will decrease as an effect of looting occupation poor stability etc.\n;;;;;;;;;;2347
HPWMANPW_I;The amount of thousands of soldiers that this province can supply each year.;;;;;;;;;;2348
#;;;;;;;;;;;2349
HPCONI2;If controlled by other nation than owner the province will not generate any tax incomes and cannot build any troops. To assume control of a province move a military unit into it and defeat all enemy forces.;;;;;;;;;;2350
HPOWNI2;The owner gets all tax and production incomes from the province and can build troops fortresses and manufactories.;;;;;;;;;;2351
HPOWNI1;Province owned by %s;;;;;;;;;;2352
HPCONI1;(province controlled by %s);;;;;;;;;;2353
#;;;;;;;;;;;2354
#;;;;;;;;;;;2355
HPREL_IRO;Province Religion: %s;;;;;;;;;;2356
HPREL_DRO;If your state religion and the province's religion are different, the revolt risk may increase. Click for details.;;;;;;;;;;2357
#;;;;;;;;;;;2358
#;;;;;;;;;;;2359
#Revolt risk strings;;;;;;;;;;;2360
RRISK_RELIGION;+%d: Religion \n;;;;;;;;;;2361
RRISK_RELIGION2;%d: Religion \n;;;;;;;;;;2362
RRISK_STAB;%d: Stability \n;;;;;;;;;;2363
RRISK_STABP;+%d: Stability \n;;;;;;;;;;2364
RRISK_EXHAU;+%d: War Exhaustion \n;;;;;;;;;;2365
RRISK_MANU;–1: Manufactory \n;;;;;;;;;;2366
RRISK_CAP;–2: Capital Province \n;;;;;;;;;;2367
RRISK_OCCU;+1: Occupation \n;;;;;;;;;;2368
RRISK_REB;+2: Neighboring Rebels \n;;;;;;;;;;2369
RRISK_WARTAXES;+1: War Taxes \n;;;;;;;;;;2370
RRISK_BANKRUPTCY;+1: Bankruptcy \n;;;;;;;;;;2371
RRISK_BAILIFF;+3: Tax collector \n;;;;;;;;;;2372
RRISK_COURTHOUSE;–1: Chief judge \n;;;;;;;;;;2373
RRISK_EVENT;%d: Event Effects \n;;;;;;;;;;2374
RRISK_TP_COL;The population in Colonies and Trading Posts is too small to create revolts, however any natives present in the province may revolt as an effect of expansions and troop entrance.;;;;;;;;;;2375
RRISK_DUTCH;+%d: Dutch Nationalism \n;;;;;;;;;;2376
RRISK_CULTURE;+%d Cultural Differences \n;;;;;;;;;;2377
RRISK_NATIONALISM;+%d Nationalism (Notice, revolt risk can not be lower than this value);;;;;;;;;;2378
#;;;;;;;;;;;2379
# Province Tax effect strings;;;;;;;;;;;2380
#;;;;;;;;;;;2381
PROVTAX_EXC;WarTaxes: §Y+%d§W percent \n;;;;;;;;;;2382
PROVTAX_CUL;Cultural Difference: §Y%d§W percent \n;;;;;;;;;;2383
PROVTAX_REL;Religious Difference: §Y%d§W percent \n;;;;;;;;;;2384
PROVTAX_SUP;No land connection to capital: §Y%d§W percent \n;;;;;;;;;;2385
PROVTAX_SRE;State Religion Modifier: §Y%s%d§W percent \n;;;;;;;;;;2386
PROVTAX_STAB;Stability Modifier: §Y%s%d§W percent \n;;;;;;;;;;2387
PROVTAX_TOTAL;Total Modification: §Y%d§W percent;;;;;;;;;;2388
#;;;;;;;;;;;2389
#;;;;;;;;;;;2390
#;;;;;;;;;;;2391
# POPULATION GROWTH STRINGS;;;;;;;;;;;2392
#;;;;;;;;;;;2393
POPGRWTH_STAB;+%d: Stability \n;;;;;;;;;;2394
POPGRWTH_COT;+5: Center of Trade \n;;;;;;;;;;2395
POPGRWTH_COTN;+2: Neighboring Center of Trade \n;;;;;;;;;;2396
POPGRWTH_MANUFACTURY;+2: Manufactory \n;;;;;;;;;;2397
POPGRWTH_CITYRIGHTS;+1: Governor \n;;;;;;;;;;2398
POPGRWTH_COLONY;+5: Colony \n;;;;;;;;;;2399
POPGRWTH_ENEMY;–5: Enemy Troops \n;;;;;;;;;;2400
POPGRWTH_SIEGE;–5: Siege \n;;;;;;;;;;2401
POPGRWTH_LOOTED;–5: Province is Looted \n;;;;;;;;;;2402
POPGRWTH_EVENT;%d: Event Effects \n;;;;;;;;;;2403
POPGRWTH_OCCU;–3 Occupation \n;;;;;;;;;;2404
POPGRWTH_LOC;%d Location;;;;;;;;;;2405
#;;;;;;;;;;;2406
#;;;;;;;;;;;2407
# RESOURCE WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2408
#;;;;;;;;;;;2409
RWBASIC;Basic Price (100 units):;;;;;;;;;;2410
RWSUPPLY;Supply:;;;;;;;;;;2411
RWDEMAND;Demand:;;;;;;;;;;2412
RWCURRENT;Market Price (100 units):;;;;;;;;;;2413
RWPROD;PRODUCTION;;;;;;;;;;2414
RWOURP;Our Production:;;;;;;;;;;2415
RWUNITS;%d Units;;;;;;;;;;2416
RWPE;Infrastructure:;;;;;;;;;;2417
RWPINC;Our Production Income:;;;;;;;;;;2418
RWLEADING;Leading Nation:;;;;;;;;;;2419
RWTRADE;TRADE REVENUES;;;;;;;;;;2420
RWOURT;Our Trade:;;;;;;;;;;2421
RWTE;Trade Level:;;;;;;;;;;2422
RWTINC;Our Trade Income:;;;;;;;;;;2423
RWNONE;(none);;;;;;;;;;2424
RW_NA;N/A;;;;;;;;;;2425
#;;;;;;;;;;;2426
RW_I_GOLD;Gold is not affected by supply and demand, so the incomes you get from Gold producing provinces are always the same. The actual income you get from a Gold producing province is only affected by your Infrastructure and the size of the city or colony in the province.;;;;;;;;;;2427
RW_D_GOLD;However the greater percentage of your total yearly incomes that are derived from Gold the more will your Inflation grow. Inflation increases the prices for all your investments and actions and is very difficult to get rid of.;;;;;;;;;;2428
#;;;;;;;;;;;2429
RWBACK;Back to Main;;;;;;;;;;2430
#;;;;;;;;;;;2431
RW_I_MAIN;The greater the Demand and the lower the Supply the higher the Market Price.;;;;;;;;;;2432
#;;;;;;;;;;;2433
RW_I_BASICPRICE;%s is a '%s' value resource.;;;;;;;;;;2434
RW_I_PRICE_VH;very high;;;;;;;;;;2435
RW_I_PRICE_H;high;;;;;;;;;;2436
RW_I_PRICE_M;medium;;;;;;;;;;2437
RW_I_PRICE_L;low;;;;;;;;;;2438
#;;;;;;;;;;;2439
RW_I_SUPPLY;The supply value will increase automatically as more provinces producing %s get colonized.;;;;;;;;;;2440
RW_D_SUPPLY;Currently, %d provinces with Cities or Colonies produce %s.;;;;;;;;;;2441
#;;;;;;;;;;;2442
RW_I_PROD;Increase your production by expanding %s producing colonies and establishing new ones, and make sure your cities have a high Growth Rate.;;;;;;;;;;2443
RW_D_PROD;A Colony contributes with up to 100 units, a City with up to 200 units. The actual incomes depend on your Infrastructure.;;;;;;;;;;2444
#;;;;;;;;;;;2445
RW_I_INFRA;Our current level of Infrastructure allows us to benefit from %d percent of our production.;;;;;;;;;;2446
RW_D_INFRA;Improve your Infrastructure through investments in the Budget Window. As it increases, so will your production incomes.;;;;;;;;;;2447
#;;;;;;;;;;;2448
RW_I_OURPI;Our current yearly income from the production of %s.;;;;;;;;;;2449
RW_D_OURPI;The income is generated monthly and can be distributed in the Budget Window.;;;;;;;;;;2450
#;;;;;;;;;;;2451
RW_I_LEADER;The nation producing most %s in the world.;;;;;;;;;;2452
RW_D_LEADER;The leading nation gets %d VP each year.;;;;;;;;;;2453
#;;;;;;;;;;;2454
RW_I_OTRADE;Our share of the global trade value. Increase by placing more merchants in Centers of Trade that cover provinces producing this resource.;;;;;;;;;;2455
RW_D_OTRADE;Each Colony or Trading Post contributes with up to 100 units and each City with up to 200 units to its Center of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;2456
#;;;;;;;;;;;2457
RW_I_TRADE;Our current level of Trade allows us to benefit from %d percent of our merchant's shares in each Center of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;2458
RW_D_TRADE;Improve your Trade Level through investments in the the Budget Window. As it increases, so will your trade incomes.;;;;;;;;;;2459
#;;;;;;;;;;;2460
RW_I_OURTI;Our current yearly income from the trade of %s;;;;;;;;;;2461
RW_D_OURTI;The income is generated monthly and can be distributed in the Budget Window.;;;;;;;;;;2462
#;;;;;;;;;;;2463
# RW_I_PROD;Our %s Production will increase as our cities and colonies grow.;;;;;;;;;;2464
# RW_I_TRADE;Our Trade will increase as the contributing provinces in each Center of Trade grows, and as we place more merchants there.;;;;;;;;;;2465
# RW_D_PROD;Increase your incomes by building/expanding %s producing colonies, and by improving your Infrastructure.;;;;;;;;;;2466
# RW_D_TRADE;Increase your Trade incomes by placing more merchants in Centers of Trade that cover many %s producing provinces, and by increasing your Trade Level.;;;;;;;;;;2467
#;;;;;;;;;;;2468
# MISSION WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2469
#;;;;;;;;;;;2470
MWCURRENT;Current Missions;;;;;;;;;;2471
MWAVAILABLE;Available Missions;;;;;;;;;;2472
MWVPSUCCESS;Victory Points:;;;;;;;;;;2473
MWVPFAILURE;Penalty Points:;;;;;;;;;;2474
MWFINISHED;Time Limit:;;;;;;;;;;2475
MWCLOSE;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;2476
MWACCEPT;Accept;;;;;;;;;;2477
#;;;;;;;;;;;2478
# LAND AND NAVAL TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION WINDOWS;;;;;;;;;;;2479
#;;;;;;;;;;;2480
MILWCLOSE;CLOSE;;;;;;;;;;2481
MILWRESEARCH;Research:;;;;;;;;;;2482
MILWSHOCK;SHOCK;;;;;;;;;;2483
MILWMORALE;MORALE;;;;;;;;;;2484
MILWFIRE;FIRE;;;;;;;;;;2485
MILMAIN;MAINTENANCE LEVEL;;;;;;;;;;2486
MILCOST;Monthly Maintenance Cost;;;;;;;;;;2487
MILTOTALS;Totals:;;;;;;;;;;2488
MILLAND;LAND MILITARY;;;;;;;;;;2489
MILLANDMA;Supportable Amount;;;;;;;;;;2490
MILNAVAL;NAVAL MILITARY;;;;;;;;;;2491
MILNAVALMA;Supportable Amount;;;;;;;;;;2492
MILLAND_INF;We are paying %.3f$ for each 1000 infantry.\nWe are paying %.2f$ extra for being above the support limit.\n;;;;;;;;;;2493
MILLAND_CAV;We are paying %.3f$ for each 1000 cavalry.\nWe are paying %.2f$ extra for being above the support limit.\n;;;;;;;;;;2494
MILLAND_ART;We are paying %.3f$ for each 10 artillery.\nWe are paying %.2f$ extra for being above the support limit.\n;;;;;;;;;;2495
MILNAVAL_WAR;We are paying %.3f$ for each warship.\nWe are paying %.2f$ extra for being above the support limit.\n;;;;;;;;;;2496
MILNAVAL_GAL;We are paying %.3f$ for each galley.\nWe are paying %.2f$ extra for being above the support limit.\n;;;;;;;;;;2497
MILNAVAL_TRA;We are paying %.3f$ for each transport.\nWe are paying %.2f$ extra for being above the support limit.\n;;;;;;;;;;2498
MAXSHIP_PORT;+%d (Number of Ports)\n;;;;;;;;;;2499
MAXSHIP_MERC;+%d (Merchants)\n;;;;;;;;;;2500
MAXSHIP_POOL;+%d (Manpower)\n;;;;;;;;;;2501
MAXSHIP_MANU;+%d (Naval Manufacturies)\n;;;;;;;;;;2502
MAXSHIP_PROD;+%d (Naval Supplies produced)\n;;;;;;;;;;2503
MAXSHIP_TRADE;+%d (Naval Supplies traded)\n;;;;;;;;;;2504
MAXSHIP_SHIPYARDS;+%d (Shipyards)\n;;;;;;;;;;2505
MAXMAN_MINIMUM;+%d (Base Value)\n;;;;;;;;;;2506
MAXMAN_POOL;+%d (Manpower)\n;;;;;;;;;;2507
MAXMAN_MANU;+%d (Weapon Manufacturies)\n;;;;;;;;;;2508
MAXMAN_PROD;+%d (Grain produced)\n;;;;;;;;;;2509
MAXMAN_TRADE;+%d (Grain traded)\n;;;;;;;;;;2510
MAXMAN_BARRA;+%d (Conscript Centers)\n;;;;;;;;;;2511
# LOANS WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2512
#;;;;;;;;;;;2513
LWTITLE;You are about to offer a loan to;;;;;;;;;;2514
LWAMOUNT;AMOUNT;;;;;;;;;;2515
LWRATE;INTEREST RATE;;;;;;;;;;2516
LWLENGTH;LENGTH IN MONTHS;;;;;;;;;;2517
LWMONTHS;MONTHS;;;;;;;;;;2518
#;;;;;;;;;;;2519
# DIPLOMACY WINDOW;;;;;;;;;;;2520
#;;;;;;;;;;;2521
BADBOY0;We have an honorable reputation.;;;;;;;;;;2522
BADBOY1;We have a respectable reputation.;;;;;;;;;;2523
BADBOY2;We have a slightly tarnished reputation.;;;;;;;;;;2524
BADBOY3;We have a tarnished reputation.;;;;;;;;;;2525
BADBOY4;We have a rather bad reputation.;;;;;;;;;;2526
BADBOY5;We have a very bad reputation;;;;;;;;;;2527
BADBOY6;We have an extremely bad reputation.;;;;;;;;;;2528
BADBOY7;We are dishonorable scum.;;;;;;;;;;2529
BADBOY8;We are worse than dishonorable scum.;;;;;;;;;;2530
BADBOY9;We are hated throughout the entire world.;;;;;;;;;;2531
# Note: In ALLEXPIRE, %s is for the date (uses player's Windows settings), %d for the year;;;;;;;;;;;2532
ALL_EXPIRE;This alliance will expire automatically in %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2533
ALL_VASSAL;This vassalization has existed since %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2534
DIWROLL_ALL_I;View the selected nation's alliances with other nations.;;;;;;;;;;2535
DIWROLL_ALL_D;Alliances are formal agreements that regulate what penalties will apply in case of hostile actions. Create new alliances by clicking the 'Send Diplomat' button.;;;;;;;;;;2536
DIWROLL_REL_I;View the selected nation's relations towards other nations.;;;;;;;;;;2537
DIWROLL_REL_D;Your relations versus other nations control their likeliness to respond to your actions and proposals in a friendly or hostile manner. Modify your relations by clicking the 'Send Diplomat' button. (NOTE: Relation values have no effect towards other human players.);;;;;;;;;;2538
#;;;;;;;;;;;2539
DIWROLL_BACK;Return to main;;;;;;;;;;2540
DIWROLL_GOTO;Centers map over %s;;;;;;;;;;2541
#;;;;;;;;;;;2542
DIPROL_DIPS_INSTANT;(No diplomats available);;;;;;;;;;2543
DIPROL_DIPS_DELAYED;You need to wait until you get another diplomat.;;;;;;;;;;2544
#;;;;;;;;;;;2545
DIPROL_NO_INSTANT;(Diplomat en route);;;;;;;;;;2546
DIPROL_NO_DELAYED;After you have sent a diplomat to a nation, you have to wait one month (until %d %s %d) until you can send another.;;;;;;;;;;2547
#;;;;;;;;;;;2548
BTNREL;Relation;;;;;;;;;;2549
BTNNAT;Nation;;;;;;;;;;2550
#;;;;;;;;;;;2551
NOALLIANCES;(No Alliances);;;;;;;;;;2552
#;;;;;;;;;;;2553
DIPOFFDYN;Offer Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;2554
DIPBRKDYN;Break Royal Ties;;;;;;;;;;2555
DIPOFFVAS;Offer Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;2556
DIPCANVAS;Cancel Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;2557
DIPBRKVAS;Cancel Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;2558
DIPANNEX;Annex;;;;;;;;;;2559
DIPWAR;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;2560
DIPPEACE;Offer Peace;;;;;;;;;;2561
DIPINVAL;Invite to Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2562
DIPCNALL;Create New Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2563
DIPJOINALL;Join Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2564
DIPBANALL;Ban from Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2565
DIPBRKALL;Leave Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2566
DIPEXCDIS;Exchange Discoveries;;;;;;;;;;2567
DIPATRADE;Allow Trade;;;;;;;;;;2568
DIPRTRADE;Trade Embargo;;;;;;;;;;2569
DIPOLOAN;Offer Loan;;;;;;;;;;2570
DIP_WARNING;Send a Warning (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2571
DIP_INSULT;Send an Insult (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2572
DIP_CLAIM;Claim their Throne (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2573
DIP_GUARANTEE;Proclaim Guarantee (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2574
DIPCANTRADE;Cancel Trade Agreement;;;;;;;;;;2575
DIPOFFTRADE;Offer Trade Agreement;;;;;;;;;;2576
DIPRACCESS;Revoke Military Access;;;;;;;;;;2577
DIPCACCESS;Cancel Military Access;;;;;;;;;;2578
DIPAACCESS;Ask for Military Access;;;;;;;;;;2579
#;;;;;;;;;;;2580
DIPROL_WAR0;While at war with a nation you can move your troops into its territory. By occupying her provinces and demanding them in return for a Peace you conquer enemy provinces. Unless you have a Casus Belli your Stability will suffer greatly from a declaration of war.;;;;;;;;;;2581
DIPROL_WAR2;You may not declare war upon %s, since you are part of the same military alliance. Leave the alliance or ban your opponent first.;;;;;;;;;;2582
DIPROL_WAR3;You may not declare war at the moment as your country is too disorganized. Get above -3 stability first;;;;;;;;;;2583
DIPROL_WAR4;They have granted military access to us, so you can not declare war.;;;;;;;;;;2584
DIPROL_PEACE0;This will open the Peace Resolution Window where you can make your demands / offers in return for a peace. If rejected, you must wait one month before being able to offer peace again.;;;;;;;;;;2585
DIPROL_PEACE1;You must wait until %s %d until you can offer peace again.;;;;;;;;;;2586
DIPROL_PEACE2;There is already a peace offer on the table and you can not offer peace until you have responded.;;;;;;;;;;2587
DIPROL_REFT1;You have a truce with %s, so you can not refuse them trade at the moment.;;;;;;;;;;2588
DIPROL_REFT0;By refusing trade with %s its merchants will not make any profits from centers of trade located in provinces that you own and she cannot place any more merchants in those centers. However it will give %s a Casus Belli on you for as long as the Trade Embargo lasts.;;;;;;;;;;2589
DIPROL_ALLT0;Allows %s to trade in your Centers of Trade again. Will cancel the temporary Casus Belli she has on you for this reason.;;;;;;;;;;2590
DIPROL_RELIGION0;You may only offer a Royal Marriage to nations of the same religion as you (%s).;;;;;;;;;;2591
DIPROL_RELIGION1;A 'Royal Marriage' represents a marital union between the royal families of the two nations, improving relations and increasing the chance of future stronger alliances. You will suffer greatly if you declare war on a nation with which you have a Royal Marriage. The Royal Marriage will expire %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;2592
DIPROL_DYN_VASSAL;%s cannot enter any Royal Marriages while still a vassal of %s.;;;;;;;;;;2593
DIPROL_DYNBRK0;This will break the Royal Marriage we have with %s and we will lose 1 stability.;;;;;;;;;;2594
DIPROL_VASSAL0;A Vassalization is the strongest of Alliances and gives you 50 percent on the vassal's yearly Tax Incomes. Your stability will suffer enormously if you declare war on a nation with which you have a Vassalization.;;;;;;;;;;2595
DIPROL_VASSAL1;To offer a Vassalization you must 1) have a Royal Marriage 2) be part of the same Military Alliance 3) have a Relation of at least +190 4) have the same religion and 5) the target country must be at peace. ;;;;;;;;;;2596
DIPROL_VASBRK0;This will break the Vassalization we have with %s and give them a Casus Belli on us until %s %d! We will also lose 3 stability.;;;;;;;;;;2597
DIPROL_ANNEX0;By Annexing a nation its provinces and military units become yours eternally and irreversibly. This will give a 2-years Casus Belli to our worst enemies!;;;;;;;;;;2598
DIPROL_ANNEX1;You may only annex a nation which 1) has been your vassal for at least 10 years, 2) with whom you have a relation of at least +190, 3) is in your alliance, 4) is at peace, AND 5) has a land border with you - OR as an effect of certain peace resolutions. ;;;;;;;;;;2599
DIPROL_CNA0;%s is already member of a Military Alliance with %s. Select the leader of the alliance and 'Join Alliance' to join that alliance.;;;;;;;;;;2600
DIPROL_CNA1;You are already member of a Military Alliance with %s. Select 'Invite to Alliance' below to invite %s to join it.;;;;;;;;;;2601
DIPROL_CNA2;Members of a Military Alliance promise to assist each other in case one of them gets involved in a war by declaring war on the same opponents. You can only be a member of ONE Military Alliance at a time and can't create an alliance with vassals of other countries. The alliance expires ten years after the last war involving the alliance.;;;;;;;;;;2602
DIPROL_BRKMIL2;We do not have a Military Alliance with %s. To leave your current Military Alliance, select %s (the leader of the alliance) then 'Leave Alliance'. (You cannot however leave an alliance that you are the leader of, or while you are at war).;;;;;;;;;;2603
DIPROL_BRKMIL1;This will break the Military Alliance we have with %s and give them all a Casus Belli on us until %s %d!;;;;;;;;;;2604
DIPROL_BRKMIL0;We are not part of any Military Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;2605
DIPROL_BAN0;Only the leader of %s's military alliance may ban them from it, plus a Casus Belli is required.;;;;;;;;;;2606
DIPROL_BAN1;This will ban %s from our Military Alliance and give them a Casus Belli on us. There is a risk that the other members of the Alliance will leave it as well.;;;;;;;;;;2607
DIPROL_INV0;This will invite %s to join our Military Alliance and our ongoing wars.;;;;;;;;;;2608
DIPROL_INV1;%s is already member of a Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;2609
DIPROL_INV2;You are not member of any Military Alliance that you can invite %s to join. Select 'Create Alliance' above.;;;;;;;;;;2610
DIPROL_INV3;We are at war with %s!;;;;;;;;;;2611
DIPROL_JOIN0;Send a request to %s that we join the Military Alliance she has with %s (and all the alliance ongoing wars).;;;;;;;;;;2612
DIPROL_JOIN1;You are already a member of a Military Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;2613
DIPROL_JOIN2;We are at war with %s, who is a member of this Military Alliance!;;;;;;;;;;2614
DIPROL_JOIN3;They are part of an alliance led by %s. You need to ask %s to join!;;;;;;;;;;2615
DIPROL_LOAN0;In the Loans/Gift Window you can offer loans to %s at certain interest rates and payment terms or send her money as a gift thereby improving your diplomatic relations.;;;;;;;;;;2616
DIPROL_DISC0;Ask %s to exchange her maps with us.;;;;;;;;;;2617
DIPROL_WARNING;This will tell %s that we will not look kindly upon them if they go to war in the near future. We will receive a Casus Belli if they attack any of our neighbours within the next sixty months. We can't send a warning while at war with them or if a previous warning is still in effect.;;;;;;;;;;2618
DIPROL_INSULT;We will greatly disturb our relations with %s by insulting them. This will give them a Casus Belli against us. We can't insult a country we are at war with.;;;;;;;;;;2619
DIPROL_CLAIM;If we have a royal marriage with %s we can claim their throne. This will give us a Casus Belli on them, but destroy our relations with other nations with which we have a royal marriage. ;;;;;;;;;;2620
DIPROL_GUARANTEE;If we guarantee the independence of %s, we will gain a Casus Belli on any country attacking them within the next five years. ;;;;;;;;;;2621
DIPROL_ASKACC;If we are not at war with them, we can ask %s to allow us to march our troops through their country. While we are granted this, we will not be able to declare war upon them.;;;;;;;;;;2622
DIPROL_REVACC;We are currently allowing %s to march their armies through our territory. By revoking this access we will stop them from it, but they will gain a Casus Belli upon us and we will lose 1 stability.;;;;;;;;;;2623
DIPROL_CANACC;%s allows us to pass through their country with our armies. We can not cancel this while we have troops inside their borders or ports. Cancelling this will cost us 1 stability.;;;;;;;;;;2624
DIPROL_CANTRA;We have a trade agreement with %s so that we will not compete against their merchants when in the same CoT. By cancelling this agreement we will give them a Casus Belli.;;;;;;;;;;2625
DIPROL_OFFTRA;A trade agreement will allow us to have merchants in the same CoT without competing each other out.;;;;;;;;;;2626
DIP_STATE_GIFT;Send State Gift (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2627
DIP_PERSONAL_GIFT;Send Personal Gift (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2628
DIP_INTRODUCTION;Send Letter of Introduction (%d$);;;;;;;;;;2629
#;;;;;;;;;;;2630
RELCH_A_SGIFT;our State Gift;;;;;;;;;;2631
RELCH_A_PGIFT;our Personal Gift;;;;;;;;;;2632
RELCH_A_INT;our Letter of Introduction;;;;;;;;;;2633
#;;;;;;;;;;;2634
DIPROL_R0;Attempt to greatly improve relations. The actual increase depends on your Monarch's diplomatic skills (%d) the gift's size in relation to the recipient's annual income and luck. In the worst case relations may even be hurt.;;;;;;;;;;2635
DIPROL_R1;Attempt to moderately improve relations. The actual increase depends on your Monarch's diplomatic skills (%d) the gift's size in relation to the recipient's annual income and luck. In the worst case relations may even be hurt.;;;;;;;;;;2636
DIPROL_R2;Attempt to slightly improve relations. The actual increase depends on your Monarch's diplomatic skills (%d) the gift's size in relation to the recipient's annual income and luck. In the worst case relations may even be hurt.;;;;;;;;;;2637
#;;;;;;;;;;;2638
DIP_SENDDIPLO;Send Diplomat to;;;;;;;;;;2639
DIP_MODALL;to modify alliances;;;;;;;;;;2640
DIP_MODREL;to modify relations;;;;;;;;;;2641
#;;;;;;;;;;;2642
DIP_CURR_ALL;Current Alliances of;;;;;;;;;;2643
DIP_CURR_REL;Current Relations of;;;;;;;;;;2644
#;;;;;;;;;;;2645
DW_VIEW_ALL;View Alliances;;;;;;;;;;2646
DW_VIEW_REL;View Relations;;;;;;;;;;2647
#;;;;;;;;;;;2648
DW_OURREL;Relation towards you: %c%d;;;;;;;;;;2649
#;;;;;;;;;;;2650
DWINFO;Info;;;;;;;;;;2651
DWOWNINFO;View %s's Alliances;;;;;;;;;;2652
DWGOTO;Center Map...;;;;;;;;;;2653
DWSEND;Send Diplomat;;;;;;;;;;2654
#;;;;;;;;;;;2655
DWSENDTO;Send Diplomat to %s;;;;;;;;;;2656
DWSVIWI;Current Alliances of;;;;;;;;;;2657
DWSENDI;Send Diplomat to;;;;;;;;;;2658
DWCLICK1;To select a nation, left-click;;;;;;;;;;2659
DWCLICK2;on map.;;;;;;;;;;2660
#;;;;;;;;;;;2661
#;;;;;;;;;;;2662
# DIPLOMACY CONFIRMATIONS – NOTE SPACE IN BEGINNING OF SOME STRINGS!;;;;;;;;;;;2663
#;;;;;;;;;;;2664
DWMLORD;Please Confirm;;;;;;;;;;2665
DWAREYOUSURE1;(Effects are immediate and;;;;;;;;;;2666
DWAREYOUSURE2;cannot be undone.);;;;;;;;;;2667
#;;;;;;;;;;;2668
AWDW1;We are about to declare war on %s.;;;;;;;;;;2669
AWDWLS;We will lose %d stability;;;;;;;;;;2670
AWDWQUAT;, –5 since we have a peace agreement;;;;;;;;;;2671
AWDWVA;, –3 since they are our Vassals;;;;;;;;;;2672
AWDWCB;, –2 for lacking a Casus Belli;;;;;;;;;;2673
AWDWMA;, –2 for breaking a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2674
AWDWRM;, –1 for breaking a Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;2675
AWDWREL;, –1 since we share the same true faith;;;;;;;;;;2676
AWDWFRIE2;, -2 since we have so very good relations;;;;;;;;;;2677
AWDWFRIE1;, -1 since we have good relations;;;;;;;;;;2678
#;;;;;;;;;;;2679
AWRTRADE;We will set trade embargo against %s.\nThis will lower our stability by 1 (unless we are at war with them) and give them a Casus Belli against us until we allow trade again.;;;;;;;;;;2680
AWEXCHANGE;We will ask %s to exchange all their discoveries with us.\nThey know %d provinces and sea zones still Terra Incognita for us. We know %d provinces and sea zones not discovered by them.;;;;;;;;;;2681
AWBANALL;We will ban %s from our alliance.\nThey will receive a Casus Belli against us.;;;;;;;;;;2682
AWLVALL;We will leave the military alliance with %s.\nWe will lose 1 stability and the other members will have a Casus Belli against us for 12 months.;;;;;;;;;;2683
# Ask to join alliance;;;;;;;;;;;2684
AWJOIN;We will ask %s if we can be allowed to join their;;;;;;;;;;2685
# Invite to warpact;;;;;;;;;;;2686
AWINVWP;We will invite %s to our War Pact with;;;;;;;;;;2687
#;;;;;;;;;;;2688
#;;;;;;;;;;;2689
# Invite to one of our alliances;;;;;;;;;;;2690
AWCNEW;We will create a §YMILITARY §YALLIANCE §Wwith §Y%s.;;;;;;;;;;2691
AWINV;We will invite %s to the §YMILITARY §YALLIANCE §Wwe have with §Y;;;;;;;;;;2692
#;;;;;;;;;;;2693
#;;;;;;;;;;;2694
# DIPLOMACY INFORMATION WINDOW – Note space before some strings;;;;;;;;;;;2695
#;;;;;;;;;;;2696
DIRM;§YRoyal Marriage §Wwith §Y%s;;;;;;;;;;2697
DIMIL;§YMilitary Alliance §Wwith §Y;;;;;;;;;;2698
DIAGAINST;§W versus §Y;;;;;;;;;;2699
DIAND;§W and §Y;;;;;;;;;;2700
DIWAR;§YIn a war §Wtogether with §Y;;;;;;;;;;2701
DIWARALONE;§YIn a war§W;;;;;;;;;;2702
DILORD;§Y%s §Wis a §Yvassal §W;;;;;;;;;;2703
DIVASSAL;§WIs a §Yvassal §Wof §Y%s;;;;;;;;;;2704
DIWTR;§YRefuses Trade §Wagainst §Y%s;;;;;;;;;;2705
DIWCB;§YHas a Casus Belli §Wagainst §Y%s;;;;;;;;;;2706
VERSUS;§Yversus §W;;;;;;;;;;2707
DIWEREFTRADE;§YRefuses Trade §Wagainst §Y;;;;;;;;;;2708
DITHEYREFTRADE;§YSubject to Trade Embargo §Wfrom §Y;;;;;;;;;;2709
DITRADEAGREE;§WHave §YTrade Agreement§W with §Y;;;;;;;;;;2710
DIACCESS;§YMilitary Access§W through §Y;;;;;;;;;;2711
DIACCESS2;§WGrants §YMilitary Access§W to §Y;;;;;;;;;;2712
DIGUAR;§YGuaranteeing the independence §Wof§Y;;;;;;;;;;2713
DIGUAR2;§YIndependence Guaranteed §Wby§Y;;;;;;;;;;2714
DITRUCE;§WWe have a §Ytruce§W with them until %s.;;;;;;;;;;2715
DIWARNEDBY;§YWarned §Wby§Y;;;;;;;;;;2716
DIWEPERMCB;§YPermanent Casus Belli §Wagainst §Y;;;;;;;;;;2717
DIWETEMPCB;§YTemporary Casus Belli §Wagainst §Y%s §Wexpiring §Y%s %d;;;;;;;;;;2718
#;;;;;;;;;;;2719
#;;;;;;;;;;;2720
#;;;;;;;;;;;2721
#;;;;;;;;;;;2722
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;2723
######## END OF YEAR REPORT TEXTS #######;;;;;;;;;;;2724
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;2725
#;;;;;;;;;;;2726
# 'TABS' ROLLOVERS;;;;;;;;;;;2727
#;;;;;;;;;;;2728
CHAPTER_MONARCH;Monarch & Victory Progress;;;;;;;;;;2729
CHAPTER_ECONOMY;Economy;;;;;;;;;;2730
CHAPTER_DIPLOMACY;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;2731
CHAPTER_TECHNOLOGY;Technology;;;;;;;;;;2732
CHAPTER_MILITARY;Military;;;;;;;;;;2733
CHAPTER_ESTABLISHMENTS;Establishments;;;;;;;;;;2734
CHAPTER_HISTORY;History;;;;;;;;;;2735
#;;;;;;;;;;;2736
EYR_EXIT_ROLLOVER;Back to Game;;;;;;;;;;2737
#;;;;;;;;;;;2738
# RIGHT-CLICK IN END OF YEAR REPORT;;;;;;;;;;;2739
#;;;;;;;;;;;2740
RCDM_EYR01;Page 1 - Victory Point Graph;;;;;;;;;;2741
RCDM_EYR02;Page 2 - Current Missions;;;;;;;;;;2742
RCDM_EYR03;Page 3 - Base Victory Points Breakdown;;;;;;;;;;2743
RCDM_EYR04;Page 4 - Monarch Listing;;;;;;;;;;2744
RCDM_EYR05;Page 5 - Wealth Graph;;;;;;;;;;2745
RCDM_EYR06;Page 6 - Infrastructure Graph;;;;;;;;;;2746
RCDM_EYR07;Page 7 - Trade Level Graph;;;;;;;;;;2747
RCDM_EYR08;Page 8 - Inflation Graph;;;;;;;;;;2748
RCDM_EYR09;Page 9 - Income Breakdown;;;;;;;;;;2749
RCDM_EYR10;Page 10 - Expenses Breakdown;;;;;;;;;;2750
RCDM_EYR11;Page 11 - Incomes Graph;;;;;;;;;;2751
RCDM_EYR12;Page 12 - Expenses Graph;;;;;;;;;;2752
RCDM_EYR13;Page 13 - Taxation & Production Breakdown;;;;;;;;;;2753
RCDM_EYR14;Page 14 - Center of Trade Information;;;;;;;;;;2754
RCDM_EYR15;Page 15 - Loans Summary;;;;;;;;;;2755
RCDM_EYR16;Page 16 - Maintenance Costs;;;;;;;;;;2756
RCDM_EYR17;Page 17 - Friendly Relations;;;;;;;;;;2757
RCDM_EYR18;Page 18 - Hostile Relations;;;;;;;;;;2758
RCDM_EYR19;Page 19 - Military Alliances;;;;;;;;;;2759
RCDM_EYR20;Page 20 - Current Wars;;;;;;;;;;2760
RCDM_EYR21;Page 21 - Land Technology Graph;;;;;;;;;;2761
RCDM_EYR22;Page 22 - Naval Technology Graph;;;;;;;;;;2762
RCDM_EYR23;Page 23 - Leaders;;;;;;;;;;2763
RCDM_EYR24;Page 24 - Land Unit Graph;;;;;;;;;;2764
RCDM_EYR25;Page 25 - Naval Unit Graph;;;;;;;;;;2765
RCDM_EYR26;Page 26 - Army Listing;;;;;;;;;;2766
RCDM_EYR27;Page 27 - Navy Listing;;;;;;;;;;2767
RCDM_EYR28;Page 28 - Units under Construction;;;;;;;;;;2768
RCDM_EYR29;Page 29 - Losses;;;;;;;;;;2769
RCDM_EYR30;Page 30 - Territorial Size;;;;;;;;;;2770
RCDM_EYR31;Page 31 - Non-Colonial Provinces;;;;;;;;;;2771
RCDM_EYR32;Page 32 - Colonies & Trading Posts;;;;;;;;;;2772
RCDM_EYR33;Page 33 - Structures in Provinces;;;;;;;;;;2773
RCDM_EYR33B;Page 34 - Comparison;;;;;;;;;;2773
RCDM_EYR34;Page 35 - History;;;;;;;;;;2774
#;;;;;;;;;;;2775
# MONARCH PAGE;;;;;;;;;;;2776
#;;;;;;;;;;;2777
EYRVP;Victory Points;;;;;;;;;;2778
EYRHISTVP;Missions;;;;;;;;;;2779
EYRVPCOMPLETED;Completed Missions;;;;;;;;;;2780
EYRVPINPROGRESS;In Progress;;;;;;;;;;2781
EYRBASEVP;Basic Victory Points;;;;;;;;;;2782
EYRVPSOURCE;Source;;;;;;;;;;2783
EYRVPEARNED;Total;;;;;;;;;;2784
#;;;;;;;;;;;2785
EYRPREVMON;Monarchs;;;;;;;;;;2786
EYRMONNAME;Name;;;;;;;;;;2787
EYRMONADM;Administrative;;;;;;;;;;2788
EYRMONMIL;Military;;;;;;;;;;2789
EYRMONDIP;Diplomatic;;;;;;;;;;2790
EYRMONSTART;Start;;;;;;;;;;2791
EYRMONEND;End;;;;;;;;;;2792
EYRMONVPS;VP:s;;;;;;;;;;2793
EYRVPOOR;Very Poor;;;;;;;;;;2794
EYRPOOR;Poor;;;;;;;;;;2795
EYRAVERAGE;Average;;;;;;;;;;2796
EYRGOOD;Good;;;;;;;;;;2797
EYRVGOOD;Very Good;;;;;;;;;;2798
EYREXCELLENT;Excellent;;;;;;;;;;2799
#;;;;;;;;;;;2800
# INCOMES;;;;;;;;;;;2801
#;;;;;;;;;;;2802
INCOMETAX;Taxation;;;;;;;;;;2803
INCOMETRADE;Trade;;;;;;;;;;2804
INCOMEPRODUCTION;Production;;;;;;;;;;2805
INCOMEGOLD;Gold;;;;;;;;;;2806
INCOMEVASSAL;Vassals;;;;;;;;;;2807
INCOMELOAN;Interests;;;;;;;;;;2808
INCOMEGIFT;Events;;;;;;;;;;2809
INCOMESOW;Peace;;;;;;;;;;2810
INCOMEDTAX;Census taxes;;;;;;;;;;2811
INCOMEEXPORTDUTIES;Tolls;;;;;;;;;;2812
INCOMEHARBORFEES;Trade Tariffs;;;;;;;;;;2813
INCOMEPRODFAC;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;2814
#;;;;;;;;;;;2815
# EXPENSES;;;;;;;;;;;2816
#;;;;;;;;;;;2817
EXPENSEAM;Army, maintenance;;;;;;;;;;2818
EXPENSEFM;Fleet, maintenance;;;;;;;;;;2819
EXPENSEINTEREST;Interests;;;;;;;;;;2820
EXPENSELOAN;Repaid Loans;;;;;;;;;;2821
EXPENSEGIFT;Events;;;;;;;;;;2822
EXPENSESPOILS;Peace;;;;;;;;;;2823
EXPENSEFLEET;Building Fleets;;;;;;;;;;2824
EXPENSEARMY;Raising Armies;;;;;;;;;;2825
EXPENSEMAN;Building Manufactories;;;;;;;;;;2826
EXPENSEFORT;Building Fortress;;;;;;;;;;2827
EXPENSERSR;Technology;;;;;;;;;;2828
EXPENSEPE;Trade & Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;2829
EXPENSESTAB;Stability;;;;;;;;;;2830
EXPENSEMER;Merchants;;;;;;;;;;2831
EXPENSECOL;Building Colonies;;;;;;;;;;2832
EXPENSETRA;Building Trading Posts;;;;;;;;;;2833
EXPENSEMIS;Missionaries;;;;;;;;;;2834
#;;;;;;;;;;;2835
# BASE VICTORY POINT NAMES;;;;;;;;;;;2836
#;;;;;;;;;;;2837
BVPECO;Economy;;;;;;;;;;2838
BVPPEACE;Peace Resolutions;;;;;;;;;;2839
BVPBATTLE;Battles;;;;;;;;;;2840
BVPDIP;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;2841
BVPEST;Establishments;;;;;;;;;;2842
BVPDISC;Discoveries;;;;;;;;;;2843
BVPMISS;Missions;;;;;;;;;;2844
#;;;;;;;;;;;2845
EYRPERMANENT;Permanent;;;;;;;;;;2846
EYRYES;Yes;;;;;;;;;;2847
EYRNOPES;–;;;;;;;;;;2848
EYRTOTAL;Total;;;;;;;;;;2849
EYRSORTBY;Sort by;;;;;;;;;;2850
#;;;;;;;;;;;2851
# FRIENDLY ALLIANCES;;;;;;;;;;;2852
#;;;;;;;;;;;2853
EYRFRNATION;Nation;;;;;;;;;;2854
EYRFRVAS;Vassal;;;;;;;;;;2855
EYRFRWP;War Pact;;;;;;;;;;2856
EYRFRMIL;Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2857
EYRFRRM;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;2858
EYRFRTR;Trade Embargo;;;;;;;;;;2859
EYRFRTA;Trade Agreement;;;;;;;;;;2860
EYRFRMA;Military Access;;;;;;;;;;2861
EYRFRCB;Casus Belli;;;;;;;;;;2862
EYRFRIEND;Friendly Relations of %s;;;;;;;;;;2863
#;;;;;;;;;;;2864
# HOSTILE ALLIANCES;;;;;;;;;;;2865
#;;;;;;;;;;;2866
EYRENNATION;Nation;;;;;;;;;;2867
EYRENAGAINST;Hostile Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2868
EYRENWAR;War;;;;;;;;;;2869
EYRENTRADE;Refusing Trade;;;;;;;;;;2870
EYRENCB;Casus Belli;;;;;;;;;;2871
EYRNMY;Hostile Relations of %s;;;;;;;;;;2872
#;;;;;;;;;;;2873
# ALLIANCES;;;;;;;;;;;2874
#;;;;;;;;;;;2875
EYRMILALLIANCE;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2876
EYRALEXPIRY;Expires %s %d;;;;;;;;;;2877
EYRALAGAINST;against;;;;;;;;;;2878
EYRALLIANCES;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;2879
#;;;;;;;;;;;2880
# WARS;;;;;;;;;;;2881
#;;;;;;;;;;;2882
EYRWARS;Current Wars;;;;;;;;;;2883
EYRWAR;War between;;;;;;;;;;2884
#;;;;;;;;;;;2885
#;;;;;;;;;;;2886
# ECONOMY;;;;;;;;;;;2887
#;;;;;;;;;;;2888
EYRWEALTH;Wealth;;;;;;;;;;2889
EYRPE;Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;2890
EYRTE;Trade Level;;;;;;;;;;2891
EYRINFLATION;Inflation;;;;;;;;;;2892
EYRINCOMES;Income;;;;;;;;;;2893
EYREXPENSES;Expense;;;;;;;;;;2894
#;;;;;;;;;;;2895
#Income/expense Table;;;;;;;;;;;2896
#;;;;;;;;;;;2897
EYRINCOME;Income;;;;;;;;;;2898
EYRSOURCE;Source;;;;;;;;;;2899
EYRLASTYEAR;Last Year;;;;;;;;;;2900
EYRTHISYEAR;This Year;;;;;;;;;;2901
EYRPERCENTAGE;Percentage of Total Income;;;;;;;;;;2902
EYRPERCENTAGEE;Percentage of Total Expenses;;;;;;;;;;2903
EYREXPENSE;Expenses;;;;;;;;;;2904
#;;;;;;;;;;;2905
#Province value;;;;;;;;;;;2906
#;;;;;;;;;;;2907
EYRPROVINCEVALUE;Taxation & Production;;;;;;;;;;2908
EYRPVPROVINCE;Province;;;;;;;;;;2909
EYRPVTAX;Taxation;;;;;;;;;;2910
EYRPVPRODVAL;Production;;;;;;;;;;2911
EYRPVPRODUCTION;Resource;;;;;;;;;;2912
EYRPVMP;Manpower;;;;;;;;;;2913
#;;;;;;;;;;;2914
#Trade;;;;;;;;;;;2915
#;;;;;;;;;;;2916
EYRTRADE;Trade Information;;;;;;;;;;2917
EYRCOT;Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;2918
EYRTRADEOUR;Our Activity;;;;;;;;;;2919
EYRTRADETOTAL;Competition;;;;;;;;;;2920
EYRTRADEVALUE;Trade Value;;;;;;;;;;2921
EYRTCOST;Placement Cost;;;;;;;;;;2922
#;;;;;;;;;;;2923
#Loans;;;;;;;;;;;2924
#;;;;;;;;;;;2925
EYRLOANS;Loans;;;;;;;;;;2926
EYRLENDER;Lender;;;;;;;;;;2927
EYRBORROWER;Borrower;;;;;;;;;;2928
EYRDUCATS;Amount;;;;;;;;;;2929
EYRINTERESTPERC;Interest;;;;;;;;;;2930
EYRINTERESTCASH;Yearly Cost;;;;;;;;;;2931
EYRDUE;Due;;;;;;;;;;2932
EYRBANK;Bank;;;;;;;;;;2933
#;;;;;;;;;;;2934
#Maintenance;;;;;;;;;;;2935
#;;;;;;;;;;;2936
EYRMAINTENANCE;Maintenance;;;;;;;;;;2937
EYRCATEGORY;Category;;;;;;;;;;2938
EYRCURRENTNUM;Current Numbers;;;;;;;;;;2939
EYRFREEMAIN;Free Maintenance Level;;;;;;;;;;2940
EYRFMAIN;Maintenance;;;;;;;;;;2941
EYRCOST;Current Monthly Cost;;;;;;;;;;2942
EYRINF;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;2943
EYRCAV;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;2944
EYRART;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;2945
EYRWSHP;Warships;;;;;;;;;;2946
EYRGALLEYS;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;2947
EYRTRANSPORTS;Transports;;;;;;;;;;2948
EYRFORTS;Fortress Levels;;;;;;;;;;2949
#;;;;;;;;;;;2950
#Establishments;;;;;;;;;;;2951
#;;;;;;;;;;;2952
EYRTSIZE;Territory Size;;;;;;;;;;2953
#;;;;;;;;;;;2954
#province listing;;;;;;;;;;;2955
#;;;;;;;;;;;2956
EYRTSPROVINCES;Our Non-Colonial Territory;;;;;;;;;;2957
EYRTSPROVINCE;Province;;;;;;;;;;2958
EYRTSAREA;Area;;;;;;;;;;2959
EYRTSREGION;Region;;;;;;;;;;2960
EYRTSCITY;City;;;;;;;;;;2961
EYRTSPOP;Population;;;;;;;;;;2962
EYRTSFORTLEVEL;Fortress;;;;;;;;;;2963
EYRTSCONTROL;Control;;;;;;;;;;2964
EYRTSMP;Manpower;;;;;;;;;;2965
#;;;;;;;;;;;2966
#colonies;;;;;;;;;;;2967
#;;;;;;;;;;;2968
EYRCOLONIES;Our Colonial Possessions;;;;;;;;;;2969
EYRCOLCAT;Category;;;;;;;;;;2970
EYRCOLPROV;Province;;;;;;;;;;2971
EYRCOLREG;Region;;;;;;;;;;2972
EYRCOLCONTINENT;Continent;;;;;;;;;;2973
EYRCOLSIZE;Size;;;;;;;;;;2974
EYRCOLCONTROL;Control;;;;;;;;;;2975
EYRCOLTP;Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;2976
EYRCOLCOL;Colony;;;;;;;;;;2977
#;;;;;;;;;;;2978
# FORTIFICATION LEVELS;;;;;;;;;;;2979
#;;;;;;;;;;;2980
EYRFORT0;None;;;;;;;;;;2981
EYRFORT1;Minimal;;;;;;;;;;2982
EYRFORT2;Small;;;;;;;;;;2983
EYRFORT3;Medium;;;;;;;;;;2984
EYRFORT4;Large;;;;;;;;;;2985
EYRFORT5;Mighty;;;;;;;;;;2986
EYRFORT6;Maximum;;;;;;;;;;2987
#;;;;;;;;;;;2988
#;;;;;;;;;;;2989
#mil stuff for ey;;;;;;;;;;;2990
#;;;;;;;;;;;2991
EYRARMYSIZE;Land Forces;;;;;;;;;;2992
NAVYSIZE;Naval Forces;;;;;;;;;;2993
#;;;;;;;;;;;2994
#leader;;;;;;;;;;;2995
#;;;;;;;;;;;2996
EYRLEADERS;Leaders;;;;;;;;;;2997
EYRLNAME;Name;;;;;;;;;;2998
EYRLTYPE;Type;;;;;;;;;;2999
EYRLRANK;Rank;;;;;;;;;;3000
EYRLCOMMISION;Commission;;;;;;;;;;3001
EYRLACTIVE;Active;;;;;;;;;;3002
#EYRLMANUEVER;Maneuver;;;;;;;;;;3003
#EYRLFIRE;Fire;;;;;;;;;;3004
#EYRLSHOCK;Shock;;;;;;;;;;3005
#EYRLSIEGE;Siege;;;;;;;;;;3006
#;;;;;;;;;;;3007
#armies;;;;;;;;;;;3008
#;;;;;;;;;;;3009
EYRARMIES;Our Current Armies;;;;;;;;;;3010
EYRANAME;Name;;;;;;;;;;3011
EYRAPROV;Province;;;;;;;;;;3012
EYRAAREA;Area;;;;;;;;;;3013
EYRAREGION;Region;;;;;;;;;;3014
#EYRINFANTRY;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;3015
#EYRCAVALRY;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;3016
#EYRARTILLERY;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;3017
#;;;;;;;;;;;3018
#fleets;;;;;;;;;;;3019
#;;;;;;;;;;;3020
EYRFLEETS;Our Current Navies;;;;;;;;;;3021
EYRFNAME;Name;;;;;;;;;;3022
EYRFPROV;Seazone;;;;;;;;;;3023
EYRFAREA;Area;;;;;;;;;;3024
EYRFREGION;Region;;;;;;;;;;3025
#EYRWARSHIPS;Warships;;;;;;;;;;3026
#EYRGALLEYS;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;3027
#EYRTRANSPORTS;Transports;;;;;;;;;;3028
#;;;;;;;;;;;3029
#recruits;;;;;;;;;;;3030
#;;;;;;;;;;;3031
EYRRECRUITS;Under Development;;;;;;;;;;3032
EYRRECLOCATION;Location;;;;;;;;;;3033
EYRRECAREA;Area;;;;;;;;;;3034
EYRRECREGION;Region;;;;;;;;;;3035
EYRRECINF;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;3036
EYRRECCAV;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;3037
EYRRECART;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;3038
EYRRECWARSHIPS;Warships;;;;;;;;;;3039
EYRRECGALLEYS;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;3040
EYRRECTRANSPORTS;Transports;;;;;;;;;;3041
EYRRECREADY;Ready;;;;;;;;;;3042
#;;;;;;;;;;;3043
#Losses;;;;;;;;;;;3044
#;;;;;;;;;;;3045
EYRLOSSES;Our Total Losses;;;;;;;;;;3046
#;;;;;;;;;;;3047
EYRLOTYPE;Type;;;;;;;;;;3048
EYRLOTOTAL;Total Losses;;;;;;;;;;3049
EYRLOCOMBAT;Due to Combat;;;;;;;;;;3050
EYRLOATT;Due to Attrition;;;;;;;;;;3051
EYRLODIS;Due to Disbanding;;;;;;;;;;3052
#;;;;;;;;;;;3053
#Technology stuff;;;;;;;;;;;3054
#;;;;;;;;;;;3055
EYRLANDTECH;Land Technology;;;;;;;;;;3056
EYRNAVALTECH;Naval Technology;;;;;;;;;;3057
#;;;;;;;;;;;3058
# Structures Stuff;;;;;;;;;;;3059
#;;;;;;;;;;;3060
EYRSTRUPROV;Province;;;;;;;;;;3061
EYRSTRUMANU;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;3062
EYRSTRUBAILIFF;Tax Collector;;;;;;;;;;3063
EYRSTRUCOURT;Chief Judge;;;;;;;;;;3064
EYRSTRUCITYR;Governor;;;;;;;;;;3065
EYRSTRUSHIPYARD;Shipyard;;;;;;;;;;3066
EYRSTRUBARRACK;Con. Center;;;;;;;;;;3067
EYRSTRUCTURES;Structures;;;;;;;;;;3068
#;;;;;;;;;;;3069
EYRHISTORY;History;;;;;;;;;;3070
#;;;;;;;;;;;3071
#EYR symbols;;;;;;;;;;;3072
_EYRSYMBOL_CLOTH_ROLLOVER_;Cloth;;;;;;;;;;3073
_EYRSYMBOL_GOLD_ROLLOVER_;Gold;;;;;;;;;;3074
_EYRSYMBOL_COTTON_ROLLOVER_;Cotton;;;;;;;;;;3075
_EYRSYMBOL_FISH_ROLLOVER_;Fish;;;;;;;;;;3076
_EYRSYMBOL_FURS_ROLLOVER_;Furs;;;;;;;;;;3077
_EYRSYMBOL_GRAIN_ROLLOVER_;Grain;;;;;;;;;;3078
_EYRSYMBOL_IVORY_ROLLOVER_;Ivory;;;;;;;;;;3079
_EYRSYMBOL_METAL_ROLLOVER_;Iron;;;;;;;;;;3080
_EYRSYMBOL_MINERALS_ROLLOVER_;Copper;;;;;;;;;;3081
_EYRSYMBOL_PRODUCTS_OF_THE_ORIENT_ROLLOVER_;Chinaware;;;;;;;;;;3082
_EYRSYMBOL_NAVAL_SUPPLIES_ROLLOVER_;Naval Supplies;;;;;;;;;;3083
_EYRSYMBOL_SALT_ROLLOVER_;Salt;;;;;;;;;;3084
_EYRSYMBOL_SLAVES_ROLLOVER_;Slaves;;;;;;;;;;3085
_EYRSYMBOL_SPICE_ROLLOVER_;Spice;;;;;;;;;;3086
_EYRSYMBOL_SUGAR_ROLLOVER_;Sugar;;;;;;;;;;3087
_EYRSYMBOL_TOBACCO_ROLLOVER_;Tobacco;;;;;;;;;;3088
_EYRSYMBOL_WINE_ROLLOVER_;Wine;;;;;;;;;;3089
_EYRSYMBOL_WOOL_ROLLOVER_;Wool;;;;;;;;;;3090
_EYRSYMBOL_TEA_ROLLOVER_;Tea;;;;;;;;;;3091
_EYRSYMBOL_COFFEE_ROLLOVER_;Coffee;;;;;;;;;;3092
_EYRSYMBOL_SUCCESS_ROLLOVER_;Success;;;;;;;;;;3093
_EYRSYMBOL_FAILURE_ROLLOVER_;Failure;;;;;;;;;;3094
_EYRSYMBOL_PROGRESS_ROLLOVER_;Progress;;;;;;;;;;3095
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK1_ROLLOVER_;Monarch;;;;;;;;;;3096
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK2_ROLLOVER_;Field Marshal;;;;;;;;;;3097
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK3_ROLLOVER_;General;;;;;;;;;;3098
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK4_ROLLOVER_;Lt.General;;;;;;;;;;3099
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK5_ROLLOVER_;Maj.General;;;;;;;;;;3100
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK6_ROLLOVER_;Brigadier;;;;;;;;;;3101
_EYRSYMBOL_RANK7_ROLLOVER_;Colonel;;;;;;;;;;3102
_EYRSYMBOL_INFANTRY_ROLLOVER_;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;3103
_EYRSYMBOL_CAVALRY_ROLLOVER_;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;3104
_EYRSYMBOL_ARTILLERY_ROLLOVER_;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;3105
_EYRSYMBOL_WARSHIPS_ROLLOVER_;Warships;;;;;;;;;;3106
_EYRSYMBOL_GALLEYS_ROLLOVER_;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;3107
_EYRSYMBOL_TRANSPORTS_ROLLOVER_;Transports;;;;;;;;;;3108
_EYRSYMBOL_MANUEVER_ROLLOVER_;Maneuver;;;;;;;;;;3109
_EYRSYMBOL_FIRE_ROLLOVER_;Fire;;;;;;;;;;3110
_EYRSYMBOL_SHOCK_ROLLOVER_;Shock;;;;;;;;;;3111
_EYRSYMBOL_SIEGE_ROLLOVER_;Siege;;;;;;;;;;3112
_EYRSYMBOL_GENERAL_ROLLOVER_;General;;;;;;;;;;3113
_EYRSYMBOL_ADMIRAL_ROLLOVER_;Admiral;;;;;;;;;;3114
_EYRSYMBOL_CONQUISTADOR_ROLLOVER_;Conquistador;;;;;;;;;;3115
_EYRSYMBOL_EXPLORER_ROLLOVER_;Explorer;;;;;;;;;;3116
_EYRSYMBOL_FORTRESS_ROLLOVER_;Fortress;;;;;;;;;;3117
#;;;;;;;;;;;3118
#;;;;;;;;;;;3119
#ERROR MESSAGES;;;;;;;;;;;3120
#;;;;;;;;;;;3121
# Colonist errors;;;;;;;;;;;3122
CBOTHER;Sire, this province is owned by %s.;;;;;;;;;;3123
CBNOTEXPLORED;Sire, we must first explore this province.;;;;;;;;;;3124
CBENROUTE;Sire, this province is already being exploited as we speak.;;;;;;;;;;3125
CBNOFURTHER;Sire, we cannot expand the size of this colony any further.;;;;;;;;;;3126
CBNOCASH;Sire, we can't afford sending a colonist to this destination.;;;;;;;;;;3127
CBIMPOSSIBLE;Sire, this is an impossible destination.;;;;;;;;;;3128
#;;;;;;;;;;;3129
#Trader errors;;;;;;;;;;;3130
TROTHER;Sire, this province is owned by %s.;;;;;;;;;;3131
TRNOTEXPLORED;Sire, we must first explore this province.;;;;;;;;;;3132
TRENROUTE;Sire, this province is already being exploited as we speak.;;;;;;;;;;3133
TRNOFURTHER;Sire, we cannot expand the size of this colony any further.;;;;;;;;;;3134
TRNOCASH;Sire, we can't afford sending a trader to this destination.;;;;;;;;;;3135
TRIMPOSSIBLE;Sire, this is an impossible destination.;;;;;;;;;;3136
TRCITY;Sire, there is already an establishment in this province.;;;;;;;;;;3137
#;;;;;;;;;;;3138
#;;;;;;;;;;;3139
#misc errors;;;;;;;;;;;3140
NOUNLOADSPACE;Sire, we can't unload here.;;;;;;;;;;3141
#;;;;;;;;;;;3142
#Mission Window Error;;;;;;;;;;;3143
#;;;;;;;;;;;3144
MISSIONNOPE;Mission has already expired.;;;;;;;;;;3145
#;;;;;;;;;;;3146
#;;;;;;;;;;;3147
# Technology texts;;;;;;;;;;;3148
#;;;;;;;;;;;3149
LTLEVEL_0;Medieval (0);;;;;;;;;;3150
LTLEVEL_1;Late Medieval (1);;;;;;;;;;3151
LTLEVEL_2;Late Medieval (2);;;;;;;;;;3152
LTLEVEL_3;Late Medieval (3);;;;;;;;;;3153
LTLEVEL_4;Late Medieval (4);;;;;;;;;;3154
LTLEVEL_5;Late Medieval (5);;;;;;;;;;3155
LTLEVEL_6;Late Medieval (6);;;;;;;;;;3156
LTLEVEL_7;Late Medieval (7);;;;;;;;;;3157
LTLEVEL_8;Late Medieval (8);;;;;;;;;;3158
LTLEVEL_9;Late Medieval (9);;;;;;;;;;3159
LTLEVEL_10;Late Medieval (10);;;;;;;;;;3160
LTLEVEL_11;Renaissance (11);;;;;;;;;;3161
LTLEVEL_12;Renaissance (12);;;;;;;;;;3162
LTLEVEL_13;Renaissance (13);;;;;;;;;;3163
LTLEVEL_14;Renaissance (14);;;;;;;;;;3164
LTLEVEL_15;Renaissance (15);;;;;;;;;;3165
LTLEVEL_16;Renaissance (16);;;;;;;;;;3166
LTLEVEL_17;Renaissance (17);;;;;;;;;;3167
LTLEVEL_18;Renaissance (18);;;;;;;;;;3168
LTLEVEL_19;Renaissance (19);;;;;;;;;;3169
LTLEVEL_20;Renaissance (20);;;;;;;;;;3170
LTLEVEL_21;Baroque (21);;;;;;;;;;3171
LTLEVEL_22;Baroque (22);;;;;;;;;;3172
LTLEVEL_23;Baroque (23);;;;;;;;;;3173
LTLEVEL_24;Baroque (24);;;;;;;;;;3174
LTLEVEL_25;Baroque (25);;;;;;;;;;3175
LTLEVEL_26;Baroque (26);;;;;;;;;;3176
LTLEVEL_27;Baroque (27);;;;;;;;;;3177
LTLEVEL_28;Baroque (28);;;;;;;;;;3178
LTLEVEL_29;Baroque (29);;;;;;;;;;3179
LTLEVEL_30;Baroque (30);;;;;;;;;;3180
LTLEVEL_31;War of Maneuver (31);;;;;;;;;;3181
LTLEVEL_32;War of Maneuver (32);;;;;;;;;;3182
LTLEVEL_33;War of Maneuver (33);;;;;;;;;;3183
LTLEVEL_34;War of Maneuver (34);;;;;;;;;;3184
LTLEVEL_35;War of Maneuver (35);;;;;;;;;;3185
LTLEVEL_36;War of Maneuver (36);;;;;;;;;;3186
LTLEVEL_37;War of Maneuver (37);;;;;;;;;;3187
LTLEVEL_38;War of Maneuver (38);;;;;;;;;;3188
LTLEVEL_39;War of Maneuver (39);;;;;;;;;;3189
LTLEVEL_40;War of Maneuver (40);;;;;;;;;;3190
LTLEVEL_41;War in Laces (41);;;;;;;;;;3191
LTLEVEL_42;War in Laces (42);;;;;;;;;;3192
LTLEVEL_43;War in Laces (43);;;;;;;;;;3193
LTLEVEL_44;War in Laces (44);;;;;;;;;;3194
LTLEVEL_45;War in Laces (45);;;;;;;;;;3195
LTLEVEL_46;War in Laces (46);;;;;;;;;;3196
LTLEVEL_47;War in Laces (47);;;;;;;;;;3197
LTLEVEL_48;War in Laces (48);;;;;;;;;;3198
LTLEVEL_49;War in Laces (49);;;;;;;;;;3199
LTLEVEL_50;War in Laces (50);;;;;;;;;;3200
LTLEVEL_51;Revolutionary (51);;;;;;;;;;3201
LTLEVEL_52;Revolutionary (52);;;;;;;;;;3202
LTLEVEL_53;Revolutionary (53);;;;;;;;;;3203
LTLEVEL_54;Revolutionary (54);;;;;;;;;;3204
LTLEVEL_55;Revolutionary (55);;;;;;;;;;3205
LTLEVEL_56;Revolutionary (56);;;;;;;;;;3206
LTLEVEL_57;Revolutionary (57);;;;;;;;;;3207
LTLEVEL_58;Revolutionary (58);;;;;;;;;;3208
LTLEVEL_59;Revolutionary (59);;;;;;;;;;3209
LTLEVEL_60;Revolutionary (60);;;;;;;;;;3210
#;;;;;;;;;;;3211
NTLEVEL_0;Medieval (0);;;;;;;;;;3212
NTLEVEL_1;Late Medieval (1);;;;;;;;;;3213
NTLEVEL_2;Late Medieval (2);;;;;;;;;;3214
NTLEVEL_3;Late Medieval (3);;;;;;;;;;3215
NTLEVEL_4;Late Medieval (4);;;;;;;;;;3216
NTLEVEL_5;Late Medieval (5);;;;;;;;;;3217
NTLEVEL_6;Late Medieval (6);;;;;;;;;;3218
NTLEVEL_7;Late Medieval (7);;;;;;;;;;3219
NTLEVEL_8;Late Medieval (8);;;;;;;;;;3220
NTLEVEL_9;Late Medieval (9);;;;;;;;;;3221
NTLEVEL_10;Late Medieval (10);;;;;;;;;;3222
NTLEVEL_11;Renaissance (11);;;;;;;;;;3223
NTLEVEL_12;Renaissance (12);;;;;;;;;;3224
NTLEVEL_13;Renaissance (13);;;;;;;;;;3225
NTLEVEL_14;Renaissance (14);;;;;;;;;;3226
NTLEVEL_15;Renaissance (15);;;;;;;;;;3227
NTLEVEL_16;Renaissance (16);;;;;;;;;;3228
NTLEVEL_17;Renaissance (17);;;;;;;;;;3229
NTLEVEL_18;Renaissance (18);;;;;;;;;;3230
NTLEVEL_19;Renaissance (19);;;;;;;;;;3231
NTLEVEL_20;Renaissance (20);;;;;;;;;;3232
NTLEVEL_21;Baroque (21);;;;;;;;;;3233
NTLEVEL_22;Baroque (22);;;;;;;;;;3234
NTLEVEL_23;Baroque (23);;;;;;;;;;3235
NTLEVEL_24;Baroque (24);;;;;;;;;;3236
NTLEVEL_25;Baroque (25);;;;;;;;;;3237
NTLEVEL_26;Baroque (26);;;;;;;;;;3238
NTLEVEL_27;Baroque (27);;;;;;;;;;3239
NTLEVEL_28;Baroque (28);;;;;;;;;;3240
NTLEVEL_29;Baroque (29);;;;;;;;;;3241
NTLEVEL_30;Baroque (30);;;;;;;;;;3242
NTLEVEL_31;War of Maneuver (31);;;;;;;;;;3243
NTLEVEL_32;War of Maneuver (32);;;;;;;;;;3244
NTLEVEL_33;War of Maneuver (33);;;;;;;;;;3245
NTLEVEL_34;War of Maneuver (34);;;;;;;;;;3246
NTLEVEL_35;War of Maneuver (35);;;;;;;;;;3247
NTLEVEL_36;War of Maneuver (36);;;;;;;;;;3248
NTLEVEL_37;War of Maneuver (37);;;;;;;;;;3249
NTLEVEL_38;War of Maneuver (38);;;;;;;;;;3250
NTLEVEL_39;War of Maneuver (39);;;;;;;;;;3251
NTLEVEL_40;War of Maneuver (40);;;;;;;;;;3252
NTLEVEL_41;War in Laces (41);;;;;;;;;;3253
NTLEVEL_42;War in Laces (42);;;;;;;;;;3254
NTLEVEL_43;War in Laces (43);;;;;;;;;;3255
NTLEVEL_44;War in Laces (44);;;;;;;;;;3256
NTLEVEL_45;War in Laces (45);;;;;;;;;;3257
NTLEVEL_46;War in Laces (46);;;;;;;;;;3258
NTLEVEL_47;War in Laces (47);;;;;;;;;;3259
NTLEVEL_48;War in Laces (48);;;;;;;;;;3260
NTLEVEL_49;War in Laces (49);;;;;;;;;;3261
NTLEVEL_50;War in Laces (50);;;;;;;;;;3262
NTLEVEL_51;Revolutionary (51);;;;;;;;;;3263
NTLEVEL_52;Revolutionary (52);;;;;;;;;;3264
NTLEVEL_53;Revolutionary (53);;;;;;;;;;3265
NTLEVEL_54;Revolutionary (54);;;;;;;;;;3266
NTLEVEL_55;Revolutionary (55);;;;;;;;;;3267
NTLEVEL_56;Revolutionary (56);;;;;;;;;;3268
NTLEVEL_57;Revolutionary (57);;;;;;;;;;3269
NTLEVEL_58;Revolutionary (58);;;;;;;;;;3270
NTLEVEL_59;Revolutionary (59);;;;;;;;;;3271
NTLEVEL_60;Revolutionary (60);;;;;;;;;;3272
#;;;;;;;;;;;3273
INFLEVEL_0;Medieval (0);;;;;;;;;;3274
INFLEVEL_1;Early Renaissance (1);;;;;;;;;;3275
INFLEVEL_2;High Renaissance (2);;;;;;;;;;3276
INFLEVEL_3;Late Renaissance (3);;;;;;;;;;3277
INFLEVEL_4;Early Baroque (4);;;;;;;;;;3278
INFLEVEL_5;High Baroque (5);;;;;;;;;;3279
INFLEVEL_6;Late Baroque (6);;;;;;;;;;3280
INFLEVEL_7;Central Govt. (7);;;;;;;;;;3281
INFLEVEL_8;Manufactories (8);;;;;;;;;;3282
INFLEVEL_9;Steam Power (9);;;;;;;;;;3283
INFLEVEL_10;Pre-Industrial (10);;;;;;;;;;3284
#;;;;;;;;;;;3285
TRADELEVEL_0;Medieval (0);;;;;;;;;;3286
TRADELEVEL_1;Early Renaissance (1);;;;;;;;;;3287
TRADELEVEL_2;High Renaissance (2);;;;;;;;;;3288
TRADELEVEL_3;Late Renaissance (3);;;;;;;;;;3289
TRADELEVEL_4;Early Baroque (4);;;;;;;;;;3290
TRADELEVEL_5;High Baroque (5);;;;;;;;;;3291
TRADELEVEL_6;Late Baroque (6);;;;;;;;;;3292
TRADELEVEL_7;Protectionism (7);;;;;;;;;;3293
TRADELEVEL_8;Liberalism (8);;;;;;;;;;3294
TRADELEVEL_9;Pre-Capitalism (9);;;;;;;;;;3295
TRADELEVEL_10;Pre-Industrial (10);;;;;;;;;;3296
#;;;;;;;;;;;3297
# LEVEL EFFECT STRINGS;;;;;;;;;;;3298
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_0;We can build infantry cavalry and level 1 Fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;3299
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_1;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3300
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_2;We can now build level 2 Fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;3301
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_3;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3302
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_4;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3303
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_5;We can now assault besieged Fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;3304
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_6;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3305
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_7;We can now build Artillery.;;;;;;;;;;3306
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_8;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3307
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_9;We will be much more efficient in combat;;;;;;;;;;3308
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_10;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3309
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_11;We can now build level 3 Fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;3310
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_12;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3311
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_13;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3312
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_14;We will be much more efficient in combat;;;;;;;;;;3313
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_15;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3314
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_16;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3315
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_17;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3316
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_18;We can now build Weapon Manufactories and we will be much more efficient in combat.;;;;;;;;;;3317
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_19;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3318
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_20;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3319
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_21;We can now build level 4 Fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;3320
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_22;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3321
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_23;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3322
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_24;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3323
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_25;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3324
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_26;We can now build level 5 Fortresses and we will be much more efficient in combat.;;;;;;;;;;3325
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_27;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3326
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_28;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3327
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_29;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3328
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_30;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3329
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_31;We can now explore with all armies.;;;;;;;;;;3330
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_32;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3331
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_33;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3332
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_34;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3333
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_35;We will be much more efficient in combat;;;;;;;;;;3334
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_36;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3335
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_37;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3336
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_38;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3337
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_39;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3338
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_40;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3339
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_41;We can now build Conscription Centers and level 6 Fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;3340
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_42;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3341
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_43;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3342
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_44;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3343
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_45;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3344
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_46;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3345
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_47;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3346
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_48;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3347
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_49;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3348
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_50;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3349
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_51;We will be much more efficient in combat;;;;;;;;;;3350
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_52;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3351
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_53;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3352
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_54;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3353
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_55;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3354
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_56;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3355
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_57;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3356
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_58;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3357
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_59;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3358
LTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_60;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3359
#;;;;;;;;;;;3360
LTLEVEL_LTIW;Level 0: Allows infantry cavalry and level 1 Fortresses.\nLevel 2: Allows level 2 Fortresses.\nLevel 5: Allows Assaults.\nLevel 7: Allows Artillery.\nLevel 9: Arquebus Armament (Improved CRT).\nLevel 11: Allows level 3 Fortresses.\nLevel 14: Musket Armament (Improved CRT).\nLevel 18: Military-Industrial Complex (Allows Weapons Manufactories and Improved CRT).\nLevel 21: Allows level 4 Fortresses.\nLevel 26: Professional Armies (Allows level 5 Fortresses and Improved CRT).\nLevel 31: Military Entrepreneurs (Exploration with all armies).\nLevel 35: Maneuver Operations (Improved CRT).\nLevel 41: The Demographic Expansion (Allows Conscription Centers and level 6 Fortresses).\nLevel 51: Levée en Masse (Improved CRT).;;;;;;;;;;3361
#;;;;;;;;;;;3362
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_0;Allows Warships, Galleys and naval troop transportation;;;;;;;;;;3363
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_1;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3364
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_2;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3365
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_3;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3366
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_4;Allows Transport ships;;;;;;;;;;3367
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_5;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3368
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_6;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3369
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_7;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3370
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_8;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3371
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_9;Bronze Cannon Armament (Improved CRT);;;;;;;;;;3372
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_10;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3373
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_11;Great Royal Wharf (Allows Shipyards);;;;;;;;;;3374
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_12;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3375
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_13;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3376
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_14;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3377
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_15;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3378
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_16;Military-Mercantile Complex (Allows Naval Equipment Manufactories);;;;;;;;;;3379
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_17;Galleon Shiptype ( Improved Morale and Wind Gauge);;;;;;;;;;3380
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_18;Navigation Instruments (Increase sightrange at sea);;;;;;;;;;3381
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_19;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3382
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_20;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3383
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_21;Iron Cannon Armament (Improved CRT);;;;;;;;;;3384
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_22;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3385
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_23;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3386
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_24;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3387
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_25;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3388
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_26;Professional Navy (Improved CRT);;;;;;;;;;3389
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_27;Naval Entrepreneurs (Allows exploration with all Navies);;;;;;;;;;3390
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_28;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3391
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_29;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3392
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_30;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3393
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_31;Vaisseaux Shiptype ( Improved Morale and Wind Gauge );;;;;;;;;;3394
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_32;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3395
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_33;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3396
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_34;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3397
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_35;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3398
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_36;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3399
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_37;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3400
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_38;Sturdier Hulls (Cancels effect of Storms);;;;;;;;;;3401
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_39;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3402
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_40;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3403
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_41;Naval Supply System (Cancels effect of naval attrition);;;;;;;;;;3404
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_42;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3405
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_43;Straightbore Armament (Improved CRT);;;;;;;;;;3406
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_44;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3407
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_45;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3408
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_46;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3409
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_47;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3410
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_48;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3411
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_49;Triple Decker Shiptype (  Improved Morale and Wind Gauge );;;;;;;;;;3412
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_50;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3413
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_51;Carronade Armament (Improved CRT);;;;;;;;;;3414
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_52;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3415
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_53;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3416
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_54;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3417
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_55;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3418
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_56;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3419
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_57;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3420
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_58;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3421
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_59;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3422
NTLEVEL_IMPSTRING_60;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3423
#;;;;;;;;;;;3424
NTLEVEL_NTIW;Level 0: Allows Warships, Galleys and naval troop transportation\nLevel 4: Allows Transport ships\nLevel 9: Bronze Cannon Armament (Improved CRT)\nLevel 11: Great Royal Wharf (Allows Shipyards)\nLevel 16: Military-Mercantile Complex (Allows Naval Equipement Manufactories)\nLevel 17: Galleon Shiptype ( Improved Morale and Wind Gauge)\nLevel 18: Navigation Instruments (Increase sightrange at sea)\nLevel 21: Iron Cannon Armament (Improved CRT)\nLevel 26: Professional Navy (Improved CRT)\nLevel 27: Naval Entrepreneurs (Allows exploration with all Navies)\nLevel 31: Vaisseaux Shiptype ( Improved Morale and Wind Gauge )\nLevel 38: Sturdier Hulls (Cancels effect of Storms)\nLevel 41: Naval Supply System (Cancels effect of naval attrition\nLevel 43: Straightbore Armament (Improved CRT)\nLevel 49: Triple Decker Shiptype (Improved Morale and Wind Gauge )\nLevel 51: Carronade Armament (Improved CRT)\n;;;;;;;;;;3425
#;;;;;;;;;;;3426
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_0;We can place Colonists.;;;;;;;;;;3427
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_1;Our Bailiffs can now be promoted to Tax collectors.;;;;;;;;;;3428
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_2;We can now build Fine Arts Academies.;;;;;;;;;;3429
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_3;We can now build Refineries.;;;;;;;;;;3430
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_4;Our Legal counsels can now be promoted to Chief judges.;;;;;;;;;;3431
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_5;Our Mayors can now be promoted to Governors.;;;;;;;;;;3432
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_6;We can now build Goods Manufactories.;;;;;;;;;;3433
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_7;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3434
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_8;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3435
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_9;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3436
INFLEVEL_IMPSTRING_10;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3437
#;;;;;;;;;;;3438
INFLEVEL_INFIW;Level 0: Allows Colonists.\nLevel 1: Bailiffs can be promoted to Tax collectors.\nLevel 2: Allows Fine Arts Academies.\nLevel 3: Allows Breweries.\nLevel 4: Legal counsels can be promoted to Chief judges.\nLevel 5: Mayors can be promoted to Governors.\nLevel 6: Allows Goods Manufactories.;;;;;;;;;;3439
#;;;;;;;;;;;3440
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_0;We cannot yet perform any actions associated with trade.;;;;;;;;;;3441
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_1;We can now place Merchants.;;;;;;;;;;3442
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_2;We can now construct Trading posts.;;;;;;;;;;3443
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_3;We can now gain Monopolies.;;;;;;;;;;3444
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_4;We can now initiate Trade Embargo.;;;;;;;;;;3445
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_5;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3446
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_6;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3447
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_7;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3448
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_8;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3449
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_9;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3450
TRADELEVEL_IMPSTRING_10;(no bonus effect);;;;;;;;;;3451
#;;;;;;;;;;;3452
TRADELEVEL_TRADEIW;Level 1: Allows Merchants.\nLevel 2: Allows Trading posts.\nLevel 3: Allows Monopolies.\nLevel 4: Allows Trade Embargos.;;;;;;;;;;3453
#;;;;;;;;;;;3454
STABLEVEL_STABIW;Your Stability affects a lot of things for example province tax incomes the revolt risk in your provinces your city growth rates and the number of Merchants you get each year.;;;;;;;;;;3455
#;;;;;;;;;;;3456
# MISSION DESCRIPTION;;;;;;;;;;;3457
#;;;;;;;;;;;3458
MISSION_TITLE_A;No %s in %s;;;;;;;;;;3459
MISSION_DESC_A;To succeed, there should be no provinces owned by %s in %s in five years.;;;;;;;;;;3460
MISSION_TITLE_B;Vassalize %s;;;;;;;;;;3461
MISSION_DESC_B;To succeed, %s must be your vassal in five years.;;;;;;;;;;3462
MISSION_TITLE_C;Annex %s;;;;;;;;;;3463
MISSION_DESC_C;To succeed, you must have annexed %s in five years.;;;;;;;;;;3464
MISSION_TITLE_D;Alliance with %s;;;;;;;;;;3465
MISSION_DESC_D;To succeed, you must have a military alliance with %s within five years. Improve relations to increase the chance they will accept.;;;;;;;;;;3466
MISSION_TITLE_E;Royal Marriage with %s;;;;;;;;;;3467
MISSION_DESC_E;To succeed, you must have arranged a Royal Marriage with %s in five years. Improve relations to increase the chance they will accept.;;;;;;;;;;3468
MISSION_TITLE_F;Conquer %s;;;;;;;;;;3469
MISSION_DESC_F;To succeed, you must conquer the province of %s from %s and not have lost it in five years.;;;;;;;;;;3470
MISSION_TITLE_G;Keep %s;;;;;;;;;;3471
MISSION_DESC_G;To succeed, you must own and control the province of %s in five years.;;;;;;;;;;3472
MISSION_TITLE_H;Build shipyard in %s;;;;;;;;;;3473
MISSION_DESC_H;To succeed, you must have built a shipyard in %s in five years.;;;;;;;;;;3474
MISSION_TITLE_I;Discover %s;;;;;;;;;;3475
MISSION_DESC_I;To succeed, you must have discovered %s in %s within five years.;;;;;;;;;;3476
MISSION_TITLE_J;Colonize %s;;;;;;;;;;3477
MISSION_DESC_J;To succeed you must have established a colony in %s %s within five years.;;;;;;;;;;3478
MISSION_TITLE_K;Establish trade in %s;;;;;;;;;;3479
MISSION_DESC_K;To succeed you must have established a trading post in %s %s within five years.;;;;;;;;;;3480
#;;;;;;;;;;;3481
#;;;;;;;;;;;3482
NOMISSIONSELECTED;You have not selected a mission yet!;;;;;;;;;;3483
#;;;;;;;;;;;3484
#;;;;;;;;;;;3485
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;3486
########### HISTORICAL EVENTS #############;;;;;;;;;;;3487
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;3488
#;;;;;;;;;;;3489
EVENTNAME101;Reformation;;;;;;;;;;3490
EVENTHIST101;On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther pinned his 95 articles on the churchdoor at Wittenberg  condemning the trafficking of Redeems by the Pope and advocating a return to a purer former of Christianity. This is normally said to be the birth of the Protestant branch of Christianity. Catholic nations can now convert to Protestantism thereby increasing their long term tax incomes and giving a one-time bonus of 25$ per province as church property is confiscated by the State.;;;;;;;;;;3491
#;;;;;;;;;;;3492
EVENTNAME204;Jean Calvin;;;;;;;;;;3493
EVENTHIST204;Luther's followers created a formal church but Calvin's followers created many churches – among them the French Huguenots the English Puritans the Scottish Presbyterians and the Dutch Reformed Church. Protestant nations may now convert to Reformed Christians thereby increasing their long term tax incomes.;;;;;;;;;;3494
#;;;;;;;;;;;3495
EVENTNAME103;Treaty of Tordesillas;;;;;;;;;;3496
EVENTHIST103;Formalizing the papal support in the Treaty of Tordesillas the world west of the Azores was reserved for Spain and the eastern half for Portugal. Eventually they agreed to push the demarcation line to the west of the Cape Verde islands to ensure Portuguese possession of Brazil. Portugal and Spain may now attack and conquer any non-European provinces without having to declare war on their owner.;;;;;;;;;;3497
#;;;;;;;;;;;3498
EVENTNAME302;Edict of Tolerance;;;;;;;;;;3499
EVENTHIST302;Historically there are many such edicts in the later part of the sixteenth century, all aiming at stopping hostilities and imposing tolerance and mutual recognition between the religious factions. Most of them were broken nearly as soon as they were signed. The effects of the Counter Reformation and the Treaty of Tordesillas have been cancelled.;;;;;;;;;;3500
#;;;;;;;;;;;3501
EVENTNAME102;Council of Trent;;;;;;;;;;3502
EVENTHIST102;In the sixteenth century it became imperative for the State and the Church to stem the tide of Lutheranism sweeping through Europe. The decrees included the reorganization and moralization of the ecclesiastical body and solemnly reconfirmed the Pope's indisputable and absolute authority. Catholic nations may now convert to Counter Reformed Catholics, thereby allowing them to force enemy nations to convert back to Catholicism as a peace option.;;;;;;;;;;3503
#;;;;;;;;;;;3504
#;;;;;;;;;;;3505
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;3506
########### IN-GAME MESSAGES ############;;;;;;;;;;;3507
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;3508
#;;;;;;;;;;;3509
INVACCEPT;ACCEPT;;;;;;;;;;3510
INVDECLINE;DECLINE;;;;;;;;;;3511
#;;;;;;;;;;;3512
POPDIPLO;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;3513
POPRESP;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;3514
#;;;;;;;;;;;3515
ANSWERINVITATION;%t, %s invites us to to enter a;;;;;;;;;;3516
INVDYN;ROYAL MARRIAGE;;;;;;;;;;3517
INVMIL;MILITARY ALLIANCE;;;;;;;;;;3518
INVVAS;VASSALIZATION;;;;;;;;;;3519
INVALONG;along with ;;;;;;;;;;3520
INVAGAINST;directed against ;;;;;;;;;;3521
INWARWITH;They are at war with ;;;;;;;;;;3522
INV_D_ROLL;Royal Marriage offer from %s;;;;;;;;;;3523
INV_V_ROLL;Vassalization offer from %s;;;;;;;;;;3524
INV_M_ROLL;Military Alliance offer from %s;;;;;;;;;;3525
#;;;;;;;;;;;3526
ANSWERJOIN1;%t, %s wishes to join our;;;;;;;;;;3527
ANSWERJOIN2;MILITARY ALLIANCE;;;;;;;;;;3528
ANSWERJOIN3;directed against ;;;;;;;;;;3529
JOIN_ROLL;%s asks to join our Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;3530
#;;;;;;;;;;;3531
AOW_ANNEX;%t, %s wishes us to accept;;;;;;;;;;3532
AOW_ANNEX2;COMPLETE ANNEXATION;;;;;;;;;;3533
AOW_ANNEX3;By accepting this we are surrendering our independence and will be eliminated from the game.;;;;;;;;;;3534
ANNEX_ROLL;%s demands that we surrender our independence.;;;;;;;;;;3535
#;;;;;;;;;;;3536
AOW_TRADE1;%t, %s offers us an;;;;;;;;;;3537
AOW_TRADE2;TRADE AGREEMENT;;;;;;;;;;3538
AOW_TRADE3;By agreeing to this, our merchants will not compete against each other in Centers of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;3539
TRADEAGR_ROLL;%s offers us a trade agreement.;;;;;;;;;;3540
#;;;;;;;;;;;3541
AOW_MILACC1;%t, %s asks us for;;;;;;;;;;3542
AOW_MILACC2;MILITARY ACCESS;;;;;;;;;;3543
AOW_MILACC3;By agreeing to this, we allow their troops to pass freely through our country.;;;;;;;;;;3544
MILACC_ROLL;%s asks for military access.;;;;;;;;;;3545
#;;;;;;;;;;;3546
ANSWERWARPACT1;%t, %s asks that we join their;;;;;;;;;;3547
ANSWERWARPACT2;WAR;;;;;;;;;;3548
ANSWERWARPACT3;against;;;;;;;;;;3549
#;;;;;;;;;;;3550
ANSWERHONOR1;%t, %s asks that we honor our;;;;;;;;;;3551
ANSWERHONOR2;MILITARY ALLIANCE;;;;;;;;;;3552
ANSWERHONOR3;and declare war upon ;;;;;;;;;;3553
HONOR_ROLL;%s asks that we honor our Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;3554
#;;;;;;;;;;;3555
ANCALL1;%t, we are now at war with;;;;;;;;;;3556
ANCALL2;Should we call upon our allies;;;;;;;;;;3557
CALL_ROLL;Call our allies in the war against %s;;;;;;;;;;3558
#;;;;;;;;;;;3559
ANSWERPEACE1;%t, %s offers us;;;;;;;;;;3560
ANSWERPEACE2;PEACE;;;;;;;;;;3561
PEACECASH;%d$;;;;;;;;;;3562
PEACEPROV;%s;;;;;;;;;;3563
PEACE_ROLL;Peace offer from %s;;;;;;;;;;3564
PEACEBETTER;\n(This deal is better than what we can expect, refusing it would cause great turmoil in our country.);;;;;;;;;;3565
PEACE_ACCESS;We will give them military access as part of the peace proposal.;;;;;;;;;;3566
PEACE_VASSAL;We will become their vassals as a part of the peace proposal.;;;;;;;;;;3567
PEACE_DEMAND;They demand us to change our religion to their faith as part of the peace proposal.;;;;;;;;;;3568
#;;;;;;;;;;;3569
JOINWAR;war against ;;;;;;;;;;3570
#;;;;;;;;;;;3571
ANSWEREXCHANGE1;%t, %s wishes to;;;;;;;;;;3572
ANSWEREXCHANGE2;SHARE EXPLORATIONS;;;;;;;;;;3573
EXCHANGE_ROLL;%s wish to share explorations;;;;;;;;;;3574
#;;;;;;;;;;;3575
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;3576
########### MESSAGE HANDLER ############;;;;;;;;;;;3577
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;3578
#;;;;;;;;;;;3579
# PLAYER TITLES;;;;;;;;;;;3580
#;;;;;;;;;;;3581
MESS_RANK0;Baronet;;;;;;;;;;3582
MESS_RANK1;Baron;;;;;;;;;;3583
MESS_RANK2;Viscount;;;;;;;;;;3584
MESS_RANK3;Count;;;;;;;;;;3585
MESS_RANK4;Marquis;;;;;;;;;;3586
MESS_RANK5;Duke;;;;;;;;;;3587
MESS_RANK6;Regent;;;;;;;;;;3588
#;;;;;;;;;;;3589
MESS_MASTERCALL1;My Lord;;;;;;;;;;3590
MESS_MASTERCALL2;My Lord;;;;;;;;;;3591
MESS_MASTERCALL3;My Lord;;;;;;;;;;3592
MESS_MASTERCALL4;My Lord Marquis;;;;;;;;;;3593
MESS_MASTERCALL5;My Lord Duke;;;;;;;;;;3594
MESS_MASTERCALL6;Honorable Lord;;;;;;;;;;3595
#;;;;;;;;;;;3596
# These following pejorative adjectives are randomly inserted in some messages. The definite article ('the') can either be in the actual message or in this string – the syntax in the english version is 'the %s [in %s have declared war on us]'.;;;;;;;;;;;3597
#;;;;;;;;;;;3598
MESS_BADWORDS1;the bastards;;;;;;;;;;3599
MESS_BADWORDS2;the rotten swines;;;;;;;;;;3600
MESS_BADWORDS3;the infidels;;;;;;;;;;3601
MESS_BADWORDS4;the traitors;;;;;;;;;;3602
#;;;;;;;;;;;3603
EFFECTS;Effect;;;;;;;;;;3604
HISTORY;History;;;;;;;;;;3605
#;;;;;;;;;;;3606
# NOTE: The messages work this way:;*_SETUP = the string displayed in the in-game message display options listing;;;;;;;;;;3607
#;*_HEADER = small orange header in message box;;;;;;;;;;3608
#;*_1 = large white header in message box (limited space!);;;;;;;;;;3609
#;*_2 = small orange text in message box;;;;;;;;;;3610
#;*_3 = all caps white text in message box;;;;;;;;;;3611
#;*_4 = small orange text in message box;;;;;;;;;;3612
#;*_5 = all caps white text in message box;;;;;;;;;;3613
#;*_6 = small orange text in message box;;;;;;;;;;3614
#;*_LOG = the text that is displayed in the game log (in the bottom of the screen) – most often this is just a shorter recap of all the other text strings.;;;;;;;;;;3615
#;*_BTN1 = left button;;;;;;;;;;3616
#;*_BTN2 = right button;;;;;;;;;;3617
#;;;;;;;;;;;3618
#;If any field is left blank it will not be displayed at all in the message box. If a button is left blank the button will not be displayed. Functionality of buttons cannot be changed. ;;;;;;;;;;3619
#;All texts EXCEPT the '*_HEADER' can be of virtually any length – the box and button size will change accordingly.;;;;;;;;;;3620
#;VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!! YOU MUST NOT CHANGE THE ORDER OF ANY VARIABLES ('%s' and '%d') OR ADD OR REMOVE ANY VARIABLES!!!;;;;;;;;;;3621
#;;;;;;;;;;;3622
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;3623
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_1;Connection Lost;;;;;;;;;;3624
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_2;You have lost connection with the Game Host either because he quit the game or because he lost his network connection. If the Host saved the game you will be able to reconnect and continue that saved game. This game will however quit now (if you click RESUME you can inspect the realm).;;;;;;;;;;3625
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_3;;;;;;;;;;;3626
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_4;;;;;;;;;;;3627
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_5;;;;;;;;;;;3628
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_6;;;;;;;;;;;3629
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;3630
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_BTN1;Quit;;;;;;;;;;3631
HOST_DROP_MSG_CLIENT_BTN2;Resume;;;;;;;;;;3632
#;;;;;;;;;;;3633
#;;;;;;;;;;;3634
NEWMON_SETUP;When you get a new Monarch;;;;;;;;;;3635
NEWMON_HEADER;Our Herald reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3636
NEWMON_1;A New Monarch!;;;;;;;;;;3637
NEWMON_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;3638
NEWMON_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3639
NEWMON_4;will now rule our glorious nation!;;;;;;;;;;3640
NEWMON_5;;;;;;;;;;;3641
NEWMON_6;;;;;;;;;;;3642
NEWMON_LOG;%s will now rule our glorious nation! ;;;;;;;;;;3643
NEWMON_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3644
NEWMON_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3645
#;;;;;;;;;;;3646
MISSUCC_SETUP;When you succeed with a mission;;;;;;;;;;3647
MISSUCC_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3648
MISSUCC_1;Success!;;;;;;;;;;3649
MISSUCC_2;%t, we;;;;;;;;;;3650
MISSUCC_3;succeeded;;;;;;;;;;3651
MISSUCC_4;with the mission to;;;;;;;;;;3652
MISSUCC_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;3653
MISSUCC_6;We have been awarded %s Victory Points.;;;;;;;;;;3654
MISSUCC_LOG;We succeeded with the mission to %s (+%s VP:s);;;;;;;;;;3655
MISSUCC_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3656
MISSUCC_BTN2;View;;;;;;;;;;3657
#;;;;;;;;;;;3658
MISSFAIL_SETUP;When you fail to succeed with a mission;;;;;;;;;;3659
MISSFAIL_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3660
MISSFAIL_1;Failure!;;;;;;;;;;3661
MISSFAIL_2;%t, you;;;;;;;;;;3662
MISSFAIL_3;failed;;;;;;;;;;3663
MISSFAIL_4;with your mission to;;;;;;;;;;3664
MISSFAIL_5;%s.;;;;;;;;;;3665
MISSFAIL_6;You have been penalized %s Victory Points.;;;;;;;;;;3666
MISSFAIL_LOG;We failed in our mission to %s (–%s VP:s).;;;;;;;;;;3667
MISSFAIL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3668
MISSFAIL_BTN2;View;;;;;;;;;;3669
#;;;;;;;;;;;3670
RANEVENT_SETUP;When a random event occurs;;;;;;;;;;3671
RANEVENT_HEADER;Our Governor reports;;;;;;;;;;3672
RANEVENT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3673
RANEVENT_2;%s;;;;;;;;;;3674
RANEVENT_3;Game Effect:;;;;;;;;;;3675
RANEVENT_4;%s;;;;;;;;;;3676
RANEVENT_5;;;;;;;;;;;3677
RANEVENT_6;;;;;;;;;;;3678
RANEVENT_LOG;%s;;;;;;;;;;3679
RANEVENT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3680
RANEVENT_BTN2;History;;;;;;;;;;3681
#;;;;;;;;;;;3682
RANEVENTHIST_SETUP;When a random historical event occurs;;;;;;;;;;3683
RANEVENTHIST_HEADER;Historical Background;;;;;;;;;;3684
RANEVENTHIST_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3685
RANEVENTHIST_2;%s;;;;;;;;;;3686
RANEVENTHIST_3;;;;;;;;;;;3687
RANEVENTHIST_4;;;;;;;;;;;3688
RANEVENTHIST_5;;;;;;;;;;;3689
RANEVENTHIST_6;;;;;;;;;;;3690
RANEVENTHIST_LOG;%s;;;;;;;;;;3691
RANEVENTHIST_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3692
RANEVENTHIST_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3693
#;;;;;;;;;;;3694
HISTEVENT_SETUP;When a historical event occurs;;;;;;;;;;3695
HISTEVENT_HEADER;Historical Event;;;;;;;;;;3696
HISTEVENT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3697
HISTEVENT_2;%s;;;;;;;;;;3698
HISTEVENT_3;;;;;;;;;;;3699
HISTEVENT_4;;;;;;;;;;;3700
HISTEVENT_5;;;;;;;;;;;3701
HISTEVENT_6;;;;;;;;;;;3702
HISTEVENT_LOG;%s;;;;;;;;;;3703
HISTEVENT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3704
HISTEVENT_BTN2;History;;;;;;;;;;3705
#;;;;;;;;;;;3706
MISSNEW_SETUP;When you have been assigned a new mission;;;;;;;;;;3707
MISSNEW_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3708
MISSNEW_1;Reminder!;;;;;;;;;;3709
MISSNEW_2;%t, our beloved Monarch has several missions that he wishes to be carried out!;;;;;;;;;;3710
MISSNEW_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3711
MISSNEW_4;;;;;;;;;;;3712
MISSNEW_5;;;;;;;;;;;3713
MISSNEW_6;;;;;;;;;;;3714
MISSNEW_LOG;Our beloved monarch wants you to do the following mission. %s;;;;;;;;;;3715
MISSNEW_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3716
MISSNEW_BTN2;View;;;;;;;;;;3717
#;;;;;;;;;;;3718
NEWMONOTHER_SETUP;When another country gets a new Monarch;;;;;;;;;;3719
NEWMONOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;3720
NEWMONOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3721
NEWMONOTHER_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;3722
NEWMONOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3723
NEWMONOTHER_4;rose to the throne in %s.;;;;;;;;;;3724
NEWMONOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;3725
NEWMONOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;3726
NEWMONOTHER_LOG;%s rose to the throne in %s.;;;;;;;;;;3727
NEWMONOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3728
NEWMONOTHER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3729
#;;;;;;;;;;;3730
MISSUCCOTHER_SETUP;When another country succeeds with a mission;;;;;;;;;;3731
MISSUCCOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;3732
MISSUCCOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3733
MISSUCCOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;3734
MISSUCCOTHER_3;succeeded;;;;;;;;;;3735
MISSUCCOTHER_4;with their mission to;;;;;;;;;;3736
MISSUCCOTHER_5;%s.;;;;;;;;;;3737
MISSUCCOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;3738
MISSUCCOTHER_LOG;%s succeeded with their mission to %s.;;;;;;;;;;3739
MISSUCCOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3740
MISSUCCOTHER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3741
#;;;;;;;;;;;3742
EVENTOTHER_SETUP;When an historical event happens to another country.;;;;;;;;;;3743
EVENTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from%s;;;;;;;;;;3744
EVENTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3745
EVENTOTHER_2;They tell us about ;;;;;;;;;;3746
EVENTOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3747
EVENTOTHER_4;which happened to them recently.;;;;;;;;;;3748
EVENTOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;3749
EVENTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;3750
EVENTOTHER_LOG;%s had %s . ;;;;;;;;;;3751
EVENTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3752
EVENTOTHER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3753
#;;;;;;;;;;;3754
EVENTOTHERS_SETUP;When an historical event with multiple choice happens to another country.;;;;;;;;;;3755
EVENTOTHERS_HEADER;Herald from%s;;;;;;;;;;3756
EVENTOTHERS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3757
EVENTOTHERS_2;They tell us that they selected;;;;;;;;;;3758
EVENTOTHERS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3759
EVENTOTHERS_4;in;;;;;;;;;;3760
EVENTOTHERS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;3761
EVENTOTHERS_6;;;;;;;;;;;3762
EVENTOTHERS_LOG;%s went with %s in %s. ;;;;;;;;;;3763
EVENTOTHERS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3764
EVENTOTHERS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3765
#;;;;;;;;;;;3766
LOANOUT_SETUP;When a loan runs out;;;;;;;;;;3767
LOANOUT_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3768
LOANOUT_1;Loan Expires;;;;;;;;;;3769
LOANOUT_2;%t, our loan from;;;;;;;;;;3770
LOANOUT_3;%s of %d;;;;;;;;;;3771
LOANOUT_4;has expired. What is your advice?;;;;;;;;;;3772
LOANOUT_5;;;;;;;;;;;3773
LOANOUT_6;;;;;;;;;;;3774
LOANOUT_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;3775
LOANOUT_BTN1;Extend Loan;;;;;;;;;;3776
LOANOUT_BTN2;Pay Loan;;;;;;;;;;3777
#;;;;;;;;;;;3778
BANKRUPT_SETUP;When you go bankrupt;;;;;;;;;;3779
BANKRUPT_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3780
BANKRUPT_1;Bankruptcy!;;;;;;;;;;3781
BANKRUPT_2;%t, we could not take any more national loans and went bankrupt!;;;;;;;;;;3782
BANKRUPT_3;Effects:;;;;;;;;;;3783
BANKRUPT_4;Our Stability and the fighting morale of our troops have been decreased, War Exhaustion doubled, and Inflation increased, but all our loans are cancelled. Future national loans will have a higher interest rate. These effects last for five years.;;;;;;;;;;3784
BANKRUPT_5;;;;;;;;;;;3785
BANKRUPT_6;;;;;;;;;;;3786
BANKRUPT_LOG;We went bankrupt!;;;;;;;;;;3787
BANKRUPT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3788
BANKRUPT_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3789
#;;;;;;;;;;;3790
AUTOLOAN_SETUP;When you run out of money and take an automatic loan;;;;;;;;;;3791
AUTOLOAN_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports;;;;;;;;;;3792
AUTOLOAN_1;Out of Money!;;;;;;;;;;3793
AUTOLOAN_2;%t, we ran out of money and were forced to take a loan from the bank.;;;;;;;;;;3794
AUTOLOAN_3;Effects:;;;;;;;;;;3795
AUTOLOAN_4;The loan must be repaid in five years. If you cannot repay a loan when it expires you will take a new loan to repay the old one. The more loans you have the higher the interest. If you cannot take another loan (five is maximum) you will go bankrupt.;;;;;;;;;;3796
AUTOLOAN_5;;;;;;;;;;;3797
AUTOLOAN_6;;;;;;;;;;;3798
AUTOLOAN_LOG;We ran out of money and were forced to take a loan.;;;;;;;;;;3799
AUTOLOAN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3800
AUTOLOAN_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3801
#;;;;;;;;;;;3802
MANULOAN_SETUP;When you manually take a loan;;;;;;;;;;3803
MANULOAN_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports;;;;;;;;;;3804
MANULOAN_1;Fresh Capital!;;;;;;;;;;3805
MANULOAN_2;%t, we have taken a loan from the bank.;;;;;;;;;;3806
MANULOAN_3;Effects:;;;;;;;;;;3807
MANULOAN_4;The loan must be repaid in five years. If you cannot repay a loan when it expires you will take a new loan to repay the old one. The more loans you have the higher the interest. If you cannot take another loan (five is maximum) you will go bankrupt.;;;;;;;;;;3808
MANULOAN_5;;;;;;;;;;;3809
MANULOAN_6;;;;;;;;;;;3810
MANULOAN_LOG;We took a loan.;;;;;;;;;;3811
MANULOAN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3812
MANULOAN_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;3813
#;;;;;;;;;;;3814
BANKRUPTOTHER_SETUP;When another nation goes bankrupt;;;;;;;;;;3815
BANKRUPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;3816
BANKRUPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;3817
BANKRUPTOTHER_2;%t, %s went;;;;;;;;;;3818
BANKRUPTOTHER_3;bankrupt!;;;;;;;;;;3819
BANKRUPTOTHER_4;;;;;;;;;;;3820
BANKRUPTOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;3821
BANKRUPTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;3822
BANKRUPTOTHER_LOG;%s went bankrupt!;;;;;;;;;;3823
BANKRUPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3824
BANKRUPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3825
#;;;;;;;;;;;3826
MANUFINISH_SETUP;When you finish a manufactory;;;;;;;;;;3827
MANUFINISH_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3828
MANUFINISH_1;Manufactory complete!;;;;;;;;;;3829
MANUFINISH_2;%t, our;;;;;;;;;;3830
MANUFINISH_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3831
MANUFINISH_4;in the province of;;;;;;;;;;3832
MANUFINISH_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;3833
MANUFINISH_6;is complete.;;;;;;;;;;3834
MANUFINISH_LOG;%s completed in %s.;;;;;;;;;;3835
MANUFINISH_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3836
MANUFINISH_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3837
#;;;;;;;;;;;3838
STABDROP_SETUP;When your stability drops;;;;;;;;;;3839
STABDROP_HEADER;Our Governor Reports;;;;;;;;;;3840
STABDROP_1;Unrest in the realm!;;;;;;;;;;3841
STABDROP_2;%t, our;;;;;;;;;;3842
STABDROP_3;stability dropped!;;;;;;;;;;3843
STABDROP_4;Our monthly and yearly tax incomes will decrease, as will city growth. The only thing that increases is the revolt risk.;;;;;;;;;;3844
STABDROP_5;;;;;;;;;;;3845
STABDROP_6;;;;;;;;;;;3846
STABDROP_LOG;Our stability dropped.;;;;;;;;;;3847
STABDROP_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3848
STABDROP_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3849
#;;;;;;;;;;;3850
STABINCREASE_SETUP;When your stability increases;;;;;;;;;;3851
STABINCREASE_HEADER;Our Governor Reports;;;;;;;;;;3852
STABINCREASE_1;Situation Stabilized!;;;;;;;;;;3853
STABINCREASE_2;%t, our;;;;;;;;;;3854
STABINCREASE_3;stability increased!;;;;;;;;;;3855
STABINCREASE_4;Our monthly and yearly tax incomes will increase because of this.;;;;;;;;;;3856
STABINCREASE_5;;;;;;;;;;;3857
STABINCREASE_6;;;;;;;;;;;3858
STABINCREASE_LOG;Our stability increased.;;;;;;;;;;3859
STABINCREASE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3860
STABINCREASE_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3861
#;;;;;;;;;;;3862
MERCSEND_SETUP;When another automatic merchant has been sent.;;;;;;;;;;3863
MERCSEND_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3864
MERCSEND_1;Merchant sent;;;;;;;;;;3865
MERCSEND_2;%t, we have sent a merchant to expand out trade in;;;;;;;;;;3866
MERCSEND_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3867
MERCSEND_4;(This was sent through the automatic merchant mechanism if you do not want more merchants sent this way turn it off in the trade interface.);;;;;;;;;;3868
MERCSEND_5;;;;;;;;;;;3869
MERCSEND_6;;;;;;;;;;;3870
MERCSEND_LOG;Our treasurer has sent another merchant to %s;;;;;;;;;;3871
MERCSEND_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3872
MERCSEND_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3873
#;;;;;;;;;;;3874
MERCSUCC_SETUP;When your merchant(s) expanded your trade in a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;3875
MERCSUCC_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3876
MERCSUCC_1;Merchants Successful!;;;;;;;;;;3877
MERCSUCC_2;%t, our merchant(s) successfully expanded our trade in;;;;;;;;;;3878
MERCSUCC_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3879
MERCSUCC_4;If you manage to get SIX merchants in a Center of Trade (requires Trade Level 3) you will get a Monopoly drastically increasing your incomes.;;;;;;;;;;3880
MERCSUCC_5;;;;;;;;;;;3881
MERCSUCC_6;;;;;;;;;;;3882
MERCSUCC_LOG;Our merchants successfully expanded our trade in %s.;;;;;;;;;;3883
MERCSUCC_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3884
MERCSUCC_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3885
#;;;;;;;;;;;3886
MERCFAIL_SETUP;When your merchants failed to expand your trade in a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;3887
MERCFAIL_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3888
MERCFAIL_1;Merchants Failed!;;;;;;;;;;3889
MERCFAIL_2;%t, our merchants failed to expand our trade in;;;;;;;;;;3890
MERCFAIL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3891
MERCFAIL_4;The chance of success primarily depends on your Trade Level and your Monarch's Administrative skills.;;;;;;;;;;3892
MERCFAIL_5;;;;;;;;;;;3893
MERCFAIL_6;;;;;;;;;;;3894
MERCFAIL_LOG;Our merchants failed to expand our trade in %s.;;;;;;;;;;3895
MERCFAIL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3896
MERCFAIL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3897
#;;;;;;;;;;;3898
LTINCREASE_SETUP;When you have increased your land technology level;;;;;;;;;;3899
LTINCREASE_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3900
LTINCREASE_1;Technology Advance!;;;;;;;;;;3901
LTINCREASE_2;%t, our military land technology increased to;;;;;;;;;;3902
LTINCREASE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3903
LTINCREASE_4;Our troops will now fight better.;;;;;;;;;;3904
LTINCREASE_5;BONUS EFFECT:;;;;;;;;;;3905
LTINCREASE_6;%s;;;;;;;;;;3906
LTINCREASE_LOG;Our land technology increased to %s. %s;;;;;;;;;;3907
LTINCREASE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3908
LTINCREASE_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3909
#;;;;;;;;;;;3910
NTINCREASE_SETUP;When you have increased your naval technology level;;;;;;;;;;3911
NTINCREASE_HEADER;Our Admiral Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3912
NTINCREASE_1;Technology Advance!;;;;;;;;;;3913
NTINCREASE_2;%t, our military naval technology increased to;;;;;;;;;;3914
NTINCREASE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3915
NTINCREASE_4;Our navies will now fight better.;;;;;;;;;;3916
NTINCREASE_5;BONUS EFFECT:;;;;;;;;;;3917
NTINCREASE_6;%s;;;;;;;;;;3918
NTINCREASE_LOG;Our naval technology level increased to %s. %s;;;;;;;;;;3919
NTINCREASE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3920
NTINCREASE_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3921
#;;;;;;;;;;;3922
TRADETINCREASE_SETUP;When you have increased your trade technology level;;;;;;;;;;3923
TRADETINCREASE_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3924
TRADETINCREASE_1;Trade Advance!;;;;;;;;;;3925
TRADETINCREASE_2;%t, our trade level increased to;;;;;;;;;;3926
TRADETINCREASE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3927
TRADETINCREASE_4;Our merchants will now generate more incomes.;;;;;;;;;;3928
TRADETINCREASE_5;BONUS EFFECT:;;;;;;;;;;3929
TRADETINCREASE_6;%s;;;;;;;;;;3930
TRADETINCREASE_LOG;Our trade level increased to %s. %s;;;;;;;;;;3931
TRADETINCREASE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3932
TRADETINCREASE_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3933
#;;;;;;;;;;;3934
INFRATINCREASE_SETUP;When you have increased your infrastructure technology level;;;;;;;;;;3935
INFRATINCREASE_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3936
INFRATINCREASE_1;Good News!;;;;;;;;;;3937
INFRATINCREASE_2;%t, our infrastructure has been improved to;;;;;;;;;;3938
INFRATINCREASE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3939
INFRATINCREASE_4;Our provinces will now generate more production incomes.;;;;;;;;;;3940
INFRATINCREASE_5;BONUS EFFECT:;;;;;;;;;;3941
INFRATINCREASE_6;%s;;;;;;;;;;3942
INFRATINCREASE_LOG;Our infrastructure was improved to %s. %s;;;;;;;;;;3943
INFRATINCREASE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3944
INFRATINCREASE_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;3945
#;;;;;;;;;;;3946
TRADEREFUSAL_SETUP;When a nation refuses trade to your merchants;;;;;;;;;;3947
TRADEREFUSAL_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3948
TRADEREFUSAL_1;Trade Embargo!;;;;;;;;;;3949
TRADEREFUSAL_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;3950
TRADEREFUSAL_3;%s refuses;;;;;;;;;;3951
TRADEREFUSAL_4;our merchants access to their Centers of Trade! We cannot send more merchants there, and do not gain any incomes from those present.;;;;;;;;;;3952
TRADEREFUSAL_5;;;;;;;;;;;3953
TRADEREFUSAL_6;;;;;;;;;;;3954
TRADEREFUSAL_LOG;%s refuses our merchants access to their Centers of Trade!;;;;;;;;;;3955
TRADEREFUSAL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3956
TRADEREFUSAL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3957
#;;;;;;;;;;;3958
TRADEALLOW_SETUP;When a nation allows trade to your merchants;;;;;;;;;;3959
TRADEALLOW_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3960
TRADEALLOW_1;Trade Embargo Cancelled!;;;;;;;;;;3961
TRADEALLOW_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;3962
TRADEALLOW_3;%s allows;;;;;;;;;;3963
TRADEALLOW_4;our merchants access to their Centers of Trade again!;;;;;;;;;;3964
TRADEALLOW_5;;;;;;;;;;;3965
TRADEALLOW_6;;;;;;;;;;;3966
TRADEALLOW_LOG;%s allows our merchants access to their Centers of Trade again!;;;;;;;;;;3967
TRADEALLOW_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3968
TRADEALLOW_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3969
#;;;;;;;;;;;3970
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_SETUP;When you initiate a trade embargo against another nation;;;;;;;;;;3971
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3972
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_1;Trade Embargo!;;;;;;;;;;3973
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_2;%t, we have closed our Centers of Trade to the merchants from;;;;;;;;;;3974
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3975
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_4;and now refuse them to trade with us. They cannot send more merchants there, and do not gain any incomes from those present.;;;;;;;;;;3976
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_5;;;;;;;;;;;3977
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_6;;;;;;;;;;;3978
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_LOG;We have closed our Centers of Trade to the merchants from %s.;;;;;;;;;;3979
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3980
OWNTRADEREFUSAL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3981
#;;;;;;;;;;;3982
OWNTRADEALLOW_SETUP;When you allow trade with another nation again;;;;;;;;;;3983
OWNTRADEALLOW_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3984
OWNTRADEALLOW_1;Trade Embargo Cancelled!;;;;;;;;;;3985
OWNTRADEALLOW_2;%t, we have opened our Centers of Trade to the merchants from;;;;;;;;;;3986
OWNTRADEALLOW_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3987
OWNTRADEALLOW_4;and now allow them to trade with us.;;;;;;;;;;3988
OWNTRADEALLOW_5;;;;;;;;;;;3989
OWNTRADEALLOW_6;;;;;;;;;;;3990
OWNTRADEALLOW_LOG;We have opened our Centers of Trade to the merchants from %s.;;;;;;;;;;3991
OWNTRADEALLOW_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;3992
OWNTRADEALLOW_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;3993
#;;;;;;;;;;;3994
COTMOVE_SETUP;When a Center of Trade moves to a different province;;;;;;;;;;3995
COTMOVE_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;3996
COTMOVE_1;Market Fluctuations!;;;;;;;;;;3997
COTMOVE_2;%t, these Center(s) of Trade have perished:;;;;;;;;;;3998
COTMOVE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;3999
COTMOVE_4;These new ones have opened:;;;;;;;;;;4000
COTMOVE_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4001
COTMOVE_6;;;;;;;;;;;4002
COTMOVE_LOG;The Center(s) of Trade in %s perished and new ones were opened in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4003
COTMOVE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4004
COTMOVE_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;4005
#;;;;;;;;;;;4006
NEWCOT_SETUP;When a new Center of Trade opened;;;;;;;;;;4007
NEWCOT_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4008
NEWCOT_1;Market Fluctuations!;;;;;;;;;;4009
NEWCOT_2;%t, a new center of trade has opened in;;;;;;;;;;4010
NEWCOT_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4011
NEWCOT_4;;;;;;;;;;;4012
NEWCOT_5;;;;;;;;;;;4013
NEWCOT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4014
NEWCOT_LOG;A new Center of Trade has opened in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4015
NEWCOT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4016
NEWCOT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4017
#;;;;;;;;;;;4018
MONOPOLY_SETUP;When you acquire a monopoly in a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;4019
MONOPOLY_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4020
MONOPOLY_1;A Monopoly!;;;;;;;;;;4021
MONOPOLY_2;%t, we acquired a;;;;;;;;;;4022
MONOPOLY_3;monopoly in %s;;;;;;;;;;4023
MONOPOLY_4;;;;;;;;;;;4024
MONOPOLY_5;;;;;;;;;;;4025
MONOPOLY_6;;;;;;;;;;;4026
MONOPOLY_LOG;We acquired a monopoly in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4027
MONOPOLY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4028
MONOPOLY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4029
#;;;;;;;;;;;4030
MONOPOLYOTHER_SETUP;When another nation acquires a monopoly in a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;4031
MONOPOLYOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4032
MONOPOLYOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4033
MONOPOLYOTHER_2;%t, %s acquired a;;;;;;;;;;4034
MONOPOLYOTHER_3;monopoly in %s;;;;;;;;;;4035
MONOPOLYOTHER_4;;;;;;;;;;;4036
MONOPOLYOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;4037
MONOPOLYOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4038
MONOPOLYOTHER_LOG;%s acquired a monopoly in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4039
MONOPOLYOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4040
MONOPOLYOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4041
#;;;;;;;;;;;4042
MERCLOSS_SETUP;When one of your merchants is competed away from a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;4043
MERCLOSS_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4044
MERCLOSS_1;Market Share Loss;;;;;;;;;;4045
MERCLOSS_2;%t, one of our merchants in;;;;;;;;;;4046
MERCLOSS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4047
MERCLOSS_4;has gone out of business due to fierce competition from %s. We currently have;;;;;;;;;;4048
MERCLOSS_5;%s merchant(s) left;;;;;;;;;;4049
MERCLOSS_6;in that Center of Trade.;;;;;;;;;;4050
MERCLOSS_LOG;We lost a merchant in %s to competition from %s and currently have %s merchants left there.;;;;;;;;;;4051
MERCLOSS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4052
MERCLOSS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4053
#;;;;;;;;;;;4054
MERCOLOSS_SETUP;When you have competed away another country's merchant from a Center of Trade;;;;;;;;;;4055
MERCOLOSS_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4056
MERCOLOSS_1;Market Share Increase;;;;;;;;;;4057
MERCOLOSS_2;%t, one of our merchants in;;;;;;;;;;4058
MERCOLOSS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4059
MERCOLOSS_4;has competed away a merchant from;;;;;;;;;;4060
MERCOLOSS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4061
MERCOLOSS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4062
MERCOLOSS_LOG;We have competed for trade in %s and %s lost a merchant.;;;;;;;;;;4063
MERCOLOSS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4064
MERCOLOSS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4065
#;;;;;;;;;;;4066
STABINCREASEOTHER_SETUP;When another nation increases its stability;;;;;;;;;;4067
STABINCREASEOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4068
STABINCREASEOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4069
STABINCREASEOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4070
STABINCREASEOTHER_3;increased their stability.;;;;;;;;;;4071
STABINCREASEOTHER_4;;;;;;;;;;;4072
STABINCREASEOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;4073
STABINCREASEOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4074
STABINCREASEOTHER_LOG;%s increased their stability.;;;;;;;;;;4075
STABINCREASEOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4076
STABINCREASEOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4077
#;;;;;;;;;;;4078
DECLWAR_SETUP;When a nation declares war upon you;;;;;;;;;;4079
DECLWAR_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports;;;;;;;;;;4080
DECLWAR_1;WAR!;;;;;;;;;;4081
DECLWAR_2;%t, %s in;;;;;;;;;;4082
DECLWAR_3;%s declared war;;;;;;;;;;4083
DECLWAR_4;upon us! Prepare for battle...;;;;;;;;;;4084
DECLWAR_5;;;;;;;;;;;4085
DECLWAR_6;;;;;;;;;;;4086
DECLWAR_LOG;%s declared war upon us!;;;;;;;;;;4087
DECLWAR_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4088
DECLWAR_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4089
#;;;;;;;;;;;4090
PEACEPROP_SETUP;When a nation sends you a peace proposal;;;;;;;;;;4091
PEACEPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4092
PEACEPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4093
PEACEPROP_2;%t, %s offers us;;;;;;;;;;4094
PEACEPROP_3;peace, %s;;;;;;;;;;4095
PEACEPROP_4;the following in return:;;;;;;;;;;4096
PEACEPROP_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4097
PEACEPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;4098
PEACEPROP_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;4099
PEACEPROP_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;4100
PEACEPROP_BTN2;No way!;;;;;;;;;;4101
#;;;;;;;;;;;4102
ANSWERPEACEOFF;offering;;;;;;;;;;4103
ANSWERPEACEDEM;demanding;;;;;;;;;;4104
ANSWERPEACEWHI;a white peace;;;;;;;;;;4105
#;;;;;;;;;;;4106
PEACEACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your peace offer;;;;;;;;;;4107
PEACEACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4108
PEACEACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4109
PEACEACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4110
PEACEACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4111
PEACEACCEPT_4;our generous;;;;;;;;;;4112
PEACEACCEPT_5;peace offer;;;;;;;;;;4113
PEACEACCEPT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4114
PEACEACCEPT_LOG;%s accepted our generous peace offer.;;;;;;;;;;4115
PEACEACCEPT_BTN1;Fine!;;;;;;;;;;4116
PEACEACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4117
#;;;;;;;;;;;4118
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation accepts a peace with another nation;;;;;;;;;;4119
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4120
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4121
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4122
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_3;accepted peace;;;;;;;;;;4123
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_4;with their former enemies;;;;;;;;;;4124
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4125
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_6;on the following terms: %s;;;;;;;;;;4126
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_LOG;%s accepted peace with %s on the following terms : %s;;;;;;;;;;4127
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4128
PEACEACCEPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4129
PEACETERM_ANNEX;Full Annexation of %s by %s;;;;;;;;;;4130
PEACETERM_CONV;%s has to change religion.;;;;;;;;;;4131
PEACETERM_PROV;%s to %s;;;;;;;;;;4132
PEACETERM_CASH;%s pays %d$ in indemnities. ;;;;;;;;;;4133
PEACETERM_QUO;Return to Status Quo.;;;;;;;;;;4134
PEACETERM_VASSAL;%s will become a vassal.;;;;;;;;;;4135
PEACETERM_ACCESS;%s will have to give up military access.;;;;;;;;;;4136
#;;;;;;;;;;;4137
PEACEREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your peace offer;;;;;;;;;;4138
PEACEREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4139
PEACEREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4140
PEACEREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4141
PEACEREJECT_3;rejected;;;;;;;;;;4142
PEACEREJECT_4;our generous;;;;;;;;;;4143
PEACEREJECT_5;peace offer;;;;;;;;;;4144
PEACEREJECT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4145
PEACEREJECT_LOG;%s rejected our generous peace offer!;;;;;;;;;;4146
PEACEREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4147
PEACEREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4148
#;;;;;;;;;;;4149
WHITEPEACEUS_SETUP;When one of your wars reaches a White Peace;;;;;;;;;;4150
WHITEPEACEUS_HEADER;Our herald reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4151
WHITEPEACEUS_1;White Peace!;;;;;;;;;;4152
WHITEPEACEUS_2;%t after 36 months of inactivity a White Peace was signed between;;;;;;;;;;4153
WHITEPEACEUS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4154
WHITEPEACEUS_4;and our former enemies;;;;;;;;;;4155
WHITEPEACEUS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4156
WHITEPEACEUS_6;We are now at peace, no tributes were granted to either side.;;;;;;;;;;4157
WHITEPEACEUS_LOG;A White Peace was signed between %s and %s.;;;;;;;;;;4158
WHITEPEACEUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4159
WHITEPEACEUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4160
#;;;;;;;;;;;4161
WHITEPEACEOTHER_SETUP;When a White Peace is closed between two other nations;;;;;;;;;;4162
WHITEPEACEOTHER_HEADER;Our herald reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4163
WHITEPEACEOTHER_1;White Peace!;;;;;;;;;;4164
WHITEPEACEOTHER_2;%t after 36 months of inactivity a white peace was signed in the war between;;;;;;;;;;4165
WHITEPEACEOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4166
WHITEPEACEOTHER_4;and their former enemies;;;;;;;;;;4167
WHITEPEACEOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4168
WHITEPEACEOTHER_6;They are now at peace, no tributes were granted to either side.;;;;;;;;;;4169
WHITEPEACEOTHER_LOG;A White Peace was signed between %s and %s.;;;;;;;;;;4170
WHITEPEACEOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4171
WHITEPEACEOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4172
#;;;;;;;;;;;4173
LOANSPROP_SETUP;When a nation sends you a loans proposal;;;;;;;;;;4174
LOANSPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4175
LOANSPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4176
LOANSPROP_2;%t, %s offers us;;;;;;;;;;4177
LOANSPROP_3;a loan;;;;;;;;;;4178
LOANSPROP_4;with the following terms:;;;;;;;;;;4179
LOANSPROP_5;amount: %d$ duration: %d interest: %d;;;;;;;;;;4180
LOANSPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;4181
LOANSPROP_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;4182
LOANSPROP_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;4183
LOANSPROP_BTN2;No thanks;;;;;;;;;;4184
#;;;;;;;;;;;4185
GIFTREC_SETUP;When a nation sends you a gift;;;;;;;;;;4186
GIFTREC_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4187
GIFTREC_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4188
GIFTREC_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;4189
GIFTREC_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4190
GIFTREC_4;sent us a generous;;;;;;;;;;4191
GIFTREC_5;gift of %s$!;;;;;;;;;;4192
GIFTREC_6;;;;;;;;;;;4193
GIFTREC_LOG;%s sent us a generous gift of %s$.;;;;;;;;;;4194
GIFTREC_BTN1;God be praised!;;;;;;;;;;4195
GIFTREC_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4196
#;;;;;;;;;;;4197
LOANSACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your loans proposal;;;;;;;;;;4198
LOANSACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4199
LOANSACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4200
LOANSACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4201
LOANSACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4202
LOANSACCEPT_4;our generous;;;;;;;;;;4203
LOANSACCEPT_5;loans proposal;;;;;;;;;;4204
LOANSACCEPT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4205
LOANSACCEPT_LOG;%s accepted our loans proposal.;;;;;;;;;;4206
LOANSACCEPT_BTN1;Fine.;;;;;;;;;;4207
LOANSACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4208
#;;;;;;;;;;;4209
LOANSREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your loans proposal;;;;;;;;;;4210
LOANSREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4211
LOANSREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4212
LOANSREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4213
LOANSREJECT_3;rejected;;;;;;;;;;4214
LOANSREJECT_4;our generous;;;;;;;;;;4215
LOANSREJECT_5;loans proposal;;;;;;;;;;4216
LOANSREJECT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4217
LOANSREJECT_LOG;%s rejected our loans proposal.;;;;;;;;;;4218
LOANSREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4219
LOANSREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4220
#;;;;;;;;;;;4221
LOANSREPAY_SETUP;When a nation repays a loan that you gave them;;;;;;;;;;4222
LOANSREPAY_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4223
LOANSREPAY_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4224
LOANSREPAY_2;%t, the Treasurer of %s is happy to bring us the;;;;;;;;;;4225
LOANSREPAY_3;repayment;;;;;;;;;;4226
LOANSREPAY_4;of our generous loan of;;;;;;;;;;4227
LOANSREPAY_5;%s$;;;;;;;;;;4228
LOANSREPAY_6;;;;;;;;;;;4229
LOANSREPAY_LOG;%s repaid our loan of %s$.;;;;;;;;;;4230
LOANSREPAY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4231
LOANSREPAY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4232
#;;;;;;;;;;;4233
LOANSNOREPAY_SETUP;When a nation did not repay a loan that expired;;;;;;;;;;4234
LOANSNOREPAY_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4235
LOANSNOREPAY_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4236
LOANSNOREPAY_2;%t, the Treasurer of %s;;;;;;;;;;4237
LOANSNOREPAY_3;refuses to repay;;;;;;;;;;4238
LOANSNOREPAY_4;our generous loan to them of;;;;;;;;;;4239
LOANSNOREPAY_5;%s$;;;;;;;;;;4240
LOANSNOREPAY_6;We now have a Casus Belli on them for 12 months.;;;;;;;;;;4241
LOANSNOREPAY_LOG;%s did not repay our loan of %s ducats! We now have a 12 month CB on them!;;;;;;;;;;4242
LOANSNOREPAY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4243
LOANSNOREPAY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4244
#;;;;;;;;;;;4245
CALLALLIES_SETUP;When you get the opportunity to call for allies.;;;;;;;;;;4246
#;;;;;;;;;;;4247
ROYMARPROP_SETUP;When a nation sends you a Royal Marriage proposal;;;;;;;;;;4248
ROYMARPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4249
ROYMARPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4250
ROYMARPROP_2;%t, %s invites us to enter a;;;;;;;;;;4251
ROYMARPROP_3;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;4252
ROYMARPROP_4;with them. This would improve our relations for the future.;;;;;;;;;;4253
ROYMARPROP_5;;;;;;;;;;;4254
ROYMARPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;4255
ROYMARPROP_LOG;%s invited us to a Royal Marriage.;;;;;;;;;;4256
ROYMARPROP_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;4257
ROYMARPROP_BTN2;No thanks;;;;;;;;;;4258
#;;;;;;;;;;;4259
ROYMARACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your Royal Marriage proposal;;;;;;;;;;4260
ROYMARACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4261
ROYMARACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4262
ROYMARACCEPT_2;%t, we entered a;;;;;;;;;;4263
ROYMARACCEPT_3;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;4264
ROYMARACCEPT_4;with %s. Our relations have improved.;;;;;;;;;;4265
ROYMARACCEPT_5;;;;;;;;;;;4266
ROYMARACCEPT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4267
ROYMARACCEPT_LOG;We entered a Royal Marriage with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4268
ROYMARACCEPT_BTN1;Great!;;;;;;;;;;4269
ROYMARACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4270
#;;;;;;;;;;;4271
MOYMARREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your Royal Marriage proposal;;;;;;;;;;4272
MOYMARREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4273
MOYMARREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4274
MOYMARREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4275
MOYMARREJECT_3;rejected;;;;;;;;;;4276
MOYMARREJECT_4;our kind;;;;;;;;;;4277
MOYMARREJECT_5;Royal Marriage proposal;;;;;;;;;;4278
MOYMARREJECT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4279
MOYMARREJECT_LOG;%s rejected our Royal Marriage proposal.;;;;;;;;;;4280
MOYMARREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4281
MOYMARREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4282
#;;;;;;;;;;;4283
MILALLACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your Military Alliance proposal;;;;;;;;;;4284
MILALLACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4285
MILALLACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4286
MILALLACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4287
MILALLACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4288
MILALLACCEPT_4;to enter our;;;;;;;;;;4289
MILALLACCEPT_5;military alliance;;;;;;;;;;4290
MILALLACCEPT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4291
MILALLACCEPT_LOG;%s entered our Military Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;4292
MILALLACCEPT_BTN1;Perfect!;;;;;;;;;;4293
MILALLACCEPT_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4294
#;;;;;;;;;;;4295
MILALLREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your Military Alliance proposal;;;;;;;;;;4296
MILALLREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4297
MILALLREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4298
MILALLREJECT_2;%t, we bring serious news to your court:;;;;;;;;;;4299
MILALLREJECT_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4300
MILALLREJECT_4;rejected our;;;;;;;;;;4301
MILALLREJECT_5;military alliance;;;;;;;;;;4302
MILALLREJECT_6;proposal.;;;;;;;;;;4303
MILALLREJECT_LOG;%s rejected our Military Alliance proposal.;;;;;;;;;;4304
MILALLREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4305
MILALLREJECT_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4306
#;;;;;;;;;;;4307
MILALLINVACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your invitation to a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4308
MILALLINVACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4309
MILALLINVACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4310
MILALLINVACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4311
MILALLINVACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4312
MILALLINVACCEPT_4;to join our;;;;;;;;;;4313
MILALLINVACCEPT_5;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4314
MILALLINVACCEPT_6;with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4315
MILALLINVACCEPT_LOG;%s joined our Military Alliance with %s;;;;;;;;;;4316
MILALLINVACCEPT_BTN1;Super!;;;;;;;;;;4317
MILALLINVACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4318
#;;;;;;;;;;;4319
MILALLINVREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your invitation to a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4320
MILALLINVREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4321
MILALLINVREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4322
MILALLINVREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4323
MILALLINVREJECT_3;refused;;;;;;;;;;4324
MILALLINVREJECT_4;to join our;;;;;;;;;;4325
MILALLINVREJECT_5;military alliance;;;;;;;;;;4326
MILALLINVREJECT_6;with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4327
MILALLINVREJECT_LOG;%s refused to join our Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4328
MILALLINVREJECT_BTN1;Bastards...;;;;;;;;;;4329
MILALLINVREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4330
#;;;;;;;;;;;4331
MILALLBAN_SETUP;When a nation bans you from a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4332
MILALLBAN_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4333
MILALLBAN_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4334
MILALLBAN_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4335
MILALLBAN_3;banned;;;;;;;;;;4336
MILALLBAN_4;us from their;;;;;;;;;;4337
MILALLBAN_5;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4338
MILALLBAN_6;with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4339
MILALLBAN_LOG;%s banned us from their Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4340
MILALLBAN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4341
MILALLBAN_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4342
#;;;;;;;;;;;4343
WPINVITACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your invitation to a War Pact;;;;;;;;;;4344
WPINVITACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4345
WPINVITACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4346
WPINVITACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4347
WPINVITACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4348
WPINVITACCEPT_4;our humble proposal and have;;;;;;;;;;4349
WPINVITACCEPT_5;declared war;;;;;;;;;;4350
WPINVITACCEPT_6;upon %s;;;;;;;;;;4351
WPINVITACCEPT_LOG;%s accepted our humble proposal and declared war upon %s.;;;;;;;;;;4352
WPINVITACCEPT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4353
WPINVITACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4354
#;;;;;;;;;;;4355
WPINVITREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your invitation to a War Pact;;;;;;;;;;4356
WPINVITREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4357
WPINVITREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4358
WPINVITREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4359
WPINVITREJECT_3;rejected;;;;;;;;;;4360
WPINVITREJECT_4;our humble proposal to a;;;;;;;;;;4361
WPINVITREJECT_5;War Pact;;;;;;;;;;4362
WPINVITREJECT_6;and did not declare war upon %s;;;;;;;;;;4363
WPINVITREJECT_LOG;%s accepted our war pact invitation and did not declare war upon %s.;;;;;;;;;;4364
WPINVITREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4365
WPINVITREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4366
#;;;;;;;;;;;4367
VASALLACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your vassalization proposal;;;;;;;;;;4368
VASALLACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4369
VASALLACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4370
VASALLACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4371
VASALLACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4372
VASALLACCEPT_4;to become our;;;;;;;;;;4373
VASALLACCEPT_5;vassals;;;;;;;;;;4374
VASALLACCEPT_6;We now get half of their monthly tax incomes.;;;;;;;;;;4375
VASALLACCEPT_LOG;%s are now our vassals.;;;;;;;;;;4376
VASALLACCEPT_BTN1;Great!;;;;;;;;;;4377
VASALLACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4378
#;;;;;;;;;;;4379
VASALLREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your vassalization proposal;;;;;;;;;;4380
VASALLREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4381
VASALLREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4382
VASALLREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4383
VASALLREJECT_3;rejected;;;;;;;;;;4384
VASALLREJECT_4;our kind invitation to become our;;;;;;;;;;4385
VASALLREJECT_5;vassals;;;;;;;;;;4386
VASALLREJECT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4387
VASALLREJECT_LOG;%s declined to become our vassals.;;;;;;;;;;4388
VASALLREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4389
VASALLREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4390
#;;;;;;;;;;;4391
ANNEXACCEPT_SETUP;When a nation accepts your annexation proposal;;;;;;;;;;4392
ANNEXACCEPT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4393
ANNEXACCEPT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4394
ANNEXACCEPT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4395
ANNEXACCEPT_3;accepted;;;;;;;;;;4396
ANNEXACCEPT_4;our irresistible proposal of;;;;;;;;;;4397
ANNEXACCEPT_5;annexation;;;;;;;;;;4398
ANNEXACCEPT_6;and they are now part of our glorious nation!;;;;;;;;;;4399
ANNEXACCEPT_LOG;%s are now part of our nation!;;;;;;;;;;4400
ANNEXACCEPT_BTN1;Perfect!;;;;;;;;;;4401
ANNEXACCEPT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4402
#;;;;;;;;;;;4403
ANNEXREJECT_SETUP;When a nation rejects your annexation proposal;;;;;;;;;;4404
ANNEXREJECT_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4405
ANNEXREJECT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4406
ANNEXREJECT_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4407
ANNEXREJECT_3;rejected;;;;;;;;;;4408
ANNEXREJECT_4;our kind proposal of;;;;;;;;;;4409
ANNEXREJECT_5;annexation;;;;;;;;;;4410
ANNEXREJECT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4411
ANNEXREJECT_LOG;%s declined to be annexed by us.;;;;;;;;;;4412
ANNEXREJECT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4413
ANNEXREJECT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4414
#;;;;;;;;;;;4415
MILALLEXPIRY_SETUP;When a military alliance expires;;;;;;;;;;4416
MILALLEXPIRY_HEADER;Our Herald reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4417
MILALLEXPIRY_1;Alliance Expired!;;;;;;;;;;4418
MILALLEXPIRY_2;%t, Our;;;;;;;;;;4419
MILALLEXPIRY_3;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4420
MILALLEXPIRY_4;with %s;;;;;;;;;;4421
MILALLEXPIRY_5;has expired.;;;;;;;;;;4422
MILALLEXPIRY_6;;;;;;;;;;;4423
MILALLEXPIRY_LOG;Our Military Alliance with %s expired.;;;;;;;;;;4424
MILALLEXPIRY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4425
MILALLEXPIRY_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4426
#;;;;;;;;;;;4427
DYNALLEXPIRY_SETUP;When a royal marriage expires;;;;;;;;;;4428
DYNALLEXPIRY_HEADER;Our Herald reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4429
DYNALLEXPIRY_1;The Royal Marriage has expired!;;;;;;;;;;4430
DYNALLEXPIRY_2;%t, Our;;;;;;;;;;4431
DYNALLEXPIRY_3;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;4432
DYNALLEXPIRY_4;with %s;;;;;;;;;;4433
DYNALLEXPIRY_5;has expired.;;;;;;;;;;4434
DYNALLEXPIRY_6;;;;;;;;;;;4435
DYNALLEXPIRY_LOG;Our Royal Marriage with %s expired;;;;;;;;;;4436
DYNALLEXPIRY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4437
DYNALLEXPIRY_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4438
#;;;;;;;;;;;4439
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation annexes another nation;;;;;;;;;;4440
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4441
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4442
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;4443
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_3;%s annexed %s;;;;;;;;;;4444
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_4;which now is part of their realm.;;;;;;;;;;4445
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;4446
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4447
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_LOG;%s annexed %s.;;;;;;;;;;4448
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4449
ANNEXACCEPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4450
#;;;;;;;;;;;4451
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation becomes a vassal of another nation;;;;;;;;;;4452
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4453
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4454
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;4455
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4456
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_4;became;;;;;;;;;;4457
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_5;vassals of %s;;;;;;;;;;4458
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4459
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_LOG;%s became Vassals of %s.;;;;;;;;;;4460
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4461
VASALLACCEPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4462
#;;;;;;;;;;;4463
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation declines another nation's request to join its military alliance;;;;;;;;;;4464
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4465
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4466
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4467
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_3;declined %s's request;;;;;;;;;;4468
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_4;to join their;;;;;;;;;;4469
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_5;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4470
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4471
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_LOG;%s declined %s's request to join their Military Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;4472
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4473
MILLALLJOINREJECTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4474
#;;;;;;;;;;;4475
MILALLLEAVE_SETUP;When a nation leaves a war or military alliance with another nation;;;;;;;;;;4476
MILALLLEAVE_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4477
MILALLLEAVE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4478
MILALLLEAVE_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4479
MILALLLEAVE_3;left a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4480
MILALLLEAVE_4;with their former allies in;;;;;;;;;;4481
MILALLLEAVE_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4482
MILALLLEAVE_6;;;;;;;;;;;4483
MILALLLEAVE_LOG;%s left a Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4484
MILALLLEAVE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4485
MILALLLEAVE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4486
#;;;;;;;;;;;4487
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation accepts an invitation to a military alliance with another nation;;;;;;;;;;4488
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4489
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4490
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4491
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_3;entered a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4492
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_4;with their new ally;;;;;;;;;;4493
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4494
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4495
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_LOG;%s entered a Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4496
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4497
MILLALLINVACCEPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4498
#;;;;;;;;;;;4499
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation joins a war or military alliance with another nation;;;;;;;;;;4500
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4501
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4502
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4503
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_3;joined a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4504
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_4;with their new allies in;;;;;;;;;;4505
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4506
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4507
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_LOG;%s entered a Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4508
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4509
MILALLJOINACCEPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4510
#;;;;;;;;;;;4511
MILALLBANOTHER_SETUP;When a nation is banned from a military alliance by its leader;;;;;;;;;;4512
MILALLBANOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4513
MILALLBANOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4514
MILALLBANOTHER_2;%t, %s was;;;;;;;;;;4515
MILALLBANOTHER_3;banned from their Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4516
MILALLBANOTHER_4;by their former ally;;;;;;;;;;4517
MILALLBANOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4518
MILALLBANOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4519
MILALLBANOTHER_LOG;%s was banned from a Military Alliance by %s.;;;;;;;;;;4520
MILALLBANOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4521
MILALLBANOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4522
#;;;;;;;;;;;4523
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_SETUP;When a nation declines a military alliance offer from another nation;;;;;;;;;;4524
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4525
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4526
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4527
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_3;declined an offer;;;;;;;;;;4528
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_4;from %s to join their;;;;;;;;;;4529
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_5;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4530
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_6;with %s;;;;;;;;;;4531
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_LOG;%s declined an offer from %s to join a Military Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;4532
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4533
MILLALLINVDECLINEOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4534
#;;;;;;;;;;;4535
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_SETUP;When a nation dishonors a military alliance that it has with another nation;;;;;;;;;;4536
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4537
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4538
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4539
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_3;dishonored a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4540
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_4;she had with her former allies in;;;;;;;;;;4541
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4542
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4543
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_LOG;%s dishonored a Military Alliance she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4544
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4545
MILALLDISHONOROTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4546
#;;;;;;;;;;;4547
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_SETUP;When a nation enters a Royal Marriage with another nation;;;;;;;;;;4548
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4549
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4550
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_2;%t, %s entered a;;;;;;;;;;4551
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_3;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;4552
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_4;with their new ally;;;;;;;;;;4553
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4554
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4555
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_LOG;%s entered a Royal Marriage with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4556
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4557
ROYMARACCEPTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4558
#;;;;;;;;;;;4559
DECLWAROTHER_SETUP;When a nation declares war upon another nation;;;;;;;;;;4560
DECLWAROTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4561
DECLWAROTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4562
DECLWAROTHER_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4563
DECLWAROTHER_3;declared war;;;;;;;;;;4564
DECLWAROTHER_4;upon their new enemies;;;;;;;;;;4565
DECLWAROTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4566
DECLWAROTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4567
DECLWAROTHER_LOG;%s declared war upon %s.;;;;;;;;;;4568
DECLWAROTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4569
DECLWAROTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4570
#;;;;;;;;;;;4571
JOINWAROTHER_SETUP;When a nation joins an ongoing war;;;;;;;;;;4572
JOINWAROTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4573
JOINWAROTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4574
JOINWAROTHER_2;%t, %s has;;;;;;;;;;4575
JOINWAROTHER_3;joined the war;;;;;;;;;;4576
JOINWAROTHER_4;on the same side as %s in their war against;;;;;;;;;;4577
JOINWAROTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4578
JOINWAROTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4579
JOINWAROTHER_LOG;%s joined the war on the same side as %s in their war against %s.;;;;;;;;;;4580
JOINWAROTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4581
JOINWAROTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4582
#;;;;;;;;;;;4583
MILALLDISHONOR_SETUP;When a nation dishonors a military alliance that it has with you;;;;;;;;;;4584
MILALLDISHONOR_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4585
MILALLDISHONOR_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4586
MILALLDISHONOR_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4587
MILALLDISHONOR_3;dared to dishonor;;;;;;;;;;4588
MILALLDISHONOR_4;your;;;;;;;;;;4589
MILALLDISHONOR_5;Military Alliance!;;;;;;;;;;4590
MILALLDISHONOR_6;You now have a Casus Belli on them.;;;;;;;;;;4591
MILALLDISHONOR_LOG;%s dishonored your Military Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;4592
MILALLDISHONOR_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4593
MILALLDISHONOR_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4594
#;;;;;;;;;;;4595
WEMILALLDISHONOR_SETUP;When we dishonor a military alliance;;;;;;;;;;4596
WEMILALLDISHONOR_HEADER;Our Governor reports;;;;;;;;;;4597
WEMILALLDISHONOR_1;Dishonor!%s;;;;;;;;;;4598
WEMILALLDISHONOR_2;%t, we have dishonored;;;;;;;;;;4599
WEMILALLDISHONOR_3;our;;;;;;;;;;4600
WEMILALLDISHONOR_4;Military Alliance!;;;;;;;;;;4601
WEMILALLDISHONOR_5;%s now have a Casus Belli on us.;;;;;;;;;;4602
WEMILALLDISHONOR_6;;;;;;;;;;;4603
WEMILALLDISHONOR_LOG;We have dishonored our Military Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4604
WEMILALLDISHONOR_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4605
WEMILALLDISHONOR_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4606
#;;;;;;;;;;;4607
MILALLBREAK_SETUP;When a nation breaks a military alliance;;;;;;;;;;4608
MILALLBREAK_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4609
MILALLBREAK_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4610
MILALLBREAK_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4611
MILALLBREAK_3;has broken;;;;;;;;;;4612
MILALLBREAK_4;the;;;;;;;;;;4613
MILALLBREAK_5;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;4614
MILALLBREAK_6;she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4615
MILALLBREAK_LOG;%s left the Military Alliance she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4616
MILALLBREAK_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4617
MILALLBREAK_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4618
#;;;;;;;;;;;4619
ROYMARBREAK_SETUP;When a nation breaks a Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;4620
ROYMARBREAK_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4621
ROYMARBREAK_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4622
ROYMARBREAK_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4623
ROYMARBREAK_3;has broken;;;;;;;;;;4624
ROYMARBREAK_4;the;;;;;;;;;;4625
ROYMARBREAK_5;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;4626
ROYMARBREAK_6;she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4627
ROYMARBREAK_LOG;%s broke the Royal Marriage she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4628
ROYMARBREAK_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4629
ROYMARBREAK_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4630
#;;;;;;;;;;;4631
VASALLBREAK_SETUP;When a nation cancels a Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;4632
VASALLBREAK_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4633
VASALLBREAK_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4634
VASALLBREAK_2;%t, %s;;;;;;;;;;4635
VASALLBREAK_3;has cancelled;;;;;;;;;;4636
VASALLBREAK_4;the;;;;;;;;;;4637
VASALLBREAK_5;Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;4638
VASALLBREAK_6;she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4639
VASALLBREAK_LOG;%s cancelled the Vassalization she had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4640
VASALLBREAK_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4641
VASALLBREAK_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4642
#;;;;;;;;;;;4643
WEDEFENDER_SETUP;When we have proclaimed to become defender of the faith;;;;;;;;;;4644
WEDEFENDER_HEADER;The Archbishop reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4645
WEDEFENDER_1;DEFENDER OF THE FAITH;;;;;;;;;;4646
WEDEFENDER_2;%t, the country of;;;;;;;;;;4647
WEDEFENDER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4648
WEDEFENDER_4;have proclaimed themselves as the sole defender of the;;;;;;;;;;4649
WEDEFENDER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4650
WEDEFENDER_6;countries of the world.;;;;;;;;;;4651
WEDEFENDER_LOG;%s is now the sole defender of the %s faith.;;;;;;;;;;4652
WEDEFENDER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4653
WEDEFENDER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4654
#;;;;;;;;;;;4655
OTHERDEFENDER_SETUP;When another country has become defender of a faith;;;;;;;;;;4656
OTHERDEFENDER_HEADER;The Archbishop reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4657
OTHERDEFENDER_1;DEFENDER OF THE FAITH;;;;;;;;;;4658
OTHERDEFENDER_2;%t, the country of;;;;;;;;;;4659
OTHERDEFENDER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4660
OTHERDEFENDER_4;have proclaimed themselves as the sole defender of the;;;;;;;;;;4661
OTHERDEFENDER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4662
OTHERDEFENDER_6;countries of the world.;;;;;;;;;;4663
OTHERDEFENDER_LOG;%s is now the sole defender of the %s faith.;;;;;;;;;;4664
OTHERDEFENDER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4665
OTHERDEFENDER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4666
#;;;;;;;;;;;4667
VASSALTOUS_SETUP;When another country offers us to become their vassal.;;;;;;;;;;4668
VASSALTOUS_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;4669
VASSALTOUS_1;;;;;;;;;;;4670
VASSALTOUS_2;;;;;;;;;;;4671
VASSALTOUS_3;;;;;;;;;;;4672
VASSALTOUS_4;;;;;;;;;;;4673
VASSALTOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4674
VASSALTOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4675
VASSALTOUS_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;4676
VASSALTOUS_BTN1;;;;;;;;;;;4677
VASSALTOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4678
#;;;;;;;;;;;4679
ANNEXTOUS_SETUP;When another country demands our annexation.;;;;;;;;;;4680
ANNEXTOUS_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;4681
ANNEXTOUS_1;;;;;;;;;;;4682
ANNEXTOUS_2;;;;;;;;;;;4683
ANNEXTOUS_3;;;;;;;;;;;4684
ANNEXTOUS_4;;;;;;;;;;;4685
ANNEXTOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4686
ANNEXTOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4687
ANNEXTOUS_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;4688
ANNEXTOUS_BTN1;;;;;;;;;;;4689
ANNEXTOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4690
#;;;;;;;;;;;4691
TRADETOUS_SETUP;When another country offers us a trade agreement.;;;;;;;;;;4692
TRADETOUS_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;4693
TRADETOUS_1;;;;;;;;;;;4694
TRADETOUS_2;;;;;;;;;;;4695
TRADETOUS_3;;;;;;;;;;;4696
TRADETOUS_4;;;;;;;;;;;4697
TRADETOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4698
TRADETOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4699
TRADETOUS_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;4700
TRADETOUS_BTN1;;;;;;;;;;;4701
TRADETOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4702
#;;;;;;;;;;;4703
ACCTOUS_SETUP;When another country asks for military access from us.;;;;;;;;;;4704
ACCTOUS_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;4705
ACCTOUS_1;;;;;;;;;;;4706
ACCTOUS_2;;;;;;;;;;;4707
ACCTOUS_3;;;;;;;;;;;4708
ACCTOUS_4;;;;;;;;;;;4709
ACCTOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4710
ACCTOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4711
ACCTOUS_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;4712
ACCTOUS_BTN1;;;;;;;;;;;4713
ACCTOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4714
#;;;;;;;;;;;4715
INSUTOUS_SETUP;When another country sends us an insult.;;;;;;;;;;4716
INSUTOUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4717
INSUTOUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4718
INSUTOUS_2;%t, the untrustworthy scum of %s have sent us an;;;;;;;;;;4719
INSUTOUS_3;INSULT;;;;;;;;;;4720
INSUTOUS_4;We will now have a Casus Belli upon them, and our relations have deteriorated.;;;;;;;;;;4721
INSUTOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4722
INSUTOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4723
INSUTOUS_LOG;%s has sent us an insult.;;;;;;;;;;4724
INSUTOUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4725
INSUTOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4726
#;;;;;;;;;;;4727
CLAIMTOUS_SETUP;When another country claims our throne.;;;;;;;;;;4728
CLAIMTOUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4729
CLAIMTOUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4730
CLAIMTOUS_2;%t, the king of %s had laid a;;;;;;;;;;4731
CLAIMTOUS_3;CLAIM TO OUR THRONE;;;;;;;;;;4732
CLAIMTOUS_4;They now have a Casus Belli on us, so we should prepare for an attack from them.;;;;;;;;;;4733
CLAIMTOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4734
CLAIMTOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4735
CLAIMTOUS_LOG;%s has proclaimed a claim to our throne.;;;;;;;;;;4736
CLAIMTOUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4737
CLAIMTOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4738
#;;;;;;;;;;;4739
CLAIMTOOTH_SETUP;When another nation claims a third nation's throne;;;;;;;;;;4740
CLAIMTOOTH_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4741
CLAIMTOOTH_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4742
CLAIMTOOTH_2;%t, the king of %s had laid a;;;;;;;;;;4743
CLAIMTOOTH_3;CLAIM TO %s;;;;;;;;;;4744
CLAIMTOOTH_4;They now have a Casus Belli, and we expect them to attack.;;;;;;;;;;4745
CLAIMTOOTH_5;;;;;;;;;;;4746
CLAIMTOOTH_6;;;;;;;;;;;4747
CLAIMTOOTH_LOG;%s has proclaimed a claim to the throne of %s.;;;;;;;;;;4748
CLAIMTOOTH_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4749
CLAIMTOOTH_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4750
#;;;;;;;;;;;4751
WARNTOUS_SETUP;When another nation sends us a warning.;;;;;;;;;;4752
WARNTOUS_HEADER;Herald from%s;;;;;;;;;;4753
WARNTOUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4754
WARNTOUS_2;%t, we have been;;;;;;;;;;4755
WARNTOUS_3;WARNED;;;;;;;;;;4756
WARNTOUS_4;to not go into any war with their neighbours.;;;;;;;;;;4757
WARNTOUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4758
WARNTOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4759
WARNTOUS_LOG;%s has sent us a warning.;;;;;;;;;;4760
WARNTOUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4761
WARNTOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4762
#;;;;;;;;;;;4763
GUARATOUS_SETUP;When another nation sends us a guarantee;;;;;;;;;;4764
GUARATOUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4765
GUARATOUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4766
GUARATOUS_2;%t, we now have our independence;;;;;;;;;;4767
GUARATOUS_3;GUARANTEED;;;;;;;;;;4768
GUARATOUS_4;by;;;;;;;;;;4769
GUARATOUS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4770
GUARATOUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4771
GUARATOUS_LOG;%s will now guarantee our independence.;;;;;;;;;;4772
GUARATOUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4773
GUARATOUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4774
#;;;;;;;;;;;4775
DETRAWITHUS_SETUP;When another nation declines our trade agreement proposal;;;;;;;;;;4776
DETRAWITHUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4777
DETRAWITHUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4778
DETRAWITHUS_2;%t, we are sorry to inform you that %s;;;;;;;;;;4779
DETRAWITHUS_3;DECLINE TRADE AGREEMENT;;;;;;;;;;4780
DETRAWITHUS_4;with us.;;;;;;;;;;4781
DETRAWITHUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4782
DETRAWITHUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4783
DETRAWITHUS_LOG;%s declined our trade agreement proposal.;;;;;;;;;;4784
DETRAWITHUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4785
DETRAWITHUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4786
#;;;;;;;;;;;4787
ACTRAWITHUS_SETUP;When another nation accepts a trade agreement with us;;;;;;;;;;4788
ACTRAWITHUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4789
ACTRAWITHUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4790
ACTRAWITHUS_2;%t, we have now signed a;;;;;;;;;;4791
ACTRAWITHUS_3;TRADE AGREEMENT;;;;;;;;;;4792
ACTRAWITHUS_4;with;;;;;;;;;;4793
ACTRAWITHUS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4794
ACTRAWITHUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4795
ACTRAWITHUS_LOG;We now have a trade agreement with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4796
ACTRAWITHUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4797
ACTRAWITHUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4798
#;;;;;;;;;;;4799
OTHERTRADEAG_SETUP;When another nation accepts a trade agreement with a third nation.;;;;;;;;;;4800
OTHERTRADEAG_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4801
OTHERTRADEAG_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4802
OTHERTRADEAG_2;%t, we have been informed that;;;;;;;;;;4803
OTHERTRADEAG_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4804
OTHERTRADEAG_4;has signed a trade agreement with;;;;;;;;;;4805
OTHERTRADEAG_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4806
OTHERTRADEAG_6;;;;;;;;;;;4807
OTHERTRADEAG_LOG;%s now has a trade agreement with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4808
OTHERTRADEAG_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4809
OTHERTRADEAG_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4810
#;;;;;;;;;;;4811
BRKTRADEUS_SETUP;When another nation breaks a trade agreement with us.;;;;;;;;;;4812
BRKTRADEUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4813
BRKTRADEUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4814
BRKTRADEUS_2;%t, we regret to inform you that;;;;;;;;;;4815
BRKTRADEUS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4816
BRKTRADEUS_4;has cancelled our;;;;;;;;;;4817
BRKTRADEUS_5;TRADE AGREEMENT;;;;;;;;;;4818
BRKTRADEUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4819
BRKTRADEUS_LOG;%s has broken the trade agreement they had with us.;;;;;;;;;;4820
BRKTRADEUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4821
BRKTRADEUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4822
#;;;;;;;;;;;4823
BRKTRADEOTH_SETUP;When another nation breaks a trade agreement with a third nation.;;;;;;;;;;4824
BRKTRADEOTH_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4825
BRKTRADEOTH_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4826
BRKTRADEOTH_2;%t, we wish to inform you that;;;;;;;;;;4827
BRKTRADEOTH_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4828
BRKTRADEOTH_4;has broken their trade agreement with;;;;;;;;;;4829
BRKTRADEOTH_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4830
BRKTRADEOTH_6;;;;;;;;;;;4831
BRKTRADEOTH_LOG;%s has broken the trade agreement they had with %s.;;;;;;;;;;4832
BRKTRADEOTH_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4833
BRKTRADEOTH_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4834
#;;;;;;;;;;;4835
DECMILUS_SETUP;When another nation declines us military access;;;;;;;;;;4836
DECMILUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4837
DECMILUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4838
DECMILUS_2;%t;;;;;;;;;;4839
DECMILUS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4840
DECMILUS_4;refuses to grant us military access.;;;;;;;;;;4841
DECMILUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4842
DECMILUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4843
DECMILUS_LOG;%s refuses to grant us military access.;;;;;;;;;;4844
DECMILUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4845
DECMILUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4846
#;;;;;;;;;;;4847
ACCMILUS_SETUP;When another nation grants us military access;;;;;;;;;;4848
ACCMILUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4849
ACCMILUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4850
ACCMILUS_2;%t;;;;;;;;;;4851
ACCMILUS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4852
ACCMILUS_4;now grants us military access.;;;;;;;;;;4853
ACCMILUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4854
ACCMILUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4855
ACCMILUS_LOG;%s is now granting us military access to their country.;;;;;;;;;;4856
ACCMILUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4857
ACCMILUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4858
#;;;;;;;;;;;4859
ACCMILOTHER_SETUP;When another nation grants military access to a third party.;;;;;;;;;;4860
ACCMILOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4861
ACCMILOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4862
ACCMILOTHER_2;%t;;;;;;;;;;4863
ACCMILOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4864
ACCMILOTHER_4;now grants military access to;;;;;;;;;;4865
ACCMILOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4866
ACCMILOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4867
ACCMILOTHER_LOG;%s is now granting %s military access to their country.;;;;;;;;;;4868
ACCMILOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4869
ACCMILOTHER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4870
#;;;;;;;;;;;4871
CANCMILUS_SETUP;When another nation cancels the military access we gave them.;;;;;;;;;;4872
CANCMILUS_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4873
CANCMILUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4874
CANCMILUS_2;%t;;;;;;;;;;4875
CANCMILUS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4876
CANCMILUS_4;has cancelled the military access they have been given by us.;;;;;;;;;;4877
CANCMILUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4878
CANCMILUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4879
CANCMILUS_LOG;%s has cancelled the treaty of military access they had in our country.;;;;;;;;;;4880
CANCMILUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4881
CANCMILUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4882
#;;;;;;;;;;;4883
CANMILOTHE_SETUP;When another nation cancels the military access they gave a third nation.;;;;;;;;;;4884
CANMILOTHE_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;4885
CANMILOTHE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4886
CANMILOTHE_2;%t;;;;;;;;;;4887
CANMILOTHE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4888
CANMILOTHE_4;has cancelled the military access they have been given by;;;;;;;;;;4889
CANMILOTHE_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4890
CANMILOTHE_6;;;;;;;;;;;4891
CANMILOTHE_LOG;%s has cancelled the treaty of military access they had in %s..;;;;;;;;;;4892
CANMILOTHE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4893
CANMILOTHE_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4894
#;;;;;;;;;;;4895
REVMILUS_SETUP;When another nation revokes the military access they granted us;;;;;;;;;;4896
REVMILUS_HEADER;Herald from%s;;;;;;;;;;4897
REVMILUS_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4898
REVMILUS_2;%t, we are informed that they have;;;;;;;;;;4899
REVMILUS_3;REVOKED MILITARY ACCESS;;;;;;;;;;4900
REVMILUS_4;for us.;;;;;;;;;;4901
REVMILUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;4902
REVMILUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4903
REVMILUS_LOG;%s has revoked our military access.;;;;;;;;;;4904
REVMILUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4905
REVMILUS_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4906
#;;;;;;;;;;;4907
REVMILOTHER_SETUP;When another nation revokes the military access they granted a third nation.;;;;;;;;;;4908
REVMILOTHER_HEADER;Herald from%s;;;;;;;;;;4909
REVMILOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;4910
REVMILOTHER_2;%t, we are informed that they have;;;;;;;;;;4911
REVMILOTHER_3;REVOKED MILITARY ACCESS;;;;;;;;;;4912
REVMILOTHER_4;for %s;;;;;;;;;;4913
REVMILOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;4914
REVMILOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;4915
REVMILOTHER_LOG;%s has revoked the military access for %s.;;;;;;;;;;4916
REVMILOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4917
REVMILOTHER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4918
#;;;;;;;;;;;4919
LEADERDIES_SETUP;When one of your leaders dies;;;;;;;;;;4920
LEADERDIES_HEADER;Our Marshal reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4921
LEADERDIES_1;A leader has died!;;;;;;;;;;4922
LEADERDIES_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;4923
LEADERDIES_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4924
LEADERDIES_4;has died.;;;;;;;;;;4925
LEADERDIES_5;;;;;;;;;;;4926
LEADERDIES_6;;;;;;;;;;;4927
LEADERDIES_LOG;%s has died.;;;;;;;;;;4928
LEADERDIES_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4929
LEADERDIES_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;4930
#;;;;;;;;;;;4931
LEADERNEW_SETUP;When you receive a new leader;;;;;;;;;;4932
LEADERNEW_HEADER;Our Marshal reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4933
LEADERNEW_1;New Leader!;;;;;;;;;;4934
LEADERNEW_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;4935
LEADERNEW_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4936
LEADERNEW_4;awaits your command in;;;;;;;;;;4937
LEADERNEW_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4938
LEADERNEW_6;;;;;;;;;;;4939
LEADERNEW_LOG;%s awaits your command in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4940
LEADERNEW_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4941
LEADERNEW_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4942
#;;;;;;;;;;;4943
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_SETUP;When you receive a new Monarch as military leader;;;;;;;;;;4944
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_HEADER;Our Marshal reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4945
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_1;The King has arrived!;;;;;;;;;;4946
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;4947
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4948
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_4;has assumed command of the army in;;;;;;;;;;4949
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4950
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_6;;;;;;;;;;;4951
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_LOG;%s has assumed command of the army in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4952
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4953
LEADERNEW_MONARCH_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4954
#;;;;;;;;;;;4955
PROVOWNOCC_SETUP;When someone has occupied one of your provinces;;;;;;;;;;4956
PROVOWNOCC_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4957
PROVOWNOCC_1;Enemy in Sight!;;;;;;;;;;4958
PROVOWNOCC_2;%t, we have lost control over;;;;;;;;;;4959
PROVOWNOCC_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4960
PROVOWNOCC_4;to the filthy traitors of;;;;;;;;;;4961
PROVOWNOCC_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4962
PROVOWNOCC_6;;;;;;;;;;;4963
PROVOWNOCC_LOG;We have lost control over %s to %s.;;;;;;;;;;4964
PROVOWNOCC_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4965
PROVOWNOCC_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4966
#;;;;;;;;;;;4967
NBLOSS_SETUP;When you lose a naval battle;;;;;;;;;;4968
NBLOSS_HEADER;Our Admiral Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4969
NBLOSS_1;Failure!;;;;;;;;;;4970
NBLOSS_2;%t, our valiant navy lost a naval battle against a force from;;;;;;;;;;4971
NBLOSS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4972
NBLOSS_4;in the waters of;;;;;;;;;;4973
NBLOSS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4974
NBLOSS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4975
NBLOSS_LOG;We lost a naval battle against %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4976
NBLOSS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4977
NBLOSS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4978
#;;;;;;;;;;;4979
LBLOSS_SETUP;When you lose a land battle;;;;;;;;;;4980
LBLOSS_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4981
LBLOSS_1;Failure!;;;;;;;;;;4982
LBLOSS_2;%t, our brave armies lost a battle against superior forces of;;;;;;;;;;4983
LBLOSS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4984
LBLOSS_4;in the province of;;;;;;;;;;4985
LBLOSS_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;4986
LBLOSS_6;;;;;;;;;;;4987
LBLOSS_LOG;We lost a battle against %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;4988
LBLOSS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4989
LBLOSS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;4990
#;;;;;;;;;;;4991
NAVYDESTROY_SETUP;When one of your navies is destroyed;;;;;;;;;;4992
NAVYDESTROY_HEADER;Our Admiral reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4993
NAVYDESTROY_1;Disaster!;;;;;;;;;;4994
NAVYDESTROY_2;%t, our navy in;;;;;;;;;;4995
NAVYDESTROY_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4996
NAVYDESTROY_4;has been completely annihilated!;;;;;;;;;;4997
NAVYDESTROY_5;;;;;;;;;;;4998
NAVYDESTROY_6;;;;;;;;;;;4999
NAVYDESTROY_LOG;Our navy in %s has been completely annihilated!;;;;;;;;;;5000
NAVYDESTROY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5001
NAVYDESTROY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5002
#;;;;;;;;;;;5003
ARMYDESTROY_SETUP;When one of your armies is destroyed;;;;;;;;;;5004
ARMYDESTROY_HEADER;Our Marshal reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5005
ARMYDESTROY_1;Disaster!;;;;;;;;;;5006
ARMYDESTROY_2;%t, our army in;;;;;;;;;;5007
ARMYDESTROY_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5008
ARMYDESTROY_4;has been completely annihilated!;;;;;;;;;;5009
ARMYDESTROY_5;;;;;;;;;;;5010
ARMYDESTROY_6;;;;;;;;;;;5011
ARMYDESTROY_LOG;Our army in %s has been completely annihilated!;;;;;;;;;;5012
ARMYDESTROY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5013
ARMYDESTROY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5014
#;;;;;;;;;;;5015
NBWIN_SETUP;When you win a naval battle;;;;;;;;;;5016
NBWIN_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5017
NBWIN_1;Victory!;;;;;;;;;;5018
NBWIN_2;%t, we won a battle against the navy of;;;;;;;;;;5019
NBWIN_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5020
NBWIN_4;in the waters of;;;;;;;;;;5021
NBWIN_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5022
NBWIN_6;;;;;;;;;;;5023
NBWIN_LOG;We won a battle against %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5024
NBWIN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5025
NBWIN_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5026
#;;;;;;;;;;;5027
LBWIN_SETUP;When you win a land battle;;;;;;;;;;5028
LBWIN_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5029
LBWIN_1;Victory!;;;;;;;;;;5030
LBWIN_2;%t, our victorious armies have defeated an army from;;;;;;;;;;5031
LBWIN_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5032
LBWIN_4;in the province of;;;;;;;;;;5033
LBWIN_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5034
LBWIN_6;;;;;;;;;;;5035
LBWIN_LOG;We won a battle against %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5036
LBWIN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5037
LBWIN_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5038
#;;;;;;;;;;;5039
SBWIN_SETUP;When you win a siege;;;;;;;;;;5040
SBWIN_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5041
SBWIN_1;Siege Successful!;;;;;;;;;;5042
SBWIN_2;%t, we captured the province of;;;;;;;;;;5043
SBWIN_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5044
SBWIN_4;from their former owners;;;;;;;;;;5045
SBWIN_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5046
SBWIN_6;;;;;;;;;;;5047
SBWIN_LOG;We captured the province of %s from %s;;;;;;;;;;5048
SBWIN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5049
SBWIN_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5050
#;;;;;;;;;;;5051
LIBPROV_SETUP;When you liberate a province;;;;;;;;;;5052
LIBPROV_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5053
LIBPROV_1;Province Liberated!;;;;;;;;;;5054
LIBPROV_2;%t, we liberated the province of;;;;;;;;;;5055
LIBPROV_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5056
LIBPROV_4;from the unlawful occupants of;;;;;;;;;;5057
LIBPROV_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5058
LIBPROV_6;;;;;;;;;;;5059
LIBPROV_LOG;We liberated the province of %s from %s;;;;;;;;;;5060
LIBPROV_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5061
LIBPROV_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5062
#;;;;;;;;;;;5063
ARMYARRIVE_SETUP;When one of your armies reach its destination.;;;;;;;;;;5064
ARMYARRIVE_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5065
ARMYARRIVE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5066
ARMYARRIVE_2;has reached its final destination;;;;;;;;;;5067
ARMYARRIVE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5068
ARMYARRIVE_4;;;;;;;;;;;5069
ARMYARRIVE_5;;;;;;;;;;;5070
ARMYARRIVE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5071
ARMYARRIVE_LOG;%s has arrived in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5072
ARMYARRIVE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5073
ARMYARRIVE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5074
#;;;;;;;;;;;5075
ARMYLOAD_SETUP;When one of your armies has finished loading onto a ship.;;;;;;;;;;5076
ARMYLOAD_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5077
ARMYLOAD_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5078
ARMYLOAD_2;has boarded the ships in;;;;;;;;;;5079
ARMYLOAD_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5080
ARMYLOAD_4;;;;;;;;;;;5081
ARMYLOAD_5;;;;;;;;;;;5082
ARMYLOAD_6;;;;;;;;;;;5083
ARMYLOAD_LOG;%s has finished loading in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5084
ARMYLOAD_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5085
ARMYLOAD_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5086
#;;;;;;;;;;;5087
ARMYUNLOAD_SETUP;When one of your armies has finished unloading from a ship.;;;;;;;;;;5088
ARMYUNLOAD_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5089
ARMYUNLOAD_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5090
ARMYUNLOAD_2;has unloaded from the ships into;;;;;;;;;;5091
ARMYUNLOAD_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5092
ARMYUNLOAD_4;;;;;;;;;;;5093
ARMYUNLOAD_5;;;;;;;;;;;5094
ARMYUNLOAD_6;;;;;;;;;;;5095
ARMYUNLOAD_LOG;%s has finished unloading in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5096
ARMYUNLOAD_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5097
ARMYUNLOAD_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5098
#;;;;;;;;;;;5099
FLEETARRIVE_SETUP;When one of your fleets reach its destination.;;;;;;;;;;5100
FLEETARRIVE_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5101
FLEETARRIVE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5102
FLEETARRIVE_2;has reached its final destination;;;;;;;;;;5103
FLEETARRIVE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5104
FLEETARRIVE_4;;;;;;;;;;;5105
FLEETARRIVE_5;;;;;;;;;;;5106
FLEETARRIVE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5107
FLEETARRIVE_LOG;%s has arrived in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5108
FLEETARRIVE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5109
FLEETARRIVE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5110
#;;;;;;;;;;;5111
FLEETATT_SETUP;When the attrition suffered by one of your fleets gets too high and returns to port.;;;;;;;;;;5112
FLEETATT_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5113
FLEETATT_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5114
FLEETATT_2;has too high attrition and is returning to.;;;;;;;;;;5115
FLEETATT_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5116
FLEETATT_4;;;;;;;;;;;5117
FLEETATT_5;;;;;;;;;;;5118
FLEETATT_6;;;;;;;;;;;5119
FLEETATT_LOG;%s has set sail for %s to replenish their supplies.;;;;;;;;;;5120
FLEETATT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5121
FLEETATT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5122
#;;;;;;;;;;;5123
WESNCOM_SETUP;When we have attacked another fleet.;;;;;;;;;;5124
WESNCOM_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5125
WESNCOM_1;;;;;;;;;;;5126
WESNCOM_2;Our fleet in;;;;;;;;;;5127
WESNCOM_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5128
WESNCOM_4;has now engaged in combat!;;;;;;;;;;5129
WESNCOM_5;;;;;;;;;;;5130
WESNCOM_6;;;;;;;;;;;5131
WESNCOM_LOG;We have engaged hostile fleets in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5132
WESNCOM_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5133
WESNCOM_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5134
#;;;;;;;;;;;5135
THEYSNCOM_SETUP;When one of our fleets is under attack.;;;;;;;;;;5136
THEYSNCOM_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5137
THEYSNCOM_1;;;;;;;;;;;5138
THEYSNCOM_2;Our fleet in;;;;;;;;;;5139
THEYSNCOM_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5140
THEYSNCOM_4;are under attack from;;;;;;;;;;5141
THEYSNCOM_5;%s!;;;;;;;;;;5142
THEYSNCOM_6;;;;;;;;;;;5143
THEYSNCOM_LOG;We are attacked by hostile fleets of %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5144
THEYSNCOM_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5145
THEYSNCOM_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5146
#;;;;;;;;;;;5147
WESLCOM_SETUP;When our armies attack another army.;;;;;;;;;;5148
WESLCOM_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5149
WESLCOM_1;;;;;;;;;;;5150
WESLCOM_2;Our army in;;;;;;;;;;5151
WESLCOM_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5152
WESLCOM_4;has now engaged in combat!;;;;;;;;;;5153
WESLCOM_5;;;;;;;;;;;5154
WESLCOM_6;;;;;;;;;;;5155
WESLCOM_LOG;We have engaged hostile armies in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5156
WESLCOM_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5157
WESLCOM_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5158
#;;;;;;;;;;;5159
THEYSLCOM_SETUP;When our armies have been attacked;;;;;;;;;;5160
THEYSLCOM_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5161
THEYSLCOM_1;;;;;;;;;;;5162
THEYSLCOM_2;Our army in;;;;;;;;;;5163
THEYSLCOM_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5164
THEYSLCOM_4;are under attack from;;;;;;;;;;5165
THEYSLCOM_5;%s!;;;;;;;;;;5166
THEYSLCOM_6;;;;;;;;;;;5167
THEYSLCOM_LOG;We are attacked by hostile armies of %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5168
THEYSLCOM_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5169
THEYSLCOM_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5170
#;;;;;;;;;;;5171
WESSIEGE_SETUP;When we initiate a siege of a fortress.;;;;;;;;;;5172
WESSIEGE_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5173
WESSIEGE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5174
WESSIEGE_2;is now besieged by our forces.;;;;;;;;;;5175
WESSIEGE_3;;;;;;;;;;;5176
WESSIEGE_4;;;;;;;;;;;5177
WESSIEGE_5;;;;;;;;;;;5178
WESSIEGE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5179
WESSIEGE_LOG;We have initiated a siege in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5180
WESSIEGE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5181
WESSIEGE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5182
#;;;;;;;;;;;5183
THEYSSIEGE_SETUP;When another country starts to besiege one of our fortresses;;;;;;;;;;5184
THEYSSIEGE_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5185
THEYSSIEGE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5186
THEYSSIEGE_2;has been besieged by hostile forces led by;;;;;;;;;;5187
THEYSSIEGE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5188
THEYSSIEGE_4;;;;;;;;;;;5189
THEYSSIEGE_5;;;;;;;;;;;5190
THEYSSIEGE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5191
THEYSSIEGE_LOG;%s has been besieged by %s;;;;;;;;;;5192
THEYSSIEGE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5193
THEYSSIEGE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5194
#;;;;;;;;;;;5195
REVOLT_SETUP;When there is a revolt in one of your provinces;;;;;;;;;;5196
REVOLT_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5197
REVOLT_1;A Revolt!;;;;;;;;;;5198
REVOLT_2;%t, the peasants in;;;;;;;;;;5199
REVOLT_3;%s are revolting!;;;;;;;;;;5200
REVOLT_4;If you do not suppress the revolt, there is a risk they will occupy the province long enough to declare independence.;;;;;;;;;;5201
REVOLT_5;;;;;;;;;;;5202
REVOLT_6;;;;;;;;;;;5203
REVOLT_LOG;The peasants in %s are revolting!;;;;;;;;;;5204
REVOLT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5205
REVOLT_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5206
#;;;;;;;;;;;5207
DEFECTU_SETUP;When a rebel controlled province of ours defects to another country;;;;;;;;;;5208
DEFECTU_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5209
DEFECTU_1;Rebels Defect!;;;;;;;;;;5210
DEFECTU_2;%t, the revolters in;;;;;;;;;;5211
DEFECTU_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5212
DEFECTU_4;have defected to;;;;;;;;;;5213
DEFECTU_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5214
DEFECTU_6;We now have a casus belli upon them.;;;;;;;;;;5215
DEFECTU_LOG;The revolters in %s have defected to the crown of %s.;;;;;;;;;;5216
DEFECTU_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5217
DEFECTU_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5218
#;;;;;;;;;;;5219
DEFECTO_SETUP;When a rebel controlled province of another country defects to a third country;;;;;;;;;;5220
DEFECTO_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5221
DEFECTO_1;Rebels Defect!;;;;;;;;;;5222
DEFECTO_2;%t, the revolters in;;;;;;;;;;5223
DEFECTO_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5224
DEFECTO_4;have defected to;;;;;;;;;;5225
DEFECTO_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5226
DEFECTO_6;;;;;;;;;;;5227
DEFECTO_LOG;The revolters in %s have defected to the crown of %s.;;;;;;;;;;5228
DEFECTO_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5229
DEFECTO_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5230
#;;;;;;;;;;;5231
DEFECTTU_SETUP;When the rebels in a province proclaim themselves to become a part of us.;;;;;;;;;;5232
DEFECTTU_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5233
DEFECTTU_1;Rebels Defect!;;;;;;;;;;5234
DEFECTTU_2;%t, the revolters in;;;;;;;;;;5235
DEFECTTU_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5236
DEFECTTU_4;have thrown of the last ties to;;;;;;;;;;5237
DEFECTTU_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5238
DEFECTTU_6;and joined our glorious realm.;;;;;;;;;;5239
DEFECTTU_LOG;The freedom loving rebels in %s have left the yokes of %s to join our realm.;;;;;;;;;;5240
DEFECTTU_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5241
DEFECTTU_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5242
#;;;;;;;;;;;5243
PIRATES_SETUP;When a fleet of pirates appears in a seazone;;;;;;;;;;5244
PIRATES_HEADER;Our Marshal Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5245
PIRATES_1;Pirates sighted;;;;;;;;;;5246
PIRATES_2;%t, a fleet of pirates have been sighted in;;;;;;;;;;5247
PIRATES_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5248
PIRATES_4;If they are not destroyed, they might impact our revenue in that area.;;;;;;;;;;5249
PIRATES_5;;;;;;;;;;;5250
PIRATES_6;;;;;;;;;;;5251
PIRATES_LOG;Pirate Fleet sighted in %s!;;;;;;;;;;5252
PIRATES_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5253
PIRATES_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5254
#;;;;;;;;;;;5255
NATIVES_SETUP;When natives damage one of your settlements;;;;;;;;;;5256
NATIVES_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5257
NATIVES_1;Native Attack;;;;;;;;;;5258
NATIVES_2;%t, the natives in;;;;;;;;;;5259
NATIVES_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5260
NATIVES_4;has damaged our settlement there!;;;;;;;;;;5261
NATIVES_5;;;;;;;;;;;5262
NATIVES_6;;;;;;;;;;;5263
NATIVES_LOG;The natives damaged our settlement in %s!;;;;;;;;;;5264
NATIVES_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5265
NATIVES_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5266
#;;;;;;;;;;;5267
NATIVESKILL_SETUP;When natives destroy one of your settlements;;;;;;;;;;5268
NATIVESKILL_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5269
NATIVESKILL_1;Native Attack;;;;;;;;;;5270
NATIVESKILL_2;%t, the natives in;;;;;;;;;;5271
NATIVESKILL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5272
NATIVESKILL_4;have massacred the entire population in our settlement there!;;;;;;;;;;5273
NATIVESKILL_5;;;;;;;;;;;5274
NATIVESKILL_6;;;;;;;;;;;5275
NATIVESKILL_LOG;Natives destroyed our settlement in %s!;;;;;;;;;;5276
NATIVESKILL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5277
NATIVESKILL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5278
#;;;;;;;;;;;5279
COLONYDIE_SETUP;When one of your settlements fails and is destroyed.;;;;;;;;;;5280
COLONYDIE_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5281
COLONYDIE_1;Colony Destroyed;;;;;;;;;;5282
COLONYDIE_2;%t, our colony in;;;;;;;;;;5283
COLONYDIE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5284
COLONYDIE_4;have failed. The entire population has died due to famine and local diseases.!;;;;;;;;;;5285
COLONYDIE_5;;;;;;;;;;;5286
COLONYDIE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5287
COLONYDIE_LOG;Our settlement in %s has been destroyed by famine and diseases!;;;;;;;;;;5288
COLONYDIE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5289
COLONYDIE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5290
#;;;;;;;;;;;5291
TPOSTBURN_SETUP;When another nation burns one of your trading posts;;;;;;;;;;5292
TPOSTBURN_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5293
TPOSTBURN_1;Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;5294
TPOSTBURN_2;%t, troops from %s have attacked;;;;;;;;;;5295
TPOSTBURN_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5296
TPOSTBURN_4;and burnt our trading post!;;;;;;;;;;5297
TPOSTBURN_5;;;;;;;;;;;5298
TPOSTBURN_6;;;;;;;;;;;5299
TPOSTBURN_LOG;%s have burned our trading post in %s!;;;;;;;;;;5300
TPOSTBURN_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5301
TPOSTBURN_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5302
#;;;;;;;;;;;5303
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_SETUP;When another nation liberates a province for one of their allies;;;;;;;;;;5304
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5305
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5306
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_2;%t, the forces of %s have;;;;;;;;;;5307
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_3;liberated;;;;;;;;;;5308
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_4;the province of;;;;;;;;;;5309
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5310
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_6;for their allies %s.;;;;;;;;;;5311
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_LOG;%s has liberated the province of %s for their allies %s.;;;;;;;;;;5312
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5313
LIBPROVOTHERALLY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5314
#;;;;;;;;;;;5315
REVOLTOTHER_SETUP;When there is a revolt in another nation's province;;;;;;;;;;5316
REVOLTOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5317
REVOLTOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5318
REVOLTOTHER_2;%t, the peasants in;;;;;;;;;;5319
REVOLTOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5320
REVOLTOTHER_4;are revolting against their rightful Monarch of;;;;;;;;;;5321
REVOLTOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5322
REVOLTOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;5323
REVOLTOTHER_LOG;The peasants in %s are revolting against the Monarch of %s!;;;;;;;;;;5324
REVOLTOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5325
REVOLTOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5326
#;;;;;;;;;;;5327
SBWINOTHER_SETUP;When another nation wins a siege;;;;;;;;;;5328
SBWINOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5329
SBWINOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5330
SBWINOTHER_2;%t, the forces of %s have;;;;;;;;;;5331
SBWINOTHER_3;captured;;;;;;;;;;5332
SBWINOTHER_4;the city in;;;;;;;;;;5333
SBWINOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5334
SBWINOTHER_6;from its former masters %s;;;;;;;;;;5335
SBWINOTHER_LOG;%s captured the city in %s from %s;;;;;;;;;;5336
SBWINOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5337
SBWINOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5338
#;;;;;;;;;;;5339
LBWINOTHER_SETUP;When another nation wins a land battle;;;;;;;;;;5340
LBWINOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5341
LBWINOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5342
LBWINOTHER_2;%t, the forces of %s have;;;;;;;;;;5343
LBWINOTHER_3;won a battle against %s;;;;;;;;;;5344
LBWINOTHER_4;in the province of;;;;;;;;;;5345
LBWINOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5346
LBWINOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;5347
LBWINOTHER_LOG;%s won a battle against %s in %s;;;;;;;;;;5348
LBWINOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5349
LBWINOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5350
#;;;;;;;;;;;5351
NBWINOTHER_SETUP;When another nation wins a naval battle;;;;;;;;;;5352
NBWINOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5353
NBWINOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5354
NBWINOTHER_2;%t, the navies of %s have;;;;;;;;;;5355
NBWINOTHER_3;defeated the navies of %s;;;;;;;;;;5356
NBWINOTHER_4;in the waters of;;;;;;;;;;5357
NBWINOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5358
NBWINOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;5359
NBWINOTHER_LOG;%s won a battle against %s in %s;;;;;;;;;;5360
NBWINOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5361
NBWINOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5362
#;;;;;;;;;;;5363
COLNEWSUCCESS_SETUP;When you succeed in an attempt to establish a new colony;;;;;;;;;;5364
COLNEWSUCCESS_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5365
COLNEWSUCCESS_1;Colonization Successful!;;;;;;;;;;5366
COLNEWSUCCESS_2;%t, we successfully founded a new Colony in;;;;;;;;;;5367
COLNEWSUCCESS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5368
COLNEWSUCCESS_4;By sending more colonists there, it may eventually grow to a city.;;;;;;;;;;5369
COLNEWSUCCESS_5;;;;;;;;;;;5370
COLNEWSUCCESS_6;;;;;;;;;;;5371
COLNEWSUCCESS_LOG;We successfully established a new Colony in %s;;;;;;;;;;5372
COLNEWSUCCESS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5373
COLNEWSUCCESS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5374
#;;;;;;;;;;;5375
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_SETUP;When you succeed in an attempt to expand an existing colony;;;;;;;;;;5376
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5377
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_1;Colonization Successful!;;;;;;;;;;5378
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_2;%t, we successfully expanded our Colony in;;;;;;;;;;5379
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5380
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_4;When the population reaches 1000, it becomes a city that we gain taxes from.;;;;;;;;;;5381
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_5;;;;;;;;;;;5382
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_6;;;;;;;;;;;5383
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_LOG;We successfully expanded our Colony in %s;;;;;;;;;;5384
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5385
COLEXPANDSUCCESS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5386
#;;;;;;;;;;;5387
COLFAIL_SETUP;When you fail in your attempts to establish new colonies or expand existing colonies;;;;;;;;;;5388
COLFAIL_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5389
COLFAIL_1;Colonization Failed!;;;;;;;;;;5390
COLFAIL_2;%t, we failed in our Colonization attempt in;;;;;;;;;;5391
COLFAIL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5392
COLFAIL_4;There is a risk that any natives present have damaged our colony or even destroyed it!;;;;;;;;;;5393
COLFAIL_5;;;;;;;;;;;5394
COLFAIL_6;;;;;;;;;;;5395
COLFAIL_LOG;We failed in our Colonization attempt in %s;;;;;;;;;;5396
COLFAIL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5397
COLFAIL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5398
#;;;;;;;;;;;5399
MISSOSUCC_SETUP;When you succeed in converting a province.;;;;;;;;;;5400
MISSOSUCC_HEADER;Our Archbishop reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5401
MISSOSUCC_1;Inquisition Successful!;;;;;;;;;;5402
MISSOSUCC_2;%t, we are happy to announce that we have eradicated all heathens and heretics in;;;;;;;;;;5403
MISSOSUCC_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5404
MISSOSUCC_4;;;;;;;;;;;5405
MISSOSUCC_5;;;;;;;;;;;5406
MISSOSUCC_6;;;;;;;;;;;5407
MISSOSUCC_LOG;We converted the heretics and heathens in %s to the one true faith.;;;;;;;;;;5408
MISSOSUCC_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5409
MISSOSUCC_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5410
#;;;;;;;;;;;5411
MISSOFAIL_SETUP;When you fail in your attempts to convert a province.;;;;;;;;;;5412
MISSOFAIL_HEADER;Our Archbishop reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5413
MISSOFAIL_1;Inquisition Failed;;;;;;;;;;5414
MISSOFAIL_2;%t, we failed in our attempt to convert the heretics and heathens in;;;;;;;;;;5415
MISSOFAIL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5416
MISSOFAIL_4;;;;;;;;;;;5417
MISSOFAIL_5;;;;;;;;;;;5418
MISSOFAIL_6;;;;;;;;;;;5419
MISSOFAIL_LOG;We failed to convert the heretics and heathens in %s;;;;;;;;;;5420
MISSOFAIL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5421
MISSOFAIL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5422
#;;;;;;;;;;;5423
TPNEWSUCCESS_SETUP;When you succeed in your attempts to establish new trading posts;;;;;;;;;;5424
TPNEWSUCCESS_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5425
TPNEWSUCCESS_1;Colonization Successful!;;;;;;;;;;5426
TPNEWSUCCESS_2;%t, we successfully established a new Trading Post in;;;;;;;;;;5427
TPNEWSUCCESS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5428
TPNEWSUCCESS_4;Send merchants to the Center of Trade that the Trading Post belongs to, to get maximum economical gains.;;;;;;;;;;5429
TPNEWSUCCESS_5;;;;;;;;;;;5430
TPNEWSUCCESS_6;;;;;;;;;;;5431
TPNEWSUCCESS_LOG;We successfully established a Trading Post in %s;;;;;;;;;;5432
TPNEWSUCCESS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5433
TPNEWSUCCESS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5434
#;;;;;;;;;;;5435
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_SETUP;When you succeed in your attempts to expand an existing trading post;;;;;;;;;;5436
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5437
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_1;Colonization Successful!;;;;;;;;;;5438
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_2;%t, we successfully expanded our Trading Post in;;;;;;;;;;5439
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5440
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_4;The maximum size for a Trading Post is level 6. To expand beyond that, you need to convert it to a colony, which will decrease your incomes in the short term.;;;;;;;;;;5441
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_5;;;;;;;;;;;5442
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_6;;;;;;;;;;;5443
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_LOG;We successfully expanded our Trading Post in %s;;;;;;;;;;5444
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5445
TPEXPANDSUCCESS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5446
#;;;;;;;;;;;5447
TPFAIL_SETUP;When you fail in an attempt to expand an existing trading post;;;;;;;;;;5448
TPFAIL_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5449
TPFAIL_1;Colonization Failed!;;;;;;;;;;5450
TPFAIL_2;%t, we failed in our attempt to expand a Trading Post in;;;;;;;;;;5451
TPFAIL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5452
TPFAIL_4;There is a risk that any natives present have damaged our colony or even destroyed it!;;;;;;;;;;5453
TPFAIL_5;;;;;;;;;;;5454
TPFAIL_6;;;;;;;;;;;5455
TPFAIL_LOG;We failed in our attempt to expand a Trading Post in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5456
TPFAIL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5457
TPFAIL_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5458
#;;;;;;;;;;;5459
TPFAILEST_SETUP;When you fail in an attempt to establish a new trading post;;;;;;;;;;5460
TPFAILEST_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5461
TPFAILEST_1;Colonization Failed!;;;;;;;;;;5462
TPFAILEST_2;%t, we failed in our attempt to establish a new Trading Post in;;;;;;;;;;5463
TPFAILEST_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5464
TPFAILEST_4;;;;;;;;;;;5465
TPFAILEST_5;;;;;;;;;;;5466
TPFAILEST_6;;;;;;;;;;;5467
TPFAILEST_LOG;We failed in our attempt to establish a Trading Post in %s.;;;;;;;;;;5468
TPFAILEST_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5469
TPFAILEST_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5470
#;;;;;;;;;;;5471
EXPLORE_SETUP;When you explore a new province or sea zone;;;;;;;;;;5472
EXPLORE_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5473
EXPLORE_1;New Exploits!;;;;;;;;;;5474
EXPLORE_2;%t, we discovered;;;;;;;;;;5475
EXPLORE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5476
EXPLORE_4;;;;;;;;;;;5477
EXPLORE_5;;;;;;;;;;;5478
EXPLORE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5479
EXPLORE_LOG;We discovered %s;;;;;;;;;;5480
EXPLORE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5481
EXPLORE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5482
#;;;;;;;;;;;5483
EXPLORESPEC_SETUP;When you explore a new area;;;;;;;;;;5484
EXPLORESPEC_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5485
EXPLORESPEC_1;New Exploits!;;;;;;;;;;5486
EXPLORESPEC_2;%t, we discovered;;;;;;;;;;5487
EXPLORESPEC_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5488
EXPLORESPEC_4;You are awarded %s victory points;;;;;;;;;;5489
EXPLORESPEC_5;;;;;;;;;;;5490
EXPLORESPEC_6;;;;;;;;;;;5491
EXPLORESPEC_LOG;We discovered %s. You are awarded %s victory points.;;;;;;;;;;5492
EXPLORESPEC_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5493
EXPLORESPEC_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5494
#;;;;;;;;;;;5495
EXPLOREOTHER_SETUP;When another nation explores a new province or sea zone;;;;;;;;;;5496
EXPLOREOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5497
EXPLOREOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5498
EXPLOREOTHER_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;5499
EXPLOREOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5500
EXPLOREOTHER_4;discovered;;;;;;;;;;5501
EXPLOREOTHER_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5502
EXPLOREOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;5503
EXPLOREOTHER_LOG;%s discovered %s.;;;;;;;;;;5504
EXPLOREOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5505
EXPLOREOTHER_BTN2;Goto/sea zone;;;;;;;;;;5506
#;;;;;;;;;;;5507
EXPLOREAUTO_SETUP;When you receive rumors of another nation's establishments;;;;;;;;;;5508
EXPLOREAUTO_HEADER;Our Governor reports;;;;;;;;;;5509
EXPLOREAUTO_1;Merchant Rumors;;;;;;;;;;5510
EXPLOREAUTO_2;%t, our merchants have picked up rumours of a foreign establishment called;;;;;;;;;;5511
EXPLOREAUTO_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5512
EXPLOREAUTO_4;;;;;;;;;;;5513
EXPLOREAUTO_5;;;;;;;;;;;5514
EXPLOREAUTO_6;;;;;;;;;;;5515
EXPLOREAUTO_LOG;We received rumors of a foreign establishment called %s.;;;;;;;;;;5516
EXPLOREAUTO_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5517
EXPLOREAUTO_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5518
#;;;;;;;;;;;5519
EXPLORESTEAL_SETUP;When you steal the rutters of another nation.;;;;;;;;;;5520
EXPLORESTEAL_HEADER;Our Admiral reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5521
EXPLORESTEAL_1;Stolen Rutters;;;;;;;;;;5522
EXPLORESTEAL_2;%t, our victorious navies have stolen the rutters of;;;;;;;;;;5523
EXPLORESTEAL_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5524
EXPLORESTEAL_4;We now have access to all their explorations!;;;;;;;;;;5525
EXPLORESTEAL_5;;;;;;;;;;;5526
EXPLORESTEAL_6;;;;;;;;;;;5527
EXPLORESTEAL_LOG;We have stolen the rutters of %s.;;;;;;;;;;5528
EXPLORESTEAL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5529
EXPLORESTEAL_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5530
#;;;;;;;;;;;5531
PROMOTED_SETUP;When you are promoted;;;;;;;;;;5532
PROMOTED_HEADER;Our Monarch approaches:%s;;;;;;;;;;5533
PROMOTED_1;Well Done!;;;;;;;;;;5534
PROMOTED_2;%t you have performed excellently and are hereby granted the rank of;;;;;;;;;;5535
PROMOTED_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5536
PROMOTED_4;You will hereafter be addressed as;;;;;;;;;;5537
PROMOTED_5;'%t';;;;;;;;;;5538
PROMOTED_6;You have served us well, keep it up!;;;;;;;;;;5539
PROMOTED_LOG;You were promoted to %s.;;;;;;;;;;5540
PROMOTED_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5541
PROMOTED_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5542
#;;;;;;;;;;;5543
DEMOTED_SETUP;When you are demoted;;;;;;;;;;5544
DEMOTED_HEADER;Our Monarch approaches:%s;;;;;;;;;;5545
DEMOTED_1;Weakling!;;;;;;;;;;5546
DEMOTED_2;%t your performance does not impress us and you are hereby;;;;;;;;;;5547
DEMOTED_3;demoted;;;;;;;;;;5548
DEMOTED_4;to the rank of;;;;;;;;;;5549
DEMOTED_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5550
DEMOTED_6;You'd better increase your efforts.;;;;;;;;;;5551
DEMOTED_LOG;You were demoted to %s.;;;;;;;;;;5552
DEMOTED_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5553
DEMOTED_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5554
#;;;;;;;;;;;5555
WERELIGION_SETUP;When you change state religion;;;;;;;;;;5556
WERELIGION_HEADER;The Archbishop reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5557
WERELIGION_1;Conversion;;;;;;;;;;5558
WERELIGION_2;%t, we have changed our State Religion to;;;;;;;;;;5559
WERELIGION_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5560
WERELIGION_4;Our stability has plummeted our tax incomes will %s all our alliances with %s nations are broken and all the %s world has a legal Casus Belli on us!;;;;;;;;;;5561
WERELIGION_5;;;;;;;;;;;5562
WERELIGION_6;;;;;;;;;;;5563
WERELIGION_LOG;We changed our religion to %s.;;;;;;;;;;5564
WERELIGION_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5565
WERELIGION_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5566
# used in string WERELIGION_4 to describe what happens to the tax incomes;;;;;;;;;;;5567
INCREASE;increase;;;;;;;;;;5568
DECREASE;decrease;;;;;;;;;;5569
#;;;;;;;;;;;5570
OTHERRELIGION_SETUP;When another country converts its state religion;;;;;;;;;;5571
OTHERRELIGION_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5572
OTHERRELIGION_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5573
OTHERRELIGION_2;%t, %s has changed her state religion to;;;;;;;;;;5574
OTHERRELIGION_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5575
OTHERRELIGION_4;%s;;;;;;;;;;5576
OTHERRELIGION_5;;;;;;;;;;;5577
OTHERRELIGION_6;;;;;;;;;;;5578
OTHERRELIGION_LOG;%s converts to %s.;;;;;;;;;;5579
OTHERRELIGION_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5580
OTHERRELIGION_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5581
# used in string OTHERRELIGION_4 to describe our reaction;;;;;;;;;;;5582
OTHERHERETIC;All our alliances with them are broken!;;;;;;;;;;5583
OTHERFRIEND;We welcome them to our community!;;;;;;;;;;5584
OTHERNEUTRAL;We could not care less.;;;;;;;;;;5585
#;;;;;;;;;;;5586
DECLSHAREXPLO_SETUP;When a nation declines shared exploration;;;;;;;;;;5587
DECLSHAREXPLO_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5588
DECLSHAREXPLO_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5589
DECLSHAREXPLO_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;5590
DECLSHAREXPLO_3;%s refused;;;;;;;;;;5591
DECLSHAREXPLO_4;to;;;;;;;;;;5592
DECLSHAREXPLO_5;Share their explorations;;;;;;;;;;5593
DECLSHAREXPLO_6;with us;;;;;;;;;;5594
DECLSHAREXPLO_LOG;%s refused to share their exploration with us.;;;;;;;;;;5595
DECLSHAREXPLO_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5596
DECLSHAREXPLO_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5597
#;;;;;;;;;;;5598
ACCPSHAREXPLO_SETUP;When a nation accepts shared exploration;;;;;;;;;;5599
ACCPSHAREXPLO_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5600
ACCPSHAREXPLO_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5601
ACCPSHAREXPLO_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;5602
ACCPSHAREXPLO_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5603
ACCPSHAREXPLO_4;are pleased to;;;;;;;;;;5604
ACCPSHAREXPLO_5;share their explorations;;;;;;;;;;5605
ACCPSHAREXPLO_6;with us.;;;;;;;;;;5606
ACCPSHAREXPLO_LOG;%s agreed to share explorations.;;;;;;;;;;5607
ACCPSHAREXPLO_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5608
ACCPSHAREXPLO_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5609
#;;;;;;;;;;;5610
NEWCOUNTRY_SETUP;When a new nation is discovered;;;;;;;;;;5611
NEWCOUNTRY_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5612
NEWCOUNTRY_1;New Nation;;;;;;;;;;5613
NEWCOUNTRY_2;%t, we have discovered the realm of;;;;;;;;;;5614
NEWCOUNTRY_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5615
NEWCOUNTRY_4;and established diplomatic relations with them.;;;;;;;;;;5616
NEWCOUNTRY_5;;;;;;;;;;;5617
NEWCOUNTRY_6;;;;;;;;;;;5618
NEWCOUNTRY_LOG;We discovered %s.;;;;;;;;;;5619
NEWCOUNTRY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5620
NEWCOUNTRY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5621
#;;;;;;;;;;;5622
EMPEROR_SETUP;When a new emperor has been elected;;;;;;;;;;5623
EMPEROR_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5624
EMPEROR_1;New Emperor elected;;;;;;;;;;5625
EMPEROR_2;%t, the electorates of the Holy Roman Empire have elected;;;;;;;;;;5626
EMPEROR_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5627
EMPEROR_4;of;;;;;;;;;;5628
EMPEROR_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5629
EMPEROR_6;as emperor.;;;;;;;;;;5630
EMPEROR_LOG;The Holy Roman Empire has elected %s of %s as emperor..;;;;;;;;;;5631
EMPEROR_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5632
EMPEROR_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5633
#;;;;;;;;;;;5634
NEWNATION_SETUP;When a new nation is created;;;;;;;;;;5635
NEWNATION_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5636
NEWNATION_1;New Nation;;;;;;;;;;5637
NEWNATION_2;%t, the free people in;;;;;;;;;;5638
NEWNATION_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5639
NEWNATION_4;have declared independence from their former oppressors in;;;;;;;;;;5640
NEWNATION_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5641
NEWNATION_6;We have established diplomatic relations with them.;;;;;;;;;;5642
NEWNATION_LOG;The people of %s declared independence from %s.;;;;;;;;;;5643
NEWNATION_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5644
NEWNATION_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5645
#;;;;;;;;;;;5646
BROKENUS_SETUP;When our nation falls apart;;;;;;;;;;5647
BROKENUS_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5648
BROKENUS_1;Government falls!;;;;;;;;;;5649
BROKENUS_2;%t, the rebels in;;;;;;;;;;5650
BROKENUS_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5651
BROKENUS_4;have broken our government.;;;;;;;;;;5652
BROKENUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;5653
BROKENUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;5654
BROKENUS_LOG;Our current government of %s have fallen.;;;;;;;;;;5655
BROKENUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5656
BROKENUS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5657
#;;;;;;;;;;;5658
BROKENOTHER_SETUP;When another nation falls apart;;;;;;;;;;5659
BROKENOTHER_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;5660
BROKENOTHER_1;Rebels successful!;;;;;;;;;;5661
BROKENOTHER_2;%t, the rebels in;;;;;;;;;;5662
BROKENOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5663
BROKENOTHER_4;have broken the government.;;;;;;;;;;5664
BROKENOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;5665
BROKENOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;5666
BROKENOTHER_LOG;The government of %s has fallen.;;;;;;;;;;5667
BROKENOTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5668
BROKENOTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5669
#;;;;;;;;;;;5670
RELCHANGE_SETUP;Effects of gifts and insults;;;;;;;;;;5671
RELCHANGE_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;5672
RELCHANGE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5673
RELCHANGE_2;%t, %s has;;;;;;;;;;5674
RELCHANGE_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;5675
RELCHANGE_4;our relations with %s. They should be regarded as;;;;;;;;;;5676
RELCHANGE_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;5677
RELCHANGE_6;;;;;;;;;;;5678
RELCHANGE_LOG;%t, %s has %s our relations with %s. They should be regarded as %s.;;;;;;;;;;5679
RELCHANGE_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5680
RELCHANGE_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;5681
#;;;;;;;;;;;5682
RELCH_DEC_5;enormously impaired;;;;;;;;;;5683
RELCH_DEC_4;drastically impaired;;;;;;;;;;5684
RELCH_DEC_3;considerably impaired;;;;;;;;;;5685
RELCH_DEC_2;moderately impaired;;;;;;;;;;5686
RELCH_DEC_1;slightly impaired;;;;;;;;;;5687
RELCH_INC_1;slightly improved;;;;;;;;;;5688
RELCH_INC_2;moderately improved;;;;;;;;;;5689
RELCH_INC_3;considerably improved;;;;;;;;;;5690
RELCH_INC_4;drastically improved;;;;;;;;;;5691
RELCH_INC_5;enormously improved;;;;;;;;;;5692
#;;;;;;;;;;;5693
RELCH_R_0;the closest of our friends!;;;;;;;;;;5694
RELCH_R_1;very dear friends!;;;;;;;;;;5695
RELCH_R_2;our friends;;;;;;;;;;5696
RELCH_R_3;completely neutral;;;;;;;;;;5697
RELCH_R_4;our enemies;;;;;;;;;;5698
RELCH_R_5;our hated enemies!;;;;;;;;;;5699
RELCH_R_6;the worst of our enemies!;;;;;;;;;;5700
#;;;;;;;;;;;5701
QUIT_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;5702
QUIT_1;Surrender?;;;;;;;;;;5703
QUIT_2;This will exit the current scenario without saving. To save, press F10 then select 'Save'.;;;;;;;;;;5704
QUIT_3;;;;;;;;;;;5705
QUIT_4;;;;;;;;;;;5706
QUIT_5;;;;;;;;;;;5707
QUIT_6;;;;;;;;;;;5708
QUIT_BTN1;QUIT;;;;;;;;;;5709
QUIT_BTN2;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;5710
#;;;;;;;;;;;5711
QUITHOST_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;5712
QUITHOST_1;Surrender?;;;;;;;;;;5713
QUITHOST_2;This will exit the current scenario without saving. PLEASE NOTE this will also end the game for all other players as well!;;;;;;;;;;5714
QUITHOST_3;Saving;;;;;;;;;;5715
QUITHOST_4;To save press F10 then select 'Save'. You can resume the game later with the same or other players.;;;;;;;;;;5716
QUITHOST_5;;;;;;;;;;;5717
QUITHOST_6;;;;;;;;;;;5718
QUITHOST_BTN1;QUIT;;;;;;;;;;5719
QUITHOST_BTN2;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;5720
#;;;;;;;;;;;5721
QUITCLIENT_HEADER;;;;;;;;;;;5722
QUITCLIENT_1;Surrender?;;;;;;;;;;5723
QUITCLIENT_2;This will exit the current scenario without saving. Only the Host of the game can save. The other players will be able to continue playing.;;;;;;;;;;5724
QUITCLIENT_3;;;;;;;;;;;5725
QUITCLIENT_4;;;;;;;;;;;5726
QUITCLIENT_5;;;;;;;;;;;5727
QUITCLIENT_6;;;;;;;;;;;5728
QUITCLIENT_BTN1;QUIT;;;;;;;;;;5729
QUITCLIENT_BTN2;Cancel;;;;;;;;;;5730
#;;;;;;;;;;;5731
TUTORIAL_SETUP;When a scripted tutorial event occurs;;;;;;;;;;5732
TUTORIAL_HEADER;Tutorial Info%s;;;;;;;;;;5733
TUTORIAL_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;5734
TUTORIAL_2;%s;;;;;;;;;;5735
TUTORIAL_3;;;;;;;;;;;5736
TUTORIAL_4;;;;;;;;;;;5737
TUTORIAL_5;;;;;;;;;;;5738
TUTORIAL_6;;;;;;;;;;;5739
TUTORIAL_LOG;%s: %s;;;;;;;;;;5740
TUTORIAL_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;5741
TUTORIAL_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;5742
#;;;;;;;;;;;5743
#;;;;;;;;;;;5744
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;5745
######### RANDOM EVENT TEXTS ###########;;;;;;;;;;;5746
###########################################;;;;;;;;;;;5747
#;;;;;;;;;;;5748
EVENTNAME1;Unprovoked Revolt;;;;;;;;;;5749
EVENTHIST1;Revolts were almost part of everyday life for the rulers all over Europe. High taxes noblemen cruelties as well as cultural and religious differences caused unhappiness among the farmers and in the cities and in the most extreme cases this led to rebellions with sometimes long lasting and drastic effect.;;;;;;;;;;5750
#;;;;;;;;;;;5751
EVENTNAME3;Religious Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;5752
EVENTHIST3;After the Reformation, the European continent would have to live for several hundred years with religious differences causing rebellions and uprisings more or less frequently.;;;;;;;;;;5753
#;;;;;;;;;;;5754
EVENTNAME7;Conversion of Heretics;;;;;;;;;;5755
EVENTHIST7;Church policy always supported by the might of Royal power was often directed at eradicating heresy. This led to massive if not willing conversions of the people regarded as heretics by the religious leadership.;;;;;;;;;;5756
#;;;;;;;;;;;5757
EVENTNAME10;Excellent Minister;;;;;;;;;;5758
EVENTHIST10;Monarchs were sometimes wise or lucky enough to appoint excellent ministers whose actions would greatly benefit their realm.;;;;;;;;;;5759
#;;;;;;;;;;;5760
EVENTNAME11;Temporary Insanity of Monarch;;;;;;;;;;5761
EVENTHIST11;Sometimes a monarch would suffer a temporary crisis of insanity, leaving his realm with no or little efficient guidance for a few months;;;;;;;;;;5762
#;;;;;;;;;;;5763
EVENTNAME12;Scandal at the Court;;;;;;;;;;5764
EVENTHIST12;Sometimes a scandal would erupt in the royal court and would upset a monarch to the point where most diplomatic activity would come to a standstill until things quieted down a bit.;;;;;;;;;;5765
#;;;;;;;;;;;5766
EVENTNAME13;Gift to the State;;;;;;;;;;5767
EVENTHIST13;Good governments would sometimes prompt the nobility and the businessmen of the realm to donate cash to the treasury, out of pure patriotism or in exchange for the sales or transfer of honorary titles and positions.;;;;;;;;;;5768
#;;;;;;;;;;;5769
EVENTNAME15;Wave of Obscurantism;;;;;;;;;;5770
EVENTHIST15;As a typical response to different kinds of problems obscurantism was a frequent behavior in most nations at least until the Age of Enlightenment arose in the most advanced western nations of the European continent.;;;;;;;;;;5771
#;;;;;;;;;;;5772
EVENTNAME16;Exceptional Year;;;;;;;;;;5773
EVENTHIST16;Excellent business environment combined with good harvests were once in a while a blessing for the nation's tax base generating higher income for the realm.;;;;;;;;;;5774
#;;;;;;;;;;;5775
EVENTNAME17;Rush of Colonists;;;;;;;;;;5776
EVENTHIST17;Demographic, economic and political pressure at home made way for sudden increases in the number of people looking for a better life in rich uncharted lands and businessmen in search of adventure and wealth in overseas trade.;;;;;;;;;;5777
#;;;;;;;;;;;5778
EVENTNAME24;Diplomatic Move;;;;;;;;;;5779
EVENTHIST24;Diplomacy between European nations was often affected by random factors from both sides involved that were most of the time beyond the control of the foreign ministers involved.;;;;;;;;;;5780
#;;;;;;;;;;;5781
EVENTNAME25;Great Reputation;;;;;;;;;;5782
EVENTHIST25;Diplomacy between European nations was often affected by the fame and numerous other achievements of a nation. Her diplomats would capitalize on those factors to achieve better results than usual in their negotiations.;;;;;;;;;;5783
#;;;;;;;;;;;5784
EVENTNAME26;Colonial Dynamism;;;;;;;;;;5785
EVENTHIST26;Colonial expansion led to a growing desire among people to move from their homeland to the New World in search of a new better life or to achieve fame and wealth through exploration colonization and conquest.;;;;;;;;;;5786
#;;;;;;;;;;;5787
EVENTNAME27;Unexpected Invention;;;;;;;;;;5788
EVENTHIST27;Unexpected inventions sometimes led to immediate technical applications, and manufactories were built to exploit them.;;;;;;;;;;5789
#;;;;;;;;;;;5790
EVENTNAME28;Rush of Merchants;;;;;;;;;;5791
EVENTHIST28;Maritime trade expansion led to a growing desire among merchants to start new shipping and trade ventures on the high seas.;;;;;;;;;;5792
#;;;;;;;;;;;5793
EVENTNAME30;Plague!;;;;;;;;;;5794
EVENTHIST30;Epidemics in the early-modern era were far deadlier than wars or even famine. Diseases that with modern medicine are relatively harmless like smallpox or flu took a heavy toll whenever they struck especially among infants.;;;;;;;;;;5795
#;;;;;;;;;;;5796
EVENTNAME33;Reformation of the Army;;;;;;;;;;5797
EVENTHIST33;Army reformation be it from new tactics weapons or command or any other reason often translated into better combat efficiency.;;;;;;;;;;5798
#;;;;;;;;;;;5799
EVENTNAME34;Reformation of the Navy;;;;;;;;;;5800
EVENTHIST34;Navy reformation be it from new tactics weapons or command or any other reason often translated into better combat efficiency.;;;;;;;;;;5801
#;;;;;;;;;;;5802
EVENTNAME35;Enthusiasm for the Army;;;;;;;;;;5803
EVENTHIST35;The Army often provided a shelter for the homeless and jobless. In times of crisis, volunteers would flock to the ranks.;;;;;;;;;;5804
#;;;;;;;;;;;5805
EVENTNAME36;Enthusiasm for the Navy;;;;;;;;;;5806
EVENTHIST36;The Navy often provided a shelter for the homeless and jobless of coastal areas. In addition, wealthy merchants sometimes donated ships and equipped them as warships to improve their standing in the eyes of the monarch.;;;;;;;;;;5807
#;;;;;;;;;;;5808
EVENTNAME38;Agricultural Revolution;;;;;;;;;;5809
EVENTHIST38;New farming techniques plantations irrigation and land properties organization were soon translated into increased agricultural production and therefore higher tax income for the state. However countries with backward peasantry and conservative political structure were slower than others to put progress into effect.;;;;;;;;;;5810
#;;;;;;;;;;;5811
EVENTNAME39;Devastating Fire;;;;;;;;;;5812
EVENTHIST39;Fire was the major source of destruction of buildings in those times, as people lacked the necessary and efficient firefighting equipment.;;;;;;;;;;5813
#;;;;;;;;;;;5814
EVENTNAME40;Good Government Policies;;;;;;;;;;5815
EVENTHIST40;Changes of policies when cleverly timed and made were often well perceived by the people of the time beyond their actual efficiency as a proof of the government's good will and interest in the welfare of the realm.;;;;;;;;;;5816
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EVENTNAME41;Poor Government Policies;;;;;;;;;;5818
EVENTHIST41;Changes of policies when poorly timed and made were often wrongly perceived by the people of the time beyond their actual efficiency as a proof of the government ill will and lack of interest in the welfare of the realm.;;;;;;;;;;5819
#;;;;;;;;;;;5820
EVENTNAME42;Unhappiness among the Clergy;;;;;;;;;;5821
EVENTHIST42;Conflict of opinion or interest over religious or secular matters between the ruler and the religious authorities often upset the clergy, which used its strong preaching power to influence the people of the realm.;;;;;;;;;;5822
EVENT42_A;Ignore their Demands;;;;;;;;;;5823
EVENT42_B;Agree to their Demands;;;;;;;;;;5824
#;;;;;;;;;;;5825
EVENTNAME43;Unhappiness among the Artisans;;;;;;;;;;5826
EVENTHIST43;Conflict and protests over taxes corporations trade and customs policies were quite frequent and could result in sharp drops in industrial production.;;;;;;;;;;5827
EVENT43_A;Execute the Troublemakers;;;;;;;;;;5828
EVENT43_B;Abolish a Tax;;;;;;;;;;5829
#;;;;;;;;;;;5830
EVENTNAME44;Unhappiness among the Peasantry;;;;;;;;;;5831
EVENTHIST44;Conflict and protests over taxes landlord cruelty expropriation serfdom and customs policies were quite frequent and resulted in discontent and even revolts.;;;;;;;;;;5832
#;;;;;;;;;;;5833
EVENTNAME45;Unhappiness among the Merchants;;;;;;;;;;5834
EVENTHIST45;Conflict and protests over taxes corporations port duties navy requisitions trade and customs policies were quite frequent and often had counterproductive effects.;;;;;;;;;;5835
#;;;;;;;;;;;5836
EVENTNAME46;New Valuable Mineral;;;;;;;;;;5837
EVENTHIST46;Discoveries of new minerals led to the exploitation of mines, sometimes resulting in unexpected production incomes.;;;;;;;;;;5838
#;;;;;;;;;;;5839
EVENTNAME47;Political Crisis;;;;;;;;;;5840
EVENTHIST47;Political crises may occur from time to time. They may involve a conflict between the ruler and the parliament or unrest among the nobility or conflicts of interest between the nobility and the merchants or religious leaders. In game terms these problems usually cause a loss of stability when they occur.;;;;;;;;;;5841
#;;;;;;;;;;;5842
EVENTNAME48;Corruption;;;;;;;;;;5843
EVENTHIST48;Corruption is one of the most common and frequent factors of political and economic life as always but all the more so in feudal regimes.;;;;;;;;;;5844
EVENT48_A;Try to eradicate the problems;;;;;;;;;;5845
EVENT48_B;Ignore them;;;;;;;;;;5846
#;;;;;;;;;;;5847
EVENTNAME49;Deflation;;;;;;;;;;5848
EVENTHIST49;Rampant inflation originating from the vast inflow of silver and gold from the new world brought the Kingdom of Spain to bankruptcy in 1557 and 1597. However economic cycles led to reduction of inflation a process called deflation.;;;;;;;;;;5849
#;;;;;;;;;;;5850
EVENTNAME50;Diplomatic Insult;;;;;;;;;;5851
EVENTHIST50;Conflicts sometimes erupted following diplomatic insults.;;;;;;;;;;5852
#;;;;;;;;;;;5853
EVENTNAME57;Fortification Effort;;;;;;;;;;5854
EVENTHIST57;A permanent matter of regal attention fortification of the realm always received great care, particularly at the border or in strategic places such as capitals major shipyards or important colonies.;;;;;;;;;;5855
#;;;;;;;;;;;5856
EVENTNAME58;Explorer;;;;;;;;;;5857
EVENTHIST58;A bold captain has put himself his ship and his crew at your disposal to win glory for God and country!. The vast tract of still unknown sea lanes and unexplored lands would always attract seamen in search of adventure fame and wealth.;;;;;;;;;;5858
#;;;;;;;;;;;5859
EVENTNAME59;Conquistador;;;;;;;;;;5860
EVENTHIST59;A daring adventurer and his company have put themselves at your disposal to win new land for god and country! The vast track of still unknown and unexplored lands would always attract adventurers in search of glory, fame and wealth.;;;;;;;;;;5861
#;;;;;;;;;;;5862
EVENTNAME20;Creation of Bank;;;;;;;;;;5863
EVENTHIST20;The creation of a centralized state bank brought serious improvement to the economic life of a country, as it helped stabilize the currency and regulate the state budgets.;;;;;;;;;;5864
#;;;;;;;;;;;5865
EVENTNAME21;Creation of Stock Exchange;;;;;;;;;;5866
EVENTHIST21;The creation of a Stock Exchange paved the way for the early forms of capitalism and signalled the start of easier access to financing, thereby improving the economic life of a country.;;;;;;;;;;5867
#;;;;;;;;;;;5868
EVENTNAME22;Creation of Company of Trade;;;;;;;;;;5869
EVENTHIST22;The creation of a Company of Trade was usually a boost to a country's economy, attracting more capital and people to overseas business ventures!;;;;;;;;;;5870
#;;;;;;;;;;;5871
EVENTNAME2;Colonial Uprising;;;;;;;;;;5872
EVENTHIST2;From time to time the colonists rebelled due to high taxes or duties lack of attention or cruel Governors. Similarly white men's oppression led to outbursts of native rebellion or slave revolts.;;;;;;;;;;5873
#;;;;;;;;;;;5874
EVENTNAME8;Heretics;;;;;;;;;;5875
EVENTHIST8;Despite official Church policy to eradicate heresy the population of some provinces was sometimes strongly attached to their faith and resisted conversion. Similarly new faith would also engage in missionary activity and manage to convert whole regions to their own church.;;;;;;;;;;5876
#;;;;;;;;;;;5877
EVENTNAME_A0;Nobles demand recovery of former rights;;;;;;;;;;5878
EVENTHIST_A0;The privileges of the nobility were continually under assault as the monarch tried to centralize more and more control. Sometimes the nobles would attempt to gain rights they had lost or surrendered to the monarch in earlier times.;;;;;;;;;;5879
EVENT_A0_A;Accept their rightful claims.;;;;;;;;;;5880
EVENT_A0_B;Ignore the demands;;;;;;;;;;5881
EVENT_A0_C;Execute the Traitors;;;;;;;;;;5882
#;;;;;;;;;;;5883
EVENTNAME_A1;Trading Company Bubble Bursts;;;;;;;;;;5884
EVENTHIST_A1;Trading companies were often founded on highly speculative stocks. When they failed, large sums of wealth could be lost and faith in the government declined as well.;;;;;;;;;;5885
#;;;;;;;;;;;5886
EVENTNAME_A2;Internal Trade Ordinance;;;;;;;;;;5887
EVENTHIST_A2;Ordinances provided that roads, post relays and taverns be properly maintained to ensure the smooth flow of trade within a state.;;;;;;;;;;5888
#;;;;;;;;;;;5889
EVENTNAME_A3;Meteor Sighted;;;;;;;;;;5890
EVENTHIST_A3;The peasants were always superstitious, and the appearance of a meteor in the sky could cause panic among the people. This was often viewed as a sign that the end of times were near or that something bad would happen in the near future.;;;;;;;;;;5891
#;;;;;;;;;;;5892
EVENTNAME_A4;Fire Control Ordinances Succeed;;;;;;;;;;5893
EVENTHIST_A4;Fire was a perennial scourge in crowded and unregulated cities and towns. The damage caused by fires slowed economic growth and hurt tax revenues. Starting in the late 15th century, efforts were made to create building codes to minimize fire damage.;;;;;;;;;;5894
#;;;;;;;;;;;5895
EVENTNAME_A5;Saint Performs Miracle;;;;;;;;;;5896
EVENTHIST_A5;Some people were so devout in their religion that they set out to help the poor and heal the sick. They were often called saints for their acts and were sometimes even believed to perform miracles.;;;;;;;;;;5897
#;;;;;;;;;;;5898
EVENTNAME_A6;Regulation of the medical profession;;;;;;;;;;5899
EVENTHIST_A6;States began to expand the number of doctors in the 16th century and also to regulate and supervise their training at universities. These regulations also covered midwives.;;;;;;;;;;5900
#;;;;;;;;;;;5901
EVENTNAME_A7;Noble Families Feud;;;;;;;;;;5902
EVENTHIST_A7;Violence among leading families within a state was never far from the surface. Often, this instability would boil over into open confilict. The result was less than a full blown civil war but could immensely disturb the stability of a state.;;;;;;;;;;5903
EVENT_A7_A;Side with one family;;;;;;;;;;5904
EVENT_A7_B;Let them fight it out.;;;;;;;;;;5905
EVENT_A7_C;Try to settle the issue.;;;;;;;;;;5906
#;;;;;;;;;;;5907
EVENTNAME_A8;Nobles Ally with Foreign Power;;;;;;;;;;5908
EVENTHIST_A8;The nobility was not fully subjugated during this age and the nobles could and did strike independent alliances with foreign princes. The crowns of Europe might not have liked it but they were normally hard pressed to prevent these kinds of activities.;;;;;;;;;;5909
#;;;;;;;;;;;5910
EVENTNAME_A9;Assassination of Noble;;;;;;;;;;5911
EVENTHIST_A9;Noble families were the bulwark of power during these times. Assassination of a powerful house leader was seen as a critical blow to those families' fortunes. With the rise of religious strife, assassinations of rival religion's nobles became increasingly common.;;;;;;;;;;5912
#;;;;;;;;;;;5913
EVENTNAME_A10;Cessation of Church Functions to Nobility;;;;;;;;;;5914
EVENTHIST_A10;Noble families were often granted control over church lands and appointment in many states in exchange for cash contributions to the crown's efforts. The crown, of course, lost control over some revenues this way in exhange for a short term boost in revenue.;;;;;;;;;;5915
EVENT_A10_A;Accept;;;;;;;;;;5916
EVENT_A10_B;Decline;;;;;;;;;;5917
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EVENTNAME_A11;Sale of Offices;;;;;;;;;;5919
EVENTHIST_A11;The crown often resorted to short term cash grabs like the sale of government offices. These sales would bring in a lot of revenue but in the long haul more officials meant more tax revenue siphoned off before it reached the royal treasury.;;;;;;;;;;5920
EVENT_A11_A;Accept;;;;;;;;;;5921
EVENT_A11_B;Decline;;;;;;;;;;5922
#;;;;;;;;;;;5923
EVENTNAME_A12;Monopoly Company Formed;;;;;;;;;;5924
EVENTHIST_A12;Crowns often granted trading companies the exclusive rights to traffic in goods in a region. These monopolies were granted in exchange for a lump-sum payment and continuing revenues from the traders.;;;;;;;;;;5925
#;;;;;;;;;;;5926
EVENTNAME_A13;Nobles Demand Increased Pensions;;;;;;;;;;5927
EVENTHIST_A13;Kings had to keep their unruly nobles in line through many methods. One of the most common was cold hard cash. Nobles would demand increased pensions in exchange for relinquishing certain rights to the King.;;;;;;;;;;5928
EVENT_A13_A;Accept their demands;;;;;;;;;;5929
EVENT_A13_B;Refuse their demands;;;;;;;;;;5930
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EVENTNAME_A14;Grant Export Licences;;;;;;;;;;5932
EVENTHIST_A14;When the crown could not or would not pay cash to the nobles they would grant them instead privileges to collect special revenues from which they could make a healthy profit.;;;;;;;;;;5933
EVENT_A14_A;Accept;;;;;;;;;;5934
EVENT_A14_B;Decline;;;;;;;;;;5935
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EVENTNAME_A15;New Land Claimed;;;;;;;;;;5937
EVENTHIST_A15;During this time period many areas that were forests or swamps were cleared or drained to provide new areas for settlement. These newly cleared areas often led to a short term population boom.;;;;;;;;;;5938
#;;;;;;;;;;;5939
EVENTNAME_A16;Establish Cantonments;;;;;;;;;;5940
EVENTHIST_A16;The establishment of permanent recruiting areas for the armies of the age made it easier to extract men from the population to serve in the army.;;;;;;;;;;5941
#;;;;;;;;;;;5942
EVENTNAME_A17;Nobles Demand Old Rights;;;;;;;;;;5943
EVENTHIST_A17;The nobility during this period still recalled the days when the King was just the first among many nobles. The nobility wanted to return to these days and would frequently pressure the King to regain certain lost rights of privileges.;;;;;;;;;;5944
EVENT_A17_A;Reject Demands;;;;;;;;;;5945
EVENT_A17_B;Accept Demands;;;;;;;;;;5946
#;;;;;;;;;;;5947
EVENTNAME_A18;Cities Demand Old Rights;;;;;;;;;;5948
EVENTHIST_A18;Urban dwellers had always existed under a different code of rules than their rural brethren - even in the same state. Just as monarchs looked to curb the privileges of nobles they often tried to bring cities under more uniform rules and regulations. The cities often resisted these efforts.;;;;;;;;;;5949
EVENT_A18_A;Deny Old Rights;;;;;;;;;;5950
EVENT_A18_B;Accept;;;;;;;;;;5951
#;;;;;;;;;;;5952
EVENTNAME_A19;Non-enforcement of Ordinances;;;;;;;;;;5953
EVENTHIST_A19;Monarchs ruled by issuing ordinances but they were almost powerless to enforce them. Enforcement depended upon the local powers (nobles/city governments) who would not always be as vigilant as the monarchs would have desired.;;;;;;;;;;5954
#;;;;;;;;;;;5955
EVENTNAME_A20;Bourgeoisie Request Privileges;;;;;;;;;;5956
EVENTHIST_A20;The Bourgeoisie class grew increasing resentful of the power of the noble families and particularly their lack of opportunities in the higher ranks of government. One route into power was to marry into poor but well titled noble families. The other was to pry open positions in government circles.;;;;;;;;;;5957
EVENT_A20_A;Grant;;;;;;;;;;5958
EVENT_A20_B;Deny;;;;;;;;;;5959
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EVENTNAME_A21;Italian Engineer Available;;;;;;;;;;5961
EVENTHIST_A21;During the period from 1450-1600 Italian siege engineers were highly sought after to teach the ways of the trace italienne to the militaries of Europe. These engineers had no national identity in most cases and simply worked for whoever could afford to pay them.;;;;;;;;;;5962
EVENT_A21_A;Hire the engineer;;;;;;;;;;5963
EVENT_A21_B;Decline the Offer;;;;;;;;;;5964
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EVENTNAME_A22;Foreign Drill Instructor Available;;;;;;;;;;5966
EVENTHIST_A22;Maurice of Orange pioneered new drills for firearms that made the new weapons much more effective. This drill technique was not a secret and numerous military entrepreneurs read on the drill and placed their service at the disposal of the crowned heads of Europe.;;;;;;;;;;5967
EVENT_A22_A;Hire him;;;;;;;;;;5968
EVENT_A22_B;Decline the Offer;;;;;;;;;;5969
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EVENTNAME_A23;Build a Great Palace;;;;;;;;;;5971
EVENTHIST_A23;Monarchs struggles with ways to subdue the nobility. The rise of firearms reduced the nobles' role as warriors but left them with in the eyes of the monarchs too much idle time. Some monarchs created great new palaces with elaborate court rituals to dazzle the nobles and keep them occupied. Versailles is the greatest expression of this movement.;;;;;;;;;;5972
EVENT_A23_A;Build the Palace;;;;;;;;;;5973
EVENT_A23_B;Don't build it.;;;;;;;;;;5974
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EVENTNAME_A24;Indulgence Peddler in Your Domain;;;;;;;;;;5976
EVENTHIST_A24;Indulgences were essentially a pre-pay system for your sins. A devotee could buy forgiveness before they committed sins. This practice was widely practiced and its abuse was one of the prompts for Luther's movement. Indulgence peddlers were very apt at extracting large amounts of cash from any area they passed through.;;;;;;;;;;5977
#;;;;;;;;;;;5978
EVENTNAME_A25;Uncooperative Philosopher;;;;;;;;;;5979
EVENTHIST_A25;Many times men of ideas would posit ideas that ran counter to accept doctrine either from the monarch or the church. The state would normally try to get the thinker to recant his ideas and, failing that, would resort to imprisonment or execution. Men like Giordono Bruno, Thomas Moore and Galileo are classic examples of troublesome thinkers.;;;;;;;;;;5980
EVENT_A25_A;Imprison Thinker;;;;;;;;;;5981
EVENT_A25_B;Allow to Remain Free;;;;;;;;;;5982
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EVENTNAME_A26;Regional Heresy;;;;;;;;;;5984
EVENTHIST_A26;Small bouts of heretical ideas would spring up from time to time. Most were simple people who did not realize that their interpretation of the Bible went counter to established doctrine but all such ideas frightened the local rulers. Intended or not, the usual response was quick and brutal as authorities would suppress these outbreaks.;;;;;;;;;;5985
EVENT_A26_A;Fund suppression effort;;;;;;;;;;5986
EVENT_A26_B;Ignore Heresy;;;;;;;;;;5987
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EVENTNAME_A27;Boundary Dispute;;;;;;;;;;5989
EVENTHIST_A27;The lack of good maps or the tools to create accurate maps would occasionally lead to overlapping claims of authority in border regions. These disputes were usually over very marginal areas but could serve as a point of friction when monarchs decided to press the issue.;;;;;;;;;;5990
EVENT_A27_A;Press Issue;;;;;;;;;;5991
EVENT_A27_B;Settle Issue;;;;;;;;;;5992
#;;;;;;;;;;;5993
EVENTNAME_A28;Merchants Harassed;;;;;;;;;;5994
EVENTHIST_A28;Disputes over the treatment of local merchants were not uncommon. All governments faced minor reports of unfair treatment and harassment of their merchants. At the higher levels there were complaints about banditry or privateering occurring within or at the direction of a certain state. These issues could be resolved but saber rattling was always an option.;;;;;;;;;;5995
EVENT_A28_A;Escalate Complaint;;;;;;;;;;5996
EVENT_A28_B;Diplomatically Resolve;;;;;;;;;;5997
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EVENTNAME_A29;Regional Population Boom;;;;;;;;;;5999
EVENTHIST_A29;A sudden baby boom was not always a blessing at this time. Agricultural societies could not easily scale to handle larger populations in a given region. Population pressures often led to efforts at immigration overseas or movement to the city. ;;;;;;;;;;6000
EVENT_A29_A;Grant Colonial Charter;;;;;;;;;;6001
EVENT_A29_B;Deny Charter;;;;;;;;;;6002
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EVENTNAME_A30;Petition for Redress;;;;;;;;;;6004
EVENTHIST_A30;Peasants typically had no voice but they could occasionally gain access to the monarch and ask for redress. Sometimes, these requests for redress would be directed at the local lord who was perceived to be violating the peasants' rights. Stepping in to override a noble's local authority was a very drastic step.;;;;;;;;;;6005
EVENT_A30_A;Accept Petition;;;;;;;;;;6006
EVENT_A30_B;Deny Petition;;;;;;;;;;6007
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EVENTNAME_A31;Great Noble Family Requests Aid;;;;;;;;;;6009
EVENTHIST_A31;The most powerful of the noble families in the state often had vast wealth but that did not stop them like their monarchs from getting into financial troubles. They too could accumulate debts that escaped their ability to pay. They could at those times come to the monarch to request aid. The monarchs were often receptive since they would usually be related by blood or marriage.;;;;;;;;;;6010
EVENT_A31_A;Grant Aid;;;;;;;;;;6011
EVENT_A31_B;Deny Aid;;;;;;;;;;6012
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EVENTNAME_A32;Support for Dissidents Abroad;;;;;;;;;;6014
EVENTHIST_A32;Monarchs were contacted by a variety of dissidents from other states. These dissidents claimed to have vast supporters who just needed some cash - they were usually lying. Despite this, their claims excited many influential people at the court - particularly when religion entered the mix. Supporting these dissidents rarely accomplished anything other than antagonizing the other state but failure to support could create a bad impression at home.;;;;;;;;;;6015
EVENT_A32_A;Support;;;;;;;;;;6016
EVENT_A32_B;Decline;;;;;;;;;;6017
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EVENTNAME_A33;Foreign Trade Competition Rises;;;;;;;;;;6019
EVENTHIST_A33;Trade was heavily regulated during this era but despite this the markets were not fixed. At times merchants would try to enter new markets or sell new goods. Merchants facing these conditions would usually demand new or higher tariffs to stop their competitors. ;;;;;;;;;;6020
EVENT_A33_A;Impose New Tariff;;;;;;;;;;6021
EVENT_A33_B;Deny New Tariff;;;;;;;;;;6022
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EVENTNAME_A34;Exceptional Court Painter Available;;;;;;;;;;6024
EVENTHIST_A34;Courts were often looking for painters and artists to try to adequately capture the glory of the monarch. Artists during the Renaissance were usually multi-talented and worked in many fields other than art. Michelangelo worked in fortifications and da Vinci dabbled in engineering for example.;;;;;;;;;;6025
EVENT_A34_A;Hire Painter;;;;;;;;;;6026
EVENT_A34_B;Decline his Services;;;;;;;;;;6027
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ENAME_F_1500;Newton publishes Principia Mathematica;;;;;;;;;;6035
EDESC_F_1500;From 1684 to 1687 Isaac Newton worked continuously on a grand synthesis of the whole of mechanics, the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, in which he developed his three laws of motion and showed in detail that the universal force of gravitation could explain the fall of an apple as well as the precise motions of planets and comets.  ;;;;;;;;;;6036
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ENAME_F_1501;Newton publishes Optica;;;;;;;;;;6038
EDESC_F_1501;Newton's discoveries in optics were presented in his Optica (published in 1704) in which he elaborated his theory that light is composed of corpuscles or particles. His corpuscular theory dominated optics until the early 19th  century when it was replaced by the wave theory of light.;;;;;;;;;;6039
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ENAME_F_1503;The Hungarian Vampire;;;;;;;;;;6041
EDESC_F_1503;Elizabeth Báthory was a niece of the nobleman Stephen Bathory, but she had a cruel and bloody story. She tried to live like a vampire and slaughtered more than 600 virgins in an attempt to renew her youth by bathing in their blood. She was executed in 1614 after being imprisoned.;;;;;;;;;;6042
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ENAME_F_1504;Johann Friederich Struensee;;;;;;;;;;6044
EDESC_F_1504;Johann Friederich Struensee is known as the power-hungry official, who was also Christian VII's lifedoctor and Queen Caroline Mathilde's lover. Lesser known is that Struensee was a long-sighted society reformer who tried to make new laws and a rational state administration in Denmark. ;;;;;;;;;;6045
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ENAME_F_1505;Galileo Galilei;;;;;;;;;;6047
EDESC_F_1505;Galileo Galilei was the first European to enforce rigorous proofs as a method of scientific discussion. He got himself in trouble with the Catholic church for his non-Earth centric view of the Solar System. His work was published more accessibly outside of Italy in Lutheran and other Protestant countries. ;;;;;;;;;;6048
EA_F_1505;Accept his teachings;;;;;;;;;;6049
EB_F_1505;Burn him as a heretic!;;;;;;;;;;6050
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ENAME_F_1506;Gerard Mercator de Kremer ;;;;;;;;;;6052
EDESC_F_1506;Flemish geographer mathematician and cartographer. He studied in Louvain where he had a geographical establishment (1534). From 1537 to 1540 he surveyed and mapped Flanders. In 1538 he produced his first map of the world (based on Ptolemy's map);;;;;;;;;;6053
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ENAME_F_1507;St. Basil's Cathedral;;;;;;;;;;6055
EDESC_F_1507;St. Basil's is the beautiful orthodox church dominating Red Square in Moscow. The most famous and important of old Russia'a memorial buildings, Ivan IV (the Terrible) commissioned Postnik and Barma to build the church to commemorate Russia's annexation of Kazan. It was completed in 1560. ;;;;;;;;;;6056
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ENAME_F_1508;All Life is Holy;;;;;;;;;;6058
EDESC_F_1508;His Eminence the Shogun has declared that the taking of lives, abandonment or cruelty towards animals is illegal. Any transgressions will be dealt with severely.;;;;;;;;;;6059
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EVENTNAME5000;Rousseau Publishes 'The Social Contract';;;;;;;;;;6094
EVENTHIST5000;Rousseau was one of the first modern writers to seriously attack the institution of private property and is therefore considered a forebear of modern socialism and Communism. Rousseau also questioned the assumption that the will of the majority is always correct. He argued that the goal of government should be to secure freedom equality and justice for all within the state regardless of the will of the majority.;;;;;;;;;;6095
ACTIONNAME5000A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;6096
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EVENTNAME5001;Voltaire publishes 'Philosophical Letters';;;;;;;;;;6098
EVENTHIST5001;In 1729 Voltaire returned to France from his exile in England. Determined to present England as a model to his countrymen the great writer of the Enlightenment began writing plays in discrete imitation of Shakespeare. He also commenced work on his biography of the great Swedish King Charles XII. His greatest achievement to date however was published in 1734. 'Philosophical Letters' was an incisive critique of the religious establishment and the Christian philosopher Blaise Pascal. A warrant of arrest was issued in May and Voltaire was once again forced to flee Paris.;;;;;;;;;;6099
ACTIONNAME5001A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;6100
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EVENTNAME5002;Montesquieu publishes 'The Spirit of Laws';;;;;;;;;;6102
EVENTHIST5002;"In 1750 Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Montesquieu published the crowning achievement of his literary career - 'The Spirit of Laws'. This monumental 1	086 page work was most celebrated for three of its numerous theories: the classification of governments the political influence of climate and the most important one the theory of the separation of powers. Montesquieu argued that in the state that most effectively promotes liberty the Legislative Executive and Judicial powers must be confided to different individuals or bodies acting independently. This idea was soon to become central to the Constitution of the United States.";;;;;;;;;;6103
ACTIONNAME5002A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;6104
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EVENTNAME5003;René Descartes;;;;;;;;;;6106
EVENTHIST5003;French mathematician scientist and philosopher René Descartes has been called the father of modern philosophy because he was one of the first to oppose scholastic Aristotelianism. He began by methodically doubting knowledge based on authority the senses and reason then found certainty in the intuition that when he is thinking he exists - this he expressed in the famous statement 'I think therefore I am.' Descartes developed a dualistic system in which he distinguished radically between mind the essence of which is thinking and matter the essence of which is extension in three dimensions.;;;;;;;;;;6107
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EVENTNAME5004;Vauban;;;;;;;;;;6109
EVENTHIST5004;Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban was a French military engineer who revolutionized the art of siege craft and defensive fortifications. He fought in all of France's wars of Louix XIV's reign (1643-1715) and went on frequent tours around the frontiers redesigning and improving numerous fortifications. His design for the fortification of Landau in Bavaria is sometimes reckoned as his greatest work.;;;;;;;;;;6110
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EVENTNAME5030;Erik Dahlberg;;;;;;;;;;6113
EVENTHIST5030;In 1679 veteran campaigner and military engineer Erik Dahlberg was appointed head of the Swedish Bureau of Fortifications. At the time Sweden was at the zenith of its power and the offensive policy of the previous decades had left the country with longer borders than ever. Erik Dahlberg and his team designed several forbidding fortresses and had them constructed at key points around the Empire masterfully using the terrain to the greatest possible effect. The great forts Lejonet and Kronan in Gothenburg the fortress of Varberg and the fortress of Dalarö are all testaments to his genius. Unfortunately the strained budget did not allow for the eastern provinces which would prove disastrous in the years to come...;;;;;;;;;;6114
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EVENTNAME5031;Olof Rudbeck publishes 'Atlantica';;;;;;;;;;6117
EVENTHIST5031;Botanist architect historian astronomer musician. Olof Rudbeck was an academic jack-of-all-trades but above all he was a romantic and a patriot. His life's work was the 'Atlantica' - a massive history in which he claimed that Sweden was in fact the mythical Atlantis. Due to Rudbeck's outstanding reputation and the learned nature of his discourse the grandiose work was surprisingly well received. All cultures the professor claimed originated in Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;6118
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EVENTNAME5032;Emanuel Swedenborg;;;;;;;;;;6121
EVENTHIST5032;Emanuel Swedenborg was one of Sweden's first natural scientists whose early works included the brilliant 'Principles of Natural Things' in which he reached by inductive argument several conclusions that greatly resemble the theories of modern scientists. Swedenborg's life changed dramatically during one of his travels. He had strange dreams and visions that caused him forsake natural science and turn to mysticism. In 1758 he published his most influential work - 'On Heaven and Its Wonders and on Hell'.;;;;;;;;;;6122
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EVENTNAME5033;Carolus Linnaeus;;;;;;;;;;6125
EVENTHIST5033;Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus is the father of modern taxonomy. The publication of his 'Species Plantarum' in 1753 marked the beginning of an age of classification and discovery. Linnaeus himself was mostly active in Sweden eagerly cataloguing the flora of northern Europe but his students were dispatched all over the world. Daniel Solander even accompanied Captain James Cook on his famous first journey around the globe.;;;;;;;;;;6126
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EVENTNAME5050;Hobbes publishes 'Leviathan';;;;;;;;;;6129
EVENTHIST5050;English philosopher Thomas Hobbes held that the state of nature was a state of strife and chaos which could be ended only if individuals agreed in a 'Social Contract' to give their liberty into the hands of a sovereign. The sovereign on his part was obliged to protect his subjects. Failure to do so would allow the people to seek a new ruler. Strangely enough Hobbes managed to offend both sides in the English Civil War and spent 11 years in Paris before he dared set foot in England again in 1651.;;;;;;;;;;6130
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EVENTNAME5051;Adam Smith publishes 'The Wealth of Nations';;;;;;;;;;6133
EVENTHIST5051;'The Wealth of Nations' was the first great work in political economy and the corner-stone of what later became known as laissez-faire capitalism (Smith called it the system of perfect liberty). The Scotsman introduced the concept of the 'invisible hand' - the intrinsic ability of a system of perfect liberty to control itself and still give rise to an orderly society through the mechanism of competition.;;;;;;;;;;6134
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EVENTNAME5052;David Hume;;;;;;;;;;6137
EVENTHIST5052;Scotsman David Hume was one of the foremost philosophers of his day who is best known for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. Taking the scientific method of the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton as his model and building on the epistemology of the English philosopher John Locke Hume tried to describe how the mind works in acquiring what is called knowledge. He concluded that no theory of reality is possible - there can be no knowledge of anything beyond experience.;;;;;;;;;;6138
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EVENTNAME5053;John Locke;;;;;;;;;;6141
EVENTHIST5053;John Locke was an initiator of the Enlightenment in England and France an inspirer of the U.S. Constitution and the author of among other works 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'. Locke held that knowledge of the world could only be gained by experience and reflection on experience and this knowledge was being gained by Boyle Sydenham Christiaan Huygens and Newton. They were the true philosophers who were advancing knowledge.;;;;;;;;;;6142
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EVENTNAME5054;Isaac Newton;;;;;;;;;;6145
EVENTHIST5054;"English physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton was the culminating figure of the scientific revolution of the 17th century. In optics his discovery of the composition of white light integrated the phenomena of colors into the science of light and laid the foundation for modern physical optics. In mechanics his three laws of motion the basic principles of modern physics resulted in the formulation of the law of universal gravitation. In mathematics he was the original discoverer of the infinitesimal calculus. Newton's 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'	1687 was one of the most important single works in the history of modern science.";;;;;;;;;;6146
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EVENTNAME5055;William Shakespeare;;;;;;;;;;6149
EVENTHIST5055;English poet dramatist and actor William Shakespeare is often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. His plays written in the late 16th and early 17th centuries for a small repertory theatre are now performed and read more often and in more countries than ever before. The prophecy of his great contemporary the poet and dramatist Ben Jonson that Shakespeare 'was not of an age but for all time' has been fulfilled.;;;;;;;;;;6150
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EVENTNAME5080;Tycho Brahe;;;;;;;;;;6153
EVENTHIST5080;Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer whose work in developing astronomical instruments and in measuring and fixing the positions of stars paved the way for future discoveries. His observations - the most accurate possible before the invention of the telescope - included a comprehensive study of the solar system and accurate positions of more than 777 fixed stars.;;;;;;;;;;6154
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EVENTNAME5100;Nicolaus Copernicus;;;;;;;;;;6157
EVENTHIST5100;In 1543 the year of his death Nicolaus Copernicus published 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres'. The work argued for a heliocentric model of the universe as opposed to the common Ptolemaic view of an Earth-centered universe. This work threatened the literal truth of the Bible as well as the long established geo-centric view of the universe. Copernicus had no mathematical backing for his argument but this would be provided by later generations of astronomers and mathematicians.;;;;;;;;;;6158
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EVENTNAME5120;Erasmus;;;;;;;;;;6161
EVENTHIST5120;Erasmus a humanist who was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance the first editor of the New Testament and also an important figure in patristics and classical literature had great influence on theological debate during his life. As a man of the middle ground his views made him a beacon for those who valued liberty more than orthodoxy.;;;;;;;;;;6162
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EVENTNAME5121;Hugo Grotius;;;;;;;;;;6165
EVENTHIST5121;Hugo Grotius was a Dutch scholar and lawyer. His best known book 'De Jure Belli ac Pacis' published in 1625 was a legal masterpiece and lay the groundwork for modern international law. He is also famous for his celebrated escape from prison (where he was incarcerated due to political and religious conflicts) in a bookchest! He also wrote other legal works religious works and poetry.;;;;;;;;;;6166
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EVENTNAME5122;Cristiaan Huygens;;;;;;;;;;6169
EVENTHIST5122;Huygens was a Dutch mathematician astronomer and physicist who founded the wave theory of light discovered the true shape of the rings of Saturn and made original contributions to the science of dynamics - the study of the action of forces on bodies. Forgotten until the early 19th century his theories on light appear today as one of the most brilliant and original contributions to modern science and will always be remembered by the principle bearing his name.;;;;;;;;;;6170
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EVENTNAME5140;Immanuel Kant;;;;;;;;;;6173
EVENTHIST5140;Kant was the foremost thinker of the Enlightenment and one of the greatest philosophers of all time. In him were subsumed new trends that had begun with the Rationalism (stressing reason) of René Descartes and the Empiricism (stressing experience) of Francis Bacon. He thus inaugurated a new era in the development of philosophical thought.;;;;;;;;;;6174
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EVENTNAME5160;Leibniz;;;;;;;;;;6177
EVENTHIST5160;Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher mathematician and political adviser important both as a metaphysician and as a logician and distinguished also for his independent invention of the differential and integral calculus. Born in Leipzig in 1646 he eventually ended up in the service of John Frederick the duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg.;;;;;;;;;;6178
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EVENTNAME5170;Johann Sebastian Bach;;;;;;;;;;6181
EVENTHIST5170;Bach was a composer of the Baroque era the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist organist and expert on organ building Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.;;;;;;;;;;6182
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EVENTNAME5190;Ludwig van Beethoven;;;;;;;;;;6185
EVENTHIST5190;Ludwig van Beethoven was a universal genius widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived He dominated a period of musical history as no one else before or since. Rooted in the Classical traditions of Haydn and Mozart his art reaches out to encompass the new spirit of humanism expressed in the works of Goethe and Schiller his elder contemporaries in the world of literature and above all in the ideals of the French Revolution with its passionate concern for the freedom and dignity of the individual.;;;;;;;;;;6186
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EVENTNAME5191;Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;;;;;;;;;;6189
EVENTHIST5191;Mozart is widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. With Haydn and Beethoven he brought to its height the achievement of the Viennese Classical school. Unlike any other composer in musical history he wrote in all the musical genres of his day and excelled in every one. His taste his command of form and his range of expression entitle him to be considered the most universal of all composers.;;;;;;;;;;6190
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EVENTNAME5220;Machiavelli publishes 'The Prince';;;;;;;;;;6193
EVENTHIST5220;Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian writer and statesman Florentine patriot and original political theorist whose principal work 'The Prince' brought him a reputation of amoral cynicism. Yet Machiavelli's affections always lay with the republic and all of his theories were intended for its betterment but the corruption of the times the weakness of the states of Italy and the threat of foreign conquest made him long for that 'new prince' who might give reality to his great dream of the redemption of Italy.;;;;;;;;;;6194
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EVENTNAME5221;Michelangelo;;;;;;;;;;6197
EVENTHIST5221;Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all times. A number of his works in painting sculpture and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. Although the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel are probably the best known of his works today the artist thought of himself primarily as a sculptor.;;;;;;;;;;6198
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EVENTNAME5240;Leonardo da Vinci;;;;;;;;;;6201
EVENTHIST5240;Da Vinci was an Italian painter draftsman sculptor architect and engineer whose genius perhaps more than that of any figure epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His 'Last Supper' and 'Mona Lisa' are among the most widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance. His notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical inventiveness that were centuries ahead of their time.;;;;;;;;;;6202
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EVENTNAME5250;Cervantes publishes 'Don Quixote';;;;;;;;;;6205
EVENTHIST5250;Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish novelist playwright and poet the creator of Don Quixote and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature. Don Quixote has been translated in full or in part into more than 60 languages. Editions continue regularly to be printed and critical discussion of the work has proceeded unabated since the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;6206
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EVENTNAME5251;Torquemada;;;;;;;;;;6209
EVENTHIST5251;Tomás de Torquemada was the first grand inquisitor in Spain whose name has become synonymous with the Christian Inquisition's horror religious bigotry and cruel fanaticism. He was closely associated with the religious policy of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I to whom he was both confessor and adviser. In 1484 he promulgated 28 articles for the guidance of inquisitors whose competence was extended to include not only crimes of heresy and apostasy but also sorcery sodomy polygamy blasphemy usury and other offenses - torture was authorized in order to obtain evidence.;;;;;;;;;;6210
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HINT_HEADER;Game Hint #%d;;;;;;;;;;6214
HINT_SHOWHINTS;Show tips at startup;;;;;;;;;;6215
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HINT_1;Stability is your number one indicator of governance. Stability above +1 results in tax bonuses and lower revolt risks. ;;;;;;;;;;6220
HINT_2;The stability recovery cost of your country directly relates to the stability cost of each province. These costs are higher for provinces that are of a different religion than your country religion. Stability cost is also modified by your Domestic Policy settings. If your stability costs are huge, slow your expansion down and use missionaries. ;;;;;;;;;;6221
HINT_3;Establishing a Colony is the most profitable long-term form of colonization. Establish Colonies where the climate allows the Colony to grow. A Colony achieves city status when it reaches 1000 inhabitants. The native population, if present, is added to the population at 900 inhabitants.;;;;;;;;;;6222
HINT_4;Establishing a Trading Posts is the fastest and easiest form of colonization. Establish Trading Posts to prevent your opponents from grabbing a province, or where low growth due to climate does not foster the creation of a Colony. Beware that a Trading Post can be burned to the ground.;;;;;;;;;;6223
HINT_5;A Trade Posts does not contribute substantially to your production income. You only get a portion of its trade generated revenue if it belongs to a Center of Trade to which you have merchants posted.;;;;;;;;;;6224
HINT_6;Every time you declare a war without a just cause (Casus Belli), annex a province or worse, militarily annex a country your reputation suffers. If your reputation (bad boy value) becomes bad, your relations with other countries will worsen and you may experience hostility and declarations of war. You can improve your reputation by freeing a vassal, or by just waiting for time to pass.;;;;;;;;;;6225
HINT_7;The most important factor in your technology costs is your Domestic Policy settings. Inflation as well as your country technology group (which cannot be changed) also affect these costs.;;;;;;;;;;6226
HINT_8;If you want to increase your chance of getting an explorer go all Naval in your Domestic Policy settings. If you want to increase your chance of getting a conquistador go Narrow-Minded.;;;;;;;;;;6227
HINT_9;If you want to build a colonial empire far away overseas, build colonies in coastal provinces along the way so that your navies can resupply in their ports.;;;;;;;;;;6228
HINT_10;Promote Bailiffs, Legal counsels and Mayors to increase province Tax Incomes and Troop Build Capacity.;;;;;;;;;;6229
HINT_11;Promote Mayors to fight inflation. Each Mayor promotion results in a one-time drop of 1 percent of inflation.;;;;;;;;;;6230
HINT_12;Your Monarchs' Diplomacy Value primarily affects the chance to create alliances and getting favorable peace terms.;;;;;;;;;;6231
HINT_13;Your Monarch's Military Value primarily affects budget investments in Land and Naval Technology.;;;;;;;;;;6232
HINT_14;Your Monarch's Administration Value primarily affects budget investments in Trade Infrastructure and Stability and costs for sending merchants, colonists and missionaries.;;;;;;;;;;6233
HINT_15;If you build a Shipyard you get +1 colonist per year. The number does not increase if you build more than one Shipyards though.;;;;;;;;;;6234
HINT_16;If your colony has negative growth because of location, try building a governor, increasing your country's stability, or colonising it to over 1000 inhabitants.;;;;;;;;;;6235
HINT_17;On the diplomatic map, you will see signs around other countries' shields when you click on your country. A 'cloud with lightning' means that you have Casus Belli (cause for war) against them, a 'crown' that you have a Royal Marriage with them, 'fire' that you're at war with them, a 'hand holding lightning' that you're allied with them, and 'two lions' that they are your vassal.;;;;;;;;;;6236
HINT_18;"1000 Infantry = 1000 Cavalry = 10 Cannons . The in-game display of an army size is the ""weight"" of a unit for naval transport. All values are rounded up, so 1001 Infantry weighs 2. A transport can carry twice the amount of troops as a galley or a warship.";;;;;;;;;;6237
HINT_19;Cavalry is the fastest land unit followed by infantry followed by cannons. A mixed army moves at the speed of its slowest unit.;;;;;;;;;;6238
HINT_20;Use your military leaders wisely, they can be the difference between victory and defeat. Be careful going against an army headed by a historic leader (hover mouse over enemy army to see his name).;;;;;;;;;;6239
HINT_21;Assaulting is costly in casualties, but may be the best way of conquering a fortress in the face of high attrition due to bad weather or low number of troops supported in the province. Assaults will be much more successful once the siege value (the defenders number on the siege screen) is below 0, and when the wall on the screen looks breached.;;;;;;;;;;6240
HINT_22;Make troop attrition due to winter weather or province size work for you. Wait until an enemy sieging army is  depleted by attrition before striking at it, if the fortress can hold long enough.;;;;;;;;;;6241
HINT_23;Observe the terrain which you are defending, attacking or simply passing through. Cavalry is worthless in mountains (brown), swamps (aqua) or forests (green), where the defender has an advantage and movement is slow. Cavalry is well suited to plains (white) or desert (yellow) terrain.;;;;;;;;;;6242
HINT_24;"Consider investing in a ""fire-brigade"" army consisting only of cavalry, if revolts pester your large empire. This army moves faster and has a high shock value that can succumb most revolts, especially those on plains or deserts terrain.";;;;;;;;;;6243
HINT_25;Deal with rebellions swiftly. Rebels can take over a fortress sometimes even without a siege, and increase the revolt risk in neighbouring provinces. Worse, rebel-controlled provinces can defect to an enemy country if their country religion or culture is close to the province ones.;;;;;;;;;;6244
HINT_26;When a fortress sieged by allied armies falls, the army with the highest ranked leader gets control of the province, irrespective of the size of the armies, otherwise control passes to the army that initiated the siege.;;;;;;;;;;6245
HINT_27;Being elected as Holy Roman Emperor gives you 50 VP and the right to march your troops throughout the Holy Roman Empire land when at war, regardless of your alliances. The borders of the Holy Roman Empire can be seen on the religious map. To be elected Holly Roman Emperor, you need to be Catholic or Counter-Reformed Catholic and have the highest relationships with all elector countries, even those that are Protestant. Luck plays some part too.;;;;;;;;;;6246
HINT_28;Refusing a peace negotiation that is 11 percent lower than the war percentage outcome results in a stability hit. Each stability point lost when at -3 will cause a revolt, which could lead to the fall of the government and all provinces falling in their controllers' hands.;;;;;;;;;;6247
HINT_29;During the early period of the EU2 cavalry is  more powerful than infantry but its importance wanes with time. Similarly, during the early period of the EU2 galleys are more powerful than warships, and remain quite competitive for the major part of the game. Cannons become more powerful during the late period of the EU2.;;;;;;;;;;6248
HINT_30;Units commanded by a Conquistador or Explorer will suffer less attrition than other units.;;;;;;;;;;6249
HINT_31;Cavalry never participates in assaults – they do however take losses. Cannon are almost essential to defeat larger fortresses.;;;;;;;;;;6250
HINT_32;The leader with the highest rank will automatically command a unit. If there are several historical leaders in a unit, split it to get the maximum effect of all the leaders values.;;;;;;;;;;6251
HINT_33;Transport ships do not inflict any damage in combat, but do take a share of the warships' losses.;;;;;;;;;;6252
HINT_34;If you are in a war together with another nation, your troops may walk through its provinces and your navies may enter its ports.;;;;;;;;;;6253
HINT_35;The lower your maintenance level, the lower your troops' morale. It will take three months to increase your troops' morale to maximum if you pull the maintenance slider from 50 to 100 percent. Do not attack with troops that don't have maximum morale unless you have to.;;;;;;;;;;6254
HINT_36;Move navies into ports regularly to cancel attrition effects. Although ships don't suffer attrition when next to a port, moving away from a port will keep the additive attrition effects of  the time spend next to a port. Do not move galleys outside the Mediterranean, the Black Sea or Baltic Sea as they risk destruction.;;;;;;;;;;6255
HINT_37;Before declaring war, check the levels of enemy fortresses and plan accordingly.  Seize unfortified provinces rapidly with blitzing cavalry if possible! An army wishing to siege a fortress must be at least as large as the garrison in the fortress (10 cannons count as 1000 infantry.;;;;;;;;;;6256
HINT_38;A possible strategy for conducting war is to use cavalry for the first wave of attacks, then after the enemy's armies are mostly defeated, follow up with waves of infantry  and cannon only forces to do the sieging!;;;;;;;;;;6257
HINT_39;Ten cannons per enemy fortification level in a province will give you a minimum sieging bonus. ;;;;;;;;;;6258
HINT_40;Annexing a country as a result of a peace offer will give your country a one time +1 stability bonus. You will also obtain control of all of the other country's land and naval forces.;;;;;;;;;;6259
HINT_41;If your stability is less than 0 and a country declares war at you, your stability will increase by 1.;;;;;;;;;;6260
HINT_42;Pirates will not appear in sea zones containing regular fleets.;;;;;;;;;;6261
HINT_43;When you annex a non core-province the revolt risk because of nationalist forces in the province will increase by +3. This risk will drop by one every decade.;;;;;;;;;;6262
HINT_44;There is an optimal army size or number of ships supported at any moment by a country, above which support costs become very expensive. You can find these amounts on the army and navy maintenance windows.;;;;;;;;;;6263
HINT_45;Conscription centers, grain producing provinces and weapons manufactories increase your supportable manpower. ;;;;;;;;;;6264
HINT_46;Raising war taxes raises your tax income for six months and the troops you can raise in a province, but results in increased inflation and warexhaustion.;;;;;;;;;;6265
HINT_47;Inflation is an index of cost relative to the start of each scenario. An inflation of 100 percent means that a unit, structure, action etc that used to cost e.g. 10 ducats at the start of the scenario, now costs 20 ducats.;;;;;;;;;;6266
HINT_48;Each of your vassals surrenders to you, the suzerain, half of its monthly taxation revenue (not its full revenue). Your vassals cannot enter other alliances or Royal Marriages with other countries without breaking the vassalage.;;;;;;;;;;6267
HINT_49;Only take loans when there is no other way out of a crisis. Loans will raise your inflation, result in monthly interest payments and possibly eventually in bankruptcy, during which you will suffer lower army morale for 5 years. Bankrupt countries can reform, but are easy prey to enemies.;;;;;;;;;;6268
HINT_50;On the balance sheet screen, next to each source of your income (trade, production, tax) is a percentage. This is your efficiency for that source of income. Raise the efficiency of your higher income sources first to improve your economy effectively.;;;;;;;;;;6269
HINT_51;As trade embargoes last forever (or until you lose a war against the target country), you may want to embargo some countries while you are at war with them (thus not suffering the -1 stability hit) just in case you will gain one of their CoT in the war.;;;;;;;;;;6270
HINT_52;The trade value of provinces producing slaves increase as more cotton and tobacco provinces are colonized by all countries.;;;;;;;;;;6271
HINT_53;If your neighbors produce much gold, your inflation will increase as well.;;;;;;;;;;6272
HINT_54;Manufactories are worthwhile investments. Aside the monthly economic bonus, they contribute to the growth of the province, reduce the revolt risk and result in free budget investments in their respective disciplines.;;;;;;;;;;6273
HINT_55;Getting a Monopoly in a rich Center of Trade is by far the best way to make money.;;;;;;;;;;6274
HINT_56;Your core (national) provinces have a small shield with your country's flag on them. If an enemy occupies any of these provinces, you get a Casus Belli (cause for war) against them. Never give your core provinces away.;;;;;;;;;;6275
HINT_57;Any changes you make in the budget window are taken into account only when you close the window.;;;;;;;;;;6276
HINT_58;The trade value of a province is added only to the controlling Center of Trade, not your monthly income. In order to profit from this you need to send merchants to the appropriate Center of Trade. Keep this in mind when setting up trading posts, as they generally have high trade values but very low tax and production.;;;;;;;;;;6277
HINT_59;Use the merchant Auto-send function with caution, it may not be the optimal way of distributing merchants to Centers of Trade (CoT) and can be very expensive.;;;;;;;;;;6278
HINT_60;Sending a merchant in a CoT can increase the number of merchants you have in it, kick out a merchant from another country creating an empty spot or simply fail. It pays to send merchants in batches rather than individually, since an empty spot can be filled immediately.;;;;;;;;;;6279
HINT_61;Sending merchants can be uneconomical if the CoT is far from your capital, very competitive or of low value. Check the report to see what the costs are versus the rewards for each CoT and decide accordingly. Sometimes it makes sense to let merchants expire.;;;;;;;;;;6280
HINT_62;You cannot enter a Royal Marriage with The Papal States or The Knights as another country.;;;;;;;;;;6281
HINT_63;Target your Letters of Recommendation and Personal and country Gifts carefully, they can be quite expensive. Create a nexus of friendly countries according to your strategy.;;;;;;;;;;6282
HINT_64;You cannot influence the number of diplomats available to you, except by going to war (+1) or shifting your relative domestic policy slider towards Aristocracy increasing the diplomatic rating of the Monarch.;;;;;;;;;;6283
HINT_65;Being the leader of an alliance gives you the power to negotiate terms on behalf of the alliance or to ban a member from it. It also prohibits you from leaving the alliance.;;;;;;;;;;6284
HINT_66;Each alliance is valid for 10 years after the last war in which a member was involved has ended. If during these 10 years a new war starts, the alliance gets renewed for the next 10 years automatically.;;;;;;;;;;6285
HINT_67;Diplomatically annexing a country is very difficult. The chance is higher if your monarch has a very high Diplomatic Rating, the country has lower relations with everyone else, and you have a much bigger country, a stronger economy and a bigger army.;;;;;;;;;;6286
HINT_68;You cannot vassalize or diplomatically annex a country if either you or they are at war.;;;;;;;;;;6287
HINT_69;Just before declaring war make sure that the country(ies) that you are targeting have no new alliances since you last checked! Also check for independence guarantee, and enemy land and naval technology levels.;;;;;;;;;;6288
HINT_70;Entering a Royal Marriage with a country will remove the fog of war in it.;;;;;;;;;;6289
HINT_71;If you want to maximize your chances of successfully exchanging maps, make sure that you have close to +200 relations with the country, that you know of at least some provinces which they don't, and that your Monarch's diplomatic rating is as high as possible.;;;;;;;;;;6290
HINT_72;You can only annex an enemy country as a result of peace negotiations if it only consists of 1 province, the capital one (TPs and colonies do not count). Reduce the country to 1 province, then try again.;;;;;;;;;;6291
HINT_73;Converting to Protestantism will give you a large one-time economical boost.;;;;;;;;;;6292
HINT_74;Countries having a Reformed religion get a bonus on their monthly stability investment.;;;;;;;;;;6293
HINT_75;The armies of  Reformed and Shiite countries receive a bonus in their fighting morale.;;;;;;;;;;6294
HINT_76;You cannot change the Culture of a province unless it is of Pagan culture or does not contain a city, in which case sending a colonist (or a missionary) can change the Culture to one of your country Cultures. You can change the culture of a Pagan province even if it contains a city.;;;;;;;;;;6295
HINT_77;Having a Conquistador present in a province at the time of sending a colonist will increase the chance of success. The Conquistador does not have to wait for colonist to arrive.;;;;;;;;;;6296
HINT_78;An army consisting only of cavalry and headed by a Conquistador suffers less attrition because of the Conquistador presence and the high movement rate, and is thus the best way to explore Terra Incognita.;;;;;;;;;;6297
HINT_79;If your country religion is catholic, you get an automatic Casus Belli (cause for war) with any country that is at war with the Papal States. This Casus Belli lasts for the duration of the war.;;;;;;;;;;6298
HINT_80;If your religion is Sunni you get a Casus Belli (cause for war) against all Shiite countries. Similarly, if your religion is Shiite, you get a Casus Belli against all Sunni countries.;;;;;;;;;;6299
HINT_81;The chance of a successful religious conversion by a missionary is determined at the time he is sent to a province. This chance is higher if your monarch has a high Administrative Rating, the province has a country culture, and the population is low. Some religions (e.g. pagan) are more easier to convert from.;;;;;;;;;;6300
HINT_82;Setting the religious tolerance sliders directly affects the revolt chances in each province. You can change these sliders by clicking on the sign of your country religion in the monarch window. ;;;;;;;;;;6301
HINT_83;Your country cultures can be found in the monarch screen. Any province you control that doesn't belong to any of these cultures will be penalised by a 30 percent decrease in tax income and a higher revolt risk. A further 30 percent decrease in tax income is applied if the province religion is not your country religion.;;;;;;;;;;6302
HINT_84;You can switch countries in a saved scenario if you start a new scenario as the country in question and then reload your saved scenario without exiting EU2.;;;;;;;;;;6303
HINT_85;While besieging you cannot reorganize your armies, but you can move individual armies by selecting them by pressing the appropriate morale bar.;;;;;;;;;;6304
HINT_86;You cannot load troops on a navy in port. Move the navy to an adjacent sea zone.;;;;;;;;;;6305
HINT_87;Selecting a friendly port as the final destination for a navy with troops loaded, will automatically unload the troops at the destination.;;;;;;;;;;6306
HINT_88;You can hold down the 'shift' key to add additional destinations to a unit's movement path.;;;;;;;;;;6307
HINT_89;You can right-click on the mini-map to filter the display options.;;;;;;;;;;6308
HINT_90;The little square to the right of the status bar of a navy indicates it has troops loaded. Clicking that icon is a shortcut to the 'Unload Troops' button.;;;;;;;;;;6309
HINT_91;If you find conquering the world too easy, try harder starting settings. Playing without pauses also brings new flavour to the game. Or you can try roleplaying, that is making sure that all your actions would have been plausible in historical terms.;;;;;;;;;;6310
HINT_92;"Setting difficulty at ""Very hard"" results in more frequent declarations of war by the AI if you expand your country a lot.";;;;;;;;;;6311
HINT_93;"Use messages that pause action wisely, for example: To not waste time when colonizing, set message for colonist to pause, then hit ""go to"" and send another one immediately. When a province or sea is discovered, set the message to pause so you can give instructions to your explorer or conquistador without wasting time and thus extra attrition. Set the stability increase message to pause so that you  remember to reset your treasury slider to your required inflation level.";;;;;;;;;;6312
HINT_94;Double-click on a slider in the budget window to lock it in place (grayed out). This is useful if you want to move some sliders without affecting others. Double-click on the slider again to unlock it.;;;;;;;;;;6313
HINT_95;After you reach a stability level of +3, all prior stability investment goes to the treasury and the treasury slider shifts accordingly to the right. Check that the resulting inflation is acceptable.;;;;;;;;;;6314
HINT_96;If you don't get a message after an event or diplomatic action (e.g. map exchange), check that your message display option for that event is not suppressed.;;;;;;;;;;6315
HINT_97;Use the in-game help system. Hover the mouse over each number in every window and wait a bit. You'll almost always see a useful breakdown of the factors that affect it, or a suitable explanation.;;;;;;;;;;6316
HINT_98;Diplomatic Relation Values have no game effect between two human players. Let your actions speak for themselves! ;;;;;;;;;;6317
HINT_99;Visit regularly the EU2 forum on the web at http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/index.php for answers to your questions and more tips and discussions.;;;;;;;;;;6318
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########### SCENARIO INFO TEXTS ##########;;;;;;;;;;;6325
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########### FANTASIA SCENARIO ############;;;;;;;;;;;6328
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ALL_F_HISTDESC;The 2500$ you start with will last for a while but when its gone you'll need to have a decent economy in place not just low-level colonies. Try to establish one or preferably two cities early on by sending colonists there. Don't be afraid to take loans or even go bankrupt just keep in mind that the effects of a bankruptcy (higher interest rates for new loans lower troop morale) last for five years. Beware of natives! There's no rush expanding overseas – focus on your immediate whereabouts.;;;;;;;;;;6330
ALL_F_VPTACTIC;This scenario is unhistorical, but very fun in a multiplayer game. All nations start with roughly the same prerequisites.;;;;;;;;;;6331
ALL_F_MISSDESC;You will get 5 percent Victory Progress for each Colonial City (level 7 Colony) that you establish.;;;;;;;;;;6332
ALL_F_MISSTACT;Killing all natives in a province will help in colonization attempts as will the presence of your own troops. The required 150-200 colonists that you will need to send will cost you somewhere between 15.000 and 20.000$ so make sure to build a solid economy by increasing infrastructure and trade levels and acquiring a monopoly in your center of trade. Remember the cheap traders will generate just as much wealth in a center of trade as the by far more expensive colonies! On the other hand tax incomes from the provinces where you build cities will be your most valuable asset. Watch out for inflation if you run across a gold mine – inflation can only be reduced by going bankrupt...;;;;;;;;;;6333
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########### TUTORIAL SCENARIO ############;;;;;;;;;;;6336
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ALL_TUT_HISTDESC;(Does not apply in the Tutorial);;;;;;;;;;6338
ALL_TUT_VPTACTIC;(Does not apply in the Tutorial);;;;;;;;;;6339
ALL_TUT_MISSDESC;In this tutorial scenario you'll go through the fundamental elements of game play and mechanics. Follow the on-screen instructions. You are done when you 1) have located the Mameluks 2) declared war on them and 3) managed to achieve a favorable peace.;;;;;;;;;;6340
ALL_TUT_MISSTACT;Just follow the on-screen instructions and you should be fine. You will have the possibility to wander off in your own directions at your own risk...;;;;;;;;;;6341
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############# GRAND CAMPAIGN ############;;;;;;;;;;;6344
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AUS_GC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Austria was a relatively weak power. Austria's greatest advantage and disadvantage was her strategical position in the center of Europe. The advantage was that she could expand in virtually every direction but the weakness was that she could also be attacked from all directions. During the early 15th century Austria happily married herself into a dynastic alliance with Spain. Early on Austria got involved in conflicts with France Turkey and some smaller German nations within the Holy Roman Empire. The War with France was mainly run by Spain but still Austria had to support them in Northern Italy The Backdoor of Vienna  . As early as the 1510's Turkey started its immense offensive towards the heartland of Christian Europe. The Turks were nearly impossible to stop. The Turks had better organization equipment morale and their numbers were greater. In a few decades the Turks had conquered all of Hungary and virtually annihilated the armies of Christendom and they had camped outside the Walls of Vienna. ;;;;;;;;;;6346
AUS_GC_VPTACTIC;You have a good strategic position, but you must strengthen your country's economy and create an alliance against the Turks. You must stop them before they reach the gates of Vienna. Do not neglect Western Europe though. France will start to expand into the Netherlands and Northern Italy. Do not accept that they will get strong positions there. Spain is your natural ally, so see to it that you do not anger her as you will need a strong ally.;;;;;;;;;;6347
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DAN_GC_HISTDESC;In 1492 the dual kingdom of Denmark-Norway was a great European power. The main enemy of the domain was the Hanseatic League whose political and military might was fading. However the Hanseatic League was still a great trade nation and its economy was strong. Norway was thoroughly integrated in the Danish lead nation even as the Danes and the Norwegians were two different peoples. Sweden, though, was an irritating problem and that country was semi-autonomously governed by a very independent nobility. The Swedish nobility defied every attempt to increase royal power in Sweden. At the same time Denmark-Norway fought the minor countries in Northern Germany many of which had earlier been under Danish influence.;;;;;;;;;;6352
DAN_GC_VPTACTIC;In the long run Sweden is the greatest threat to your country. Therefore Russia is a prime candidate for alliance. However, it can be good tactics to get some lands at the expense of the Hanseatic League. Such a move would increase your economy and protect your southern flank.;;;;;;;;;;6353
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ENG_GC_HISTDESC;In 1485 the Tudor monarchy had established itself in England at the conclusion of the War of the Roses. King Henry VII devoted all his attention to rebuilding his devastated realm and had abandoned all hopes to regain a foothold on the continent besides the city of Calais. The Hundred Years War was really over and the future of England would lie on the seas by force and trade provided a watchful eye was kept on Scotland.;;;;;;;;;;6358
ENG_GC_VPTACTIC;You are isolated in the north of Europe and have a small army. But your island stands protected by the largest navy in Western Europe. If you can build up your economic strength improve your stability and trade and have a good understanding with other major nations then you will be prepared for the better years to come. Just be careful of those damned Scots in the north and the French sneaking in at Calais in the South.;;;;;;;;;;6359
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FRA_GC_HISTDESC;In 1485 France has survived the Hundred Years' War, strengthened and unified. In 1491 King Charles VIII marries Ann of Brittany as a prelude to the annexion of her Duchy. Charles has claims on the crown of Naples as a member of the Anjou family. However Naples is under control of the king of Aragon. France needs to expand and claims the wealth of the Italian city states and the disorganized political and military organization of the peninsula will lead to the various expeditions to Italy.;;;;;;;;;;6364
FRA_GC_VPTACTIC;France combines the advantages of the largest army in Western Europe the biggest and wealthiest provinces excellent monarchs (especially in the military field) a good stability and a lot of opportunities. If you maximize your strengths and manage to march your armies into Italy nobody except a coalition of other nations could stop you. Just be aware of the strong Spano-Austrian coalition. However you should leave dreams of an early colonial empire to Spain and Portugal.;;;;;;;;;;6365
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SPA_GC_HISTDESC;In 1492 the Reconquista is soon finished and only the muslim Kingdom of Granada still resists the united Christian armies of Castile and Aragon. Scores of turbulent and warlike Spanish nobles are restless eager to fight new enemies. Heathens remain to be converted to the true faith in North Africa in the East or even in the fabled lands of Cathay (China) and Cipango (Japan). Rumor has it that they can be reached by sailing westward through the Atlantic avoiding the Turkish blockade in the East.;;;;;;;;;;6370
SPA_GC_VPTACTIC;Your major advantages lie in the size of your realm and the numerous explorers and conquistadors who flock to your realm. Your colonial expansion in the New World should be permanent setting the stage for the later conquest of the vast and rich Aztec and Incan empires with their mountains of gold. But you also have to defend your European holdings against France and protect the Western Mediterranean from the Turkish menace. If you manage to build your colonial empire while controlling North Africa and gaining Italy with the help of the Austrian Habsburg and perhaps Venice you have a good chance of winning.;;;;;;;;;;6371
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SWE_GC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Sweden was a poor and retarded country in the periphery of Europe. Sweden consisted of two integrated parts Sweden and Finland. The population spoke different languages but had much in common religiously and culturally. The power in Sweden lay in the hands of the nobility which governed in the name of either the Danish king or an elected Swedish king. At a number of occasions during 1492-1521 the nobility had chosen a Swedish-born monarch only to retake the Danish king a few years later. Between each exchange of monarchs royal farmland came into the possession of the nobility. At the time of the executions in Stockholm by King Christian II the Swedish nobility revolted and the Swedish nobleman Gustav Wasa was elected king. This revolt recreated Sweden as a separate country with its own identity. ;;;;;;;;;;6376
SWE_GC_VPTACTIC;Your country is very weak initially. Note that you start the game as a vassal of Denmark-Norway. You must throw off their yoke as soon as possible, as they take part of your income. Beware of their wrath though. Try to split Denmark-Norway and Russia;;;;;;;;;;6377
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TUR_GC_HISTDESC;The capture of Constantinople by Mohammed II in 1453 had sealed the fate of the Millennium-old Byzantine empire and dealt a severe blow to Christendom. The Ottoman Empire from its new capital of Istanbul, expanded into the Balkans and Mohammed's successors were now eagerly looking in every direction to continue their expansion. Venice had lost most of her possessions in Greece and now the Persian empire or the Mameluk Caliphates of Syria and Egypt seemed ripe for conquest.;;;;;;;;;;6382
TUR_GC_VPTACTIC;Your empire is strong and your army the most powerful in the world so use it! There lie Persia in the East the rich lands of the Mameluks in the South and even the vast Hungarian and Russian plains in the West and the North. Time your wars wisely as you cannot fight on all fronts at the same time but each conquest will make you stronger to face the inevitable Christian coalition that will always come sooner or later.;;;;;;;;;;6383
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VEN_GC_HISTDESC;The Republic of Venice had grown into the largest trading power of the Mediterranean in the wake of the Crusades. Their commercial empire spread over islands trading stations ports commercial quarters all over the Levant. The last war with the Turks which had seen the Ottoman nearly at the gates of Italy had just ended and the country eagerly looked for peace to rebuild its trade and prosperity despite French and Spanish ambitions over the peninsula.;;;;;;;;;;6388
VEN_GC_VPTACTIC;You have to dominate the trade of the Mediterranean or lose! So build your trading fleets ruthlessly compete with all other merchants and strive to preserve the balance of power. It might mean your intervention in an Italian conflict or even giving support to the rulers of Syria and Egypt lest they fall under the Turkish yoke. The Ottomans are your most dreadful enemies but a strong France or Spain in Italy is not a joyful prospect either.;;;;;;;;;;6389
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POR_GC_HISTDESC;In 1479 Spain and Portugal had signed the treaty of Alcaçovas which gave the Lusitanian kingdom the tranquillity on its borders that it needed to pursue the systematic exploration of the African coast. The Portuguese in the footsteps of Prince Henry the Navigator were sure that the shortest route to India avoiding the Muslim East was by rounding Africa. Fearless explorers had just discovered the southern tip of the continent and were about to set sail for the rich lands described by Marco Polo and catch the great prize of the Spice Trade.;;;;;;;;;;6394
POR_GC_VPTACTIC;Your country is small and poor but hundreds of colonists and traders await the news of your discovering the sea route to India and the Far East. Explore and trade a lot build your colonies and trading posts and you could well end up leading the colonial political and economic race. You shall need a good understanding with Spain and beware of France and England. The heathen Turks hate you but there is not much they can do against your realm.;;;;;;;;;;6395
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RUS_GC_HISTDESC;Ivan III had expanded his territory in the central Russian plains at the expense of other principalities. It would be the deed of his son Ivan IV Grozny (The Terrible) to capture the eastern lands of former Mongol Khanates such as Kazan Astrakhan and other remnants of the Golden Horde's territory. The Russian also had scores to settle with the Poles and with the heirs of the Teutonic Order in the western Baltic provinces.;;;;;;;;;;6400
RUS_GC_VPTACTIC;The Russians are still far away from most other major powers. And their Tatar neighbors in the East are very weak. Use your military might to crush them as soon as possible and expand. The gates of Siberia are now opened ! Send Cossacks on exploration ventures as soon as you can. When your technology improves you might turn west against the Poles and the Baltic but these are tougher nuts to crack.;;;;;;;;;;6401
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POL_GC_HISTDESC;The marriage of Poland and Lithuania and the creation of the Jagiellonian Royal dynasty in Poland (1385-1572) brought forth the Golden Age of this country. Throughout the 15th century Poland continued to expand, incorporating Prussia in 1454 as well as large areas of Russia. During this era Poland stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea and its supremacy within the central eastern European sphere of influence was assured. In 1569 Poland signed the Union of Lublin officially combining both states into a Commonwealth. Till the early 18th century Poland was considered one of the foremost military powers of Europe, fighting successful wars against the Teutonic Order Swedes Turks and the Muscovites. Magnate excesses and divided loyalties caused degeneration of the state. In 1648 the Cossacks rebelled over their treatment. Consequently its enemies (Sweden / Russia) decided to take advantage of the situation flooding the country in 1655 with their combined military means when she was at her weakest. This was the ‘Deluge’. Perpetual war lasted till 1667, decimating the country a series of blows she never fully recovered from. ;;;;;;;;;;6406
POL_GC_VPTACTIC;In 1492 Poland is one of the most powerful military land countries of all the major powers. It is the largest state in Europe at this time and also has the most numerous armies in Eastern Europe. Hostile neighbors surround the country to the northeast and south. A good strategy is to crush the slow but steady emergence of Russia the earlier the better. Otherwise if left alone the Russians shall be much more difficult to deal with later on. Also watch out for possible incursions by Turkey to the south she will no doubt want to invade Christian Europe taking with her Hungary Austria and a good bite out of Poland if you're not careful! Create a strong anti-Turk alliance with Hungary Austria and possibly France. Thirdly, keep a watch out across the eerily quiet Baltic Sea. Sweden is set to emerge as a power in just over a century with her eyes set on lucrative Baltic estates currently most of it under Polish or Teutonic control. Poland is also strong economically. Build up your fortress defenses immediately in your north eastern and southern frontiers. Your forces are already plentiful!;;;;;;;;;;6407
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##### RACE FOR THE GOLD SCENARIO #######;;;;;;;;;;;6412
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FRA_RG_HISTDESC;France combines the advantages of the largest army in Western Europe the biggest and wealthiest provinces excellent monarchs (especially in the military field)  good stability and a lot of opportunities. If you maximize your strengths and manage to stay strong or take more provinces in Italy nobody except a coalition of other nations can stop you. However a strong Spano-Austrian coalition will be tough to match especially with the added gold coming from the New World. You still cannot dream of an early colonial empire but make sure your explorers pave the way for centuries to come and find new lands in the Americas.;;;;;;;;;;6414
FRA_RG_VPTACTIC;1520: France has ended her last attempt at Italy with the glorious victory of King Francis I at Marignano (near Milan) in 1515 over the renowned pikemen phalanx of the Swiss Cantons. But the conflict for the Duchy of Milan still rages as the Habsburg (Spain and Austria) do not relinquish their claims to it. The permanent state of war over the peninsula would bring glory and disaster wealth and fame but also would blind the French monarchy to the growing strength of her Protestant minority paving the way for the Wars of Religion of the late 1560's.;;;;;;;;;;6415
FRA_RG_MISSDESC;You will gain Victory Progress by conquering your English and Spanish neighbor provinces. Calais is the jewel in the crown and will earn you almost as much as the Spanish provinces combined.;;;;;;;;;;6416
FRA_RG_MISSTACT;Spain is wealthy but does not have as powerful an army as you -- attack them quickly and you may be able to strike an early decisive blow. Remember that Spain has many borders on your country watch out so that she does not take you in the back while concentrating your own military power in one direction.;;;;;;;;;;6417
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SPA_RG_HISTDESC;The glorious voyage of Colombus had opened a vast realm of riches and opportunities for the turbulent and warlike Spanish nobles from Castile. New colonies had been established in the Caribbean and new ventures were looming on the horizon: the fabled Aztec empire was a prey ripe for conquest by the adventurer conquistador Cortes. Dreams of rounding the world by sea were also about to come true as Magellan prepared his expedition. But the overseas expansion was still second to the defense of Christendom in Europe be it against the Ottoman Turks or the Protestant heresy. And above all the Italian peninsula was the largest stake for the Habsburg royal families a prize worth disputing to the French.;;;;;;;;;;6420
SPA_RG_VPTACTIC;Your major advantages lie in the size of your realm in Europe and the opportunities that your numerous explorers and conquistadors will offer from your early bases in the Caribbean. Your colonial expansion in the New World should stay permanent and the priority is the conquest of the vast and rich Aztec and Incan empires with their mountains of gold. But you also have to defend your European holdings against France and protect the Western Mediterranean from the Turkish menace. If you manage to build your colonial empire while taking control of North Africa and gaining most of Italy with the help of the Austrian Habsburg and perhaps Venice you have a good chance of winning.;;;;;;;;;;6421
SPA_RG_MISSDESC;To win this scenario you should achieve ownership of as many provinces as possible on the South American continent (south of the Rio Grande north of the Rio de la Plata Mexico included but not the Caribbean Islands). You will gain extra Victory progress for the Aztec Empire's and the Inca Nation's initial provinces.;;;;;;;;;;6422
SPA_RG_MISSTACT;You can choose between two different tactics here: 1) Conquer the Aztec and Incan nations 2) place lots of settlers (the presence of a conquistador at the time of the placement will help). Note that any failed attempts may upset the natives present making you lose control of the colony. On the other hand any natives present if or when the colony becomes a city ('level 7' colony) will be added to the city population, thereby increasing the incomes greatly. Be aware that the French are after your European provinces!;;;;;;;;;;6423
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ENG_RG_HISTDESC;King Henry VIII had inherited a rebuilt and stable realm and the English trade in wool and draperies flourished all over Northern Europe. However the King contrarily to his father had not abandoned all hopes to regain a foothold on the continent besides the city of Calais. He was determined that England would play a major diplomatic role in Europe balancing his favors between the French and the Habsburgs. Although a devout Catholic Henry was also marred by a reckless marital life and may soon find himself in conflict with the Pope over marriage claims setting the scene for England's departure from the great Catholic family.;;;;;;;;;;6426
ENG_RG_VPTACTIC;You are isolated in the north of Europe and have a small army. But your island stands protected by the largest western European fleet. If you can keep on building up your economic strength improve your technology and trade and have a good understanding with other major nations you shall be prepared for the better years to come. Take every opportunity you have to explore future colonial sites in the New World and be careful of those damned Scots in the north and the French sneaking in at Calais in the South.;;;;;;;;;;6427
ENG_RG_MISSDESC;You will earn victory progress for owning the English/Aquitaine provinces in the southwest of current France, plus Scotland. You will also get a considerable bonus each year by keeping ownership of Calais!;;;;;;;;;;6428
ENG_RG_MISSTACT;Use your naval supremacy to cripple the French navy strive to have an alliance with Spain or other neighbors of France to make sure the French armies cannot concentrate on only defeating yours. Watch out for the Scots who are allied with the French you may want to defeat them first!;;;;;;;;;;6429
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POR_RG_HISTDESC;The arrival of Da Gama's fleet off Calicut in 1498 had crowned decades of efforts of the Lusitanian kingdom to pursue the systematic exploration and rounding of the African coast. In less than 20 years the Portuguese had set a network of trading stations stretching as far as Malacca. The complete monopoly of the Spice Trade was finally within reach. However upsetting the century-old Muslim trade with India and the East would not leave the Arabic merchants unmoved and conflict would soon arise in the Indian Ocean. Would the seaworthiness and fighting abilities of Portuguese seamen and their renowned caravels be enough to match the numerous dhows of the infidels?;;;;;;;;;;6432
POR_RG_VPTACTIC;Your country is small but hundreds of colonists and traders are now ready to take the sea route to India and the Far East. Explore and trade a lot build up your colonies in Brazil and Africa and place trading posts as far as China and the East Indies: thus you could well end up leading the colonial political and economic race. You still need a good understanding with Spain and must be aware of potential overseas expeditions from France and England. The heathen Turks hate you and there might be a potential for naval conflict in the Indian Ocean since they have taken Egypt and reached the shores of the Red Sea.;;;;;;;;;;6433
POR_RG_MISSDESC;You will gain Victory Progress by successfully placing colonists in India and the East Indian Islands, especially along the west coast of India.;;;;;;;;;;6434
POR_RG_MISSTACT;Your province in Goa will serve as a good bridgehead for troops that can clear neutral provinces of natives who will make life difficult for you. Make sure to place merchants in the centers of trade that your Trading Posts belong to otherwise the economical returns of your colonies will be negligible. The sea route to the East Indies is long and perilous make sure you begin with establishing a colony with a port in the area should you choose to go for East India.;;;;;;;;;;6435
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##### STRUGGLE FOR THE BALTIC SCENARIO #######;;;;;;;;;;;6438
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HSA_SB_HISTDESC;The Hansa was once the mightiest power in Northern Europe. Now it is a militarily weak north European merchant consortium slowly declining from the competition of the neighboring kingdoms. By recovering her economy and once again striving for mercantile supremacy, the Hansa could have become a great power. However, the loose merchant federation turned into a feeble political organization for survival into the 17th century.;;;;;;;;;;6441
HSA_SB_VPTACTIC;To regain the might of the Hansa you have to befriend Denmark-Norway and balance the Teutonic Order and Poland-Lithuania off each other. Try to gain monopolies in Novgorod Danzig and Holstein early. They are your cashcows. Sooner or later you will have to expand and then try to retain territorial integrity. Lone provinces are just too hard to defend for the Hansa. However relatively isolated provinces like Jylland are good prey. Create a strong navy, for you will need it.;;;;;;;;;;6442
HSA_SB_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress by owning and controlling Holstein, Danzig and Novgorod.;;;;;;;;;;6443
HSA_SB_MISSTACT;The Hansa is a militarily weak northern European merchant consortium slowly declining from the competition of the neighboring kingdoms. You are, however, benefitted with an extremely strong economy as well as the diplomatic strength to achieve through talks more than you could ever through direct warfare by yourself. Seek an alliance with the Teutonic Order and Prussia if you desire to make any significant moves into Danzig against Poland. This will give you significant strength in the Baltic Sea as well as the speed necessary when engaging in wars against the strongly fortified cities of Poland and the northern Baltic countries. Remember it is not recommended for you to engage in any extended wars against the Poles as they have extremely massive resources and they will wear you down in the long run no matter how many armies you are able to defeat in the early stages of a possible war.;;;;;;;;;;6444
HSA_SB_MISSNAME;Control the Baltic Trade Centers;;;;;;;;;;6445
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DAN_SB_HISTDESC;Denmark-Norway is one of the strongest powers in Northern Europe. Her navy rules the Baltic Sea and her armies are well-equipped and well-led. Few countries can defy her military, only the feeble Sweden is defying her might. Denmark-Norway, the leading force in the old Union of Kalmar  , has just been forced to see Sweden become independent. Over the next hundred years a great struggle takes place between Denmark-Norway and Sweden over supremacy in the North.  ;;;;;;;;;;6447
DAN_SB_VPTACTIC;By striking at Sweden early that country will be worse off in the technology race. Russia is Denmark-Norway's natural ally against the Swedes. Expanding south on behalf of the Hansa is also an option;;;;;;;;;;6448
DAN_SB_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress by grabbing land in Sweden and the entire Baltic coastline.;;;;;;;;;;6449
DAN_SB_MISSTACT;Playing as the Danish your goal is take as much Swedish land as you can lay your sword on. Maintain large reserves in Skane make sure you devote much attention to properly defending that area as the Swedes will be craving to fly the Swedish flag over Lund! By yourself however, this goal will not be easily accomplished. Swedish might is growing and you will need to make strong alliances with Russia and possibly the Hanseatic League to maintain an overall superiority. However let this warning not turn you into a coward! If the Swedes are busy in a desperate war in Ingria march your armies over their fallen corpses!;;;;;;;;;;6450
DAN_SB_MISSNAME;Establish a Greater Denmark and if possible reinstate the Union of Kalmar;;;;;;;;;;6451
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POL_SB_HISTDESC;"In the late Jagiellonian era Poland owned only 120 miles (3 percent) of coastline of a total of a 3.000-mile frontier. The Grand Duchy controlled 160 miles (6 percent) of a total of 2	800-mile frontier. Polish aspirations for Baltic territory began in 1454, taking Danzig in the Incorporations of Prussia. This continued and expanded during the Partitions of Prussia in 1466 & 1525. The Commonwealth incorporated Livonia into its realms in 1561. These gains were confirmed under the reign of Stephan Bathory (1576-1586) during several successful wars against Muscovy. From 1600-1629 Poland and Sweden battled almost non-stop for control of Baltic estates. Each time Poland's back was turned fighting the Turks in the south Sweden made gains. In 1629, after 20 years of exceedingly bloody war (Treaty of Altmark), the Swedes took control of Prussian ports (apart from Danzig Puck Konigsberg) taking a 3.5 percent toll on the Vistula trade. In 1635 (Peace of Stumdorf) Poland received these ports back in return for confirmation of Swedish hold on Livonia. Polish efforts to control more seaside territory eventually ended in failure due to incessant distractions and wars with Turkey and Russia to the east and SE from 1660 onwards.";;;;;;;;;;6453
POL_SB_VPTACTIC;Poland starts out in a very favorable position as regards its possible incorporation of more Baltic territory. The Teutonic Order has been extremely weakened and the Hansa own but a small outcrop of territory in the region. The time is ripe for a complete annexation of these areas by Poland. However Sweden and Russia are here to make sure this does not occur. One strategy is the annexation of the Order through diplomatic maneuvers. Ally yourself with the Teutonic Order and stay on their good side. After 10 years they can become your vassals. After an additional 10 years as vassals they can be peacefully incorporated into your territory – given a consistently high relationship and a bit of bribery! Annex the Order quickly either through diplomatic or military means because Sweden and Russia will soon aspire to large areas of this valuable territory. Create a possible alliance with Denmark (against Sweden) or an alliance with the Order to help you in the struggle. Don’t forget to build and maintain a strong Polish naval fleet in the Baltic too! To begin with this can only be achieved from Danzig but if you are successful more sea-ports will open up to your domains in due course.;;;;;;;;;;6454
POL_SB_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress for every province owned and controlled on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, and for the province of Novgorod.;;;;;;;;;;6455
POL_SB_MISSTACT;"Poland is in the most advantageous position of all the countries in this scenario. She has extremely potent armies strong resources and the diplomatic push to make her feelings known across the entire area. Seek warmer ties with the Hanseatic League and the Order	for they are the key to maintaining the Baltic estates that you currently own when a desperate Russia and Sweden begin their attempts at invasion. Also don't forget your might can also be your greatest weakness. Be aware of a possible coalition that could rise up against you made up of the Baltic States the Hanseatic League, along with Russia and Sweden. If this happens you are in for a savage conflict that will bleed the Baltic provinces deathly white.";;;;;;;;;;6456
POL_SB_MISSNAME;Establish a Secured Baltic Coastline;;;;;;;;;;6457
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RUS_SB_HISTDESC;Ivan III had expanded his territory in the central Russian plains at the expense of other principalities. It would be the deed of his son Ivan IV Grozny (The Terrible) to capture the eastern lands of former Mongol Khanates such as Kazan Astrakhan and other remnants of the Golden Horde territory. The Russians also still had scores to settle with the Poles and most of all since Alexander Newsky with the heirs of the Teutonic Order in the western Baltic provinces.;;;;;;;;;;6459
RUS_SB_VPTACTIC;Russia has an interesting position. There are mainly three directions of expanse;;;;;;;;;;6460
RUS_SB_MISSDESC;The goal is to get Russia her birthright of harbor at the Baltic Sea. You will gain victory progress for every province owned and controlled on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea.;;;;;;;;;;6461
RUS_SB_MISSTACT;Your primary push will be into the north Baltic states controlled by the Teutonic Order to begin with. As the Russian Tsar you are placed in a difficult position. To the south is a strong Poland ready to tear you to pieces in a moment of weakness. To the north-west Sweden destined for greatness will want her fair share of Baltic coastline as well her dream of making the Baltic into a Swedish Sea. Seek alliances with Denmark against Sweden but don't neglect the coastal nations they can be potent allies against the Poles. Once the Poles are defeated invade with your Russian hordes and let the Germans feel the might of Muscovy! Don't understimate the possibility of closer ties with enemies of your most feared and hated enemy the Poles. Make diplomatic overtures to the Ottomans and with luck (and some cash!) you may involve them in a war against the despised White Eagle at the most perfect of times!;;;;;;;;;;6462
RUS_SB_MISSNAME;Reach the Coast;;;;;;;;;;6463
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SWE_SB_HISTDESC;In 1520 Sweden is a weak country on the barbaric fringe of Europe. She has recently thrown off the yoke of Danish power and is currently trying to survive in a hostile world. During the 16th century she slowly built up her power and expanded into Russia and the Baltics. Later in the 17th century she excelled in military art and managed successfully to stop the expansion of Russia, Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway. She also managed to carve out a small coastal empire in Germany after a successful intervention in the Thirty Years War. During the 18th century Sweden lost her position as did Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway. No more great powers surviving, they intervened as minor allies of the great powers, protecting what was left of their once great possessions. ;;;;;;;;;;6465
SWE_SB_VPTACTIC;Sweden starts as a rather weak country but has good potential. In principle Sweden can strike at any opponent in the game. However beware of the two front war against Russia and Denmark-Norway. It can be devastating. Sweden should try to balance naval and army forces and will have to defend against Denmark-Norway in the southwest and against the Russians in the East. Note that the Hansa and Poland-Lithuania are excellent allies in the earlier stages of the game. If you get a strong alliance with them and take land from Russia and Denmark-Norway you will be up for a strong position in the endgame.;;;;;;;;;;6466
SWE_SB_MISSDESC;The goal is to make the Baltic Sea into a Swedish  lake. You will gain victory progress for every province owned and controlled on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea.;;;;;;;;;;6467
SWE_SB_MISSTACT;The Swedes are in a relatively neutral position when it comes to acquiring more Baltic territory in this scenario. There are an abundance of possible ways for you to wage successful war against your rivals. In the beginning of the scenario it is advisable that you are wary of any closer ties between the Danes and the Muscovites. A cloud such as this hanging over your expansion can cause some problems. Make strong diplomatic overtures to either side or both. If this does not work seek a possible friendship with the Poles, who will be glad to cleve the Muscovites in two! Do not understimate The Hanseatic League;;;;;;;;;;6468
SWE_SB_MISSNAME;Make the Baltic Sea a Swedish Lake;;;;;;;;;;6469
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##### THE AMERICAN DREAM SCENARIO #######;;;;;;;;;;;6472
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USADREAM_TEXT;After years of mismanagement of her North American colonies, England had a growing rebellion at hand (game: technically the USA is in play and at war with England). The United States quickly created some governmental stability and managed to field armies continuously over time. With the help of the French navy and an expeditionary force, the USA became the first former colony to win her freedom by armed struggle. After England was brought to accept the independence of the United States the latter cautiously kept a policy of non-interference and support of the peoples of the New World against the aggressions of the old colonial empires.;;;;;;;;;;6476
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##### THE GREAT NORDIC WAR SCENARIO #######;;;;;;;;;;;6478
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DAN_GNW_HISTDESC;At the beginning of the 18th century Denmark-Norway had fruitlessly fought Sweden on several occasions to retain what she had lost in the 17th century. In a grand alliance with Russia and Poland-Lithuania time for revenge was at hand. Denmark-Norway was however invaded in 1700 by the Swedes under Charles XII, unable to stop him as the navy and army was not ready for action. Licking her wounds she tried again in 1710, invading the province of Skåne but was defeated by the superior Swedish leadership. Her greatest opportunity came in 1717-1719 when Peter the Great announced a joint allied invasion of Sweden proper but due to unfortunate political developments Peter the Great changed his mind. Alone, the Danish navy was not large enough for the undertaking that would have been necessary for the conquest of Sweden. However she successfully managed to defend Norway from Swedish invasions in 1716 and 1718.;;;;;;;;;;6481
DAN_GNW_VPTACTIC;The road to victory points and glory is thorny but Denmark-Norway must keep a larger navy than Sweden, thus minimizing the risk of seaborne invasion and maximizing her own invasion capability. Holstein is probably the first nut to crack. If she is kicked out of the war early Denmark-Norway can focus at other fronts. The cream of the victory points lies in southern Sweden thus using Ostlandet and Sjaelland as bases is advisable. If the Danish navy is superior to the Swedish, try to launch some small diversion invasions to cut Swedish supply and of course the golden opportunity to retake Gotland will be tempting. ;;;;;;;;;;6482
DAN_GNW_MISSDESC;Denmark-Norway gets victory points for controlling Holstein Skåne Ostlandet and Västergötland.;;;;;;;;;;6483
DAN_GNW_MISSTACT;Denmark is in a very difficult position in fact almost as difficult as Poland in the GNW scenario. Historically the Danes had an extremely small chance of recapturing their most prized province of Skane currently occupied by the Swedes. In 1700 their armies were weak and totally ill prepared against the troops of Karl XII. Between 1709 and 1720 as the Swedish position grew weaker the possibility of Danish success against the Swedes had higher chances of success. The key to recapturing Skane is maintaining strong ties with Tsar Peter the first as his navy will have the power to dominate the Baltic Sea and the Sund keeping Swedish fleets occupied while your navy prepares for a coastal invasion into Skane. Therefore the upkeep and construction of a strong naval presence in the area is of some importance. It will also be necessary to keep England as neutral as possible if this plan is to be successful. An English fleet engaged in the war would no doubt almost certainly lead to your defeat on the sea and therefore the loss of any opportunity of recapturing lost territories. Be prepared for the battle of your life the Swedes will not give up this prized territory without a very bloody fight. Be aware of Swedish flank attacks into your Norwegian possessions bordering your most ancient and despised enemy.;;;;;;;;;;6484
DAN_GNW_MISSNAME;Reunite Holstein with Denmark defend Norway and deny Sweden access to the North Sea (Västergötland).;;;;;;;;;;6485
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POL_GNW_HISTDESC;At the beginning of the 18th century Poland-Lithuania was not what she once had been. She was still quite strong but Russia was very dangerous. The Saxon elector August the Strong had become King of Poland-Lithuania, but had no intention for Poland-Lithuania but to increase his personal fame and glory. He started out by striking a pact with Russia and Poland-Lithuania in a vain hope to retake the lost baltic provinces from Sweden. The war did not go well for August and he had to fight for survival, wrecking Poland-Lithuania as a consequence. After the war the Polish-Lithuanian government was nonfunctional due to the strong Russian influence. Poland-Lithuania was slowly losing its sovereignity.;;;;;;;;;;6487
POL_GNW_VPTACTIC;Getting victory points as Poland-Lithuania means not taking the Augustinian route. Russia is very dangerous and in principle an alliance would be good but there is a risk that the Russians will lay their hands on the precious Baltic provinces before you have a chance to get a strike at them. It is though advisable to befriend Russia initially, letting them declare war on the fearsome Swedes. Then Poland-Lithuania can switch sides and join Sweden in a liberation adventure snatching the Baltic provinces before the Swedes do. However note that all three countries;;;;;;;;;;6488
POL_GNW_MISSDESC;Poland-Lithuania gets victory points for controlling Courland, Livonia and Estonia.;;;;;;;;;;6489
POL_GNW_MISSTACT;Poland now well past her prime was historically in slow decline from the early 18th century onwards. Your country starts out in a grand alliance with Saxony Denmark and Russia against the all-powerful Swedes under Karl XII. Expect demands from the Russians to join a prospective Northern War against the northern invincibles in short time though if you decide to partake in the war it is entirely up to you. Just be wary the Russians WILL take their revenge for your refusal! If you do decide to join however it is recommended that you capture Riga and then strike into Swedish Livonia taking back the lands that were so rightfully yours while the Russian hordes under Peter I make their move against the Swedes further to the north. On the other hand, if you decide to dishonor your alliance then another powerful enemy awaits you. The Prussians under the Brandenburg dynasty are now independent (since 1657 historically) and slowly growing into a European power. Take back Ducal Prussia (eastern Prussia the city of Konigsberg) but be warned their armies are becoming mightier by the year and no doubt the English will join them in an alliance. Counter this by a strong bond with the French.;;;;;;;;;;6490
POL_GNW_MISSNAME;Retake the Baltic provinces.;;;;;;;;;;6491
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RUS_GNW_HISTDESC;Peter the Great had recently come to power and strove to get Russia a place in the sun. By reforming the army Russia slowly built up strength to strike at Sweden. In an alliance with Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway she attacked. Initially she was beaten at Narva in 1700 but recovered during the Swedish war in Poland-Lithuania. When the Swedes struck at the Ukraine in 1708 Russia had taken most of the Baltic provinces and marched with a strong army to relieve its southern belly. At Poltava in 1709 Russia won its greatest victory against Sweden a demarcation line that put Russia in the position of supremacy in Northeastern Europe. Russia launched a navy into the Baltic Sea and harassed the Swedish coast line as well as invading Swedish Finland. Russia had won the war and peace was signed at Nystad in 1721.;;;;;;;;;;6493
RUS_GNW_VPTACTIC;To get her much needed victory points, Russia must build armies and invest in land military technology and then strike at Sweden. It is good strategy to ally with Poland-Lithuania, thus protecting the vast borders in the South and West. Attacking Sweden is hard labor but all victory points lie in the Baltic provinces so there is no use antagonizing Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway. Just see to it that you are stronger than any of them if you need to take provinces from them.;;;;;;;;;;6494
RUS_GNW_MISSNAME;Take possession of the Baltic provinces and penetrate into Swedish Finland.;;;;;;;;;;6495
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SWE_GNW_HISTDESC;In 1700 Sweden was the strongest country in Northern Europe, with a large army superior to any of its neighbours. However Sweden had expanded into Russia Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway during the 17th century and at this point these countries found the opportunity for revenge. Sweden was initially victorious defeating Denmark-Norway and Poland-Lithuania but Russia was a problem. Sweden won a great victory at Narva in 1700 but most Baltic provinces were lost during the war farther south. The invasion of Russia in 1708-1709 was a failure. The Swedish high command had expected active support from Ukrainian separatists but these were crushed by the Russians before the Swedish field army arrived. When it arrived severely damaged by logistical problems it attacked the Russians at a fortified position outside the village of Poltava and was defeated.  Sweden continued the war until the death of Charles XII in 1718 but was never a threat to anyone but Denmark-Norway after Poltava. When hostilities ended in 1721, Sweden was a great power no more.;;;;;;;;;;6497
SWE_GNW_VPTACTIC;In principle Sweden only needs to defend what she has initially to win but as the other country will have objectives in these very same territories a sound strategy is hard to define. One should however strive to divide the enemies. Fighting one or two at a time but not three. There are two important zones to defend. The first is the eastern zone consisting of the Baltic provinces and Swedish Finland. The second one is southern Sweden. Use these as base areas and conquer its neighbouring enemy provinces making it harder for the enemy to take these zones. Kicking out a country from the war is advisable but hard to achieve when alone. The best prospects is Denmark-Norway which could be annexed in cooperation with either France or England if Madame Fortune is by your side.;;;;;;;;;;6498
SWE_GNW_MISSDESC;Sweden get victory points for controlling Western Pommerania Skåne Småland Västergötland Svealand Bergslagen Finland Tavastland Karelia Ingermanland Estonia Livonia and Courland.;;;;;;;;;;6499
SWE_GNW_MISSTACT;Sweden emerges as the most feared power in the Baltic in this very scenario. The armies of Karl XII are extremely potent. Your military technology is by far the best of any of your potential enemies and this will serve you well when your Generals are called upon to fight a multiple front war against the alliance constructed against you. Keep your naval fleet in top condition as your mariners will be strongly tested against the combined might of Danish and Russian fleets. A good tactic is to ally yourself with the Prussians or the Ottomans who will no doubt be happy to wage war on the surprised and most probably unprepared Poles. If your envoys are successful in establishing an alliance with either one or both countries then this tactic can lead to a very quick submission of the land of the White Eagle who no doubt will be trying their hardest to recover Livonia to the north-west when a prospective Northern War erupts. After the submission of Poland the Ottomans may also be very useful against the Russians invading and therefore completely flanking the armies of Peter I in their almost completely exposed southern provinces. ;;;;;;;;;;6500
SWE_GNW_MISSNAME;Defend Sweden from the aggressors.;;;;;;;;;;6501
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ENG_1617_HISTDESC;During the early 17th century the Stuarts were brought to power in England and Scotland, relations toward Spain and France were improved, and England did not make any serious commitment to the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years War. This foreign policy was very much disliked in England and it, together with the Stuarts conflict, with the parliament threatened to upset the domestic balance of power. The consequence was civil war betwen royalists and and the supporters of the parliament (1642-1649). The parliament was victorious and the King was executed but the fight for freedom lost its momentum. When the bells of peace rang in German cities the parliament had recently managed to get the upper hand in the civil war. Economically England had lost ground to Dutch competition but she had now an army of excellent ability and England was a power to be reckoned with in the future.;;;;;;;;;;6507
ENG_1617_VPTACTIC;England starts the game as a fairly weak country and it is advisable to defend the island heavily with a strong navy. If civil war breaks out you must immediately crush the rebellion before it can infest your lovely country and strike a pact with the French and the Spaniards. Try to expand your colonial empire while the other countries wage war on the continent but concentrate your efforts to one area preferably North America. If you decide to meddle in the the Thirty Years War supporting one or the other side then see to it that you join the war late so that you can take advantage of the other countries' war exhaustion. Beware of enemy invasion;;;;;;;;;;6508
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FRA_1617_HISTDESC;After the Wars of Religion France recovered and the foundation for the absolutism of Louis XIV was created. France had both domestic and external peace and its foreign policy was directed to attain good partners of cooperation on the continent. The overarching goal had not changed though thus Spain and Austria were considered the arch-enemies. Until 1635 France did not involve herself in costly wars but was instead biding her time. In 1636 however the time was right as most of Europe was exhausted from many years of war and France joined the Thirty Years War. French commitment was in fact the decisive factor deciding the conclusion of the war. French ducats and weapons defeated the Habsburgs within a decade. After the Peace of Westphalia France was the most powerful nation in Europe. ;;;;;;;;;;6510
FRA_1617_VPTACTIC;France is a strong country but the alliance between Spain and Austria is stronger. Bide your time and attack at the perfect time. Build up forces in France Proper but also in your colonies. You do not want to win a continental war just to see your victory be turned into a stalemate at the peace table as your enemies have occupied your overseas empire. If you attack Spain and Austria try to break their encirclement of your country. Taking Franché-Comte Spanish Netherlands and Northern Italy will highly improve your strategic position.;;;;;;;;;;6511
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SPA_1617_HISTDESC;At the end of the 16th century Spanish power was declining. Spain lacked a thriving middle class and the expulsion of the Moors and the Jews and the agricultural crises undermined the economy. During the years before the outbreak of the Thirty Years War Spain suffered several bankruptcies and had hard times obtaining international loans. As if this was not enough, the silver and gold production of the Americas decreased and exports to the colonies decreased by 60 percent until 1648. Spain had a Great Power status, which she had to defend in a number of costly and not very profitable wars. These wars further induced the Spanish decline. First Spain fought a long and undecisive war against the Netherlands until 1648 when the Spanish government had to accept the independence of that country. Secondly, a catastrophic war was fought with France (1628-1659) which marked the end of the Spain's status as a Great Power. At the same time Spain involved herself in the Thirty Years War together with Austria and in the end Spain was not victorious in that conflict either.;;;;;;;;;;6513
SPA_1617_VPTACTIC;Historically Spain was the chief loser in the Thirty Years War. But you can change all of that. First get peace with the Dutch. The Netherlands are a very hard nut to crack and they are often fighting the French, your main enemy. Immediately boost your military presence in your colonial empire and be sure to check the development there regularly. If you lose the war in Europe you can still win peace by taking enemy colonies. Try to get on speaking terms with the English or, better yet, an alliance. They are actually the greatest threat to your colonies. Strategically your position is bad. You need to create corridors so that your armies can reach all your flanks. This is done by alliances or conquest. Note that Poland-Lithuania can be a great friend against an aggressive Sweden.  ;;;;;;;;;;6514
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RUS_1617_HISTDESC;The Aftermath of the Time of Troubles forced Russia to secede Ingermanland and Karelia to Sweden and Smolensk and Livonia to Poland-Lithuania. Russia was hurt but not destroyed and a period of reconstruction and reform started. In 1632 the Russian government found the time to get Smolensk back to be right but its armies were yet not strong enough to beat the Polish-Lithuanian Hussaria. Instead the Russian government chose to stay at peace in the West and attacked the Khanates in the East, expanding Russia with vast lands. When the other European countries were involved in the bickering at Münster and Osnabrück, Russia was a country slowly gaining strength. She was not yet ready for any serious expansions in the West but that day was not far away...  ;;;;;;;;;;6516
RUS_1617_VPTACTIC;Your country is weak after years of internal turmoil. Now you have to rebuild your country and attain the same level of technology as your neighbours. If you want to expand, turn East the Khanates there are strong but they will not overwhelm you. It could be profitable to attack Poland-Lithuania or Sweden but only if these countries have been weakened by war civil war or massive revolts. Such strategy could be very profitable or disastrous...;;;;;;;;;;6517
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TUR_1617_HISTDESC;Turkey's long-time enemies were Austria Venice Poland-Lithuania and not to be forgotten Persia. War against external enemies was very common but it was the internal strife and revolts that unleashed the heaviest blow to Turkish technological and military development. During the period 1596-1604 three very large revolts started in three different parts of the Empire and the last of them was not crushed until 1635. At the same time Turkey became involved in a war against Austria and Poland-Lithuania (The Long War 1593-1606) in which Turkey was victorious and the Habsburg Emperor had to pay the Sultan an annual tribute. The Poles were attacked (1615-1621) but without any land changing hands. In the Far East Turkey was defending her borders against three Persian onslaughts (1603-1611 1616-1618 and 1623-1629). The last of the wars ended with a great Turkish victory, forever ending the Persian threat and welcoming Georgia and Azerbaidjan as new provinces. Minding this and the assassinations of Sultans of the 1620's and the Mameluck uprisings in the 1630's, the Turkish government managed to administer Turkey rather well even as she did not expand as much as in earlier days. When Christian Europe enjoyed the newly religious peace, Turkey was as powerful as any Christian country but she was superior no more. ;;;;;;;;;;6519
TUR_1617_VPTACTIC;Much of Europe will be occupied by their own business. There are three possible approaches. Smash Persia trash Austria or devour Venice. All of them has their pros and cons but you have to destroy at least one of your enemies at this point to be able to defend later. Austria is the most dangerous option as she is not likely to be alone. Raise your military technology and cut one of them to pieces two provinces at a time and then pick the next target. If you keep on being victorious then All God's glory to you. ;;;;;;;;;;6520
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HAB_1617_HISTDESC;As early as the first decade of the 17th century Austria managed to get into a conflict with both its domestic Bohemian Protestant minority and the small Protestant principalities in the Holy Roman Empire. The German principalities joined into the Evangelic Union, a loosely organized federation combatting imperial efforts of recatholization and centralization of power. The Austrian Emperor swiftly created the Catholic League to oppose it. In 1618 the Protestants of Bohemia revolted and elected the Protestant elector of the Palatinates as its king, starting the Thirty Years War. This conflict quickly changed into a great power war which was mainly fought on German soil. Basically, Austria and Spain fought the Netherlands Sweden Denmark-Norway and France. The war became a war of attrition without real victors. Austria had won many great victories on the battlefield but the peace resolution raised several facts. First, the Protestant Sweden had become a great power. Second France was now the most powerful country in Europe. Third the Emperor had for all times lost his grip over the Holy Roman Empire. Fourth Spain had lost her capabilities to compete for hegemony in Europe. For Austria's part the war was a strategic defeat. However the government had managed to consolidate the hereditary lands and started a reform that would make her powerful in the future. ;;;;;;;;;;6522
HAB_1617_VPTACTIC;Austria starts as a strong country but with a rather bad position. The best way of maximizing victory points is to turn Counter-reformed Catholic and force all Protestants to turn Catholic as a result of peace. However to get at them you will need to march through a lot of Catholic countries. Create these corridors of march through alliance, not conquest otherwise your relations will be damaged. See to it that you create strong alliances with Catholic countries especially if you are thinking of doing some annexations. Poland-Lithuania and Spain are excellent allies. Beware of the backstabbing Turks. It is dangerous to leave your back door open to the armies of the Sultan. ;;;;;;;;;;6523
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SWE_1617_HISTDESC;"Both Sweden and Poland-Lithuania had been expanding in the Baltic area and violent clashes had started between them and Russia a triangular drama with the Baltic grain harbours as the prize. These wars continued more or less uninterrupted until 1629 when Sweden managed to get the upper hand. During the war, Sweden was attacked by Denmark-Norway and lost but without losing any provinces. When peace with Poland-Lithuania was signed Poland-Lithuania and Russia began a long period of peace and reform while Sweden rushed into the Thirty Years War committing herself heavily. During the earlier wars in the East, Sweden had managed to get Ingermanland and Livonia	and now the war was financed by eight Polish harbours that Sweden got for a period of 6 years. In Germany, Swedish victories and defeats followed each other. No side in the war was ever superior but Sweden managed to keep her position as one of the most important combatants in the conflict.  During the war Sweden managed to invade Denmark-Norway and snatched a number of provinces from her. At the Peace of Westphalia Swedish peace negotiators managed to get a good portion of the German coastline. After the peace Sweden had become a great power a new star in the Nordic sky shining more brightly than its Danish compatriot.";;;;;;;;;;6525
SWE_1617_VPTACTIC;Your country is strong and gets even stronger. The problem is what you are going to do with all your strength. Either you get on with conquests in Russia and Poland-Lithuania or you invade Germany and try to annex Denmark-Norway. Whatever you choose to do you have to defend the other flank, and if you are thinking of a southern strategy you must have a strong navy otherwise your forces might be cut off. You potential allies are England the Netherlands France and Turkey. Beware of annexing too many small Protestant countries. Such behavior will destroy your relations.;;;;;;;;;;6526
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HOL_1617_HISTDESC;The Netherlands was created as a result of a successful rebellion against their Spanish overlords. She virtually fought for her very existence from the 1580's until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, when her independence was internationally acknowledged. In 1617 the Netherlands had started its march toward economic supremacy in Europe, and was slowly building up a colonial empire based on newly acquired Portugese colonies. Her navy was building up and her army was small but very efficient. The Thirty Years War concerned Habsburg hegemony and freedom of religion and both questions were very important to the Dutch people. Fighting for the Protestant cause, the Netherlands was one of the biggest winners of the war. Getting freedom and removing the Habsburg threa, but also running past England as the number one commercial nation of Europe, only France was a potential enemy.;;;;;;;;;;6528
HOL_1617_VPTACTIC;Your country is small and rather weak. Your main enemies are France and Spain. Survival is the first goal expanding your colonial empire and sending merchants is your second only at third place comes territorial expansion in Europe. Try to ally England and Sweden early on and get some stronger Protestant principalities on your side. If the tide goes against you, accept seceding a province or two for peace. You can always make a comeback later.;;;;;;;;;;6529
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ENG_1773_S;After years of mismanagement, England found herself fighting against her erstwhile colonies in America. (In game terms England is at war with the USA.) In Europe, England had just lost a great war against France, Spain and the Netherlands who all envied her Glory. With the independence of the United States the freedom and self-governing were on the lips of every colonial power.;;;;;;;;;;6534
ENG_1773_C;England can hardly afford to neglect the USA. She has to crush the American rebels, or at least hurt them severely before Spain and France come to their aid. In India it is considered wise to root out all other colonial competitors. In North America it is considered wise to take lands from the Spanish. See to it that you contain Russia, Spain and France, as these powers are your greatest competitors on the continent. Most countries will consider England an enemy so be prepared for war. But do not be overtly aggressive. Don't search for war let it come to you.;;;;;;;;;;6535
FRA_1773_S;After the Seven Years War France was still struggling with her finances and her honor was still stained by defeat. France however was not a beaten country even thought her colonial might was broken. Instead France waited for a chance to revenge her honor and humiliate England. After sever mismanagement the English government faced a faced full uprising and revolution in her American colonies. France seized the opportunity and sided with the newly founded Republic in America. Yet, France would soon choke on the bone of revolution. In her case a rebellion against the very notion of a French Monarchy.;;;;;;;;;;6536
FRA_1773_C;France has a powerful navy and a world-class army, but she is relatively small, having lost the bulk of her colonies ten years before. This calls for a rapid expansion. North America, India, the Austrian Netherlands and northern Italy all present attractive areas for expansion. France begins the scenario allied with Spain. This could be a good partnership for wars against England. But watch out for Spanish victory points.;;;;;;;;;;6537
SPA_1773_S;Spain quickly sided with France when the revolutionary movement started in North America against British rule. As a result, Spain indirectly sided with the USA. For more than 170 years England had harassed and bullied Spain. The revolution in America was not an opportunity Spain could afford to miss. Having fought surprisingly well Spain was the greatest winner when peace was signed in Paris in 1773, retaking many of her lost possessions from England. However, the American Revolution would prove to fatal to the Spanish hegemony in North and South America, and by the early 19th century, Spain would lose nearly all of her colonial holdings in the Americas.;;;;;;;;;;6538
SPA_1773_C;Spain's route to victory is by no means easy or free of gambling. Generally one could say that if Spain manages to keep what she starts with she will win by victory points. However most other players will try to prevent that from happening. Supporting the United States is a wise tactic. It will slow down the British and you might take some of its possessions in the Deep South. France is a good ally at game start but you might find it necessary to change partners. See to it that you never stand outside a good alliance and never fight a risky war. You need not take a lot of territory - merely nibbling at your enemy will lead to victory.;;;;;;;;;;6539
HOL_1773_S;In 1773 the Dutch Republic was in decline. It still maintained a large empire but was no longer the most expansive financial center in the world. England had already eclipsed her glory and other countries were catching up. The Netherlands made unsuccessful attempts at reform while struggling with internal instability. With the advent of the revolutionary movement in France, the small Dutch republic was easily toppled by a nation at arms.;;;;;;;;;;6540
HOL_1773_C;The Dutch army and navy are in bad shape and her possessions are widely spread over the globe. If the Republic is going to have a chance to win you must reform her economy by achieving trade monopolies aggressively. To be a member of a strong alliance is important and it is advisable not to wage risky wars. Build up and defend your Asian colonies and expand in Africa to increase wealth and power. France is your greatest danger as she can strike at your home provinces. England is also a great threat as she can make invasions nearly anywhere in the world. See to it that you balance them against each other.;;;;;;;;;;6541
HAB_1773_S;In 1773 Austria was on parity with Prussia, but weaker than Russia. The threat of a reformed Poland-Lithuania, the hostility of the Ottoman Turks, and the enmity of Prussia were her main dangers. Austria chose to give priority to the partition of Poland and to maintain the balance of power in Eastern Europe. During the 1780's Austria fought Prussia in hopes of carving out a large section of Central Europe in what was called the War of Bavarian Succession. The anticipated Great War over supremacy in the east never occurred as the old regimes (Austria, Prussia and Russia) joined in an unholy alliance to fight French radicalism and republicanism. The Age of Revolution choked Europe.;;;;;;;;;;6542
HAB_1773_C;Austria is powerful and maintains the second largest army in Europe. To win, you must prevent Prussia from expanding in Germany, and Russia from expanding in the Balkans. At the same time you must ensure a partition of Poland-Lithuania which satisfies a balance of power in the Central East. This sounds easy, but it is not. It means war with the Ottoman Empire, Prussia and Poland-Lithuania. It might also mean war with Venice, Bavaria and a host of small German countries. As if this was not enough, you can be sure that France and Russia will try to slit your throat if you grow too strong. Do not ensnare yourself in long and costly wars. Instead, focus on devouring pieces of your enemies. How to spend your money? Build troops! Build troops! Build troops!;;;;;;;;;;6543
PRU_1773_S;In 1773 Prussia's army was not the largest in Europe, but their troops were of the best quality in the world. Prussia was an Army with a country, not the other way around. This was one of the reasons behind Prussia's urge to expand. In conjunction with Russia and Austria, Prussia devoured parts of Poland-Lithuania. Smaller German countries soon fell as Prussia moved deeper into Central and Western Germany. The anticipated Great War over supremacy in the east never occurred, as revolutionary France quickly became a more deadly threat towards the existing order, thus forcing Prussia to join with Austria and Russia in an unholy alliance.;;;;;;;;;;6544
PRU_1773_C;Prussia needs to expand to win this scenario. Most other countries have hordes of colonies and trade posts. Colonizing the non-European continents is a luxury Prussia can ill-afford much less becoming embroiled in a colonial war. Prussia's fortune lies in Germany and in Poland. You must take as much of Poland-Lithuania as possible and expand in Germany. Note that gobbling up smaller German countries inevitably will force you to cross swords with other major powers, so see to it that you are part of a strong alliance. Both Russia and Austria are your natural enemies but you cannot stand still watching one of them getting too strong on behalf of the other.;;;;;;;;;;6545
RUS_1773_S;In 1773 Russia was one of the strongest countries in the world. At the time Russia was at war with the Ottoman Empire. Her most pressing concerns were Poland-Lithuania, the Orthodox Balkans and Sweden. Together with Prussia and Austria she forced the partition of Poland and managed to defeat both Sweden and the Ottoman Empire, though with few territorial gains. Suddenly revolutionary France emerged as a world power, forcing Russia to move away from expansion and focus on retaining the old regimes of Europe. It was not until the final days of Napoleon did Russia secure large territorial gains, tearing Finland from Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;6546
RUS_1773_C;Russia must expand on all her flanks. She must eliminate the northern threat by taking Finland from Sweden. On the central front Russia should take Poland-Lithuania and secure the Balkans to the south before Austria has a chance to strike. On every flank you might become embroiled in a war with major powers. However, Russia is probably the only country that can choose not to fight. Only wage war when you know you can win. Victory will be yours if you can check the expansion of your potential enemies.;;;;;;;;;;6547
USA_1773_S;After years of mismanagement of her North American holdings, England faced a growing rebellion. (In game terms the USA is at war with England.) The United States quickly created some governmental stability and managed to consistently field armies over time. With the help of the French navy and an expeditionary force, America became the first colony to win her freedom through armed struggle. After England was forced to accept the independence of the United States, the latter cautiously kept a policy of non-interference and supported the peoples of the New World against the aggression of old colonial empires.;;;;;;;;;;6548
USA_1773_C;Survival is your only mission. Because you are rather weak it might be wise to accept the loss of a province or two in order to gain peace with England. However, do not loose too much. Try to co-ordinate your warfare with the French and Spanish. Build troops at every opportunity. Only a few of your provinces are fortified. Raise your fortifications in times of peace or you will quickly loose your territories. The British will try to attack from both the north and south. Try to eliminate the southern threat first before turning north. If you survive and manage to expel England from North America you will probably win the game. But be warned: Canada is a hard nut to crack.;;;;;;;;;;6549
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ENG_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 the Spanish king Carlos II dies and his testament implies that the grandson of Louis XIV King of France Philip is to be King of Spain on the condition that the thrones of Spain and France are not united. Old King Louis XIV doesn't accept this and claims both thrones for his grandson. This starts the War of Spanish Succession between, on one side France Spain and Bavaria, and on the other side England the Netherlands and Austria. At the same time the Great Northern war is fought in the North and East. When the dynastic war ends in 1713 England is the most victorious nation in Europe. Defying the French and annexing Gibraltar some Canadian coastlines and Menorca.;;;;;;;;;;6554
ENG_1700_VPTACTIC;England has become a very strong power by 1700. Her strength is mainly based on sea-power colonies and her growing economy. Retaining naval supremacy is an absolute necessity which can enable you to enlarge your colonial empire especially in India and Asia. The key factor in maintaining and increasing the economic gap with your main competitors is trade. Invest in merchants and get those important monopolies. In Europe you have to be a political realist, switching sides to uphold the balance of power not letting France or Austria get the upper hand there. Note that while upholding balance in Europe you might put your colonies in danger from enemy conquest. Keep good army units in the colonies for defense, but also as strike forces to wrest provinces from enemy hands.;;;;;;;;;;6555
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FRA_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 the Spanish king Carlos II dies and his testament implies that the grandson of Louis XIV King of France Philip is to be King of Spain on the condition that the thrones of Spain and France are not united. Old King Louis XIV doesn't accept this and claims both thrones for his grandson. This starts the War of Spanish Succession between, on one side France Spain and Bavaria, and on the other side England the Netherlands and Austria. At the same time the Great Northern war is fought in the North and East. When the dynastic war ends in 1713 France has managed to keep the two thrones within the Bourbon dynasty but failed to unite them. However, the war had been so costly that France was on the verge of bankrupcy.;;;;;;;;;;6557
FRA_1700_VPTACTIC;France is one of the strongest powers on Earth in 1700 but she has to choose a sound strategy, which is not very easy. You can build ships and contest England's naval and colonial supremacy or you can make a strike for continental hegemony. Achieving both goals though might be very challenging. Always keep your investment rates in technology high and build manufactories.Your most dangerous opponents are England the Netherlands Austria and sometimes Spain.;;;;;;;;;;6558
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SPA_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 the Spanish king Carlos II dies and his testament implies that the grandson of Louis XIV King of France Philip is to be King of Spain on the condition that the thrones of Spain and France are not united. Old King Louis XIV doesn't accept this and claims both thrones for his grandson. This starts the War of Spanish Succession between, on one side France Spain and Bavaria, and on the other side England the Netherlands and Austria. At the same time the Great Northern war is fought in the North and East. When the dynastic war ends in 1713  Spain has a Bourbon monarch Felipé V as the deceased Carlos II wanted but Spain lost her Italian and Dutch possessions. Shortly after the peace Spain declares war on Austria to get back what she had lost...;;;;;;;;;;6560
SPA_1700_VPTACTIC;Spain is not what it once was. It is large and has its possessions spread over the world but its military strength is slowly declining. However there are possibilities for Spain. Ally with either England or France and battle the other. See to it that you invest in upgrading infrastructure and new technology. By recovering economically you will be able to stop the regress and make a stand against any aggressor. Diplomacy is the most important feature for you. It can be very profitable to be on the winning side in a war but a disaster to bet on the wrong horse.;;;;;;;;;;6561
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RUS_1700_HISTDESC;Peter the Great had recently come to power and strove to get Russia a place in the sun. By reforming the army Russia slowly built up strength to strike at Sweden. In an alliance with Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway she attacked. Initially she was beaten at Narva in 1700 but recovered during Sweden's war in Poland-Lithuania. When the Swedes struck at the Ukraine in 1708, Russia had taken most of the Baltic provinces and marched with a strong army to relieve its southern belly. At Poltava in 1709 Russia won its greatest victory against Sweden a demarcation line that put Russia in the position of supremacy in Northeastern Europe. Russia launched a navy into the Baltic Sea and harassed the Swedish coast line as well as invading Swedish Finland. Russia had won the war and peace was signed at Nystad in 1721.;;;;;;;;;;6563
RUS_1700_VPTACTIC;Russia is a country on the rise. Be sure to improve your military technology before you act then you will have to expand. The Baltic provinces are your prize but also the orthodox provinces in eastern Poland-Lithuania. Don't forget to keep on colonizing Siberia because late in the game it will vastly contribute to your economy. Take it easy with the Turks. They are your enemies and there is no need to punch her before you can take any real estate from her.;;;;;;;;;;6564
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TUR_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 the Spanish king Carlos II dies and his testament implies that the grandson of Louis XIV King of France Philip is to be King of Spain on the condition that the thrones of Spain and France are not united. Old King Louis XIV doesn't accept this and claims both thrones for his grandson. This starts the War of Spanish Succession between, on one side France Spain and Bavaria, and on the other side England the Netherlands and Austria. At the same time the Great Northern war is fought in the North and East. During the 1710s, when war exhaustion bred in Austria and Russia, the Turks attacked, taking back Azov. However when Austria had finished her war against France she attacked and Turkey in the middle of a series of Palace Coups was defeated, losing more than a third of her European possessions. A decade later, with greater domestic stability, Turkey launched her last large offensive against Austria...;;;;;;;;;;6566
TUR_1700_VPTACTIC;Turkey is in stagnation but still has some punches to throw. Your economy is important but so is your diplomacy. Do not let yourself be surrounded by enemies. Threats to your survival are Austria Persia Poland-Lithuania and later on Russia. Venice is ripe to strike now. See to it that you ally with powerful countries that would actually help you if you were attacked. Russia is an interesting partner early on as is a powerful France or an Anti-Austrian Spain. No alliance is unholy;;;;;;;;;;6567
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HAB_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 the Spanish king, Carlos II dies and his testament implies that the grandson of Louis XIV King of France Philip is to be King of Spain on the condition that the thrones of Spain and France are not united. Old King Louis XIV doesn't accept this and claims both thrones for his grandson. This starts the War of Spanish Succession between, on one side France Spain and Bavaria, and on the other side England the Netherlands and Austria. At the same time the Great Northern war is fought in the North and East. When the dynastic war ends in 1713 Austria get the Spanish Netherlands, and the Spanish possessions in Italy France and Spain, are not united but the Habsburg dynastic supremacy is lost. After the peace with France, Austria again attacks Turkey and gains vast lands but the Turks are not totally defeated and they will come back...;;;;;;;;;;6569
HAB_1700_VPTACTIC;Habsburg is growing stronger. There are many different approaches. Turkey is of course one of your main opponents, and if Venice is not cooperative she should go down first. Poland-Lithuania is a natural ally for you as she stops the Russians and can help you against the Turks. France can be very dangerous, but wait to attack her until she is at war with such Protestant enemies as England and the Netherlands because you will not be strong enough to beat her alone. Beware of what provinces you seize. Remember that too many religions inside your borders might make your domain very hard to rule.  ;;;;;;;;;;6570
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SWE_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 Sweden was the strongest country in Northern Europe, with a large army superior to any of its neighbours. However Sweden had expanded into Russia Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway during the 17th century, and at this point these countries found the opportunity for revenge. Sweden was initially victorious, defeating Denmark-Norway and Poland-Lithuania but Russia was a problem. Sweden won a great victory at Narva in 1700 but most Baltic provinces were lost during the war farther south. The invasion of Russia in 1708-1709 was a failure. The Swedish high command had expected active support from Ukrainian separatists but these were crushed by the Russians before the Swedish field army arrived. When it arrived severely damaged by logistical problems it attacked the Russians at a fortified position outside the village of Poltava and was defeated.  Sweden continued the war until the death of Charles XII in 1718 but was never a threat to anyone but Denmark-Norway after Poltava. When hostilities ended in 1721 Sweden was a great power no more.;;;;;;;;;;6572
SWE_1700_VPTACTIC;Sweden is strong but she cannot fight the whole world alone. Your main goal must be to dissolve the Grand Alliance of Russia Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway. It is often tempting to strike at Denmark-Norway but it is often better to get within striking range of Moscow first. An interesting strategy is to befriend Poland-Lithuania and gobble up some small German Protestant states. This will improve your economy and create a power-base against Denmark, and give you an opportunity to meddle in the War of Spanish Succession. If you create an alliance with Poland-Lithuania you will be protected to go against Moscow and the Ukraine...  Onwards ye boys in blue!;;;;;;;;;;6573
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PRU_1700_HISTDESC;In 1700 the Spanish king Carlos II dies and his testament implies that the grandson of Louis XIV King of France Philip is to be King of Spain on the condition that the thrones of Spain and France are not united. Old King Louis XIV doesn't accept this and claims both thrones for his grandson. This starts the War of Spanish Succession between, on one side France Spain and Bavaria, and on the other side England the Netherlands and Austria. At the same time the Great Northern war is fought in the North and East. When the dynastic war ends in 1713 Prussia is unharmed. By switching sides, she managed not to lose any territory, and by declaring war on the wounded Sweden Prussia gained the eastern part of the province Western Pommerania  . Prussia is biding her time, and building up her army. Slow but steady the Prussian question emerges: Does not Silesia belong to us? ;;;;;;;;;;6575
PRU_1700_VPTACTIC;Prussia is in a difficult position. She is fairly small and lies within striking distance of Poland-Lithuania Sweden and Austria. Diplomacy is the name of the Prussian game. Join wars and switch sides every time you get provinces in a peace resolution. Be careful! Build up relations during periods of peace. One or two strong allies are necessary at the start. You have no real enemies but your efforts of expansion will create some. Your natural friends are England Turkey and Russia but do not underestimate the profits from fighting a war together with countries such as Spain and Austria. They might have smaller enemies that only you can reach...;;;;;;;;;;6576
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TUTORIAL_1_A0_NAME;Chapter 1: The Interface;;;;;;;;;;6581
TUTORIAL_1_A0_DESC;Welcome to the tutorial. If you get lost or feel like you missed something in a chapter click Menu in the bottom left-hand corner and then Surrender. Then you can start that chapter over again. In this first chapter you will get to know the interface how the map works how you can get information about your own country and its provinces your troops and so on.;;;;;;;;;;6582
TUTORIAL_1_A1_NAME;How to Scroll the Map;;;;;;;;;;6583
TUTORIAL_1_A1_DESC;You can scroll up down left and right on the map by moving the cursor to the edge of your screen in the desired direction.;;;;;;;;;;6584
TUTORIAL_1_A2_NAME;How to Use the Small Map;;;;;;;;;;6585
TUTORIAL_1_A2_DESC;You can also use the small world map in the lower left-hand corner to move to a particular point. Just click the place you want to go and the map window moves to that area. ;;;;;;;;;;6586
TUTORIAL_1_A3_NAME;Zoom In/Out;;;;;;;;;;6587
TUTORIAL_1_A3_DESC;With the buttons at the bottom of the small world map you can zoom in and out in the map window.;;;;;;;;;;6588
TUTORIAL_1_B0_NAME;Top Bar;;;;;;;;;;6589
TUTORIAL_1_B0_DESC;On the top bar above the map window you find a number of game facts. In the middle you see the current date of your game. To the left you see the number of merchants colonists diplomats and missionaries currently at your disposal. To the right you see the current stability level of your country (-3 to +3) manpower of your armed forces in thousands and content of your treasury in ducats. By clicking the clock on the far right you pause and unpause the game.;;;;;;;;;;6590
TUTORIAL_1_C0_NAME;Province Selection;;;;;;;;;;6591
TUTORIAL_1_C0_DESC;To get information about one of your own provinces you simply click it. In the information window to the left you see a representation of a town. By clicking the buildings and other objects you can manage your province or display different information about it. ;;;;;;;;;;6592
TUTORIAL_1_D0_NAME;Fortress;;;;;;;;;;6593
TUTORIAL_1_D0_DESC;Here you see the province’s level of fortification. Providing that you have reached the appropriate level of technology and can afford it, you can expand the fortification by clicking it.;;;;;;;;;;6594
TUTORIAL_1_D1_NAME;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;6595
TUTORIAL_1_D1_DESC;On this site you can build a manufactory, if you can afford it and have reached the appropriate infrastructure level.;;;;;;;;;;6596
TUTORIAL_1_D2_NAME;Barracks;;;;;;;;;;6597
TUTORIAL_1_D2_DESC;This is the Barracks. Click it to start building new land units i.e. infantry cavalry or artillery.;;;;;;;;;;6598
TUTORIAL_1_D3_NAME;Port;;;;;;;;;;6599
TUTORIAL_1_D3_DESC;This is the Port. Click it to build ships or a shipyard.;;;;;;;;;;6600
TUTORIAL_1_D4_NAME;Mayor’s Office;;;;;;;;;;6601
TUTORIAL_1_D4_DESC;This is the Mayor's office which you can click to promote the Mayor to a Governor once you've reached the appropriate infrastructure level.;;;;;;;;;;6602
TUTORIAL_1_D5_NAME;Bailiff’s Office;;;;;;;;;;6603
TUTORIAL_1_D5_DESC;Here you find the Bailiff's office which you can click to promote the Bailiff to a Tax collector once you've reached the appropriate infrastructure level.;;;;;;;;;;6604
TUTORIAL_1_D6_NAME;Legal Counsel’s Office;;;;;;;;;;6605
TUTORIAL_1_D6_DESC;This is the Legal Counsel's office. Once you have a Tax collector, you can promote a Chief judge by clicking it.;;;;;;;;;;6606
TUTORIAL_1_E0_NAME;View Province Details;;;;;;;;;;6607
TUTORIAL_1_E0_DESC;Click on the place of worship in the center of town. This gives you the general information about the province. ;;;;;;;;;;6608
TUTORIAL_1_F0_NAME;Economic Province Information;;;;;;;;;;6609
TUTORIAL_1_F0_DESC;Here you see the main product of the province. To the left you see how much tax revenue the province generates and to the right the value of the trade that it generates. If you click the image of the product you get detailed information about it.;;;;;;;;;;6610
TUTORIAL_1_G0_NAME;Country Information;;;;;;;;;;6611
TUTORIAL_1_G0_DESC;Click the coat of arms. This displays information about your current regent and a summary of your country's state. If you click any other country's capital on the map, you get the same information about that country.;;;;;;;;;;6612
TUTORIAL_1_G1_NAME;Military Unit Information;;;;;;;;;;6613
TUTORIAL_1_G1_DESC;Click the land unit indicated in the map window. This brings up detailed information about the unit and lets you manage it. You get information about naval units in the same fashion.;;;;;;;;;;6614
TUTORIAL_1_H0_NAME;Military Information;;;;;;;;;;6615
TUTORIAL_1_H0_DESC;Click these icons to get information about your country's total naval and land forces, respectively.;;;;;;;;;;6616
TUTORIAL_1_H1_NAME;Economic Information;;;;;;;;;;6617
TUTORIAL_1_H1_DESC;Click the left icon to manage your country's budget and the right icon to see a financial summary.;;;;;;;;;;6618
TUTORIAL_1_I0_NAME;Mapmodes;;;;;;;;;;6619
TUTORIAL_1_I0_DESC;Here you can choose to view the map in three different modes. The tree icon gives you the normal view. The flag icon brings up a political view where each country has a separate color. Finally the coin icon is for economic mode where each province's main product is shown and they are shaded according to wealth. ;;;;;;;;;;6620
TUTORIAL_1_I1_NAME;Log;;;;;;;;;;6621
TUTORIAL_1_I1_DESC;Everything that happens in the game is recorded in the log window at the bottom of the screen. If you think you've missed something, you can always check in this list.;;;;;;;;;;6622
TUTORIAL_1_END_NAME;End this Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6623
TUTORIAL_1_END_DESC;You have now reached the end of the first chapter and should move on to Units.;;;;;;;;;;6624
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TUTORIAL_2_A0_NAME;Chapter 2: Units;;;;;;;;;;6626
TUTORIAL_2_A0_DESC;In this chapter you will learn how to purchase build move and manage military units.;;;;;;;;;;6627
TUTORIAL_2_A1_NAME;Building Land Units;;;;;;;;;;6628
TUTORIAL_2_A1_DESC;Select the indicated province by clicking it. Then click the barracks (i.e. the tent) in the information window to the left. ;;;;;;;;;;6629
TUTORIAL_2_A2_NAME;Infantry;;;;;;;;;;6630
TUTORIAL_2_A2_DESC;"Clicking the barracks in a town lets you purchase land units. There are three different kinds of land units. On the far left in the information window you order infantry units of 1	000 men each. These units are cheaper but not as efficient in combat as cavalry units.";;;;;;;;;;6631
TUTORIAL_2_A3_NAME;Cavalry;;;;;;;;;;6632
TUTORIAL_2_A3_DESC;"In the middle of the information window you order cavalry units of 1	000 men each. They are more expensive but better in combat.";;;;;;;;;;6633
TUTORIAL_2_A4_NAME;Artillery;;;;;;;;;;6634
TUTORIAL_2_A4_DESC;On the far right in the information window you order artillery units of 10 cannon each. They are very useful when besieging a province and otherwise in combat but you will need other kinds of land units as well to fight efficiently.;;;;;;;;;;6635
TUTORIAL_2_A5_NAME;Purchase a Land Unit;;;;;;;;;;6636
TUTORIAL_2_A5_DESC;"You decide how many men you want to order with the up- and down-arrows for each type of unit. The down-arrows add to the units you are ordering and the up-arrows take away from them. Now you should order a unit with 4	000 men of infantry. Click the down-arrow on the far left four times. If you make a mistake you can take away men with the up-arrow. Click OK to build the unit. When it is ready the unit shows up on the map with a number indicating its strength. Select it by clicking it.";;;;;;;;;;6637
TUTORIAL_2_B0_NAME;Moving Units;;;;;;;;;;6638
TUTORIAL_2_B0_DESC;You see that the unit is selected by the green circle around it. You should now move it to the indicated province Lincoln. This is done by simply right-clicking the province you want the selected unit to go to. It then goes there the fastest way possible. Your unit can only move through another country if this country is either at war with you or an ally in your war. You can see where a selected unit is headed and how far it's gotten by the arrow that shows up.;;;;;;;;;;6639
TUTORIAL_2_B1_NAME;Now we know how to move the unit.;;;;;;;;;;6640
TUTORIAL_2_B1_DESC;Now the unit has reached its destination. A unit can lose some of its men while moving. This is due to attrition, which sets in when troops exert themselves. Attrition when moving from one place to another is worst during winter and in rough terrain. ;;;;;;;;;;6641
TUTORIAL_2_C0_NAME;Splitting a Unit;;;;;;;;;;6642
TUTORIAL_2_C0_DESC;Now we will look at how you can manage existing units i.e. divide one up into several units or merge several into one. First split the unit into two equal halves by selecting it and clicking Split beneath the information window. ;;;;;;;;;;6643
TUTORIAL_2_C2_NAME;Selecting Multiple Units;;;;;;;;;;6644
TUTORIAL_2_C2_DESC;Now select the two units you just created by holding down the left mouse-button and making a box around the units.;;;;;;;;;;6645
TUTORIAL_2_C3_NAME;Click Reorganize;;;;;;;;;;6646
TUTORIAL_2_C3_DESC;You should now click Reorganize and learn how to move men between units.;;;;;;;;;;6647
TUTORIAL_2_C4_NAME;Reorganizing Units;;;;;;;;;;6648
TUTORIAL_2_C4_DESC;"Here you can move 1.000 men at a time between different units. Click the far left down-arrow once to move 1	000 infantry men to the lower unit. Create a third unit by clicking Create New. When you have more than two units in the same place you can change the units you are managing in the information window by clicking on the arrows pointing left and right at the soldiers representing each unit. Change the top unit by clicking the left-arrow and then move 1000 men to the new unit.";;;;;;;;;;6649
TUTORIAL_2_D0_NAME;Building Fleet Units;;;;;;;;;;6650
TUTORIAL_2_D0_DESC;In provinces with a port, you can also create fleet units. A port is symbolized by an anchor on the coast of the province. Click the indicated province and then click the dock in the information window to the left. ;;;;;;;;;;6651
TUTORIAL_2_D1_NAME;Warships;;;;;;;;;;6652
TUTORIAL_2_D1_DESC;Clicking the dock in a coastal town lets you purchase fleet units in much the same way as you purchase land units. Likewise there are three kinds of fleet units. On the far left in the information window you order warships. These ships are the most expensive kind. They can sail anywhere on the seas and are efficient in combat. ;;;;;;;;;;6653
TUTORIAL_2_D2_NAME;Galleys;;;;;;;;;;6654
TUTORIAL_2_D2_DESC;In the middle of the information window you order galleys. They are cheaper to build but pretty slow and shouldn't be used on the great oceans. They are restricted to calmer waters such as the Baltic sea the Mediterranean and the Black sea. In these waters they are quite efficient in combat although they become weaker compared to warships as time proceeds in the game.;;;;;;;;;;6655
TUTORIAL_2_D3_NAME;Transports;;;;;;;;;;6656
TUTORIAL_2_D3_DESC;On the far right in the information window you order transport ships. They move quite fast and can carry twice as many land units as other ships. They are quite weak in battle however.;;;;;;;;;;6657
TUTORIAL_2_D4_NAME;Purchase a Fleet Unit;;;;;;;;;;6658
TUTORIAL_2_D4_DESC;Just like when purchasing land units you decide how many ships you want to order with the up- and down-arrows beneath each ship type. Order a ship to be built by clicking the down-arrow on the far right of the information window once. Click OK to build the ship. When it is ready the fleet unit shows up on the map with a number indicating how many ships it is made up of. Select it by clicking it.;;;;;;;;;;6659
TUTORIAL_2_E0_NAME;Moving a Fleet Unit;;;;;;;;;;6660
TUTORIAL_2_E0_DESC;You see that a unit is selected by the green circle around it. Fleet units are moved and managed (split, reorganized or merged) in the same way as land units. You should now move the selected fleet unit to the waters off the coast of Anglia. Simply right-click that area.;;;;;;;;;;6661
TUTORIAL_2_F0_NAME;Loading Land Units onto Fleets;;;;;;;;;;6662
TUTORIAL_2_F0_DESC;You can load a land unit onto a fleet in order to transport it across the sea. Each ship has a certain loading capacity. Now select one of your land units that has 1.000 men and move it onto the fleet unit by right-clicking the ship. Just like when you move a unit the arrow indicates how far the loading has come. ;;;;;;;;;;6663
TUTORIAL_2_F1_NAME;Unloading Land Units;;;;;;;;;;6664
TUTORIAL_2_F1_DESC;To unload the land unit again you select the fleet when it's adjacent to the unit's land-bound destination, click the Unload Troops button or press the u-key and then right-click on where the unit should go. You must unload land units from adjacent sea-zones, because it is not possible to unload in port. Now choose either method to unload your land unit in Anglia.  ;;;;;;;;;;6665
TUTORIAL_2_F2_NAME;Select an Army;;;;;;;;;;6666
TUTORIAL_2_F2_DESC;Select a land unit to learn more about the information you see about it in the information window.;;;;;;;;;;6667
TUTORIAL_2_G0_NAME;Land Unit Information;;;;;;;;;;6668
TUTORIAL_2_G0_DESC;At the top right of the information window you see the morale of the unit which builds up over time and most of all influences its strength in combat. Then you see the rank and name of the unit's commander. The skills of the commander influence the speed of a unit when it's moving around the toll of attrition and the unit's performance in combat. Sometimes it can be a good idea to split a unit in order to profit from the skills of two good commanders. Continued...;;;;;;;;;;6669
TUTORIAL_2_G1_NAME;Land Unit Information (2);;;;;;;;;;6670
TUTORIAL_2_G1_DESC;The numbers in the next row show the unit's maneuver fire and shock values which influence its combat performance as well as overall performance. In the three boxes in the following row of information you see the number of infantry cavalry and artillery in the unit. To the right you see the current rate of attrition next to the skull and the unit's weight when transported by sea next to the balance. ;;;;;;;;;;6671
TUTORIAL_2_G2_NAME;Fleet Unit Information;;;;;;;;;;6672
TUTORIAL_2_G2_DESC;Select a fleet unit to learn more about the information you see about it in the information window.;;;;;;;;;;6673
TUTORIAL_2_G3_NAME;Fleet Unit Information (2);;;;;;;;;;6674
TUTORIAL_2_G3_DESC;What you see in the information window about a fleet is much the same as for a land unit. Information on morale commander and the different values influencing performance are in the same places. The boxes show the number of warships galleys and transport ships in the unit. To the right you see current attrition next to the skull. A fleet unit can only stay out at sea for so long so the attrition can rise rapidly if you don't bring it to a port to renew supplies every so often. Next to the balance you see how much of the fleet's loading capacity for land units that is being used.;;;;;;;;;;6675
TUTORIAL_2_G4_NAME;Other units;;;;;;;;;;6676
TUTORIAL_2_G4_DESC;There are also two forms of irregular military units that you can recruit, mercenaries and privateers. Click Anglia and click the barracks. ;;;;;;;;;;6677
TUTORIAL_2_G5_NAME;Mercenaries;;;;;;;;;;6678
TUTORIAL_2_G5_DESC;You can recruit a mercenary company with the button at the bottom of the information window. These troops are expensive, but available immediately and with a high initial morale. Click the button and see the mercenary unit appear.;;;;;;;;;;6679
TUTORIAL_2_G6_NAME;Privateers;;;;;;;;;;6680
TUTORIAL_2_G6_DESC;At sea you can commission privateers to cause trouble for your enemies. However it's important to understand that these pirates will attack your fleets as well as those of your enemy. Click the indicated sea-zone and the button Commission Privateers to infest it with pirates.;;;;;;;;;;6681
TUTORIAL_2_H0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6682
TUTORIAL_2_H0_DESC;You have now reached the end of the second chapter and should move on to Combat.;;;;;;;;;;6683
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TUTORIAL_3_A0_NAME;Chapter 3: Combat;;;;;;;;;;6685
TUTORIAL_3_A0_DESC;In this chapter you will learn about land and naval combat. How you attack a province how you besiege assault or cover it how you retreat and so on.;;;;;;;;;;6686
TUTORIAL_3_A1_NAME;Enemy Territory;;;;;;;;;;6687
TUTORIAL_3_A1_DESC;When you move land units into a province controlled by a country that you are at war with you engage in combat with that country's troops. In this example you are playing England which is at war with Wales (indicated on the map).;;;;;;;;;;6688
TUTORIAL_3_A2_NAME;Attack Enemy Province;;;;;;;;;;6689
TUTORIAL_3_A2_DESC;In Lincoln you have a land unit ready for action. Attack the indicated province Midlands by selecting your unit and ordering it to go to Midlands. (If you are uncertain how to do this surrender and go back to Chapter 2 of the tutorial - Units.);;;;;;;;;;6690
TUTORIAL_3_B0_NAME;Following a Battle;;;;;;;;;;6691
TUTORIAL_3_B0_DESC;As long as the unit is selected, you can follow the battle and see all the details of it in the information window. ;;;;;;;;;;6692
TUTORIAL_3_B1_NAME;Your Troops;;;;;;;;;;6693
TUTORIAL_3_B1_DESC;In these boxes you see how many infantry cavalry and artillery troops you have involved in the battle. You can follow your losses in the battle here.;;;;;;;;;;6694
TUTORIAL_3_B2_NAME;Enemy Troops;;;;;;;;;;6695
TUTORIAL_3_B2_DESC;Here you see the number of infantry cavalry and artillery troops the enemy has. You can follow the enemy's losses in the battle here.;;;;;;;;;;6696
TUTORIAL_3_B3_NAME;Morale;;;;;;;;;;6697
TUTORIAL_3_B3_DESC;Here you see the morale of your troops and the enemy troops. When the morale of a unit sinks to Panic, the unit will stop fighting and retreat to the closest safe province.;;;;;;;;;;6698
TUTORIAL_3_B4_NAME;The Combat Begins;;;;;;;;;;6699
TUTORIAL_3_B4_DESC;Now we let the fighting begin. The arrow at the top of the information window shows which side has the upper hand at the moment. If you feel like your chances of winning are slim and want to avoid losing too many men you can retreat by simply moving your unit out of the province.(But don't do this now!);;;;;;;;;;6700
TUTORIAL_3_C0_NAME;Siege;;;;;;;;;;6701
TUTORIAL_3_C0_DESC;You have won the battle, and now the enemy province is under siege until the defenders of the city surrender or you take the city by assault.;;;;;;;;;;6702
TUTORIAL_3_C1_NAME;Options During a Siege;;;;;;;;;;6703
TUTORIAL_3_C1_DESC;You have three options during a siege of an enemy city. If you want to leave enough troops to keep the siege but move most of your troops on you click Cover. If you want to assault the city you click Assault and if you want to dig down and keep the siege until the city surrenders you click Besiege. (Do not click any of them yet!);;;;;;;;;;6704
TUTORIAL_3_C2_NAME;;;;;;;;;;;6705
TUTORIAL_3_C2_DESC;Bringing the cursor over the image of the city at the top of the information window gives you an estimate of how long the city under siege will last. To the left is your strength and to the right the strength of the defenders. When you are superior and want to take the city fast you can assault although this often entails losses on your part. Do this now by clicking Assault!;;;;;;;;;;6706
TUTORIAL_3_C3_NAME;Assaulting a City;;;;;;;;;;6707
TUTORIAL_3_C3_DESC;When assaulting a city you can follow the developments and losses the same way as in a battle. When the enemy surrenders you will take control of the province and your flag will fly over the provincial capital. However it will not be annexed to your country until given up by the enemy in a peace treaty.;;;;;;;;;;6708
TUTORIAL_3_C4_NAME;Sea Battles ;;;;;;;;;;6709
TUTORIAL_3_C4_DESC;Battles at sea work in much the same way as land battles. When your fleet reaches a sea region where there is an enemy fleet a battle starts. You follow the battle in the same way as a land battle and the losing unit retreats to the nearest safe waters or port. Now select the indicated fleet unit in the sea-zone off Anglia and move it north to the other indicated sea-zone where a Welsh fleet is hiding (by right-clicking that sea region).;;;;;;;;;;6710
TUTORIAL_3_D0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6711
TUTORIAL_3_D0_DESC;You have now reached the end of the third chapter and should move on to Diplomacy.;;;;;;;;;;6712
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TUTORIAL_4_A0_NAME;Chapter 4: Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;6714
TUTORIAL_4_A0_DESC;This chapter will familiarize you with how to use diplomacy in the game. You will learn how you use diplomats to declare war and make peace, start alliances and influence your relationship to other countries in different ways.;;;;;;;;;;6715
TUTORIAL_4_A1_NAME;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;6716
TUTORIAL_4_A1_DESC;Diplomacy is the basis of both peaceful and warlike relations with other countries. The way you handle these relations through the game is very important for the success or failure of your country. ;;;;;;;;;;6717
TUTORIAL_4_A2_NAME;Casus Belli;;;;;;;;;;6718
TUTORIAL_4_A2_DESC;In the game, you shouldn't declare war on countries any which way. This will cause great instability in your country and make it deeply unpopular with other countries. You need a valid Casus Belli (cause of war) to declare war against another country without risking your stability and good name. ;;;;;;;;;;6719
TUTORIAL_4_A3_NAME;Alliances and Goodwill;;;;;;;;;;6720
TUTORIAL_4_A3_DESC;In the long run no country is strong enough to always fend for itself. Alliances make you stronger in the face of enemy threats so you should develop friendly relationships with other countries. You also need to build goodwill for your country to keep your alliances over time and to avoid making new enemies.;;;;;;;;;;6721
TUTORIAL_4_A4_NAME;Diplomats;;;;;;;;;;6722
TUTORIAL_4_A4_DESC;You manage your relations to other countries with diplomats of which you get a limited number each year. At the indicated place in the top bar you see the number of diplomats currently at your disposal. You spend one diplomat for each diplomatic action you undertake so you should use them wisely.;;;;;;;;;;6723
TUTORIAL_4_B0_NAME;Diplomacy Mode;;;;;;;;;;6724
TUTORIAL_4_B0_DESC;To start managing your country's diplomacy click the indicated diplomacy icon beneath the information window. This takes you to the diplomacy mode where you can send diplomats on different missions to other countries.;;;;;;;;;;6725
TUTORIAL_4_C0_NAME;Alliances;;;;;;;;;;6726
TUTORIAL_4_C0_DESC;Here you see all your country's alliances with other countries as well as a list of the current wars you are involved in and the Casus Belli you have. Whenever you declare war with a country you have the option of asking your allies to join it on your side. Of course they can also ask you to join their wars. The alliance is broken when it isn't honored.;;;;;;;;;;6727
TUTORIAL_4_C1_NAME;Relations;;;;;;;;;;6728
TUTORIAL_4_C1_DESC;Click the indicated View Relations button. This brings up a list of all the nations that you are aware of, as well as your relations to them. Your relations range from -200 (the worst of your enemies) to +200 (the best of friends). ;;;;;;;;;;6729
TUTORIAL_4_C2_NAME;Modifying Relations;;;;;;;;;;6730
TUTORIAL_4_C2_DESC;Click in the indicated province of Scotland. This gives you the chance to modify your relations to the selected country in the right-hand window. To better your relations you can send a diplomat with a gift of varying importance (and cost). To worsen your relations you can use varying degrees of insult. ;;;;;;;;;;6731
TUTORIAL_4_C3_NAME;Modifying Alliances;;;;;;;;;;6732
TUTORIAL_4_C3_DESC;Click the indicated View Alliances button. When a nation is selected you can send a diplomat to modify your alliance with it in the right-hand window. It is also here that you declare war with offer peace to offer royal weddings to and start or end a trade embargo against a country. You can also exchange discoveries with the selected country or offer it a loan.;;;;;;;;;;6733
TUTORIAL_4_C4_NAME;Offer peace;;;;;;;;;;6734
TUTORIAL_4_C4_DESC;In this example your country England is at war with neighboring Scotland. Now send a diplomat to offer Scotland peace by clicking that option in the right-hand window.;;;;;;;;;;6735
TUTORIAL_4_C5_NAME;Peace Resolution;;;;;;;;;;6736
TUTORIAL_4_C5_DESC;Offering peace brings you here where you can negotiate a peace with your enemy. The indicated box shows your negotiating position where plus means that you have the upper hand and minus that you're losing the war at present.;;;;;;;;;;6737
TUTORIAL_4_C6_NAME;Tributes;;;;;;;;;;6738
TUTORIAL_4_C6_DESC;Depending on your negotiating position you have different possibilities of negotiating a successful peace. You can either demand or offer a tribute in the form of provinces or money or make a white peace with no tribute on either side. In this case you're winning the war so you should click Demand Tribute.;;;;;;;;;;6739
TUTORIAL_4_C7_NAME;Set and Send Peace Offer;;;;;;;;;;6740
TUTORIAL_4_C7_DESC;You demand provinces by clicking them and set a sum of money by clicking + and - at the chest in the bottom right-hand corner of the information window. In certain circumstances you may also demand other concessions. You see your current offer at the bottom left. The percentage by the chest shows what negotiating position it corresponds to. Demand the province Strathclyde and send a diplomat to Scotland with this peace offer by clicking Send Offer.;;;;;;;;;;6741
TUTORIAL_4_C8_NAME;Expanding your Territory;;;;;;;;;;6742
TUTORIAL_4_C8_DESC;Scotland accepted your peace offer and gave up the province Strathclyde which now is a part of England. It is only once a peace is negotiated that you can expand your country's territory. When you are the one offering tribute in territory and/or money negotiations work in the same way.;;;;;;;;;;6743
TUTORIAL_4_D0_NAME;Foreign Diplomats;;;;;;;;;;6744
TUTORIAL_4_D0_DESC;Of course other countries can send diplomats to you in various matters. This is displayed by a message at the top right-hand corner of the map window. In this case Wales is offering you a royal marriage which can better the relations between your countries. Click the message and accept the offer.;;;;;;;;;;6745
TUTORIAL_4_E0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6746
TUTORIAL_4_E0_DESC;You have now reached the end of the fourth chapter and should move on to Religion.;;;;;;;;;;6747
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TUTORIAL_5_A1_NAME;Chapter 5: Religion;;;;;;;;;;6749
TUTORIAL_5_A1_DESC;In this chapter you will learn how you find your country's state religion and the religion in your provinces how you set your country's tolerance for different religions how you sometimes can change state religion in your country and how to use missionaries to change religion in a colony or province.;;;;;;;;;;6750
TUTORIAL_5_B1_NAME;Country Information;;;;;;;;;;6751
TUTORIAL_5_B1_DESC;Click the coat of arms above the information window to the left. This brings up the general information about your country. ;;;;;;;;;;6752
TUTORIAL_5_B2_NAME;Information on Religion;;;;;;;;;;6753
TUTORIAL_5_B2_DESC;Click the religious symbol here to see information about religion in your country and set your country's tolerance levels for different religions.;;;;;;;;;;6754
TUTORIAL_5_B3_NAME;State Religion;;;;;;;;;;6755
TUTORIAL_5_B3_DESC;At the top of the information window you see the state religion of your country. This is the official religion that is favored by the state. The options of state religions that your country has is given by the historical situation. Your country's state religion influences its long-term relationship to other countries and can have other impacts (for example Catholic countries get more diplomats than other countries).;;;;;;;;;;6756
TUTORIAL_5_B4_NAME;Dissenting Provinces;;;;;;;;;;6757
TUTORIAL_5_B4_DESC;All the provinces in your country don't necessarily share the same religion. Due to conquest or religious movements such as the Reformation your country can include religious dissenters. When you look at the information about religion this is indicated by symbols on the map in the provinces that differ from the state religion. In this example Lancashire has turned Protestant while England is still a Catholic country.;;;;;;;;;;6758
TUTORIAL_5_B5_NAME;Tolerance;;;;;;;;;;6759
TUTORIAL_5_B5_DESC;Although your country always has an official state religion you can choose the level of tolerance that it has for various other religions. It can be useful to be tolerant towards important minority religions within your country. Provinces with a different religion are prone to rebel against the state and a high level of tolerance for their religion can lessen this tendency. Also tolerance levels can impact other countries' relationships to your country.;;;;;;;;;;6760
TUTORIAL_5_C1_NAME;Setting Tolerance Levels;;;;;;;;;;6761
TUTORIAL_5_C1_DESC;You set the tolerance levels for different religions in the lower part of the information window. Simply grab the lever by clicking it and pull it left or right. The further left you pull it the lower your tolerance level for that religion and vice versa. Note that the tolerance levels for different religions are dependent on each other so you can't set them completely freely. This includes the state religion which also has a tolerance level.;;;;;;;;;;6762
TUTORIAL_5_C2_NAME;Changing State Religion;;;;;;;;;;6763
TUTORIAL_5_C2_DESC;At certain points in the game there are historical events that give certain countries the option to change their state religion. One such event is the Reformation which lets some Christian countries switch religions from Catholic to Protestant. Many provinces change religions automatically when these events occur no matter what the player does. Changing state religion often is very disruptive for a country's stability and relationship to other countries but can still bring long-term advantages.;;;;;;;;;;6764
TUTORIAL_5_D1_NAME;Colonization tutorial;;;;;;;;;;6765
TUTORIAL_5_D1_DESC;At certain points in the game there are historical events that give certain countries the option to change their state religion. One such event is the Reformation which lets some Christian countries switch religions from Catholic to Protestant. Many provinces change religions automatically when these events occur no matter what the player does. Changing state religion often is very disruptive for a country's stability and relationship to other countries but can still bring long-term advantages.;;;;;;;;;;6766
TUTORIAL_5_E1_NAME;Missionaries;;;;;;;;;;6767
TUTORIAL_5_E1_DESC;In your colonies or provinces you can try to convert the population to your state religion by sending a missionary. In the bar at the top of the map window you see how many missionaries you currently have at your disposal next to the missionary icon. Now you will send a missionary to the Protestant province of Lancashire in order to convert it back to your state religion Catholicism.;;;;;;;;;;6768
TUTORIAL_5_E2_NAME;Click Lancashire;;;;;;;;;;6769
TUTORIAL_5_E2_DESC;Click the missionary icon beneath the information window and then select the indicated province Lancashire by clicking it on the map. In the information window you then see the chance of success for your missionary the time that his mission will take and the cost for it.;;;;;;;;;;6770
TUTORIAL_5_E3_NAME;Click the Missionary Icon;;;;;;;;;;6771
TUTORIAL_5_E3_DESC;Click the missionary icon beneath the information window and then select the indicated province Lancashire by clicking it on the map. In the information window you then see the chance of success for your missionary the time that his mission will take and the cost for it.;;;;;;;;;;6772
TUTORIAL_5_E4_NAME;Send a Missionary;;;;;;;;;;6773
TUTORIAL_5_E4_DESC;Click the Send button to accept the cost for the mission and send a missionary off to Lancashire. His mission is then represented by a missionary on the map and in time you will see if he succeeds. Please note that the time required for the missionary to succeed is outside the time span of this tutorial. After you see the missionary in Lancashire you can click OK to continue the tutorial.;;;;;;;;;;6774
TUTORIAL_5_E5_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6775
TUTORIAL_5_E5_DESC;You have now reached the end of the fifth chapter and should move on to Colonization.;;;;;;;;;;6776
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TUTORIAL_6_A1_NAME;Chapter 6: Colonization;;;;;;;;;;6778
TUTORIAL_6_A1_DESC;This chapter of the tutorial concerns colonization. You will learn how to explore unknown lands and how to send traders or colonists to an area in order to turn it into a trading post or a colony.;;;;;;;;;;6779
TUTORIAL_6_A2_NAME;Neutral Provinces;;;;;;;;;;6780
TUTORIAL_6_A2_DESC;There are neutral provinces in the game. They don't belong to any country and may be controlled by natives. The countries in the game can found colonies or trading posts in these neutral provinces and thus gain control over them. In this example, Wales is a neutral province.;;;;;;;;;;6781
TUTORIAL_6_B1_NAME;Terra Incognita;;;;;;;;;;6782
TUTORIAL_6_B1_DESC;There are also white areas on the map as indicated by the arrow. This is called Terra Incognita and represents all areas on the map - land and sea - that are uncharted by your country. ;;;;;;;;;;6783
TUTORIAL_6_B2_NAME;Conquistadors (Land);;;;;;;;;;6784
TUTORIAL_6_B2_DESC;At certain historical points in the game, you can get special naval and land commanders which let you explore Terra Incognita with your military units. The land commanders are called conquistadors. Select the unit in the indicated province Northumberland. You can see that the commander is a conquistador by the helmet icon to the right of his name in the information window.;;;;;;;;;;6785
TUTORIAL_6_B3_NAME;Discover New Territory;;;;;;;;;;6786
TUTORIAL_6_B3_DESC;Now move your conquistador unit into the indicated Terra Incognita to the northwest by right-clicking where the arrow points. It takes longer to move into Terra Incognita than normal transportation, but the conquistador commander lowers the attrition suffered by the unit.;;;;;;;;;;6787
TUTORIAL_6_B4_NAME;New Discovery!;;;;;;;;;;6788
TUTORIAL_6_B4_DESC;Your conquistador unit has discovered new land. In this case it is a neutral province that you can try to found a colony or trading post in. You have a greater chance of successfully establishing a colony or trading post if you have troops in the neutral province, especially if these are led by a conquistador.;;;;;;;;;;6789
TUTORIAL_6_B5_NAME;Explorers (Naval);;;;;;;;;;6790
TUTORIAL_6_B5_DESC;The naval commanders that can explore Terra Incognita are called explorers. Select the indicated fleet unit and you can see that the commander is an explorer by the sextant icon to the right of his name in the information window.;;;;;;;;;;6791
TUTORIAL_6_B6_NAME;Find New Land;;;;;;;;;;6792
TUTORIAL_6_B6_DESC;Now move your explorer unit into the indicated Terra Incognita by right-clicking where the arrow points. It's slower to move through Terra Incognita, also at sea and just like with conquistadors explorers lower attrition for their unit.;;;;;;;;;;6793
TUTORIAL_6_B7_NAME;New Discovery!;;;;;;;;;;6794
TUTORIAL_6_B7_DESC;Your explorer unit has discovered new waters and land. To find out more about the new land, you would need to deposit a land unit led by a conquistador in it.;;;;;;;;;;6795
TUTORIAL_6_B8_NAME;Colonize Province;;;;;;;;;;6796
TUTORIAL_6_B8_DESC;Now you should try to send a colonist to a neutral province. At the top bar in the map window you see how many colonists you presently have at your disposal next to the colonist icon (the ship). Click the indicated colonist icon beneath the information window. Select one of the neutral provinces that are open to colonization they are green in the colonization view. In the information window you see what chances you have to successfully establish a colony. Continued...;;;;;;;;;;6797
TUTORIAL_6_B9_NAME;Colonize Province continued.;;;;;;;;;;6798
TUTORIAL_6_B9_DESC;"You can also choose to send a trader to establish a trading post which is less expensive and often easier to establish than a colony. Once you have established a trading post or a colony you can expand it by sending more traders or colonists until the colony has a population of 5	0 when it ceases to be a colony and becomes a normal province. Click the indicated Send Colonist button and see how your colony is established.";;;;;;;;;;6799
TUTORIAL_6_B10_NAME;Permanent Terra Incognita;;;;;;;;;;6800
TUTORIAL_6_B10_DESC;On the map you can also encounter Permanent Terra Incognita which you can't even explore with explorers or conquistadors. These are areas that for historical reasons remain unknown throughout the period of your current game. ;;;;;;;;;;6801
TUTORIAL_6_C0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6802
TUTORIAL_6_C0_DESC;You have now reached the end of the sixth chapter and should move on to Economy.;;;;;;;;;;6803
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TUTORIAL_7_A0_NAME;Chapter 7: Economy;;;;;;;;;;6805
TUTORIAL_7_A0_DESC;In this chapter you will learn how to find economic information in the game and how to manage the economy of your country. You will also learn about merchants and how to place them in centers of trade.;;;;;;;;;;6806
TUTORIAL_7_B0_NAME;Province Income;;;;;;;;;;6807
TUTORIAL_7_B0_DESC;When you select a province you see the main product of the province at the top of the information window. The main product is vital for the economy of a province. In our example the main product of the province Anglia is grain. To the left you see the province income i.e. how much tax revenue (in ducats) the province generates yearly. ;;;;;;;;;;6808
TUTORIAL_7_B1_NAME;Trade Revenues;;;;;;;;;;6809
TUTORIAL_7_B1_DESC;To the right you see the trade revenues of the province i.e. the amount that it generates in its center of trade. This benefits your country's treasury only indirectly via your merchants at the center of trade. The tax revenue from each of your provinces and colonies and the trade incomes from your country's merchants make up the yearly income that you get on the first of January and the monthly income that you get during the year.;;;;;;;;;;6810
TUTORIAL_7_B2_NAME;Economy Map Mode;;;;;;;;;;6811
TUTORIAL_7_B2_DESC;To see the economic situation of all provinces, you should now switch to the economic map mode by clicking the indicated coins icon at the top of the small map.;;;;;;;;;;6812
TUTORIAL_7_B3_NAME;Economic Information;;;;;;;;;;6813
TUTORIAL_7_B3_DESC;In the economic map mode you see all provinces' main product symbolized in the map window and the provinces are shaded according to wealth. The economy of the selected province is shown in the information window. Here you see the province income as well as an estimate of it (from very low to very high). ;;;;;;;;;;6814
TUTORIAL_7_B4_NAME;Economic Information (2);;;;;;;;;;6815
TUTORIAL_7_B4_DESC;You also see the trade revenues of the selected province, and an estimate of it (from very low to very high).;;;;;;;;;;6816
TUTORIAL_7_B5_NAME;Main Product;;;;;;;;;;6817
TUTORIAL_7_B5_DESC;To get more detailed information and statistics about the selected province's main product which is also is its main trade good click the picture of it in the information window.;;;;;;;;;;6818
TUTORIAL_7_B6_NAME;Information on Trade Goods;;;;;;;;;;6819
TUTORIAL_7_B6_DESC;Here you find detailed information about the price supply and demand of the province's main trade good. You also see the details on production and trade with it. This can be important when deciding where to invest in developing the economy. On the map all provinces that manufacture the product are indicated in green.;;;;;;;;;;6820
TUTORIAL_7_C0_NAME;Setting Your Budget;;;;;;;;;;6821
TUTORIAL_7_C0_DESC;Any time when playing the game you can make budgetary decisions for your country i.e. decide how you want to use the monthly income from all your provinces. Click the Horn of Plenty icon at the top of the information window to get to the budgeting window.;;;;;;;;;;6822
TUTORIAL_7_C1_NAME;Budgeting;;;;;;;;;;6823
TUTORIAL_7_C1_DESC;In this window you decide what to invest your monthly income in. You have a certain amount of money to divide between different areas as indicated in the information window. These are all long-term investments that influence the development of your country. Short-term investments - in troops diplomacy development in provinces and such - are made from the treasury.;;;;;;;;;;6824
TUTORIAL_7_C2_NAME;Changing the Settings ;;;;;;;;;;6825
TUTORIAL_7_C2_DESC;To change the distribution between different areas you simply grab the lever by clicking it and pull it left to decrease the budget for that area or right to increase it. Note that settings all depend on each other so when you raise one the others are lowered and vice versa.;;;;;;;;;;6826
TUTORIAL_7_C3_NAME;Set Amount to Treasury;;;;;;;;;;6827
TUTORIAL_7_C3_DESC;Each year you get a lump-sum put into your treasury on the first of January. You can always see how much money you have in your treasury to the right in the top bar of the map window. With the bottom lever, you can choose to put some of your monthly income in your treasury. You should be aware of the fact that you then use assets that could be put into the long-term development of your country. ;;;;;;;;;;6828
TUTORIAL_7_C4_NAME;War Taxes;;;;;;;;;;6829
TUTORIAL_7_C4_DESC;War can be very costly. When you are at war you can therefore choose to raise war taxes to enhance your chances of winning. This increases your tax income and capacity to build troops by 50 percent, but also leads to instability in your country. ;;;;;;;;;;6830
TUTORIAL_7_C5_NAME;Bank Loans;;;;;;;;;;6831
TUTORIAL_7_C5_DESC;When at war or in other situations where you need money fast you can take a bank loan. You get a sum of money immediately but will have to pay interest rate and pay back the loan in five years' time. You can only renew the loan a limited number of times then your country will go bankrupt and bank loans will be more difficult and expensive to get in the future.;;;;;;;;;;6832
TUTORIAL_7_D0_NAME;Financial Summary;;;;;;;;;;6833
TUTORIAL_7_D0_DESC;Click the document icon at the top of the information window to see the financial summary for your country.;;;;;;;;;;6834
TUTORIAL_7_D1_NAME;Your Finances;;;;;;;;;;6835
TUTORIAL_7_D1_DESC;Here you get an overview of your finances in the information window. At the top you see your country's total income then the fixed expenses of military forces and loans interest and then the investments in different areas that you set in the budgeting window. At the bottom you see the treasury's monthly balance that you also set in the budgeting window. If you put too much money in your treasury it can lead to inflation i.e. that the value of your money decreases. At the very bottom of the window you see the present inflation rate.;;;;;;;;;;6836
TUTORIAL_7_E0_NAME;Trade;;;;;;;;;;6837
TUTORIAL_7_E0_DESC;Another economic dimension of the game is trade. Around the world, your merchants give you incomes through their trade activities at different centers of trade. Click the trade icon beneath the information window to get to the trade view. ;;;;;;;;;;6838
TUTORIAL_7_E1_NAME;Centers of Trade;;;;;;;;;;6839
TUTORIAL_7_E1_DESC;All provinces belong to a center of trade where they trade with the rest of the world. In the trade view you can see all the centers of trade known to you and the area that belongs to them. In the information window you see information about which countries' merchants are present at the selected center of trade. At the top of the information window and on the map you see its yearly revenue and your merchants' share of it.;;;;;;;;;;6840
TUTORIAL_7_E2_NAME;Place Merchant;;;;;;;;;;6841
TUTORIAL_7_E2_DESC;Your share of the total revenue of a center of trade depends on how many merchants your country has in it. On the far left of the top bar in the map window, you see the present number of merchants at your disposal. Try placing a merchant in Anglia by clicking in that center of trade and then clicking Place Merchant at the bottom of the information window.;;;;;;;;;;6842
TUTORIAL_7_E3_NAME;Merchants and Monopoly;;;;;;;;;;6843
TUTORIAL_7_E3_DESC;You now have a merchant placed in Anglia indicated by your coat of arms in the information window. The more merchants you have in a center of trade the higher up your coat of arms will be shown. If you reach the top you have a monopoly and your merchants take all the profit from the center. ;;;;;;;;;;6844
TUTORIAL_7_F0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6845
TUTORIAL_7_F0_DESC;You have now reached the end of the seventh chapter and should move on to Development.;;;;;;;;;;6846
#;;;;;;;;;;;6847
TUTORIAL_8_A0_NAME;Chapter 8: Development;;;;;;;;;;6848
TUTORIAL_8_A0_DESC;This is a chapter concerning the long-term development of your country and how you manage it. You will also learn about the central concept of stability and its far-reaching influence on your country's development. ;;;;;;;;;;6849
TUTORIAL_8_A1_NAME;Stability;;;;;;;;;;6850
TUTORIAL_8_A1_DESC;Your country's stability is very important for both the long-term development of it and its short-term performance. The stability ranges from -3 to +3 and you always see it at the indicated place in the top bar. Almost everything you do influences your country's stability. Random events can also impact it.;;;;;;;;;;6851
TUTORIAL_8_A2_NAME;Effects of Instability ;;;;;;;;;;6852
TUTORIAL_8_A2_DESC;Instability has serious consequences for a country. The risk of rebellion increases your troops don't fight as well tax revenues fall population growth slows down or becomes negative the number of merchants goes down and your diplomatic possibilities deteriorate.;;;;;;;;;;6853
TUTORIAL_8_A3_NAME;Investing in Stability and Development;;;;;;;;;;6854
TUTORIAL_8_A3_DESC;In the game your country goes through different levels of technological scientific and economic development. As shown in the previous chapter the budgeting process lets you invest in the long-term development of your country as well as in raising stability. Click the budgeting icon to get to the budget window.;;;;;;;;;;6855
TUTORIAL_8_A4_NAME;Land Technology;;;;;;;;;;6856
TUTORIAL_8_A4_DESC;The more you invest in land technology, the faster your land-based military technology will advance. (Point to question mark for details.);;;;;;;;;;6857
TUTORIAL_8_A5_NAME;Naval Technology;;;;;;;;;;6858
TUTORIAL_8_A5_DESC;The more you invest in naval technology, the faster your naval military technology will advance. (Point to question mark for details.);;;;;;;;;;6859
TUTORIAL_8_A6_NAME;Stability;;;;;;;;;;6860
TUTORIAL_8_A6_DESC;Here you invest in the stability of your country which is a good idea if it has gone down. The more you invest the faster your stability reaches the next level.;;;;;;;;;;6861
TUTORIAL_8_A7_NAME;Trade Level;;;;;;;;;;6862
TUTORIAL_8_A7_DESC;Investing in raising your trade level will make your trade more advanced which will create more revenues for you. The more you invest here the faster you will reach the next trade level. (Point to question mark for details.);;;;;;;;;;6863
TUTORIAL_8_A8_NAME;Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;6864
TUTORIAL_8_A8_DESC;Your infrastructure level decides what options are open to you when developing your realm and your provinces. The more you invest in infrastructure, the faster you reach the next level. (Point to question mark for details.);;;;;;;;;;6865
TUTORIAL_8_A9_NAME;To Treasury;;;;;;;;;;6866
TUTORIAL_8_A9_DESC;As explained in the chapter on Economy, this is where you set how much of your monthly income should go to your treasury. From the treasury you can invest in developing your individual provinces.;;;;;;;;;;6867
TUTORIAL_8_B0_NAME;Developing a province;;;;;;;;;;6868
TUTORIAL_8_B0_DESC;Your country is made up of all its provinces (and colonies). Just like you can invest in the general development of your country, you can invest in developing each individual province.;;;;;;;;;;6869
TUTORIAL_8_B1_NAME;Provincial Officials;;;;;;;;;;6870
TUTORIAL_8_B1_DESC;You can appoint officials for different functions of the state in your provinces. As you reach new infrastructure levels you can invest in more advanced officials which will increase the provincial income and have other positive effects. In this example you can click the indicated bailiff's office to promote the bailiff to a tax collector which will lead to more efficient tax collecting (but also raise the risk of rebellion). ;;;;;;;;;;6871
TUTORIAL_8_B2_NAME;Provincial Officials (2);;;;;;;;;;6872
TUTORIAL_8_B2_DESC;There can be an official that is the highest public representative in each province. In this example it's the mayor who you can promote to governor by clicking the indicated office. This will increase production incomes and city growth as well as reduce inflation.;;;;;;;;;;6873
TUTORIAL_8_B3_NAME;Provincial Officials (3);;;;;;;;;;6874
TUTORIAL_8_B3_DESC;There can also be a judicial official in each province. In this example the province has a legal counsel who could be promoted to a chief judge once the province has a tax collector. This would increase tax incomes and reduce the risk of rebellion.;;;;;;;;;;6875
TUTORIAL_8_B4_NAME;Fortress;;;;;;;;;;6876
TUTORIAL_8_B4_DESC;You can invest in the defenses of your province and protect it better from foreign invaders or rebels. You expand the city fortress by clicking it. Which kind of fortress you can build depends on your country's infrastructure level.;;;;;;;;;;6877
TUTORIAL_8_B5_NAME;Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;6878
TUTORIAL_8_B5_DESC;To develop the economy in a province you can invest in building one of a number of manufactories. Which kinds that are available to you depends on your levels of infrastructure and technology. Manufactories create extra incomes and investments in different technologies reduce the revolt risk and increase city growth and demand for certain resources.;;;;;;;;;;6879
TUTORIAL_8_C0_NAME;Country information;;;;;;;;;;6880
TUTORIAL_8_C0_DESC;You can always get information about how your country is doing by clicking the coat of arms above the information window. Click it now.;;;;;;;;;;6881
TUTORIAL_8_C1_NAME;Domestic policies;;;;;;;;;;6882
TUTORIAL_8_C1_DESC;In the information window you get a quick summary of the state in your country and the abilities of your current monarch, which has an effect on your country's development. You can also set your domestic policies by clicking the indicated coat of arms.;;;;;;;;;;6883
TUTORIAL_8_C2_NAME;Setting Domestic Policies;;;;;;;;;;6884
TUTORIAL_8_C2_DESC;Here you can make a number of different long-term choices in your domestic policies. Each political choice has its pros and cons as you balance between different interests ideologies and strategies. You click + and - to move the lever one step in either direction. Changes happen over a long period of time and you can only make one change every ten years.;;;;;;;;;;6885
TUTORIAL_8_C3_NAME;Setting Domestic Policies (2);;;;;;;;;;6886
TUTORIAL_8_C3_DESC;The choice between plutocracy or aristocracy is one between promoting a wealthy middle class or the traditional nobility. When you choose between decentralization and centralization you balance the central state and traditional provincial freedoms. A narrow-minded society can be easy to control, but is less dynamic and innovative. The choice between free trade and mercantilism settles the way trade will develop in your country. ;;;;;;;;;;6887
TUTORIAL_8_C4_NAME;Setting Domestic Policies (3);;;;;;;;;;6888
TUTORIAL_8_C4_DESC;Choosing a military doctrine influences what kind of warfare your troops will prefer. The choice between being a maritime or land based power should have a lot to do with the geography of your country. Another issue to settle is whether you should go for quantity or quality when building troops. Finally you choose how much freedom you want to grant your subjects. (For more details on the effects of a policy choice point to its control.);;;;;;;;;;6889
TUTORIAL_8_D0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6890
TUTORIAL_8_D0_DESC;You have now reached the end of the eighth chapter and should move on to Information.;;;;;;;;;;6891
#;;;;;;;;;;;6892
TUTORIAL_9_A0_NAME;Chapter 9: Information;;;;;;;;;;6893
TUTORIAL_9_A0_DESC;This final chapter will show you where you find information about your standing compared to other countries in the scenario you are playing. You will also learn about victory points and the missions you will get from your regent.;;;;;;;;;;6894
TUTORIAL_9_A1_NAME;Ledger;;;;;;;;;;6895
TUTORIAL_9_A1_DESC;When you choose a scenario, you also decide on certain goals that you should achieve to win the scenario. Click the ledger to the right of the small map to get information on how you and other countries are doing. ;;;;;;;;;;6896
TUTORIAL_9_A2_NAME;Game Information;;;;;;;;;;6897
TUTORIAL_9_A2_DESC;In the ledger there is a great wealth of information and statistics about the current game. You can basically find everything in these pages. At the bottom of the ledger window you see a number of bookmarks each of which brings up pages with information on a specific aspect of the game.;;;;;;;;;;6898
TUTORIAL_9_A3_NAME;Monarch and Victory Progress;;;;;;;;;;6899
TUTORIAL_9_A3_DESC;Click the indicated bookmark to get to pages with information about victory points. Each country is awarded these points based on how well they perform concerning different aspects such as combat diplomacy discoveries economic development colonization peace negotiation and mission fulfilment. You also find information on your monarchs and their varying abilities here.;;;;;;;;;;6900
TUTORIAL_9_A4_NAME;Economy;;;;;;;;;;6901
TUTORIAL_9_A4_DESC;Click this bookmark to get to the first of several pages with all kinds of economic statistics and information about your economy and the economy of other countries.;;;;;;;;;;6902
TUTORIAL_9_A5_NAME;Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;6903
TUTORIAL_9_A5_DESC;Click this bookmark to get to the pages that concern your relations to all other countries.;;;;;;;;;;6904
TUTORIAL_9_A6_NAME;Technology;;;;;;;;;;6905
TUTORIAL_9_A6_DESC;Click this bookmark to get to diagrams of the level of land and naval technology of all countries. ;;;;;;;;;;6906
TUTORIAL_9_A7_NAME;Military ;;;;;;;;;;6907
TUTORIAL_9_A7_DESC;Click this bookmark to see several pages of statistics on military forces of all countries and information on your military leadership, armies and navies.;;;;;;;;;;6908
TUTORIAL_9_A8_NAME;Establishments;;;;;;;;;;6909
TUTORIAL_9_A8_DESC;Click this bookmark to get to pages with information of all countries' territorial size lists of your colonial and non-colonial possessions and an overview of how you have developed your provinces.;;;;;;;;;;6910
TUTORIAL_9_A9_NAME;History;;;;;;;;;;6911
TUTORIAL_9_A9_DESC;Click this bookmark to get the history of your game. This is a log of everything that has happened in the game thus far.;;;;;;;;;;6912
TUTORIAL_9_A10_NAME;Flip Forward;;;;;;;;;;6913
TUTORIAL_9_A10_DESC;Click this arrow to go to the following page in the ledger.;;;;;;;;;;6914
TUTORIAL_9_A11_NAME;Flip Back;;;;;;;;;;6915
TUTORIAL_9_A11_DESC;Click this arrow to go to the previous page in the ledger.;;;;;;;;;;6916
TUTORIAL_9_A12_NAME;Close Ledger;;;;;;;;;;6917
TUTORIAL_9_A12_DESC;Click the indicated ledger lock to close the ledger and go back to the normal window.;;;;;;;;;;6918
TUTORIAL_9_B0_NAME;Missions;;;;;;;;;;6919
TUTORIAL_9_B0_DESC;During the game your will have to take on certain missions. You lose or gain victory points depending on whether you accomplish these missions. You have to choose at least one mission every five years or your monarch will force you to take one on. Click the scroll to the left of the small map to see your current and available missions.;;;;;;;;;;6920
TUTORIAL_9_B1_NAME;Current and Available Missions;;;;;;;;;;6921
TUTORIAL_9_B1_DESC;In the upper box, you see the missions you currently have to accomplish in order not to lose victory points. You can click them to get more detailed information. In the lower box you see the choices of missions available to you. Click them to see more details. To choose one of the available missions you click it and then click Accept in the right-hand window that opens.;;;;;;;;;;6922
TUTORIAL_9_C0_NAME;End of Chapter;;;;;;;;;;6923
TUTORIAL_9_C0_DESC;You have now reached the end of tutorial and should be all set to start playing!;;;;;;;;;;6924
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#CREDITS;;;;;;;;;;;6927
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CR_PRESIDENT;PRESIDENT;;;;;;;;;;6929
CR_EXECUTIVE_PRODUCER;EXECUTIVE PRODUCER;;;;;;;;;;6930
CR_PRODUCER;PRODUCER;;;;;;;;;;6931
CR_CREATIVE_DIRECTOR;CREATIVE DIRECTOR;;;;;;;;;;6932
CR_PRODUCT_MANAGER;PRODUCT MANAGER;;;;;;;;;;6933
CR_CODE;PROGRAMMING;;;;;;;;;;6934
CR_LPROGRAMMING;LEAD PROGRAMMER;;;;;;;;;;6935
CR_PROGRAMMING;PROGRAMERS;;;;;;;;;;6936
CR_ADDITIONAL_PROGRAMMING;ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING;;;;;;;;;;6937
CR_ART;ART;;;;;;;;;;6938
CR_ART_LEAD;LEAD ARTIST;;;;;;;;;;6939
CR_ARTISTS;ARTISTS;;;;;;;;;;6940
CR_FMV_SEQUENCES;FMV SEQUENCES;;;;;;;;;;6941
CR_ADDITIONAL_ART;ADDITIONAL ART;;;;;;;;;;6942
CR_DESIGN;DESIGN;;;;;;;;;;6943
CR_SCENARIO;SCENARIO DESIGN;;;;;;;;;;6944
CR_ASCENARIO;ADDITIONAL SCENARIO DESIGN;;;;;;;;;;6945
CR_PROJECT_LEAD_CREATIVE_DIRECTOR;PROJECT LEAD / CREATIVE DIRECTOR;;;;;;;;;;6946
CR_BASED;BASED ON DESIGN BY;;;;;;;;;;6947
CR_MUSIC;MUSIC & SFX;;;;;;;;;;6948
CR_ORIGINAL_MUSIC;ORIGINAL MUSIC;;;;;;;;;;6949
CR_SOUND_EFFECTS;SOUND EFFECTS;;;;;;;;;;6950
CR_VOICES;VOICES;;;;;;;;;;6951
CR_MEDIA;MEDIA;;;;;;;;;;6952
CR_EDITOR;EDITOR;;;;;;;;;;6953
CR_MANUAL;MANUAL;;;;;;;;;;6954
CR_TRANSLATION;TRANSLATION;;;;;;;;;;6955
CR_DTP;DTP;;;;;;;;;;6956
CR_COVER_DESIGN;COVER DESIGN;;;;;;;;;;6957
CR_TESTING;TESTING;;;;;;;;;;6958
CR_TEST_MANAGER;TEST MANAGER;;;;;;;;;;6959
CR_TESTERS;TESTERS;;;;;;;;;;6960
CR_SPECIAL_CONTRIBUTIONS;SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS;;;;;;;;;;6961
CR_ADDITIONAL_CONTRIBUTIONS;ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS;;;;;;;;;;6962
CR_EU1;The Original Europa Univeralis was made by;;;;;;;;;;6963
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#BZIP Texts;;;;;;;;;;;6965
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BZIP_COMPRESSING_FILE_WAIT;Compressing the Scenario File, please wait! This will take about 15-30 seconds. Observe that the computer may seem frozen.;;;;;;;;;;6967
BZIP_COMPRESSION_FAILED;The compression of the Scenario File failed. Please contact support.;;;;;;;;;;6968
BZIP_DECOMPRESSION_FAILED;The uncompression of the Scenario File failed. Please contact support.;;;;;;;;;;6969
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#End of BZIP Texts;;;;;;;;;;;6971
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#VALKYRIENET;;;;;;;;;;;6974
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EN_GAME_NAME;EU2;;;;;;;;;;6976
EN_VERSION;Version: ;;;;;;;;;;6977
EN_WRONG_VERSION;Your version doesn't correspond to the hosted game;;;;;;;;;;6978
EN_NAME;Valkyrienet;;;;;;;;;;6979
EN_USER_LEFT_CHANNEL;has left the channel...;;;;;;;;;;6980
EN_HOST_GAME_NAME;'s game;;;;;;;;;;6981
EN_CHOOSE_CHANNEL;Choose a channel to log into, among the channels listed.;;;;;;;;;;6982
EN_CHANGING_CHANNEL;Changing Channel;;;;;;;;;;6983
EN_GETTING_CHANNEL_LIST;Retrieving list of channels, please wait... Try;;;;;;;;;;6984
EN_CONNECT_CHANNEL_FIRST;Please connect to a channel first.;;;;;;;;;;6985
EN_GAME_CHANNEL_FOUND;Game and channel found!;;;;;;;;;;6986
EN_GAME_NOT_FOUND;The requested game was not found.;;;;;;;;;;6987
EN_CHANNEL_NOT_FOUND;The requested channel was not connectable.;;;;;;;;;;6988
EN_NO_NAME_SERVER;The main server was not reachable. Please check that you are connected to the Internet.;;;;;;;;;;6989
EN_SERVER_TIMED_OUT;The server does not respond.;;;;;;;;;;6990
EN_CONNECTION_BROKE;You were disconnected.;;;;;;;;;;6991
EN_NO_CONNECTION;Connection is not active. Please check that you are connected to the internet.;;;;;;;;;;6992
EN_ERROR_RPC_THREAD;There was an error when the clients RPC was called.;;;;;;;;;;6993
EN_GAME_INFO_IP_ADDRESS;IP Address: ;;;;;;;;;;6994
EN_GAME_INFO_DESCRIPTION;Description:;;;;;;;;;;6995
EN_GAME_INFO_PLAYER_LIMIT;Maximum Players: %d;;;;;;;;;;6996
EN_GAME_INFO_HOSTED_BY;Owner:;;;;;;;;;;6997
EN_GAME_INFO_PLAYERS;Player:;;;;;;;;;;6998
EN_USER_EXISTS_CHANNEL;A player with that name is already connected to that channel. Please change name or channel.;;;;;;;;;;6999
EN_GAME_EXISTS;That game already exists.;;;;;;;;;;7000
EN_GAME_LIMIT_REACHED;There can not be any more games created on this channel;;;;;;;;;;7001
EN_GAME_USER_ALREADY_JOINED;You are already logged into a game.;;;;;;;;;;7002
EN_GAME_OK;You were connected to the game.;;;;;;;;;;7003
EN_GAME_FULL;You could not connect to that game, since it was already at maximum players.;;;;;;;;;;7004
EN_GAME_JOINED_FAILED_NOT_EXIST;The game does not exist any more.;;;;;;;;;;7005
EN_GAME_LEAVE_OK;You left the game.;;;;;;;;;;7006
EN_GAME_LEAVE_FAILED_NO_EXISTS;You couldn't leave the game since it doesn't exist any more.;;;;;;;;;;7007
EN_GAME_LEAVE_HOST;The host left the game, cancelling it.;;;;;;;;;;7008
EN_GAME_REMOVE_OK;The game was removed.;;;;;;;;;;7009
EN_GAME_REMOVE_NO_EXISTS;The game could not be removed, as it does not exist any longer.;;;;;;;;;;7010
EN_GAME_REMOVE_NOT_HOST;Only the creator of a game can remove it.;;;;;;;;;;7011
EN_LAUNCH_GAME_OK;The game was started.;;;;;;;;;;7012
EN_LAUNCH_GAME_FAILED_NO_EXIST;The game could not be started as it does not exist.;;;;;;;;;;7013
EN_LAUNCH_GAME_NOT_HOST;Only the creator of a game can start it.;;;;;;;;;;7014
EN_RPC_UPDATE_MESSAGE_GAME_LAUNCH;The host started the game;;;;;;;;;;7015
EN_RPC_UPDATE_MESSAGE_GAME_FORCE_LEAVE;The host left your game.;;;;;;;;;;7016
EN_GAME_STARTED_WITH_NAME;§W created a game with the name: ;;;;;;;;;;7017
EN_PLAYER_LOGGED_IN_TO_CHANNEL;§W logged into the channel.;;;;;;;;;;7018
EN_NO_CHANNEL;NO CHANNEL SELECTED;;;;;;;;;;7019
EN_GAMEINFO_STANDARD;EU2 Game;;;;;;;;;;7020
EN_NOT_CREATE_STATUS_THREAD;Status thread was not creatable.;;;;;;;;;;7021
EN_NOT_CREATE_CONNECT_THREAD;Connection thread was not creatable.;;;;;;;;;;7022
EURONET_CHAT_HEADLINE;CHAT;;;;;;;;;;7023
EURONET_PLAYER_LIST_HEADLINE;PLAYERLIST;;;;;;;;;;7024
EURONET_CURRENT_GAMES_HEADLINE;CURRENT GAMES;;;;;;;;;;7025
EURONET_GAME_INFO;GAME INFO;;;;;;;;;;7026
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## THESE CAN PROBABLY BE SCRAPPED? ##;;;;;;;;;;;7031
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IWPTLIMIT;§YAvailable in Total;;;;;;;;;;7034
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# DIPLOMACY TEXT STRINGS;;;;;;;;;;;7036
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DYNASTIC;Royal Marriage;;;;;;;;;;7038
MILALL;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7039
VASSALI;Vassalization;;;;;;;;;;7040
ANNEX;Annexation;;;;;;;;;;7041
WARALL;War faction;;;;;;;;;;7042
SENDDIPLO;Send Diplomat;;;;;;;;;;7043
ACPTSALC;accepts the alliance;;;;;;;;;;7044
DECALC;declines the alliance;;;;;;;;;;7045
CNCLALC;cancels your alliance;;;;;;;;;;7046
HSOFFRD;has offered you an;;;;;;;;;;7047
ACCEPT;Accept Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7048
DECLINE;Decline Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7049
CANCELPREV;Cancel Previous Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7050
DCLRWAR;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;7051
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# Game messages in dialog boxes;;;;;;;;;;;7053
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# ILLEGAL COLONISATION ERROR MESSAGES;;;;;;;;;;;7056
#;;;;;;;;;;;7057
NOTRADESPACE;Sire, we must first explore new lands before we can send out more traders.;;;;;;;;;;7058
NOCOLONYSPACE;Sire, we must first explore new lands before we can send out more colonists.;;;;;;;;;;7059
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#;;;;;;;;;;;7061
# GIM text strings;;;;;;;;;;;7062
#;;;;;;;;;;;7063
INVPE;Invest in Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;7064
INVTE;Invest in Trade;;;;;;;;;;7065
INVFAIL;Investment failed miserably;;;;;;;;;;7066
COLONISE;Colonize Province;;;;;;;;;;7067
INVSTAB;Invest in Stability;;;;;;;;;;7068
COST;Cost;;;;;;;;;;7069
INVLANDTECH;Improve Land Technology;;;;;;;;;;7070
INVNAVALTECH;Improve Naval Technology;;;;;;;;;;7071
INVESTINCOT;Send Merchant;;;;;;;;;;7072
GETTPOST;Create Trading Post;;;;;;;;;;7073
INVESTINPRODFAD;Build Manufactory;;;;;;;;;;7074
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# resource names derived from manufactories;;;;;;;;;;;7077
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NOTHINGDEMAND;(global demand of nothing…);;;;;;;;;;7079
INST;Naval Equipment;;;;;;;;;;7080
SPIR;Spirits;;;;;;;;;;7081
ARTS;Fine Arts;;;;;;;;;;7082
WEAP;Weapons;;;;;;;;;;7083
ARTSDESC;Fine Arts ranged from fine paintings sculptures silk perfumes stylish furniture music compositions goldsmith and jewelry to generally most of all kind of luxury goods that were highly prized by the royalty nobility and aristocracy in every country. All those luxury pieces of artwork both great and small were the most demanded commodities of the time.;;;;;;;;;;7084
INSTDESC;Instruments were mostly the technical tools used principally for navigation and measures such as compasses binoculars clocks barometers thermometers etc... Such manufactured items would commend a high price from their very few but talented makers.;;;;;;;;;;7085
SPIRDESC;Spirits represents most of all Rum, the alcoholic beverage made from sugar. Nearly all world production by the end of the 18th century came from the sugar islands of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean.;;;;;;;;;;7086
WEAPDESC;In those warlike ages, weapons (from various blades to firearms) represented one of the most demanded trading commodities. Constant need from the various states and the technological race made them a profitable and quite stable business.;;;;;;;;;;7087
NOTHINGDESC;(historical info about nothing…);;;;;;;;;;7088
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DWHOLDPROV1;Ask to Hold;;;;;;;;;;7090
DWHOLDPROV2;Province;;;;;;;;;;7091
DWHOLDPROV3;Select the province you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7092
DWHOLDPROV4;to take military;;;;;;;;;;7093
DWHOLDPROV5;control over;;;;;;;;;;7094
DWHOLDPROV6;Select the province;;;;;;;;;;7095
DWHOLDPROV7;by clicking on the map;;;;;;;;;;7096
#;;;;;;;;;;;7097
#;;;;;;;;;;;7098
DWLVPROV1;Ask to Leave;;;;;;;;;;7099
DWLVPROV2;Province Alone;;;;;;;;;;7100
DWLVPROV3;Select the province you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7101
DWLVPROV4;to not interfere with, neither militarily;;;;;;;;;;7102
DWLVPROV5;nor with colonial ambitions;;;;;;;;;;7103
DWLVPROV6;Select the province;;;;;;;;;;7104
DWLVPROV7;by clicking on the map;;;;;;;;;;7105
#;;;;;;;;;;;7106
#;;;;;;;;;;;7107
DWASKREFTRADE1;Ask to;;;;;;;;;;7108
DWASKREFTRADE2;Trade Embargo;;;;;;;;;;7109
DWASKREFTRADE3;Select the Nation you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7110
DWASKREFTRADE4;to initiate trade embargo against;;;;;;;;;;7111
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DWASKOFFP1;Ask to;;;;;;;;;;7113
DWASKOFFP2;Offer Peace;;;;;;;;;;7114
DWASKOFFP3;Select the Nation you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7115
DWASKOFFP4;to offer peace to;;;;;;;;;;7116
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DWASKLVNAT1;Ask to;;;;;;;;;;7118
DWASKLVNAT2;Leave Nation Alone;;;;;;;;;;7119
DWASKLVNAT3;Select the Nation you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7120
DWASKLVNAT4;to not interfere with.;;;;;;;;;;7121
#;;;;;;;;;;;7122
DWASKDECLW1;Ask to;;;;;;;;;;7123
DWASKDECLW2;Declare War;;;;;;;;;;7124
DWASKDECLW3;Select the Nation you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7125
DWASKDECLW4;to declare war upon;;;;;;;;;;7126
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DWBANALL1;x;;;;;;;;;;7128
DWBANALL2;x;;;;;;;;;;7129
DWBANALL3;x;;;;;;;;;;7130
DWBANALL4;x;;;;;;;;;;7131
DWBANALL5;x;;;;;;;;;;7132
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DWBRKALL1;Leave;;;;;;;;;;7134
DWBRKALL2;Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7135
DWBRKALL3;Select the Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7136
DWBRKALL5;you wish to leave;;;;;;;;;;7137
#;;;;;;;;;;;7138
DWINVALL1;Invite to;;;;;;;;;;7139
DWINVALL2;existing Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7140
DWINVALL3;Select the Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7141
DWINVALL4;you will invite;;;;;;;;;;7142
DWINVALL5;to join;;;;;;;;;;7143
#;;;;;;;;;;;7144
DWJOINALL1;Join;;;;;;;;;;7145
DWJOINALL2;existing Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7146
DWJOINALL3;Select the Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7147
DWJOINALL4;you will ask;;;;;;;;;;7148
DWJOINALL5;if you can join;;;;;;;;;;7149
#;;;;;;;;;;;7150
DWINVWP1;Invite to;;;;;;;;;;7151
DWINVWP2;War Pact;;;;;;;;;;7152
DWINVWP3;Select the War Pact;;;;;;;;;;7153
DWINVWP4;you will invite;;;;;;;;;;7154
DWINVWP5;to join;;;;;;;;;;7155
#;;;;;;;;;;;7156
# EYR-texter;;;;;;;;;;;7157
INCOMEGUNTAX;Gun Tax;;;;;;;;;;7158
INCOMESHIPTAX;Ship Tax;;;;;;;;;;7159
EXPENSEFOM;Fortress Maintenance;;;;;;;;;;7160
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PIWBUILDMANUFACTORYERR1;You can't build a manufactory on these resources.;;;;;;;;;;7162
PIWBUILDMANUFACTORYERR4;You can not afford the %d$ required to build a manufactory.;;;;;;;;;;7163
PIWBUILDMANUFACTORYERR5;Impossible Mission!;;;;;;;;;;7164
#;;;;;;;;;;;7165
#;;;;;;;;;;;7166
# Extend Loan Window;;;;;;;;;;;7167
#;;;;;;;;;;;7168
LOANEXPIRED1;Secretary of;;;;;;;;;;7169
LOANEXPIRED2;Finances Reports;;;;;;;;;;7170
LOANEXPIRED3;Sire, our loan from;;;;;;;;;;7171
LOANEXPIRED4;has expired.;;;;;;;;;;7172
#;;;;;;;;;;;7173
EXTBANKLOAN;Our National Bank of %d$;;;;;;;;;;7174
PAYLOANTO;%s of %d$;;;;;;;;;;7175
BPAYLOAN;Pay Loan;;;;;;;;;;7176
BEXTENDLOAN;Extend Loan;;;;;;;;;;7177
BCANCELLOAN;Refuse to Pay;;;;;;;;;;7178
EXTENDLOAN_ROLL;Loan has expired;;;;;;;;;;7179
#;;;;;;;;;;;7180
# Loan offered, answer window;;;;;;;;;;;7181
#;;;;;;;;;;;7182
OFRLOAN1;Sire, %s offers us a;;;;;;;;;;7183
OFRLOAN2;LOAN;;;;;;;;;;7184
OFRLOAN3;with the following terms;;;;;;;;;;7185
OFRLOAN4;Amount %d$ Duration %d months Interest %s;;;;;;;;;;7186
OFRLOAN_ROLL;%s offers us a loan;;;;;;;;;;7187
#;;;;;;;;;;;7188
#String on top of screen when adding opponents to an alliance;;;;;;;;;;;7189
ADDAND;AND;;;;;;;;;;7190
ADDOPP1;Select what country(s) the;;;;;;;;;;7191
ADDOPP2;alliance should work against;;;;;;;;;;7192
CANTALLYAGAINST;You can not ally against that country;;;;;;;;;;7193
CANTALLY5;You can only target 5 countries;;;;;;;;;;7194
#;;;;;;;;;;;7195
CANTSENDTRADER1;Sire, this province produces nothing of value for a trading post;;;;;;;;;;7196
CANTSENDMER;Cannot send merchant here;;;;;;;;;;7197
SNDMERCHANT;Send merchant to %s at a cost of %d$?;;;;;;;;;;7198
SNDTRADER1;Send trader to %s;;;;;;;;;;7199
SNDTRADER2;with %d/100 Chance of Success at a cost of %d$?;;;;;;;;;;7200
SNDTRADER3;Time Required: %d months;;;;;;;;;;7201
#;;;;;;;;;;;7202
# (TOGGLE land / naval info win;;;;;;;;;;;7203
MILWLANDTOG;VIEW LAND;;;;;;;;;;7204
MILWNAVTOG;VIEW NAVAL;;;;;;;;;;7205
#;;;;;;;;;;;7206
DWCANTJOIN;You can't ask to join their alliance!;;;;;;;;;;7207
DWCANTINVITE;You can't ask to join their alliance!;;;;;;;;;;7208
DWADDOPPOTITEL1;Propose;;;;;;;;;;7209
DWADDOPPOTITEL2;New Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7210
DWSIRE;Sire!;;;;;;;;;;7211
DWSEL1;Select opponents of your proposed;;;;;;;;;;7212
DWSEL2;Military Alliance with;;;;;;;;;;7213
DWVERSUS;versus;;;;;;;;;;7214
#;;;;;;;;;;;7215
DIPSTATUS;Ask for Status;;;;;;;;;;7216
DIPASKRTR;Ask to initiate Trade Embargo;;;;;;;;;;7217
DIPASKPEA;Ask to Offer Peace;;;;;;;;;;7218
DIPASKLN;Ask to Leave Nation alone;;;;;;;;;;7219
DIPASKWAR;Ask to Declare War;;;;;;;;;;7220
DIPASKLA;Ask to Leave Area Alone;;;;;;;;;;7221
DIPASKHA;Ask to Hold Area;;;;;;;;;;7222
DIPASKLOA;Ask for Economic Aid;;;;;;;;;;7223
#;;;;;;;;;;;7224
#Diplomat errors;;;;;;;;;;;7225
DIPOURSELVES;Sire, we can't send diplomats to ourselves.;;;;;;;;;;7226
DIPIMPOSSIBLE;Sire, don't be ridiculous!;;;;;;;;;;7227
#;;;;;;;;;;;7228
DIPROL_WAR1;You may not declare war upon %s again until %s %d.;;;;;;;;;;7229
#;;;;;;;;;;;7230
#;;;;;;;;;;;7231
#;;;;;;;;;;;7232
#;;;;;;;;;;;7233
GAME_NORMAL;You got %d Victory Points and %s;;;;;;;;;;7234
GAME_MISSION;You got %d Gold Mines and %s;;;;;;;;;;7235
GAME_WON;are declared WINNER!;;;;;;;;;;7236
GAME_LOST;regrettably did not win.;;;;;;;;;;7237
#;;;;;;;;;;;7238
GAME_SURRENDER;You surrendered!;;;;;;;;;;7239
#;;;;;;;;;;;7240
GAME_LOSER_MISSION;;;;;;;;;;;7241
GAME_WINNER_MISSION;;;;;;;;;;;7242
#;;;;;;;;;;;7243
#;;;;;;;;;;;7244
GIFTTOOTHER_SETUP;When you send a gift that improves relations;;;;;;;;;;7245
GIFTTOOTHER_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7246
GIFTTOOTHER_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7247
GIFTTOOTHER_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;7248
GIFTTOOTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;7249
GIFTTOOTHER_4;greatly appreciates your help and our relations improved!;;;;;;;;;;7250
GIFTTOOTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;7251
GIFTTOOTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;7252
GIFTTOOTHER_LOG;%s greatly appreciates your help and our relations improved!;;;;;;;;;;7253
GIFTTOOTHER_BTN1;He'd better...;;;;;;;;;;7254
GIFTTOOTHER_BTN2;;;;;;;;;;;7255
#;;;;;;;;;;;7256
MANUFAILED_SETUP;When you failed to build a manufactory;;;;;;;;;;7257
MANUFAILED_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;7258
MANUFAILED_1;Failure!;;;;;;;;;;7259
MANUFAILED_2;%t, the;;;;;;;;;;7260
MANUFAILED_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;7261
MANUFAILED_4;that we tried to build in;;;;;;;;;;7262
MANUFAILED_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7263
MANUFAILED_6;was a complete waste of money.;;;;;;;;;;7264
MANUFAILED_LOG;The building of a %s failed in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7265
MANUFAILED_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7266
MANUFAILED_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7267
#;;;;;;;;;;;7268
TEDROP_SETUP;When your trade level drops;;;;;;;;;;7269
TEDROP_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports %s;;;;;;;;;;7270
TEDROP_1;Trade Drop!;;;;;;;;;;7271
TEDROP_2;%t, our;;;;;;;;;;7272
TEDROP_3;trade level dropped.;;;;;;;;;;7273
TEDROP_4;Our merchant incomes will decrease because of this.;;;;;;;;;;7274
TEDROP_5;;;;;;;;;;;7275
TEDROP_6;;;;;;;;;;;7276
TEDROP_LOG;Our trade level dropped.;;;;;;;;;;7277
TEDROP_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7278
TEDROP_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;7279
#;;;;;;;;;;;7280
PEDROP_SETUP;When your infrastructure drops;;;;;;;;;;7281
PEDROP_HEADER;Our Treasurer Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;7282
PEDROP_1;Infrastructure Damage!;;;;;;;;;;7283
PEDROP_2;%t, our;;;;;;;;;;7284
PEDROP_3;infrastructure has deteriorated!;;;;;;;;;;7285
PEDROP_4;Our production incomes will decrease because of this.;;;;;;;;;;7286
PEDROP_5;;;;;;;;;;;7287
PEDROP_6;;;;;;;;;;;7288
PEDROP_LOG;Our infrastructure has deteriorated.;;;;;;;;;;7289
PEDROP_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7290
PEDROP_BTN2;Details;;;;;;;;;;7291
#;;;;;;;;;;;7292
MILALLPROP_SETUP;When a nation sends you a Military Alliance proposal;;;;;;;;;;7293
MILALLPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7294
MILALLPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7295
MILALLPROP_2;%t, %s invites us to enter a;;;;;;;;;;7296
MILALLPROP_3;military alliance;;;;;;;;;;7297
MILALLPROP_4;directed against;;;;;;;;;;7298
MILALLPROP_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7299
MILALLPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7300
MILALLPROP_LOG;%s invited us to a Military Alliance directed against %s.;;;;;;;;;;7301
MILALLPROP_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;7302
MILALLPROP_BTN2;No thanks;;;;;;;;;;7303
#;;;;;;;;;;;7304
MILALLINVPROP_SETUP;When a nation invites you to a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7305
MILALLINVPROP_HEADER;Diplomat from;;;;;;;;;;7306
MILALLINVPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7307
MILALLINVPROP_2;%t, %s invites us to enter a;;;;;;;;;;7308
MILALLINVPROP_3;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7309
MILALLINVPROP_4;along with %s, directed against;;;;;;;;;;7310
MILALLINVPROP_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7311
MILALLINVPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7312
MILALLINVPROP_LOG;%s invited us to a Military Alliance directed against %s;;;;;;;;;;7313
MILALLINVPROP_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;7314
MILALLINVPROP_BTN2;No thanks;;;;;;;;;;7315
#;;;;;;;;;;;7316
WPINVPROP_SETUP;When a nation invites you to join a War Pact;;;;;;;;;;7317
WPINVPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7318
WPINVPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7319
WPINVPROP_2;%t, %s invites us to;;;;;;;;;;7320
WPINVPROP_3;join their War against %s;;;;;;;;;;7321
WPINVPROP_4;on the same side as;;;;;;;;;;7322
WPINVPROP_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7323
WPINVPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7324
WPINVPROP_LOG;%s invites us to join their war against %s, on the same side as %s.;;;;;;;;;;7325
WPINVPROP_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;7326
WPINVPROP_BTN2;No thanks;;;;;;;;;;7327
#;;;;;;;;;;;7328
MILALLJOINPROP_SETUP;When a nation wants to join your Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7329
MILALLJOINPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7330
MILALLJOINPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7331
MILALLJOINPROP_2;%t, %s wishes to join our;;;;;;;;;;7332
MILALLJOINPROP_3;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7333
MILALLJOINPROP_4;directed against;;;;;;;;;;7334
MILALLJOINPROP_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7335
MILALLJOINPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7336
MILALLJOINPROP_LOG;%s want to join our Military Alliance directed against %s.;;;;;;;;;;7337
MILALLJOINPROP_BTN1;Welcome!;;;;;;;;;;7338
MILALLJOINPROP_BTN2;No way!;;;;;;;;;;7339
#;;;;;;;;;;;7340
MILALLHONORWISH_SETUP;When a nation wishes you to honor a Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7341
MILALLHONORWISH_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7342
MILALLHONORWISH_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7343
MILALLHONORWISH_2;%t, %s asks that we honor our;;;;;;;;;;7344
MILALLHONORWISH_3;Military Alliance;;;;;;;;;;7345
MILALLHONORWISH_4;and declare war upon;;;;;;;;;;7346
MILALLHONORWISH_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7347
MILALLHONORWISH_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7348
MILALLHONORWISH_LOG;%s asked that we honored our Military Alliance and declare war upon %s;;;;;;;;;;7349
MILALLHONORWISH_BTN1;Declare war;;;;;;;;;;7350
MILALLHONORWISH_BTN2;Dishonor alliance;;;;;;;;;;7351
#;;;;;;;;;;;7352
WPINVITPROP_SETUP;When a nation invites you to a War Pact;;;;;;;;;;7353
WPINVITPROP_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7354
WPINVITPROP_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7355
WPINVITPROP_2;%t, %s asks that we join their;;;;;;;;;;7356
WPINVITPROP_3;war;;;;;;;;;;7357
WPINVITPROP_4;against;;;;;;;;;;7358
WPINVITPROP_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7359
WPINVITPROP_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7360
WPINVITPROP_LOG;%s asked that we declare war upon %s;;;;;;;;;;7361
WPINVITPROP_BTN1;Declare war;;;;;;;;;;7362
WPINVITPROP_BTN2;No way!;;;;;;;;;;7363
#;;;;;;;;;;;7364
DECLWAROTHERALLY_SETUP;When a nation declares war upon another nation that is part of your Military Alliance or War Pact;;;;;;;;;;7365
DECLWAROTHERALLY_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7366
DECLWAROTHERALLY_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7367
DECLWAROTHERALLY_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;7368
DECLWAROTHERALLY_3;%s declared war;;;;;;;;;;7369
DECLWAROTHERALLY_4;upon;;;;;;;;;;7370
DECLWAROTHERALLY_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7371
DECLWAROTHERALLY_6;who are our allies!;;;;;;;;;;7372
DECLWAROTHERALLY_LOG;%s declared war upon %s who are our allies!;;;;;;;;;;7373
DECLWAROTHERALLY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7374
DECLWAROTHERALLY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7375
#;;;;;;;;;;;7376
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_SETUP;When a nation accepts a peace with another nation that is part of your War Pact;;;;;;;;;;7377
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7378
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7379
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;7380
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_3;%s accepted peace;;;;;;;;;;7381
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_4;with;;;;;;;;;;7382
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_5;%s;;;;;;;;;;7383
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_6;who are our allies!;;;;;;;;;;7384
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_LOG;%s accepted peace with %s who are our allies!;;;;;;;;;;7385
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7386
PEACEACCEPTOTHERALLY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7387
#;;;;;;;;;;;7388
SHAREEXPLORE_SETUP;When a nation wishes to share its explorations with you;;;;;;;;;;7389
SHAREEXPLORE_HEADER;Herald from;;;;;;;;;;7390
SHAREEXPLORE_1;%s;;;;;;;;;;7391
SHAREEXPLORE_2;%t, %s wishes to;;;;;;;;;;7392
SHAREEXPLORE_3;share explorations;;;;;;;;;;7393
SHAREEXPLORE_4;with us. They know %d provinces unknown to us, and we know %d provinces unknown to them.;;;;;;;;;;7394
SHAREEXPLORE_5;;;;;;;;;;;7395
SHAREEXPLORE_6;What is your response?;;;;;;;;;;7396
SHAREEXPLORE_LOG;;;;;;;;;;;7397
SHAREEXPLORE_BTN1;Accept;;;;;;;;;;7398
SHAREEXPLORE_BTN2;No way;;;;;;;;;;7399
#;;;;;;;;;;;7400
COLFAILBUSY_SETUP;When a province was already colonised when your colonists arrived;;;;;;;;;;7401
COLFAILBUSY_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;7402
COLFAILBUSY_1;Colonization Failed!;;;;;;;;;;7403
COLFAILBUSY_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;7404
COLFAILBUSY_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;7405
COLFAILBUSY_4;was already colonized when our colonists got there.;;;;;;;;;;7406
COLFAILBUSY_5;;;;;;;;;;;7407
COLFAILBUSY_6;;;;;;;;;;;7408
COLFAILBUSY_LOG;%s was already colonized when our colonists got there.;;;;;;;;;;7409
COLFAILBUSY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7410
COLFAILBUSY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7411
#;;;;;;;;;;;7412
TPFAILBUSY_SETUP;When a province already contained a trading post when your trader arrived;;;;;;;;;;7413
TPFAILBUSY_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;7414
TPFAILBUSY_1;Colonization Failed!;;;;;;;;;;7415
TPFAILBUSY_2;%t ;;;;;;;;;;7416
TPFAILBUSY_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;7417
TPFAILBUSY_4;was already colonized when our traders arrived there.;;;;;;;;;;7418
TPFAILBUSY_5;;;;;;;;;;;7419
TPFAILBUSY_6;;;;;;;;;;;7420
TPFAILBUSY_LOG;%s was already colonized when our traders arrived.;;;;;;;;;;7421
TPFAILBUSY_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7422
TPFAILBUSY_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7423
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CWARUS_SETUP;When civil war hits our nation.;;;;;;;;;;7426
CWARUS_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;7427
CWARUS_1;Civil War;;;;;;;;;;7428
CWARUS_2;%t, part of our military forces have joined rebelforces in an effort to break the government.;;;;;;;;;;7429
CWARUS_3;;;;;;;;;;;7430
CWARUS_4;;;;;;;;;;;7431
CWARUS_5;;;;;;;;;;;7432
CWARUS_6;;;;;;;;;;;7433
CWARUS_LOG;Our country has been struck by Civil War.;;;;;;;;;;7434
CWARUS_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7435
CWARUS_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7436
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CWAROTHER_SETUP;When another nation is struck by civil war.;;;;;;;;;;7438
CWAROTHER_HEADER;Our Governor reports%s;;;;;;;;;;7439
CWAROTHER_1;Civil War;;;;;;;;;;7440
CWAROTHER_2;%t, we have confirmed reports that;;;;;;;;;;7441
CWAROTHER_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;7442
CWAROTHER_4;have been struck by Civil War.;;;;;;;;;;7443
CWAROTHER_5;;;;;;;;;;;7444
CWAROTHER_6;;;;;;;;;;;7445
CWAROTHER_LOG;Civil War in %s;;;;;;;;;;7446
CWAROTHER_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;7447
CWAROTHER_BTN2;Goto;;;;;;;;;;7448
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#;;;;;;;;;;;7450
MECENATPLACE;SELECT A LEGAL (GREEN) PROVINCE ON THE MAP TO SEND A COLONIST OR TRADER TO;;;;;;;;;;7451
MECENATPLACE2;SELECT A  PROVINCE WHICH YOU OWN ON THE MAP TO SEND YOUR MISSIONARY TO;;;;;;;;;;7452
#;;;;;;;;;;;7453
BRA_GERC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Brandenburg was a rather important state in the HRE even as it was a small state in Germany. Its diplomatic interaction would soon pay off, creating alliances with powerful nations such as England and Sweden. Brandenburg starts out as a three province kingdom with a small but strong army. To the north there's the Hansa League cities to the east Poland. To the west Saxony and the rest of the HRE. To the south a weak Bohemia. Relations with your two southern neighbours (Saxony and Bohemia) are at a low point at the start of the GC. ;;;;;;;;;;7454
BRA_GERC_VPTACT;There are several options open to you waste your hard earned money by enticing them to a closer relationship or annihilate them with your armies. Bohemia is a prime candidate here it may be fairly large but it is extremely weak. Be warned if your armies don't take Bohemian lands then the Austrians definitely will. Relationships with the Hansa League are quite positive make sure you maximize them by allowing for a royal marriage between your two nations and expanding the talks from there. She can prove to be quite a strong ally especially in your wars against the southern enemies. She may also be a deterrent against the Poles and later the Austrians after they chew up Bohemia. As with all small nations this phrase is imperative to remember: a good offence is a good defence. Build up your fortifications first then combine the building of your armies along with the promotion of officials. Try to create a powerful north European alliance between yourself Hansa League Prussia and the Teutonic Order and possibly Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;7455
SAC_GERC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Sachsen (Saxony) is an important country, and the main competitor of Brandenburg. Sachsen is, though, not as powerful as Brandenburg, and historically Sachsen either created alliances with a large non-German protector-state or tried to befriend Brandenburg. Later on Sachsen also encountered problems with Bavaria (Bayern) over religious matters, but managed to stay put during the religious wars of 1618-1648.;;;;;;;;;;7456
SAC_GERC_VPTACT;Your first task as leader of the Saxons will be to maintain an equality in the power base of northern Europe. Brandenburg is your main enemy here at the start of the GC. She can be quite the aggressive state and be sure to know now: there will be clashes between you and her. You have 2 provinces therefore are smaller than your main enemy in the east though you have slightly larger armies. The keys to survival are your good immediate relations with surrounding countries. Poland Hannover and the Hanseatic League (possibly even Bavaria) have good relations with the kingdom of Saxony. Brandenburg will be sure to entice the same nations to her aid however so it'll be a race of the envoys and the nation with the most cash offered will win here. There is a strong possibility of a major conflict between your two nations (and each of your allies) in the not too distant future, so you must prepare carefully. Internal preparation is one key the other is territorial expansion. Here Bohemia is your primary candidate. Prepare before you wage war against her because although weak it will be difficult to wage war against her as Saxony so early in the game. Therefore an alliance is the key. Perhaps one between you Bavaria and Thuringen (she is also on good terms with you) will do the trick? Waging war on German states to the west is not advisable as many of the states in the HRE will take a particular disliking for you.;;;;;;;;;;7457
PFA_GERC_HISTDESC;In 1492 the Palatinate (Kurpfalz) was an important country in the western part of the Empire. She was though, powerless against any of the larger European nations. So she often relied on alliances with one of the larger nations. Normally the Palatinate had bad relations with Austria and in 1619 the elector of the Palatinate was elected King of Bohemia. An event that was an important prerequisite for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;7458
PFA_GERC_VPTACT;You have to be careful initially. First you must upgrade your buildings and build a decent army. Your problem is money, because a big army means high support costs. You have a lot of rather friendly relations towards your neighbours so it is better to wage war in an alliance than to do it by yourself. Beware of Hessen and Hannover: they might try to smash you if you advance into the north.;;;;;;;;;;7459
BAY_GERC_HISTDESC;"In 1492 Bayern (Bavaria) is fairly strong but has a threatening neighbour - Austria. Historically Bavaria's foreign policy centered around the Austrian question either allied with Austria or in war with Austria. Starting the GC with about 35	000 men and a two province kingdom you can be in a more difficult position such as the Teutonic Order. However, don't feel too safe surrounded by all those fluffy German nations. Relations between you and your closest neighbours to the north east and south: Bohemia Brandenburg and Austria are at around -60. In other words less than friendly. ";;;;;;;;;;7460
BAY_GERC_VPTACT;A suggested strategy is to build up your defences quickly promoting officials with speed so that you may take maximum tax from your citizens. Combine that with improving relations with the above three powers that were mentioned. There are two strategies open to you from the beginning. One ally yourself with the German minors to your west (Baden Würtemberg Thüringen & Saxony) creating a grand mini German coalition within the structure of the HRE. This will secure your western flank and give you breathing space against possible invasions from Bohemia and Austria. Alternatively you can try reducing the above minors by military means however this may lead to total failure the Austrians stabbing you in the back whilst your armies are far to the west. Once you have established yourself it might be prudent to sniff out the situation in Austria. What's their relationship towards you and other nations? How powerful are their military forces? Should I wage war on them or leave them to create a cushion against the Ottoman threat (which will come)?;;;;;;;;;;7461
HAN_GERC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Hannover prospered from its position near the sea. Hannover (or originally Lüneburg) profited from good relations with its neighbours. Later on she defied Swedens political ambitions in the area, and later on successfully allied with England and inherited the United Kingdoms of England and Scotland. ;;;;;;;;;;7462
HAN_GERC_VPTACT;As with Hannover it is quite obvious to you that for the time being at least you are in a quite comfortable position with regards to any external threats. While this is true don't be fooled there is treachery everywhere! Your first challenge will be to tackle the rise of Hannover which will occur for the most part chiefly through your territory if you are not careful. Your Relationships with states around you are quite high;;;;;;;;;;7463
HES_GERC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Hessen was a country of mediocre power, but with great potentiality. Much to diplomatical skill she managed to either befriend the winning sides in wars or keep her neutrality and survived as an independent state for many many years.;;;;;;;;;;7464
HES_GERC_VPTACT;"Being within the structure of the HRE has many comforts. Hannover is protected from many of its potential enemies at the start of the GC. Being a two province state will require you to protect yourself with large technically proficient armies. As always the most important task starting out is to build up your defences specifically in Oldenburg and your capital of Hannover. Having 35	000 men in your starting army is neither excessive nor completely restrictive when compared to the states surrounding your territory. To the north are the cities of the Hanseatic League at a relatively better than neutral relationship with you. To the east Brandenburg to the west the Spanish provinces in n.w Europe. Your chief enemy will be the state of Hessen on your southern border with which you have a rather frosty relationship of -80. Playing the game as another nation you will notice very regularly that Hessen and Hannover are usually at each other's throats for much of the game. Playing as Hannover will mean the same as regards to the wars you fight. To succeed against Hessen at the very start of the campaign you must have at least 3:1 odds numerically against her and/or a strong backing i.e. an alliance. Your best bet is to make overtures to the Hanseatic League and Saxony both neighbouring your northern and south-eastern borders. Play for time build up your relations and strike at the appropriate time. Who knows perhaps the annexation of the dreaded Hessens will in time lead to Hannover leading the HRE as one united state! Be careful what you order your researchers to spend your taxes on with regards to technological increases. It might be prudent to ease off naval research for a time at least until your land locked enemies are vanquished.";;;;;;;;;;7465
LAT_GERC_HISTDESC;Historically the Teutonic Order was way past its prime in 1492. With their defeat in 1410 and the subsequent wars against Poland they became weaker and weaker as the decades wore on. Strategically you're in a difficult situation. A hungry Muscovy to the east attempting to get access into Ingermanland, the still weak Swedes to the north and the power of Poland-Lithuania to the south just waiting for the right moment to finish your state off. There are a few moves open to you however.;;;;;;;;;;7466
LAT_GERC_VPTACT;"Survival is your first initial goal. Your best chance is to create a strong alliance around the Baltic rim, staving off an early invasion by Poland. Your relationship with the Hansa League is at 60+ the highest you have as regards to any other countries. Kurland is your vassal at the start of the scenario it might a good idea to annex her politically the sooner the better. Especially since she is control of a COT. Don't be aggressive lay low maintain good relations with the Poles and Muscovites whilst building your defences and your armies. You may need to spend much of your earnings on land military technology in this way though your armies might be smaller they will prove harder to defeat especially against the 50	000+ men the Poles are likely to send at you. If you want to play it aggressively it is suggested you might try invading the principality of Pskov just to your east before relations between it and Muscovy get too close. Maintaining a large fleet might improve your chances on the sea but it will drain your coffers greatly choose your first few steps wisely.";;;;;;;;;;7467
BOH_GERC_HISTDESC;In 1492 Böhmen (Bohemia) was in an awkward position. Austria had made claims on the kingdom and the relations were at bottom values. Bohemia managed to survive through its strong connection with Poland-Lithuania and Hungary, which all belonged to the Jagellon family. When King Ludwig died at Mohacs Bohemia went to Austria where it stayed until 1918.;;;;;;;;;;7468
BOH_GERC_VPTACT;One word to describe your position - weak. To the north there's hostile Brandenburg to the south an even more hostile (-180) Austria. In many of the games Austria and Brandenburg have torn Bohemia to pieces. You are alone without any real support around your borders at the start of the scenario. The basis is there to make strong alliances with other nations, and Hungary is one nation that is suggested you begin sending envoys to. With enough gold they can turn out to be strong allies against your enemies but be warned. They will demand of you that you send military support when the Ottoman Turks begin their assault into southern Europe. Ideally it would be good to maintain a good relationship with Poland as well. She could be an invaluable ally. With her at your side the monarchs of Austria and Brandenburg would be silly to try any adventuring on Prague. In regards to what you should do internally the key word is - defence. Stability defence equals strength and longevity. Maintain strong armies build defences and in order for you to be able to do that you must conduct strong economic policies. Promote as many officials as you can within a short period of time but don't forget about keeping adequate soldiers on your frontiers. ;;;;;;;;;;7469
HAB_TYW_MISSDESC;You win automatically when you have converted 5 Protestant countries by force.;;;;;;;;;;7470
HAB_TYW_MISSTACT;Your country is fairly powerful in Germany and your mission to convert 5 Protestant countries would be a walk in the park if France did not have a mission to defeat your military. Thus you must see to it that you keep a strong alliance with Spain and help her against France. Also note that to get to the cream of small defenseless German Protestant countries you must march through Catholic countries. If you are the emperor this will not be a problem but if you are not then you need to ally Bavaria or Würtemberg and keep them happy so that you secure your marching through the area. ;;;;;;;;;;7471
HAB_TYW_MISSNAME;Convert Protestants to the Catholic faith.;;;;;;;;;;7472
SWE_TYW_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress for every province within the HRE that you control.;;;;;;;;;;7473
SWE_TYW_MISSTACT;You must get a base in Germany early. It is vital to have coastal provinces as you will need to ship in forces. Your German territories will not be large enough to keep your armies bolstered. Watch out for Austria, and what happens in the Netherlands. You cannot afford to neglect them as their victory is your loss.;;;;;;;;;;7474
SWE_TYW_MISSNAME;Conquer Germany.;;;;;;;;;;7475
FRA_TYW_MISSDESC;You win automatically when you have forced Austria and Spain to sign a peace agreement.;;;;;;;;;;7476
FRA_TYW_MISSTACT;You start off as one of the strongest powers in Europe. Use your excellent army to crush the Spaniards and the Austrians. You must force them to accept peace which could at bad times mean that you will have to occupy all of their European possessions. You must also check Sweden and the Netherlands as their conquest gives them victory points every month. The best way to stop them is to defeat them.;;;;;;;;;;7477
FRA_TYW_MISSNAME;Defeat the Habsburg Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;7478
SPA_TYW_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress for every Dutch province that you control.;;;;;;;;;;7479
SPA_TYW_MISSTACT;The power of your country is slowly decaying. You can stop this by erasing the disgrace of the Dutch independence. You get victory points by controlling Dutch provinces. In principle it is easy. Just mass your armies at the Dutch border and cut them to pieces. Garrison the Netherlands heavily, refuse any French peace offers and sit down patiently and grow victory points. In practise it can be very hard as every nation will understand that you are approaching victory. The French problem must be solved as you can have your country swarmed by them. Work tightly together with your Austrian cousin and avoid defeat.;;;;;;;;;;7480
SPA_TYW_MISSNAME;Reconquer the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;7481
HOL_TYW_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress for every province in the Spanish Netherlands that you control.;;;;;;;;;;7482
HOL_TYW_MISSTACT;Since the independence Spain has been eagerly waiting for the right moment to attack and annex your lovely country. The best defense is the swift attack. You get victory points for every province in the Spanish Netherlands. By kicking out the Spaniards from this area the Netherlands is secured. Be sure though even if you successfully kick out the Spaniards, to garrison you country heavily. Neither the Austrians the French or the Swedes will allow you to win without a fight.;;;;;;;;;;7483
HOL_TYW_MISSNAME;Liberate the Spanish Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;7484
HAB_WOSS_MISSDESC;You win automatically when you have forced France and Spain to sign a peace agreement.;;;;;;;;;;7485
HAB_WOSS_MISSTACT;It is your mission to stop Louis XIV's grandson Philip from inheriting Spain. You do this by defeating both France and Spain and forcing them to accept peace. This is hard to achieve and you will have to forge a Grand Alliance with England and the Netherlands. Both your presumed allies are wary and have there own agendas among them colonial expansion so you have to foster the alliance like a baby. You must stop France and Spain from taking Northern Italy and Western Germany as these areas are rich and easily won for the French juggernaut.;;;;;;;;;;7486
HAB_WOSS_MISSNAME;Defeat the Bourbon Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;7487
ENG_WOSS_MISSDESC;You win automatically when you have forced France and Spain to sign a peace agreement.;;;;;;;;;;7488
ENG_WOSS_MISSTACT;It is your mission to stop Louis XIV's grandson Philip from inheriting Spain. You do this by defeating both France and Spain and forcing them to accept peace. This is hard to achieve and you will have to forge a Grand Alliance with Austria and the Netherlands. Both your presumed allies are wary and have there own agendas among them colonial expansion and fostering catholic values in Europe so you have to open your moneybag to uphold the alliance. You must first of all protect your island with your navy. You must never let the Bourbons get the upper hand at sea. Secondly, you can hurt the Bourbons severely by striking at their colonies, decreasing their annual income and increasing yours. Your last task will be to strike at the heart of the enemy on the continent. This means creating a large army and bolstering your allies.;;;;;;;;;;7489
ENG_WOSS_MISSNAME;Defeat the Bourbon Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;7490
FRA_WOSS_MISSDESC;You win automatically when you have forced Austria, England and the Netherlands to sign a peace agreement.;;;;;;;;;;7491
FRA_WOSS_MISSTACT;You must defend the inheritance of you grandson Young Philip. Austria England and the Netherlands defy you and you must defeat them all and force them to peace. You shouldn't take them all on at once but one at a time. Let Spain with whom you should forge a strong alliance spank the Netherlands while you start off against Austria. If you occupy the rich valleys of Northern Italy and Western Germany you will probably make it just by throwing money at your problems. Try to defend your overseas possessions, as England and the Netherlands will do anything to take them from you. When Austria and the Netherlands have been trashed your last opponent will be 'Perfidious Albion'. You see to it that the sneaky Prussians doesn't steal 'your victory' by gobbling Northern Germany.;;;;;;;;;;7492
FRA_WOSS_MISSNAME;Defeat the Grand Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;7493
SPA_WOSS_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress for every province that you control in Spanish Netherlands, Naples and Milano.;;;;;;;;;;7494
SPA_WOSS_MISSTACT;You fight to preserve a strong Bourbon axis, but also for Spain to keep all her European possessions. You must have a strong alliance with France so that you can march from Spain Proper to the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. With France it is best to divide spheres of interests. Let France trounce England while you smash the Dutch. Austria... Well you can slice her together.;;;;;;;;;;7495
SPA_WOSS_MISSNAME;Keep all Non-spanish European provinces.;;;;;;;;;;7496
HOL_WOSS_MISSDESC;You win automatically when you have forced France and Spain to sign a peace agreement.;;;;;;;;;;7497
HOL_WOSS_MISSTACT;It is your mission to stop Louis XIV's grandson Philip from inheriting Spain. You do this by defeating both France and Spain and forcing them to accept peace. This is hard to achieve and you will have to forge a Grand Alliance with Austria and the Netherlands. Both your presumed allies are wary and have there own agendas among them colonial expansion and fostering catholic values in Europe so you have to be very cautious not to hurt their feelings. Strike at their colonies but foremost defend your borders. Do not let the Bourbons in.;;;;;;;;;;7498
HOL_WOSS_MISSNAME;Defeat the Bourbon Alliance.;;;;;;;;;;7499
PRU_WOSS_MISSDESC;You will gain victory progress for every province that you control of the following - Western Pommerania Mecklemburg Erz Anhalt Pfalz and Mainz .;;;;;;;;;;7500
PRU_WOSS_MISSTACT;Your position is tricky at best. You victory points lie in provinces that belong to somebody else and often belonging to someone committed to a strong alliance. Your secret weapon is called - patience. Sooner or later alliances will start to break and then the time for profit is yours. See to it that you can protect what you take. Don't take all your victory point provinces just to see the armies of a vengeful France marching up your borders.;;;;;;;;;;7501
PRU_WOSS_MISSNAME;Expand in Germany.;;;;;;;;;;7502
#;;;;;;;;;;;7503
CONTROLL_YOUR;You will win the game when you control all the following provinces: %s.;;;;;;;;;;7504
CONTROLL_OTHER;Will win by controlling all these provinces: %s. ;;;;;;;;;;7505
MISS_INFO;Mission Information;;;;;;;;;;7506
#;;;;;;;;;;;7507
# Regional definitions;;;;;;;;;;;7508
#;;;;;;;;;;;7509
AREA_-;-;;;;;;;;;;7510
AREA_Alaska;Alaska;;;;;;;;;;7511
AREA_Oregon;Oregon;;;;;;;;;;7512
AREA_California;California;;;;;;;;;;7513
AREA_Sonora;Sonora;;;;;;;;;;7514
AREA_Nevada;Nevada;;;;;;;;;;7515
AREA_Azteca;Azteca;;;;;;;;;;7516
AREA_Costa_rica;Costa Rica;;;;;;;;;;7517
AREA_Panama;Panama;;;;;;;;;;7518
AREA_Texas;Texas;;;;;;;;;;7519
AREA_Louisiane;Louisiane;;;;;;;;;;7520
AREA_Georgia;Georgia;;;;;;;;;;7521
AREA_Florida;Florida;;;;;;;;;;7522
AREA_Kansas;Kansas;;;;;;;;;;7523
AREA_Illinois;Illinois;;;;;;;;;;7524
AREA_America;America;;;;;;;;;;7525
AREA_Ohio;Ohio;;;;;;;;;;7526
AREA_Grand_Lacs;Grand Lacs;;;;;;;;;;7527
AREA_Plaines;Plaines;;;;;;;;;;7528
AREA_Maine;Maine;;;;;;;;;;7529
AREA_Quebec;Quebec;;;;;;;;;;7530
AREA_Acadie;Acadie;;;;;;;;;;7531
AREA_Newfoundland;Newfoundland;;;;;;;;;;7532
AREA_Labrador;Labrador;;;;;;;;;;7533
AREA_Hudson_Bay;Hudson Bay;;;;;;;;;;7534
AREA_Cuba;Cuba;;;;;;;;;;7535
AREA_Haiti;Haiti;;;;;;;;;;7536
AREA_Antilles;Antilles;;;;;;;;;;7537
AREA_Orenoque;Orenoque;;;;;;;;;;7538
AREA_Ecuador;Ecuador;;;;;;;;;;7539
AREA_Inca;Inca;;;;;;;;;;7540
AREA_Chili;Chili;;;;;;;;;;7541
AREA_Guiana;Guiana;;;;;;;;;;7542
AREA_Amazonia;Amazonia;;;;;;;;;;7543
AREA_Belem;Belem;;;;;;;;;;7544
AREA_Recife;Recife;;;;;;;;;;7545
AREA_Bahia;Bahia;;;;;;;;;;7546
AREA_Rio;Rio;;;;;;;;;;7547
AREA_La_Plata;La Plata;;;;;;;;;;7548
AREA_Paraguay;Paraguay;;;;;;;;;;7549
AREA_Patagonia;Patagonia;;;;;;;;;;7550
AREA_Falklands;Falklands;;;;;;;;;;7551
AREA_Ireland;Ireland;;;;;;;;;;7552
AREA_Scotland;Scotland;;;;;;;;;;7553
AREA_England;England;;;;;;;;;;7554
AREA_Sweden;Sweden;;;;;;;;;;7555
AREA_Norway;Norway;;;;;;;;;;7556
AREA_Finland;Finland;;;;;;;;;;7557
AREA_Russia;Russia;;;;;;;;;;7558
AREA_Baltic;Baltic;;;;;;;;;;7559
AREA_Poland;Poland;;;;;;;;;;7560
AREA_Germany;Germany;;;;;;;;;;7561
AREA_Ukraine;Ukraine;;;;;;;;;;7562
AREA_Denmark;Denmark;;;;;;;;;;7563
AREA_Danube;Danube;;;;;;;;;;7564
AREA_Balkans;Balkans;;;;;;;;;;7565
AREA_Low_Countries;Low Countries;;;;;;;;;;7566
AREA_Italy;Italy;;;;;;;;;;7567
AREA_France;France;;;;;;;;;;7568
AREA_Iberia;Iberia;;;;;;;;;;7569
AREA_Caucasus;Caucasus;;;;;;;;;;7570
AREA_Anatolia;Anatolia;;;;;;;;;;7571
AREA_Mediterranean;Mediterranean;;;;;;;;;;7572
AREA_Levant;Levant;;;;;;;;;;7573
AREA_Nefud;Nefud;;;;;;;;;;7574
AREA_Aden;Aden;;;;;;;;;;7575
AREA_Oman;Oman;;;;;;;;;;7576
AREA_Sibir;Sibir;;;;;;;;;;7577
AREA_Kazakhstan;Kazakhstan;;;;;;;;;;7578
AREA_Persia;Persia;;;;;;;;;;7579
AREA_Bahk;Bahk;;;;;;;;;;7580
AREA_Lahore;Lahore;;;;;;;;;;7581
AREA_Punjab;Punjab;;;;;;;;;;7582
AREA_Delhi;Delhi;;;;;;;;;;7583
AREA_Gujarat;Gujarat;;;;;;;;;;7584
AREA_Malabar;Malabar;;;;;;;;;;7585
AREA_Hyderabad;Hyderabad;;;;;;;;;;7586
AREA_Mahratti;Mahratti;;;;;;;;;;7587
AREA_Oudh;Oudh;;;;;;;;;;7588
AREA_Bengal;Bengal;;;;;;;;;;7589
AREA_Orissa;Orissa;;;;;;;;;;7590
AREA_Carnatic;Carnatic;;;;;;;;;;7591
AREA_Mysore;Mysore;;;;;;;;;;7592
AREA_Ceylon;Ceylon;;;;;;;;;;7593
AREA_Omsk;Omsk;;;;;;;;;;7594
AREA_Jenisej;Jenisej;;;;;;;;;;7595
AREA_Lena;Lena;;;;;;;;;;7596
AREA_Baikal;Baikal;;;;;;;;;;7597
AREA_Amur;Amur;;;;;;;;;;7598
AREA_Kamchatka;Kamchatka;;;;;;;;;;7599
AREA_Manchuria;Manchuria;;;;;;;;;;7600
AREA_Korea;Korea;;;;;;;;;;7601
AREA_Peking;Peking;;;;;;;;;;7602
AREA_Shanghai;Shanghai;;;;;;;;;;7603
AREA_Canton;Canton;;;;;;;;;;7604
AREA_Annam;Annam;;;;;;;;;;7605
AREA_Siam;Siam;;;;;;;;;;7606
AREA_Malaya;Malaya;;;;;;;;;;7607
AREA_Ajeh;Ajeh;;;;;;;;;;7608
AREA_Sumatra;Sumatra;;;;;;;;;;7609
AREA_Nippon;Nippon;;;;;;;;;;7610
AREA_Formosa;Formosa;;;;;;;;;;7611
AREA_Lucon;Lucon;;;;;;;;;;7612
AREA_Borneo;Borneo;;;;;;;;;;7613
AREA_Java;Java;;;;;;;;;;7614
AREA_Surabaya;Surabaya;;;;;;;;;;7615
AREA_Celebes;Celebes;;;;;;;;;;7616
AREA_Amboina;Amboina;;;;;;;;;;7617
AREA_Ternate;Ternate;;;;;;;;;;7618
AREA_Papua;Papua;;;;;;;;;;7619
AREA_Kanguru;Kanguru;;;;;;;;;;7620
AREA_Botany;Botany;;;;;;;;;;7621
AREA_Maori;Maori;;;;;;;;;;7622
AREA_Tasmania;Tasmania;;;;;;;;;;7623
AREA_Maghreb;Maghreb;;;;;;;;;;7624
AREA_Egypt;Egypt;;;;;;;;;;7625
AREA_Sudan;Sudan;;;;;;;;;;7626
AREA_Ethiopia;Ethiopia;;;;;;;;;;7627
AREA_Sofala;Sofala;;;;;;;;;;7628
AREA_Tanganyika;Tanganyika;;;;;;;;;;7629
AREA_Mozambicque;Mozambicque;;;;;;;;;;7630
AREA_The_Cape;The Cape;;;;;;;;;;7631
AREA_Namibia;Namibia;;;;;;;;;;7632
AREA_Angola;Angola;;;;;;;;;;7633
AREA_Congo;Congo;;;;;;;;;;7634
AREA_Gabon;Gabon;;;;;;;;;;7635
AREA_Cameroon;Cameroon;;;;;;;;;;7636
AREA_Ivory;Ivory;;;;;;;;;;7637
AREA_Gold;Gold;;;;;;;;;;7638
AREA_Senegal;Senegal;;;;;;;;;;7639
AREA_Mauritania;Mauritania;;;;;;;;;;7640
AREA_Madagascar;Madagascar;;;;;;;;;;7641
AREA_The_Mascarenes;The Mascarenes;;;;;;;;;;7642
AREA_Seychelles;Seychelles;;;;;;;;;;7643
AREA_Hawaii;Hawaii;;;;;;;;;;7644
AREA_Polynesia;Polynesia;;;;;;;;;;7645
AREA_Fiji;Fiji;;;;;;;;;;7646
AREA_Cape_Verde;Cape Verde;;;;;;;;;;7647
AREA_St_Helena;St Helena;;;;;;;;;;7648
AREA_Sea;Sea;;;;;;;;;;7649
AREA_Lake;Lake;;;;;;;;;;7650
AREA_OB;Ob;;;;;;;;;;7651
AREA_AFGHANISTAN;Afghanistan;;;;;;;;;;7652
AREA_BERMUDA;Bermuda;;;;;;;;;;7653
AREA_GREENLAND;Greenland;;;;;;;;;;7654
AREA_HIMALAYA;Himalaya;;;;;;;;;;7655
AREA_CHENGDU;Chengdu;;;;;;;;;;7656
AREA_YUNNAN;Yunnan;;;;;;;;;;7657
AREA_SHA_ANXHI;Sha Anxi;;;;;;;;;;7658
AREA_TIMBUKTU;Timbuktu;;;;;;;;;;7659
CON_-;-;;;;;;;;;;7660
CON_America;America;;;;;;;;;;7661
CON_Europe;Europe;;;;;;;;;;7662
CON_Asia;Asia;;;;;;;;;;7663
CON_Oceania;Oceania;;;;;;;;;;7664
CON_Africa;Africa;;;;;;;;;;7665
REG;-;;;;;;;;;;7666
REG_North_America;North America;;;;;;;;;;7667
REG_Central_America;Central America;;;;;;;;;;7668
REG_Carribean;Carribean;;;;;;;;;;7669
REG_South_America;South America;;;;;;;;;;7670
REG_British_Isles;British Isles;;;;;;;;;;7671
REG_Scandinavia;Scandinavia;;;;;;;;;;7672
REG_Eastern_Europe;Eastern Europe;;;;;;;;;;7673
REG_HRE;HRE;;;;;;;;;;7674
REG_Central_Europe;Central Europe;;;;;;;;;;7675
REG_Western_Europe;Western Europe;;;;;;;;;;7676
REG_Southern_Europe;Southern Europe;;;;;;;;;;7677
REG_Middle_East;Middle East;;;;;;;;;;7678
REG_Siberia;Siberia;;;;;;;;;;7679
REG_India;India;;;;;;;;;;7680
REG_China;China;;;;;;;;;;7681
REG_Indochina;Indochina;;;;;;;;;;7682
REG_Indonesia;Indonesia;;;;;;;;;;7683
REG_Japan;Japan;;;;;;;;;;7684
REG_Australia;Australia;;;;;;;;;;7685
REG_North_Africa;North Africa;;;;;;;;;;7686
REG_East_Africa;East Africa;;;;;;;;;;7687
REG_West_Africa;West Africa;;;;;;;;;;7688
REG_Central_Asia;Central Asia;;;;;;;;;;7689
REG_Pacific;Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7690
REG_Caucasus;Caucasus;;;;;;;;;;7691
REG_AlaskaSea;Alaska Sea;;;;;;;;;;7692
REG_EPacificSea;East Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7693
REG_SWPacificSea;South West Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7694
REG_SEPacificSea;South East Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7695
REG_HudsonBaySea;Hudson Bay;;;;;;;;;;7696
REG_ENACoastSea;North Western Atlantic;;;;;;;;;;7697
REG_CarribeanSea;Carribean Sea;;;;;;;;;;7698
REG_WCAtlanticSea;Western Atlantic;;;;;;;;;;7699
REG_SWAtlanticSea;South Western Atlantic;;;;;;;;;;7700
REG_NCAtlanticSea;North Atlantic;;;;;;;;;;7701
REG_SEAtlanticSea;South East Atlantic;;;;;;;;;;7702
REG_ECAtlanticSea;East Atlantic;;;;;;;;;;7703
REG_TagoSea;Tago Sea;;;;;;;;;;7704
REG_NAtlanticSea;Greenland Sea;;;;;;;;;;7705
REG_ArcticSeaSea;Arctic Sea;;;;;;;;;;7706
REG_ScandinaviaSea;Baltic Sea;;;;;;;;;;7707
REG_BiscaySea;Bay of Biscay;;;;;;;;;;7708
REG_NorthSeaSea;North Sea;;;;;;;;;;7709
REG_WMedSea;Western Mediterranean;;;;;;;;;;7710
REG_EMedSea;Eastern Mediterranean;;;;;;;;;;7711
REG_RedSeaSea;Red Sea;;;;;;;;;;7712
REG_GulfSea;Persian Gulf;;;;;;;;;;7713
REG_SWIndianSea;Southwest Indian Ocean;;;;;;;;;;7714
REG_NWIndianSea;Western Indian Ocean;;;;;;;;;;7715
REG_SEIndianSea;Southeast Indian Ocean;;;;;;;;;;7716
REG_NEIndianSea;Northeast Indian Ocean;;;;;;;;;;7717
REG_ThaiSea;Thai Sea;;;;;;;;;;7718
REG_OceaniaSea;Southen Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7719
REG_BarrierReefSea;Barrier Reef;;;;;;;;;;7720
REG_WPacificSea;Western Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7721
REG_ChinaSea;Chinese Sea;;;;;;;;;;7722
REG_JapanSea;Sea of Japan;;;;;;;;;;7723
REG_KamtchatkaSea;Northen Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7724
REG_NWPacificSea;Northwestern Pacific;;;;;;;;;;7725
REG_Lake;Lake;;;;;;;;;;7726
#;;;;;;;;;;;7727
#;;;;;;;;;;;7728
# ROLLOVER of Event Commands;;;;;;;;;;;7729
#;;;;;;;;;;;7730
#;;;;;;;;;;;7731
EVENTBUTTON_INFO;(For effects on your decision, check the information appearing when you move the mouse over the button.);;;;;;;;;;7732
#;;;;;;;;;;;7733
EE_DESERTIONS;Lose %d men in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7734
EVENT_SELECTION;%s : We went with %s in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7735
EVENT_SIMPLE;%s : %s happened to us.;;;;;;;;;;7736
EE_P_CUL;Culture in %s changed to %s;;;;;;;;;;7737
EE_P_TAX;Basic Taxvalue in %s:  %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7738
EE_P_MAN;Manpower in %s: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7739
EE_P_MINE;Mine in %s: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7740
EE_NATIVE;Native Aggressiveness in %s set to level %d;;;;;;;;;;7741
EE_FORT;Fortress in %s: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7742
EE_POP;Population in %s: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7743
EE_N_REVOLT;Revolt in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7744
EE_R_REVOLT;Revolt in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7745
EE_C_REVOLT;Revolt in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7746
EE_HERETICS;Heresy in %s;;;;;;;;;;7747
EE_CONVERTED;%s converts to the state religion.;;;;;;;;;;7748
EE_P_RR;Revoltrisk in %s:  %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7749
EE_P_REL;%s converts to %s.;;;;;;;;;;7750
EE_P_ADM;Monarchs administrative skill changed by %d for the next %d months.;;;;;;;;;;7751
EE_P_DIP;Monarchs diplomatic skill changed by %d for the next %d months.;;;;;;;;;;7752
EE_P_MIL;Monarchs military skill changed by %d for the next %d months.;;;;;;;;;;7753
EE_S_REL;State religion changed to %s.;;;;;;;;;;7754
EE_RRISK;Revoltrisk changed by %s%d for the next %d months.;;;;;;;;;;7755
EE_INFLATION;Inflation: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7756
EE_BROY;Royal Marriage with %s broken.;;;;;;;;;;7757
EE_BVAS;Vassalisation with %s broken.;;;;;;;;;;7758
EE_ROY;Gain a Royal Marriage with %s.;;;;;;;;;;7759
EE_VAS;Gain %s as vassals.;;;;;;;;;;7760
EE_ALL;Alliance with %s.;;;;;;;;;;7761
EE_INHERIT;Inherit the realms of %s.;;;;;;;;;;7762
EE_CASH;%s%d$;;;;;;;;;;7763
EE_MANPOWER;Manpower: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7764
EE_LANDTECH;Land Investment: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7765
EE_NAVALTECH;Naval Investment: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7766
EE_INFRATECH;Infra Investment: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7767
EE_TRADETECH;Trade Investment: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7768
EE_STABILITY;Stability: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7769
EE_DIPLOMAT;Diplomats: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7770
EE_COLONIST;Colonists: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7771
EE_MERCHANT;Merchants: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7772
EE_MISSIONARY;Missionaries: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7773
EE_CONQUISTADOR;Gain conquistador in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7774
EE_EXPLORER;Gain explorer in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7775
EE_LEADER;Gain the service of %s.;;;;;;;;;;7776
EE_MONARCH;Make %s the leader of your country.;;;;;;;;;;7777
EE_SLEADER;Forever lose the service of %s.;;;;;;;;;;7778
EE_SMONARCH;Make %s forgotten!;;;;;;;;;;7779
EE_TAG;Found the realms of %s;;;;;;;;;;7780
EE_RELATION;Relation with %s: %s%d;;;;;;;;;;7781
EE_GAIN_MANU;Gain manufactory in %s;;;;;;;;;;7782
EE_LOSE_MANU;Lose Manufactory in %s;;;;;;;;;;7783
EE_INFANTRY;Gain %d infantry in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7784
EE_CAVALRY;Gain %d cavalry in %s;;;;;;;;;;7785
EE_ARTILLERY;Gain %d artillery in %s;;;;;;;;;;7786
EE_WARSHIPS;Gain %d warships in %s;;;;;;;;;;7787
EE_GALLEYS;Gain %d galleys in %s;;;;;;;;;;7788
EE_TRANSPORTS;Gain %d transports in %s;;;;;;;;;;7789
EE_TRIGGER;Trigger the '%s' Event.;;;;;;;;;;7790
EE_SLEEP;The '%s' Event will never occur.;;;;;;;;;;7791
EE_VP;%s%d victory points.;;;;;;;;;;7792
EE_CB;Gain a casus belli against %s for %d months.;;;;;;;;;;7793
EE_CAPITAL;Move national capital to %s.;;;;;;;;;;7794
EE_BANK;Create a national bank.;;;;;;;;;;7795
EE_STOCK;Create a national stock market.;;;;;;;;;;7796
EE_ADDCORE;%s will be considered one of your national provinces.;;;;;;;;;;7797
EE_REMCORE;%s will no longer be your national province.;;;;;;;;;;7798
EE_COT;Center of Trade created in %s.;;;;;;;;;;7799
EE_SECEDE;Secede %s to %s.;;;;;;;;;;7800
EE_A_CUL;Gain %s as a state culture.\n;;;;;;;;;;7801
EE_R_CUL;Lose %s as a state culture.\n;;;;;;;;;;7802
EE_LOAN;Size of loans will now be %d$\n;;;;;;;;;;7803
EE_GAIN_BUILDING;Gain a %s in %s;;;;;;;;;;7804
EE_LOSE_BUILDING;Lose %s in %s;;;;;;;;;;7805
EE_WAR;War with %s.;;;;;;;;;;7806
EE_INDY;Grant Independence to %s;;;;;;;;;;7807
EE_TECH;Switch Technology group to %s;;;;;;;;;;7808
#;;;;;;;;;;;7809
EE_FLAG_0;Enable Treaty of Tordesillas rules.;;;;;;;;;;7810
EE_FLAG_1;Enable Protestant religion;;;;;;;;;;7811
EE_FLAG_2;Enable Reformed religion;;;;;;;;;;7812
EE_FLAG_3;Enable Counter-reform Catholicism.;;;;;;;;;;7813
EE_FLAG_4;Disable Treaty of Tordesillas.\r\nReduce the effect of Religion.;;;;;;;;;;7814
EE_FLAG_5;Use the Tricolor.;;;;;;;;;;7815
EE_FLAG_6;Use Union Jack;;;;;;;;;;7816
#;;;;;;;;;;;7817
TECH_LATIN;Latin;;;;;;;;;;7818
TECH_ORTHODOX;Orthodox;;;;;;;;;;7819
TECH_MUSLIM;Moslem;;;;;;;;;;7820
TECH_CHINA;Asian;;;;;;;;;;7821
TECH_EXOTIC;Pagan;;;;;;;;;;7822
#;;;;;;;;;;;7823
#Text for religious random-events;;;;;;;;;;;7824
#;;;;;;;;;;;7825
EVENTNAME_A35;Catholic influence in Africa;;;;;;;;;;7826
EVENTHIST_A35;Following increased contact with europeans, the Portuguese in particular, several african nations converted to christians from the 15th century on. The Kongolese king Mbemba-a-Nzinga, also known as Afonso I, was a devouted catholic and cooperated close with the Portuguese. Other African kings converted, though many in name only. Most of them kept many of their old rituals.;;;;;;;;;;7827
EVENT_A35_A;Honor the beliefs of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7828
EVENT_A35_B;Convert to Christians;;;;;;;;;;7829
#;;;;;;;;;;;7830
EVENTNAME_A36;Christian influence in southern Africa;;;;;;;;;;7831
EVENTHIST_A36;With the founding of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Cape Town in 1652 christianity was introduced to southern Africa. The first native converts were slaves held by the colonizers in the Cape colony. They were later joined by the Xhosa in early 19th century and later the Zulus.;;;;;;;;;;7832
EVENT_A36_A;Honor the beliefs of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7833
EVENT_A36_B;Convert to Christians;;;;;;;;;;7834
#;;;;;;;;;;;7835
EVENTNAME_A37;Mali returns to paganism;;;;;;;;;;7836
EVENTHIST_A37;Following the fall of the Mali nation around 1600 Segu and other Bambera states rose to power. They were pagan nations and not islamic.;;;;;;;;;;7837
EVENT_A37_A;Return to the faith of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7838
EVENT_A37_B;Stay with Islam;;;;;;;;;;7839
#;;;;;;;;;;;7840
EVENTNAME_A38;Moslem influence in Africa;;;;;;;;;;7841
EVENTHIST_A38;Nations in sub-Saharan and eastern Africa had contact with Islamic nations through trade and war. Arab and North-African traders settled in Africa and brought with them customs and beliefs. In some areas these were introduced to and accepted by the locals. Some African kings also converted to ease the relations with the nearby islamic nations.;;;;;;;;;;7842
EVENT_A38_A;Honor the beliefs of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7843
EVENT_A38_B;Convert to Islam;;;;;;;;;;7844
#;;;;;;;;;;;7845
EVENTNAME_A39;Moslem influence in Nubia;;;;;;;;;;7846
EVENTHIST_A39;From the 13th century aggressive warfare from the north diminished the christian population in Nubia. By 1500 there were few christians left.;;;;;;;;;;7847
EVENT_A39_A;Convert to Islam;;;;;;;;;;7848
EVENT_A39_B;Stay Christians;;;;;;;;;;7849
#;;;;;;;;;;;7850
EVENTNAME_A40;Catholic influence in America;;;;;;;;;;7851
EVENTHIST_A40;The Jesuits and the Franciscans were granted permission to establish missions in America. Their success varied, but the Franciscans claimed by 1626 that they had converted 34,000 Indians.;;;;;;;;;;7852
EVENT_A40_A;Honor the beliefs of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7853
EVENT_A40_B;Convert to Christians;;;;;;;;;;7854
#;;;;;;;;;;;7855
EVENTNAME_A41;Protestant influence in America;;;;;;;;;;7856
EVENTHIST_A41;Close contact with European colonists and missionaries made many indians convert to christians, becoming what was known as 'praying indians'.;;;;;;;;;;7857
EVENT_A41_A;Honor the beliefs of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7858
EVENT_A41_B;Convert to Christians;;;;;;;;;;7859
#;;;;;;;;;;;7860
EVENTNAME_A42;Moslem influence in south-east Asia;;;;;;;;;;7861
EVENTHIST_A42;In the 13th century Islam came to northern Sumatra. During the 14th and 15th century it spread south and east to the rest of the Indonesian islands.;;;;;;;;;;7862
EVENT_A42_A;Convert to Islam;;;;;;;;;;7863
EVENT_A42_B;Honor the beliefs of our ancestors;;;;;;;;;;7864
#;;;;;;;;;;;7865
#;;;;;;;;;;;7866
# NEW EVENT TEXTS!;;;;;;;;;;;7867
#;;;;;;;;;;;7868
#;;;;;;;;;;;7869
EVENT_PIRATE_TITLE;A Pirate Offers His Services;;;;;;;;;;7870
EVENT_PIRATE_DESC;Pirates and Buccaneers often operated under the flags of various nations. Sometimes they were incorporated into the national navies as regulars.  One of the most famous pirates were Francis Drake which were a part of the english fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.;;;;;;;;;;7871
EVENT_PIRATE_A;Accept his services.;;;;;;;;;;7872
EVENT_PIRATE_B;Hang him for his crimes;;;;;;;;;;7873
EVENT_PIRATE_C;Ignore him;;;;;;;;;;7874
#TEXTS;;;;;;;;;;;7875
EVENTNAME3352;The Economic Reforms of Mehmed II;;;;;;;;;;7876
EVENTHIST3352;Prior to his conquest of Constantinople Mehmed II signed several generous agreements with the mercantile empires of Venice and Genoa to ensure their neutrality, but when the great city had fallen he was not late in breaking the western merchants' strangle-hold on the Black Sea trade. Mehmed was a mercantilist who strived to maintain state control over the merchants, yet his protectionist measures had the intended effect and the Ottoman economy thrived.;;;;;;;;;;7877
ACTIONNAME3352A;Break the Agreements;;;;;;;;;;7878
ACTIONNAME3352B;Honor the Agreements;;;;;;;;;;7879
#;;;;;;;;;;;7880
EVENTNAME3353;The City of Men's Desire;;;;;;;;;;7881
EVENTHIST3353;Mehmed II's first action upon conquering Constantinople was marching into the Hagia Sofia and converting it into a mosque. The Sultan planned to make the great city the capital of a new revitalized--and Moslem--version of the Eastern Roman Empire. Mehmed dreamed of expanding the borders of his empire to match the Byzantines at their peak. He did not live to see that happen, but he did oversee the move of the Ottoman capital to Constantinople, which henceforth became known as Istanbul.;;;;;;;;;;7882
ACTIONNAME3353A;Make Constantinople the new Capital;;;;;;;;;;7883
ACTIONNAME3353B;Keep the old one;;;;;;;;;;7884
#;;;;;;;;;;;7885
EVENTNAME3354;Military Reforms;;;;;;;;;;7886
EVENTHIST3354;The reigns of Mehmed I and Murad II saw the Ottoman Empire reunified after the crushing defeat it had suffered at the hands of Tamerlane. The military was expanded and reformed to match any potential threat and ensure further expansion. It was also during this period that the Ottomans started to realize the vital importance of a strong navy.;;;;;;;;;;7887
ACTIONNAME3354A;Great Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;7888
ACTIONNAME3354B;Reform Army and Navy;;;;;;;;;;7889
ACTIONNAME3354C;Great Naval Reform;;;;;;;;;;7890
#;;;;;;;;;;;7891
EVENTNAME3355;Military Reforms;;;;;;;;;;7892
EVENTHIST3355;The reigns of Mehmed I and Murad II saw the Ottoman Empire reunified after the crushing defeat it had suffered at the hands of Tamerlane. The military was expanded and reformed to match any potential threat and ensure further expansion. It was also during this period that the Ottomans started to realize the vital importance of a strong navy.;;;;;;;;;;7893
ACTIONNAME3355A;Great Naval Reform;;;;;;;;;;7894
ACTIONNAME3355B;Reform Army and Navy;;;;;;;;;;7895
ACTIONNAME3355C;Great Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;7896
#;;;;;;;;;;;7897
EVENTNAME3356;Sheikh-ul-Islam Office instituted;;;;;;;;;;7898
EVENTHIST3356;Molla Fenari becomes the first Sheikh-ul-Islam in 1425. This was an office whose main function was to ensure that the conduct of government was in accordance with Islamic law. In later eras, Sheikh-ul-Islams were to wield tremendous influence in government affairs, plot against the Sultans, incite Janissary uprisings and prevent the modernization of the army and civil service.;;;;;;;;;;7899
ACTIONNAME3356A;Institute the office;;;;;;;;;;7900
ACTIONNAME3356B;Reject the idea;;;;;;;;;;7901
#;;;;;;;;;;;7902
EVENTNAME3357;Imperial College Instituted;;;;;;;;;;7903
EVENTHIST3357;Enderun (the Imperial College) was established by Mehmed II in Constantinople. Promising devsirmes (kidnapped Christian children from the Balkans) and sons of prominent Ottoman officials were trained in literature, theology, engineering, mathematics etc. at Enderun, preparing them for government service as civil servants and janissaries. The janissaries became rivals to the landed timariot spahi soldiers that made up the bulk of the Ottoman army, and tensions were inevitable between the two classes.;;;;;;;;;;7904
ACTIONNAME3357A;Found the 'Enderun';;;;;;;;;;7905
ACTIONNAME3357B;Expand the timariot system instead;;;;;;;;;;7906
#;;;;;;;;;;;7907
EVENTNAME3358;Atam-Dedem Kanunu Codified;;;;;;;;;;7908
EVENTHIST3358;Mehmed II codified the tribal laws of Kayi Turks--the 'Atam-Dedem Kanunu' (Laws of the Forefathers)--thus giving them official recognition along with Islamic and Roman laws which were already in use. Together, they are known as the 'Kanunname-i Ali Osman' in the Ottoman Turkish language. Mehmed II thus becomes the first Lawgiver.;;;;;;;;;;7909
ACTIONNAME3358A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;7910
#;;;;;;;;;;;7911
EVENTNAME3359;The Veneto-Turkish Conflict;;;;;;;;;;7912
EVENTHIST3359;Since the capture of Constantinople by the Turks on May 29th, 1453, Venice had seen its commercial positions in the Black Sea deteriorate. Numerous wars had been fought between 1456 and 1490, pitching the Republic against the Ottomans, with the consequence of Venice losing more pieces of her commercial empire (inherited from the 4th Crusade in 1204) in the Aegean sea and in Greece (Athens in 1460, Negrepont in 1470). A war erupted again in 1499, Venice losing fortresses in Morea such as Modon, Coron and Navarrin.;;;;;;;;;;7913
ACTIONNAME3359A;Refuse even to discuss compensation;;;;;;;;;;7914
ACTIONNAME3359B;Give Alexandria with CoT as compensation;;;;;;;;;;7915
#;;;;;;;;;;;7916
EVENTNAME3360;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Shiite rebels;;;;;;;;;;7917
EVENTHIST3360;Ever since the Safavid Shah Ismail the Great threw off the yoke of the White Sheep Turks to re-establish Persia as a nation, the Shiite heresy had grown stronger in Anatolia. Near the end of the reign of Bayezid II, the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) rose up in revolt against the Sunni regime. Supported by Shah Ismail and Bayezid's own son Ahmed, the rebels threatened to change the course of Ottoman history...;;;;;;;;;;7918
ACTIONNAME3360A;Crush the heretics!;;;;;;;;;;7919
ACTIONNAME3360B;Reconcile with Ahmed;;;;;;;;;;7920
ACTIONNAME3360C;Adopt the Shiite faith;;;;;;;;;;7921
#;;;;;;;;;;;7922
EVENTNAME3361;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Prince Bayezid flees to Persia;;;;;;;;;;7923
EVENTHIST3361;Süleyman the Great fought many wars with Persia to the overall advantage of the Ottomans. Yet another serious conflict sailed up on the horizon in 1559, when the Princes Selim and Bayezid fought each other in a civil war. Bayezid lost and fled to Persia in 1561, where he probably hoped to gain the support of the Shah, but Süleyman managed to get him returned for a large sum of gold. Bayezid and his sons were then executed in the most tragic event of Süleyman's life.;;;;;;;;;;7924
ACTIONNAME3361A;Pay the Shah to have Bayezid extradited;;;;;;;;;;7925
ACTIONNAME3361B;Leave the Prince to his fate;;;;;;;;;;7926
ACTIONNAME3361C;Arrange to have him murdered;;;;;;;;;;7927
#;;;;;;;;;;;7928
EVENTNAME3362;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Murad III's campaigns;;;;;;;;;;7929
EVENTHIST3362;Murad III, a Sultan ruled by women, fought the Persians in an exhausting war (1578-90) that severely strained the Empire and forced heavy taxes upon the citizens. Though the war was not for nothing--Persia had to cede Azerbaijan, Tiflis and Hamadan to the Ottomans--the resources might have been better spent elsewhere.;;;;;;;;;;7930
ACTIONNAME3362A;Fan the Flames of War;;;;;;;;;;7931
ACTIONNAME3362B;Maintain the status quo;;;;;;;;;;7932
ACTIONNAME3362C;Seek reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;7933
#;;;;;;;;;;;7934
EVENTNAME3363;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Persians take advantage of Ottoman instability;;;;;;;;;;7935
EVENTHIST3363;The Spahi revolts in Eastern Anatolia encouraged the Persian Shah to seek revenge for the humiliating losses incurred by Murad III. War broke out yet again in 1603.;;;;;;;;;;7936
ACTIONNAME3363A;This means War!;;;;;;;;;;7937
ACTIONNAME3363B;Concentrate on the rebels;;;;;;;;;;7938
#;;;;;;;;;;;7939
EVENTNAME3366;The Expansion of the Royal Bureaucracy;;;;;;;;;;7940
EVENTHIST3366;Süleyman I was probably the greatest of the Ottoman Sultans. Called Kanuni (Lawgiver), he was an unsurpassed administrator who realized that the power of the provincial Beys had to be curbed by a strong central government. Thus he struggled to promote a powerful royal bureaucracy which was not popular in all camps...;;;;;;;;;;7941
ACTIONNAME3366A;Expand the Royal Bureaucracy;;;;;;;;;;7942
ACTIONNAME3366B;Promote limited reforms;;;;;;;;;;7943
ACTIONNAME3366C;Reduce the Royal Bureaucracy;;;;;;;;;;7944
#;;;;;;;;;;;7945
EVENTNAME3367;The Great Naval Reform;;;;;;;;;;7946
EVENTHIST3367;Selim I, called the Grim, was an ascetic man with a sharp mind. Seeing the threat of the great Christian navies, especially the Venetian one, he realized that the Ottoman Empire had to greatly expand its navy. In emulation of the Arsenale in Venice, he thus ordered the construction of the 'Imperial Halic Shipyard' in Constantinople. The great shipyard stood complete in 1517.;;;;;;;;;;7947
ACTIONNAME3367A;Build the Imperial Halic Shipyard;;;;;;;;;;7948
ACTIONNAME3367B;Build a lesser shipyard;;;;;;;;;;7949
ACTIONNAME3367C;Reform the army instead;;;;;;;;;;7950
#;;;;;;;;;;;7951
EVENTNAME3368;Cem Sultan's Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;7952
EVENTHIST3368;Cem Sultan, the governor of Karaman and Konya rebelled against his older brother Sultan Beyazid II upon the death of their father. However, Bayezid had broader support in court and Cem was ultimately defeated. He fled to Rhodes, where he remained a captive of the Knights of St. John until his death in 1494.;;;;;;;;;;7953
ACTIONNAME3368A;Crush Cem's rebellion;;;;;;;;;;7954
ACTIONNAME3368B;Seek reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;7955
#;;;;;;;;;;;7956
EVENTNAME3370;The Celali Uprising;;;;;;;;;;7957
EVENTHIST3370;Yet again the Shiites of Eastern Anatolia rose up in rebellion, this time led by a charismatic man named Celal. For centuries, subsequent uprisings in Asia Minor, whether of religious nature or not, were to be called Celali.;;;;;;;;;;7958
ACTIONNAME3370A;Crush Celali and the Shiites;;;;;;;;;;7959
ACTIONNAME3370B;Heed their demands;;;;;;;;;;7960
#;;;;;;;;;;;7961
EVENTNAME3371;The Sultan become 'Khalifa';;;;;;;;;;7962
EVENTHIST3371;Following the spectacularly successful Mameluk campaign, Sultan Selim I brought the last of the Abbasid caliphs to Istanbul as his 'guest'. The title of Caliph was then transferred to the House of Osman. Henceforth Ottoman monarchs were also the spiritual leaders of all Sunni Muslims.;;;;;;;;;;7963
ACTIONNAME3371A;Assume the title of Caliph;;;;;;;;;;7964
#;;;;;;;;;;;7965
EVENTNAME3372;The Ottoman Vassalization of Al-Djazaïr;;;;;;;;;;7966
EVENTHIST3372;In the 1520's, the brothers Barberus, who were Greek renegades who had gone on piracy ventures in the Barbary Coast of Algiers. After much fighting, Arudj, the elder brother, assassinated the pasha of Algiers, but was later himself killed in a combat. His brother Kayr al Din succeeded him and had, at some time, 100 galleys and 4,000 pirates that he used to terrorize the whole Mediterranean. Having received a regular commission of admiral from the Sultan, he placed Al Djazaïr (Algeria) under Ottoman sovereignty prompting Spanish expeditions against Algiers.;;;;;;;;;;7967
ACTIONNAME3372A;We accept your submission - Vassal!;;;;;;;;;;7968
#;;;;;;;;;;;7969
EVENTNAME3373;Mameluk Uprising;;;;;;;;;;7970
EVENTHIST3373;The treacherous governor of the newly conquered Mameluk Egypt, Canbirdi Ghazeli, rose up in rebellion against the Ottomans hoping to re-establish the Mameluk state under his own leadership.;;;;;;;;;;7971
ACTIONNAME3373A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;7972
#;;;;;;;;;;;7973
EVENTNAME3374;Mimar Sinan's Great Constructions;;;;;;;;;;7974
EVENTHIST3374;Mimar Sinan planned and oversaw the construction of countless mosques, aqueducts, bathhouses, bridges, palaces, caravanserais and schools during his half-a-century long career. His masterpieces are the Selimiye and Suleymaniye Mosques in Adrianople and Constantinople respectively.;;;;;;;;;;7975
ACTIONNAME3374A;Build great works;;;;;;;;;;7976
ACTIONNAME3374B;Build modest works;;;;;;;;;;7977
ACTIONNAME3374C;Invest in fortifications instead;;;;;;;;;;7978
#;;;;;;;;;;;7979
EVENTNAME3375;The Great Legal Reform;;;;;;;;;;7980
EVENTHIST3375;Sultan Süleyman I became known as Kanuni--Lawgiver--to his own people thanks to his huge legal reforms and just rule. By codifying the secular laws, 'kanun', he lessened the importance of the rigid Muslim Shari'ah laws.;;;;;;;;;;7981
ACTIONNAME3375A;Codify the Ottoman Laws;;;;;;;;;;7982
#;;;;;;;;;;;7983
EVENTNAME3376;The Spahi Uprisings;;;;;;;;;;7984
EVENTHIST3376;In 1598 a sekban leader, Karayazici Abdülhalim, united the dissatisfied groups in Anatolia, forcing the towns to pay tribute and dominating the Sivas and Dulkadir provinces in central Anatolia. When Ottoman forces were sent against them the Jelalis withdrew to Urfa in southeastern Anatolia, making it the centre of resistance. Karayazici rejected offers of governorships in Anatolia and died in 1602. His brother Deli Hasan then seized Kutahya, in western Anatolia, but later he and his followers were won over by grants of governorships. The unrest, however, continued under the leadership of Janbuladoglu in Aleppo and Yusuf Pasa and Kalenderoglu in western Anatolia. They were finally suppressed by the grand vizier Kuyucu Murad Pasa, who by 1610 had eliminated a large number of Jelalis.;;;;;;;;;;7985
ACTIONNAME3376A;Crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;7986
ACTIONNAME3376B;Bribe the rebel leaders;;;;;;;;;;7987
#;;;;;;;;;;;7988
EVENTNAME3377;Kösem Sultana;;;;;;;;;;7989
EVENTHIST3377;Ahmed I married a beautiful Greek slave girl who would prove a very mixed blessing to the people of the Ottoman Empire. Kösem Sultana ruled her husband as she would rule no less than four of his successors--with an iron grip. Kösem was the real power behind the throne, and although she was a very able ruler, she was not a very popular one.;;;;;;;;;;7990
ACTIONNAME3377A;Wed Kösem;;;;;;;;;;7991
ACTIONNAME3377B;Choose another wife;;;;;;;;;;7992
#;;;;;;;;;;;7993
EVENTNAME3378;The Shuf Mountain Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;7994
EVENTHIST3378;The Drusians of Lebanon and the Ottoman governor of Syria rose up against Ottoman rule in 1699. Yet again, the provincial system had produced a serious rebellion.;;;;;;;;;;7995
ACTIONNAME3378A;Smash the rebellion by force;;;;;;;;;;7996
ACTIONNAME3378B;Negotiate with the rebels;;;;;;;;;;7997
#;;;;;;;;;;;7998
EVENTNAME3379;The De-centralizing Effect of the Provincial System;;;;;;;;;;7999
EVENTHIST3379;The provincial governors, or 'Beys', were powerful men, usually ambitious, and not always loyal. Although the Ottoman Empire did not have a noble class or a feudal system like most European nations, the Beys were a close equivalent with many of the same intrinsic problems. Intrigues and internal feuds could escalate into little civil wars without the central government objecting overly much. Naturally, the Beys were reluctant to give up their powers and usually demanded even more concessions...even to the point of outright independence.;;;;;;;;;;8000
ACTIONNAME3379A;More power to the Beys;;;;;;;;;;8001
ACTIONNAME3379B;Limit the concessions;;;;;;;;;;8002
ACTIONNAME3379C;Rein them in;;;;;;;;;;8003
#;;;;;;;;;;;8004
EVENTNAME3380;The De-centralizing Effect of the Provincial System;;;;;;;;;;8005
EVENTHIST3380;The provincial governors, or 'Beys', were powerful men, usually ambitious, and not always loyal. Although the Ottoman Empire did not have a noble class or a feudal system like most European nations, the Beys were a close equivalent with many of the same intrinsic problems. Intrigues and internal feuds could escalate into little civil wars without the central government objecting overly much. Naturally, the Beys were reluctant to give up their powers and usually demanded even more concessions...even to the point of outright independence.;;;;;;;;;;8006
ACTIONNAME3380A;More power to the Beys;;;;;;;;;;8007
ACTIONNAME3380B;Limit the concessions;;;;;;;;;;8008
ACTIONNAME3380C;Rein them in;;;;;;;;;;8009
#;;;;;;;;;;;8010
EVENTNAME3381;The De-centralizing Effect of the Provincial System;;;;;;;;;;8011
EVENTHIST3381;The provincial governors, or 'Beys', were powerful men, usually ambitious, and not always loyal. Although the Ottoman Empire did not have a noble class or a feudal system like most European nations, the Beys were a close equivalent with many of the same intrinsic problems. Intrigues and internal feuds could escalate into little civil wars without the central government objecting overly much. Naturally, the Beys were reluctant to give up their powers and usually demanded even more concessions...even to the point of outright independence.;;;;;;;;;;8012
ACTIONNAME3381A;More power to the Beys;;;;;;;;;;8013
ACTIONNAME3381B;Limit the concessions;;;;;;;;;;8014
ACTIONNAME3381C;Rein them in;;;;;;;;;;8015
#;;;;;;;;;;;8016
EVENTNAME3382;The 5th Celali Uprising;;;;;;;;;;8017
EVENTHIST3382;In 1658 Central Anatolia once again rose up in revolt under a new breed of Jelalis.;;;;;;;;;;8018
ACTIONNAME3382A;Crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;8019
ACTIONNAME3382B;Bribe the rebel leaders;;;;;;;;;;8020
#;;;;;;;;;;;8021
EVENTNAME3383;Proposal for an Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;8022
EVENTHIST3383;At the end of the 16th century the recruitment policy for the Janissaries was relaxed to allow others than the specially raised and converted Christian children into their ranks. This event marked the beginning of the end for their effectiveness as a military force, transforming them instead into powerful and bothersome meddlers. Their dethronement and murder of Sultan Osman II in 1622 made clear that their power had to be broken. Young Osman tried and paid for it with his life...;;;;;;;;;;8023
ACTIONNAME3383A;Let the Janissaries enjoy their privileges;;;;;;;;;;8024
ACTIONNAME3383B;Reform the military;;;;;;;;;;8025
#;;;;;;;;;;;8026
EVENTNAME3384;The Murder of Kösem;;;;;;;;;;8027
EVENTHIST3384;Old Kösem Sultana, still meddling in high politics, probably attempted to have her grandson Mehmed IV killed, but was herself strangled by men in the entourage of her daughter-in-law, Turhan Sultan. Although the old conniving witch was hardly missed by most, she still had loyal supporters among the Janissaries, who were outraged by her murder.;;;;;;;;;;8028
ACTIONNAME3384A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8029
#;;;;;;;;;;;8030
EVENTNAME3385;The Age of the Köprülüs;;;;;;;;;;8031
EVENTHIST3385;Born around 1575/1580 in the village of Radnick in Albania, Mehmed Köprülü was a young Christian boy taken by the devshirme system (abducted and raised in the Muslim faith, just like most Janissary troops). He started his career as a cook, then moved to the Treasury. A pasha in central Anatolia, he gained a name for himself as an excellent and honest administrator--a rare creature in the Ottoman Empire. Governor of Damascus, he was called by the mother of the young sultan Mehmed IV as Grand Vizier on 15th September 1656. A fierce fighter of corruption, he enacted many successful reforms, balanced the budget and led the war against Venice. After his death in 1661, his son Fazil Ahmed 'the Virtuous' succeeded him and governed till 1676. Other Grand Viziers such as Kara Mustafa (1676-1683), Mustafa Pasha (1689-1691) and Hussein Pasha (1697-1702) were his direct heirs.;;;;;;;;;;8032
ACTIONNAME3385A;Support the Köprülü Family;;;;;;;;;;8033
ACTIONNAME3385B;Rely on more popular advisors;;;;;;;;;;8034
#;;;;;;;;;;;8035
EVENTNAME3386;The Reforms of Kemankes;;;;;;;;;;8036
EVENTHIST3386;During the reign of Ibrahim I, 'Kemankes' Kara Mustafa Pasha, was the Sadrazam, or prime minister. He tried to curtail overspending and revitalized the navy, but was finally executed by the Sultan in 1644. The Sultan had instead started to heed Jinji Hoja--a minor religious official with a reputation for occult powers who was brought into the palace to remedy the sultan's lack of heirs.;;;;;;;;;;8037
ACTIONNAME3386A;Empower Kemankes;;;;;;;;;;8038
ACTIONNAME3386B;Compromise;;;;;;;;;;8039
ACTIONNAME3386C;Ignore his advice;;;;;;;;;;8040
#;;;;;;;;;;;8041
EVENTNAME3387;The Treaty of Kasr-i Sirin;;;;;;;;;;8042
EVENTHIST3387;The Treaty of Kasr-i Sirin, signed between the Ottoman Empire and Persia in 1635, established borders that have changed little to this day. Hostilities between the two great empires decreased remarkably following the treaty as their relations steadily improved until 1722 when war broke out again. However, the treaty was dusted off and renewed in 1747.;;;;;;;;;;8043
ACTIONNAME3387A;Full Reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;8044
ACTIONNAME3387B;Moderate Treaty;;;;;;;;;;8045
ACTIONNAME3387C;No Treaty;;;;;;;;;;8046
#;;;;;;;;;;;8047
EVENTNAME3388;Turko-Polish Tensions;;;;;;;;;;8048
EVENTHIST3388;Poland and Turkey came into conflict in the 1670's and 80's when the Cossacks in the Polish part of the divided Ukraine submitted to Turkey and called for Tatar aid against Poland. Victories won by hetman Jan Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by Turkey. The fall of the key border fortress Kamieniec Podolski was followed by the humiliating Peace of Buczacz. In 1683 Sobieski led a relief army to a Vienna besieged by the Turks and as supreme commander of the allied forces won a resounding victory that marked the beginning of Turkish withdrawal from Europe.;;;;;;;;;;8049
ACTIONNAME3388A;Rattle the sabers;;;;;;;;;;8050
ACTIONNAME3388B;Seek reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;8051
#;;;;;;;;;;;8052
EVENTNAME3389;Turko-Polish Tensions;;;;;;;;;;8053
EVENTHIST3389;Poland and Turkey came into conflict in the 1670's and 80's when the Cossacks in the Polish part of the divided Ukraine submitted to Turkey and called for Tatar aid against Poland. Victories won by hetman Jan Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by Turkey. The fall of the key border fortress Kamieniec Podolski was followed by the humiliating Peace of Buczacz. In 1683 Sobieski led a relief army to a Vienna besieged by the Turks and as supreme commander of the allied forces won a resounding victory that marked the beginning of Turkish withdrawal from Europe.;;;;;;;;;;8054
ACTIONNAME3389A;Rattle the sabers;;;;;;;;;;8055
ACTIONNAME3389B;Seek reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;8056
#;;;;;;;;;;;8057
EVENTNAME3390;Turko-Polish Tensions;;;;;;;;;;8058
EVENTHIST3390;Poland and Turkey came into conflict in the 1670's and 80's when the Cossacks in the Polish part of the divided Ukraine submitted to Turkey and called for Tatar aid against Poland. Victories won by hetman Jan Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by Turkey. The fall of the key border fortress Kamieniec Podolski was followed by the humiliating Peace of Buczacz. In 1683 Sobieski led a relief army to a Vienna besieged by the Turks and as supreme commander of the allied forces won a resounding victory that marked the beginning of Turkish withdrawal from Europe.;;;;;;;;;;8059
ACTIONNAME3390A;Rattle the sabers;;;;;;;;;;8060
ACTIONNAME3390B;Seek reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;8061
#;;;;;;;;;;;8062
EVENTNAME3391;The Tunisian Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;8063
EVENTHIST3391;In the first decades of the 18th century the Beys and Deys (Janissary leaders) of Northern Africa were in a rebellious mood in the wake of the Peace of Carlowitz between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League. In 1705, Hussein bin Ali Agha of Cretan origin staged a coup and founded the Husseinic dynasty which ruled Tunisia until 1957. Tunisia did not become truly autonomous at once, but it gained a large measure of independence.;;;;;;;;;;8064
ACTIONNAME3391A;Accept a free Tunisia;;;;;;;;;;8065
ACTIONNAME3391B;Crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;8066
#;;;;;;;;;;;8067
EVENTNAME3392;The Tripolitanian Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;8068
EVENTHIST3392;In 1711, Ahmad Karamanli, a Turkish cavalry officer and Janissary Dey, killed the Ottoman governor of Tripolitania and prevailed upon the Sultan to name him Bey. The post of governor remained hereditary in the Karamanli family until 1835. While the Karamanlis formally answered to Istanbul, Tripolitania was in effect an autonomous state.;;;;;;;;;;8069
ACTIONNAME3392A;Accept a free Tripolitania;;;;;;;;;;8070
ACTIONNAME3392B;Crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;8071
#;;;;;;;;;;;8072
EVENTNAME3393;Lale Devri - The Tulip Era);;;;;;;;;;8073
EVENTHIST3393;Under the rule of Sultan Ahmed III and Sadrazam Damat Ibrahim Pasha, the Ottoman Empire entered a period of unprecedented westernization. The printing press, previously outlawed by the Sheikh-ul-Islams, is introduced to the nation's capital. Ambassadors were sent to Western European nations for the first time in history. Modern textile, paper and porcelain manufactories were built. Despite these improvements, much of the treasury was also wasted on new palaces, gardens and parks in Istanbul. The lavish lifestyle of the royal family and the court aristocracy was intensely resented by the public and religious authorities.;;;;;;;;;;8074
ACTIONNAME3393A;Begin westernization process;;;;;;;;;;8075
ACTIONNAME3393B;Initiate moderate reforms;;;;;;;;;;8076
ACTIONNAME3393C;Islam is the Law!;;;;;;;;;;8077
#;;;;;;;;;;;8078
EVENTNAME3394;Ali Bey's Rebellion in Egypt;;;;;;;;;;8079
EVENTHIST3394;When war broke out between Russia and Turkey, Ali Bey declared Egypt's independence and proposed to fight on the Russian side, refusing to pay any more taxes to the Ottomans. Next, he invaded Syria, but he was betrayed by his rival Ismaïl Bey and killed in 1773.;;;;;;;;;;8080
ACTIONNAME3394A;Crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;8081
ACTIONNAME3394B;Negotiate a solution;;;;;;;;;;8082
#;;;;;;;;;;;8083
EVENTNAME3395;The Horrible Plague in Anatolia;;;;;;;;;;8084
EVENTHIST3395;During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Anatolia was afflicted with intermittent outbreaks of cholera and the bubonic plague.;;;;;;;;;;8085
ACTIONNAME3395A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8086
#;;;;;;;;;;;8087
EVENTNAME3396;The Horrible Plague in Anatolia;;;;;;;;;;8088
EVENTHIST3396;During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Anatolia was afflicted with intermittent outbreaks of cholera and the bubonic plague.;;;;;;;;;;8089
ACTIONNAME3396A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8090
#;;;;;;;;;;;8091
EVENTNAME3397;The End of Lale Devri;;;;;;;;;;8092
EVENTHIST3397;In 1730, discontent with the westernization and the excesses of the ruling classes finally erupted in a rebellion led by Patrona Halil. Nevsehirli Ibrahim Pasa was killed and Ahmed III deposed. Not content with that, the pavilions and mansions were demolished to erase all traces of the Tulip Era.;;;;;;;;;;8093
ACTIONNAME3397A;Allow Ahmed III to be deposed;;;;;;;;;;8094
ACTIONNAME3397B;Crush the revolt;;;;;;;;;;8095
#;;;;;;;;;;;8096
EVENTNAME3398;The Independence of the Mameluks in Egypt;;;;;;;;;;8097
EVENTHIST3398;Since the Ottoman conquest of 1517-1518, the Mameluks of Egypt had lost official independence, but managed to retain most of the levels of power, although nominally under command from a pasha nominated by the Sultan in Constantinople. In the late 18th century, the influence of the Turkish Pasha was insignificant and the Mameluk Beys behaved nearly as the rulers of an independent nation, paying tribute and taxes whenever they wanted and limiting their duties as Turkish vassals to the minimum. Under Mehmet Ali (who became viceroy in 1805 after French evacuation, and until his death in 1849), the factual independence became official at last.;;;;;;;;;;8098
ACTIONNAME3398A;Accept a free Egypt;;;;;;;;;;8099
ACTIONNAME3398B;Crush the rebels!;;;;;;;;;;8100
#;;;;;;;;;;;8101
EVENTNAME3399;Serbian Independence;;;;;;;;;;8102
EVENTHIST3399;The Serbian independence movement grew strong under Karageorge and Milos Obrenovic in the first two decades of the 19th century. The two men hated each other, and Milos probably had Karageorge murdered in 1817. After the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-29, Serbia finally became an internationally recognized principality under Turkish suzerainty and Russian protection.;;;;;;;;;;8103
ACTIONNAME3399A;Accept a free Serbia;;;;;;;;;;8104
ACTIONNAME3399B;Crush the revolt!;;;;;;;;;;8105
#;;;;;;;;;;;8106
EVENTNAME3400;Proposal for an Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;8107
EVENTHIST3400;Upon his ascension to the throne, Mahmud I was faced with the unpleasant task of restoring order after the Patrona Halil uprising in Constantinople in 1730. Advised by the Comte de Bonneval (Humbaraci Ahmed Pasa, a French convert to Islam), he initiated a series of comprehensive military reforms. The artillery corps was reorganized and a new military academy (Kara Muhendishanesi) was established.;;;;;;;;;;8108
ACTIONNAME3400A;Reform military and establish the 'Kara Muhendishanesi';;;;;;;;;;8109
ACTIONNAME3400B;Reform the military;;;;;;;;;;8110
ACTIONNAME3400C;Let the Janissaries enjoy their privileges;;;;;;;;;;8111
#;;;;;;;;;;;8112
EVENTNAME3369;Ismail's Resurrection of Persia;;;;;;;;;;8113
EVENTHIST3369;Ismaïl emerged at the age of 14 to take his father's position as head of the Kizilbash (a Shiite Turkmen tribe). He quickly established a base of power in north-western Persia, and in 1501 he took the city of Tabriz and proclaimed himself Shah of Iran. In a succession of swift conquests he crushed the Ak Koyunlu (White Sheep Turks) and resurrected the nation of Iran under his Safavid dynasty.;;;;;;;;;;8114
ACTIONNAME3369A;Crush the Shiite rebels;;;;;;;;;;8115
ACTIONNAME3369B;Negotiate with Ismaïl;;;;;;;;;;8116
#;;;;;;;;;;;8117
EVENTNAME3558;Ismail's Resurrection of Persia;;;;;;;;;;8118
EVENTHIST3558;Ismaïl emerged at the age of 14 to take his father's position as head of the Kizilbash (a Shiite Turkmen tribe). He quickly established a base of power in north-western Persia, and in 1501 he took the city of Tabriz and proclaimed himself Shah of Iran. In a succession of swift conquests he crushed the Ak Koyunlu (White Sheep Turks) and resurrected the nation of Iran under his Safavid dynasty.;;;;;;;;;;8119
ACTIONNAME3558A;Crush the Shiite rebels;;;;;;;;;;8120
ACTIONNAME3558B;Negotiate with Ismaïl;;;;;;;;;;8121
#;;;;;;;;;;;8122
EVENTNAME3559;The Reforms of Ismaïl;;;;;;;;;;8123
EVENTHIST3559;Shah Ismaïl Safavid was not only a great conqueror but also a great consolidator and reformer. His competent rule laid the foundation for the resurrected Persian state. The people, who had suffered like animals under Tamerlane and the Turkmen tribes, regarded their Shah as a saint and set to their tasks with great enthusiasm.;;;;;;;;;;8124
ACTIONNAME3559A;Reform trade and infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;8125
ACTIONNAME3559B;Reform the army;;;;;;;;;;8126
ACTIONNAME3559C;Fortify the realm;;;;;;;;;;8127
#;;;;;;;;;;;8128
EVENTNAME3560;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Shiite rebels;;;;;;;;;;8129
EVENTHIST3560;Ever since the Safavid Shah Ismaïl the Great threw off the yoke of the White Sheep Turks to re-establish Persia as a nation, the Shiite sect had grown stronger in Anatolia. Near the end of the reign of Bayezid II, the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) rose up in revolt against the Sunni regime. Supported by Shah Ismaïl and Bayezid's own son Ahmed, the rebels threatened to change the course of Ottoman history...;;;;;;;;;;8130
ACTIONNAME3560A;Support the Anatolian Shiites;;;;;;;;;;8131
ACTIONNAME3560B;Leave them to their fate;;;;;;;;;;8132
ACTIONNAME3560C;Betray the rebels to please the Sultan;;;;;;;;;;8133
#;;;;;;;;;;;8134
EVENTNAME3561;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Prince Beyazid flees to Persia;;;;;;;;;;8135
EVENTHIST3561;Süleyman the Great fought many wars with Persia to the overall advantage of the Ottomans. Yet another serious conflict sailed up on the horizon in 1559, when the Princes Selim and Bayezid fought each other in a civil war. Bayezid lost and fled to Persia in 1561, where he probably hoped to gain the support of the Shah, but Süleyman managed to get him returned for a large sum of gold. Bayezid and his sons were then executed in the most tragic event of Süleyman's life.;;;;;;;;;;8136
ACTIONNAME3561A;Deliver Prince Beyazid to the Sultan;;;;;;;;;;8137
ACTIONNAME3561B;Refuse to hand him over;;;;;;;;;;8138
ACTIONNAME3561C;Give active support to Beyazid;;;;;;;;;;8139
#;;;;;;;;;;;8140
EVENTNAME3562;Turko-Persian Conflicts: Murad III's campaigns against Persia;;;;;;;;;;8141
EVENTHIST3562;Murad III, a Sultan ruled by women, fought the Persians in an exhausting war (1578-90) that severely strained the Empire and forced heavy taxes upon the citizens. Though the war was not for nothing--Persia had to cede Azerbaijan, Tiflis and Hamadan to the Ottomans--the resources might have been better spent elsewhere.;;;;;;;;;;8142
ACTIONNAME3562A;Teach the Turk a lesson!;;;;;;;;;;8143
ACTIONNAME3562B;Ignore the Ottoman threat;;;;;;;;;;8144
ACTIONNAME3562C;Seek diplomatic solution;;;;;;;;;;8145
#;;;;;;;;;;;8146
EVENTNAME3563;Turko-Persian Tension;;;;;;;;;;8147
EVENTHIST3563;The Spahi revolts in Eastern Anatolia encouraged the Persian Shah to seek revenge for the humiliating losses incurred by Murad III. War broke out yet again in 1603.;;;;;;;;;;8148
ACTIONNAME3563A;Support the Turkish rebels and prepare for war;;;;;;;;;;8149
ACTIONNAME3563B;Concentrate on internal issues;;;;;;;;;;8150
#;;;;;;;;;;;8151
EVENTNAME3564;The Reforms of Abbas the Great;;;;;;;;;;8152
EVENTHIST3564;The reign of Shah Abbas the Great marked the pinnacle of the Safavid dynasty. He developed a disciplined standing army, crushed the Uzbeks and avenged himself on the Ottomans. In 1598, he chose Isfahan as his new capital. A supporter of the arts, especially architecture, he adorned Isfahan with some of the finest Islamic monuments in the world. He built a number of mosques, schools, bridges and a major bazaar. During his reign, Persian craftsmen and artists excelled in creating fine silks, cloths, porcelain, metalwork, calligraphy, miniatures and carpets.;;;;;;;;;;8153
ACTIONNAME3564A;Move the capital to Isfahan;;;;;;;;;;8154
ACTIONNAME3564B;Retain the old capital;;;;;;;;;;8155
#;;;;;;;;;;;8156
EVENTNAME3565;The Advisors of Abbas the Great;;;;;;;;;;8157
EVENTHIST3565;Shah Abbas greatly admired the military skills of the Western Europeans and gladly accepted Christian missionaries to his realm, even pretending to be on the verge of converting himself. The Shah finally secured the help of two Englishmen--Anthony and Robert Sherley--to reform the Persian army and navy. The results were not long in coming. Abbas took Bahrein from the Portuguese and sacked their base at Hormouz. The European advisors, however, were not popular in all quarters...;;;;;;;;;;8158
ACTIONNAME3565A;Hire the English advisors;;;;;;;;;;8159
ACTIONNAME3565B;Rely on domestic advisors;;;;;;;;;;8160
#;;;;;;;;;;;8161
EVENTNAME3566;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8162
EVENTHIST3566;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8163
ACTIONNAME3566A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8164
ACTIONNAME3566B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8165
#;;;;;;;;;;;8166
EVENTNAME3567;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8167
EVENTHIST3567;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8168
ACTIONNAME3567A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8169
ACTIONNAME3567B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8170
#;;;;;;;;;;;8171
EVENTNAME3568;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8172
EVENTHIST3568;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8173
ACTIONNAME3568A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8174
ACTIONNAME3568B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8175
#;;;;;;;;;;;8176
EVENTNAME3569;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8177
EVENTHIST3569;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8178
ACTIONNAME3569A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8179
ACTIONNAME3569B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8180
#;;;;;;;;;;;8181
EVENTNAME3570;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8182
EVENTHIST3570;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8183
ACTIONNAME3570A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8184
ACTIONNAME3570B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8185
#;;;;;;;;;;;8186
EVENTNAME3571;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8187
EVENTHIST3571;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8188
ACTIONNAME3571A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8189
ACTIONNAME3571B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8190
#;;;;;;;;;;;8191
EVENTNAME3572;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8192
EVENTHIST3572;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8193
ACTIONNAME3572A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8194
ACTIONNAME3572B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8195
#;;;;;;;;;;;8196
EVENTNAME3573;Political Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8197
EVENTHIST3573;Safavid power was based on the Kizilbash (Shiite Turkmen) tribesmen of Asia Minor who originally defeated the Ak Koyunlu. Unfortunately, the clans were unruly, constantly fighting each other and vying for control of the Shah. Under Abbas they were kept on a tight leash, but with his passing Persia was once more plagued by their infighting. Eventually their power waned, but they were only to be replaced by rebellious warlords from Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the 18th century.;;;;;;;;;;8198
ACTIONNAME3573A;Let the Clans fight;;;;;;;;;;8199
ACTIONNAME3573B;Buy the loyalty of the Clans;;;;;;;;;;8200
#;;;;;;;;;;;8201
EVENTNAME3574;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8202
EVENTHIST3574;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8203
ACTIONNAME3574A;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8204
ACTIONNAME3574B;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8205
#;;;;;;;;;;;8206
EVENTNAME3575;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8207
EVENTHIST3575;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8208
ACTIONNAME3575A;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8209
ACTIONNAME3575B;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8210
#;;;;;;;;;;;8211
EVENTNAME3576;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8212
EVENTHIST3576;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8213
ACTIONNAME3576A;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8214
ACTIONNAME3576B;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8215
#;;;;;;;;;;;8216
EVENTNAME3577;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8217
EVENTHIST3577;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8218
ACTIONNAME3577A;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8219
ACTIONNAME3577B;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8220
#;;;;;;;;;;;8221
EVENTNAME3578;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8222
EVENTHIST3578;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8223
ACTIONNAME3578A;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8224
ACTIONNAME3578B;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8225
#;;;;;;;;;;;8226
EVENTNAME3579;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8227
EVENTHIST3579;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8228
ACTIONNAME3579A;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8229
ACTIONNAME3579B;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8230
#;;;;;;;;;;;8231
EVENTNAME3580;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8232
EVENTHIST3580;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8233
ACTIONNAME3580A;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8234
ACTIONNAME3580B;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8235
#;;;;;;;;;;;8236
EVENTNAME3581;Political Fragmentation;;;;;;;;;;8237
EVENTHIST3581;The death of Abbas consigned Iran to a long and painful slide into chaos. The decline resulted from weak rulers, interference by the women of the harem in politics, the re-emergence of Kizilbash rivalries, maladministration of state lands, excessive taxation, the decline of trade, and the weakening of Safavid military organization.;;;;;;;;;;8238
ACTIONNAME3581A;Let the factions conspire;;;;;;;;;;8239
ACTIONNAME3581B;Tighten state control;;;;;;;;;;8240
#;;;;;;;;;;;8241
# SWEDISH EVENTS;;;;;;;;;;;8242
#;;;;;;;;;;;8243
EVENTNAME3217;The Engelbrekt Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;8244
EVENTHIST3217;Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is a legendary and enigmatic figure in Swedish medieval history. In 1434 the peasants of Dalarna (The Dales) in Sweden had had enough of union king Erik's crushing taxes and brutal sheriffs. Led by Engelbrekt, the peasants and miners, supported by certain factions within the church and gentry, rose up in open rebellion. They captured castle after castle and soon controlled the greater part of Sweden. Meanwhile, Erik Puke had joined Engelbrekt in revolt in Finland. For two years, Engelbrekt was the de-facto ruler of Sweden, but intrigue among the noblemen and infighting between Engelbrekt, Erik Puke and Karl Knutsson finally resulted in Engelbrekts murder at the hands of Måns Bengtsson Natt och Dag.;;;;;;;;;;8245
ACTIONNAME3217A;Have Engelbrekt murdered;;;;;;;;;;8246
ACTIONNAME3217B;Direct the rebellion towards Denmark proper;;;;;;;;;;8247
ACTIONNAME3217C;Pick of the torch of freedom!;;;;;;;;;;8248
#;;;;;;;;;;;8249
EVENTNAME3218;The Kalmar Recess;;;;;;;;;;8250
EVENTHIST3218;Following Sweden's victory over Russia in 1497, the scheming Union King Hans realized he had to curb the power of the Swedish marshal Sten Sture (the elder). Defeating the Swedes at Rotebro he marched into Stockholm and was crowned King of Sweden, but only after granting amnesty to Sten Sture and the rebels. This event was called the 'Kalmar Recess'. In 1500, following King Hans's crushing defeat by the peasant rebels in the Ditmarsk, Sten Sture and the Swedish nobles rejected the Kalmar Racess, claiming Hans had not been honoring the agreement. This was to mark the beginning of the end for the Union of Kalmar.;;;;;;;;;;8251
ACTIONNAME3218A;Reject the Kalmar Recess;;;;;;;;;;8252
ACTIONNAME3218B;Honor the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8253
#;;;;;;;;;;;8254
EVENTNAME3219;The End of the Kalmar Union;;;;;;;;;;8255
EVENTHIST3219;The crown councils of Norway, Sweden and Denmark met in 1397 in the city of Kalmar and decided to unite the three Scandinavian nations under a single monarch. This 'Union of Kalmar', at the time the largest state in Europe, was troubled from the start by its loose organization and unbalancing Danish domination. Constant strife in the late 1470's between Sweden and Denmark led to the final dissolution of the Union in 1523, when the national council of Sweden chose the freedom fighter Gustav Eriksson Vasa as King Gustav I (1523-1560), long after Regent Sten Sture I of Sweden had defeated the Danes at the battle of the Brunkeberg in 1471.;;;;;;;;;;8256
ACTIONNAME3219A;Freedom!;;;;;;;;;;8257
ACTIONNAME3219B;Stay in the Union;;;;;;;;;;8258
#;;;;;;;;;;;8259
EVENTNAME3234;The End of the Kalmar Union;;;;;;;;;;8260
EVENTHIST3234;The crown councils of Norway, Sweden and Denmark met in 1397 in the city of Kalmar and decided to unite the three Scandinavian nations under a single monarch. This 'Union of Kalmar', at the time the largest state in Europe, was troubled from the start by its loose organization and unbalancing Danish domination. Constant strife in the late 1470's between Sweden and Denmark led to the final dissolution of the Union in 1523, when the national council of Sweden chose the freedom fighter Gustav Eriksson Vasa as King Gustav I. You however, have chosen to roll the dice earlier...;;;;;;;;;;8261
ACTIONNAME3234A;Death to the Danish tyrant!;;;;;;;;;;8262
#;;;;;;;;;;;8263
EVENTNAME3220;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8264
EVENTHIST3220;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of the collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has accepted to sign an Agreement with Poland and Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;8265
ACTIONNAME3220A;Accept Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8266
ACTIONNAME3220B;Only accept your part of the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8267
#;;;;;;;;;;;8268
EVENTNAME3221;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8269
EVENTHIST3221;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of the collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has accepted to sign an Agreement with Denmark and Russia.;;;;;;;;;;8270
ACTIONNAME3221A;Defy the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8271
ACTIONNAME3221B;Accept the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8272
#;;;;;;;;;;;8273
EVENTNAME3222;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8274
EVENTHIST3222;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has decided to revert to Catholicism and defy all claims on its territories.;;;;;;;;;;8275
ACTIONNAME3222A;Defy the Knights;;;;;;;;;;8276
ACTIONNAME3222B;Accept this Government;;;;;;;;;;8277
#;;;;;;;;;;;8278
EVENTNAME3223;The Centralization Reforms of Gustav Vasa;;;;;;;;;;8279
EVENTHIST3223;Upon his ascension to the Swedish throne, Gustav Vasa was faced with a seemingly endless list of discouraging tasks. The country was in massive debt to the Hansa (which threatened to side with Denmark in its attempts to restore the Union), the nobles were untrustworthy, and the army and navy were in shambles. Worst of all, however, was the unbalanced distribution of land. The crown lands were too small to provide the vital taxes needed to support the state. The King proved up to the challenge, and with unpopular reductions and obsessive micromanagement he got the country back on its feet. In his early reign, Gustav also sought to gain the Skåne counties and Gotland from Denmark with the help of the Hansa. He didn't succeed, but the claim had been staked...;;;;;;;;;;8280
ACTIONNAME3223A;Hansa-friendly Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8281
ACTIONNAME3223B;Hansa-hostile Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8282
#;;;;;;;;;;;8283
EVENTNAME3224;The Dacke Feud;;;;;;;;;;8284
EVENTHIST3224;Nils Dacke was a well-off farmer from Småland who got so fed up with the centralism, high taxes and confiscation of church property that he led the old border county in open revolt. Thousands of peasants with improvised weaponry marched across the border into Östergötland. Initially the peasants were successful, but when the king brought in German mercenaries their fortunes quickly reversed. In the forests of Småland, Nils Dacke is still regarded as a hero of the common folk.;;;;;;;;;;8285
ACTIONNAME3224A;Crush the rebellion;;;;;;;;;;8286
ACTIONNAME3224B;Negotiate with Dacke;;;;;;;;;;8287
#;;;;;;;;;;;8288
EVENTNAME3226;The Parliament of Västerås;;;;;;;;;;8289
EVENTHIST3226;During the Swedish liberation war, the Crown had accrued enormous debts to the Hanseatic League and Gustav Vasa needed money quickly in order to placate the powerful merchants. At the Parliament of Västerås in the summer of 1527 he took the first step towards Protestantism when the church was obliged to 'lend' the state money in the form of silver chalices, bells and other valuable objects. Over the coming three decades, Sweden gradually slipped into the evangelic faith despite several uprisings.;;;;;;;;;;8290
ACTIONNAME3226A;Convert to Protestantism;;;;;;;;;;8291
ACTIONNAME3226B;Remain true to Catholicism;;;;;;;;;;8292
#;;;;;;;;;;;8293
EVENTNAME3227;The Walloons in Sweden;;;;;;;;;;8294
EVENTHIST3227;In 1614, the Walloon entrepreneur Louis de Geer set up shop in Sweden and undertook the development of the iron ore mining and foundries in northern Sweden. For some time already, Walloon craftsmen from the Hainaut, Brabant and Luxemburg regions had been fleeing unemployment and immigrated to Sweden. The influx of master metal workers and ore refiners vitalized the industry and led to a massive improvement in steel quality - a major advantage in weapons manufacture. In a few decades, Sweden became a major exporter of steel and cannon as well as copper and iron.;;;;;;;;;;8295
ACTIONNAME3227A;Encourage Walloon immigration;;;;;;;;;;8296
#;;;;;;;;;;;8297
EVENTNAME3228;The Military Reforms of Gustavus Adolphus;;;;;;;;;;8298
EVENTHIST3228;In the early 17th century, Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus undertook a set of measures to reform the Swedish military system. Sweden would develop a professional army around the conscription of soldiers on the basis of same geographical origin (cities, hamlets, villages) that would bring team spirit and cohesion to units that did not exist in most mercenary armies of the time. The tactical innovations included shallower and broader formations to maximize firepower, cross training between the army branches, and light, highly mobile field artillery. The new Swedish tactical doctrine was based on firepower and mobility, eschewing heavy artillery and slow-moving tercios.;;;;;;;;;;8299
ACTIONNAME3228A;Regional Conscription;;;;;;;;;;8300
ACTIONNAME3228B;Mercenary Core;;;;;;;;;;8301
ACTIONNAME3228C;Naval Expansion;;;;;;;;;;8302
#;;;;;;;;;;;8303
EVENTNAME3230;Emperor Charles Philip of Russia;;;;;;;;;;8304
EVENTHIST3230;During the Russian Time of Troubles, Sweden intervened in favor of the elected Czar Vasily Shuisky. Poland also intervened and managed to place their candidate Vladislav Vasa on the throne for a short while, ousting Vasily Shuisky. When the Poles were eventually driven off, the Russians agreed to elect the Swedish prince Karl Filip, brother to Gustavus Vasa, but the young prince was reluctant to go, and certain political factions desired territorial concessions from the Russians instead. In 1613 the Russians got tired of waiting and united under Michael Romanov instead.;;;;;;;;;;8305
ACTIONNAME3230A;The Prince deserves better;;;;;;;;;;8306
ACTIONNAME3230B;He will make an excellent Czar!;;;;;;;;;;8307
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EVENTNAME3231;The Mercantile Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8309
EVENTHIST3231;During the first half of the 17th century, the newly risen great power of Sweden sought ways of reforming her trade as effectively as she had the army. Foreign entrepreneurs (mostly from the Low Countries, like Louis de Geer) started up flourishing businesses and provided excellent role models for Swedish merchants. The Swedes were even persuaded by certain Dutchmen to embark on lucrative colonial ventures, but the attempts were half-hearted as Sweden chose instead to pursue an aggressive continental policy. Swedish trade never really took off either, due to the constant mercantilist interference of a money starved government.;;;;;;;;;;8310
ACTIONNAME3231A;Mercantilist Policy;;;;;;;;;;8311
ACTIONNAME3231B;Free Trade Policy;;;;;;;;;;8312
ACTIONNAME3231C;Align with Dutch colonialism;;;;;;;;;;8313
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EVENTNAME3232;The Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;8315
EVENTHIST3232;After the disastrous war of 1674-79, which Sweden was more or less forced into by France, Charles XI and broad layers of the Swedish administration realized that something had to change. The King, in two surprisingly painless parliament sessions 1680 and 1682, assumed sole control of the country with no obligation to heed either parliament or royal council. Thus began the period of Caroline absolutism in Sweden, with the king called 'the Graycoat' for his humility and simple habits, answerable only to God. ;;;;;;;;;;8316
ACTIONNAME3232A;The King shall rule supreme;;;;;;;;;;8317
ACTIONNAME3232B;The King must heed the Council;;;;;;;;;;8318
#;;;;;;;;;;;8319
EVENTNAME3233;Axel Oxenstierna;;;;;;;;;;8320
EVENTHIST3233;Born in 1583, Axel Oxenstierna started his civil career for the Swedish State in 1602, and became Chancellor between 1612 and 1654. He proved to be the most able administrator Sweden has ever had. Like Charles IX, Oxenstierna was impressed by Calvinism, and harbored notions of adopting at least elements of that faith. As Gustavus Adolphus's right hand man, he fought against the King's plans to intervene in the Thirty Years War. However, after the death of the King at Lützen in 1632, he assumed the leadership of the Protestant cause and managed to convince the French to actively participate in the conflict. He always followed domestic policies closely, but lost most of his influence following the abdication of Queen Christina, which he opposed. He died in 1654, shortly after the coronation of King Charles X Gustavus.;;;;;;;;;;8321
ACTIONNAME3233A;Appoint him Chancellor;;;;;;;;;;8322
ACTIONNAME3233B;Allow him free reign;;;;;;;;;;8323
#;;;;;;;;;;;8324
EVENTNAME3235;The Court of Appeals;;;;;;;;;;8325
EVENTHIST3235;Gustavus Adolphus founded the first Swedish court of appeals, 'Svea Hovrätt', in 1614 as a higher instance than the old local courts, or 'tingsrätt'. Today there are six such courts in Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;8326
ACTIONNAME3235A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8327
#;;;;;;;;;;;8328
EVENTNAME3236;Oxenstierna's Regency;;;;;;;;;;8329
EVENTHIST3236;Upon Gustavus Adolphus not entirely unexpected but greatly feared demise at Lützen on November 6, 1632 Axel Oxenstierna had to shoulder the full burden of governing the realm as head regent for Gustavus's six year old daughter Christina. The brilliant administrator kept the nation running smoothly, but the aristocratic tendencies that had been kept in check by the late king were unleashed in full by the high lords of the regency to the great detriment of the lower classes and the Crown. One of the other five regents was Karl Karlsson Gyllenhielm, bastard brother to Gustavus and high admiral of the realm. Of the lot, he was the least concerned with personal wealth and privileges.;;;;;;;;;;8330
ACTIONNAME3236A;Regency under Oxenstierna;;;;;;;;;;8331
ACTIONNAME3236B;Regency under Gyllenhielm;;;;;;;;;;8332
#;;;;;;;;;;;8333
EVENTNAME3237;The Quarter Reduction of Charles X;;;;;;;;;;8334
EVENTHIST3237;Charles Gustavus selection as crown prince came about only with promises of change for the peasants and burghers at the Riksdag of 1650. Thus, when he succeeded Christina to the throne in 1654 he felt an obligation to lighten their burden as well as strengthen the state finances. As always, there were only two real ways of accomplishing this - reduction or increased contributions from the aristocracy. With great reluctance the nobles agreed to a limited reduction. After all, increased contributions were almost the same thing as paying taxes, something nobles simply didn't do.;;;;;;;;;;8335
ACTIONNAME3237A;More land to the Crown!;;;;;;;;;;8336
ACTIONNAME3237B;Force the nobles to contribute more;;;;;;;;;;8337
ACTIONNAME3237C;Align with the Lords;;;;;;;;;;8338
#;;;;;;;;;;;8339
EVENTNAME3239;Queen Christina-The Catholic Maiden;;;;;;;;;;8340
EVENTHIST3239; At the parliament of 1650 Christina had set her mind on making her cousin Charles Gustavus heir to the throne and she also did. But what if....?   Her intention to abdicate had reached the ears of Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie and the men around him. The High Nobility of Sweden defied this and managed to break any burgher-peasant coalition Christina manages to create. In a nightly discussion De la Gardie promised the Queen that she might herself chose the religion of her conscience if she stayed as Queen and ruled together with the cream of the Nobility. However, should she decide not to then De la Gardie and his friend would see to it that Charles Gustavus never became heir. Thus, Christina surrendered and chose stay on the throne in 1654.;;;;;;;;;;8341
ACTIONNAME3239A;Abdicate;;;;;;;;;;8342
ACTIONNAME3239B;Stay and personally convert to Catholicism;;;;;;;;;;8343
#;;;;;;;;;;;8344
EVENTNAME3240;De La Gardie's Regency;;;;;;;;;;8345
EVENTHIST3240;On his deathbed, Charles X appointed the regents for his son Charles in a way that would limit the power of the high aristocracy to avoid a situation similar to Axel Oxenstierna's regency. Soon after he was dead however, the Council and the House of Lords managed to replace two of his closest supporters, Prince Adolf Johan and Herman Fleming, with the more pliable Lars Kagg and Gustav Bonde. The result was a return to the government statutes of 1634, with policies closely aligned with the interests of the landed nobles.;;;;;;;;;;8346
ACTIONNAME3240A;Replace the King's Men;;;;;;;;;;8347
ACTIONNAME3240B;Comply with the King's Will;;;;;;;;;;8348
#;;;;;;;;;;;8349
EVENTNAME3241;The Great Northern Conflict;;;;;;;;;;8350
EVENTHIST3241;In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislas Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.;;;;;;;;;;8351
ACTIONNAME3241A;Denmark First-Strategy;;;;;;;;;;8352
ACTIONNAME3241B;Poland First-Strategy;;;;;;;;;;8353
ACTIONNAME3241C;Russia First-Strategy;;;;;;;;;;8354
#;;;;;;;;;;;8355
EVENTNAME3243;The Great Reduction;;;;;;;;;;8356
EVENTHIST3243;The Swedish kings of the 16th and 17th centuries alternated between acceptance and dislike of the nobility. In Gustav Vasa's time there was little difference between a rich farmer and a nobleman, but the situation changed towards the end of his life. Erik XIV kept the nobles on a short leash whereas his brother John wanted to expand their privileges. The third brother, who was to become Charles IX, hated the nobility with an almost revolutionary fervor and surrounded himself with men of the lower classes, toying with ideas that were unheard of in his time. Under Gustavus Adolphus and Axel Oxenstierna the pendulum swung the other way and the nobles gained both land and power. This tendency took an abrupt end with Charles XI, who after the humiliating defeat of Sweden in 1679 commenced a policy of wide scale reductions of the lands and powers of the nobility and abolished the special privileges of the Baltic lords.;;;;;;;;;;8357
ACTIONNAME3243A;Time of reckoning for the lords;;;;;;;;;;8358
ACTIONNAME3243B;Bargain with the lords;;;;;;;;;;8359
#;;;;;;;;;;;8360
EVENTNAME3244;The Great Army Reorganisation;;;;;;;;;;8361
EVENTHIST3244;Charles XI was not a great warrior king like his father and his son, but he was a great reorganizer and consolidator. Apart from his centralization efforts and huge reduction of aristocratic land holdings he also remodelled the army. Most importantly, he devised the genial 'indelningsverk', or military-tenure system. The system was a military organisation where the soldiers were given a croft to live in and cultivate (made possible by the reduction), where the harvest served as their wages. Thus the country could maintain a large army in both times of peace and of war. If a peasant assumed the responsibility of maintaining an enlisted rider, his horse and equipment, he was exempted from conscription and freed from paying taxes. The peasants could cooperate in groups of 2-5 farms and maintain a soldier or a sailor. The soldiers were organized into companies of 150 men, and every county should field a regiment of 1200 men. The new system also made no distinction between officers of noble birth and commoners.;;;;;;;;;;8362
ACTIONNAME3244A;Reform the army;;;;;;;;;;8363
ACTIONNAME3244B;Use the old system;;;;;;;;;;8364
#;;;;;;;;;;;8365
EVENTNAME3245;The Oriental Diplomacy;;;;;;;;;;8366
EVENTHIST3245;The Great Northern War required powerful allies - something Sweden had rarely been blessed with before. Charles XII thought he had found such allies in the Ottoman Empire and the Ukrainian Cossacks under Mazepa, but his hopes were eventually most cruelly dashed. Mazepa proved much less resourceful than expected and the Turks were notoriously unreliable. However, the only alternative allies were the great nations of Western Europe, and they were in no real position to strike against Russia.;;;;;;;;;;8367
ACTIONNAME3245A;Align with the Oriental Powers;;;;;;;;;;8368
ACTIONNAME3245B;Align with France;;;;;;;;;;8369
ACTIONNAME3245C;Align with England and Holland;;;;;;;;;;8370
#;;;;;;;;;;;8371
EVENTNAME3246;Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom;;;;;;;;;;8372
EVENTHIST3246;The death of the childless Charles XII left his younger sister Ulrika Eleonora in charge as Queen. The staunch parliamentarian, Chancellor Arvid Horn, immediately seized this opportunity to bring down the absolutism and strengthen the powers of Parliament. While his democratic leanings were in a way commendable, his actions were to completely destabilize Sweden and make her a puppet of foreign interests for the next 50 years. This so called Age of Freedom also saw the aristocracy regain some of their lost ground. However, the young queen saw no clear alternative that would not upset her war weary people too much.;;;;;;;;;;8373
ACTIONNAME3246A;Abandon absolutism;;;;;;;;;;8374
ACTIONNAME3246B;Hold on to the reins;;;;;;;;;;8375
#;;;;;;;;;;;8376
EVENTNAME3247;The Product Act;;;;;;;;;;8377
EVENTHIST3247;In 1724, following the disastrous conclusion to the Great Northern War, the Swedish Riksdag decided to implement a policy similar to the English Act of Navigation of 1651. Success was very limited. Although the ship building industry was stimulated as a positive side-effect, the increase in trade revenues was slight. In the end, the act mainly succeeded in garnering the hostility of the English and Dutch merchants who were the obvious targets.;;;;;;;;;;8378
ACTIONNAME3247A;Pass the Act;;;;;;;;;;8379
ACTIONNAME3247B;Maintain the present policy;;;;;;;;;;8380
ACTIONNAME3247C;Ease up on the present policy;;;;;;;;;;8381
#;;;;;;;;;;;8382
EVENTNAME3248;Pietism and the Conventicle Edict;;;;;;;;;;8383
EVENTHIST3248;Pietism was a religious movement that started in Germany during the latter part of the 17th century. Traditionally, the Pietist movement has been viewed as a backlash against intellectualism prevalent in and among the Protestant ranks, especially in the Lutheran Church during that period. The poor Swedish soldiers, who spent long years as prisoners in Tobolsk following the battle of Poltava, had to hold their own Lutheran mass thus learning to appreciate pietism. It was with their return that the movement really took off in Sweden. However, the Swedish Lutheran Church disapproved most strongly of unauthorized preaching, which led to the Conventicle Edict of 1726, forbidding any religious gatherings outside the framework of the Church.;;;;;;;;;;8384
ACTIONNAME3248A;Sign the Conventicle Edict;;;;;;;;;;8385
ACTIONNAME3248B;Allow Pietism;;;;;;;;;;8386
#;;;;;;;;;;;8387
EVENTNAME3249;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;8388
EVENTHIST3249;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne.;;;;;;;;;;8389
ACTIONNAME3249A;Fight for Old Stanislaus;;;;;;;;;;8390
ACTIONNAME3249B;Be Neutral under the Mists of Warcry;;;;;;;;;;8391
#;;;;;;;;;;;8392
EVENTNAME3250;The Kurland Succession of 1726;;;;;;;;;;8393
EVENTHIST3250;The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Sejm managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Czarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.;;;;;;;;;;8394
ACTIONNAME3250A;We will defend our claims;;;;;;;;;;8395
ACTIONNAME3250B;Leave this death-trap alone;;;;;;;;;;8396
#;;;;;;;;;;;8397
EVENTNAME3251;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;8398
EVENTHIST3251;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on April 19 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child - even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Holy Roman Empire (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. The Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;8399
ACTIONNAME3251A;Remain Neutral;;;;;;;;;;8400
ACTIONNAME3251B;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8401
ACTIONNAME3251C;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8402
#;;;;;;;;;;;8403
EVENTNAME3253;The Mercantile Reforms of the Hats;;;;;;;;;;8404
EVENTHIST3253;The Swedish Hat party, impressed by the large manufactories in the Netherlands and England, decided to speed up the industrialization in Sweden by founding a number of state controlled ventures in cooperation with the potato farmer and industrial magnate Jonas Ahlströmer. Success was limited, but some of the manufactories proved able to turn out a handsome profit... eventually.;;;;;;;;;;8405
ACTIONNAME3253A;Time to Experiment;;;;;;;;;;8406
ACTIONNAME3253B;Mercantilism is Dead;;;;;;;;;;8407
#;;;;;;;;;;;8408
EVENTNAME3261;The Reforms of Gustav IV Adolf;;;;;;;;;;8409
EVENTHIST3261;Gustav IV Adolf was in many ways the complete opposite of his father. Upon assuming the throne, he immediately put an end to the glamorous but costly balls, state dinners and parties that Gustav III had so dearly loved. Indeed, despite his other failures, Gustav IV Adolf had a keen sense of economy and the state finances improved significantly under his administration.;;;;;;;;;;8410
ACTIONNAME3261A;Reform the economy;;;;;;;;;;8411
ACTIONNAME3261B;Carry on as before;;;;;;;;;;8412
#;;;;;;;;;;;8413
EVENTNAME3262;The Coup d'Etat and the Enlightened Despot;;;;;;;;;;8414
EVENTHIST3262;Gustav III, upon succeeding to the Swedish throne, beheld a nation being sucked down into a maelstrom of chaos by the paralyzing bickering of the Hat and Cap parties. Something had to be done, and soon, or Sweden might share the same fate as poor, unfortunate Poland. So, rather than standing back and watching his nation being torn asunder by Scylla and Carybdis, the King took matters in his own hands and seized power through a bloodless Coup d'Etat. Thus began the Gustavian period of Swedish history.;;;;;;;;;;8415
ACTIONNAME3262A;The King shall rule!;;;;;;;;;;8416
ACTIONNAME3262B;No more tyrants!;;;;;;;;;;8417
#;;;;;;;;;;;8418
EVENTNAME3263;The Act of Union and Security;;;;;;;;;;8419
EVENTHIST3263;In response to the rising clamor for more power to the aristocracy, Gustav III appealed to the three lower estates (clergy, burghers, and peasants) of the Riksdag and in 1789 established a new constitution that augmented the royal authority. This Act of Union and Security was in effect almost a return to the days of absolutism under Charles XI and XII. It proved too much for the aristocracy however, and the King was murdered while attending the Stockholm opera house on March 16, 1792;;;;;;;;;;8420
ACTIONNAME3263A;Pass the Act;;;;;;;;;;8421
ACTIONNAME3263B;Refuse the Act;;;;;;;;;;8422
#;;;;;;;;;;;8423
EVENTNAME3264;The Great Agricultural Reform;;;;;;;;;;8424
EVENTHIST3264;Gustav IV Adolf has always been blamed for the loss of Finland, and been accused of being a weak and insanely stubborn monarch. Time has forgotten the many important reforms he put in motion - not the least of which was the great agricultural reform supervised by Rutger MacLean. MacLean was a harsh man, who didn't hesitate to burn down the houses of peasants who refused to move to their assigned lots. But in the end the farmers thanked him, as the new methods and larger fields resulted in more bountiful harvests than ever before.;;;;;;;;;;8425
ACTIONNAME3264A;Initiate the Reform;;;;;;;;;;8426
ACTIONNAME3264B;Carry on as before;;;;;;;;;;8427
#;;;;;;;;;;;8428
EVENTNAME3283;The Engelbrekt Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;8429
EVENTHIST3283;Union King Erik was a harsh man, and his sheriffs reflected all of his worst traits. One of the cruellest was Jösse Eriksson, a nobleman of Danish birth and appointed sheriff of Bergslagen in Sweden. Acting like a petty chieftain, Jösse took whatever he fancied from the oppressed people - including their women. Finally, the peasants and miners had had enough and sent Engelbrekt to demand that Jösse be replaced by a decent man. King Erik agreed and sent an almost equally cruel sheriff, a German named Hans von Eberstein, to Bergslagen. The flames of revolt rose up in 1434...;;;;;;;;;;8430
ACTIONNAME3283A;Replace Jösse with Hans von Eberstein;;;;;;;;;;8431
ACTIONNAME3283B;Replace Jösse with a lenient sheriff;;;;;;;;;;8432
#;;;;;;;;;;;8433
EVENTNAME3756;The Rebellion Spreads;;;;;;;;;;8434
EVENTHIST3756;Milord, the Swedish rebel Engelbrekt has spread his accursed rebellion to our peaceful realm!;;;;;;;;;;8435
ACTIONNAME3756A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8436
#;;;;;;;;;;;8437
EVENTNAME3284;The Sound Due;;;;;;;;;;8438
EVENTHIST3284;The Sound Due was introduced by King Erik in 1429 and was not abolished until 1857. All ships passing through the Sound ('Øresund') were forced to anchor off Helsingør and pay dues to the Danish Crown. The merchants had no choice but to comply since the Sound was the only water lane into the Baltic Sea. The due was enormous, and its impact on politics was almost as big as on the economy - the Danish king could easily decide on different levels of tariffs for the various nationalities of the ships passing through. Swedish merchants were often particularly targeted, which was an important contributing factor to the bitter enmity between the nations.;;;;;;;;;;8439
ACTIONNAME3284A;Impose the Sound Due;;;;;;;;;;8440
ACTIONNAME3284B;Let trade flow freely;;;;;;;;;;8441
#;;;;;;;;;;;8442
EVENTNAME3285;The Pluralistic Reforms of Christian II;;;;;;;;;;8443
EVENTHIST3285;Upon succeeding to the throne, Christian II bypassed the Rigsråd and used the chancellery to grant commercial privileges to merchants, overriding the claims of Danish nobles and traders of the Hanseatic League. In 1517 Christian accused the governor of Copenhagen Castle of poisoning his lover Dyveke, and thereafter he ignored the Rigsråd and the royal charter. He created an essentially bourgeois government with the burgomaster of Malmö, Hans Mikkelsen, as his special counsellor;;;;;;;;;;8444
ACTIONNAME3285A;Reform the Government;;;;;;;;;;8445
ACTIONNAME3285B;Maintain Status Quo;;;;;;;;;;8446
#;;;;;;;;;;;8447
EVENTNAME3286;Vornedskab;;;;;;;;;;8448
EVENTHIST3286;Up until the late 15th century the peasants in Denmark, like in Sweden, had been blessed with liberties uncommon to their class in Europe at the time. Under King Hans however, this took a bitter end with the adoption of 'vornedskab', or serfdom. Peasant sons were no longer allowed to move from their lands, and particularly the peasants who worked the fields of the aristocracy soon found themselves oppressed like never before.;;;;;;;;;;8449
ACTIONNAME3286A;Adopt Vornedskab;;;;;;;;;;8450
ACTIONNAME3286B;Let the peasants be free;;;;;;;;;;8451
#;;;;;;;;;;;8452
EVENTNAME3287;The Scandinavian Constitution;;;;;;;;;;8453
EVENTHIST3287;In 1481 King Christian I died and left the throne to his son Hans. Since the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, Sweden had not been a part of the Union in anything but the name. In 1483 the Councils of the Scandinavian kingdoms drafted the Halmstad Recess, an attempt to provide a Scandinavian constitution which asserted the supremacy of the high nobility, but Sten Sture, the chancellor of Sweden, refused to send a delegation to Halmstad. The Swedes delayed signing the document until 1484, and then with certain provisos.;;;;;;;;;;8454
ACTIONNAME3287A;Draft the Scandinavian Constitution;;;;;;;;;;8455
ACTIONNAME3287B;Drop the whole idea;;;;;;;;;;8456
#;;;;;;;;;;;8457
EVENTNAME3288;The Great Naval Reform;;;;;;;;;;8458
EVENTHIST3288;Under King Hans, who came to the throne in 1481, the fleet was given a more organised structure, and during his reign large ships were built by royal order. The 'Engelen' was built in Sønderborg, where there was a good supply of oak for shipbuilding. The 'Maria', which was just as big, seems to have been built in Copenhagen, which has gradually become the home port of the fleet. By 1509 Denmark had one of the largest and best navies in Europe.;;;;;;;;;;8459
ACTIONNAME3288A;Expand the Navy;;;;;;;;;;8460
ACTIONNAME3288B;Expand the Army;;;;;;;;;;8461
ACTIONNAME3288C;Build Fortifications;;;;;;;;;;8462
#;;;;;;;;;;;8463
EVENTNAME3289;The End of the Kalmar Union;;;;;;;;;;8464
EVENTHIST3289;The crown councils of Norway, Sweden and Denmark had agreed in 1397 to the Union of Kalmar, a kind of united monarchy of northern nations where Danish influence was dominant. Constant fighting in the late 1470's between Sweden and Denmark led to the dissolution of the Union in 1523, under the reign of Swedish king Gustav I Vasa (1523-1560), long after Regent Sten Sture the elder of Sweden had defeated the Danes at the battle of the Brunkeberg (1471). The Union has fallen.;;;;;;;;;;8465
ACTIONNAME3289A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8466
#;;;;;;;;;;;8467
EVENTNAME3290;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8468
EVENTHIST3290;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has accepted an Agreement with Poland and Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;8469
ACTIONNAME3290A;Accept the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8470
ACTIONNAME3290B;Defy the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8471
#;;;;;;;;;;;8472
EVENTNAME3291;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8473
EVENTHIST3291;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has accepted an Agreement with Denmark and Russia.;;;;;;;;;;8474
ACTIONNAME3291A;Accept Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8475
ACTIONNAME3291B;Only accept your part of the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8476
#;;;;;;;;;;;8477
EVENTNAME3292;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8478
EVENTHIST3292;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. The Grandmaster has announced that the Knights have converted back to Catholicism and will defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;8479
ACTIONNAME3292A;Defy the Knights;;;;;;;;;;8480
ACTIONNAME3292B;Accept this Government;;;;;;;;;;8481
#;;;;;;;;;;;8482
EVENTNAME3293;The Count's Feud;;;;;;;;;;8483
EVENTHIST3293;When Frederik I died in 1533 the bishops and most of the aristocracy were initially opposed to the election of his son Christian, duke of Holstein, as new king because he was a Lutheran. The burghers and peasants on their part wanted a return of the deposed Christian II who was imprisoned at Sønderborg. The mayors of Copenhagen and Malmö devised a plan together with the Hansa to free Christian II and turn the two largest Danish cities into partners of the Hanseatic League. The Danish Council gained the help of arch-enemy Gustav Vasa to thwart the plot, which became known as 'Grevefejden' (The Count's Feud) because the rebel forces were led by Count Christoffer of Oldenburg.;;;;;;;;;;8484
ACTIONNAME3293A;Support Christian of Holstein;;;;;;;;;;8485
ACTIONNAME3293B;Support Christian II;;;;;;;;;;8486
#;;;;;;;;;;;8487
EVENTNAME3294;Peder Oxe;;;;;;;;;;8488
EVENTHIST3294;Peder Oxe was a financial genius who was recalled from exile by Frederik II when the Nordic Seven Years War had ruined the Danish economy. With Oxe at the helm from 1567 it did not take long before the state finances had recovered. He convinced the aristocracy to contribute more and reorganized the Sound Due so that the revenues tripled. He also improved the agriculture and educational system. Until his death in 1577, Peder Oxe and a few other lords were the de-facto rulers of Denmark.;;;;;;;;;;8489
ACTIONNAME3294A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8490
#;;;;;;;;;;;8491
EVENTNAME3295;Danish East Indian Company;;;;;;;;;;8492
EVENTHIST3295;The founding of the first Danish East India Company was based chiefly on hopes and ambitions that had been aroused by the enormous revenues produced by the initial ventures of the British and Dutch companies. At the same time, there was a desire upon the part of the Danish monarch to play a dominant role in contemporary world trade, a desire that was apparently not always wholeheartedly endorsed by the Danish merchants of the period. In fact, the Danish trading venture proved to be without large or durable profits. The company itself lasted for only 34 years, and, throughout its existence, the company brought only seven cargoes of Asiatic goods to Copenhagen.;;;;;;;;;;8493
ACTIONNAME3295A;Found an East Indian Company;;;;;;;;;;8494
ACTIONNAME3295B;It is a useless venture;;;;;;;;;;8495
#;;;;;;;;;;;8496
EVENTNAME3296;The Mercantile Reforms of Christian IV;;;;;;;;;;8497
EVENTHIST3296;Christian IV was inclined to occupy himself with every minor detail of his administration while losing sight of the larger problems. Not only did he personally lay down the lines of Denmark's mercantilist policy, he even established the import duties, he started state-subsidized and privileged trading companies and manufactories--all of them with no marked success--and insisted on auditing their accounts personally.;;;;;;;;;;8498
ACTIONNAME3296A;Mercantilist Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8499
ACTIONNAME3296B;Free Trade Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8500
#;;;;;;;;;;;8501
EVENTNAME3297;The Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;8502
EVENTHIST3297;Absolutism in Denmark was a result of the lengthy political crisis and the acute state of emergency which resulted from the last of the Karl Gustav wars against Sweden in 1657-60. Despite his weak position when elected king in 1648, Frederik III's political skill allowed him to succeed in ousting two of his main adversaries in the Rigsråd as early as the 1650s. The two were the seneschal Corfitz Ulfeldt and the governor of Norway Hannibal Sehested, who were both married to Frederik's half-sisters. The king's heroic conduct during the siege of Copenhagen in the winter of 1659 had, in addition, made him widely popular at a time when the nobility and the Rigsråd were increasingly being discredited. In October 1660, these events led the estates - the nobility only reluctantly - to create a hereditary monarchy. The new system meant that the king was no longer dependent on the Rigsråd, and he immediately used his new power to introduce absolutism, which was temporarily established on 10 January 1661 in the Hereditary Monarchy Act before being fully set out in Kongeloven (the King's Law) of 1665, the basic law of Danish absolutism.;;;;;;;;;;8503
ACTIONNAME3297A;Establish Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;8504
ACTIONNAME3297B;Maintain the present system;;;;;;;;;;8505
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EVENTNAME3298;The Modernisation of the Navy;;;;;;;;;;8507
EVENTHIST3298;The reign of Frederik II saw a marked increase in Danish sea power, and the king took a deep personal interest in building up the fleet. This policy was continued and further developed by his legendary son, Christian IV, who sailed with the fleet every year during his reign. Christian IV's intense interest in the fleet was manifest at all levels, from the naval base at Bremerholm to the duties of his admirals and the equipment of the ships.;;;;;;;;;;8508
ACTIONNAME3298A;Reform the Navy;;;;;;;;;;8509
ACTIONNAME3298B;Reform the Army;;;;;;;;;;8510
ACTIONNAME3298C;Build fortifications;;;;;;;;;;8511
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EVENTNAME3299;Peder Griffenfeld;;;;;;;;;;8513
EVENTHIST3299;Peder Griffenfeld was perhaps the most brilliant advisor a Danish king has ever had. Peder was born Schumacher to a wealthy Copenhagen family. After study and travel abroad in 1654-62, he returned to enter state service as royal librarian. Soon winning the favour of the absolutist king Frederick III, he became secretary of the king's chamber, in which post he drafted the 1665 Kongeloven ('King's Law'), which was a justification of absolutism. In 1670, the year of the king's death, Schumacher was made Count Griffenfeld. By 1674 he had risen to the post of high chancellor of Denmark under King Christian V.;;;;;;;;;;8514
ACTIONNAME3299A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8515
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EVENTNAME3300;The Great Northern Conflict;;;;;;;;;;8517
EVENTHIST3300;In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislas Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.;;;;;;;;;;8518
ACTIONNAME3300A;Try to balance things;;;;;;;;;;8519
ACTIONNAME3300B;The Navy adequate founds;;;;;;;;;;8520
ACTIONNAME3300C;The Army adequate founds;;;;;;;;;;8521
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EVENTNAME3301;Den Danske Lov;;;;;;;;;;8523
EVENTHIST3301;The concentration of power in the person of the king strengthened the tendency toward juridical unity in the entire kingdom. On 15 April 1683 Christian V signed the Danish Law ('Danske Lov'), a comprehensive Statute Book, which represented a break with the regional juridical variations of earlier times (the provincial laws, or 'landskabslove'). In the Danish Law it was expressly forbidden to criticize the king, the government and Absolutism, while the situation was also maintained regarding censorship. Yet, the Danish Law of 1683 and Norwegian Law of 1687 were exceptional for their time in their uncommonly humane legislation. The peasant laws were also important, providing as they did tenant farmers with legal recourse against abuses by the landlords.;;;;;;;;;;8524
ACTIONNAME3301A;Sign the Danish Law;;;;;;;;;;8525
ACTIONNAME3301B;Keep the old system;;;;;;;;;;8526
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EVENTNAME3302;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;8528
EVENTHIST3302;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Holy Roman Empire (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;8529
ACTIONNAME3302A;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;8530
ACTIONNAME3302B;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8531
ACTIONNAME3302C;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8532
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EVENTNAME3305;The Mercantile Reforms of Christian VI;;;;;;;;;;8534
EVENTHIST3305;Christian VI was a firm believer in heavy-handed mercantilism and large state controlled manufactories. Although his protectionist reforms did have a positive effect on the for Denmark all-important agriculture, they were mostly costly failures that retarded the commercial development of the nation for decades to come.;;;;;;;;;;8535
ACTIONNAME3305A;Mercantilist Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8536
ACTIONNAME3305B;No Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8537
ACTIONNAME3305C;Free Trade Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8538
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EVENTNAME3306;Stavnsbåndet;;;;;;;;;;8540
EVENTHIST3306;The serfdom, or 'vornedskab', was first abolished in 1702 (it was in use only on the islands), then re-invented for all of Denmark in 1733 under the name of 'stavnsbåndet' - male peasants below the age of 36 were forbidden to move from the manor without the consent of the landowner. (Less than 5 percent of the land was owned by peasants.) The new law had the effect of securing cheap labor for the nobles as well as a good supply of soldiers for the state but was, of course, intensely hated by the victims.;;;;;;;;;;8541
ACTIONNAME3306A;Pass the law;;;;;;;;;;8542
ACTIONNAME3306B;Drop the law;;;;;;;;;;8543
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EVENTNAME3307;Pietism;;;;;;;;;;8545
EVENTHIST3307;Like his consort, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Christian VI was imbued with German pietism and devoutly encouraged a pietistic national church. He banned theater performances on Sundays and holidays, and after 1738 actors and entertainers were not even allowed to enter the country. Frivolous amusements were also banned at court, but the royal couple's love of splendor led to costly buildings, such as Christiansborg Castle (built 1733-45).;;;;;;;;;;8546
ACTIONNAME3307A;Endorse Pietism;;;;;;;;;;8547
ACTIONNAME3307B;Outlaw Pietism;;;;;;;;;;8548
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EVENTNAME3308;The Regency of J.H.E. Bernstorff;;;;;;;;;;8550
EVENTHIST3308;In 1766 Christian VII was crowned king of Denmark, succeeding his father Frederik V. Christian was unfortunately quite insane. His mental instability has been attributed to a brutal childhood governor and to morally corrupt court pages. After his 1766 marriage to Caroline Matilda, the daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he gave himself up to debauchery. During his entire reign the country was run by others. First up was the foreign minister J.H.E. Bernstorff, a devious and competent man who managed to get Catherine II of Russia to renounce certain of her claims to parts of the duchy of Holstein. However, Bernstorff's position grew increasingly precarious and he was dismissed from office on Sep. 15, 1770.;;;;;;;;;;8551
ACTIONNAME3308A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8552
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EVENTNAME3309;The Regency of Struensee;;;;;;;;;;8554
EVENTHIST3309;Johann Friedrich Struensee took over as the real ruler of Denmark after Bernstorff was dismissed. Originally a German physician, Struensee came to know the Danish king when he was named to accompany the mentally unstable Christian VII on a European tour (1768-69), a post that led to Struensee's appointment as court physician in 1769. Dominating the king, he became the lover of Queen Caroline Matilda in 1770. He was soon able to abolish the council of state and the office of statholder (governor) of Norway in 1770. In June 1771 he had the king name him privy Cabinet minister, and in July he was made a count. From March 1771 until January 1772 Struensee introduced a number of reforms, including freedom of the press, reduction of peasant labor service, a unitary judiciary, and reform of Copenhagen's municipal government. Having alienated many officials, however, he was the victim of a conspiracy in January 1772, when he was arrested and tortured to death for his liaison with the queen.;;;;;;;;;;8555
ACTIONNAME3309A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8556
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EVENTNAME3310;The Landbo Commission;;;;;;;;;;8558
EVENTHIST3310;In 1784, by order of the crown prince, Count Ludvig Reventlow drew up a plan to improve the conditions for the serfs ('fæstebønder'). The plan was approved on Jul. 18 and the so called Landbo Commission was appointed to see to its execution. Thanks to the strong leadership of Reventlow, a compassionate humanitarian, the original commission was expanded in 1786 and, through gradual improvements and temporary setbacks, eventually led to the complete abolishment of serfdom ('stavnsbåndet') in Denmark in 1800. ;;;;;;;;;;8559
ACTIONNAME3310A;Assign the commission;;;;;;;;;;8560
ACTIONNAME3310B;Stavnbåndet works well;;;;;;;;;;8561
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EVENTNAME3311;The Great Agricultural Reform;;;;;;;;;;8563
EVENTHIST3311;Denmark was and is primarily an agricultural nation, and it was one of the first to adopt the new farming methods and tools that were invented in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Fields were reallotted, improved ploughs were used, crop rotation was introduced and new high-yield crops (potato, Indian corn) from the new world were taken into wide use. Not all of the reforms were greeted with joy by the peasants, but the most unpopular by far involved the splitting of villages into separate farms so that the peasants could live closer to their fields.;;;;;;;;;;8564
ACTIONNAME3311A;Reform the agriculture;;;;;;;;;;8565
ACTIONNAME3311B;Do not upset the people;;;;;;;;;;8566
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EVENTNAME3312;The Regency of Ove Høegh-Guldberg;;;;;;;;;;8568
EVENTHIST3312;Høegh-Guldberg was of humble background. He earned a theology degree in 1753, and in 1761 became professor of rhetoric at Sorø academy. He was appointed tutor to Prince Frederik, half brother of the future king Charles VII, in 1764. As Frederick's private secretary in 1771, he shared Frederik's hostility to Count Johann Friedrich Struensee, then supreme in Denmark through his domination of Christian VII - Høegh-Guldberg took part in a conspiracy that led to Struensee's arrest and execution in 1772. Thereafter, Høegh-Guldberg, along with Prince Frederik and the dowager queen Juliana Maria, gained significant power in the Danish state. In 1774 Høegh-Guldberg was made confidential cabinet secretary. Soon, without consulting the other council ministers, he was issuing orders signed by the incompetent Christian VII. He took over control of foreign policy after dismissing foreign minister Count A.P. Bernstorff in 1780. Høegh-Guldberg was forced out of power during a 1784 coup d'état led by Prince Frederik.;;;;;;;;;;8569
ACTIONNAME3312A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8570
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EVENTNAME3313;The Regency of A.P.Bernstorff;;;;;;;;;;8572
EVENTHIST3313;Recalled to office in April 1784, Bernstorff, until his death, served as foreign minister in a moderate liberal government. He supported a series of reform measures including the regulation of landlord-peasant relations and the emancipation of the serfs. In foreign affairs, Bernstorff carefully pursued a policy of neutrality. When the French Revolution broke out, he condemned any interference in the domestic affairs of France and avoided every anti-French coalition. In March 1794 he negotiated a neutrality treaty with Sweden for protecting the merchant shipping of both countries by combined squadrons. Bernstorff's foreign policy won him the respect of European diplomats - his domestic policy gained him such popularity among the Danes that his death (June 21, 1797) was regarded as a national calamity.;;;;;;;;;;8573
ACTIONNAME3313A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8574
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EVENTNAME3516;Hohenzollern Prussia become Polish Duchy;;;;;;;;;;8578
EVENTHIST3516;In the religious turmoil of the Reformation one of the early converters to the new religion is the Teutonic Orders Grandmaster from Brandenburg, Albrecht of Hohenzollern. Inspired by Luther he also decides to secularize the land areas under his control, Prussia, into a protestant duchy. Naturally the duchy is to be inherited by his bloodline.;;;;;;;;;;8579
ACTIONNAME3516A;Secularize Prussia as Polish vassal;;;;;;;;;;8580
ACTIONNAME3516B;Secularize Prussia as independent country;;;;;;;;;;8581
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EVENTNAME3517;Prussian incorporation into Brandenburg;;;;;;;;;;8583
EVENTHIST3517;Historically the Prussian duchy was incorporated into the rest of Hohenzollern Brandenburg 1618. But what if it hadn't? What if a minor branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty had inherited? Maybe as a consequence of Polish political pressure...;;;;;;;;;;8584
ACTIONNAME3517A;Unite with Brandenburg;;;;;;;;;;8585
ACTIONNAME3517B;Keep separate;;;;;;;;;;8586
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EVENTNAME3527;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;8589
EVENTHIST3527;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Holy Roman Empire (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;8590
ACTIONNAME3527A;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8591
ACTIONNAME3527B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;8592
ACTIONNAME3527C;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8593
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EVENTNAME3528;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;8595
EVENTHIST3528;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne.;;;;;;;;;;8596
ACTIONNAME3528A;Support France in this Affair;;;;;;;;;;8597
ACTIONNAME3528B;Take it easy and only go for Saxony;;;;;;;;;;8598
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EVENTNAME3529;The Kurland Succession of 1726;;;;;;;;;;8600
EVENTHIST3529;The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Sejm managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Czarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.;;;;;;;;;;8601
ACTIONNAME3529A;We will defend our claims;;;;;;;;;;8602
ACTIONNAME3529B;Leave this deathtrap alone;;;;;;;;;;8603
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EVENTNAME3530;The Enlightened Reforms of Frederick the Great;;;;;;;;;;8605
EVENTHIST3530;After the end of the reign of Louis XIV in France and the following wars of the Spanish succession, the age of enlightenment slowly began to spread all over Europe by the words of writers and philosophers of the time such as Locke, Rosseau, Diderot, Hume, Leibniz and Montesquieu. The New Ideals was religious freedom, education and freedom of speech and political opinion. The monumental work that captured the essence of the enlightenment was Diderot's Encyclopédie, taking 25 years for it's completion and in the end totaling a collection of no less then 35 volumes of 1000 pages each describing everything from how to knit a sock to methods of improving the manufacturing of artillery pieces. Of the monarchs of Europe none was a stronger believer of these ideas than the Prussian King, Friedrich II also know as Frederick the Great.;;;;;;;;;;8606
ACTIONNAME3530A;Reforms of Enlightenment;;;;;;;;;;8607
ACTIONNAME3530B;No Change;;;;;;;;;;8608
ACTIONNAME3530C;Reforms of Reaction;;;;;;;;;;8609
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EVENTNAME3531;The Bavarian Succession of 1777;;;;;;;;;;8611
EVENTHIST3531;After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria (1777), Joseph II endeavored to strengthen the position of Austria within the Empire. His plan to exchange territories with Charles Theodore of the Palatinate, the heir of the Bavarian throne (Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate for Lower Austria) led to the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779). Prussia intervened in July 1778 in what she saw as a dangerous Austrian expansion. It was a short conflict which started with a Prussian invasion of Bohemia but was terminated in May 1779s when Empress Maria Theresa forced her son Joseph II to capitulate. The peace was concluded at Teschen on 16th May 1779 and Austria settled for the small Inn district.;;;;;;;;;;8612
ACTIONNAME3531A;Defend Bayern against these false claims;;;;;;;;;;8613
ACTIONNAME3531B;Do not interfere in the Habsburg Backyard;;;;;;;;;;8614
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EVENTNAME3532;Von Scharnhorst's and Von Stein's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8616
EVENTHIST3532;After the humiliating defeat against Napoleons armies and the harsh terms that followed in the peace, the need for drastic measures for Prussia to regain its former military and economical strength was obvious. A wide range of reforms implemented led to the abolishment of serfdom, privileges being revoked and an efficient decentralized government as well as compulsory military service. However this was not a sure thing as different segments of society wanted different types of reforms. It could have been quite differently.;;;;;;;;;;8617
ACTIONNAME3532A;Plebeian Mass Reform;;;;;;;;;;8618
ACTIONNAME3532B;Frederickian Elite Reform;;;;;;;;;;8619
ACTIONNAME3532C;Balanced Reform;;;;;;;;;;8620
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EVENTNAME3533;The Partition of Poland;;;;;;;;;;8622
EVENTHIST3533;Stanislas II Poniatowsky (1764-1795) had been elected King of Poland under Russian pressure. The favorite of Catherine II of Russia, he aspired to reform the conditions of his realm, described as 'anarchy tempered by civil war'. Russia placed her supporters in the 1767 Confederation of Slutsk to prevent any curtailment in the Liberum Veto. Civil war occurred in 1768 and by 1772, the powers of Russia, Prussia and Austria, under the inspiration of Frederick II, proceeded to the first partition of Poland, taking border provinces from her and demanding that the Liberum Veto be maintained and all reforms abandoned.;;;;;;;;;;8623
ACTIONNAME3533A;Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped;;;;;;;;;;8624
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EVENTNAME3534;The Partition of Poland;;;;;;;;;;8626
EVENTHIST3534;Following the first partition of the country in 1772, the 1788-1791 Fours Years Diet of Poland took opportunity of the war between Russia, Turkey and Sweden (1788-1790) to attempt the transformation of Poland into a hereditary constitutional monarchy, which was proclaimed in the Constitution of May 1791. Influenced by Russia, the opposition forced the King to 'join' and called Russian troops to restore order. This led to a further partition of the country in 1793, between Prussia and Russia, which deprived Poland of most of her territory. She would disappear after the 1794 popular uprising of Kosziucko and the final dissolution of the state in 1795.;;;;;;;;;;8627
ACTIONNAME3534A;Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped;;;;;;;;;;8628
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EVENTNAME3518;Reform of the Brandenburg Army;;;;;;;;;;8630
EVENTHIST3518;The Elector Friedrich Wilhelm (1640-1688), known as the Great Elector, had been one of the major winners of the Thirty Years War, increasing the size of his Prussian realm by nearly a third. His major achievement was to achieve the administrative unity and the setting up of a small professional army of 24,000 men. He also managed to get his country free of Polish lordship over Prussia, and to welcome French 20,000 French Protestant refugees. On 28th June 1675, his army fought a tactical stalemate with the Swedes at the battle of Fehrbellin. The Swedes was unable to go on the offensive from poor preparations, and thus lost the war. That Sweden was unable to carry the sword of Gustavus Adolphus had a striking resonance all over Europe and Prussia occupied Swedish Pomerania until 1679.;;;;;;;;;;8631
ACTIONNAME3518A;Offensive Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;8632
ACTIONNAME3518B;Defensive Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;8633
ACTIONNAME3518C;Navy Reform;;;;;;;;;;8634
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EVENTNAME3521;Protestants expelled from France;;;;;;;;;;8636
EVENTHIST3521;The cancellation of the religious freedom of Protestants in France by Louis the XIVs and the ensuing prosecution and force conversion back to the catholic faith made literally hundreds of thousands of the protestant French Hugenotts to flee into neighboring countries. As a main center piece of the Hugenotts belief were the high praise of hard work and education, most countries where more then happy to welcome these refugees into their society.;;;;;;;;;;8637
ACTIONNAME3521A;Welcome with open arms;;;;;;;;;;8638
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EVENTNAME3522;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;8640
EVENTHIST3522;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;8641
ACTIONNAME3522A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;8642
ACTIONNAME3522B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;8643
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EVENTNAME3523;The Prussian African Trade Company;;;;;;;;;;8645
EVENTHIST3523;As all major nations of this period, Friedrich Wilhelm also tried to duplicate the enormous success of the Dutch Veerinigte Oostindische Companie and tap into the richness it brought its investors and the Dutch economy from ''The New World''. However as most other duplication attempts, especially by countries with little tradition of Naval Power, it would ultimately fail to deliver anything but grief to its investors.;;;;;;;;;;8646
ACTIONNAME3523A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;8647
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EVENTNAME3524;The Kingdom of Prussia;;;;;;;;;;8649
EVENTHIST3524;The Brandenburg areas formally belonged to the Holy Roman Empire but the ruling Hohenzollern family of Prussia-Brandenburg had higher aspirations than merely staying electors under the Holy Roman Emperor, a position which by this time had become next to inherited within the powerful Habsburg family. Since Friedrich Wilhelm had managed to get full control of the Prussian areas from Poland in the 1660 Peace in Oliwa, his son, Friedrich III of Brandenburg, had the option to declare himself King of Prussia, since it was physically situated outside of the borders of the Empire. Obviously this would anger the HRE Emperor somewhat, but the Emperor also needed to secure Prussia-Brandenburg support in the soon to follow war of the Spanish succession and was not likely to risk a confrontation and risk losing one of its strongest allies over this issue.;;;;;;;;;;8650
ACTIONNAME3524A;The Kingdom of Prussia is born!;;;;;;;;;;8651
ACTIONNAME3524B;Stay Elector-Prince!;;;;;;;;;;8652
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EVENTNAME3636;The incorporation of Prussia into Brandenburg;;;;;;;;;;8654
EVENTHIST3636;After inheriting and ruling the Prussian duchy for a few generations the Hohenzollern officially incorporated the area into Brandenburg. However the area was still formally in a state of vassalage under the Polish king and treading easily was advisable. Angering the Polish king could lead to war, but the savings for not having to pay taxes to Poland would be substantial.;;;;;;;;;;8655
ACTIONNAME3636A;Keep Polish sovereignty;;;;;;;;;;8656
ACTIONNAME3636B;Defy Polish sovereignty;;;;;;;;;;8657
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EVENTNAME3404;Russian claims in the East;;;;;;;;;;8659
EVENTHIST3404;In 1552, Czar Ivan IV the Terrible had launched an expedition against the Khanate of Kazan, east of Nijni-Novgorod and a blocking point on the Volga. The use of heavy bombard guns breached the walls of the Tatar city, which was promptly overwhelmed and annexed. In 1556, in the wake of its success against Kazan four years earlier, Czar Ivan IV the Terrible launched a new expedition against the Khanate of Astrakhan, southward down the Volga. The capture of Astrakhan opened an access to the Caspian Sea and put the whole Volga basin under Russian control. Cities like Samara (1586), Saratov (1590) and Tsaritsyne (1589) were founded along the river to ensure proper control.;;;;;;;;;;8660
ACTIONNAME3404A;It all belongs to Mother Russia;;;;;;;;;;8661
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EVENTNAME3405;Russian claims on Poland-Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;8663
EVENTHIST3405;Ivan IV of Russia had extended the borders of his homeland far to the South and the East, but had met with strong resistance in the West, in particular in Livonia. Wars with Poland, Lithuania (then a part of Poland) and even Sweden would last till 1583. Poland had annexed Lithuania in 1569 and, after many defeats at the end of the Polish army, Ivan had to sign a peace treaty in 1582 where he lost all his previous Western gains in territory. Enmity between the two countries would remain high, culminating with the Polish occupation of Moscow (1610) during the Times of Troubles (1598-1618).;;;;;;;;;;8664
ACTIONNAME3405A;It all belongs to Mother Russia;;;;;;;;;;8665
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EVENTNAME3406;Russian claims on the Steppes;;;;;;;;;;8667
EVENTHIST3406;Immediately after the fall of Astrakhan, in the year 1557, Ivan IV launched a campaign in the steppes south of Kazan, the realm of the Nogaï Horde, heirs of some Mongol people. This was the first stepping stone for the expansion eastward. The Russian expansion eastward, led between 1560 and 1581 by Cossacks under Yermak and the private venture of the Stroganov merchants of Nijni-Novgorod had seen much territory fall under control of the Russian Czar. The conquest of the Khanate of Sibir in 1584 and the destruction of the last realm of Genghis Khans heirs in Siberia was the last step before the exploration and control of the vast hinterland, that would eventually see the Cossacks build cities out of their Ostrogs (simple fortifications to ensure transit) and reach the Pacific ocean at Okhotsk in 1645.;;;;;;;;;;8668
ACTIONNAME3406A;It all belongs to Mother Russia;;;;;;;;;;8669
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EVENTNAME3407;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8671
EVENTHIST3407;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandaster has announced that he has signed an Agreement with Poland and Sweden.;;;;;;;;;;8672
ACTIONNAME3407A;Defy the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8673
ACTIONNAME3407B;Accept the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8674
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EVENTNAME3408;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8676
EVENTHIST3408;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandaster has announced that he has signed an Agreement with Denmark and Russia.;;;;;;;;;;8677
ACTIONNAME3408A;Accept Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8678
ACTIONNAME3408B;Only accept your part of the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8679
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EVENTNAME3409;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;8681
EVENTHIST3409;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, the Germans have reverted to Roman Catholicism and threaten to launch a crusade against us.;;;;;;;;;;8682
ACTIONNAME3409A;Defy the Knights;;;;;;;;;;8683
ACTIONNAME3409B;Accept this Government;;;;;;;;;;8684
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EVENTNAME3414;The Time of Trouble;;;;;;;;;;8686
EVENTHIST3414;During the power struggles over the succession of Ivan IV, the boyar Boris Godunov became regent in 1588. Following the murder of the Czar's son Dimitri in 1591, he was elected Czar and reigned till 1605. The Times of Troubles (Smuta 1605-1613) started had in fact started in 1601 when the 'False Dimitri.', an adventurer posing as the Czar's son arrived on the scene with Polish assistance, following famine and unrest. The Poles had taken Moscow in 1605, but the Boyars, with Swedish help (Sweden would receive Livonia in exchange of her intervention by the terms of the Treaty of Vyborg in 1609), managed to withstand both a second 'false Dimitri.' and the Poles who, although they took Smolensk in 1611, were forced out of Moscow in 1612 by a popular uprising. An assembly of the Empire elected a new Czar, Michael Romanov, who overcame the troubles and founded a new dynasty that would last till 1917.;;;;;;;;;;8687
ACTIONNAME3414A;Support Domestic Candidates;;;;;;;;;;8688
ACTIONNAME3414B;Support Polish Candidates;;;;;;;;;;8689
ACTIONNAME3414C;Support Swedish Candidates;;;;;;;;;;8690
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EVENTNAME3421;The Treaty of Nerchiinsk;;;;;;;;;;8693
EVENTHIST3421;The permanent Russian exploration and colonization of Siberia that started under Ivan the Terrible had regularly continued all along the 17th century, with most of eastern Siberia discovered by the end of the century (Kamchatska was reached in 1679). The Amur basin had been explored by Khabarov in the 1650s and in 1689, a Russo-Chinese border conflict was settled by the first Chinese-European agreement, the Treaty of Nerchiinsk, fixing the Amur border. In 1727, the Kyakhta treaty would even make provisions for a Russian trading station to be established in Peking, the capital of the new Manchu dynasty (1644-1911).;;;;;;;;;;8694
ACTIONNAME3421A;Accept the Treaty;;;;;;;;;;8695
ACTIONNAME3421B;Reject the Treaty as Preposterous;;;;;;;;;;8696
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EVENTNAME3422;The Great Northern Conflict;;;;;;;;;;8698
EVENTHIST3422;In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislas Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.;;;;;;;;;;8699
ACTIONNAME3422A;Create a Grand Alliance;;;;;;;;;;8700
ACTIONNAME3422B;Let the others bleed first;;;;;;;;;;8701
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EVENTNAME3425;Mazepa's Ukrainian Uprising;;;;;;;;;;8703
EVENTHIST3425;In 1708, the Great Northern War was raging. In one of their traditional rising against their masters, be they Polish or Russians, the Zaparog Cossacks of Ukraine revolted under the leadership of their Hetman, Mazepa. His appeals to Charles XII of Sweden were listened to and in 1708-1709, the Swedish army moved to Ukraine, in the unfounded hope to find winter supplies and reinforcements. They only met defeat at Poltava, while the Cossack insurrection was utterly suppressed and most Cossacks deported to the eastern provinces of the Russian Empire.;;;;;;;;;;8704
ACTIONNAME3425A;We have dealt with separatists before;;;;;;;;;;8705
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EVENTNAME3429;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;8707
EVENTHIST3429;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne.;;;;;;;;;;8708
ACTIONNAME3429A;Secure Poland for the Wettins;;;;;;;;;;8709
ACTIONNAME3429B;Give the Wettins a helping hand;;;;;;;;;;8710
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EVENTNAME3430;The Kurland Succession of 1726;;;;;;;;;;8712
EVENTHIST3430;The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Sejm managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Czarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.;;;;;;;;;;8713
ACTIONNAME3430A;Prepare to grab Kurland;;;;;;;;;;8714
ACTIONNAME3430B;Ignore this petty matter;;;;;;;;;;8715
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EVENTNAME3431;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;8717
EVENTHIST3431;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Holy Roman Empire (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;8718
ACTIONNAME3431A;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8719
ACTIONNAME3431B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;8720
ACTIONNAME3431C;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8721
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EVENTNAME3435;The Pugatchev Uprising;;;;;;;;;;8723
EVENTHIST3435;The revolt started in 1773 in the Urals region. Led by Emelian Pugatchev, it was an uprising of displaced Cossacks and peasants, following a leader who claimed to be Peter III, the assassinated husband of Czarina Catherine II. In the winter of 1773-1774, the revolt had taken control of most of the Volga basin and even threatened Moscow, bringing the realm of Catherine to the brink of collapse. Finally, regular troops under Suvarow managed to capture Pugatchev near Tsaritsyn and he was executed in Moscow.;;;;;;;;;;8724
ACTIONNAME3435A;The Masses are moving Sire;;;;;;;;;;8725
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EVENTNAME3440;The Partition of Poland;;;;;;;;;;8727
EVENTHIST3440;Stanislas II Poniatowsky (1764-1795) had been elected King of Poland under Russian pressure. The favorite of Catherine II of Russia, he aspired to reform the conditions of his realm, described as 'anarchy tempered by civil war'. Russia placed her supporters in the 1767 Confederation of Slutsk to prevent any curtailment in the Liberum Veto. Civil war occurred in 1768 and by 1772, the powers of Russia, Prussia and Austria, under the inspiration of Frederick II, proceeded to the first partition of Poland, taking border provinces from her and demanding that the Liberum Veto be maintained and all reforms abandoned.;;;;;;;;;;8728
ACTIONNAME3440A;Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped;;;;;;;;;;8729
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EVENTNAME3441;The Partition of Poland;;;;;;;;;;8731
EVENTHIST3441;Following the first partition of the country in 1772, the 1788-1791 Fours Years Diet of Poland took opportunity of the war between Russia, Turkey and Sweden (1788-1790) to attempt the transformation of Poland into a hereditary constitutional monarchy, which was proclaimed in the Constitution of May 1791. Influenced by Russia, the opposition forced the King to 'join' and called Russian troops to restore order. This led to a further partition of the country in 1793, between Prussia and Russia, which deprived Poland of most of her territory. She would disappear after the 1794 popular uprising of Kosziucko and the final dissolution of the state in 1795.;;;;;;;;;;8732
ACTIONNAME3441A;Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped;;;;;;;;;;8733
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EVENTNAME3265;The Social Revolution of João I;;;;;;;;;;8735
EVENTHIST3265;João I was chosen by the people to rule in Portugal in 1385. He was also much loved throughout his reign and made a lot of changes to the benefit of both the people and to strengthen the Portuguese trade as well as ability to explore the new world. Of course there where powerful noblemen not happy about these changes since it meant losing some of the power they had before.;;;;;;;;;;8736
ACTIONNAME3265A;Support the King;;;;;;;;;;8737
ACTIONNAME3265B;Support the Aristocracy;;;;;;;;;;8738
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EVENTNAME3266;The Afonsine Ordinances;;;;;;;;;;8740
EVENTHIST3266;Throughout Portuguese colonization the salary for officials was only a token sum. However it was assumed that any important position would allow for the person appointed to gain huge personal wealth. It was two sides of the same coin. On one side, the king didn't have to pay high salaries, but on the other hand large parts of the profits stayed in the hands of the officials.;;;;;;;;;;8741
ACTIONNAME3266A;Every man makes his own fortune;;;;;;;;;;8742
ACTIONNAME3266B;Demand less corruption;;;;;;;;;;8743
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EVENTNAME3267;The Duke of Coimbra;;;;;;;;;;8745
EVENTHIST3267;King Afonso was only 6 years old when he became king of Portugal. For the first 8 years of his reign (1438-46) the country was rules well by the Duke of Coimbra in his place. However, after Don Afonso had ascended the throne as was customary at the age of 14, intriguing noblemen at the court managed to cast doubts in the young king's mind about the intentions of the duke. The Duke was sent away from the king, but later decided to return to his side and help him rule the country. The Duke not wanting to leave anything to chance, in fear of his conspiring enemies at the court, made the bad decision to approach the king accompanied by a force of several dozen soldiers for his own protection. The conspirators however managed to convince the king that his old beloved friend was now trying to start a rebellion against him. The king thus sent out an army to engage the enemy before he arrived. There was no real battle, but the Duke of Coimbra was killed never the less.;;;;;;;;;;8746
ACTIONNAME3267A;King is tricked;;;;;;;;;;8747
ACTIONNAME3267B;The Duke survives and assists the King;;;;;;;;;;8748
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EVENTNAME3268;Commercial Conflict in the Indian Ocean;;;;;;;;;;8750
EVENTHIST3268;When the Portuguese had settled themselves in India, they started a blockade and privateer campaign against Arab shipping in the Oman Sea, effectively stopping trade and cutting off the Spice supplies to Alexandria, where Venetian tradesmen used to buy these prized exotic goods. This prompted a reaction from the Caliph of Cairo who decided to send a fleet, partly build with Venetian help in Suez, which met the Portuguese squadron under Albuquerque off the Indian port of Diu in 1508. Portuguese caravel cannons and seamanship soundly defeated the Caliphs fleet and the Spice trade was more than ever in the hands of the Lusitanian.;;;;;;;;;;8751
ACTIONNAME3268A;Forcefully control spice trade;;;;;;;;;;8752
ACTIONNAME3268B;Negotiate trading rights;;;;;;;;;;8753
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EVENTNAME3269;The Holy Inquisition;;;;;;;;;;8755
EVENTHIST3269;The Holy Inquisition came from Spain also to Portugal in 1536 and stayed until 1668, however it had more influence with the Spanish monarchs than the Portuguese ones.;;;;;;;;;;8756
ACTIONNAME3269A;Institute them!;;;;;;;;;;8757
ACTIONNAME3269B;Do not institute them!;;;;;;;;;;8758
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EVENTNAME3270;The Societas Jesu;;;;;;;;;;8760
EVENTHIST3270;The Societas Jesu was a religious order with the main agenda to spread catholic faith. Wherever the Portuguese went across the world the Jesuits followed in their trail.;;;;;;;;;;8761
ACTIONNAME3270A;Institute them!;;;;;;;;;;8762
ACTIONNAME3270B;Do not institute them!;;;;;;;;;;8763
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EVENTNAME3271;Governor Martim Afonso de Sousa in Brazil;;;;;;;;;;8765
EVENTHIST3271;Leading colonists where given strips of land that extended from the Brazilian coast reaching into the interior. The captains (land owners) settled colonists in their respective captaincies and were required to provide them protection and justice. As the captaincies were independent they were unable to defend themselves from foreign pirates. João III appointed a governor general with authority over the captaincies. De Sousa established his capital at São Salvador da Baía. He defeated French pirates in a naval engagement in the bay of Rio de Janeiro. De Sousa also intensified colonization and created stability in Brazil.;;;;;;;;;;8766
ACTIONNAME3271A;Appoint de Sousa;;;;;;;;;;8767
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EVENTNAME3272;King Sebastião's Expedition;;;;;;;;;;8769
EVENTHIST3272;In the year 1578, King Sebastião of Portugal embarked on an expedition to conquer Morocco, where Portugal already held the region of Tangiers and Ceuta. Shortly after his landing, at the battle of Al-Khazar Kebir, the Moroccan Berbers of Moulay Ismaïl so soundly defeated the Portuguese army that the King was killed, along with most of the Portuguese nobility fighting with him. This disaster led the way to Spanish control of Portugal and was the starting point of Portugal's decline. However, as the Ghost of Portugal you might want otherwise. What is your choice, Sire?;;;;;;;;;;8770
ACTIONNAME3272A;A Crusade against the Heretics in Africa;;;;;;;;;;8771
ACTIONNAME3272B;Declare the King insane and lock him up for good;;;;;;;;;;8772
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EVENTNAME3273;Epidemic Plague;;;;;;;;;;8774
EVENTHIST3273;The plague comes sweeping in over the country from Spain with devastating effects and horrible losses;;;;;;;;;;8775
ACTIONNAME3273A;Arrgh!;;;;;;;;;;8776
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EVENTNAME3274;Filipe II:s claims to the Throne;;;;;;;;;;8778
EVENTHIST3274;After the Portuguese king had died without an heir, the Portuguese was forced to elect Filipe II of Spain as king over Portugal. He would rule both his nations in an excellent way, and was mourned not only by the Spanish, but also the Portuguese at his death. His successors however did not make a very good job - a fact that would result in a National Uprising.;;;;;;;;;;8779
ACTIONNAME3274A;Accept the New Government;;;;;;;;;;8780
ACTIONNAME3274B;Accept the King, but not the government;;;;;;;;;;8781
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EVENTNAME3275;The Meuthen Agreement;;;;;;;;;;8783
EVENTHIST3275;John Methuen was born in 1650. An accomplished diplomat, he is well remembered for the treaty signed in 1703 between England and Portugal. The main purpose of the treaty was to allow free introduction of English wool and cloths to Portugal in exchange of free entry of Portuguese wine into England (Port wine). The treaty made in effect Portugal an economic and political satellite of England, was effectively in place all the way to 1750, when King D José I choose to ignore it, even while it was still formally in effect until 1836. John Methuen died in 1706 shortly after his greatest success.;;;;;;;;;;8784
ACTIONNAME3275A;Offer the Agreement - become vassal of England;;;;;;;;;;8785
ACTIONNAME3275B;Don't Offer the Agreement - remain independent;;;;;;;;;;8786
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EVENTNAME3276;Count da Ericeira;;;;;;;;;;8788
EVENTHIST3276;Count da Ericeira was a strong believer of Mercantilism and helped reform Portugal state towards higher control of the Portuguese trade.;;;;;;;;;;8789
ACTIONNAME3276A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;8790
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EVENTNAME3277;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;8792
EVENTHIST3277;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Holy Roman Empire (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;8793
ACTIONNAME3277A;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;8794
ACTIONNAME3277B;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8795
ACTIONNAME3277C;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;8796
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EVENTNAME3278;Earthquake destroy Lisboa;;;;;;;;;;8798
EVENTHIST3278;The Earthquake that destroyed Lisboa was a catastrophe of huge proportions that resounded all across Europe and even into the new world. 1 November 1755, a beautiful day, when next to everyone was in the churches celebrating a holiday the ground suddenly started to shake and the churches started caving in, crushing the visitors. For those that escaped it was far from over as a heavy breeze of wind suddenly started to come in over the area beating the small fires into a virtual inferno incinerating thousands. But yet thousands of people would fall victim for the grand tidal wave reaching land just a few minutes later. The death count was estimated to 20.000-40.000 people at the time and given all four elements (wind, fire, earth & water) the explanation ''punishment by god'' was a view widely spread both in Portugal and elsewhere.;;;;;;;;;;8799
ACTIONNAME3278A;OK;;;;;;;;;;8800
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EVENTNAME3279;Marquis de Pombal;;;;;;;;;;8802
EVENTHIST3279;Literally from the ashes of Lisboa, a new leader rose to the power and managed to shake entire Portugal out of the paralyzation caused by the earthquake. He forced through many far reaching reforms. During his rule Lisboa was rebuilt and Portugal entered into the pre-industrial era. In many ways his excellent governing would, for a time, bring back Portugal almost to its former level of glory a few hundred years back.;;;;;;;;;;8803
ACTIONNAME3279A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;8804
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EVENTNAME3280;The Tavoras Conspiracy;;;;;;;;;;8806
EVENTHIST3280;A conspiracy to kill King Don José I (1750-1777) was revealed and prevented, by Marquis de Pombal. Pombal used this event to forge his power into a virtual dictatorship. Pombal was a radical reformer, but he was also very power-hungry and without remorse he hunted down anyone that could threaten him in the name of the King.;;;;;;;;;;8807
ACTIONNAME3280A;Crush the Opposition;;;;;;;;;;8808
ACTIONNAME3280B;Be Lenient;;;;;;;;;;8809
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EVENTNAME3281;The Expulsion of Marquis de Pombal;;;;;;;;;;8811
EVENTHIST3281;After the death of the king the forces that had been conspiring to end his life earlier now turned their attention towards the person that had been the real ruler of the Portuguese kingdom, Marquis de Pombal. With no support from a king Pombal's position was hazardous at best and he was forced to flee. Consequently the reforms he had started that had gotten Portugal back on the path to prosperity where not to continue. Instead grossly reactionary policies implemented by the 'Old Nobility and the Men of the Church' again moved Portugal backwards, threatening to let her end up in the backwater of most of the other European power in the centuries to come.;;;;;;;;;;8812
ACTIONNAME3281A;Expel him;;;;;;;;;;8813
ACTIONNAME3281B;Let the 'Great Marquis' rule;;;;;;;;;;8814
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EVENTNAME3282;The Liberal Opposition;;;;;;;;;;8816
EVENTHIST3282;With the Revolution in France, intellectuals in Portugal also formed to crave the 'Rights of Men' and with a reactionary government this created instability in the country for several years.;;;;;;;;;;8817
ACTIONNAME3282A;Growing opposition;;;;;;;;;;8818
ACTIONNAME3282B;The King concede to liberal ideas;;;;;;;;;;8819
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EVENTNAME3535;Pierre d'Aubusson;;;;;;;;;;8821
EVENTHIST3535;The Grandmaster Hospitaler d'Aubusson who so successfully had defended Rhodos against the previous sultan, Mehmed II, imprisoned the brother of the Turkish sultan Bayezid II despite a promise of safe conduct in 1483. Such a prestigious captive was obviously a strong negotiation asset for many of the enemies of the Ottoman Empire and several countries was prepared to pay large sums for him.;;;;;;;;;;8822
ACTIONNAME3535A;Hostage to Papacy for gold and Cardinal appointment;;;;;;;;;;8823
ACTIONNAME3535B;Hostage to Hungary for gold;;;;;;;;;;8824
ACTIONNAME3535C;Hostage to Venice for gold and trade rights;;;;;;;;;;8825
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EVENTNAME3536;Rhodians and other Greeks accepted into the Order;;;;;;;;;;8827
EVENTHIST3536;In the early 16th century, Rhodians and other Greeks were rashly allowed into the order in a last grand effort to build up manpower to stop the Turkish onslaught.;;;;;;;;;;8828
ACTIONNAME3536A;OK;;;;;;;;;;8829
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EVENTNAME3537;The Great Carrack of Alexandria;;;;;;;;;;8831
EVENTHIST3537;The small but proficient fleet of the Knights was the scourge of Muslims for hundreds of years. Keeping the waters clear of enemy privateers as well as capturing trade ships of the Muslims, kept the coffers on Rhodos full and Muslim sailors in terror. One of the most famous events was the capturing of the Great Carrack from Alexandria in 1569, filled with enormous riches.;;;;;;;;;;8832
ACTIONNAME3537A;Praise the lord!!;;;;;;;;;;8833
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EVENTNAME3539;Gabriele Tadini de Martinengo;;;;;;;;;;8835
EVENTHIST3539;Martinengo was the best fortification engineer of Europe. He was authorized to improve the fortresses on Rhodes. In 1521, when he had worked for a couple of months he was so enamored with the Knights and their ideals that he kneeled in front of the Grand Master and begged him to make him a Knight. The Grand master accepted him into the brotherhood and he fought bravely dying in battle of Rhodes in 1522.;;;;;;;;;;8836
ACTIONNAME3539A;Improve our defenses;;;;;;;;;;8837
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EVENTNAME3540;Spain gives Malta to the Order;;;;;;;;;;8839
EVENTHIST3540;The island of Malta was offered to the Knights of St John of Jerusalem by the King of Spain, in return for helping to defend the city of Tripoli in Africa.;;;;;;;;;;8840
ACTIONNAME3540A;Accept Malta and become a Spanish vassal;;;;;;;;;;8841
ACTIONNAME3540B;Accept Malta, but not to become a vassal;;;;;;;;;;8842
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EVENTNAME3541;Jean Parisot de la Valette;;;;;;;;;;8844
EVENTHIST3541;After it was acquired by the Knights, Malta became as strong a fortress as Rhodes had been. Under Grand Master Jean Parisot de La Valette, they 1565 successfully withstood an Ottoman siege consisting of 180 ships and close to 50.000 men against only 9000 defenders for six months, before the invader was forced to leave. The new capital city of Valletta became a town of splendid palaces and unparalleled fortifications. Growing in power and wealth owing mainly to their maritime raiding adventures against the Turks.;;;;;;;;;;8845
ACTIONNAME3541A;Improve defenses;;;;;;;;;;8846
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EVENTNAME3542;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;8848
EVENTHIST3542;When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pius V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again.;;;;;;;;;;8849
ACTIONNAME3542A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;8850
ACTIONNAME3542B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;8851
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EVENTNAME3069;The Ransoming of the king and Purge of the Highland Chiefs;;;;;;;;;;8853
EVENTHIST3069;The rightful king of the Scots, James I, had been imprisoned in England since 1406. During his imprisonment the country was ruled by this Uncle Robert Stewart (1406-1420), 1st duke of Albany, and later his son Murdac (1420-1424). Neither of the two, nor the majority of the Scottish nobility, had any real interest in seeing the return of a strong king back on the throne. It thus took until 1424, 18 years, before the ransom was collected and finally sent to England to have the king freed. Historically James I took his revenge by executing Murdoc and a few other noblemen and taking a lot of actions to reduce the power of the Scottish nobility. He also managed to introduce a lot of other good reforms to strengthen Scotland as a country.;;;;;;;;;;8854
ACTIONNAME3069A;The king is ransomed and takes revenge on the nobility;;;;;;;;;;8855
ACTIONNAME3069B;The king is ransomed but forgives the nobility;;;;;;;;;;8856
ACTIONNAME3069C;The king is not ransomed;;;;;;;;;;8857
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EVENTNAME3070;The assassination of James I;;;;;;;;;;8859
EVENTHIST3070;In February 1437 James I was assassinated by conspirators within the nobility looking to gain control of the crown for Walter Stewart, earl of Atholl. James I's wife however quickly saw to it that the responsible where tortured to death. However James son was only 6 years old and the Scottish kingdom was thrown into a time of power struggle between mainly 3 families (the Crichtons, the Livingstons, and the Douglases) for control of the young Scottish king and realm.;;;;;;;;;;8860
ACTIONNAME3070A;Rats!;;;;;;;;;;8861
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EVENTNAME3071;The Breaking of the Douglases;;;;;;;;;;8863
EVENTHIST3071;In 1449 the king James II was old enough to marry and reclaim control of his kingdom. He immediately seized the Livingston estates, but was a bit more lenient against the Douglasses. In a quarrel in 1452 however he himself stabbed William, 8th Earl of Douglas, to death. Historically this was the end of the power of the Douglas family and 3 years later all their land was confiscated and their castles demolished.;;;;;;;;;;8864
ACTIONNAME3071A;Destroy the castles and confiscate the lands of Douglases;;;;;;;;;;8865
ACTIONNAME3071B;Make peace with the Douglas family;;;;;;;;;;8866
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EVENTNAME3072;The Auld Alliance;;;;;;;;;;8868
EVENTHIST3072;In 1512 France and Scotland renewed their ''Auld Alliance'' as a counterbalance to England's involvement in the anti-French schemes of Pope Julius II. This later drew the Scottish into a disastrous war against the English.;;;;;;;;;;8869
ACTIONNAME3072A;Ally with France;;;;;;;;;;8870
ACTIONNAME3072B;Don't ally with France;;;;;;;;;;8871
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EVENTNAME3073;Cardinal Beaton;;;;;;;;;;8873
EVENTHIST3073;As a trusted advisor of James V, Cardinal David Beaton managed to make sure that Scotland did not follow in England's footsteps and become Protestant. Instead he worked to strengthen the bond to catholic France and even managed to arrange two marriages with French noblewomen which both brought considerable dowries in gold to the Scottish courts treasury.;;;;;;;;;;8874
ACTIONNAME3073A;Excellent minister;;;;;;;;;;8875
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EVENTNAME3074;John Knox and the Religious Strife;;;;;;;;;;8877
EVENTHIST3074;"John Knox became something of a spokesman for Protestantism in Scotland in the 1540ies. Initially he was accompanying George Wishart on his preaching tours, but Wishart was captured and handed over to Cardinal David Beaton in St Andrews. There he was trialed and burned on the stakes in 1546 for spreading Protestantism heretics. Three months later Cardinal Beaton was murdered in revenge by Protestants. When John Knox arrived in St Andrews about a year later he was persuaded by scholars at the university to preach in the town. In June 1547, French assistance to fight the Protestants arrived and the castle of St Andrews which capitulated on terms that was later not kept. Knox and others were carried off to slavery in the French galleys but due to English intervention Knox was released 19 months later. He could however not return to Scotland and continue his preaching but had to stay under the protection of the English and had a large influence on the forming of the English Puritanism. He stayed in England until the Catholic Mary Tudor ascended the throne, at which time he thought it wise to flee to the continent. There he formulated his view that God-fearing magistrates and nobility have both the right and the duty to resist, if necessary by force, a ruler who threatens the safety of true religion"". In 1559 he again was able to return to Scotland and was astounded by the progress made by the Reformed cause and by the eager reception given to him by all classes in the community.""";;;;;;;;;;8878
ACTIONNAME3074A;Religious Turmoil;;;;;;;;;;8879
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EVENTNAME3075;The First Covenant;;;;;;;;;;8881
EVENTHIST3075;In 1557, a powerful group of nobles, called the Lords of the Congregation, drew up a Protestant proclamation which was later called the First Covenant, calling for the expulsion of the Catholic Church from Scotland. The motives however were probably much more to be able to confiscate the vast riches of the Catholic Church in Scotland then purely true faith.;;;;;;;;;;8882
ACTIONNAME3075A;Support the Lords of the Congregation;;;;;;;;;;8883
ACTIONNAME3075B;Oppose the Lords of the Congregation;;;;;;;;;;8884
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EVENTNAME3076;The Fate of Mary Stuart;;;;;;;;;;8886
EVENTHIST3076;In 1565 Mary married her cousin Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, an English nobleman. The bridegroom was proclaimed Henry, King of Scots. Their only child was to become James I of England. Mary soon became disenchanted with Henry. He had become overbearing, arrogant and carried away by his new title. He made enemies of some of the powerful nobles and, because of that enmity, there was a plot to kill him. Some thought that Mary had knowledge of the plot. The rift between Mary and her husband became public knowledge. She turned to a Scottish nobleman, a very powerful man, the Earl of Bothwell, for support. He and other Scottish noblemen proposed to do whatever they could to help the queen in her dilemma. This decision led to a failed explosion plot and to the strangulation death of Darnely. A few months later, Mary and the Earl married. This angered the populace who suspected Bothwell's participation in the murder of their King. Mary's subjects were outraged and turned against her. She was able to lead an army against them, and although it was equal in number to the confederate army, it was visibly inferior in discipline. On June 15, 1567, Mary's forces were defeated at Carberry Hill, and she was forced to abandon Bothwell and surrender herself to the confederate lords. On July 24, at Lochleven, she was prevailed upon to sign an act of abdication in favor of her son, who was crowned as James VI five days afterward at Stirling. Escaping from her island-prison at Lochleven on May 2, 1568, she was able within a few days to assemble an army of 6000 men. On May 12 her army was defeated by the regent Moray at Langside, near Glasgow. Four days afterward, in spite of the entreaties of her best friends, Mary crossed Solway Firth and sought refuge at the court of Elizabeth I, queen of England, only to find herself a prisoner of Elizabeth for life.;;;;;;;;;;8887
ACTIONNAME3076A;Force her to Abdicate;;;;;;;;;;8888
ACTIONNAME3076B;Support the Queen;;;;;;;;;;8889
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EVENTNAME3077;The Time of the Regents;;;;;;;;;;8891
EVENTHIST3077;Since the abdication of Mary Stuart a regency ruled Scotland in the name of the minor aged king James. When the regent James Stewart-Moray, the protestant and very pro English bastard brother of Mary Stuart, was murdered in January 1570, the country plunged into a power struggle between the supporters of the Queen and the supporters of the regency.;;;;;;;;;;8892
ACTIONNAME3077A;Support the Regent;;;;;;;;;;8893
ACTIONNAME3077B;Support the Queen;;;;;;;;;;8894
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EVENTNAME3078;The Crown of England;;;;;;;;;;8896
EVENTHIST3078;Being of Tudor blood on his mothers side, king James VI inherited his mother's claim on the English throne when she was executed by Elizabeth I. Keeping good relations towards the English, even though they had executed his mother, would put him within reach of the English crown, while an outcry for revenge would probably have earned him respect among many of his noblemen it would possibly have squandered any opportunity to gain the English crown peacefully.;;;;;;;;;;8897
ACTIONNAME3078A;Close policy with England;;;;;;;;;;8898
ACTIONNAME3078B;Fuzzy Friendliness;;;;;;;;;;8899
ACTIONNAME3078C;Furious Outrage;;;;;;;;;;8900
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EVENTNAME3079;The Civil War down South;;;;;;;;;;8902
EVENTHIST3079;The English Civil War (1642-1648) was the result of a long power struggle between the Stuart monarchs and the Puritan-led Parliament. Intensification of royal judicial procedures (Star Chamber) and demands for taxes (1635, ship money for naval construction) was faced by Parliamentary opposition (summary of grievances in the 1641 Grand Remonstrance) and execution of royal advisors. The arrest of John Pym, the Puritan leader and the Catholic uprising in Ulster (1641) sparked the war between the Royalists and the Parliament. The decisive reform and new model army of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) led to the capture and execution of king Charles I (1649) and the establishment of the English Commonwealth, a military dictatorship controlled by a Lord Protector (Cromwell - 1653) and a reduced (Rump) Parliament. Following successful wars against Holland (1652-1654) and Spain (1654-1659), the monarchy would be re-established by General Monk in 1658, to the profit of Charles II Stuart (1660-1688), a fervent absolutist.;;;;;;;;;;8903
ACTIONNAME3079A;Declare the King's position forfeit;;;;;;;;;;8904
ACTIONNAME3079B;Accept the King, but crave concessions;;;;;;;;;;8905
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EVENTNAME3080;The Civil War down South;;;;;;;;;;8907
EVENTHIST3080; The English Civil War (1642-1648) was the result of a long power struggle between the Stuart monarchs and the Puritan-led Parliament. Intensification of royal judicial procedures (Star Chamber) and demands for taxes (1635, ship money for naval construction) was faced by Parliamentary opposition (summary of grievances in the 1641 Grand Remonstrance) and execution of royal advisors. The arrest of John Pym, the Puritan leader and the Catholic uprising in Ulster (1641) sparked the war between the Royalists and the Parliament. The decisive reform and new royal army of the led to the routing and destruction of the puritan cause (1649) and the establishment of the English Monarchy, a religious peace enforced by royal military dictatorship controlled by the King and a reduced (Rump) Parliament. Following successful wars against Holland (1652-1654) and Spain (1654-1659), the monarchy would establish Absolutism in 1688, to the profit of the Stuart Dynasty, fervent absolutists.;;;;;;;;;;8908
ACTIONNAME3080A;Exterminate the Puritan Opposition;;;;;;;;;;8909
ACTIONNAME3080B;Let them live, but forfeit their rights;;;;;;;;;;8910
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EVENTNAME3081;The Restoration of the Stuarts;;;;;;;;;;8912
EVENTHIST3081;After years of chaotic civil war in the commonwealth and the death of basically the only person that could realistically receive support from all sides, Cromwell, the situation was, if possible, more confused then ever before. When one group of officers determined to dissolve the remains of the Long Parliament, called the Rump, a former royalist and commander of the largest force in Britain, George Monck, decided that enough was enough. He promptly marched his army down from Scotland to reinstitute the Rump. However once there he realized that probably the only real long-term solution to the mess was to restore Charles II as king. In February 1660 Monck reversed Pride's Purge, inviting all of the secluded members of the Long Parliament to return to their seats under army protection. A month later the Long Parliament dissolved itself, paving the way for the return of the king.;;;;;;;;;;8913
ACTIONNAME3081A;Restore King Charles II to the throne;;;;;;;;;;8914
ACTIONNAME3081B;Support David Leslie for the Scottish crown instead;;;;;;;;;;8915
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EVENTNAME3082;The Glorious Revolution;;;;;;;;;;8917
EVENTHIST3082;The king after Charles II, his brother James II, was a Catholic. He was accepted as king grudgingly by most English people, but when he started to force the issue of equal rights between Catholics and Protestants in the Protestant Commonwealth the issue heated up. In itself it might not have had such dire consequences, but in the light of Louis XIV revoking of the Edict of Nantes and the following the losses in the English Civil War, James II actions caused much anger and discontent. Thus the king's effort on behalf of Catholics was doomed.  Seven eminent Englishmen, among them the Tory Earl of Danby and Henry Compton, bishop of London, wrote inviting William of Orange, stadholder in the Netherlands, to help get rid of James II. William in need of an ally against France accepted the invitation and on the 5th of November 1688 his troops landed in Bixham. He slowly advanced almost unopposed on London giving ample time for those still loyal to the highly unpopular king to reconsider. In the end James II realized his weak position and fled to France. James flight was interpreted as an abdication and William was offered the English crown.;;;;;;;;;;8918
ACTIONNAME3082A;Welcome the Oranien Dynasty to the throne;;;;;;;;;;8919
ACTIONNAME3082B;Keep the old Stuart Dynasty as king in Scotland;;;;;;;;;;8920
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EVENTNAME3083;The Scottish East Indian Company;;;;;;;;;;8922
EVENTHIST3083;As all other nations in this time with a coastline also the Scottish tried to duplicate the efforts of the highly successful English East Indian Company.;;;;;;;;;;8923
ACTIONNAME3083A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;8924
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EVENTNAME3084;Major Road Constructions in the Highlands;;;;;;;;;;8926
EVENTHIST3084;The improving of roads and trade routes in northern Scotland had a great impact on Scottish economy in these areas, leading to increased trade and thus also higher tax incomes;;;;;;;;;;8927
ACTIONNAME3084A;Medium Investment;;;;;;;;;;8928
ACTIONNAME3084B;Large investment;;;;;;;;;;8929
ACTIONNAME3084C;Small investment;;;;;;;;;;8930
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EVENTNAME3085;The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce;;;;;;;;;;8932
EVENTHIST3085;The opening of the Scottish Chamber of Commerce did a lot for helping Scottish pre-industrial trade and was one of the many factors behind keeping the Scottish economy Scottish.;;;;;;;;;;8933
ACTIONNAME3085A;Trade reform;;;;;;;;;;8934
ACTIONNAME3085B;Protective Trade reform;;;;;;;;;;8935
ACTIONNAME3085C;Free trade;;;;;;;;;;8936
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EVENTNAME3699;Nurhachi's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;8938
EVENTHIST3699;In 1584, the Khan Nurchachi managed to unite all the Tungusian tribes, the so-called Kin-Tungus, later known as Manchus. He also reformed government, administration and the judicial system with China as model. Nurhachi also invented the written Manchurian language.;;;;;;;;;;8939
ACTIONNAME3699A;Innovative Reform;;;;;;;;;;8940
ACTIONNAME3699B;Conservative Reform;;;;;;;;;;8941
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EVENTNAME3700;The Eastern Mongols Assimilated;;;;;;;;;;8943
EVENTHIST3700;Several large Eastern Mongol tribes unite under Nurchachi and his number of 'flags' (armies) increases from four to eight. It is now that he set his goal to conquer China. In 1616 he take the title 'Kin-Khan' to show that his people descend from the Kin-Tungus. He also takes the name 'Aisin Giorin (Golden tribe). In 1625 he attacked China, a development that ultimately ended in a total Manchurian victory.;;;;;;;;;;8944
ACTIONNAME3700A;We are ready to attack;;;;;;;;;;8945
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EVENTNAME3701;Manchu Dynasty in China;;;;;;;;;;8947
EVENTHIST3701;In 1625 Nurhachi and his Manchu tribes attacked China driving deep into her weak body. China upset by revolts and rebellion cannot defend herself effectively. Though Nurhachi and his son, Abahai are great generals, it will not be until 1644 that a Manchu ruler ascends the Imperial throne and after that it take more than 16 years until China is pacified.;;;;;;;;;;8948
ACTIONNAME3701A;I am Emperor of China;;;;;;;;;;8949
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###TEXTS FOR MAJOR EVENTS###;;;;;;;;;;;8952
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EVENTNAME3001;The Lollard Heresy;;;;;;;;;;8955
EVENTHIST3001;Lollards were a heretical group following the theological teaching of John Wyclif. Popular protests against the wealth, power, and pride of the clergy, were frequent, and in times of disorder would express themselves in an extreme form. They had been persecuted several times during the 14th century, and its last appearance was in the early 15th century.;;;;;;;;;;8956
ACTIONNAME3001A;Stop the Heretics;;;;;;;;;;8957
ACTIONNAME3001B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;8958
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EVENTNAME3002;The War of the Roses;;;;;;;;;;8960
EVENTHIST3002;The Wars of the Roses, so called, took place over a period of about 35 years, between 1452 and 1487. They were a series of battles, skirmishes and sieges, in which were killed many hundreds of men, including many of the nobility of England. The fighting was interspersed with long periods of peace. They were in essence a struggle between two branches of the royal family, the Plantagenets. The main branch of the family in the person of Richard II was deposed in 1399 by Henry, Duke of Lancaster who became king as Henry IV. He, his son Henry V and his grandson Henry VI ruled England for the next 60 years uninterruptedly. The Lancastrians were a junior branch of the Plantagenets, descended from the third son of Edward III John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. A rival branch of the royal family were descended from Edmund Duke of York, fourth son of Edward III but also descended in the female line from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, his second son. They thus had a superior dynastic claim which they allowed to lie dormant until the incapacity of Henry VI caused a break down in law and order. This allowed Richard Duke of York an opportunity in the 1450s to present himself as the one man who could bring peace and justice to the country as rightful king. Richard of York was killed at the battle of Wakefield in late 1460 and his son Edward, the new Duke deposed and imprisoned Henry VI and was crowned king in February 1461. Edward ruled a disturbed realm for nearly ten years, until he was in turn deposed and sent into exile in favor of a restored Henry VI. The following year Edward returned from exile and Henry was again deposed after the decisive battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury in 1471 and this time was murdered to prevent any further restorations;;;;;;;;;;8961
ACTIONNAME3002A;Yorkist and Lancaster Kings alternate in making policy;;;;;;;;;;8962
ACTIONNAME3002B;Yorkist Kings make most important policies;;;;;;;;;;8963
ACTIONNAME3002C;Lancaster Kings make most important policies;;;;;;;;;;8964
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EVENTNAME3003;Bosworth Field;;;;;;;;;;8966
EVENTHIST3003;Richard III had many enemies, and on 7 August, Henry Tudor landed near Milford Haven with about 2,000 French mercenaries and a handful of Lancastrian lords and knights. He gathered reinforcements as he marched through Wales, then through Shrewsbury, Stafford and Atherstone. Richard was at Nottingham, and moved from there to Leicester on 19 August, and by 21 August the two armies were facing each other about two and a half miles south of Market Bosworth. Richard's army was just under 12,000 strong, but 4,000 of his troops were commanded by the Stanley brothers, whose loyalty was suspect. Henry had only 5,000 troops. During the battle Both the Stanleys changed allegiance to Henry, swinging the numerical advantage to his favor. The battle was fought on and around Ambion Hill, close to Sutton Cheney, and lasted only two hours. Richard had the better position, but did not take advantage by attacking Oxford while he was still deploying his troops. This allowed Oxford to launch the first attack and the Duke of Norfolk, who was commanding Richard's forward battle division, was soon killed. For the first hour, the fighting was evenly matched, but Richard lost the battle through the treachery of the Stanleys, who deserted his cause. Even more damaging was of the Earl of Northumberland's failure to bring Richard's reserves into action when he saw the Stanleys go over to the enemy. Richard made a last attempt to win victory by directly attacking Henry with is personal guard, and almost succeeded, having cut down Henry's standard bearer. Richard's gamble failed, and he was struck down. The battle ended because his followers had no other definite leader. Richard was the last king of England to die on the battlefield. His death effectively ended the Wars of the Roses, and Henry VII started a new dynasty, the Tudors.;;;;;;;;;;8967
ACTIONNAME3003A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;8968
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EVENTNAME3006;Support Middle-class Bureaucrats;;;;;;;;;;8970
EVENTHIST3006;King Henry did continue the Yorkist tradition of promoting government officers from the middle class (primarily clerics and lawyers.) But he did not create the middle class government that many historians propose;;;;;;;;;;8971
ACTIONNAME3006A;Give them your support;;;;;;;;;;8972
ACTIONNAME3006B;Prohibit them from working in the Government;;;;;;;;;;8973
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EVENTNAME3007;Court of the Star Chamber;;;;;;;;;;8975
EVENTHIST3007;The Court of Star Chamber was a court of law which evolved from meetings of the king's royal council. Although its roots go back to the medieval period, the court only became powerful as a separate entity during the reign of Henry VII. In 1487 the court became a judicial body separate from the king's council, with a mandate to hear petitions of redress. The Court of Star Chamber was named for the star pattern painted on the ceiling of the room at Westminster Palace where its meetings were held. In a sense the court was a supervisory body.;;;;;;;;;;8976
ACTIONNAME3007A;Yes we need one;;;;;;;;;;8977
ACTIONNAME3007B;No we don't;;;;;;;;;;8978
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EVENTNAME3009;The Act of Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;8980
EVENTHIST3009;Henry VIII Tudor of England (1509-1547) had first received in 1521 the papal title of Defensor Fidei (Defender of the Faith) for his pamphlet against Luther. The king's main concern was over his succession and in 1529, when the papal Curia rejected his proposal to divorce Catherine of Aragon, he had the Legate of the Pope, Cardinal Wolsey, executed and coerced the English clergy to recognize the king as the supreme head of the Church. He had his divorce granted in 1533 and married the lady-in-waiting Ann Boleyn (executed 1536). Altogether, Henry VIII contracted 6 marriages.;;;;;;;;;;8981
ACTIONNAME3009A;Take Command of the Church of England;;;;;;;;;;8982
ACTIONNAME3009B;Accept Rome's Supremacy, but ignore it on a personal level;;;;;;;;;;8983
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EVENTNAME3010;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;8985
EVENTHIST3010;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;8986
ACTIONNAME3010A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;8987
ACTIONNAME3010B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;8988
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EVENTNAME3012;The Merchant Adventures;;;;;;;;;;8990
EVENTHIST3012;In the 1550's, to navigators who habitually used a globe, it seamed obvious that there must be a more direct route to the East across the Arctic, than round the Cape of Good Hope. Most 16th century maps shown the Arctic as an open sea, but little else was known. A considerable number of northern voyages were planned in England and, to this end many trading companies were being formed. The most famous is the 'Company of Merchant Adventurers for discovery of regions, dominions, islands and places unknown.' who had as first Master the aging Sebastian Cabot.;;;;;;;;;;8991
ACTIONNAME3012A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;8992
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EVENTNAME3013;Jane Grey and the Revolt against Northumberland;;;;;;;;;;8994
EVENTHIST3013;As the granddaughter of King Henry VIII's elder sister Mary, Lady Jane Grey had a claim to the English throne. Married against her will in 1553 to Lord Guildford Dudley, son of the Duke of Northumberland, she was used as a pawn by Northumberland, who was King Edward VI's regent, in his determined effort to retain his power after the king's death. King Edward VI was deadly sick and during his last illness Northumberland had him sign a 'device' excluding Henry VIII's daughters, the future queens Mary I and Elizabeth I, from the throne in favor of Jane. On July 10, 1553, four days after Edward's death, Jane was proclaimed queen. Her reign lasted only until July 19. The country supported the Catholic Mary's claim, and Northumberland's forces were dispersed by troops loyal to Mary. Lady Jane's life was initially spared, but convinced she did not need another focus of Protestant opposition and a further rival to the throne Mary had Jane and her husband executed on Tower Hill on February 12, 1554.;;;;;;;;;;8995
ACTIONNAME3013A;Let us revolt against Northumberland;;;;;;;;;;8996
ACTIONNAME3013B;Let us negotiate with Northumberland;;;;;;;;;;8997
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EVENTNAME3014;Bloody Mary and King Felipe of England;;;;;;;;;;8999
EVENTHIST3014;In 1554 the catholic Queen Mary married Felipe of Spain, a union that opened great possibilities for both England and Spain. Felipe was granted the title King of England by Parliament, but was not allowed to govern the country. But the imminent question of importance was over religion. The Act of Supremacy had given clerical control to the monarch, but the people of England were sundered over religion. Catholics demanded papal authority, while protestant wanted liberal clerical laws. Mary chose to throw in her lot with the fanatical Catholics, and a wave of terror commenced earning her the nickname 'Bloody Mary'. My Eminence! How will you act?;;;;;;;;;;9000
ACTIONNAME3014A;Reinstate Papal power over Church of England;;;;;;;;;;9001
ACTIONNAME3014B;Make Catholicism the most favored religion;;;;;;;;;;9002
ACTIONNAME3014C;Confirm religious freedom for all;;;;;;;;;;9003
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EVENTNAME3015;The Muscowy Trade Company;;;;;;;;;;9005
EVENTHIST3015;In 1553, the Merchant Adventurers Company sent a fleet of three ships with the intent of sailing to China through the Northeast Passage. Most ships were struck frozen by the ice-cap and all their crew died of starvation, except the Edward, under senior navigator Richard Chancellor, who entered the White Sea and reached Arkhangelsk, a small village that would later grow to a port in 1584. There he learned about the wealth and power of the Russian emperor and journeyed in horse-drawn sleighs, in winter, to Moscow. Although Russia and England had diverging interests in establishing relationships with each other, the Muscovy Trade Company formed to exploit the new trade was a commercial success, in particular with the Russian fur trade.;;;;;;;;;;9006
ACTIONNAME3015A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;9007
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EVENTNAME3016;Sir Francis Walsingham;;;;;;;;;;9009
EVENTHIST3016;Sir Francis Walsingham was Queen Elizabeth's Private Secretary. His main achievement was the perfect organization of a secret service and spying network that proved extremely efficient in aborting all conspiracies against the Queen's life and all other political and diplomatic plots. Extremely anti-Spanish, he was also the protector of Drake and financed most of the famous privateer early expeditions against the Iberian power.;;;;;;;;;;9010
ACTIONNAME3016A;Let him become our Spymaster!;;;;;;;;;;9011
ACTIONNAME3016B;No I do not trust him!;;;;;;;;;;9012
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EVENTNAME3017;Sir Thomas Greshams Currency Reform;;;;;;;;;;9014
EVENTHIST3017;English financier, born in London, and educated at the University of Cambridge. After attending the university, he was apprenticed to his uncle, a merchant, in whose service he displayed unusual business ability. In later years he became one of the wealthiest men in England. In 1551 he was appointed a factor, or royal agent, by King Edward VI. Charged with the management of the royal debt abroad, he virtually liquidated it by adroit financial manipulations on the bourse, or stock exchange, of Antwerp. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1559. While serving as her financial agent abroad, Gresham found that his tasks were difficult to execute because of the lower value of English currency in relation to the currencies of other countries;;;;;;;;;;9015
ACTIONNAME3017A;Reform;;;;;;;;;;9016
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EVENTNAME3018;The Northern Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;9018
EVENTHIST3018;"Queen Elizabeth I sought to bring about a religious settlement with the objective of establishing in England a protestant Anglican Church with herself as the Supreme Governor. History records that her task was accomplished with the minimum of persecution"" (just the right amount of persecution perhaps?). Things however began to fray around the edges when Mary Queen of Scots fled to England, seemingly because the Scots got fed up with her mismanagement of Scottish affairs. The problem for Elizabeth I was that Mary was a catholic claimant to the English throne and therefore more than a bit of an embarrassment. So Elizabeth I locked Mary away in various castles (including the local Castle Bolton in Wensleydale). Mary became the centre of numerous conspiracies to overthrow the ""upstarts"" who had displaced the ancient aristocracy. The basic idea was to marry Mary to Norfolk, England's only Duke. This combination represented a serious threat to Elizabeth I but Norfolk seemed undecided and continued to delay until Elizabeth I invited him to London whereupon she locked him in the Tower. Elizabeth I had correctly suspected that the Earls of Northumberland, Westmorland and Cumberland (Percys, Nevilles and Cliffords) were involved in the conspiracy and accordingly invited them to London. The Earls guessed their accommodation would be the Tower and opted instead for a rebellion which began at about midnight on the 9 November 1569. There was some popular support. The Catholic faith had survived in the North and there was real resentment against the extension of Tudor domination and Elizabeth I:s new men. The Earl of Northumberland did muster his troops in Richmond on the 16 November offering great wages to all who came forth and burning for those who did not. On 28 November the annoyed Earl of Northumberland returned with 1000 horsemen and a few foot soldiers and ""spoiled"" the town. Around the 23 November a few wealthy inhabitants willingly joined the rebellion (just as it neared collapse). This defection did not go unnoticed and this time the other side led by Lord Willoughby ransacked the surrounding countryside. Sir George was appointed provost marshal and martial law was declared (except of course for the wealthy that was exempt). Elizabeth I ordered that 700 of the riffraff be executed (the wealthy would forfeit their estates to help fund the Crown's costs), 200 of these were to be from or around Richmond. On the 8 January the provost marshal arrived. Questioning of the prisoners began and on the 10 January the executions were carried out. How many were actually executed is not known but seemingly it was a smaller number, perhaps around 57, 12 of whom were from Richmond. The decade after the Rebellion was a difficult period for Catholics who faced constant persecution. Religious meetings were held in secret away from the eyes of unfriendly informants. It seems however that the few gentry who were accused in court of holding Catholic beliefs were the ""mere tip of a great pyramid"" which represented a hidden underground movement.""";;;;;;;;;;9019
ACTIONNAME3018A;Keep Norfolk in the Tower and smash the rebels;;;;;;;;;;9020
ACTIONNAME3018B;Keep Norfolk in the Tower and start to negotiate;;;;;;;;;;9021
ACTIONNAME3018C;Release Norfolk;;;;;;;;;;9022
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EVENTNAME3019;The Creation of the London Stock Exchange;;;;;;;;;;9024
EVENTHIST3019;The year 1571 saw the creation of the London Stock Exchange. Although small in importance and with limited trading in the 16th and 17th centuries, it would grow and gradually overcome its Amsterdam competitor and prove to be the most active stock market in 18th century Europe, boosting the English trade, manufacturing and economy as a whole. England would then benefit from an easy and reliable access to credit.;;;;;;;;;;9025
ACTIONNAME3019A;Expand Loan Market;;;;;;;;;;9026
ACTIONNAME3019B;Issue Strict Control;;;;;;;;;;9027
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EVENTNAME3020;The Beheading of Mary of Scots;;;;;;;;;;9029
EVENTHIST3020;Born in 1542, six days before the death of her father, Mary Stuart is crowned Queen of Scotland in her infancy. Raised in Catholic France and married at fifteen to the heir of the French throne in alliance against the Protestant English. She returned to Scotland only after the death of her husband in 1560;;;;;;;;;;9030
ACTIONNAME3020A;Behead her!;;;;;;;;;;9031
ACTIONNAME3020B;Let her live imprisoned though;;;;;;;;;;9032
ACTIONNAME3020C;Set her free, but send her to the Guise in France;;;;;;;;;;9033
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EVENTNAME3021;The Canceling of Royal Monopolies;;;;;;;;;;9035
EVENTHIST3021;Elizabeth's popularity began to wane towards the end of her reign. The war with Spain dragged on inconclusively. The parliament became less tractable and began to object to the abuse of the royally granted monopolies, which was used to reward her favorites and tolerate considerable corruption. A last Golden speech to Parliament in 1601 reaffirmed her love for her subjects, but it came in the context of a bitter clash over royal monopolies, which she ceased from.;;;;;;;;;;9036
ACTIONNAME3021A;Cancel them!;;;;;;;;;;9037
ACTIONNAME3021B;Strengthen them!;;;;;;;;;;9038
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EVENTNAME3022;Hugh O'Neill's Irish Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;9040
EVENTHIST3022;Hugh O'Neill lived in England in the 1560s. He served the government in the 1580s but in 1594 rebelled. Dissatisfied with the English government's persistent policy of playing the chiefs against one another, O'Neill was also angered by the English refusal to restore the lands granted to his grandfather. At last he formed an alliance with the other Irish chiefs and sought aid against Protestant England from Catholic Spain. He achieved something like unity among his allies and, after 1595, defeated some of Queen Elizabeth's best commanders in Ireland. O'Neill was defeated while attempting to join a Spanish force that arrived at Kinsale in 1601. His Irish allies dispersed, and O'Neill retreated to Ulster. In 1603 he made peace with the English, surrendering his tribal authority. King James I later pardoned him.;;;;;;;;;;9041
ACTIONNAME3022A;We are not amused!;;;;;;;;;;9042
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EVENTNAME3025;The English Civil War;;;;;;;;;;9044
EVENTHIST3025;The English Civil War (1642-1648) was the result of a long power struggle between the Stuart monarchs and the Puritan-led Parliament. Intensification of royal judicial procedures (Star Chamber) and demands for taxes (1635, ship money for naval construction) was faced by Parliamentary opposition (summary of grievances in the 1641 Grand Remonstrance) and execution of royal advisors. The arrest of John Pym, the Puritan leader and the Catholic uprising in Ulster (1641) sparked the war between the Royalists and the Parliament. The decisive reform and new model army of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) led to the capture and execution of king Charles I (1649) and the establishment of the English Commonwealth, a military dictatorship controlled by a Lord Protector (Cromwell - 1653) and a reduced (Rump) Parliament. Following successful wars against Holland (1652-1654) and Spain (1654-1659), the monarchy would be re-established by General Monk in 1658, to the profit of Charles II Stuart (1660-1688), a fervent absolutist.;;;;;;;;;;9045
ACTIONNAME3025A;Puritans;;;;;;;;;;9046
ACTIONNAME3025B;Royalists;;;;;;;;;;9047
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EVENTNAME3027;The Act of Navigation;;;;;;;;;;9049
EVENTHIST3027;Cromwell, Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth promulgated the Act of Navigation in 1651. It was mostly directed against the Dutch carrier trade and provided that all goods shipped to and from England was to be transported on English ships, while also confirming the colonial exclusive policy. The Act directly caused the first English-Dutch war of 1652-1654 and the second in 1665-1667. At the Peace of Breda (1667), New Amsterdam (New York) was exchanged for Surinam (Dutch Guiana) and the Act slightly modified. It nevertheless contributed to the enormous growth in English naval and colonial trade.;;;;;;;;;;9050
ACTIONNAME3027A;Enact;;;;;;;;;;9051
ACTIONNAME3027B;The present policy is perfect;;;;;;;;;;9052
ACTIONNAME3027C;Ease the present policy up;;;;;;;;;;9053
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EVENTNAME3030;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;9055
EVENTHIST3030;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;9056
ACTIONNAME3030A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;9057
ACTIONNAME3030B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9058
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EVENTNAME3032;The Glorious Revolution;;;;;;;;;;9060
EVENTHIST3032;When Charles I had won the English Civil War he set out persecuting the Puritans many of which moved to the American colonies. He also closed Parliament and ruled by decree which created dissent among most groups in the English society.  His son Charles II though fully understood that the moderate Protestants were the key group and he needed them badly. By introducing religious freedom, disqualifying religion as an issue when attaining a governmental post, and creating an ideology of the Monarch as standing above all religious issues he managed to create a feeble truce among Englishmen. As a consequence Charles revived Parliament, but greatly diminished it powers. However, Charles set high standards ensuring fair and regular elections and that every one was equal under law. His brother James was a staunch catholic and not particular found of the opposition that had deified a lot of his ambitions. James, influenced by the Duke of Tyrconnell and the Earl of Sunderland, had the Tory leader, Earl Danby propose in Parliament that the royal suspension power was to be abolished if Parliament passed a Declaration of Rights. In a masterly executed scheme the Whig leader, Earl Shaftsbury, made the proposal fall. King James was outraged and held a speech in Parliament in forming the Gentlemen that either he would govern as the appointee of God or they pass a redrafted Declaration of Rights. The choice was theirs, theirs alone. Finally after days of negotiation the Parliament accepted what would be called the Bill of Rights creating a division of powers between Parliament, an independent Star Chamber and the King. Parliament would create and pass laws, and control certain taxes as tax of income and wealth, while the King would approve laws and direct the foreign policy, execute wars and control the majority of taxation. Thus the venerable series of events called 'The Glorious revolution' came to be...    ;;;;;;;;;;9061
ACTIONNAME3032A;Absolute Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;9062
ACTIONNAME3032B;Strong Monarchy with Parliament;;;;;;;;;;9063
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EVENTNAME3034;The Creation of Bank of England;;;;;;;;;;9065
EVENTHIST3034;The Bank of England was founded in 1694. It soon enjoyed a reputation of seriousness and reliability, in particular regarding the credibility of the English Pound Sterling, in a time where most other currencies were at the mercy of state bankruptcies and coinage debasement. This stability was preponderant in the slowly but constantly increasing domination of the world economy by Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. It also allowed a greater flexibility to the British government in raising funds for warfare.;;;;;;;;;;9066
ACTIONNAME3034A;National Loans at 500 ducats;;;;;;;;;;9067
ACTIONNAME3034B;National Loans at 200 ducats;;;;;;;;;;9068
ACTIONNAME3034C;National Loans at 800 ducats;;;;;;;;;;9069
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EVENTNAME3035;Phillip of Bourbon succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9071
EVENTHIST3035;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus named Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against France and Spain. Thus when French forces occupied the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9072
ACTIONNAME3035A;Fight him;;;;;;;;;;9073
ACTIONNAME3035B;Accept it;;;;;;;;;;9074
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EVENTNAME3036;Charles of Habsburg succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9076
EVENTHIST3036;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus tried to name Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. However in the late phase of the Franco-Spanish negotiations a secretary of one of the Spanish ministers leaked out information and Habsburg partisans back in Madrid argued for allocating succession to the Austrian branch of the Habsburg dynasty, so Charles II hard beset, in one of his last official acts, left Spain to his nephew, Charles of Habsburg. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against Austria and Spain. Thus when Austrian forces reinforced the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9077
ACTIONNAME3036A;Accept it conditionally;;;;;;;;;;9078
ACTIONNAME3036B;Fight him;;;;;;;;;;9079
ACTIONNAME3036C;Accept it;;;;;;;;;;9080
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EVENTNAME3037;The Act of Union;;;;;;;;;;9082
EVENTHIST3037;In the midst of the Spanish Succession War (1700-1713), the Parliament voted the Act of Union in 1707. When confirmed by the Scottish vote, it established the Union of Scotland and England (and its Irish possessions) under the same monarch into one realm under the title of Great Britain. A new flag, the Union Jack was adopted as a symbol of the Union.;;;;;;;;;;9083
ACTIONNAME3037A;We are Great Britain;;;;;;;;;;9084
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EVENTNAME3038;The Hannover Dynasty in England;;;;;;;;;;9086
EVENTHIST3038;The 1701 Act of Establishment had been voted to regulate the succession to the throne, ensuring no Catholic dynasty would ever rule England. When the personal union with Holland had ended in 1702 (death of William of Orange), his daughter Queen Ann (1702-1714) reigned but failed to provide a legitimate heir. The English crown went to George I of Hanover (1714-1727), her most direct parent. He and his son George II (1727-1760) were German born and would always follow closely the fate of their Electorate, making it in fact if not in law a vassal of England.;;;;;;;;;;9087
ACTIONNAME3038A;Ahh Yes;;;;;;;;;;9088
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EVENTNAME3039;Jacobite Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;9090
EVENTHIST3039;This rebellion of the Jacobite cause led by the Earl of Mar began in 1715. By the end of September, most of the Highlands were in his control and his army numbered some 5,000 with more appearing daily. But all this was done without even notifying the King they were claiming to support. The Old Pretender, King James III, was not even aware of the situation as of yet. Word was sent to the King, and the size of the force continued to grow. The Earl, with his growing army, moved to Perth and established his base there after taking the city. Meanwhile another Jacobite army was forming to the south, The Old Pretender hearing the news began to make preparations for his trip to Scotland and his crowning. By early November, the northern Jacobite army numbered some 12,000, mostly Clansmen from the Highlands. The Earl then decided to march south where he soon met the army of the Duke of Argyll, the only remaining government troops in Scotland. The Jacobite forces were mismanaged and split. The southern army marched south to raise Lancashire instead of turning on the Duke of Argyll's flank, while a much smaller force under the Duke defeated the larger northern army of the Jacobites at Sherrrifmuir on November 13th. The southern army was also met and defeated at Preston by other government forces in England. The Jacobites were forced to retreat to Perth, while still waiting for their leader to arrive. The Old Pretender finally arrived in Scotland on the 22nd of December after leaving fittingly enough from Dunkirk. But the matter was already settled, as the Duke of Argyll was already receiving reinforcements of experienced troops and was preparing an overwhelming force to march north. The King, James III, was again forced to retreat after spending a dismal six weeks in Scotland.;;;;;;;;;;9091
ACTIONNAME3039A;We will smash them!;;;;;;;;;;9092
ACTIONNAME3039B;The Stuarts take back the throne!;;;;;;;;;;9093
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EVENTNAME3040;Sir Robert Walpole;;;;;;;;;;9095
EVENTHIST3040;Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford (1676-1745) was appointed War Minister in 1708. Compromised in many scandals, he loses his functions but is recalled upon the advent of the Hanoverian dynasty. He fervent partisan of European overall peace and balance, he dominated English political life from 1721 to 1742, as First Lord and Exchequer, a Prime Minister in fact if not in title.;;;;;;;;;;9096
ACTIONNAME3040A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9097
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EVENTNAME3042;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;9099
EVENTHIST3042;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9100
ACTIONNAME3042A;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9101
ACTIONNAME3042B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9102
ACTIONNAME3042C;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9103
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EVENTNAME3043;Jacobite Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;9105
EVENTHIST3043;In 1745, the war of the Austrian Succession was raging in Europe. England had most of her troops busy in the Austrian Netherlands. The time seemed ripe for Charles-Edward Stuart (1720-1788) to boldly land in Scotland. He and his Jacobite supporters managed to beat an English army at Prestonpans on October 2nd, 1745 and entered Edinburgh where he had his father James recognized as King of Scotland. At the head of a small army, he then invaded England as far as Derby, but had to retreat when promised French support did not materialized (the intended landing of French troops had failed). Caught up by the British army under Cumberland (recalled from the Low Countries), he is soundly defeated at Culloden on 16th April, 1746. This was the best shot the Stuarts ever got to reclaim the throne, but the rash young prince did not listen to the sober advice of his Generals, thus forever burying the Stuart cause.;;;;;;;;;;9106
ACTIONNAME3043A;We will smash them!;;;;;;;;;;9107
ACTIONNAME3043B;The Stuarts take back the throne!;;;;;;;;;;9108
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EVENTNAME3044;William Pitt the Elder;;;;;;;;;;9110
EVENTHIST3044;"William Pitt, the first Pitt."" (1708-1778) was the grandson of the Governor of Madras. Initially destined for a military career, he became a deputy in the Commons, member of the Whigs and an ardent patriot. Striving to give England a world maritime empire, he leads the coalition government of 1757 despite the profound hatred of George II and obtained decisive results in Canada and India. His departure in 1763 saved France from the toughest clauses of the Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years War. Back to power in 1766-1778 despite his poor health, he advocated war against France in 1778.""";;;;;;;;;;9111
ACTIONNAME3044A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9112
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EVENTNAME3045;The East India Company;;;;;;;;;;9114
EVENTHIST3045;Created two years before its Dutch equivalent, the English East India Company had a difficult start. Its first trading posts in the Moluccas (Amboina) and Indonesia were soon overwhelmed and closed by the Dutch and activity concentrated to India (Madras, Bombay, Calcutta). It is there that she would know its greatest success, from a small trading ventures of harbor factories to the large Indian Empire build by Warren Hastings and Robert Clive (from 1757 onwards) that would control most of the Indian subcontinent. The company would outlast all its competitors and would only be taken over by the British government in 1867, in the wake of the great Sepoy revolt of 1857.;;;;;;;;;;9115
ACTIONNAME3045A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;9116
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EVENTNAME3046;The Sale of Corsica;;;;;;;;;;9118
EVENTHIST3046;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was England who bought it in 1768 and restored order, making it the major Mediterranean base from which to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte the Great Son of the Island.;;;;;;;;;;9119
ACTIONNAME3046A;Offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;9120
ACTIONNAME3046B;Pass the opportunity;;;;;;;;;;9121
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EVENTNAME3047;Tax Revolt in America;;;;;;;;;;9123
EVENTHIST3047;In 1765-1767 the British Parliament issues the Stamp tax and numerous tolls in the American Colonies. It is view appropriate that the colonists pay for the high costs of the Seven Years War or The French and Indian Wars as it is known in America. The colonists however react spontaneously. The Congress of Massachusetts expresses a sharp protest, which is seconded by many other colonies. The most important of the agitators are Samuel Adams, who creates the 'Sons of Liberty' in Boston, and the lawyer Patrick Henry. His Majesty's government decides to send troops to America and order the Governors to dissolve the congresses of the colonies. This increases the revolutionary tendencies further...;;;;;;;;;;9124
ACTIONNAME3047A;Stamp tax and Tolls;;;;;;;;;;9125
ACTIONNAME3047B;Stamp tax, Defense tax and Tolls;;;;;;;;;;9126
ACTIONNAME3047C;More Taxes in England;;;;;;;;;;9127
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EVENTNAME3048;The American Colonial Policy;;;;;;;;;;9129
EVENTHIST3048;Lord North has come to power in Britain and immediately abolishes the hated tolls in America, with one exception-The Tea Toll. The reason is to underscore the right of the British Parliament to pass laws. This retreat though comes too late. The struggle against the tolls have become a struggle for constitutional rights and when bloodshed occur in Boston, in what have been called the Boston Massacre, the tension is at maximum level. ;;;;;;;;;;9130
ACTIONNAME3048A;Abolish all Tolls, but the Tea Toll;;;;;;;;;;9131
ACTIONNAME3048B;Keep all Tolls;;;;;;;;;;9132
ACTIONNAME3048C;Abolish all Tolls;;;;;;;;;;9133
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EVENTNAME3049;The American Revolution;;;;;;;;;;9135
EVENTHIST3049;Following the closure of Boston harbor in 1773, there were skirmishes at Lexington and Concord in 1775, and an attempted invasion of British Canada late in 1775. The lack of compromise from the British and the spirit of the Sons of Liberty on the colonial side led to the meeting of a Continental Congress which issued the Declaration of Independence on 4th July, 1776. The United States of America were born and would endure nearly 7 years of guerilla and regular warfare, with its lot of betrayal, unrest, torn-families, defeats and victories (Saratoga 1777, bringing in the French alliance in 1778, and Yorktown 1781) that would finally lead England to concede defeat, lose all the territory of her former 13 colonies, and recognize the American independence at the Treaty of Paris in 1783.;;;;;;;;;;9136
ACTIONNAME3049A;Revoke the Constitutional Freedom of the Colonies;;;;;;;;;;9137
ACTIONNAME3049B;Install British Administration and Judges;;;;;;;;;;9138
ACTIONNAME3049C;Start Negotiations for Self-Determination;;;;;;;;;;9139
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EVENTNAME3052;The North American Union;;;;;;;;;;9141
EVENTHIST3052;As the British won what they call 'The War of American Rebellion' hostilities dragged on. Heavily occupied by British troops isolated insurrectionists held on to the flag of freedom with guerilla attacks. The British Government though took certain measures, making all colonists British citizens and all territories of His Majesty's Government equal in rights and power. Most so-called 'Americans' still felt themselves being different from the average Londoner, but King George's rule was just and fair. Slowly the insurrectionists attacks started to strike back at themselves as ordinary people started to view them as brigands. In pace with their failure to get support they become more radical and when the French Revolution appeared they happily picked up that ideology of violence and hatred. The Reign of Terror in France and the British problems in Quebec quickly made ordinary people to flock to the English banners. The British Government seized the initiative and issued the Act of the North American Union. All colonies would now become province with their own parliament fully empowered for local governance. The same would be true for the Motherland. The British Government in London and the Grand Parliament would now also accept and include members from the North American Union. This decision was very successful and with the power of the New World behind her back London could much direct the decisions of the Congress of Vienna in 1801.;;;;;;;;;;9142
ACTIONNAME3052A;We won the Struggle!;;;;;;;;;;9143
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EVENTNAME3055;The Creation of the Continental Army;;;;;;;;;;9145
EVENTHIST3055;On May 10, 1775  representatives from all thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia deciding to create a national army, The Continental Army, under the leadership of the Cavalier George Washington of Virginia. This was a very important for the young Nation as the Professional Army was the first stepping stone to recognition from the Old World. The form of the army was though hotly debated. How will you choose, Sire?;;;;;;;;;;9146
ACTIONNAME3055A;Raise Professional Army;;;;;;;;;;9147
ACTIONNAME3055B;Raise Provincial Militias;;;;;;;;;;9148
ACTIONNAME3055C;Call for Volunteers;;;;;;;;;;9149
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EVENTNAME3056;The Congress' Printing Machine;;;;;;;;;;9151
EVENTHIST3056;In 1779 the Military situation was severe, but the economic situation was even worse. The Congress was not yet an efficient vehicle of governance and members of it let the printing press run freely. The money was needed, but the effect was a growing inflation. The usage of the printing press was a collective decision the body of men responsible could have decided differently. How will you decide, Sire?;;;;;;;;;;9152
ACTIONNAME3056A;Print more money;;;;;;;;;;9153
ACTIONNAME3056B;Use with constrain;;;;;;;;;;9154
ACTIONNAME3056C;Stop immediately;;;;;;;;;;9155
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EVENTNAME3057;The US Constitution;;;;;;;;;;9157
EVENTHIST3057;In 1787 the representatives of all colonies except Rhode Island met to create a joint constitution. After four months' hard labour the US constitution was signed. This made the US the first modern democracy, but it had its price. It was a great compromise between many interests and thus a source of both conflict and cooperation among the citizens of the new United States of America. During the forging of the constitution a number of different approaches were tried. Which one will you choose, O Spirit of America?;;;;;;;;;;9158
ACTIONNAME3057A;Governmental Balance of Power;;;;;;;;;;9159
ACTIONNAME3057B;Strong Federal Government;;;;;;;;;;9160
ACTIONNAME3057C;Confederacy of Independent States;;;;;;;;;;9161
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EVENTNAME3058;US. Presidential Election of 1796;;;;;;;;;;9163
EVENTHIST3058;Campaign and the Issues, 1796: Federalist flocked under the banner of John Adams, who vowed to reinforce Washington's Strong Government. Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists opposed the growing government and rode the wave of popular fears of insidious royalism. Adams supporters retaliated by condemning the French Revolution as Monocracy, the former cherished by the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists on the other hand still viewed England as the principal enemy and said that Adams was going to pay lip service to Her Majesty's Government. Washington's support and the New Englanders effort to stop Alexander Hamilton from sabotaging Adams campaign gave Adams a marginal electoral victory, 71-68. How will the Spirit of America choose this time? ;;;;;;;;;;9164
ACTIONNAME3058A;John Adams;;;;;;;;;;9165
ACTIONNAME3058B;Thomas Jefferson;;;;;;;;;;9166
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EVENTNAME3059;Federal Taxes on Property;;;;;;;;;;9168
EVENTHIST3059;In July 1798 President Adams approved legislation levying federal taxes on property. This had consequences. The most obvious was the Fries Rebellion of 1799, a group of armed Pennsylvanians resisted tax assessors and collectors. But it also created a great debate of the limits of power of government that never ended, but continues up to this day and beyond. However, depending on the political position of the President and the representatives in Congress a different legislation package could have been approved. How will you choose, Mr. President?;;;;;;;;;;9169
ACTIONNAME3059A;Limited Federal Taxation Rights;;;;;;;;;;9170
ACTIONNAME3059B;No Federal Taxation Rights;;;;;;;;;;9171
ACTIONNAME3059C;Unlimited Federal Taxation Rights;;;;;;;;;;9172
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EVENTNAME3060;US. Presidential Election of 1800;;;;;;;;;;9174
EVENTHIST3060;Campaign and the Issues, 1800: The Federalists urged voters to choose God-and a religious President (Adams) over Jefferson…and no God. Initially the Federalists monopolized the media thanks to the Sedition Act that outlawed most opposition as treason. Though this Act was also the rallying point of the Anti-Federalists, or the Republicans, as they were now called as James Madison had written the controversial Virginia and Kentucky Resolution in 1798-1799 which declared the Sedition Act unconstitutional. At a late stage the majority in New York changed and the new electoral votes changed the balance into the favor of Jefferson. However as the nominally vice presidential candidate Aaron Burr got the same number of electoral votes as the Jefferson, Burr later forced the issue to a vote in the House which was eventually won by Jefferson. The Electoral Votes: Jefferson 73, Burr 73, Adams 65. How will the Spirit of America choose this time? ;;;;;;;;;;9175
ACTIONNAME3060A;Thomas Jefferson;;;;;;;;;;9176
ACTIONNAME3060B;Aaron Burr;;;;;;;;;;9177
ACTIONNAME3060C;John Adams;;;;;;;;;;9178
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EVENTNAME3061;The Louisiana Purchase;;;;;;;;;;9180
EVENTHIST3061;In 1803 Napoleon of France was hard pressed for cash as he was set on a dream of European hegemony. He therefore offered the Louisiana Territory, a vast region between the Mississippi and the Rockies against a lump sum of $15 million. The President and the Senate agreed and the United States nearly doubled its size. Sire, you would only get the provinces that France presently owns (South of Canada and North of Mexico) for a lump sum of 1000 ducats. How will you choose, Mr. President?;;;;;;;;;;9181
ACTIONNAME3061A;Accept Offer;;;;;;;;;;9182
ACTIONNAME3061B;Decline Offer;;;;;;;;;;9183
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EVENTNAME3062;US. Presidential Election of 1804;;;;;;;;;;9185
EVENTHIST3062;Campaign and the Issues, 1804: President Jefferson handily checked a feeble challenge from the dying Federalist Party. The Party had been severely damaged by a radical group within called the Essex Junta, which had tried in vain to enlist some eastern seaboard states to secede from the union forming a New England Confederacy free of Jeffersonian Democracy. Among the elites of the country many still supported the Federalists and Pinckney, but the masses were discouraged by the behavior of the Junta. The Biggest Issue was the Louisiana Purchase as Federalists feared that more immigrants (Jefferson-supporters that is) would break the balance of power at the expense of the Federalists. Thus Jefferson made significant inroads in once solidly Federalist New England and victory was his. Electoral Votes: Jefferson 162, Pinckney 14. How will the Spirit of America choose this time?;;;;;;;;;;9186
ACTIONNAME3062A;Thomas Jefferson;;;;;;;;;;9187
ACTIONNAME3062B;Charles Pinckney;;;;;;;;;;9188
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EVENTNAME3063;US. Presidential Election of 1808;;;;;;;;;;9190
EVENTHIST3063;Campaign and the Issues, 1808: As Thomas Jefferson retired he endorsed James Madison as his successor. Madison was only vulnerable to one issue - The Embargo. As Secretary of State he had been handled the Embargo which was both retaliation against French and British disrespect and a policy of Protectionism. The Embargo was very unpopular in both camps, thus the Federalists once again revitalized under Charles Pinckney and Free-Trade Republicans threatened to support the republican vice presidential candidate George Clinton. The Free-Trade threat never materialized and although Pinckney did well he could not compete with the popularity of former President Jefferson. Jefferson was instrumental in urging fellows and foes alike to stand behind Madison and thus securing his victory. Electoral Vote: Madison 122, Pinckney 47, Clinton 6. How will the Spirit of America choose this time?;;;;;;;;;;9191
ACTIONNAME3063A;James Madison;;;;;;;;;;9192
ACTIONNAME3063B;Charles Pinckney;;;;;;;;;;9193
ACTIONNAME3063C;George Clinton;;;;;;;;;;9194
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EVENTNAME3064;Hawks and Doves of 1812;;;;;;;;;;9196
EVENTHIST3064;During the years up to the War of 1812 the English had never respected the independence of the United States de facto. England disrespected US neutral rights at sea and impressed American seamen and confiscated the goods of her ships at sea. She also encouraged and supported Indian Unrest in the West. This together with the fact that some American gentlemen like Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun lobbied aggressively for war in an effort to exploit the opportunity to seize Canada made it hard for the President in International affairs. The Nation was though badly divided and when the President asked the Congress for a declaration of war (June1) the South and the west voted for and New England against. The war was not a great success for the United States military and the White House was bombard by the Royal Navy. Only the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 was considered a victory. The war ended in a status quo peace, but it could very well have ended differently. Who will you choose Mr. President?;;;;;;;;;;9197
ACTIONNAME3064A;Support War hawks;;;;;;;;;;9198
ACTIONNAME3064B;Support Doves;;;;;;;;;;9199
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EVENTNAME3065;US. Presidential Election of 1812;;;;;;;;;;9201
EVENTHIST3065;Campaign and the Issues, 1812: The War of 1812 dominated the campaign. Because the United States suffered early defeats in the West, DeWitt Clinton's supporters blasted the president for incompetence in directing the war effort, a war that Federalists denounced as groundless. Madison's campaigners defended the war as necessary to establish American neutral rights. Madison was not that popular, but two things turned against Clinton. First, Clinton tried to appeal to hawks and doves alike making his position non-credible. Second, Madison was a president at war and people rallied to his defense. Electoral Votes: Madison 128, Clinton 89. How will the Spirit of America choose this time?;;;;;;;;;;9202
ACTIONNAME3065A;James Madison;;;;;;;;;;9203
ACTIONNAME3065B;DeWitt Clinton;;;;;;;;;;9204
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EVENTNAME3066;US. Presidential Election of 1816;;;;;;;;;;9206
EVENTHIST3066;Campaign and the Issues, 1816: There were no big issues. James Monroe was supported by two popular former presidents, Jefferson and Madison, and Monroe was a skilled tactician doing very little campaigning. The election was a sure thing all from the beginning as there were in fact only one efficient party, the Republicans. The Federalists existed, but was trashed from opposing the War of 1812 and had its voters in the New England area. Its organization and form was old and obsolete and it did not even officially nominate a candidate. It though supported Rufus King who put up only token opposition against the republican juggernaut. The Republicans was on the other hand an all-American movement with strong bases in New York, Virginia and in the South from which it campaign with skill and effect. Four republican presidential terms in a row had strengthened the party proportionally to the decline of the Federalists. James Monroe won a walk-over even if it was not as superior as his victory in 1820 where he grabbed all electors but one. Electoral Votes: Monroe 183, King 34. How will the Spirit of America choose this time?;;;;;;;;;;9207
ACTIONNAME3066A;James Monroe;;;;;;;;;;9208
ACTIONNAME3066B;Rufus King;;;;;;;;;;9209
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EVENTNAME3067;Adam-Onís Treaty;;;;;;;;;;9211
EVENTHIST3067;During the First Seminole War (1817-1818) US forces had attacked Seminole Indians and fugitive slaves in Florida that had raided Georgia and massacred residents. To root out the problem General Andrew Jackson burnt villages and overthrew the Spanish governor. This episode convinced the Spanish government that the United States was capable of seizing Florida at will. This belief grew so strong that the Spanish government offered Florida to the United Sates for a lump sum of money. The agreement was finalized by U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish Minister Luis de Onís. Mr. President, we will get Florida for a lump sum of 500 ducats should we heed the offer?;;;;;;;;;;9212
ACTIONNAME3067A;Accept Offer;;;;;;;;;;9213
ACTIONNAME3067B;Decline Offer;;;;;;;;;;9214
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EVENTNAME3068;The Economic Dependency on England is broken;;;;;;;;;;9216
EVENTHIST3068;After the second war with England, The War of 1812, the United States' economic dependency on England had finally come to an end. Domestic industry, filled the vacuum created by a suspension of trade with Europe, emerged from the war a vital, expanding force in the economy. America had taken its first steps in the evolution from a largely agrarian nation into an industrial giant.;;;;;;;;;;9217
ACTIONNAME3068A;At last!!!;;;;;;;;;;9218
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EVENTNAME3086;Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;9220
EVENTHIST3086;Many countries had view the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;9221
ACTIONNAME3086A;The Bourbons are reinstalled;;;;;;;;;;9222
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EVENTNAME3093;The Meuthen Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9224
EVENTHIST3093;John Methuen was born in 1650. An accomplished diplomat, he is well remembered for the treaty signed in 1703 between England and Portugal. The main purpose of the treaty was to allow free introduction of English wool and cloths to Portugal in exchange of free entry of Portuguese wine into England (Port wine). The treaty made in effect Portugal an economic and political satellite of England, and was abrogated only in 1836. John Methuen died in 1706 shortly after his greatest success.;;;;;;;;;;9225
ACTIONNAME3093A;Accept the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9226
ACTIONNAME3093B;Denounce the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9227
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EVENTNAME3101;Jean D'Arc and the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;9229
EVENTHIST3101;At a young age Joan of Arc began to hear voices-those of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret. When she was about 16, the voices exhorted her to bear aid to the dauphin, later King Charles VII.  Charles gave her an army and her inspiration rescued France from defeat against the English.;;;;;;;;;;9230
ACTIONNAME3101A;Heed the Advice of Jean D'Arc;;;;;;;;;;9231
ACTIONNAME3101B;Ignore the Advice of Jean D'Arc;;;;;;;;;;9232
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EVENTNAME3102;The Birth of a Permanent Taxation System;;;;;;;;;;9234
EVENTHIST3102;Charles VII remodeled French finances, established heavy taxation, particularly through the taille, a direct land tax. Extracting the wealth of the land has always been a tough nut to crack for the centralizing French kings. To tap the vast riches of the French lands new and improved taxation methods were needed time after time. Throughout history the methods used became more and more rationalized to optimimize gains for the treasury. The Birth of a Permanent Taxation Systems was a major step towards this aim.;;;;;;;;;;9235
ACTIONNAME3102A;Issue it;;;;;;;;;;9236
ACTIONNAME3102B;Let it be;;;;;;;;;;9237
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EVENTNAME3103;The Creation of the First Permanent Army;;;;;;;;;;9239
EVENTHIST3103;Charles VII, although dominated by his mistress, Agnès Sorel, proved an able administrator. He reorganized the army into a permanent force after forcing the British withdrawal from Guienne. ;;;;;;;;;;9240
ACTIONNAME3103A;We need a Permanent Force!;;;;;;;;;;9241
ACTIONNAME3103B;We can safely rely on the Nobles!;;;;;;;;;;9242
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EVENTNAME3104;The End of the Hundred Year War;;;;;;;;;;9244
EVENTHIST3104;Louis XI benefited from the outcome of the hundred year war. The virtual destruction of the feudal nobility enabled him to unite France more solidly under the royal authority and to promote and ally with the middle class.;;;;;;;;;;9245
ACTIONNAME3104A;Now let us take care of those Nobles;;;;;;;;;;9246
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EVENTNAME3105;The Inheritance of Anjou;;;;;;;;;;9248
EVENTHIST3105;The Kingdom of Naples had become a possession of Aragon (and thus of Spain) in 1443, as well as Sicily. Its last ruler, Rene of Anjou had lost his realm to Ferdinand of Aragon who reigned from 1458 to 1494. His death in 1494 led a weak king, Alfonso, on the throne. His kingdom would probably end into the hands of the rulers of Spain. However, Charles VIII of France, a direct heir of the house of Anjou, also had legal claims to the throne. Following Charles VIII expedition to Naples in 1494 to claim his Anjou inheritance, and which had ended in disaster despite his brilliant victory at Fornova on 5th July 1495 (the Furia Francese), other wars were to erupt due to dispute over Milano, Swiss intervention in the conflict and the diplomatic and covert efforts of the Papacy under Julius II from 1503. In total, six wars would ravage the peninsula, from 1494 (Naples) to 1559 (peace concluded between France and the Habsburgs at Catteau-Cambresis on 3rd April). They would see the alternance of French victories (Marignano in 1515) and defeats (Pavia 1525) and would even extend to the borders and interior of France.;;;;;;;;;;9249
ACTIONNAME3105A;Let us claim what is rightfully ours!;;;;;;;;;;9250
ACTIONNAME3105B;Let us drop our claims for good!;;;;;;;;;;9251
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EVENTNAME3106;The State takes control of the Guilds;;;;;;;;;;9253
EVENTHIST3106;The word gilde, or ghilde, is but one of many terms used formerly in France and in the Low Countries to denote what the more modern word corporation stands. In France and the Low Countries a guild was originally a sort of fraternity for common support, protection, and amusement. The members paid each a certain contribution to the common fund. After the end of the fifteenth century, under the despotic rule of the French kings, the guilds ceased to be a means of protection for a majority of their members. Their privileges became a means of filling the royal coffers at the expense of the employers;;;;;;;;;;9254
ACTIONNAME3106A;Take Control of the Guilds;;;;;;;;;;9255
ACTIONNAME3106B;Do not mess with the Guilds;;;;;;;;;;9256
ACTIONNAME3106C;Give more control to the Guilds;;;;;;;;;;9257
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EVENTNAME3107;The League of Cambrai;;;;;;;;;;9259
EVENTHIST3107;In 1508, Pope Julius II set-up a league against the Republic of Venice which he disliked and found too powerful in Italy. He enlisted support of Florence, France and even of Emperor Maximilian. French troops decimated the Venetian army at the battle of Agnadel in 1509, but the Republic managed to break the league by concluding separate peace with her opponents.;;;;;;;;;;9260
ACTIONNAME3107A;Express Support;;;;;;;;;;9261
ACTIONNAME3107B;Ignore;;;;;;;;;;9262
ACTIONNAME3107C;Express Hostility;;;;;;;;;;9263
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EVENTNAME3108;French claims in Italy weakened;;;;;;;;;;9265
EVENTHIST3108;During the Period 1524-1529 the French King experienced several setbacks. Not only did he starts and lose several campaigns in Italy, but in 1526 he was also captured and brought to Madrid in chains where he had do denounce all his claims. It did not end with that though. The French King refused to denounce his claims and again and again attacked in Italy. However, slowly he understood that the Italians would not accept a French monarch. For them belonging to a weak Holy Roman Empire was much better, and the French King also found that his opponents never had a problem with getting the majority of the lesser Italian states into their alliance. So at last after numerous fruitless wars the French King gave up his claims in Italy. ;;;;;;;;;;9266
ACTIONNAME3108A;No one seem to acknowledge our claims;;;;;;;;;;9267
ACTIONNAME3108B;We will never drop our claims on what is ours;;;;;;;;;;9268
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EVENTNAME3109;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;9270
EVENTHIST3109;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;9271
ACTIONNAME3109A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;9272
ACTIONNAME3109B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9273
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EVENTNAME3110;War of Religion in France;;;;;;;;;;9275
EVENTHIST3110;There are traditionally eight different Wars of Religion in France between 1562 and 1598. The first seven ones (1562-1563, 1567-1568, 1568-1570, 1572-1573, 1575-1577, 1577, 1579-1580) have common features: a split society between Catholics and Protestants, fragmented and erratic military operations, peace edicts that are more like truce than real peace. The question of the royal succession put the very existence of the kingdom at stake, even dividing Catholics in opposing fractions, After 1589 and King Henry III murder, Spanish intervention transforms the civil war in outright international conflict. The violence and hatred between Protestants and Catholics had increased all over France in the years 1562-1572. The powerful Duke of Guise (from the Lorraine province) set up a Catholic League to react against the Protestants and what he considered a weak royal power. Although he was assassinated on 23rd December 1588 upon the order of King Henry III, the League  then openly revolted and refused to recognize the king or his designated heir, and called for Spanish military aid, going so far as to offer the throne to the Spanish infant. These moves were the sparks that would light the fire.;;;;;;;;;;9276
ACTIONNAME3110A;French Moderates;;;;;;;;;;9277
ACTIONNAME3110B;French Protestants;;;;;;;;;;9278
ACTIONNAME3110C;French Ultra Catholics;;;;;;;;;;9279
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EVENTNAME3111;At the Walls of Paris;;;;;;;;;;9281
EVENTHIST3111;In May 1588 the Wars of Religion in France entering its final chapter. The people of Paris, under the influence of inflammatory Leaguer preachers, were becoming more and more dissatisfied with Henri III and his failure to suppress the Protestants. To be a moderate Catholic was almost as bad as being heretic to the Leaguers and a popular uprising on the streets of Paris for caused Henri III to flee the city. The Catholic League took complete control of the government and welcomed the Duc de Guise to the city. The League pressed for a meeting of the Estates-General. Their proposed heir to the crown was the Cardinal de Bourbon, Navarre's uncle. There was even a fear that Henri III would be forced to abdicate and that the people might proclaim Guise king. On Christmas Eve in 1588, when Guise was at Blois for the meetings, Henri III invited him to his quarters for some discussion. When he entered, the doors were bolted and although he struggled heroically, he was cut to pieces, his body burnt, the bones dissolved, and the ashes scattered to the wind. The same fate was visited on his brother, the Cardinal de Guise. This cut the two best heads from the house of Guise, but it still left the younger brother, the Duc de Mayenne, who now became leader of the League.  Henri's triumph over the House of Guise was short-lived. The League presses took over printing revolutionary tracts and the Sorbonne proclaimed that is was just and necessary to depose Henri III, and that any private citizen was morally free to commit regicide. And in fact, one of them eventually did. The League sent an army against Henri III, and Henri III turned to Navarre for an alliance. The two kings joined forces to reclaim Paris. In July 1589, a monk begged an audience with the king and put a long knife into his spleen. On his deathbed, Henri III called for Navarre and named him his heir. Henri IV's position was delicate. Some of the late Henri III's followers gave their loyalties to the new sovereign, and others melted away into the night. The League staged coups in many of the principal cities of France. Well financed with Spanish money, Mayenne took to the field. Henri IV brought the war out of the south and into the north, which he knew was critical if he wanted to be king of France and not just king in Gascony. In September of 1589, Henri met Mayenne and gave him a serious defeat at Arques. His army swept through Normandy, taking town after town that winter, and then he inflicted an even more crushing defeat on the League in March of 1590 at Ivry. The League pretender, the Cardinal de Bourbon, died, weakening the League position further. Henri laid siege to Paris in the spring and summer of 1590. The situation alarmed Philip II of Spain, who ordered the Duke of Parma, perhaps the most able military commander of the age, to divert himself from suppressing the Dutch to relieving the siege. The two never met in open combat, but Henri IV was obliged to withdraw. In 1593, the League held an Estates-General in Paris, to name a candidate for the throne of France. The Spanish proposed the daughter of Philip II who would be married to the Duc de Guise. This was a shocking departure from the Salic law, and Parliament passed a decree that the crown could not go to any foreigner. At this point, Henri IV made his 'perilous leap' and abjured his faith in July 1593, in the church of St. Denis, reputedly with the famous witticism that 'Paris is worth a mass.' Finally, in the spring of 1594, Henri IV entered Paris without firing a shot.;;;;;;;;;;9282
ACTIONNAME3111A;The Kingdom is ours!;;;;;;;;;;9283
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EVENTNAME3112;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;9285
EVENTHIST3112;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pie V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again….""";;;;;;;;;;9286
ACTIONNAME3112A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;9287
ACTIONNAME3112B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;9288
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EVENTNAME3113;At the Walls of Paris;;;;;;;;;;9290
EVENTHIST3113;In May 1588 the Wars of Religion in France entering its final chapter. The people of Paris, under the influence of inflammatory Leaguer preachers, were becoming more and more dissatisfied with Henri III and his failure to suppress the Protestants. To be a moderate Catholic was almost as bad as being heretic to the Leaguers and a popular uprising on the streets of Paris for caused Henri III to flee the city. The Catholic League took complete control of the government and welcomed the Duc de Guise to the city. The League pressed for a meeting of the Estates-General. Their proposed heir to the crown was the Cardinal de Bourbon, Navarre's uncle. There was even a fear that Henri III would be forced to abdicate and that the people might proclaim Guise king. On Christmas Eve in 1588, when Guise was at Blois for the meetings, Henri III invited him to his quarters for some discussion. When he entered, the doors were bolted and although he struggled heroically, he was cut to pieces, his body burnt, the bones dissolved, and the ashes scattered to the wind. The same fate was visited on his brother, the Cardinal de Guise. This cut the two best heads from the house of Guise, but it still left the younger brother, the Duc de Mayenne, who now became leader of the League. Henri's triumph over the House of Guise was short-lived. The League presses took over printing revolutionary tracts and the Sorbonne proclaimed that is was just and necessary to depose Henri III, and that any private citizen was morally free to commit regicide. And in fact, one of them eventually did. The League sent an army against Henri III, and Henri III turned to Navarre for an alliance. The two kings joined forces to reclaim Paris. In July 1589, a monk named begged an audience with the king and put a long knife into his spleen. On his deathbed, Henri III called for Navarre and named him his heir. Henri IV's position was delicate. Some of the late Henri III's followers gave their loyalties to the new sovereign, and others melted away into the night. The League staged coups in many of the principal cities of France. Well financed with Spanish money, Mayenne took to the field. Henri IV brought the war out of the south and into the north, which he knew was critical if he wanted to be king of France and not just king in Gascony. In September of 1589, Henri met Mayenne and gave him a serious defeat at Arques. His army swept through Normandy, taking town after town that winter, and then he inflicted an even more crushing defeat on the League in March of 1590 at Ivry. The League pretender, the Cardinal de Bourbon, died, weakening the League position further. Henri laid siege to Paris in the spring and summer of 1590. The situation alarmed Philip II of Spain, who ordered the Duke of Parma, perhaps the most able military commander of the age, to divert himself from suppressing the Dutch to relieving the siege. The two met in a pitched battle around Paris, Henri IV won and forced the Spaniards to withdraw from the French scene. The Parisians might impressed by Henri's feats acknowledged him as King. In 1593, the Moderates held an Estates-General in Paris, to name a candidate for the throne of France. The Spanish proposed the daughter of Philip II who would be married to the Duc de Guise. This was a shocking departure from the Salic law, and Parliament passed a decree that the crown could not go to any foreigner. At this point, Henri IV made his bid, rounded up all Catholic leaders, executing them. Quickly all important posts were taken up by Hugenotts. All Catholic Churches were put under surveillance, and destroyed if any conspiracies where found. France where declared a reformed country, but religious freedom was to be ensured for all by law. Henri was King without needing to pay lip-service to the Catholic Church... ;;;;;;;;;;9291
ACTIONNAME3113A;The Kingdom is ours!;;;;;;;;;;9292
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EVENTNAME3114;Le Tellier and Louvios;;;;;;;;;;9294
EVENTHIST3114;Michel Le Tellier (1603-1685) was the son of a counsellor at the Account Chamber. Pinpointed by Prime Minister Cardinal Mazarin, he his named Secretary of War in 1643. He starts the needed reformation of the French army and war administration as minister till 1666 and Chancellor till 1677. His eldest son, Louvois, perfected his achievement and offered his master, Louis XIV, with the largest and best army of the last half of the 17th century.;;;;;;;;;;9295
ACTIONNAME3114A;These Excellent Military Specialists!;;;;;;;;;;9296
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EVENTNAME3115;Samuel de Champlain and the Hurons;;;;;;;;;;9298
EVENTHIST3115;Samuel de Champlain was sent by a man named Aymar de Clermont who had been given the privilege to establish a fur trading company by the king of France. During his travels Samuel de Champlain made friends with the Indians. He spent time with the Algonquin and Huron Indians exploring the area. ;;;;;;;;;;9299
ACTIONNAME3115A;Let us befriend the Hurons;;;;;;;;;;9300
ACTIONNAME3115B;Let us befriend the Creek;;;;;;;;;;9301
ACTIONNAME3115C;Let us befriend the Iroquois;;;;;;;;;;9302
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EVENTNAME3116;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9304
EVENTHIST3116;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9305
ACTIONNAME3116A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9306
ACTIONNAME3116B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9307
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EVENTNAME3117;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;9309
EVENTHIST3117;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;9310
ACTIONNAME3117A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9311
ACTIONNAME3117B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9312
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EVENTNAME3118;Revolt in France;;;;;;;;;;9314
EVENTHIST3118;Marie de' Medici was married to Henry in 1600. After his assassination 1610 she became regent for her son Louis XIII. She reversed the policies set by her husband;;;;;;;;;;9315
ACTIONNAME3118A;Treat the Noble Rebels with Dignity;;;;;;;;;;9316
ACTIONNAME3118B;Kill them and expropriate their land;;;;;;;;;;9317
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EVENTNAME3119;Protestant Revolt in Navarra;;;;;;;;;;9319
EVENTHIST3119;In the reign of King Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu decided to suppress Protestant political privileges. An uprising (1621-22) against the introduction of Catholicism in Béarn was put down by Richelieu, and the Protestants lost all the strongholds given to them under the Edict of Nantes, except Montauban and La Rochelle.;;;;;;;;;;9320
ACTIONNAME3119A;Crush them!;;;;;;;;;;9321
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EVENTNAME3120;Richelieu;;;;;;;;;;9323
EVENTHIST3120;Armand Du Plessis, Cardinal of Richelieu, was 39 years old when he became Chief Minister of King Louis XIII in 1624. His main successful efforts in domestic policy were the fight against the upper nobility and the Protestant political privileges. He also supported overseas trade, colonial expansion and the constitution of a permanent royal navy. Its most notable achievement remained the diplomatic game he played during the Thirty Years War, pushing with French gold the Swedish intervention in 1630 and ultimately joining the war in 1635. His aimed had been the reduction of the House of Habsburg and the extrication of France from encirclement by enemy territory. He is considered as the inventor of the concept of Real Politik.;;;;;;;;;;9324
ACTIONNAME3120A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9325
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EVENTNAME3121;War of Religion in France;;;;;;;;;;9327
EVENTHIST3121;The immediate issue was the French Protestants' struggle for freedom of worship and the right of establishment. Of equal importance, however, was the struggle for power between the crown and the great nobles and the rivalry among the great nobles themselves for the control of the king.;;;;;;;;;;9328
ACTIONNAME3121A;Crush this State-within-the-State;;;;;;;;;;9329
ACTIONNAME3121B;Try a Tolerant Policy of Reconciliation;;;;;;;;;;9330
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EVENTNAME3122;The Fronde in France;;;;;;;;;;9332
EVENTHIST3122;The Fronde (1648-1653) was mostly the last revolt of the French nobility against royal absolutism. It had started by the revolt of the Parliament of Paris (at the time the highest French court with jurisdiction over royal edicts) against the domestic policies of Cardinal Mazarin, who acted as Prime Minister of the 5-year-old Louis XIV. It was followed by that of the upper nobility (Fronde des Princes), but the rebellion was finally suppressed by a combination of Machiavellian diplomacy, betrayals and reverses of fortune. The Parliament was muzzled (it would not be convened again before 1789) and the upper nobility deprived of political power, preparing the advent of total royal absolutism under the Sun King, Louis XIV, after 1661.;;;;;;;;;;9333
ACTIONNAME3122A;Crush the Parliament and the Nobles;;;;;;;;;;9334
ACTIONNAME3122B;Crush the Parliament, but appease the Nobles;;;;;;;;;;9335
ACTIONNAME3122C;Appoint the Prince of Condé as Regent;;;;;;;;;;9336
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EVENTNAME3123;Academie Francaisé;;;;;;;;;;9338
EVENTHIST3123;Cardinal Richelieu a liberal patron of literature, he created l'Academie Francaise in 1636 in order to promote French language and literature pursuits. Although the scientific academy never matched the associated literary Académie in fame, it did make a number of important scientific discoveries in the eighteenth century. It was French expeditions in 1735 and 1743, for instance, which established the oblate shape of the earth.;;;;;;;;;;9339
ACTIONNAME3123A;Yes we want it!;;;;;;;;;;9340
ACTIONNAME3123B;No it's too expensive!;;;;;;;;;;9341
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EVENTNAME3124;Colbert;;;;;;;;;;9343
EVENTHIST3124;Nominated Minister of Finance in 1661, Jean-Baptiste Colbert (born 1619) developed the first national economy of the modern age. His state-guided economy included better tax collection, statistical planning of the budget and regular bookkeeping. An advocate of Mercantilism (also Colbertism), he aimed at a favorable French balance of trade through the export of valuable finished products (luxury items, etc...) and high import tariffs. He encouraged a more efficient domestic trade (roads, canals, suppression of local duties), established state monopolies, subsidized manufactures, promoted navigation and trade associations, fixed agricultural prices, encouraged marriage and prohibited emigration (except to Canada), etc.. To support his policies, he also greatly enlarged the size of the royal navy. While mercantilism promoted commerce and crafts, thereby increasing prosperity, peasants were not stimulated to increase their production. When he died in 1683, his son Colbert de Seignelay pursued his task till 1690.;;;;;;;;;;9344
ACTIONNAME3124A;Build a Navy and modernize the Infrastructure;;;;;;;;;;9345
ACTIONNAME3124B;Concentrate on Economic Domination;;;;;;;;;;9346
ACTIONNAME3124C;Concentrate on Naval Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;9347
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EVENTNAME3125;The Commissioning of Versailles;;;;;;;;;;9349
EVENTHIST3125;The major influence which France did exert over the baroque age was one of courtly opulence. In 1669 Louis XIV (1638-1715) decided to convert an old hunting lodge at Versailles into a palace of unprecedented magnificence. It was completed in 1682, and the court moved in 1683. There was not a kingly or princely court in Europe which could match Versailles for the opulence of its gilded interiors, its mirrors and chandeliers, with an appropriately matching flamboyance of courtly ceremony, and there was not a kingly or princely court in Europe which did not, either openly or secretly aspires to match this model;;;;;;;;;;9350
ACTIONNAME3125A;We need it for the Glory;;;;;;;;;;9351
ACTIONNAME3125B;Useless piece of...;;;;;;;;;;9352
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EVENTNAME3126;Versailles stands in Unearthly Glory;;;;;;;;;;9354
EVENTHIST3126;It was an insignificant village made famous by Louis XIV, who built (mid-17th cent.) the palace and grounds that have become almost synonymous with the name Versailles. The growth of the town began in 1682, when Louis moved his court there. The huge structure, representing French classical style at its height, was the work of Louis Le Vau, J. H. Mansart, and Charles Le Brun. André Le Nôtre laid out the park and gardens, which are decorated with fountains, reservoirs, and sculptures by such artists as Antoine Coysevox. A huge machine was built at Marly-le-Roi to supply water for the fountains. The park contains two smaller palaces, the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon, as well as numerous temples, grottoes, and other decorative structures. The scene of the beginnings of the French Revolution, Versailles never again became a royal residence ;;;;;;;;;;9355
ACTIONNAME3126A;A Sun-Palace for a Sun-King!;;;;;;;;;;9356
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EVENTNAME3127;Chambers of Reunion;;;;;;;;;;9358
EVENTHIST3127;Aiming at European hegemony and the rounding of French frontiers in the North and in the East (to the Rhine), Louis XIV had established the Chambers of Reunion, courts that advanced claimed to Imperial territories. These expansionist policies were at first tolerated by France powerless neighbors. It reached its climax in 1681, with the annexation of the free city of Strasbourg in Alsace and the 1684 occupation of Luxembourg. The reunion were recognized by the Empire in the 1684 Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683) and this led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686);;;;;;;;;;9359
ACTIONNAME3127A;Make the Claim;;;;;;;;;;9360
ACTIONNAME3127B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;9361
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EVENTNAME3128;Protestants expelled from France;;;;;;;;;;9363
EVENTHIST3128;One of the preoccupations of Louis XIV had been the restoration of national unity, in particular religious unity. Safeguarding the Catholic Church by royal privileges and censoring Papal decrees (Gallicanism), he also sent dragoons to harass French Protestant families, persecuting them into conversions. In 1685, his revocation of the Edict of Nantes prompted nearly half a million Huguenots (French Protestants) to flee the country, to more tolerant places such as Holland (from where many migrated to South Africa) or realms that welcomed them (20 000 to Prussia alone). With them, France lost commercial, judicial and cultural elite, to the benefit of her enemies.;;;;;;;;;;9364
ACTIONNAME3128A;Expel the Traitors;;;;;;;;;;9365
ACTIONNAME3128B;Have Mercy with these Misguided Creatures;;;;;;;;;;9366
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EVENTNAME3129;Catholics rights revoked;;;;;;;;;;9368
EVENTHIST3129;Since the day Henri IV instituted the Reformed Church of France religious peace had only been upheld by the Edict of Nantes. His son tried to uphold this fragile peace and at the same time supported the reformed faith and it managed to peacefully convert many people. His grandson, Louis XIV, did feel that the change was not fast enough. And as one of the preoccupations of Louis XIV had been the restoration of national unity, it also included religious unity. Safeguarding the Reformed Faith by royal privileges and forbidding communication with the Holy Seal, he also sent dragoons to harass French Catholic families, persecuting them into conversions. In 1685, his revocation of the Edict of Nantes prompted nearly three million Leaguers (French Catholics) to flee the country, to more pleasant places such as Spain (from where many migrated to South America) or realms that welcomed them (80 000 to Poland alone). With them, France lost an agricultural workforce and lowered the manpower for her armies, to the benefit of her enemies.;;;;;;;;;;9369
ACTIONNAME3129A;Expel the Traitors;;;;;;;;;;9370
ACTIONNAME3129B;Have Mercy with these Misguided Creatures;;;;;;;;;;9371
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EVENTNAME3130;Phillip of Bourbon succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9373
EVENTHIST3130;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus named Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against France and Spain. Thus when French forces occupied the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9374
ACTIONNAME3130A;Splendid;;;;;;;;;;9375
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EVENTNAME3131;Charles of Habsburg succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9377
EVENTHIST3131;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus tried to name Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. However in the late phase of the Franco-Spanish negotiations a secretary of one of the Spanish ministers leaked out information and Habsburg partisans back in Madrid argued for allocating succession to the Austrian branch of the Habsburg dynasty, so Charles II hard beset, in one of his last official acts, left Spain to his nephew, Charles of Habsburg. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against Austria and Spain. Thus when Austrian forces reinforced the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9378
ACTIONNAME3131A;No it ours;;;;;;;;;;9379
ACTIONNAME3131B;We must accept the will of poor Carlos;;;;;;;;;;9380
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EVENTNAME3135;Charles de Broglie;;;;;;;;;;9382
EVENTHIST3135;"Charles de Broglie was an Earl of France that became the master spy organizer of King Louis XV. Under the King direction and ideas, he organized the first complete and structure secret service, Le Secret du Roy"". His network covered most of Europe and, if its first mission in the Polish succession question failed, his major achievement was the role played during the American War of Independence, in providing the first and precious help to the Insurgents (military supplies, finance, diplomatic support to Franklin's mission in Paris, etc…)""";;;;;;;;;;9383
ACTIONNAME3135A;Let him become our Spymaster!;;;;;;;;;;9384
ACTIONNAME3135B;No I do not trust him!;;;;;;;;;;9385
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EVENTNAME3136;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;9387
EVENTHIST3136;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne. My Lord, we do not know whom has control of the Kingship, but we must act quickly.;;;;;;;;;;9388
ACTIONNAME3136A;Risk Local War for the Kingdom;;;;;;;;;;9389
ACTIONNAME3136B;Risk Major War for the Kingdom;;;;;;;;;;9390
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EVENTNAME3137;Fleury;;;;;;;;;;9392
EVENTHIST3137;Born in 1653 the son of a tax collector, Hercule de Fleury becomes the preceptor of the young Louis XV on 23rd August 1715. A great confidence always prevailed between master and student and in 1726, at 73 years of age, Fleury becomes Prime Minister, and this till his death in 1743. Faithful, honest, Fleury was above all a partisan of peace and did his best to maintain it. Under his government, France enjoyed the longest peaceful period of its history for the last 3 centuries. ;;;;;;;;;;9393
ACTIONNAME3137A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9394
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EVENTNAME3138;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;9396
EVENTHIST3138;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9397
ACTIONNAME3138A;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9398
ACTIONNAME3138B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9399
ACTIONNAME3138C;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9400
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EVENTNAME3139;Machault and the 5 percent tax;;;;;;;;;;9402
EVENTHIST3139;Neither the aristocracy nor the clergy pay the general land tax, the taille;;;;;;;;;;9403
ACTIONNAME3139A;Introduce it, except for Nobles and Priest;;;;;;;;;;9404
ACTIONNAME3139B;Introduce it for all;;;;;;;;;;9405
ACTIONNAME3139C;Do not introduce it;;;;;;;;;;9406
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EVENTNAME3140;The Sale of Corsica;;;;;;;;;;9408
EVENTHIST3140;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was France, who bought it in 1768 and restored order, one year before the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio on 15th August, 1769.;;;;;;;;;;9409
ACTIONNAME3140A;Offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;9410
ACTIONNAME3140B;Pass the opportunity;;;;;;;;;;9411
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EVENTNAME3141;Turgot and the Economic Reforms;;;;;;;;;;9413
EVENTHIST3141;"Turgot issued his Six Edicts"" eliminating the forced labor system of building roads, dissolved the guild system, lifted all sorts of tariffs and foreign trade controls, and implemented the Physiocrats' favorite policy - a single tax on landowners. """;;;;;;;;;;9414
ACTIONNAME3141A;Let him Reform;;;;;;;;;;9415
ACTIONNAME3141B;Don't let him Reform;;;;;;;;;;9416
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EVENTNAME3142;Necker announce the Budget Deficit;;;;;;;;;;9418
EVENTHIST3142;Jacques Necker was originally a conservative compromise to the post as minister of finance. He however introduced a number of financial reforms, including a more equitable system of taxation and a plan for the funding of the national debt. In 1781 Necker is forced to announce the budget deficit in an effort to get new loans. The figures are highly colored, but every one can now see what absurd sums the Court spends.  ;;;;;;;;;;9419
ACTIONNAME3142A;Remove him and install Calonne;;;;;;;;;;9420
ACTIONNAME3142B;Encourage his excellent work;;;;;;;;;;9421
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EVENTNAME3144;The General Estates;;;;;;;;;;9423
EVENTHIST3144;The Treaty of Versailles in 1783 was a success for France and revenge from previous defeats. However, it did nothing to ease the financial problems but rather increased the burden of debts. The success of the American independence movement also reinforced criticism of the regime. The 1786 commercial treaty with Britain was followed by a sharp decline in domestic industrial production, a very severe famine resulting from bad harvests, unrest and finally public bankruptcy in 1788. The King was forced to recall the Estates General, a feat unseen since 1626. On 5th May 1789, the Estates General convened at Versailles and soon pronounced itself a National Assembly (17th June), pledging to stay until they devised a constitution. Louis XVI acknowledged the changes in the situation, but the dismissal of his popular finance minister Necker and troop concentrations in the suburbs prompted the Paris masses to storm the state prison of La Bastille on 14th July 1789. The French Revolution had started.;;;;;;;;;;9424
ACTIONNAME3144A;Economic Reforms, but no Social Change;;;;;;;;;;9425
ACTIONNAME3144B;Economic Reforms and small Social Change;;;;;;;;;;9426
ACTIONNAME3144C;Economic and Social Reforms;;;;;;;;;;9427
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EVENTNAME3145;The Reign of Terror;;;;;;;;;;9429
EVENTHIST3145;As Robespierre's militantly radical faction was brought to power in the People's Assembly a campaign to root out the 'Enemy within' started. Mass arrests of 'thought-to-be' royalist sympathizers were followed by the September massacres, after which Madame Guillotine was held warm by the blood of the people.;;;;;;;;;;9430
ACTIONNAME3145A;The September-murders have taken place;;;;;;;;;;9431
#;;;;;;;;;;;9432
EVENTNAME3146;The Execution of King Louis;;;;;;;;;;9433
EVENTHIST3146;After the failed flight of the royal family on 20 June 1791 the king is forced into house-arrest. When the Reign of Terror starts the nobility is beheaded en-masse and the king is declared to have conspired with foreign powers and thus considered a traitor. The king is first forced to abdicate, imprisoned and called 'Citizen Capet'. On 15 Jan 1793 the National Convent votes for a proposal to execute the king with the figures 361 votes against 360. On 21 Jan 1793 King Louis is beheaded. ;;;;;;;;;;9434
ACTIONNAME3146A;361 votes for and 360 against execution;;;;;;;;;;9435
ACTIONNAME3146B;361 votes against and 360 for execution;;;;;;;;;;9436
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EVENTNAME3147;The Chouan Revolt;;;;;;;;;;9438
EVENTHIST3147;As the French revolution dragged on and saw permanent turmoil and the outburst of war, the people of the western province of France (Poitou, Vendée, Brittany) came to regret the old regime and its relative stability, if not liberty. The unwise move of the Republican government to suppress the old clergy and replace the Catholic cult, combined with the return of some Royalist nobles, were the sparks that ignited a terrible revolt in 1794 that would force the diversion of large number of troops and mass massacres.;;;;;;;;;;9439
ACTIONNAME3147A;Royalists and Ultra Catholics are on the move;;;;;;;;;;9440
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EVENTNAME3148;Napoleon Bonaparte;;;;;;;;;;9442
EVENTHIST3148;Born in Corsica on 15th August 1768, Napoleon Bonaparte undertook military education at the royal military college of Brienne (graduated in 1785). A young artillery lieutenant when the French revolution erupted, he grabbed his first opportunity at the siege of Toulon in 1793 and then become the youngest general in the French revolutionary armies. A military genius, his victories in Italy in 1796 (and again 1800) and his campaign in Egypt 1798 would sharpen his thirst for power and he would become consul, then Emperor, marking the dawn of a new age.;;;;;;;;;;9443
ACTIONNAME3148A;We need Brilliant Leadership!;;;;;;;;;;9444
ACTIONNAME3148B;We don't want a new Caesar!;;;;;;;;;;9445
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EVENTNAME3149;The Empire of France;;;;;;;;;;9447
EVENTHIST3149;After the defeat of Austria and Prussia Napoleon had a free hand to reorganize Europe and numerous relatives to install on the thrones of his satellite kingdoms. The result was known as the Grand Empire. In a glamorous crowning Napoleon picked his crown from the hands of the Pope and put it on his own head. Then he started to readdress Europe. Having annexed Tuscany, Piedmont, Genoa, and the Rhineland directly into France, Napoleon placed the Kingdom of Holland (which until 1806 was the Batavian Commonwealth) under his brother Louis, the Kingdom of Westphalia under his brother Jérôme, the Kingdom of Italy under his stepson Eugène as his viceroy, the Kingdom of Spain under his brother Joseph, and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw (carved out of Prussian Poland) under the nominal sovereignty of his ally the king of Saxony. To link his allied states in northern and southern Germany, Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine. Even Austria seemed to fall into Napoleon's sphere of influence with his marriage to Archduchess Maria Louise in 1810;;;;;;;;;;9448
ACTIONNAME3149A;Vive l'Empereur!;;;;;;;;;;9449
ACTIONNAME3149B;Deepen the value of the Republic;;;;;;;;;;9450
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EVENTNAME3150;Torquemada and the Expulsion of the Moors;;;;;;;;;;9452
EVENTHIST3150;After having expelled the Jews on 3rd August 1492, the Catholic sovereigns of Spain considered it was time to look after the Moorish population of Al-Andalus, the southern part of the peninsula from the old Muslims kingdoms of Valencia and, above all, Grenada. With the renewal of the Inquisition (Torquemada 1493-1498), Spain became a country of religious fanatics where agricultural work and crafts were considered labors unworthy of Christians. The massive forced conversions, enslavement or, more often;;;;;;;;;;9453
ACTIONNAME3150A;Let us be rid of those we cannot trust;;;;;;;;;;9454
ACTIONNAME3150B;Let us make a clean sweep for the Glory of God;;;;;;;;;;9455
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EVENTNAME3151;The Habsburg Wedding;;;;;;;;;;9457
EVENTHIST3151;In 1496, when the King of Aragon Ferdinand and the Queen of Castile Isabella married their heir Joan the Mad to Habsburg heir Philip the Fair, they started the historical union between what would be called the Spanish and the Austria Habsburgs. The son from this marriage, Charles V, would become the emperor of the largest territory in Western Europe, having inherited the lands of Castile, Aragon, Burgundy and Austria. The Habsburgs would pursue this intra-family wedding policy till the end of the 17th century. My Lord, King Carlos has decided to rule the world from Vienna.;;;;;;;;;;9458
ACTIONNAME3151A;Humbly Accept Carlos' Wise Decision;;;;;;;;;;9459
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EVENTNAME3152;The Quest for the New World;;;;;;;;;;9461
EVENTHIST3152;After the Conquest of Granada, Spain was filled with veterans and warriors of the faith with nothing to do and many needs. Deeds and needs would be fulfilled as Cortez and Pizarro started out to conquer South- and Central America. All these people became the hacienda-owners and trader-barons of the New World bringing wealth both into their own pockets and the vaults of the Spanish treasury.;;;;;;;;;;9462
ACTIONNAME3152A;A New Reconquista! A New Beginning!;;;;;;;;;;9463
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EVENTNAME3153;The Trade Center of Sevilla;;;;;;;;;;9465
EVENTHIST3153;With the discovery of the New World, Seville entered its greatest period of prosperity. It was the chief port of trade with the new colonies. Quickly the Spanish monarchs let it have the monopoly on freights from the Spanish colonies. ;;;;;;;;;;9466
ACTIONNAME3153A;We now have control of our Oversea Trade;;;;;;;;;;9467
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EVENTNAME3154;The Fuggers;;;;;;;;;;9469
EVENTHIST3154;The Fuggers were a peasant family of weavers from Augsburg during the 15th Century who rose through trade and transactions in money to Bankers of the Habsburgs and the Popes. Jakob Fugger the Rich (1511-1525) financed Charles V wars and election to the Empire, controlled European lead, silver and copper production and obtained a monopoly in quicksilver. Anton Fugger (1525-1560) had trading concessions in Chile, Peru and Moscow. However, the company declined by the end of the 16th Century because of state bankruptcies in Spain, family conflicts and lack of interest on the part of the heirs.;;;;;;;;;;9470
ACTIONNAME3154A;Let the Fuggers run our Finances;;;;;;;;;;9471
ACTIONNAME3154B;Turn the Fuggers offer down;;;;;;;;;;9472
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EVENTNAME3155;The Communeros;;;;;;;;;;9474
EVENTHIST3155;The commons, angered by the exploitation by the nobles formed into brotherhoods, notably the 'Communeros' of Castile and the 'Germania' of Valencia, and attempted to pressurize the nobles into giving them more rights and a better deal. ;;;;;;;;;;9475
ACTIONNAME3155A;Crush the Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;9476
ACTIONNAME3155B;Use force, but give concessions to the Peasantry;;;;;;;;;;9477
ACTIONNAME3155C;Use force, but give concessions to the Nobility;;;;;;;;;;9478
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EVENTNAME3156;The Knights of St: John of Jerusalem;;;;;;;;;;9480
EVENTHIST3156;Being driven from the island of Rhodes by the Turks the knights wandered homeless until in 1530 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V conferred upon them the sovereignty of the island of Malta.;;;;;;;;;;9481
ACTIONNAME3156A;Give Malta to the Knights of St: John;;;;;;;;;;9482
ACTIONNAME3156B;Don't give them anything;;;;;;;;;;9483
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EVENTNAME3157;The Abdication of Charles V;;;;;;;;;;9485
EVENTHIST3157;On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1555, the estates of the Netherlands were assembled in the great hall of the palace at Brussels. They had been summoned to be witnesses and the guarantees of the abdication, which Charles V had long before resolved upon, and which he was that day to execute. Charles was a devotee catholic and compassionate with other people, but he could not see why anyone would not come back to the only church there was, the Catholic Church. The incessant strife, both religious and political, within the Holy Roman Empire had worn him down. Therefore he wanted to split the Habsburg Empire between Madrid and Vienna and then withdraw to the calm milieu of his favorite cloister. Let the rash and youthful take care of the problems!;;;;;;;;;;9486
ACTIONNAME3157A;Yes Father!;;;;;;;;;;9487
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EVENTNAME3159;Dutch Nobility demands General Estates;;;;;;;;;;9489
EVENTHIST3159;In 1566 Dutch Nobles courts the regent Margerete of Parma in Brussels in an effort to stop the persecution of the Inquisition and to let the General Estates convene. The only answer they get is from the Count de Barlaymont saying 'Ce Gueux' (These Beggars!) in a spiteful voice. The Dutch take to that name with pride calling themselves 'The Gueses'. One of the effects of the insulting denial is that the citizenry of Antwerpen storms the churches and destroy the relics and paintings. It then spread from town to town. Knowing the effect in Madrid William of Oranien try to stop these acts of violence, but it's futile. The grass has caught fire...;;;;;;;;;;9490
ACTIONNAME3159A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9491
ACTIONNAME3159B;Lower the taxes;;;;;;;;;;9492
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EVENTNAME3160;The Purge of the Morisques;;;;;;;;;;9494
EVENTHIST3160;Southern parts of Spain were inhabited mostly by Moslem Morisques. From the time of the Spanish Inquisition (1478), however, attempts at conversion were made more forcibly, often including confiscation of property, torture, or murder. ;;;;;;;;;;9495
ACTIONNAME3160A;Force them to become Good Catholic Spaniards;;;;;;;;;;9496
ACTIONNAME3160B;Let them be as they are needed for the economy;;;;;;;;;;9497
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EVENTNAME3161;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;9499
EVENTHIST3161;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pius V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again….""";;;;;;;;;;9500
ACTIONNAME3161A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;9501
ACTIONNAME3161B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;9502
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EVENTNAME3166;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9504
EVENTHIST3166;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9505
ACTIONNAME3166A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9506
ACTIONNAME3166B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9507
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EVENTNAME3168;National revolt in Portugal;;;;;;;;;;9509
EVENTHIST3168;In 1640, Portugal had been under the domination of Spanish kings for 60 years, since the fall of the Aviz dynasty in 1578. However, in 1640, the Portuguese rose up in revolt and started a long liberation war against Spain. A long 24 years struggle, along with Spanish defeat in the Thirty Years War (1648), Peace with France (1659) would lead to a renewed independence for Portugal, under the new Braganza dynasty, which would turn to Stuart England as an ally and protector (marriage of Catherine of Braganza with Charles II and transfer of Bombay to England as a dowry).;;;;;;;;;;9510
ACTIONNAME3168A;Put it down!;;;;;;;;;;9511
ACTIONNAME3168B;Appease them!;;;;;;;;;;9512
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EVENTNAME3172;France opens Chambers of Reunion;;;;;;;;;;9514
EVENTHIST3172;Louis strove vigorously for supremacy in foreign affairs for the next ten years the king limited his policies to diplomacy. He set up chambers of reunion to unearth legal grounds for claims on a number of cities, which Louis promptly annexed.;;;;;;;;;;9515
ACTIONNAME3172A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;9516
ACTIONNAME3172B;Give in to France;;;;;;;;;;9517
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EVENTNAME3173;The Succession of Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9519
EVENTHIST3173;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus named Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against France and Spain. Thus when French forces occupied the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out. My Lord, whom do you name your successor? ;;;;;;;;;;9520
ACTIONNAME3173A;Felipe of Bourbon;;;;;;;;;;9521
ACTIONNAME3173B;Carlos of Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9522
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EVENTNAME3174;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;9524
EVENTHIST3174;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9525
ACTIONNAME3174A;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9526
ACTIONNAME3174B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9527
ACTIONNAME3174C;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9528
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EVENTNAME3175;The Sale of Corsica;;;;;;;;;;9530
EVENTHIST3175;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was Spain, who bought it in 1768 and restored order, one year before the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio on 15th August, 1769. His brother, Josef Bonaparte, would once become King of Spain herself.;;;;;;;;;;9531
ACTIONNAME3175A;Offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;9532
ACTIONNAME3175B;Pass the opportunity;;;;;;;;;;9533
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EVENTNAME3177;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;9535
EVENTHIST3177;Many countries had view the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;9536
ACTIONNAME3177A;The Bourbons are reinstalled;;;;;;;;;;9537
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EVENTNAME3178;The Habsburg Inheritance of Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;9539
EVENTHIST3178;When Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, died under the walls of Nancy in 1477, his inheritance passed to his daughter Mary, the wife of Maximilian of Habsburg. The Duchy of Burgundy was one of the largest medieval states in Western Europe, covering most of the Low Countries (today's Belgium and Holland), Luxembourg and Franche-Comté. France had conquered the heart of the Duchy itself. Mary and Maximilian inheritance was transmitted to Philip the Fair, their son and husband of the Spanish heir. Their only son, Charles V, would reign over Spanish and Habsburg territories.;;;;;;;;;;9540
ACTIONNAME3178A;It's all mine!;;;;;;;;;;9541
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EVENTNAME3179;The Spanish Wedding;;;;;;;;;;9543
EVENTHIST3179;In 1496, when the King of Aragon Ferdinand and the Queen of Castile Isabella married their heir Joan the Mad to Habsburg heir Philip the Fair, they started the historical union between what would be called the Spanish and the Austria Habsburgs. The son from this marriage, Charles V, would become the emperor of the largest territory in Western Europe, having inherited the lands of Castile, Aragon, Burgundy and Austria. The Habsburgs would pursue this intra-family wedding policy till the end of the 17th century. From where do you want the Habsburg Empire to be ruled My Lord?;;;;;;;;;;9544
ACTIONNAME3179A;Let the Habsburg Empire be ruled from Vienna;;;;;;;;;;9545
ACTIONNAME3179B;Let the Habsburg Empire be ruled from Madrid;;;;;;;;;;9546
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EVENTNAME3180;France inherits Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;9548
EVENTHIST3180;When Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, died under the walls of Nancy in 1477, his inheritance passed to his daughter Mary, the wife of Charles of France. The Duchy of Burgundy was one of the largest medieval states in Western Europe, covering most of the Low Countries (today's Belgium and Holland), Luxembourg and Franche-Comté. France had conquered the heart of the Duchy itself. Mary and Charles inheritance was transmitted to Louis the Spider King, their son. Ruling over France and 'Lothars Kingdom' only the Imperial Crown lay between him and the rebirth of the Empire of Charlemagne...;;;;;;;;;;9549
ACTIONNAME3180A;I crave blood!;;;;;;;;;;9550
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EVENTNAME3181;The Habsburg Inheritance of Milano;;;;;;;;;;9552
EVENTHIST3181;The Duchy of Milan, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire, had become a powerful Condottiere (mercenary) nation under the Sforza family, led by Ludovic Le More (1451-1508). Upon his capture in 1500, the Duchy is open to opposing claims. Louis XII of France is the grandson of Valentine Visconti (great-granddaughter of the first Duke of Milan) and has thus a direct claim. The Emperor has also a claim as suzerain of an Imperial fiefdom. The Duchy would end in the Emperor's basket, by force of arms, after the disastrous defeat of the French at Pavia in 1525.;;;;;;;;;;9553
ACTIONNAME3181A;Rule as separate country;;;;;;;;;;9554
ACTIONNAME3181B;Rule as part of Austria;;;;;;;;;;9555
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EVENTNAME3182;The League of Cambrai;;;;;;;;;;9557
EVENTHIST3182;In 1508 Pope Julius II set-up a league against the Republic of Venice, which he disliked and found too powerful in Italy. He enlisted support of Florence, France and even of Emperor Maximilian. French troops decimated the Venetian army at the battle of Agnadel in 1509, but the Republic managed to break the league by concluding separate peace with her opponents.;;;;;;;;;;9558
ACTIONNAME3182A;Express Support;;;;;;;;;;9559
ACTIONNAME3182B;Ignore;;;;;;;;;;9560
ACTIONNAME3182C;Express Hostility;;;;;;;;;;9561
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EVENTNAME3183;The Fuggers;;;;;;;;;;9563
EVENTHIST3183;The Fuggers were a peasant family of weavers from Augsburg during the 15th Century who rose through trade and transactions in money to Bankers of the Habsburgs and the Popes. Jakob Fugger the Rich (1511-1525) financed Charles V wars and election to the Empire, controlled European lead, silver and copper production and obtained a monopoly in quicksilver. Anton Fugger (1525-1560) had trading concessions in Chile, Peru and Moscow. However, the company declined by the end of the 16th Century because of state bankruptcies in Spain, family conflicts and lack of interest on the part of the heirs.;;;;;;;;;;9564
ACTIONNAME3183A;Let the Fuggers run our Finances;;;;;;;;;;9565
ACTIONNAME3183B;Turn the Fuggers offer down;;;;;;;;;;9566
EVENTNAME3187;The Habsburg Inheritance of Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;9567
EVENTHIST3187;In the year 1526 King Lajos II died childless, Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg, also King-elect of Bohemia and thus Elector of the Empire managed to have the kingship become hereditary in his family.;;;;;;;;;;9568
ACTIONNAME3187A;I will become the King of Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;9569
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EVENTNAME3191;The Dutch Nobility demands General Estates;;;;;;;;;;9571
EVENTHIST3191;In 1566 Dutch Nobles courts the regent Margerete of Parma in Brussels in an effort to stop the persecution of the Inquisition and to let the General Estates convene. The only answer they get is from the Count de Barlaymont saying 'Ce Gueux' (These Beggars!) in a spiteful voice. The Dutch take to that name with pride calling themselves 'The Gueses'. One of the effects of the insulting denial is that the citizenry of Antwerpen storms the churches and destroy the relics and paintings. It then spread from town to town. Knowing the effect in Vienna William of Oranien try to stop these acts of violence, but it's futile. The grass has caught fire...;;;;;;;;;;9572
ACTIONNAME3191A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9573
ACTIONNAME3191B;Lower the taxes;;;;;;;;;;9574
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EVENTNAME3192;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9576
EVENTHIST3192;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9577
ACTIONNAME3192A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9578
ACTIONNAME3192B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9579
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EVENTNAME3193;The Royal Letter of Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;9581
EVENTHIST3193;Pressed by the Estates of Bohemia and fearing the increasing power of his brother Ferdinand, Emperor Rudolf issued the Royal Letter of Bohemia. The letter gave religious freedom for all Protestants in Bohemia and the later recall of the letter would be one of the causes for the thirty years war. ;;;;;;;;;;9582
ACTIONNAME3193A;Issue it;;;;;;;;;;9583
ACTIONNAME3193B;Do not issue it;;;;;;;;;;9584
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EVENTNAME3194;The Defenestration of Prague;;;;;;;;;;9586
EVENTHIST3194;The revolt began in Prague after the royal letter of Bohemia had been recalled. Two royal officers were hurled from a window by Protestant members of the Bohemian diet-the so-called Defenestration of Prague (May, 1618). Ferdinand was declared deposed and the Bohemian throne was offered to Frederick V, the elector palatine. ;;;;;;;;;;9587
ACTIONNAME3194A;Not good at all;;;;;;;;;;9588
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EVENTNAME3196;The Edict of Restitution;;;;;;;;;;9590
EVENTHIST3196;This brief document purported to do no more than enforce the terms of the Peace of Augsburg. However, the interpretation put on that document was that which had been urged by partisans of Catholicism. Thus it became the source of outrage from many important protestant leaders as Christian IV of Denmark and Gustav II Adolphus of Sweden, and also a good reason for war...;;;;;;;;;;9591
ACTIONNAME3196A;Yes, and eradicate Protestants in Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;9592
ACTIONNAME3196B;No, and appease Protestants in Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;9593
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EVENTNAME3198;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;9595
EVENTHIST3198;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;9596
ACTIONNAME3198A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;9597
ACTIONNAME3198B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9598
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EVENTNAME3199;Phillip of Bourbon succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9600
EVENTHIST3199;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus named Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against France and Spain. Thus when French forces occupied the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9601
ACTIONNAME3199A;No it ours;;;;;;;;;;9602
ACTIONNAME3199B;We must accept the will of poor Carlos;;;;;;;;;;9603
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EVENTNAME3200;Charles of Habsburg succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9605
EVENTHIST3200;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus tried to name Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. However in the late phase of the Franco-Spanish negotiations a secretary of one of the Spanish ministers leaked out information and Habsburg partisans back in Madrid argued for allocating succession to the Austrian branch of the Habsburg dynasty, so Charles II hard beset, in one of his last official acts, left Spain to his nephew, Charles of Habsburg. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against Austria and Spain. Thus when Austrian forces reinforced the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9606
ACTIONNAME3200A;Splendid;;;;;;;;;;9607
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EVENTNAME3201;Noble Revolt in Hungary;;;;;;;;;;9609
EVENTHIST3201;As struggles came and went the ruling family of Hungary, the Habsburgs, had established the following pattern in treating their nobility. During times of foreign war, nobles were granted rights which the crown then tried to recall as soon as peace came. This, naturally, often triggered revolts. Following this pattern, taxes and military drafts were imposed upon the nobles after Hungary's decisive victory over the Turks in 1699. But, when Austria went to war with France in 1703, the nobles revolted once again, and forced the Emperor Charles V to restore the old system of noble privileges, in the Peace of Szatmar of 1711.;;;;;;;;;;9610
ACTIONNAME3201A;Whip!  ;;;;;;;;;;9611
ACTIONNAME3201B;Whip and Carrot!;;;;;;;;;;9612
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EVENTNAME3202;The Oostende Company;;;;;;;;;;9614
EVENTHIST3202;The company was a highly successful colonial trading company, mostly active in the Chinese tea trade and also in the Bengals where it had a colony/fort factory. Its success was short-lived however because of Habsburg dynastic reasons when Maria Theresia came to the throne. The VOC was so annoyingly successful to the Dutch and the English that the abolishment of it was a demand to not oppose the ascending to the throne of Maria Theresia. ;;;;;;;;;;9615
ACTIONNAME3202A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;9616
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EVENTNAME3204;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;9618
EVENTHIST3204;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne.;;;;;;;;;;9619
ACTIONNAME3204A;Give the Wettins a helping hand;;;;;;;;;;9620
ACTIONNAME3204B;Secure Poland for the Wettins;;;;;;;;;;9621
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EVENTNAME3205;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;9623
EVENTHIST3205;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9624
ACTIONNAME3205A;Staunchly Defend Your Rights;;;;;;;;;;9625
ACTIONNAME3205B;Meekly Argue for Moral Justice;;;;;;;;;;9626
ACTIONNAME3205C;Publicly promise Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9627
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EVENTNAME3206;Kaunitz;;;;;;;;;;9629
EVENTHIST3206;Wenzel-Anton, Earl and then Prince of Rittberg-Kaunitz (1711-1794) is a noble from Bohemia. Impregnated of the culture of the Englightenment, a devoted civil servant, he always had the full confidence and support from Empress Maria-Theresa. After a diplomatic career, he became Chancellor of Austria in 1753, till 1792. A partisan of alliance shifts, he worked out the closer ties with France that led to the Seven Years War, but also managed to renew with Frederick II of Prussia in time to be part of the first partition of Poland.;;;;;;;;;;9630
ACTIONNAME3206A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9631
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EVENTNAME3207;The Bavarian Succession of 1777;;;;;;;;;;9633
EVENTHIST3207;After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria (1777), Joseph II endeavored to strengthen the position of Austria within the Empire. His plan to exchange territories with Charles Theodore of the Palatinate, the heir of the Bavarian throne (Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate for Lower Austria) led to the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779). Prussia intervened in July 1778 in what she saw as a dangerous Austrian expansion. It was a short conflict which started with a Prussian invasion of Bohemia but was terminated in May 1779s when Empress Maria Theresa forced her son Joseph II to capitulate. The peace was concluded at Teschen on 16th May 1779 and Austria settled for the small Inn district.;;;;;;;;;;9634
ACTIONNAME3207A;Make legal claims on Bayern;;;;;;;;;;9635
ACTIONNAME3207B;Do not interfere;;;;;;;;;;9636
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EVENTNAME3208;Metternich;;;;;;;;;;9638
EVENTHIST3208;Metternich began his state career in 1797 as representative of the Westphalian College of counts at the Congress of Rastatt, but in less than a decade, he had managed to become ambassador of Saxony and Preussen as well as the Austrian representative in France. His career primed in 1809 when he was assigned the post as minister of Austrian foreign affairs. Until 1813 Metternich will pursue a policy of acquiescence to French supremacy.  A policy which ends with the creation of the Quadruple Alliance, the war against France, and the allied victory the very same year. The following 35 years have been called the Age of Metternich for during this time he was the chief arbiter of Europe. The Metternich system depended upon political and religious censorship, espionage, and the suppression of revolutionary and nationalist movements. This system holds part of the blame for the revolutions of 1848.;;;;;;;;;;9639
ACTIONNAME3208A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9640
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EVENTNAME3209;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;9642
EVENTHIST3209;Many countries had view the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;9643
ACTIONNAME3209A;The Bourbons are reinstalled;;;;;;;;;;9644
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EVENTNAME3216;The Enlightened Reforms of Josef II;;;;;;;;;;9647
EVENTHIST3216;Joseph II, 1741-90, Holy Roman Emperor (1765-90), King of Bohemia and Hungary (1780-90). After his fathers death 1765, Joseph acted as emperor and co-regent with his mother but had little real influence. Resenting this fact, he takes to traveling until his mothers death in 1780. He then begins reformations largely based on his own philosophy and principles, rather than those originating in the Enlightenment. These reforms consisted of nothing less than the abolition of hereditary and ecclesiastic privileges as well as the creation of a civil service based on merit and loyalty rather than birth.;;;;;;;;;;9648
ACTIONNAME3216A;Reforms of Enlightenment;;;;;;;;;;9649
ACTIONNAME3216B;No Change;;;;;;;;;;9650
ACTIONNAME3216C;Reforms of Reaction;;;;;;;;;;9651
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EVENTNAME3315;The Duke of Alba and the Edict of Blood;;;;;;;;;;9653
EVENTHIST3315;In 1567 the Duke of Alba arrived in the Netherlands bringing Spanish Elite troops and very determined to break the Dutch Insurrection. Alba issued the Edict of Blood, which allowed him to create a harsh military dictatorship with mass-arrests and courts of honor as a daily routine. The Terror of the Inquisition was intensified and hundreds of people were executed. In 1568 Alba arrested and executed the Count Horn and Egmont making William of Oranien the only leader left to take up the flag.  In 1570 Alba by himself introduced a 10 percent tax even as the Dutch had paid a two-year tax that the General estates had agreed upon on the promise of no more extra taxes. A General Strike spread in the Netherlands...In 1573 it was clear that the 'Heroic General' had failed to subjugate the Dutch.;;;;;;;;;;9654
ACTIONNAME3315A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9655
ACTIONNAME3315B;Don't introduce that Consumption Tax;;;;;;;;;;9656
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EVENTNAME3316;Alessandro Farnese and the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;9658
EVENTHIST3316;In 1578 Alessandro Farnese, son of the former regent Margerete, arrived in the Netherlands. Farnese had good character and was humane, as well as being a good general and politician. In him William of Oranien got a powerful opponent. Farnese quickly understood that Spain only could keep its mastery of the Netherlands if it complied with the wishes of the catholic provinces. In 1579 Farnese managed to get some of the southern catholic provinces into the Union of Arras, which made peace with Spain. However some of the Northern provinces then created the Union of Utrecht the first sign of a new country. Later on Farnese used the Union of Arras as a safe base for an invasion of the North and the northerners were only saved by the multiple events of the War between England and Spain and the sudden death of Farnese in 1592.;;;;;;;;;;9659
ACTIONNAME3316A;Sign the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;9660
ACTIONNAME3316B;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9661
ACTIONNAME3316C;Sign the Union of Arras and lower taxes;;;;;;;;;;9662
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EVENTNAME3317;The Trial of Gilles de Rais;;;;;;;;;;9664
EVENTHIST3317;Gilles de Rais was a marshal of France and man of wealth whose distinguished career ended in a celebrated trial for satanism, abduction, and child murder. The trial revealed that de Rais was not alone in his perversity. In the beginning, he kept the number of conspirators at a minimum, but as time went on and the tally of victims rose, more people both men and women, were brought into the butchery. It is still not totally clear if de Rais was innocent or a psychotic murderer. However, France's enemies had lot to win by his demise as he had been one of Jean d'Arc's favorite generals.;;;;;;;;;;9665
ACTIONNAME3317A;Guilty;;;;;;;;;;9666
ACTIONNAME3317B;Not Guilty;;;;;;;;;;9667
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EVENTNAME3319;France inherits Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;9669
EVENTHIST3319;When Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, died under the walls of Nancy in 1477, his inheritance passed to his daughter Mary, the wife of Charles of France. The Duchy of Burgundy was one of the largest medieval states in Western Europe, covering most of the Low Countries (today's Belgium and Holland), Luxembourg and Franche-Comté. France had conquered the heart of the Duchy itself. Mary and Charles inheritance was transmitted to Louis the Spider King, their son. Ruling over France and 'Lothars Kingdom' only the Imperial Crown lay between him and the rebirth of the Empire of Charlemagne...;;;;;;;;;;9670
ACTIONNAME3319A;It's all mine!;;;;;;;;;;9671
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EVENTNAME3320;Austria inherits Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;9673
EVENTHIST3320;When Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, died under the walls of Nancy in 1477, his inheritance passed to his daughter Mary, the wife of Maximilian of Habsburg. The Duchy of Burgundy was one of the largest medieval states in Western Europe, covering most of the Low Countries (today's Belgium and Holland), Luxembourg and Franche-Comté. France had conquered the heart of the Duchy itself. Mary and Maximilian inheritance was transmitted to Philip the Fair, their son and husband of the Spanish heir. Their only son, Charles V, would reign over Spanish and Habsburg territories.;;;;;;;;;;9674
ACTIONNAME3320A;I crave blood!;;;;;;;;;;9675
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EVENTNAME3325;Dutch Nobility demands General Estates;;;;;;;;;;9677
EVENTHIST3325;In 1566 Dutch Nobles courts the regent Margerete of Parma in Brussels in an effort to stop the persecution of the Inquisition and to let the General Estates convene. The only answer they get is from the Count de Barlaymont saying 'Ce Gueux' (These Beggars!) in a spiteful voice. The Dutch take to that name with pride calling themselves 'The Gueses'. One of the effects of the insulting denial is that the citizenry of Antwerpen storms the churches and destroy the relics and paintings. It then spread from town to town. Knowing the effect in Paris William of Oranien try to stop these acts of violence, but it's futile. The grass has caught fire...;;;;;;;;;;9678
ACTIONNAME3325A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9679
ACTIONNAME3325B;Lower the taxes;;;;;;;;;;9680
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EVENTNAME3326;The Duke of Guise and the Edict of Blood;;;;;;;;;;9682
EVENTHIST3326;In 1567 the Duke of Guise arrived in the Netherlands bringing French Elite troops and very determined to break the Dutch Insurrection. Guise issues the Edict of Blood, which allow him to create a harsh military dictatorship with mass-arrests and courts of honor as a daily routine. The Terror of the Inquisition is intensified and hundreds of people are executed. In 1568 Guise arrest and execute the Count Horn and Egmont making William of Oranien the only leader left to take up the flag.  In 1570 Guise by himself introduce a 10 percent tax even as the Dutch have paid a two-year tax that the General estates had agreed upon on the promise of no more extra taxes. A General Strike spreads in the Netherlands...In 1573 it is clear that the 'General of the League' has failed to subjugate the Dutch.;;;;;;;;;;9683
ACTIONNAME3326A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9684
ACTIONNAME3326B;Don't introduce that Consumption Tax;;;;;;;;;;9685
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EVENTNAME3327;The Duke of Mayenne and the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;9687
EVENTHIST3327;In 1578 the Duke of Mayenne, member of the powerful Guise family, arrives in the Netherlands. The Duke of Mayenne have good character and is efficient, as well as being both a good general and politician. In him William of Oranien get a powerful opponent. Mayenne quickly understands that France only can keep its mastery of the Netherlands if it complies with the wishes of the catholic provinces. In 1579 France manages to get some of the southern catholic provinces into the Union of Arras, which makes peace with France. However some of the Northern provinces now create the Union of Utrecht the first sign of a new country. Later on Mayenne uses the Union of Arras as a safe base for an invasion of the North and the northerners are only saved by the murder-attempt of Mayennes two elder brothers in 1588 forcing him to leave for France immediately.;;;;;;;;;;9688
ACTIONNAME3327A;Sign the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;9689
ACTIONNAME3327B;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9690
ACTIONNAME3327C;Sign the Union of Arras and lower taxes;;;;;;;;;;9691
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EVENTNAME3328;Hofkanzlei, Hofkammer and Hofrat;;;;;;;;;;9693
EVENTHIST3328;The Habsburg ruler reserved two places for Hungarians in the Hofrat which he was organizing as his central advisory council for his dominions as a whole - it was they themselves who failed to take up the offer;;;;;;;;;;9694
ACTIONNAME3328A;Create these New Functions;;;;;;;;;;9695
ACTIONNAME3328B;Let the Nobility run these mundane things;;;;;;;;;;9696
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EVENTNAME3334;The Duke of Alba and the Edict of Blood;;;;;;;;;;9698
EVENTHIST3334;In 1567 the Duke of Alba arrived in the Netherlands bringing Croat and German Elite troops and very determined to break the Dutch Insurrection. Alba issues the Edict of Blood, which allow him to create a harsh military dictatorship with mass-arrests and courts of honor as a daily routine. The Terror of the Inquisition is intensified and hundreds of people are executed. In 1568 Alba arrest and execute the Count Horn and Egmont making William of Oranien the only leader left to take up the flag.  In 1570 Alba by himself introduces a 10 percent tax even as the Dutch have paid a two-year tax that the General estates had agreed upon on the promise of no more extra taxes. A General Strike spreads in the Netherlands...In 1573 it is clear that the 'Heroic General' has failed to subjugate the Dutch.;;;;;;;;;;9699
ACTIONNAME3334A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9700
ACTIONNAME3334B;Don't introduce that Consumption Tax;;;;;;;;;;9701
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EVENTNAME3335;Alessandro Farnese and the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;9703
EVENTHIST3335;In 1578 Alessandro Farnese, son of the former regent Margerete, arrives in the Netherlands. Farnese have good character and is humane, as well as being both a good general and politician. In him William of Oranien get a powerful opponent. Farnese quickly understands that Austria only can keep its mastery of the Netherlands if it complies with the wishes of the catholic provinces. In 1579 Farnese manages to get some of the southern catholic provinces into the Union of Arras, which makes peace with Austria. However some of the Northern provinces now create the Union of Utrecht the first sign of a new country. Later on Farnese uses the Union of Arras as a safe base for an invasion of the North and the northerners are only saved by the thirteen year long war between Austria and the Ottomans that started in 1593.;;;;;;;;;;9704
ACTIONNAME3335A;Sign the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;9705
ACTIONNAME3335B;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;9706
ACTIONNAME3335C;Sign the Union of Arras and lower taxes;;;;;;;;;;9707
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EVENTNAME3337;The Partition of Poland;;;;;;;;;;9709
EVENTHIST3337;"Stanislas II Poniatowsky (1764-1795) had been elected King of Poland under Russian pressure. The favorite of Catherine II of Russia, he aspired to reform the conditions of his realm, described as anarchy tempered by civil war."" Russia placed her supporters in the 1767 Confederation of Slutsk to prevent any curtailment in the Liberum Veto. Civil war occurred in 1768 and by 1772, the powers of Russia, Prussia and Austria, under the inspiration of Frederick II, proceeded to the first partition of Poland, taking border provinces from her and demanding that the Liberum Veto be maintained and all reforms abandoned.""";;;;;;;;;;9710
ACTIONNAME3337A;Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped;;;;;;;;;;9711
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EVENTNAME3338;The Partition of Poland;;;;;;;;;;9713
EVENTHIST3338;"Following the first partition of the country in 1772, the 1788-1791 Fours Years Diet of Poland took opportunity of the war between Russia, Turkey and Sweden (1788-1790) to attempt the transformation of Poland into a hereditary constitutional monarchy, which was proclaimed in the Constitution of May 1791. Influenced by Russia, the opposition forced the King to join"" and called Russian troops to restore order. This led to a further partition of the country in 1793, between Prussia and Russia, which deprived Poland of most of her territory. She would disappear after the 1794 popular uprising of Kosziucko and the final dissolution of the state in 1795.""";;;;;;;;;;9714
ACTIONNAME3338A;Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped;;;;;;;;;;9715
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EVENTNAME3339;Serfdom is formally abolished;;;;;;;;;;9717
EVENTHIST3339;At long last, serfdom is formally abolished in Estonia and Latvia. Peasants in Lithuania, as well as in Russia proper, have to wait another 50 years before serfdom is struck from the books. But while the Estonians and Latvians gain their freedom by law, their lives do not change that much in practice: German barons continue to own all the land, and they retain rights to restrict the movement of peasants and to inflict physical punishment. Without land, most peasants can't sustain themselves economically and are forced to keep working for their centuries-old German masters. ;;;;;;;;;;9718
ACTIONNAME3339A;Yes, certainly!;;;;;;;;;;9719
ACTIONNAME3339B;No, certainly not!;;;;;;;;;;9720
ACTIONNAME3339C;No, and go further!;;;;;;;;;;9721
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EVENTNAME3341;Bernadotte inherit the Swedish Throne;;;;;;;;;;9723
EVENTHIST3341;Count Mörner believed that Sweden needed a French Marshal as King and asked Bernadotte, the Prince of Pontocorvo, of he would accept. After that Mörner went to Napoleon to get the Emperor's consent. Napoleon judged Bernadotte as a schemer and wanted to get rid of him and thus accepted. Back in Sweden, Mörner told the Parliament that Bernadotte had accepted and that Napoleon supported him. So the Parliament was more or less forced to elect Bernadotte. ;;;;;;;;;;9724
ACTIONNAME3341A;Adieu!;;;;;;;;;;9725
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EVENTNAME3346;Native Raids;;;;;;;;;;9727
EVENTHIST3346;The settlement of a growing number of white people in the colonies brought discontent and hatred both among the natives and the settlers. The English colonists would ignore the natives as long as they could grab their land and would suppress, on false pretexts, all attempts at reaction and redress of wrongs. The French were more conciliatory towards natives, trying to convert and assimilate them into their religion, realm and culture. However, they also sometimes gained the enmity of powerful tribes (such as the Mohawks) by their interference in Indian tribal conflicts and fur trade control. Once in a while, hard-pressed tribe would go on rampage and raid nearby settlements with total savagery, matched equally by the white reprisals.;;;;;;;;;;9728
ACTIONNAME3346A;Oh No!;;;;;;;;;;9729
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EVENTNAME3347;Native Raids;;;;;;;;;;9731
EVENTHIST3347;The settlement of a growing number of white people in the colonies brought discontent and hatred both among the natives and the settlers. The English colonists would ignore the natives as long as they could grab their land and would suppress, on false pretexts, all attempts at reaction and redress of wrongs. The French were more conciliatory towards natives, trying to convert and assimilate them into their religion, realm and culture. However, they also sometimes gained the enmity of powerful tribes (such as the Mohawks) by their interference in Indian tribal conflicts and fur trade control. Once in a while, hard-pressed tribe would go on rampage and raid nearby settlements with total savagery, matched equally by the white reprisals.;;;;;;;;;;9732
ACTIONNAME3347A;Oh No!;;;;;;;;;;9733
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EVENTNAME3348;Native Raids;;;;;;;;;;9735
EVENTHIST3348;The settlement of white people in North and South American had reached considerable proportions in the 18th century (they were nearly 2.5 million whites in North America at the time). Seeing their hunting and farming grounds taken over by settlers, the few remaining hard-pressed tribes would go on rampage and raid nearby settlements with total savagery, matched equally by the white reprisals.;;;;;;;;;;9736
ACTIONNAME3348A;Oh No!;;;;;;;;;;9737
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EVENTNAME3470;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;9739
EVENTHIST3470;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, we have signed an Agreement with the Swedes over the former Teutonic Order. Shall we follow it to the letter or not?;;;;;;;;;;9740
ACTIONNAME3470A;Accept Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9741
ACTIONNAME3470B;Only accept your part of the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9742
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EVENTNAME3471;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;9744
EVENTHIST3471;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, the Grandmaster has signed an Agreement with Russia and Denmark.;;;;;;;;;;9745
ACTIONNAME3471A;Defy the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9746
ACTIONNAME3471B;Accept the Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9747
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EVENTNAME3472;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;9749
EVENTHIST3472;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, the Grandmaster has announced that all his Knights have reverted to the true catholic faith and will defend its territory until death comes.;;;;;;;;;;9750
ACTIONNAME3472A;Defy the Knights;;;;;;;;;;9751
ACTIONNAME3472B;Accept this Government;;;;;;;;;;9752
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EVENTNAME3491;The Great Northern Conflict;;;;;;;;;;9755
EVENTHIST3491;In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislas Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.;;;;;;;;;;9756
ACTIONNAME3491A;Advance!;;;;;;;;;;9757
ACTIONNAME3491B;Stay calm for a while;;;;;;;;;;9758
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EVENTNAME3495;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;9760
EVENTHIST3495;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne.;;;;;;;;;;9761
ACTIONNAME3495A;Friedrich Augustus Wettin;;;;;;;;;;9762
ACTIONNAME3495B;Stanislas Leczinski;;;;;;;;;;9763
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EVENTNAME3496;The Kurland Succession of 1726;;;;;;;;;;9765
EVENTHIST3496;The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Sejm managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Czarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.;;;;;;;;;;9766
ACTIONNAME3496A;Back down;;;;;;;;;;9767
ACTIONNAME3496B;Fight for Maurice;;;;;;;;;;9768
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EVENTNAME3502;Constitutionalism and the General Estates;;;;;;;;;;9770
EVENTHIST3502;In the early 17th century when the northern part of the Netherlands had managed to hold the Spaniards at bay a political conflict started over which type of government the new country should have. Mauritz of Oranien wanted a monarchy while Oldenbarnefeldt wanted a confederacy. The conflict ended with e confederacy of semi-autonomous provinces, hence its name, the United Provinces. Still a spark of monarchism was kept which later evolved into something more and lasting. ;;;;;;;;;;9771
ACTIONNAME3502A;Confederacy with traces of Monarchism;;;;;;;;;;9772
ACTIONNAME3502B;Confederacy on Republican Model;;;;;;;;;;9773
ACTIONNAME3502C;Centralized Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;9774
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EVENTNAME3503;Veerinigte Oostindische Companie;;;;;;;;;;9776
EVENTHIST3503;The first voyages of Dutch traders to the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas had been forced upon the United Provinces by the closure of the spice market in Lisbon, when Portugal fell under Spanish control. In 1602, the Veerinigte Oostindische Companie (United East India Company) was created, with a capital of 6 millions guilders, divided into 2000 shares. The company was ruled by a council of 17 members (the Heeren XVII) and established its Asian headquarters in the city of Batavia, founded in 1619 on the Indonesian island of Java. By the end of the 18th century, the company territory extended to most of Southeast Asia, China, Formosa and Japan. Dividends were regularly served, from 25 to 75 percent. It would last till the 19th century and would outlive all other trading companies but the English one.;;;;;;;;;;9777
ACTIONNAME3503A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;9778
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EVENTNAME3504;Creation of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange;;;;;;;;;;9780
EVENTHIST3504;In the wake of the creation of the Bank of Amsterdam (1609), the city's stock exchange had become more and more active. Having taken over from Antwerp the role of leading financial place, the stock exchanged flourished. Funds from all over Europe would become available and loans were easily accessible, at rates unmatched anywhere else. This was enhanced by the capitalistic success of the Dutch East India Company (1602) and even of the less successful West India Trade Company (1621).;;;;;;;;;;9781
ACTIONNAME3504A;Expand Loan Market;;;;;;;;;;9782
ACTIONNAME3504B;Issue Strict Control;;;;;;;;;;9783
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EVENTNAME3505;Creation of the Bank of Amsterdam;;;;;;;;;;9785
EVENTHIST3505;Amsterdam had become the world's warehouse, with goods flowing in from Europe, the East, Asia and America. Stocks were kept for as long as market prices were not satisfactory and released when appropriate: the Dutch were the masters of the market, and thus of prices. This led in 1609 to the creation of the Bank of Amsterdam, to build and stable and widely accepted currency. With money pouring into its coffers, the city had grown into the world largest financial center.;;;;;;;;;;9786
ACTIONNAME3505A;National Loans at 500 ducats;;;;;;;;;;9787
ACTIONNAME3505B;National Loans at 200 ducats;;;;;;;;;;9788
ACTIONNAME3505C;National Loans at 800 ducats;;;;;;;;;;9789
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EVENTNAME3508;Calvinism in the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;9791
EVENTHIST3508;In a clerical meeting in Dordrecht (1618-1619) hard-line Calvinism was made State-religion. This was the end of a long struggle between a pluralistic and humanitarian faction, the Arminians, and a dogmatic, narrow-minded 'True Calvinistic' faction, the Gormarists. Moritz of Oranien supported the Gormarists, composed mainly of petty bourgeois and farmers, while Oldenbarneveld supported the Arminians composed of intellectuals and rich bourgeois.;;;;;;;;;;9792
ACTIONNAME3508A;Gormarism;;;;;;;;;;9793
ACTIONNAME3508B;Arminianism;;;;;;;;;;9794
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EVENTNAME3510;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;9796
EVENTHIST3510;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;9797
ACTIONNAME3510A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;9798
ACTIONNAME3510B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9799
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EVENTNAME3511;Phillip of Bourbon succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9801
EVENTHIST3511;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus named Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against France and Spain. Thus when French forces occupied the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9802
ACTIONNAME3511A;Fight him;;;;;;;;;;9803
ACTIONNAME3511B;Accept it;;;;;;;;;;9804
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EVENTNAME3512;Charles of Habsburg succeeds Carlos II in Spain;;;;;;;;;;9806
EVENTHIST3512;On November 1st, 1700, the last Habsburg king Charles II of Spain died heirless. Both Louis XIV of France and Leopold I of Austria had married the defunct king's sisters and had thus direct and legitimate claims to the succession. To prevent that the chosen heir reigned over too powerful a kingdom, the European had anticipated the crisis and agreed in 1697 and again in early 1700 to a partition that would retain the Balance of Power in Europe. However, Carlos II and the Spanish Government was greatly upset by the other countries meddling in strictly Spanish affairs and thus tried to name Philip of Anjou, grandson of the Sun-King, the heir to the Spanish throne. However in the late phase of the Franco-Spanish negotiations a secretary of one of the Spanish ministers leaked out information and Habsburg partisans back in Madrid argued for allocating succession to the Austrian branch of the Habsburg dynasty, so Charles II hard beset, in one of his last official acts, left Spain to his nephew, Charles of Habsburg. This solution endangered the European balance of power and led to the formation of the Grand Alliance against Austria and Spain. Thus when Austrian forces reinforced the Spanish Netherlands the War of Spanish Succession broke out.;;;;;;;;;;9807
ACTIONNAME3512A;Accept it conditionally;;;;;;;;;;9808
ACTIONNAME3512B;Fight him;;;;;;;;;;9809
ACTIONNAME3512C;Accept it;;;;;;;;;;9810
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EVENTNAME3514;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;9812
EVENTHIST3514;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9813
ACTIONNAME3514A;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9814
ACTIONNAME3514B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9815
ACTIONNAME3514C;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9816
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EVENTNAME3515;The Revolution in Holland;;;;;;;;;;9818
EVENTHIST3515;In June 1787, the secular conflict in the United Provinces between the supporters of the Stadhouder William V (grandson of the King of England George II) and the Republicans (supported by France) led to a diplomatic incident when the city officials of The Hague refused entrance to the Stadhouder wife, the niece of Frederick II of Prussia (died in 1786 and was replaced by Frederick-William II, very hostile to France). Rapidly, Prussia intervened militarily to restore the Stadhouder power and was not countered by France which was suffering a serious financial crisis. French influence nearly disappeared and Prussia triumphed.;;;;;;;;;;9819
ACTIONNAME3515A;React against Revolutionary Tendencies!;;;;;;;;;;9820
ACTIONNAME3515B;Risk the Revolution!;;;;;;;;;;9821
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EVENTNAME3555;The Aragon Inheritance of Napoli;;;;;;;;;;9823
EVENTHIST3555;Naples then became the capital of the kingdom, to which, however, Peter III of Aragon laid claim on account of his marriage to a daughter of Manfred. The people, who could not endure French rule, opened the way for him by the Sicilian Vespers, and Sicily remained under the power of the Aragonese.;;;;;;;;;;9824
ACTIONNAME3555A;Rule it as an independent Kingdom;;;;;;;;;;9825
ACTIONNAME3555B;Rule it as an autonomous part of Aragon;;;;;;;;;;9826
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EVENTNAME3594;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;9829
EVENTHIST3594;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;9830
ACTIONNAME3594A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;9831
ACTIONNAME3594B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;9832
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EVENTNAME3595;Pieter Roose;;;;;;;;;;9834
EVENTHIST3595;Head-Chairman of the Secret Council, Pieter Roose was the most powerful man in the southern Netherlands in the 17th century.;;;;;;;;;;9835
ACTIONNAME3595A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;9836
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EVENTNAME3596;Foundation of the Verenigde Oostendse Compagnie;;;;;;;;;;9838
EVENTHIST3596;Held back by treaties imposed by the north, the south still managed to get involved in the colonial race and exert its mercantile nature overseas when the times were right.;;;;;;;;;;9839
ACTIONNAME3596A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;9840
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EVENTNAME3597;The Marriage of Mary of Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;9842
EVENTHIST3597;When Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, died under the walls of Nancy in 1477, his inheritance passed to his daughter Mary. The Duchy of Burgundy was one of the largest medieval states in Western Europe, covering most of the Low Countries (today's Belgium and Holland), Luxembourg and Franche-Comté. By marriage Mary would split the lands of her father between Austria and France, but what would have happened if Charles the Bold would have survived at Nancy the world will never know. We can only speculate...;;;;;;;;;;9843
ACTIONNAME3597A;Maximilian of Austria;;;;;;;;;;9844
ACTIONNAME3597B;Charles of France;;;;;;;;;;9845
ACTIONNAME3597C;Charles the Bold never died;;;;;;;;;;9846
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EVENTNAME3602;The Marriage of Anne of Brittany;;;;;;;;;;9848
EVENTHIST3602;Anne of Brittany, the daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany, she was heiress to his duchy. Shortly before her father's death (1488), a French army under Louis de La Trémoille successfully invaded Brittany and secured the duke's promise that Anne would marry only with the consent of the French crown. Upon becoming duchess, the young Anne's hand and her duchy were eagerly sought. To prevent France from swallowing up the duchy, a coalition including Archduke Maximilian of Austria, King Henry VII of England, and King Ferdinand II of Aragón sent forces to Anne's aid. Nevertheless, Anne's situation was perilous and she appealed (1489) directly to Maximilian for protection. In 1490, Maximilian married Anne by proxy but failed to assist her with armed strength. Besieged at Rennes in 1491, Anne was forced by the French to annul her marriage and was quickly married to Charles VIII. It was agreed that if Charles died before Anne without issue, she was to marry his successor. Accordingly, in 1499, she married Louis XII, who had previously obtained a divorce from his first wife. The marriage (1514) of Claude, Anne's daughter by Louis XII, to Francis of Angoulême (later Francis I of France) led to the eventual incorporation (1532) by France of Brittany, which had previously remained theoretically separate.;;;;;;;;;;9849
ACTIONNAME3602A;Charles of France;;;;;;;;;;9850
ACTIONNAME3602B;Let a remote relative become Duke;;;;;;;;;;9851
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EVENTNAME3603;The Marriage of Anne of Brittany;;;;;;;;;;9853
EVENTHIST3603;Anne of Brittany, the daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany, she was heiress to his duchy. Shortly before her father's death (1488), a French army under Louis de La Trémoille successfully invaded Brittany and secured the duke's promise that Anne would marry only with the consent of the French crown. Upon becoming duchess, the young Anne's hand and her duchy were eagerly sought. To prevent France from swallowing up the duchy, a coalition including Archduke Maximilian of Austria, King Henry VII of England, and King Ferdinand II of Aragón sent forces to Anne's aid. Nevertheless, Anne's situation was perilous and she appealed (1489) directly to Maximilian for protection. In 1490, Maximilian married Anne by proxy but failed to assist her with armed strength. Besieged at Rennes in 1491, Anne was forced by the French to annul her marriage and was quickly married to Charles VIII. It was agreed that if Charles died before Anne without issue, she was to marry his successor. Accordingly, in 1499, she married Louis XII, who had previously obtained a divorce from his first wife. The marriage (1514) of Claude, Anne's daughter by Louis XII, to Francis of Angoulême (later Francis I of France) led to the eventual incorporation (1532) by France of Brittany, which had previously remained theoretically separate.;;;;;;;;;;9854
ACTIONNAME3603A;Maximilian of Austria;;;;;;;;;;9855
ACTIONNAME3603B;Let a remote relative become Duke;;;;;;;;;;9856
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EVENTNAME3605;The Succession in Luxembourg;;;;;;;;;;9858
EVENTHIST3605;By the Peace of Münster of December 29, 1443, the functions of Philippe the Good which had been allotted to him became effective. He became sovereign on August 3 1451, and Thionville consequently becomes Burgundian grounds. Having acquired the succession rights of the duke Guillaume of Saxony, hereditary sovereign of the duchy, he made the annexation of Luxembourg from which he had gained full sovereignty, on October 18 1462.;;;;;;;;;;9859
ACTIONNAME3605A;Let us be a part of Great Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;9860
ACTIONNAME3605B;Let the Burgundian monarch become our Duke;;;;;;;;;;9861
ACTIONNAME3605C;Let us elect a local Count as Duke;;;;;;;;;;9862
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EVENTNAME3608;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;9865
EVENTHIST3608;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;9866
ACTIONNAME3608A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;9867
ACTIONNAME3608B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9868
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EVENTNAME3609;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;9870
EVENTHIST3609;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;9871
ACTIONNAME3609A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9872
ACTIONNAME3609B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9873
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EVENTNAME3610;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9875
EVENTHIST3610;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9876
ACTIONNAME3610A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9877
ACTIONNAME3610B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9878
#;;;;;;;;;;;9879
EVENTNAME3611;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;9880
EVENTHIST3611;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;9881
ACTIONNAME3611A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;9882
ACTIONNAME3611B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9883
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EVENTNAME3612;The Hannover Dynasty in England;;;;;;;;;;9885
EVENTHIST3612;The 1701 Act of Establishment had been voted to regulate the succession to the throne, ensuring no Catholic dynasty would ever rule England. When the personal union with Holland had ended in 1702 (death of William of Orange), his daughter Queen Ann (1702-1714) reigned but failed to provide a legitimate heir. The English crown went to George I of Hanover (1714-1727), her most direct parent. He and his son George II (1727-1760) were German born and would always follow closely the fate of their Electorate, making it in fact if not in law a vassal of England.;;;;;;;;;;9886
ACTIONNAME3612A;I will be King of England;;;;;;;;;;9887
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EVENTNAME3613;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;9889
EVENTHIST3613;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;9890
ACTIONNAME3613A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;9891
ACTIONNAME3613B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9892
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EVENTNAME3614;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;9894
EVENTHIST3614;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;9895
ACTIONNAME3614A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9896
ACTIONNAME3614B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9897
#;;;;;;;;;;;9898
EVENTNAME3615;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9899
EVENTHIST3615;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9900
ACTIONNAME3615A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9901
ACTIONNAME3615B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9902
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EVENTNAME3616;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanction;;;;;;;;;;9904
EVENTHIST3616;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9905
ACTIONNAME3616A;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9906
ACTIONNAME3616B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9907
ACTIONNAME3616C;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9908
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EVENTNAME3617;The Bavarian Succession of 1777;;;;;;;;;;9910
EVENTHIST3617;After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria (1777), Joseph II endeavored to strengthen the position of Austria within the Empire. His plan to exchange territories with Charles Theodore of the Palatinate, the heir of the Bavarian throne (Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate for Lower Austria) led to the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779). Prussia intervened in July 1778 in what she saw as a dangerous Austrian expansion. It was a short conflict which started with a Prussian invasion of Bohemia but was terminated in May 1779s when Empress Maria Theresa forced her son Joseph II to capitulate. The peace was concluded at Teschen on 16th May 1779 and Austria settled for the small Inn district.;;;;;;;;;;9911
ACTIONNAME3617A;Defend you Throne;;;;;;;;;;9912
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EVENTNAME3618;The Kurland Succession of 1726;;;;;;;;;;9914
EVENTHIST3618;The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Seym managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Czarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.;;;;;;;;;;9915
ACTIONNAME3618A;Fight for Freedom;;;;;;;;;;9916
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EVENTNAME3619;Hohenzollern Prussia become Polish Duchy;;;;;;;;;;9918
EVENTHIST3619;Through the secularization (1525) of the domain of the Teutonic Order by the Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg, the domain became a hereditary duchy under Polish suzerainty, ruled by a branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty of Brandenburg;;;;;;;;;;9919
ACTIONNAME3619A;Accept the act;;;;;;;;;;9920
ACTIONNAME3619B;Defy this act of treason;;;;;;;;;;9921
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EVENTNAME3620;The Fate of the Teutonic Order;;;;;;;;;;9923
EVENTHIST3620;Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of collapse of the Teutonic Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, you may transform into Kurland and give Livland and Estland away in any of the two agreements, of you may revert to Catholicism and again grab the Armed Glove of the True Faith.;;;;;;;;;;9924
ACTIONNAME3620A;Polish-Swedish Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9925
ACTIONNAME3620B;Russo-Danish Agreement;;;;;;;;;;9926
ACTIONNAME3620C;Die-Hard Independence;;;;;;;;;;9927
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EVENTNAME3621;The Great Northern Conflict;;;;;;;;;;9929
EVENTHIST3621;In 1697, the 15 year old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislaus Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.;;;;;;;;;;9930
ACTIONNAME3621A;Advance!;;;;;;;;;;9931
ACTIONNAME3621B;Let the Poles meet the Elephant first;;;;;;;;;;9932
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EVENTNAME3622;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;9934
EVENTHIST3622;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;9935
ACTIONNAME3622A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;9936
ACTIONNAME3622B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9937
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EVENTNAME3623;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;9939
EVENTHIST3623;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;9940
ACTIONNAME3623A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9941
ACTIONNAME3623B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9942
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EVENTNAME3624;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9944
EVENTHIST3624;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9945
ACTIONNAME3624A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9946
ACTIONNAME3624B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9947
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EVENTNAME3625;The Effects of the Pragmatic Sanctions;;;;;;;;;;9949
EVENTHIST3625;The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child, even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Heiliges Reich (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.;;;;;;;;;;9950
ACTIONNAME3625A;Anti-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9951
ACTIONNAME3625B;Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9952
ACTIONNAME3625C;Pro-Habsburg;;;;;;;;;;9953
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EVENTNAME3626;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;9955
EVENTHIST3626;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Seym was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislaus Leszinski and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislaus, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne. My Lord the evil Stanislaus have been elected!;;;;;;;;;;9956
ACTIONNAME3626A;I want revenge;;;;;;;;;;9957
ACTIONNAME3626B;Let's listen to some poetry instead;;;;;;;;;;9958
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EVENTNAME3628;The Polish Succession of 1733;;;;;;;;;;9960
EVENTHIST3628;In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislaus Leszinski and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislaus, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne. My Lord you have been elected!;;;;;;;;;;9961
ACTIONNAME3628A;Risk Major War to get you Kingdom;;;;;;;;;;9962
ACTIONNAME3628B;Back down;;;;;;;;;;9963
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EVENTNAME3629;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;9965
EVENTHIST3629;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;9966
ACTIONNAME3629A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9967
ACTIONNAME3629B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9968
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EVENTNAME3630;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9970
EVENTHIST3630;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9971
ACTIONNAME3630A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9972
ACTIONNAME3630B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9973
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EVENTNAME3631;The Great Northern Conflict;;;;;;;;;;9975
EVENTHIST3631;In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislaus Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.;;;;;;;;;;9976
ACTIONNAME3631A;Mobilize Defenses;;;;;;;;;;9977
ACTIONNAME3631B;Diplomatic Effort;;;;;;;;;;9978
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EVENTNAME3633;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;9980
EVENTHIST3633;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;9981
ACTIONNAME3633A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;9982
ACTIONNAME3633B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;9983
#;;;;;;;;;;;9984
EVENTNAME3634;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;9985
EVENTHIST3634;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;9986
ACTIONNAME3634A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9987
ACTIONNAME3634B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9988
#;;;;;;;;;;;9989
EVENTNAME3635;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;9990
EVENTHIST3635;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;9991
ACTIONNAME3635A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;9992
ACTIONNAME3635B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;9993
#;;;;;;;;;;;9994
EVENTNAME3637;The Veneto-Turkish Conflict;;;;;;;;;;9995
EVENTHIST3637;Since the capture of Byzantium (Constantinople) by the Turks on May 29th, 1453, Venice had seen its commercial positions in the Black Sea deteriorate. Numerous wars had been fought between 1456 and 1490, pitching the Republic against the Ottomans, with the consequence of Venice losing more pieces of her commercial empire (inherited from the 4th Crusade in 1204) in the Aegean sea and in Greece (Athens in 1460, Negrepont in 1470). A war erupted again in 1499, Venice losing fortresses in Morea such as Modon, Coron and Navarrin.;;;;;;;;;;9996
ACTIONNAME3637A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;9997
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EVENTNAME3638;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;9999
EVENTHIST3638;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pie V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again….""";;;;;;;;;;10000
ACTIONNAME3638A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10001
ACTIONNAME3638B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;10002
#;;;;;;;;;;;10003
EVENTNAME3642;The Death of King Lajos of Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;10004
EVENTHIST3642;In the year 1526 King Lajos II died childless, Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg, also King-elect of Bohemia and thus Elector of the Empire managed to have the kingship become hereditary in his family.;;;;;;;;;;10005
ACTIONNAME3642A;Accept the Habsburgs as Elected Kings;;;;;;;;;;10006
ACTIONNAME3642B;Accept the Habsburgs as Hereditary Kings;;;;;;;;;;10007
#;;;;;;;;;;;10008
EVENTNAME3647;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10009
EVENTHIST3647;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pie V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again….""";;;;;;;;;;10010
ACTIONNAME3647A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10011
ACTIONNAME3647B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;10012
#;;;;;;;;;;;10013
EVENTNAME3648;The Sale of Corsica;;;;;;;;;;10014
EVENTHIST3648;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was Savoy, who bought it in 1768 and restored order, one year before the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio on 15th August, 1769. Later on the inhabitants of Corsica would freely chose to become French as Savoy held free elections over the question of annexion by France.;;;;;;;;;;10015
ACTIONNAME3648A;Offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;10016
ACTIONNAME3648B;Pass the opportunity;;;;;;;;;;10017
#;;;;;;;;;;;10018
EVENTNAME3649;The League of Cambrai;;;;;;;;;;10019
EVENTHIST3649;In 1508, Pope Julius II set-up a league against the Republic of Venice which he disliked and found too powerful in Italy. He enlisted support of Florence, France and even of Emperor Maximilian. French troops decimated the Venetian army at the battle of Agnadel in 1509, but the Republic managed to break the league by concluding separate peace with her opponents.;;;;;;;;;;10020
ACTIONNAME3649A;Express Support;;;;;;;;;;10021
ACTIONNAME3649B;Ignore;;;;;;;;;;10022
ACTIONNAME3649C;Express Hostility;;;;;;;;;;10023
#;;;;;;;;;;;10024
EVENTNAME3650;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10025
EVENTHIST3650;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pius V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again….""";;;;;;;;;;10026
ACTIONNAME3650A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10027
ACTIONNAME3650B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;10028
#;;;;;;;;;;;10029
EVENTNAME3651;The Ottoman Vassalization of Al-Djazaïr;;;;;;;;;;10030
EVENTHIST3651;In the 1520's, the brothers Barberus, who were Greek renegades who had gone on piracy ventures in the Barbary Coast of Algiers. After much fighting, Arudj, the elder brother, assassinated the pasha of Algiers, but was later himself killed in a combat. His brother Kayr al Din succeeded him and had, at some time, 100 galleys and 4,000 pirates that he used to terrorized the whole Mediterranean. Having received a regular commission of admiral from the Sultan, he placed Al Djazaïr (Algeria) under Ottoman sovereignty prompting Spanish expeditions against Algiers.;;;;;;;;;;10031
ACTIONNAME3651A;Accept the Protection of the Grand Sultan;;;;;;;;;;10032
ACTIONNAME3651B;Decline the Sultan's Offer;;;;;;;;;;10033
#;;;;;;;;;;;10034
EVENTNAME3661;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10035
EVENTHIST3661;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pius V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again….""";;;;;;;;;;10036
ACTIONNAME3661A;Support the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10037
ACTIONNAME3661B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;10038
#;;;;;;;;;;;10039
EVENTNAME3662;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;10040
EVENTHIST3662;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;10041
ACTIONNAME3662A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;10042
ACTIONNAME3662B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10043
#;;;;;;;;;;;10044
EVENTNAME3663;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;10045
EVENTHIST3663;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;10046
ACTIONNAME3663A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;10047
ACTIONNAME3663B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10048
#;;;;;;;;;;;10049
EVENTNAME3664;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;10050
EVENTHIST3664;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;10051
ACTIONNAME3664A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;10052
ACTIONNAME3664B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10053
#;;;;;;;;;;;10054
EVENTNAME3666;The Bavarian Succession of 1777;;;;;;;;;;10055
EVENTHIST3666;After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria (1777), Joseph II endeavored to strengthen the position of Austria within the Empire. His plan to exchange territories with Charles Theodore of the Palatinate, the heir of the Bavarian throne (Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate for Lower Austria) led to the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779). Prussia intervened in July 1778 in what she saw as a dangerous Austrian expansion. It was a short conflict which started with a Prussian invasion of Bohemia but was terminated in May 1779s when Empress Maria Theresa forced her son Joseph II to capitulate. The peace was concluded at Teschen on 16th May 1779 and Austria settled for the small Inn district.;;;;;;;;;;10056
ACTIONNAME3666A;Make legal claims on Bayern;;;;;;;;;;10057
ACTIONNAME3666B;Withdraw from this unhealthy affair;;;;;;;;;;10058
#;;;;;;;;;;;10059
EVENTNAME3667;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;10060
EVENTHIST3667;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;10061
ACTIONNAME3667A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;10062
ACTIONNAME3667B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10063
#;;;;;;;;;;;10064
EVENTNAME3668;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;10065
EVENTHIST3668;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;10066
ACTIONNAME3668A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10067
ACTIONNAME3668B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10068
#;;;;;;;;;;;10069
EVENTNAME3669;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;10070
EVENTHIST3669;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;10071
ACTIONNAME3669A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10072
ACTIONNAME3669B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10073
#;;;;;;;;;;;10074
EVENTNAME3670;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;10075
EVENTHIST3670;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;10076
ACTIONNAME3670A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;10077
ACTIONNAME3670B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10078
#;;;;;;;;;;;10079
EVENTNAME3671;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;10080
EVENTHIST3671;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;10081
ACTIONNAME3671A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10082
ACTIONNAME3671B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10083
#;;;;;;;;;;;10084
EVENTNAME3672;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;10085
EVENTHIST3672;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;10086
ACTIONNAME3672A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10087
ACTIONNAME3672B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10088
#;;;;;;;;;;;10089
EVENTNAME3673;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;10090
EVENTHIST3673;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;10091
ACTIONNAME3673A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;10092
ACTIONNAME3673B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10093
#;;;;;;;;;;;10094
EVENTNAME3674;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;10095
EVENTHIST3674;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;10096
ACTIONNAME3674A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10097
ACTIONNAME3674B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10098
#;;;;;;;;;;;10099
EVENTNAME3675;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;10100
EVENTHIST3675;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;10101
ACTIONNAME3675A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10102
ACTIONNAME3675B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10103
#;;;;;;;;;;;10104
EVENTNAME3676;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;10105
EVENTHIST3676;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;10106
ACTIONNAME3676A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;10107
ACTIONNAME3676B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10108
#;;;;;;;;;;;10109
EVENTNAME3677;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;10110
EVENTHIST3677;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;10111
ACTIONNAME3677A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;10112
ACTIONNAME3677B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10113
#;;;;;;;;;;;10114
EVENTNAME3678;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;10115
EVENTHIST3678;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;10116
ACTIONNAME3678A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10117
ACTIONNAME3678B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10118
#;;;;;;;;;;;10119
EVENTNAME3679;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;10120
EVENTHIST3679;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;10121
ACTIONNAME3679A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10122
ACTIONNAME3679B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10123
#;;;;;;;;;;;10124
EVENTNAME3680;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;10125
EVENTHIST3680;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;10126
ACTIONNAME3680A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;10127
ACTIONNAME3680B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10128
#;;;;;;;;;;;10129
EVENTNAME3681;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;10130
EVENTHIST3681;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;10131
ACTIONNAME3681A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;10132
ACTIONNAME3681B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10133
#;;;;;;;;;;;10134
EVENTNAME3682;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;10135
EVENTHIST3682;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;10136
ACTIONNAME3682A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10137
ACTIONNAME3682B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10138
#;;;;;;;;;;;10139
EVENTNAME3683;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;10140
EVENTHIST3683;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;10141
ACTIONNAME3683A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10142
ACTIONNAME3683B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10143
#;;;;;;;;;;;10144
EVENTNAME3684;The League of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;10145
EVENTHIST3684;The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).;;;;;;;;;;10146
ACTIONNAME3684A;Defy French claims;;;;;;;;;;10147
ACTIONNAME3684B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10148
#;;;;;;;;;;;10149
EVENTNAME3685;The League of Schmalkalden;;;;;;;;;;10150
EVENTHIST3685;After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).;;;;;;;;;;10151
ACTIONNAME3685A;Give it your support;;;;;;;;;;10152
ACTIONNAME3685B;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;10153
#;;;;;;;;;;;10154
EVENTNAME3686;The Evangelic Union;;;;;;;;;;10155
EVENTHIST3686;The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.;;;;;;;;;;10156
ACTIONNAME3686A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10157
ACTIONNAME3686B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10158
#;;;;;;;;;;;10159
EVENTNAME3687;The Catholic League;;;;;;;;;;10160
EVENTHIST3687;The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.;;;;;;;;;;10161
ACTIONNAME3687A;Prepare to Join;;;;;;;;;;10162
ACTIONNAME3687B;Stay Neutral;;;;;;;;;;10163
#;;;;;;;;;;;10164
EVENTNAME3706;The Inheritance of Milano;;;;;;;;;;10165
EVENTHIST3706;The Duchy of Milan, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire, had become a powerful Condottiere (mercenary) nation under the Sforza family, led by Ludovic Le More (1451-1508). Upon his capture in 1500, the Duchy is open to opposing claims. Louis XII of France is the grandson of Valentine Visconti (great-granddaughter of the first Duke of Milan) and has thus a direct claim. The Emperor has also a claim as suzerain of an Empire fiefdom. The Duchy would end in the Emperor's basket, by force of arms, after the disastrous defeat of the French at Pavia in 1525.;;;;;;;;;;10166
ACTIONNAME3706A;Let the Habsburgs Inherit;;;;;;;;;;10167
ACTIONNAME3706B;Let the French Inherit;;;;;;;;;;10168
ACTIONNAME3706C;Let the Sforzas keep it;;;;;;;;;;10169
#;;;;;;;;;;;10170
EVENTNAME3707;The Sale of Corsica to France;;;;;;;;;;10171
EVENTHIST3707;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was France, who bought it in 1768 and restored order, one year before the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio on 15th August, 1769. My Lord, you will get a large grant of cash for seceding this rebellious and hostile province.;;;;;;;;;;10172
ACTIONNAME3707A;Sell to France;;;;;;;;;;10173
ACTIONNAME3707B;Do not sell to France;;;;;;;;;;10174
#;;;;;;;;;;;10175
EVENTNAME3708;The Sale of Corsica to England;;;;;;;;;;10176
EVENTHIST3708;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was England who bought it in 1768 and restored order, making it the major Mediterranean base from which to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte the Great Son of the Island. My Lord, you will get a large grant of cash for seceding this rebellious and hostile province.;;;;;;;;;;10177
ACTIONNAME3708A;Sell to England;;;;;;;;;;10178
ACTIONNAME3708B;Do not sell to England;;;;;;;;;;10179
#;;;;;;;;;;;10180
EVENTNAME3709;The Sale of Corsica to Spain;;;;;;;;;;10181
EVENTHIST3709;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was Spain, who bought it in 1768 and restored order, one year before the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio on 15th August, 1769. His brother, Josef Bonaparte, would once become King of Spain herself. My Lord, you will get a large grant of cash for seceding this rebellious and hostile province.;;;;;;;;;;10182
ACTIONNAME3709A;Sell to Spain;;;;;;;;;;10183
ACTIONNAME3709B;Do not sell to Spain;;;;;;;;;;10184
#;;;;;;;;;;;10185
EVENTNAME3710;The Sale of Corsica to Savoy;;;;;;;;;;10186
EVENTHIST3710;By 1760, the Ligurian Republic of Genoa had grown fed up with the permanent unrest that plagued the island of Corsica, its possession for nearly 400 years. The local people of that poor island would refuse to pay tax, disrupt trade and resort to banditry whenever an opportunity arose. The local political situation had gone to the point where the Beauty Island (nickname of Corsica) had gone to outright rebellion and semi-independence. Their Genoese had not the means to sustain repression there and were eager to get rid, if possible for a profit, of that possession. Finally it was Savoy, who bought it in 1768 and restored order, one year before the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio on 15th August, 1769. Later on the inhabitants of Corsica would freely chose to become French as Savoy held free elections over the question of annexion by France. My Lord, you will get a large grant of cash for seceding this rebellious and hostile province.;;;;;;;;;;10187
ACTIONNAME3710A;Sell to Savoy;;;;;;;;;;10188
ACTIONNAME3710B;Do not sell to Savoy;;;;;;;;;;10189
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EVENTNAME3711;Olivares;;;;;;;;;;10191
EVENTHIST3711;The Duke of Olivares led the Spanish government between 1621 and 1643, under King Philip IV (1621-1665) whom he was enjoying the favor. He was devious and cunning leader, he involved Spain in the Thirty Years War alongside the Imperials and had the war with Holland renewed. This proved disastrous and precipitated Spanish decline, with secession of both Catalonia (reunited 1652) and Portugal in 1640. Under his governments, poetry, literature (Calderon) and painting (El Greco, Velasquez, and Murillo) prospered and Spanish modes and customs spread across Europe.;;;;;;;;;;10192
ACTIONNAME3711A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;10193
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EVENTNAME3712;Alberoni;;;;;;;;;;10195
EVENTHIST3712;Born in 1664 the son of a gardener in Fiorenzuela (near Placentia, Italy), Giulio Alberoni owes his political career and success to the Duke of Vendôme, the French general he served in Italy, France and Spain. Agent of the Duke of Parma, he managed the wedding of Philip V of Spain with Elizabeth Farnese and become a Cardinal in 1717. His bellicose policy in Spain has him expelled in 1719. He was cunning and sly, but Spain did not have the resources needed to fulfill his ambitious plan. The Age of Spanish Supremacy was long gone.;;;;;;;;;;10196
ACTIONNAME3712A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;10197
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EVENTNAME3713;DeWitt;;;;;;;;;;10199
EVENTHIST3713;Jan De Witt had been Raad Pensionaris (Great Pensioner) in 1653. Holland enjoyed under his guidance some of its most brilliant years. He also spent his life fighting the influence of the house of Orange, the traditionally Stadhouder (military affairs) and managed to have the Act of Exclusion voted against them in 1667. However, the defeats in 1672 against France and England made the Orange party come back and have him imprisoned. On 20th August, 1672, he and his brother Cornelis were slaughtered by a mob excited by his political opponents.;;;;;;;;;;10200
ACTIONNAME3713A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;10201
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EVENTNAME3714;Hensius;;;;;;;;;;10203
EVENTHIST3714;Born in 1640, Anthony Hensius had enjoyed the confidence of William III of Orange all his life. Sent to Versailles after the peace of Nijmegen to supervise the execution of its clauses, he became Raad Pensionaris in 1688 after William moved to England. A tough negotiator and obstinate opponent of France, he his at the core of all anti-French coalitions that are set up in all the wars of the late 17th century. He dies in 1720.;;;;;;;;;;10204
ACTIONNAME3714A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;10205
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EVENTNAME3715;The Veneto-Turkish Conflict;;;;;;;;;;10207
EVENTHIST3715;Since the capture of Byzantium (Constantinople) by the Turks on May 29th, 1453, Venice had seen its commercial positions in the Black Sea deteriorate. Numerous wars had been fought between 1456 and 1490, pitching the Republic against the Ottomans, with the consequence of Venice losing more pieces of her commercial empire (inherited from the 4th Crusade in 1204) in the Aegean sea and in Greece (Athens in 1460, Negrepont in 1470). A war erupted again in 1499, Venice losing fortresses in Morea such as Modon, Coron and Navarrin.;;;;;;;;;;10208
ACTIONNAME3715A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10209
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EVENTNAME3718;The French Inheritance of Milano;;;;;;;;;;10211
EVENTHIST3718;The Duchy of Milan, a fief of the Holy Roman Empire, had become a powerful Condottiere (mercenary) nation under the Sforza family, led by Ludovic Le More (1451-1508). Upon his capture in 1500, the Duchy is open to opposing claims. Louis XII of France is the grandson of Valentine Visconti (great-granddaughter of the first Duke of Milan) and has thus a direct claim. The Emperor has also a claim as suzerain of an Empire fiefdom. The Duchy would end in the Emperor's basket, by force of arms, after the disastrous defeat of the French at Pavia in 1525.;;;;;;;;;;10212
ACTIONNAME3718A;Rule as separate country;;;;;;;;;;10213
ACTIONNAME3718B;Rule as part of France;;;;;;;;;;10214
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EVENTNAME3731;The Habsburg Wedding;;;;;;;;;;10216
EVENTHIST3731;In 1496, when the King of Aragon Ferdinand and the Queen of Castile Isabella married their heir Joan the Mad to Habsburg heir Philip the Fair, they started the historical union between what would be called the Spanish and the Austria Habsburgs. The son from this marriage, Charles V, would become the emperor of the largest territory in Western Europe, having inherited the lands of Castile, Aragon, Burgundy and Austria. The Habsburgs would pursue this intra-family wedding policy till the end of the 17th century. My Lord, King Carlos has decided to rule the world from Madrid.;;;;;;;;;;10217
ACTIONNAME3731A;Humbly Accept Carlos' Wise Decision;;;;;;;;;;10218
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EVENTNAME3733;The Habsburg Inheritance of Bohemia;;;;;;;;;;10220
EVENTHIST3733;In the year 1526 King Lajos II died childless, Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg, also King-elect of Bohemia and thus Elector of the Empire managed to have the kingship become hereditary in his family.;;;;;;;;;;10221
ACTIONNAME3733A;Bohemia is now secured for Our Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;10222
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EVENTNAME3751;Bosworth Field;;;;;;;;;;10224
EVENTHIST3751;Richard III had many enemies, and on 7 August, Henry Tudor landed near Milford Haven with about 2,000 French mercenaries and a handful of Lancastrian lords and knights. He gathered reinforcements as he marched through Wales, then through Shrewsbury, Stafford and Atherstone. Richard was at Nottingham, and moved from there to Leicester on 19 August, and by 21 August the two armies were facing each other about two and a half miles south of Market Bosworth. Richard's army was just under 12,000 strong, but 4,000 of his troops were commanded by the Stanley brothers, whose staunch loyalty was greatly respected. Henry had only 5,000 troops. During the battle Both the Stanleys changed the battle-plan creating an envelopment that threatened Henry's command position. The battle was fought on and around Ambion Hill, close to Sutton Cheney, and lasted only two hours. Richard had the better position, and thanks to the Stanleys envelopment he took advantage by attacking Oxford while he was still deploying his troops. Oxford was taken by total surprise when the Duke of Norfolk, who was commanding Richard's forward battle division, launched the first attack and Oxford was soon killed. For the first hour, the fighting was evenly matched, but Richard won the battle through the superior planning of the Stanleys. Henry made a last attempt to win victory by directly attacking Richard with is personal guard, but it was futile. The Earl of Northumberland managed to convince Richard to set his reserves into action when he saw the Stanleys attacking the enemy from the rear.  Richard's gamble succeeded, but wisely he refrained from butchery. The battle ended because he and his followers knew that England would not get peace until agreement was struck with the Lancasters. Soon a meeting took place that created peace, but at the price of letting Henry's son inherit the throne after Richard. Richard was the king that effectively ended the Wars of the Roses, and Henry VIII would start a new dynasty, the Tudors.;;;;;;;;;;10225
ACTIONNAME3751A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10226
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EVENTNAME3752;Bosworth Field;;;;;;;;;;10228
EVENTHIST3752;Richard III had many enemies, and on 7 August, Henry Tudor landed near Milford Haven with about 2,000 French mercenaries and a handful of Lancastrian lords and knights. He gathered reinforcements as he marched through Wales, then through Shrewsbury, Stafford and Atherstone. Richard was at Nottingham, and moved from there to Leicester on 19 August, and by 21 August the two armies were facing each other about two and a half miles south of Market Bosworth. Richard's army was just under 12,000 strong, but 4,000 of his troops were commanded by the Stanley brothers, whose loyalty was suspect. Henry had only 5,000 troops. During the battle Both the Stanleys turned neutral and withdrew to a defensive position just north of the battlefield, swinging the numerical strength if not to Henry's favor at least improving his situation. The battle was fought on and around Ambion Hill, close to Sutton Cheney, and lasted only two hours. Richard had the better position, but did not take advantage by attacking Oxford while he was still deploying his troops. This allowed Oxford to launch the first attack and the Duke of Norfolk, who was commanding Richard's forward battle division, was soon desperately pressed. For the first hour, the fighting was evenly matched, but Richard lost the battle through the treachery of the Stanleys, who deserted his cause. Even more damaging was of the Earl of Northumberland's failure to bring Richard's reserves into action when he saw the Stanleys withdrawing from the battlefield. Richard made a last attempt to win victory by directly attacking Henry with is personal guard, and almost succeeded, having cut down Henry's standard bearer. Richard's gamble failed, and he was struck down. The battle ended when Richard died. The Stanley brothers and Norfolk immediately started to negotiate with Oxford. Henry fearing that the conflict would spread attended the meeting bringing an end to the miseries of England. It was decided that the Dukes of England was to take part of Government and support their new King, Henry VII Tudor.;;;;;;;;;;10229
ACTIONNAME3752A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10230
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EVENTNAME3771;King Charles and the New Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10232
EVENTHIST3771;"During the reign of King Charles I England's loyalties was divided between Parliament and the King. The Parliament wanted more pluralism and a supreme Protestant rule, while the King wanted more Royal power, perhaps even Autocracy and supreme catholic rule, or at least religious freedom for all. Parliament won the English Civil War, but what if they had not?  So in 1645, the New Royal Army was formed by Fairfax. This army won two important victories, at Naseby (Jun 14) and at Langport (Jul 10), effectively destroying all of the Parliaments' armies. In 1646, Charles had little choice but to spread his remaining forces into 'hunt-and-destroy' parties seeking out fleeing puritan leaders. Oxford pressed the newly formed 'New Model Army' of Oliver Cromwell, and the Puritans fled North seeking refuge with the Scots, bringing the first war to a close. Charles used the time to negotiate with parliament at Holmby House, whilst he spends many good money bribing moderate parliamentarians. In the mean time, Cromwell's army began to feel the feeble relation with the Scots deteriorating.  Eventually the Puritan army tried to kidnap King Charles in an attempt to win a bargaining piece. However, Charles escaped and used this 'vile and contemptuous habit' to his advantage. Increasingly concerned, the Cromwell's army marched to South (Aug 1647) and debated proposals of their own with the Refugees of the Parliament at York. Charles took advantage of this shift of emphasis away from him to negotiate a new agreement with the Scots, again promising church reform (Dec 28 1647). This agreement leads to the second war. A series of Puritan rebellions and an ambitious offensive by Cromwell's Army (Jul 1648) took place. However, all were checked by the now powerful royal army under Fairfax, now Duke of Cameron. This new betrayal parliament forced Charles to negotiate with those who still supported Charles' place on the throne. The Cromwellian army, angry that half the parliament were still considering Charles as a ruler, marched on parliament and conducted Pride's Purge"" (named such since the commanding officer of the operation was Sir Thomas Pride). 45 MP's were arrested, 146 were kept out of parliament, and only 75 were allowed in, and then only to do the army's bidding. This rump parliament was ordered to set up a high court of justice in order to try Charles I for treason in the name of the people of England. Now Charles took action and surrounded the Cromwellian army smashing it to dust, freeing parliament and enforcing his will upon it. At the Great Trial of Treason (Jan 1649) hundreds of puritan leaders were found guilty as charged, and they was all beheaded on January 30th. Oliver Cromwell then lead the miniscule remnants of the army to Hull  where it was picked up by a Swedish navy on the orders of the Swedish chancellor Axel Oxenstierna. Cromwell later fought with distinction in the Swedish-Polish War, but died fatally wounded at Warsaw in 1656. Charles I was then again Sovereign King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His promise to the Scots was never fulfilled and the Church of England was set on par with the Catholic Church... """;;;;;;;;;;10233
ACTIONNAME3771A;Be Merciful;;;;;;;;;;10234
ACTIONNAME3771B;Be Vengeful;;;;;;;;;;10235
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EVENTNAME3772;Pieter Paul Rubens;;;;;;;;;;10237
EVENTHIST3772;Pieter Paul Rubens was the foremost Flemish painter of the 17th century who was renowned around the world. Under Rubens's direction or influence a whole school of first-rate artists flourished in Antwerp. The volume of his work is enormous, and though he did little but supervise much of the work attributed to him, his domination was so absolute that almost everything originating in his workshop shows the mark of his style.;;;;;;;;;;10238
ACTIONNAME3772A;Beautiful!;;;;;;;;;;10239
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EVENTNAME3773;Revolutionary fever strikes;;;;;;;;;;10241
EVENTHIST3773;After the success of the French Revolution the new ideas spread abroad out of France and got a firm footing in the southern Netherlands. A new independent Republic was proclaimed, namely the United States of Belgium.;;;;;;;;;;10242
ACTIONNAME3773A;A Revolution has struck us, Sire;;;;;;;;;;10243
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EVENTNAME3774;At the Walls of Paris;;;;;;;;;;10245
EVENTHIST3774;In May 1588 the Wars of Religion in France entering its final chapter. The people of Paris, under the influence of inflammatory Leaguer preachers, were becoming more and more dissatisfied with Henri III and his failure to suppress the Protestants. To be a moderate Catholic was almost as bad as being heretic to the Leaguers and a popular uprising on the streets of Paris for caused Henri III to flee the city. The Catholic League took complete control of the government and welcomed the Duc de Guise to the city. The League pressed for a meeting of the Estates-General. Their proposed heir to the crown was the Cardinal de Bourbon, Navarre's uncle. There was even a fear that Henri III would be forced to abdicate and that the people might proclaim Guise king. On Christmas Eve in 1588, when Guise was at Blois for the meetings, Henri III invited him to his quarters for some discussion. Guise and his brother, Cardinal de Guise, exposed the bluff as a murder attempt. Guise's triumph over the King was short-lived. The League sent an army against Henri III, and Henri III fled to Navarre for an alliance. The two kings joined forces to reclaim Paris. In the mean time the League presses took over printing revolutionary tracts and the Sorbonne proclaimed that is was just and necessary to depose Henri III, and that any private citizen was morally free to commit regicide. And in fact, one of them eventually did. In July 1589, a monk named begged an audience with the king and put a long knife into his spleen. On his deathbed, Henri III called for Navarre and named him his heir. Navarre's position was delicate as he was branded with the treacherous behavior of Henri's. A few of the late Henri III's followers gave their loyalties to the new sovereign, but most melted away into the night. The League staged coups in many of the principal cities of France. Well financed with Spanish money, Guise and his younger brother Mayenne took to the field. Guise forced Navarre to bring the war out of the south and into the north, as he desperately needed it if he wanted to be king of France and not dead meat by the summer. In September of 1589, Mayenne met Navarre and gave him a serious defeat at Arques. His army swept South through Gascogne, taking town after town that winter, and then Guise inflicted an even more crushing defeat on Navarre in March of 1590 at Ivry. Navarre was forced to retreat. In 1593, the League held an Estates-General in Paris, to name a candidate for the throne of France. The Duc de Guise was nominated defended by some ancient claims. This was a departure from the Law, but Parliament passed a decree that the crown could go to any descendent of Charlemagne. At this point, Navarre made his 'perilous leap' and abjured his faith in July 1593, in the church of St. Denis, reputedly with the famous witticism that 'Paris is worth a mass.' However lacking support and discredited for his protestant leanings he was captured by the new King and executed. Finally, in the spring of 1594, Charles X was crowned in Paris.;;;;;;;;;;10246
ACTIONNAME3774A;The Kingdom is ours!;;;;;;;;;;10247
#;;;;;;;;;;;10248
EVENTNAME3783;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10249
EVENTHIST3783;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10250
ACTIONNAME3783A;The Bourbons are reinstalled;;;;;;;;;;10251
#;;;;;;;;;;;10252
EVENTNAME3784;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10253
EVENTHIST3784;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10254
ACTIONNAME3784A;The Bourbons are reinstalled;;;;;;;;;;10255
#;;;;;;;;;;;10256
EVENTNAME3785;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10257
EVENTHIST3785;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10258
ACTIONNAME3785A;King Louis XVIII;;;;;;;;;;10259
#;;;;;;;;;;;10260
EVENTNAME3786;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10261
EVENTHIST3786;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10262
ACTIONNAME3786A;King Louis XVIII;;;;;;;;;;10263
#;;;;;;;;;;;10264
EVENTNAME3787;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10265
EVENTHIST3787;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10266
ACTIONNAME3787A;King Louis XVIII;;;;;;;;;;10267
#;;;;;;;;;;;10268
EVENTNAME3788;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10269
EVENTHIST3788;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10270
ACTIONNAME3788A;King Louis XVIII;;;;;;;;;;10271
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EVENTNAME3789;The Restoration of the French Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10273
EVENTHIST3789;Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium;;;;;;;;;;10274
ACTIONNAME3789A;King Louis XVIII;;;;;;;;;;10275
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EVENTNAME3484;The Abdication of Charles V;;;;;;;;;;10277
EVENTHIST3484;On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1555, the estates of the Netherlands were assembled in the great hall of the palace at Brussels. They had been summoned to be witnesses and the guarantees of the abdication, which Charles V had long before resolved upon, and which he was that day to execute. Charles was a devotee catholic and compassionate with other people, but he could not see why anyone would not come back to the only church there was, the Catholic Church. The incessant strife, both religious and political, within the Holy Roman Empire had worn him down. Therefore he wanted to split the Habsburg Empire between Madrid and Vienna and then withdraw to the calm milieu of his favorite cloister. Let the rash and youthful take care of the problems!;;;;;;;;;;10278
ACTIONNAME3484A;Yes Father!;;;;;;;;;;10279
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EVENTNAME3143;The Eden Agreement;;;;;;;;;;10281
EVENTHIST3143;In 1786 William Pitt the Younger signed an important commercial agreement, the Eden Treaty, with France. It was in keeping with the argument made by the economist Adam Smith in his The Wealth of Nations (1776) that Britain should be less economically dependent on trade with America and become more adventurous in exploring trading opportunities in continental Europe. ;;;;;;;;;;10282
ACTIONNAME3143A;Sign it;;;;;;;;;;10283
ACTIONNAME3143B;Refuse to sign it;;;;;;;;;;10284
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EVENTNAME3545;The League of Cambrai;;;;;;;;;;10286
EVENTHIST3545;In 1508, Pope Julius II set-up a league against the Republic of Venice which he disliked and found too powerful in Italy. He enlisted support of Florence, France and even of Emperor Maximilian. French troops decimated the Venetian army at the battle of Agnadel in 1509, but the Republic managed to break the league by concluding separate peace with her opponents.;;;;;;;;;;10287
ACTIONNAME3545A;Express Support;;;;;;;;;;10288
ACTIONNAME3545B;Ignore;;;;;;;;;;10289
ACTIONNAME3545C;Express Hostility;;;;;;;;;;10290
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EVENTNAME3546;The Commissioning of the Saint Peter's Basilica;;;;;;;;;;10292
EVENTHIST3546;Pope Julius II started building the Basilica not very long after him being elected Pope. The completion would take more then 100 years and one of most famous artist in history, Michelangelo, had a large role at times in its completion, both as an architect and as a painter.;;;;;;;;;;10293
ACTIONNAME3546A;Build church;;;;;;;;;;10294
ACTIONNAME3546B;Concentrate on worldly matters;;;;;;;;;;10295
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EVENTNAME3547;The Foundation of Societas Jesu;;;;;;;;;;10297
EVENTHIST3547;In 1540 Pope Paulus III recognized the Jesuite Order, created 1534 by the Spaniard Don Iñigo López de Recalade, better know as Ignatius of Loyola. He becomes one of the most devoted counter reformists and enemy #1 of the protestant movement. Loyola having a soldier background makes its mark on the order, which is organized almost as an army. High priority was given both to educating missionaries but also counsellors for European royal courts. This made the Jesuite order very powerful in the politic scene. 1773 the Jesuite order was dissolved by Pope Pius VI due to pressure from Christian countries in the age of enlightenment. 1814 the Jesuite order was reinstituted, however just as a faint shadow of the powerful order it once had been.;;;;;;;;;;10298
ACTIONNAME3547A;OK;;;;;;;;;;10299
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EVENTNAME3548;Reorganization of the Holy Inquisition;;;;;;;;;;10301
EVENTHIST3548;At the initiative of Pietro Caraffa from Naples, the Pope reorganizes the Roman inquisition according to the Spanish model. Together with the Jesuits a reign of terror is inflicted on the people. However the cruel methods are effective and lead to completely eradicating the protestant movement in the Italian peninsula.;;;;;;;;;;10302
ACTIONNAME3548A;Spanish model inquisition;;;;;;;;;;10303
ACTIONNAME3548B;Moderate Inquisition;;;;;;;;;;10304
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EVENTNAME3549;The Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10306
EVENTHIST3549;"When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pius V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again.""";;;;;;;;;;10307
ACTIONNAME3549A;Create the Holy League;;;;;;;;;;10308
ACTIONNAME3549B;Let the matter fall;;;;;;;;;;10309
#;;;;;;;;;;;10310
EVENTNAME3550;Giordano Bruno;;;;;;;;;;10311
EVENTHIST3550;Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was an Italian theologist that identified God with Nature. Even though he considered himself a Christian, he both defended Copernicus' view of the cosmos as well as satirized blind belief in religion. He was arrested in Venezia and was extradited to Rome, where he was put on trial ;;;;;;;;;;10312
ACTIONNAME3550A;Burn the heretic;;;;;;;;;;10313
ACTIONNAME3550B;Spare his life;;;;;;;;;;10314
#;;;;;;;;;;;10315
EVENTNAME3551;The Saint Peter's Basilica stand in Unearthly Glory;;;;;;;;;;10316
EVENTHIST3551;In 1615, more then 100 years after construction had started, the Saint Peter's Basilica was finally finished. It remains today the largest church ever built.;;;;;;;;;;10317
ACTIONNAME3551A;Rejoice!;;;;;;;;;;10318
#;;;;;;;;;;;10319
EVENTNAME3552;The Cleansing of the Pontinian Marches;;;;;;;;;;10320
EVENTHIST3552;1779 Pope Pius VI drained the Pontinian marches to create more productive farmland instead of useless swamps.;;;;;;;;;;10321
ACTIONNAME3552A;Gain land;;;;;;;;;;10322
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EVENTNAME3553;The Counter-Reformation and the Reformation of the Catholic Faith;;;;;;;;;;10324
EVENTHIST3553;The Counter-reformation movement historically started 1540 with the institution of the Societas Jesu. This marked the beginning of a few highly volatile decades in European history while the two sides of Reformed and Counter reformed fight each other. At the same time there were forces within the Catholic Church wanting a reform to remedy the corruption and other bad conditions present. Thus 1545 the Council of Trient is opened. The debating went on for almost 20 years with almost as much turmoil created as on the battlefields against the Protestants.;;;;;;;;;;10325
ACTIONNAME3553A;Attend the Council of Trient;;;;;;;;;;10326
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EVENTNAME3410;The Chosen Council;;;;;;;;;;10329
EVENTHIST3410;In 1543, only 14 years old and with astonishing force and bravery, Grand Prince Ivan IV ended the reign of terror of the Boyars. Behind him stood his friend Alexi Adashev and the talented priest Sylvestr, who would succeed the wise Makari as metropolitan of Moscow. Sylvestr and Adashev belonged to a group of advisors called the Chosen Council, which was of great help in reforming Russia during the earlier part of Ivan IV's reign but fell out of favor following the death of Ivan's first wife Anastasia in 1560. Ivan, who had become unbalanced after his grave illness in 1553, accused his old friends of having poisoned his wife and had them exiled, leaving no one to temper his brutality.;;;;;;;;;;10330
ACTIONNAME3410A;Excellent Ministers!;;;;;;;;;;10331
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EVENTNAME3411;The Sacking of Moscow;;;;;;;;;;10333
EVENTHIST3411;Ivan felt that trade with Europe depended on free access to the Baltic and decided to turn his attention westward. In 1558 he went to war in an attempt to establish Russian rule over Livonia (in present-day Latvia and Estonia). Russia was at first victorious and succeeded in destroying the Livonian knights, but their ally Lithuania became an integral part of Poland in 1569. The war dragged on - while the Swedes (guarding their own interests in Estonia) supported Poland against Russia, the Crimean Tatars attacked Astrakhan and even made an extensive incursion into Russia in 1571 - they sacked and burned Moscow, leaving only the Kremlin standing.;;;;;;;;;;10334
ACTIONNAME3411A;Avenge this horrible insult;;;;;;;;;;10335
ACTIONNAME3411B;Use it to crush the opposition;;;;;;;;;;10336
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EVENTNAME3412;The Terror of the Oprichnina;;;;;;;;;;10338
EVENTHIST3412;The defection of one of Ivan's best field commanders, Prince Andrey Kurbsky, to Poland in 1564 greatly shocked the Czar, who announced later that year his intention of abdicating in view of the boyars' betrayal. The Muscovites, however, led by the clergy, implored him to continue to rule, and in 1565 he acceded to their request on condition that he should be allowed to deal with the traitors as he wished and that he should form an Oprichnina-i.e., an aggregate of territory that would be administered separately from the rest of the state and put under his immediate control as crown land. The term Oprichnina also refers to the reign of terror which was conducted by the oprichniki, members of the tsar's new court, who were primarily drawn from the lower gentry and foreign population. The terror culminated with the proscription of the entire population of Novgorod and the sack of that northern city, which opposed Muscovite dominance (1570). The policy reduced the boyars' political power, disrupted the Russian economy, and contributed to the centralization of the Muscovite state. After 1572, when the oprichniki were disbanded, the term dvor (court) replaced Oprichnina.;;;;;;;;;;10339
ACTIONNAME3412A;Let the Oprichnina do its work;;;;;;;;;;10340
ACTIONNAME3412B;Make a deal with the Boyars instead;;;;;;;;;;10341
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EVENTNAME3413;The Treasury Reform and the Abolition of the Kormlenije System;;;;;;;;;;10343
EVENTHIST3413;Some of the most important Russian reforms of Government were instituted by Ivan IV. Ivan had built on the works of Ivan III and bound the Pomjesjtjik-class even closer to the monarchy. He also created a separate Chamber of Finance directly at his disposal, which provided a certain efficiency in the in- and outflow of cash. The abolition of the Kormlenije-system, a payment system for the provincial administration where salaries were paid 'in natura' directly from the hands of the peasants, and the redressing of the provincial administration organization made the monarchy much more efficient and powerful. Unfortunately for Russia, these reforms were not enough to hold the State afloat after the costly and disastrous Livonian Wars at the end of Ivan IV:s reign ;;;;;;;;;;10344
ACTIONNAME3413A;Reform Treasury and abolish Kormlenije;;;;;;;;;;10345
ACTIONNAME3413B;Only reform Treasury;;;;;;;;;;10346
ACTIONNAME3413C;Only abolish Kormlenije;;;;;;;;;;10347
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EVENTNAME3415;The Russian Orthodox Church declared independent of Constantinople;;;;;;;;;;10350
EVENTHIST3415;Liberating it from the Tatar invaders, the Muscovite state gathered strength and so did the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1448, not long before the Byzantine Empire collapsed, the Russian Church became, in effect, independent from the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Metropolitan Jonas, installed by the Council of Russian bishops in 1448, was given the title of Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia. In the centuries to come, the growing might of the Muscovite state went hand in hand with the growing authority of the Autocephalous Russian Church. In 1589 Jeremias II, Patriarch of Constantinople, fleeing from Turkish oppression, visited Moscow. The Russians managed to persuade him to appoint metropolitan Job of Moscow patriarch - the final move towards full independence for the Russian Church.;;;;;;;;;;10351
ACTIONNAME3415A;Let us lead the True Faith from Moscow;;;;;;;;;;10352
ACTIONNAME3415B;No we need Constantinople to lead the True Faith;;;;;;;;;;10353
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EVENTNAME3416;The Peasantry is brought into Serfdom;;;;;;;;;;10355
EVENTHIST3416;Boris Godunov was elected in 1598 to succeed Fedor. He consolidated Russia's territorial gains, but, soon after he came to power, drought, famine, and plague killed a half million people in Muscovy. Peasants fled their villages, leaving their holdings reclaimed by weeds. In response Godunov decreed that the peasants were forbidden to leave the estates on which they were born (Ivan IV had passed a similar decree in 1581). The peasants had truly become serfs.;;;;;;;;;;10356
ACTIONNAME3416A;Make the Peasants serfs;;;;;;;;;;10357
ACTIONNAME3416B;Do not make them serfs;;;;;;;;;;10358
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EVENTNAME3417;Full Serfdom enforced by Sobornoye Ulozheniye;;;;;;;;;;10360
EVENTHIST3417;Czar Alexis received a superficial education from his tutor Boris Ivanovich Morozov before acceding to the throne at the age of 16. Morozov, who was also Alexis' brother-in-law, initially took charge of state affairs, but in 1648 a popular uprising in Moscow forced Alexis to exile Morozov. Alexis bowed to the rebels' demands and convened a land assembly (zemski sobor), which in 1649 produced a new Russian code of laws (Sobornoye Ulozheniye), which legally defined serfdom.;;;;;;;;;;10361
ACTIONNAME3417A;Enforce;;;;;;;;;;10362
ACTIONNAME3417B;Accept deteriorated Economy and Burgher Uprisings;;;;;;;;;;10363
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EVENTNAME3418;Nikons Reform and the Raskolniks;;;;;;;;;;10365
EVENTHIST3418;Nikon was the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1652 to 1666. He undertook an extremely vigorous reform of church discipline and ritual with a view to purging accretions and eccentricities from the Russian rites. His reforms, particularly his correction of service books from the Greek (1654), created a schism in the church and inspired the formation of a major opposition sect, the Raskolniki, who retained the older usages banned by Nikon. Heterodox sects such as the Dukhobors formed and attached themselves to the Raskolniki to avoid persecution. By 1658, Nikon had aroused sufficiently powerful opposition to bring about his banishment, and in 1666 he was deposed and degraded. He was a figure unique in Russian church history, for he opposed any interference by the state in church affairs and considered the two institutions to be distinct and separate. His reforms were maintained after he was deposed.;;;;;;;;;;10366
ACTIONNAME3418A;Let us modernize the Church;;;;;;;;;;10367
ACTIONNAME3418B;Follow the heed of the Raskolniks;;;;;;;;;;10368
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EVENTNAME3419;Fyodor Baikov's Diplomatic Intermezzo;;;;;;;;;;10370
EVENTHIST3419;Fyodor Baikov comes to Beijing in 1656 in an effort to open up diplomatic relations with China. However, misinterpreting the Chinese etiquette made him behave in a way that got the Chinese ministers to believe that Russia acknowledged China as her Master. A message was dispatched to Moscow. The letter contained instructions on the yearly tribute that the vassal 'Russia' must now pay. The Czar had no chance to protest as no one in Moscow could understand Chinese. The Russian government ignored the event as if it has never taken place and China was too busy being subjugated by the Manchu dynasty to care.;;;;;;;;;;10371
ACTIONNAME3419A;Pretend to be a Chinese Vassal;;;;;;;;;;10372
ACTIONNAME3419B;Pretend to be a Chinese Vassal and pay Tribute;;;;;;;;;;10373
ACTIONNAME3419C;Send back the Head of the Chinese Minister;;;;;;;;;;10374
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EVENTNAME3420;Stenka Razin's Cossack Uprising;;;;;;;;;;10376
EVENTHIST3420;Stenka Razin (or Stepan Timofeyevich) was a Don Cossack hetman who carried out a series of successful raids on Persian and Russian settlements 1667-69. Having acquired great fame and wealth, Razin launched a new campaign in 1670 against the czar's fortress cities on the Volga. With a force of about 7,000 Cossacks, he seized Tsaritsyn and Astrakhan. In both towns Razin and his men engaged in drunken orgies and perpetrated savage atrocities against the nobles and military officers - he also replaced the local governments with Cossack institutions of self-rule. Razin continued his advance up the Volga, and along the way he incited the serfs and urban lower classes to join his rebellion. He captured Saratov and proceeded to Simbirsk, while his insurrection spread throughout the Volga region and even into some of the central Russian provinces. Alarmed at Razin's success, Czar Alexis sent an army to relieve Simbirsk. The force inflicted a decisive defeat on Razin's undisciplined and badly equipped troops. Razin fled to the Don, but on April 24, 1671, he was captured by loyalist Cossacks and turned over to the tsarist authorities. Brought to Moscow and tortured, Razin was executed by quartering in Red Square.;;;;;;;;;;10377
ACTIONNAME3420A;Quell all Separatist Movements;;;;;;;;;;10378
ACTIONNAME3420B;Give Autonomy on Province by Province basis;;;;;;;;;;10379
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EVENTNAME3423;Peter the Great and the Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;10381
EVENTHIST3423;Peter established a regular army on completely modern lines for Russia in the place of the unreliable streltsy and the militia of the gentry. While he drew his officers from the nobility, he conscripted peasants and townspeople into the other ranks. The troops were equipped with flintlock firearms and bayonets of Russian make, uniforms were provided, and regular drilling was introduced. For the artillery, obsolete cannons were replaced with new mortars and guns designed by Russian specialists or even by Peter himself (he drew up projects of his own for multi-cannon warships, fortresses, and ordnance). The Army Regulations of 1716 were particularly important - they required officers to teach their men how to act in battle, and to show initiative in the face of the enemy. For the navy, Peter's reign saw the construction, within a few years, of 52 battleships and hundreds of galleys and other craft - thus a powerful Baltic fleet was brought into being. Several special schools prepared their pupils for military or naval service and finally enabled Peter to dispense with foreign experts.;;;;;;;;;;10382
ACTIONNAME3423A;Reform the Army and Navy;;;;;;;;;;10383
ACTIONNAME3423B;Only Reform Army;;;;;;;;;;10384
ACTIONNAME3423C;Only Reform Navy;;;;;;;;;;10385
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EVENTNAME3424;St. Petersburg;;;;;;;;;;10387
EVENTHIST3424;On May 16, 1703, shortly after the fall of Nyen, Peter himself laid the foundation stones for the Peter-Paul Fortress on Zayachy Island. This date is taken as the founding date of St. Petersburg. In the spring of the following year, Peter established the fortress of Kronslot, later Kronshtadt, on Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland, to protect the approaches to the delta. At the same time, he founded the Admiralty shipyard on the riverbank opposite the Peter-Paul Fortress - in 1706 its first warship was launched. Around the fortress and shipyard Peter began the building of a new city to serve as his 'window on Europe'. In 1712 the capital of Russia was transferred there from Moscow, although it was still formally on Swedish land.;;;;;;;;;;10388
ACTIONNAME3424A;Move Capital to St. Petersburg;;;;;;;;;;10389
ACTIONNAME3424B;Keep Capital at Moscow;;;;;;;;;;10390
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EVENTNAME3426;Governmental Reforms and the Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;10392
EVENTHIST3426;In the course of Peter's reign, medieval and obsolescent forms of government gave place to effective autocracy. In 1711 he abolished the boyarskaya duma, or boyar council, and established by decree the Senate as the supreme organ of state-to coordinate the action of the various central and local organs, to supervise the collection and expenditure of revenue, and to draft legislation in accordance with his edicts. Martial discipline was extended to civil institutions, and an officer of the guards was always on duty in the Senate. From 1722, moreover, there was a procurator general keeping watch over the daily work of the Senate and its chancellery and acting as 'the eye of the sovereign'.;;;;;;;;;;10393
ACTIONNAME3426A;Governmental Reforms and the Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;10394
ACTIONNAME3426B;Only Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;10395
ACTIONNAME3426C;Only Governmental Reforms;;;;;;;;;;10396
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EVENTNAME3427;The State takes control of the Russian Church;;;;;;;;;;10398
EVENTHIST3427;In 1721, in order to subject the Orthodox Church of Russia to the state, Peter abolished the Patriarchate of Moscow. Thenceforward the patriarch's place as head of the church was taken by a spiritual college, namely the Holy Synod, consisting of representatives of the hierarchy obedient to the czar's will. A secular official - the ober-prokuror, or chief procurator - was appointed by the tsar to supervise the Holy Synod's activities. The Holy Synod ferociously persecuted all dissenters and conducted a censorship of all publications.;;;;;;;;;;10399
ACTIONNAME3427A;Abolish the Patriarchate;;;;;;;;;;10400
ACTIONNAME3427B;Leave the Patriarchate alone;;;;;;;;;;10401
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EVENTNAME3428;The Abolishment of the System of Precedence;;;;;;;;;;10403
EVENTHIST3428;During the six years of Fyodor III' reign, he was unable to rule with any independence. Power was concentrated in the hands of his maternal relatives, the Miloslavskii boyars. However, reforms in the organization of the army and state, begun under his grandfather and father, continued during his reign. A national consensus conducted in 1678 and in 1682 finally ended 'mestnichestvo' - a practice whereby boyars and gentry were appointed to particular posts on the basis of a complicated hierarchy of precedence depending on their ancestors' services. From now on, the Czar could appoint noble government servitors as he wished.;;;;;;;;;;10404
ACTIONNAME3428A;Abolish Mestnichestvo;;;;;;;;;;10405
ACTIONNAME3428B;Keep the old system;;;;;;;;;;10406
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EVENTNAME3432;The Duma and the Legislative Reform;;;;;;;;;;10408
EVENTHIST3432;In 1767 Catherine the Great convened a commission composed of delegates from all the provinces and from all social classes (except the serfs) for the purpose of ascertaining the true wishes of her people and framing a constitution. The debates went on for months and came to nothing. Catherine's Instruction to the commission was a draft of a constitution and a code of laws. It was considered too liberal for publication in France and remained a dead letter in Russia.;;;;;;;;;;10409
ACTIONNAME3432A;Talk about the Injustice in Society;;;;;;;;;;10410
ACTIONNAME3432B;Do something about the Injustice in Society;;;;;;;;;;10411
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EVENTNAME3433;The Election of a Swedish Crown prince;;;;;;;;;;10413
EVENTHIST3433;King Frederick of Sweden had several children by his mistress Hedvig Taube, but his marriage with Ulrika was cursed with childlessness. Naturally, the two opposing parties of the Riksdag were embroiled in a bitter fight over the choice of a crown prince. The Caps argued for the Danish prince Frederick, but the Hats had found another candidate in Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp. In 1743 Adolf Frederik was elected heir to the throne of Sweden by the Hats, who favored a foreign policy that would regain Swedish hegemony in the Baltic. The Hats hoped by their choice to obtain better conditions of peace from the Russian empress Elizabeth, who was favorable to the house of Gottorp.;;;;;;;;;;10414
ACTIONNAME3433A;They made a wise choice;;;;;;;;;;10415
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EVENTNAME3434;Mercantilist Reforms;;;;;;;;;;10417
EVENTHIST3434;In the late 18th century Russia adopted an increasingly mercantilist policy as a consequence of the growing monopolization of the power of the aristocracy. Your Excellency, shall we embark on a great mercantilist adventure?;;;;;;;;;;10418
ACTIONNAME3434A;Yes, we need to do something;;;;;;;;;;10419
ACTIONNAME3434B;No, the economy is in fine shape;;;;;;;;;;10420
ACTIONNAME3434C;No, we shall opt for Free Trade;;;;;;;;;;10421
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EVENTNAME3436;The Reactionary Policy;;;;;;;;;;10423
EVENTHIST3436;After the Pugachev revolt, Catherine realized that for her the people were more to be feared than pitied, and that, rather than freeing them, she must tighten their bonds. Before her accession to power, Catherine had planned to emancipate the serfs, on whom the economy of Russia was based. When confronted with the realities of power, Catherine saw very quickly that emancipation of the serfs would never be tolerated by the owners, whom she depended upon for support, and who would throw the country into disorder once they lost their own means of support. (The fortune of a noble was evaluated not in lands but in the 'souls' he owned.) Catherine instead turned her attention to organizing and strengthening a system that she herself had condemned as inhuman. She imposed serfdom on the Ukrainians who had until then been free. By distributing the crown lands to her favorites and ministers, she worsened the lot of the peasants, who had enjoyed certain autonomy. At the end of her reign, there was scarcely a free peasant left in Russia.;;;;;;;;;;10424
ACTIONNAME3436A;Keep the Masses in Chains;;;;;;;;;;10425
ACTIONNAME3436B;Let introduce an idea called 'Freedom';;;;;;;;;;10426
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EVENTNAME3437;Czar Paul I:s Liberal Legislation;;;;;;;;;;10428
EVENTHIST3437;Paul I, in an effort to strengthen the autocracy, reversed many of Catherine's policies - he reestablished centralized administrative agencies she had abolished in 1775, increased bureaucratic control in local government, and sought to impose limits on the authority of the nobles. While Catherine caused many ordinary Russians to be enslaved through serfdom, Paul was the first Russian czar to limit the work required of these unfortunate people. At Gatchina, Paul educated their children, lent them money, instituted a system of free medical care, gave them more land for their use, and upgraded agricultural technology. In short, he was a model landlord. When it came to Russia's most humble people, as both czar and grand duke, he sought to end their suffering and improve their lives. In this, he put into action the Enlightenment ideas parroted, but never followed unless it suited her, by his mother.;;;;;;;;;;10429
ACTIONNAME3437A;Restrict Serfdom;;;;;;;;;;10430
ACTIONNAME3437B;It is perfect as it is;;;;;;;;;;10431
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EVENTNAME3438;Czar Alexander I:s Liberal Legislation;;;;;;;;;;10433
EVENTHIST3438;Alexander abolished many barbarous and cruel punishments then practiced and in 1802 introduced a more orderly administration of government by the creation of eight ministries. He improved the condition of the serfs and promoted education, doubling the number of Russian universities by establishing those at Saint Petersburg, Kharkiv, and Kazan. Nevertheless, despite the humanitarian ideas inculcated in him by his tutor La Harpe and despite his own wish to make his people happy, Alexander lacked the energy necessary to carry out the most urgent reform, the full abolition of serfdom. The institution of serfdom was, in the Czar's own words, 'a degradation' that kept Russia in a disastrously backward state. But to liberate the serfs, who composed three-quarters of the population, would arouse the hostility of their noble masters.;;;;;;;;;;10434
ACTIONNAME3438A;Minimal reforms;;;;;;;;;;10435
ACTIONNAME3438B;Full Reform;;;;;;;;;;10436
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EVENTNAME3439;The Anjala League;;;;;;;;;;10438
EVENTHIST3439;Milord, a large group of Finnish officers in the service of the Swedish king has sent us a dispatch declaring the 'Swedish war of aggression' illegal and asking us if we would consider helping them form an independent nation of Finland. It could be useful as a buffer state...;;;;;;;;;;10439
ACTIONNAME3439A;Promise independence to Finnish Nobility;;;;;;;;;;10440
ACTIONNAME3439B;Reject and disclose them to Gustavus III;;;;;;;;;;10441
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EVENTNAME3442;The Silent Sejm of Poland;;;;;;;;;;10443
EVENTHIST3442;Milord, the Polish nobles have finally agreed to reform the constitution and limit, or even abolish, the Liberum Veto. A centralized Poland with a weak Sejm could seriously threaten our rightful hegemony over the Slavic peoples!;;;;;;;;;;10444
ACTIONNAME3442A;The Poles must be stopped!;;;;;;;;;;10445
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EVENTNAME3443;The Contest with Poland;;;;;;;;;;10447
EVENTHIST3443;Milord, the Polish nobles have finally agreed to reform the constitution and limit, or even abolish, the Liberum Veto. A centralized Poland with a weak Sejm could seriously threaten our rightful hegemony over the Slavic peoples!;;;;;;;;;;10448
ACTIONNAME3443A;The Poles must be stopped!;;;;;;;;;;10449
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EVENTNAME3444;In the Face of Napoleon;;;;;;;;;;10451
EVENTHIST3444;On June 23, 1812, Morand's division crossed the river Nemen, soon followed by other divisions. The Grand Armée, 500,000 strong, had commenced the invasion of Russia. A few days later, Napoleon righteously proclaimed: 'I have come to finish off, once and for all, the Colossus of Northern Barbarism. The sword is drawn. They must be thrust back into their snow and ice, so that for a quarter of a century at least they will not be able to interfere with civilized Europe.' Your Excellency, shall we move our capital back to Moscow?;;;;;;;;;;10452
ACTIONNAME3444A;Moscow is easier to defend;;;;;;;;;;10453
ACTIONNAME3444B;Stay in St. Petersburg;;;;;;;;;;10454
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EVENTNAME3792;The Election of a Swedish Crown prince;;;;;;;;;;10456
EVENTHIST3792;King Frederick of Sweden had several children by his mistress Hedvig Taube, but his marriage with Ulrika was cursed with childlessness. Naturally, the two opposing parties of the Riksdag were embroiled in a bitter fight over the choice of a crown prince. The Caps argued for the Danish prince Frederick, but the Hats had found another candidate in Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp. Your Excellency, the Swedes have chosen the Danish prince!;;;;;;;;;;10457
ACTIONNAME3792A;We have been gravely insulted;;;;;;;;;;10458
ACTIONNAME3792B;They are not worth it;;;;;;;;;;10459
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EVENTNAME3225;The Sons of Gustav Vasa;;;;;;;;;;10461
EVENTHIST3225;Gustav Vasa had four sons - Erik, John, Magnus and Charles. Erik was the oldest and succeeded his father on the throne as Erik XIV (although he was actually only the eighth king of that name) in 1560. He was an able king who reformed the army and pursued an aggressive foreign policy, securing the northern part of Estonia for Sweden in 1561. However, his relation to his brother John, the Duke of Finland, plummeted when the latter married a Polish princess against the king's will. John and his wife were sentenced to death (but later pardoned) and imprisoned until the paranoid king Erik suffered a period of insanity and stabbed one of his advisors to death in 1567. Fleeing into the countryside, the king was found wandering a few days later and eventually recovered. However his brothers (except Magnus, who went insane in 1562) conspired against him and managed to depose him in 1568. Erik died in prison in 1577 - probably murdered at the order of King John.;;;;;;;;;;10462
ACTIONNAME3225A;Dethrone Erik;;;;;;;;;;10463
ACTIONNAME3225B;Have John Executed;;;;;;;;;;10464
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EVENTNAME3229;King Sigismund and Duke Charles;;;;;;;;;;10466
EVENTHIST3229;John III had a son named Sigismund who was crowned king of Poland-Lithuania in 1587. Although his father was a Lutheran (albeit one who sought reconciliation with the Pope), he was raised a catholic by his mother and was tutored by Jesuits. When John died in 1592, Sigismund also inherited the Swedish crown, creating for a few years the most powerful political entity in Europe. However, Sigismund's Catholicism alienated him from many important Swedish nobles who could not stomach the thought of seeing their country revert to papism. Sigismund's uncle Charles rose up in rebellion as soon as the king had left for Poland after his coronation in 1594. Sigismund returned with an army but was defeated at Stångebro in 1598, which effectively ended the brief union. For decades to come, the Polish kings would regard Charles and his successors as usurpers - a claim that would spark several bloody wars between the nations.;;;;;;;;;;10467
ACTIONNAME3229A;God is with Duke Charles;;;;;;;;;;10468
ACTIONNAME3229B;Sigismund is the rightful King;;;;;;;;;;10469
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EVENTNAME3238;The Quarter Reduction of Christina;;;;;;;;;;10471
EVENTHIST3238;Queen Christina's reign was troubled by her struggle with the high lords of the Council, particularly the chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna. In spite of his opposition, she was a prime mover in concluding the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and ending the Thirty Years War. An assiduous politician, Christina was able to keep the bitter class rivalries that broke out after the war from lapsing into civil war but was unable to solve the desperate financial problems caused by the long years of fighting. In the end, she had to recall Oxenstierna and accept the failure of her reform program.;;;;;;;;;;10472
ACTIONNAME3238A;Align with the Lords;;;;;;;;;;10473
ACTIONNAME3238B;Increased Contributions;;;;;;;;;;10474
ACTIONNAME3238C;More land to the Crown;;;;;;;;;;10475
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EVENTNAME3242;The Dethronement of August the Strong;;;;;;;;;;10477
EVENTHIST3242;Charles XII spent six years (1701-1706) campaigning in Poland trying to force the Polish nobles to depose Augustus of Saxony and accept a peace settlement. In 1704 the Polish nobleman Stanislaus Leszczynski was installed on the throne, but Augustus still had many supporters. In 1706 Charles XII invaded Saxony and forced August to abdicate, but Charles's defeat at Poltava in 1709 saw Augustus back on the throne and Stanislaus in exile in Alsace. Poland has been vassalized, do you want to install Stanislaus Leszczynski as king?;;;;;;;;;;10478
ACTIONNAME3242A;Yes, dethrone the Saxon pig;;;;;;;;;;10479
ACTIONNAME3242B;No, that could unite the Szlachta against us;;;;;;;;;;10480
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EVENTNAME3252;The Election of a Swedish Crown prince;;;;;;;;;;10482
EVENTHIST3252;King Fredrik had several children by his mistress Hedvig Taube, but his marriage with Ulrika was cursed with childlessness. Naturally, the two opposing parties of the Riksdag were embroiled in a bitter fight over the choice of a crown prince. The Caps argued for the Danish prince Frederik, but the Hats had found another candidate in Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp. In 1743 Adolf Frederik was elected heir to the throne of Sweden by the Hats, who favored a foreign policy that would regain Swedish hegemony in the Baltic. The Hats hoped by their choice to obtain better conditions of peace from the Russian empress Elizabeth, who was favorable to the house of Gottorp.;;;;;;;;;;10483
ACTIONNAME3252A;Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp;;;;;;;;;;10484
ACTIONNAME3252B;Frederik of Denmark;;;;;;;;;;10485
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EVENTNAME3254;Swedish Parliament of 1738;;;;;;;;;;10487
EVENTHIST3254;Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. At the Riksdag of 1738 the Hats managed to outmaneuver the peaceful Arvid Horn and seize power. Horn had made the mistake of renewing the defensive alliance of 1724 with Russia and at the same time trying to negotiate a subsidy treaty with France, which was still officially supporting Stanislas Leszinski against the Russians in Poland.;;;;;;;;;;10488
ACTIONNAME3254A;Let the Hats win;;;;;;;;;;10489
ACTIONNAME3254B;Let the Caps win;;;;;;;;;;10490
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EVENTNAME3255;Swedish Parliament of 1746;;;;;;;;;;10492
EVENTHIST3255;Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. At the Riksdag of 1746 the Hats once again got the upper hand, despite their recent disastrous war against Russia. Sweden entered a defensive pact with Prussia and began reforming the army and navy with French subsidies.;;;;;;;;;;10493
ACTIONNAME3255A;Let the Hats win;;;;;;;;;;10494
ACTIONNAME3255B;Let the Caps win;;;;;;;;;;10495
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EVENTNAME3256;The Coup of 1756;;;;;;;;;;10497
EVENTHIST3256;The Swedish king Adolf Frederick had been reduced to a puppet that had to sign whatever document the National Council put on his desk. Nevertheless, the king and his queen, Lovisa Ulrika, tried to sabotage the council sessions and enforce their will whenever they got the chance. In 1756, the Council informed the king that they were going to start using a royal seal on documents he refused to sign. Furious at this blatant insult, the Queen began planning a Coup d'Etat in June, but her co-conspirators were exposed and executed. As a result, royal power was reduced yet another notch.;;;;;;;;;;10498
ACTIONNAME3256A;Confirm the Current Constitution;;;;;;;;;;10499
ACTIONNAME3256B;Increase the Royal influence;;;;;;;;;;10500
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EVENTNAME3257;Swedish Parliament of 1760;;;;;;;;;;10502
EVENTHIST3257;Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. The situation at the Riksdag of 1760 was a Hat party that was losing its French support due to its ineffectual policies and a revitalized Cap party propagating for freedom of press and free trade. Nevertheless the Hats won yet again, perhaps due to the ongoing war with Prussia.;;;;;;;;;;10503
ACTIONNAME3257A;Let the Hats win;;;;;;;;;;10504
ACTIONNAME3257B;Let the Caps win;;;;;;;;;;10505
#;;;;;;;;;;;10506
EVENTNAME3258;Swedish Parliament of 1765;;;;;;;;;;10507
EVENTHIST3258;Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. In 1765 the Caps finally managed to regain power in the Riksdag after almost 30 years of more or less disastrous Hat rule. The Caps only ruled for three years, and despite but managed to institute freedom of press and initiate limited free trade reforms.;;;;;;;;;;10508
ACTIONNAME3258A;Let the Caps win;;;;;;;;;;10509
ACTIONNAME3258B;Let the Hats win;;;;;;;;;;10510
#;;;;;;;;;;;10511
EVENTNAME3259;The Anjala League;;;;;;;;;;10512
EVENTHIST3259;Gustavus III, the 'theatre king', declared war on Russia in the summer of 1788. His main goals were to reclaim the honor of the Swedish military, retake some land that had been lost to Russia in previous wars and perhaps most importantly - put a stop to the incessant Russian meddling in Swedish politics. At the time, Sweden had a magnificent fleet and a rather effective army, but most of the officers could be described as politicians rather than soldiers. The Swedish army began marching on St. Petersburg and won some minor battles despite the compact resistance from the officers. On August 12 a group of 112 Finnish noble officers formed the 'Anjala League' and opened up negotiations with the Russians, declaring the war to be illegal and probing for the possibility of an independent Finnish state. This event effectively ended all hopes of a Swedish victory since the king was in a poor position to execute the traitors and have them replaced.;;;;;;;;;;10513
ACTIONNAME3259A;Negotiate with the Traitors;;;;;;;;;;10514
ACTIONNAME3259B;Execute the Traitors;;;;;;;;;;10515
#;;;;;;;;;;;10516
EVENTNAME3260;The Dethronement of Gustav IV Adolf;;;;;;;;;;10517
EVENTHIST3260;The devastating loss of Finland in 1809 was widely blamed on King Gustav IV Adolf, and on March 13, 1809 he was deposed in a coup d'Etat by certain liberal officials and officers in Sweden's western army. Gustavus and his heirs were deprived of their royal titles and encouraged to leave the country. The deposed king eventually settled in Switzerland under the name of Colonel Gustafsson. While the search went on for a new crown prince Sweden was ruled by Gustavus's aged and childless uncle Charles (XIII). The Danish prince Christian August was elected, but died suddenly in 1810. The Riksdag frantically cast about for a replacement and finally decided on the French marshal Jean-Baptist Bernadotte.;;;;;;;;;;10518
ACTIONNAME3260A;Install Jean-Baptist Bernadotte;;;;;;;;;;10519
ACTIONNAME3260B;Gustavus is our rightful King;;;;;;;;;;10520
#;;;;;;;;;;;10521
EVENTNAME3303;The Election of a Swedish Crown prince;;;;;;;;;;10522
EVENTHIST3303;Your Excellency, the Swedes have scorned our prince and elected Adolf Frederik from Holstein-Gottorp as their new crown prince!;;;;;;;;;;10523
ACTIONNAME3303A;We have been insulted;;;;;;;;;;10524
ACTIONNAME3303B;Such is politics;;;;;;;;;;10525
#;;;;;;;;;;;10526
EVENTNAME3304;The Election of a Swedish Crown prince;;;;;;;;;;10527
EVENTHIST3304;Your Excellency, the Swedes have elected our dear prince Frederik heir to the Swedish throne! It would appear that the Union of Kalmar has risen from the dust.;;;;;;;;;;10528
ACTIONNAME3304A;Excellent!;;;;;;;;;;10529
#;;;;;;;;;;;10530
EVENTNAME3364;The Great Carrack of Alexandria;;;;;;;;;;10531
EVENTHIST3364;In 1569 a richly laden Turkish vessel was seized near Alexandria by two galleys of the Knights of St. John on a privateering expedition. The nine percent levy aid on the value of the landed booty was a welcome addition to the common treasury and no doubt was instrumental in helping Grand Master Pietro del Monte (1568-72) to decide to encourage further similar forays.;;;;;;;;;;10532
ACTIONNAME3364A;The infidels will pay for this!;;;;;;;;;;10533
#;;;;;;;;;;;10534
EVENTNAME3365;The Great Carrack of Alexandria;;;;;;;;;;10535
EVENTHIST3365;The infidel dogs, the Knights of St. John, seized one of our treasure carracks off the coast of Alexandria but decided to let it go - no doubt fearing our reprisal.;;;;;;;;;;10536
ACTIONNAME3365A;Very well;;;;;;;;;;10537
#;;;;;;;;;;;10538
EVENTNAME3132;The Mississippi Trade Company;;;;;;;;;;10539
EVENTHIST3132;In 1717 the Mississippi Trade Company was founded. It had a Royal Monopoly on the utilization of the large colonial areas along the Mississippi River in America. In 1719 the Government borrowed 1.5 billion livres from the company. The company was more of a financial institution than a Company of Trade and Industry and the price of shares hit the roof. In 1720 the French hausse turned into a baisse and the fact that the shares of the Company were overvalued was evident even to the man on the street. Soon panic broke out and the Company was declared bankrupt. John Law was force to flee from France.;;;;;;;;;;10540
ACTIONNAME3132A;This sounds like Easy Money!;;;;;;;;;;10541
ACTIONNAME3132B;This sounds like a Fraud!;;;;;;;;;;10542
#;;;;;;;;;;;10543
EVENTNAME3133;State Bankruptcy;;;;;;;;;;10544
EVENTHIST3133;After the early success with John Law's Bank and the Mississippi Trade Company the government bought the Bank and borrowed 1.5 billion livres from the Trade Company to pay mortgage on its huge national loans. These events brought a hausse to the French industry and the government lacked all restrains printing stockpiles of money without any security. When the overheated economy started to recycle with reality the shareholders of the trade company panicked driving both the Bank and the Trade Company into bankruptcy. As much of two years of collected tax money disappeared in the catastrophe and France thus was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1724.;;;;;;;;;;10545
ACTIONNAME3133A;Declare State Bankruptcy;;;;;;;;;;10546
#;;;;;;;;;;;10547
EVENTNAME3134;Bank de France and New Financial Legislation;;;;;;;;;;10548
EVENTHIST3134;In 1716 the Scotsman, John Law, had created a Bank in France. His ideas were not new. The Bank was a copy of the Bank of England and Amsterdam Bank. The Bank printed banknotes and exchanged them for gold and silver. The trust in the new money was secured by a fund of precious metal. In 1718 the French Government bought the Bank and the industry flourished. There was an ongoing discussion of implementing a new financial legislation, but it was never approved and then came the crash. Because of the lack of governmental restrain, a consequence of not having legislation, the government let the printing press go wild and with to much money in circulation the wild speculation started which soon brought down both the Bank and the Mississippi Trade Company. But what if the legislation had been issued?;;;;;;;;;;10549
ACTIONNAME3134A;National Loans at 500 ducats;;;;;;;;;;10550
ACTIONNAME3134B;National Loans at 200 ducats;;;;;;;;;;10551
ACTIONNAME3134C;National Loans at 800 ducats;;;;;;;;;;10552
#;;;;;;;;;;;10553
EVENTNAME3171;The Repatriation of the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;10554
EVENTHIST3171;After a number of failures in the 1590's and during the first decades of the 17th century the Thirty Years War started and Spain took up the offensive in the Netherlands again. The brilliant General Spinola won victory after victory. The Dutch again tried to open their walls and flood their enemy, but it backfired and they lost more than 10000 elite troops in the events. Spinola was not a brutal man, but he was very realistic and let the people bear the costs of war. Thus the majority of the Dutch in the united provinces lost all their money and wealth, which was used paying for the upkeep of the Spanish troops. In 1625 Breda capitulated to Spinola, the Dutch took Grol in 1627, but Spinola took it back within 6 months and he also took Nijmegen and one of his German armies had now moved into Geldern from Münster and effectively threatened Utrecht. But the best was yet to come. In a nightly sea battle the Spanish navy managed to win and land 12000 men in Zeeland, within a year Spain had gained control of their quarrelsome subjects. During the years until the Westphalian Peace Spain harshly subjugate all non-Catholics. Catholics were given strong preferences in all areas and they also got local self-governance. A pact between the All the Catholic Subjects of His Spanish Majesty was instituted. Many Calvinist left for South Africa and South-East Asia. At the Westphalian Peace in 1648 the world at last acknowledged the rightful Spanish rule in the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;10555
ACTIONNAME3171A;The Netherlands is subjugated;;;;;;;;;;10556
#;;;;;;;;;;;10557
EVENTNAME3197;The Repatriation of the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;10558
EVENTHIST3197;After a number of failures in the 1590's and during the first decades of the 17th century the Thirty Years War started and Austria took up the offensive in the Netherlands again. The brilliant, but eccentric General Pappenheim won victory after victory. The Dutch again tried to open their walls and flood their enemy, but it backfired and they lost more than 10000 elite troops in the events. Pappenheim was not a brutal man, but he was very realistic and let the people bear the costs of war. Thus the majority of the Dutch in the united provinces lost all their money and wealth, which was used paying for the upkeep of the Imperial troops. In 1625 Breda capitulated to Pappenheim, the Dutch took Grol in 1627, but Pappenheim took it back within 6 months and he also took Nijmegen and one of his German armies had now moved into Geldern from Münster and effectively threatened Utrecht. But the best was yet to come. In a nightly sea battle the Spanish navy managed to win and land 12000 men in Zeeland, within a year Austria had gained control of their quarrelsome subjects. During the years until the Westphalian Peace Austria harshly subjugated all non-Catholics. Catholics were given strong preferences in all areas and they also got local self-governance. A pact between the All the Catholic Subjects of His Imperial Majesty was instituted. Many Calvinist left for South Africa and South-East Asia. At the Westphalian Peace in 1648 the world at last acknowledged the rightful Austrian rule in the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;10559
ACTIONNAME3197A;The Netherlands is subjugated;;;;;;;;;;10560
#;;;;;;;;;;;10561
EVENTNAME3342;The French Revolution: Radical Republic;;;;;;;;;;10562
EVENTHIST3342;On 5th may 1789 the General Estates met at Versailles. The different sections of the French society were divided on which issues and what to decide. Only farmers wanted a social reform, while some noblemen could accept a constitutional reform. The Bourgeois was ambiguous, as they on one hand wanted to share the right of the nobility and on the other hand not franchise the populace. However, that a financial reform was needed were beyond doubt by all members. On several occasions the king counteracted initiatives to produce a constitutional and social reform and on 11th July the king dismissed the popular minister of finance, Necker, took over government and started to send troops to Versailles. This was just too much for the frustrated and on 14th July the Bastille was stormed. A revolutionary wave went through the masses and as the politicians failed to produce justice for all people took the matters in their own hands. The French Revolution had begun...;;;;;;;;;;10563
ACTIONNAME3342A;A Violent Revolution has struck us, Sire;;;;;;;;;;10564
#;;;;;;;;;;;10565
EVENTNAME3343;Colonial Defense;;;;;;;;;;10566
EVENTHIST3343;When the English colonists arrived in America they immediately met Native Americans. Slowly they pressed the Natives back and conquered more land to settle. But they did not manage to subjugate the Native American, whom moved deeper into their vast continent. More or less from the outset the colonists where plagued by indian raids, pillaging and burning their farms and hamlets. The Anglo-French and Anglo-Spanish competition did not make the things easier for the colonists as the French and the Spaniards induced the Natives to raid and sometimes provided guns and leadership. In this situation His Majesty's Government in London had two possibilities. Either to invest in a perimeter defense of forts and garrisons or let the colonials form into militias and solve the defense on their own. The first solution was costly and London rarely viewed it a viable option. However the price London had to pay was a growing self-assurance among the colonists, a self-assurance that would become a serious problem in 1773.;;;;;;;;;;10567
ACTIONNAME3343A;Leave it to the Colonial Militia;;;;;;;;;;10568
ACTIONNAME3343B;Invest in expensive Perimeter Defense;;;;;;;;;;10569
#;;;;;;;;;;;10570
EVENTNAME3344;Colonial Defense;;;;;;;;;;10571
EVENTHIST3344;When the English colonists arrived in America they immediately met Native Americans. Slowly they pressed the Natives back and conquered more land to settle. But they did not manage to subjugate the Native American, whom moved deeper into their vast continent. More or less from the outset the colonists where plagued by Indian raids, pillaging and burning their farms and hamlets. The Anglo-French and Anglo-Spanish competition did not make the things easier for the colonists as the French and the Spaniards induced the Natives to raid and sometimes provided guns and leadership. In this situation His Majesty's Government in London had two possibilities. Either to invest in a perimeter defense of forts and garrisons or let the colonials form into militias and solve the defense on their own. The first solution was costly and London rarely viewed it a viable option. However the price London had to pay was a growing self-assurance among the colonists, a self-assurance that would become a serious problem in 1773.;;;;;;;;;;10572
ACTIONNAME3344A;Leave it to the Colonial Militia;;;;;;;;;;10573
ACTIONNAME3344B;Invest in expensive Perimeter Defense;;;;;;;;;;10574
#;;;;;;;;;;;10575
EVENTNAME3345;Colonial Defense;;;;;;;;;;10576
EVENTHIST3345;When the English colonists arrived in America they immediately met Native Americans. Slowly they pressed the Natives back and conquered more land to settle. But they did not manage to subjugate the Native American, whom moved deeper into their vast continent. More or less from the outset the colonists where plagued by Indian raids, pillaging and burning their farms and hamlets. The Anglo-French and Anglo-Spanish competition did not make the things easier for the colonists as the French and the Spaniards induced the Natives to raid and sometimes provided guns and leadership. In this situation His Majesty's Government in London had two possibilities. Either to invest in a perimeter defense of forts and garrisons or let the colonials form into militias and solve the defense on their own. The first solution was costly and London rarely viewed it a viable option. However the price London had to pay was a growing self-assurance among the colonists, a self-assurance that would become a serious problem in 1773.;;;;;;;;;;10577
ACTIONNAME3345A;Invest in expensive Perimeter Defense;;;;;;;;;;10578
ACTIONNAME3345B;Leave it to the Colonial Militia;;;;;;;;;;10579
#;;;;;;;;;;;10580
EVENTNAME3349;American Self-assurance Increase;;;;;;;;;;10581
EVENTHIST3349;As the English colonists in America had to fend for themselves against Indians, French and Spanish troops there evolved a certain kind of self-assurance, a pride of their own. They started to get a self-identity that was not English but American. This fact would increase the fire of the American Revolution in the 1770's.;;;;;;;;;;10582
ACTIONNAME3349A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10583
#;;;;;;;;;;;10584
EVENTNAME3350;American Self-assurance Increase;;;;;;;;;;10585
EVENTHIST3350;As the English colonists in America had to fend for themselves against Indians, French and Spanish troops there evolved a certain kind of self-assurance, a pride of their own. They started to get a self-identity that was not English but American. This fact would increase the fire of the American Revolution in the 1770's.;;;;;;;;;;10586
ACTIONNAME3350A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10587
#;;;;;;;;;;;10588
EVENTNAME3351;American Self-assurance Increase;;;;;;;;;;10589
EVENTHIST3351;As the English colonists in America had to fend for themselves against Indians, French and Spanish troops there evolved a certain kind of self-assurance, a pride of their own. They started to get a self-identity that was not English but American. This fact would increase the fire of the American Revolution in the 1770's.;;;;;;;;;;10590
ACTIONNAME3351A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10591
#;;;;;;;;;;;10592
EVENTNAME3403;The Empire of Russia;;;;;;;;;;10593
EVENTHIST3403;In the 16th century the Roman Empire of Constantinople was long gone and its revival viewed as impossible. The Orthodox Faith never had a head figure like the Papa of the Catholic Faith. It however was mostly guided from Constantinople by the Patriarch there. As the Sunni Muslim Ottomans used the Patriarchs hostage-like situation for there own political gains many Orthodox countries felt appalled and started to loosen the chains of tradition. There had not existed a country as mighty as the Byzantines until Russia was formed. Russia was created from the notion of full control of all those orthodox people that once had been Christianized from Kiev. This together with the fact that there was only one Orthodox country powerful enough to take up the mantle of the fallen Byzantines made the solution perfect and, thus the Greatest of Princedoms changed into the Empire of Russia. ;;;;;;;;;;10594
ACTIONNAME3403A;Take over the Byzantine Mantle;;;;;;;;;;10595
ACTIONNAME3403B;Leave it on the Floor;;;;;;;;;;10596
#;;;;;;;;;;;10597
EVENTNAME3445;The Statute of Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;10598
EVENTHIST3445;Lithuania had been a most undeveloped country for many centuries. Her population was regarded as pagan savages, living only under the sky and its gods. But during the 14th and early 15th century Lithuania had been Christianized and in 1429 the Statute of Lithuania, a codifying of the old traditional juristicial praxis, was issued. In this way Lithuania took her first steps toward centralization and modernization.;;;;;;;;;;10599
ACTIONNAME3445A;Domestic Balance of Power;;;;;;;;;;10600
ACTIONNAME3445B;Royal Prerogative;;;;;;;;;;10601
ACTIONNAME3445C;Magnate Republicanism;;;;;;;;;;10602
#;;;;;;;;;;;10603
EVENTNAME3446;Nemiem Captivabus extended to Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;10604
EVENTHIST3446;In 1434 Wladyslaw Jagiello extended the act Neninem Captivabimus, giving the nobility legal protection against random arresting by the King, to the Grand Duchy. It was some time before the principle of this was either understood or translated into common practice. While Poland demanded power-sharing and representation, Lithuania continued to be ruled autocratically.;;;;;;;;;;10605
ACTIONNAME3446A;Accept the Magnates demands;;;;;;;;;;10606
ACTIONNAME3446B;Limit the Magnates demands;;;;;;;;;;10607
#;;;;;;;;;;;10608
EVENTNAME3447;The Act of Union with Poland;;;;;;;;;;10609
EVENTHIST3447;On 1st July 1569 the joint force of Lithuanian and Polish Magnates as well as the Seyms of these countries met at Lublin on the border of their realms and unanimously swore a new Act of Union. There would now exist one united Seym convening in Warszawa and the country would have one King not only de facto but de jure. The Grand Duchy was to keep its old laws, a separate treasury and its own army under its own Grand Hetman and Field-Hetman. Effectively the Union was a marriage of two partners, with only the slightest hint of the dominant position of Poland. The combined Kingdom now formally became, Serenissima Republica Polonie. However there was some Lithuanian opposition before 1st July... Mikolaj the Black, the head of the mighty Radziwill family had long dreamed to of detaching the Grand Duchy from the domination and recreate a Lithuania with him as King. The first steps were taken in the 1540's when Mikolaj approached the Habsburg Emperor who was very interested in seeing a weakened Poland on her borders. This lead to Mikolaj receiving the title Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1547. In the end Mikolaj never raised the Banner of Independence. This had many causes, but one important one was the fear of standing alone against the oncoming Russian Hordes. But what if he had tried?;;;;;;;;;;10610
ACTIONNAME3447A;Poland inherits Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;10611
ACTIONNAME3447B;Lithuania break with Poland;;;;;;;;;;10612
#;;;;;;;;;;;10613
EVENTNAME3448;Wave of Protestantism;;;;;;;;;;10614
EVENTHIST3448;In Lithuania people was mostly catholic or orthodox during the 15th and 16th century. However in the last two decades of the 16th century a lot of protestant refugees from France, South Germany and Italy arrived. These cultural elite brought fresh idea to the Kingdom of Lithuania whom had been pressed between her catholic and orthodox neighbors. The Radziwilli kings had strong royal power and had opened the country for influences from abroad. Cities were much more important than in the Aristocracy of Poland, and thus the people of the cities quickly became a cultural and religious melting-pot spreading Protestantism to the rural lands around them. When whole provinces slowly became protestant the king started to support the Protestant Faith. First personally and later as a State-religion looking at Prussia and Sweden as ideals. This also meant that Lithuania could take an independent stance between Russia and Poland. However, the many different religions in Lithuania made the government make a very tolerant religious policy at least until the 1640's.;;;;;;;;;;10615
ACTIONNAME3448A;Accept the Movement;;;;;;;;;;10616
ACTIONNAME3448B;Support it and change State Religion;;;;;;;;;;10617
ACTIONNAME3448C;Crush the Movement;;;;;;;;;;10618
#;;;;;;;;;;;10619
EVENTNAME3449;Wave of Calvinism;;;;;;;;;;10620
EVENTHIST3449;In the 1590's when the Wave of Protestantism had started to change the fabric of Lithuanian society numerous refugees of the Reformed Faith arrived in a second wave. These were Dutch, English, French and Spanish fleeing from the narrow-minded catholic governments of their former countries. These refugees were a mix of farmers and city-dwellers and they influence the Lithuanians in approximately the same way as the earlier Protestants. However, the Lithuanian Magnates in opposition of the king viewed fellow Poland as the perfect societal form. When the king converted to the Lutheran form of Protestantism many of them became reformed. Both to mark their difference with the king and because the Reformed ideals of God before king. The Reformed faith was also a perfect ideology for them to imprint upon the serfs. They were serfs because God wanted them to be and thus they became more manageable. In the 1630's a growing dissent between the Protestant state on one hand and the Reformed and Orthodox magnates on the other could be felt.;;;;;;;;;;10621
ACTIONNAME3449A;Accept the Movement;;;;;;;;;;10622
ACTIONNAME3449B;Support it and change State Religion;;;;;;;;;;10623
ACTIONNAME3449C;Crush the Movement;;;;;;;;;;10624
#;;;;;;;;;;;10625
EVENTNAME3450;Strategic Axis with Sweden;;;;;;;;;;10626
EVENTHIST3450;In the first decades of the 17th century Lithuania's king had converted to Protestantism and started to support the two branches of the Reformation. All in all his ideal was an effective and modern monarchy much inspired by the Swedish kings. Building up a Protestant Church of Lithuania and getting inspiration for governmental and societal reforms the king turned to Sweden. The cooperation was of mutual benefits as Sweden soon got a protestant friend in otherwise heretic Eastern Europe. Slowly the friendship brought a strong alliance about and King Ladislovas I eagerly encourage Gustav II Adolphus to the Protestantism in Germany. He himself would hold the Catholics and orthodox of the East in check.;;;;;;;;;;10627
ACTIONNAME3450A;Create Axis;;;;;;;;;;10628
ACTIONNAME3450B;Offer Friendliness;;;;;;;;;;10629
ACTIONNAME3450C;Decline Cooperation;;;;;;;;;;10630
#;;;;;;;;;;;10631
EVENTNAME3451;Strategic Axis with Prussia;;;;;;;;;;10632
EVENTHIST3451;In the second decade of the 17th century Brandenburg inherited the Duchy of Prussia. Brandenburg-Prussia was a protestant state with high tolerance versus reformed and she approached Jerzy I with an offer. Lithuania and Brandenburg should sign a Holy Protestant Alliance and wage war on Poland. Brandenburg would be freed from her Prussian vassalage by Poland and Lithuania would whatever she wanted and could take from Poland. A faction of young governmental official cherished it, but the king was a very careful man. He and his closest advisors discussed. There conclusion was very plain. First it was an impossibility to support Germans against Poland in a war of aggression. Secondly the worst possible thing was total victory. If Lithuania took a mile of Polish land it would be a mile too much. Any conquests would include more Catholics and orthodox and worse more unruly magnates brought up in the Polish Anarchy of a country. So the king politely declined the honor, but instead he proposed a tract of trade and cultural exchange. However as most political well informed Lithuanian could have guessed it did not come much out of it. The Society of Brandenburg-Prussia had far more in common with Poland than with Lithuania. Lithuanian preferred to visit Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam too Berlin or Köningsberg.;;;;;;;;;;10633
ACTIONNAME3451A;Offer Friendliness;;;;;;;;;;10634
ACTIONNAME3451B;Create Axis;;;;;;;;;;10635
ACTIONNAME3451C;Decline Cooperation;;;;;;;;;;10636
#;;;;;;;;;;;10637
EVENTNAME3452;Strategic Axis with Austria;;;;;;;;;;10638
EVENTHIST3452;Before the Independence in 1569 Mikolaj the Black, named king as Mikolaj I, had become Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and befriended the Habsburg ruler of Austria, the Emperor Maximilian II. Maximilian was as sharp a politician as Mikolaj and profited on weakening Poland. Now Mikolaj's position was very bad in the 1570's he had to fight broad factions of Magnates in what could be described as a Civil War and fend his borders from Polish acts of revenge or even a re-conquest. He had to do what served independence best and that was to strike a deal with Maximilian. A Military Alliance was signed on 3rd February 1570 and Mikolaj's eldest son married Elizabeth of Steirmark. This alliance actually kept Poland from attacking even if local border incursions were regular. With the ascending of Rudolf to the Habsburg Monarchy the relations became wary and the alliance fell, but at that time the relations with Poland was at least acceptable.;;;;;;;;;;10639
ACTIONNAME3452A;Create Axis;;;;;;;;;;10640
ACTIONNAME3452B;Offer Friendliness;;;;;;;;;;10641
ACTIONNAME3452C;Decline Cooperation;;;;;;;;;;10642
#;;;;;;;;;;;10643
EVENTNAME3453;Strategic Axis with Austria;;;;;;;;;;10644
EVENTHIST3453;The Austro-Lithuanian Pact of 1570 had ended in 1576 when the obscure Rudolf came into power in Austria. King Mikolaj II Krzysztof also called 'the Little Orphan' was a well versed man and a pious catholic whom had visited Jerusalem. When he had married Elizabeth of Steirmark he had met Rudolf whom had brought his favorite crowd of astrologists infuriating the Pious Crown-prince. From that day he could not stand the man. However, with the ascending of Ferdinand II, a distant relative to Elizabeth of Steirmark, the elderly Mikolaj II again found a man of his values. Ferdinand also wanted a strong monarchy and strengthens Catholicism in Europe. He immediately signed an alliance and bought the consent of Poland. During the Thirty Years War Lithuanian Hussaria would fight side by side with Imperial troops giving Lithuania endless amounts of Glory.;;;;;;;;;;10645
ACTIONNAME3453A;Create Axis;;;;;;;;;;10646
ACTIONNAME3453B;Offer Friendliness;;;;;;;;;;10647
ACTIONNAME3453C;Decline Cooperation;;;;;;;;;;10648
#;;;;;;;;;;;10649
EVENTNAME3454;Conflict over Religious Tolerance;;;;;;;;;;10650
EVENTHIST3454;After two waves of refugees of a new faith and years of governmental reform friction in society had come to a cross-road. Lithuania had confessors of four religions and all but one felt anger against the government. Secondly the Magnates incited revolt both on the command of God and to fight their decreasing power. When they looked over the border they saw that their Polish brothers lived like princes while they themselves where merely servants of the state, albeit rich such. They wanted power and more leeway for their religion.;;;;;;;;;;10651
ACTIONNAME3454A;Enforce the State Religion;;;;;;;;;;10652
ACTIONNAME3454B;Support One-Church Faction;;;;;;;;;;10653
ACTIONNAME3454C;Support Tolerant Faction;;;;;;;;;;10654
#;;;;;;;;;;;10655
EVENTNAME3455;Conflict over Religious Tolerance;;;;;;;;;;10656
EVENTHIST3455;After two waves of refugees of a new faith and years of governmental reform friction in society had come to a cross-road. Lithuania had confessors of four religions and all but one felt anger against the government. Secondly the Magnates incited revolt both on the command of God and to fight their decreasing power. When they looked over the border they saw that their Polish brothers lived like princes while they themselves where merely servants of the state, albeit rich such. They wanted power and more leeway for their religion.;;;;;;;;;;10657
ACTIONNAME3455A;Enforce the State Religion;;;;;;;;;;10658
ACTIONNAME3455B;Support One-Church Faction;;;;;;;;;;10659
ACTIONNAME3455C;Support Tolerant Faction;;;;;;;;;;10660
#;;;;;;;;;;;10661
EVENTNAME3456;Conflict over Religious Tolerance;;;;;;;;;;10662
EVENTHIST3456;After two waves of refugees of a new faith and years of governmental reform friction in society had come to a cross-road. Lithuania had confessors of four religions and all but one felt anger against the government. Secondly the Magnates incited revolt both on the command of God and to fight their decreasing power. When they looked over the border they saw that their Polish brothers lived like princes while they themselves where merely servants of the state, albeit rich such. They wanted power and more leeway for their religion.;;;;;;;;;;10663
ACTIONNAME3456A;Enforce the State Religion;;;;;;;;;;10664
ACTIONNAME3456B;Support One-Church Faction;;;;;;;;;;10665
ACTIONNAME3456C;Support Tolerant Faction;;;;;;;;;;10666
#;;;;;;;;;;;10667
EVENTNAME3457;Magnates crave 'Polish Rights';;;;;;;;;;10668
EVENTHIST3457;As a reaction of the introduction of the Henrykian Articles and the Pact Conventa in Poland in 1573 the Magnates approach the king and urged him to constitutionalize the rights of the Szlachta and to share power with them. If not they said, he not they would have to take the consequences. At this point Mikolaj II Krzysztof had newly been crowned. He was young and not as negative to noble power as his father had been. In an effort to keep societal peace he accepted a compromise. There where no Henrykian articles, but the constitution was modified implying that the Szlachta was the life-nerve of society with certain rights to hold office and legislative power. The Principle of Religious Tolerance was also confirmed. ;;;;;;;;;;10669
ACTIONNAME3457A;More Rights than Duties;;;;;;;;;;10670
ACTIONNAME3457B;Balance Rights and Duties;;;;;;;;;;10671
ACTIONNAME3457C;More Duties than Rights;;;;;;;;;;10672
#;;;;;;;;;;;10673
EVENTNAME3458;Magnates crave 'Polish Rights';;;;;;;;;;10674
EVENTHIST3458;After the two waves of refugees had arrived the Szlachta again craved compensation for accepting that religious status quo had broken. His Majesty Mikolaj II Krzysztof, now an elder and more experienced man, refused to comply with their threats. Instead he used his right to push a proposal on to the floor of the Seym, which was a compromise but one which suited the king. The rights to hold office increased, but was now also made a duty and only the king could appoint. The Szlachta was given a say in the making of Foreign Policy, but only as a second house for non-Szlachta members was instituted in the Seym which held legislative power of taxation. In many ways these reforms would decrease noble power even further as the fabric of society slowly tilted to the advantage of the bourgeois and free farmers.;;;;;;;;;;10675
ACTIONNAME3458A;Balance Rights and Duties;;;;;;;;;;10676
ACTIONNAME3458B;More Rights than Duties;;;;;;;;;;10677
ACTIONNAME3458C;More Duties than Rights;;;;;;;;;;10678
#;;;;;;;;;;;10679
EVENTNAME3459;Magnates crave 'Polish Rights';;;;;;;;;;10680
EVENTHIST3459;During the 1630's and 1640's the Magnates found life in the Kingdom unbearable. To escape the egalitarian powers of the government and the king many of the started to interfere in local Polish business. Many of them owned as much lands on one as the other side of the border. They freely swapped lands with their Polish brother and thus managed to strengthen the Cause in both Poland and Lithuania. During the Deluge the Magnates of the Ukraine and the Wild lands fought all and everyone. Poland was in havoc and the Lithuanian king had to accept the fact that he only could control the Northern part of his lands. At these point King Aleksandras II mounted a huge campaign against the Tartars, Russians and Crimeans swapping up insurrective Magnates at the same time. He though stopped from interfering with the polish government, 'that last sane mind on that side of the border' as he called King Wladyslaw IV of Poland. The subjugated Magnates had two options. They either had to accept a tough reform package or get all there lands confiscated and pushed over the border to Poland. The choice was easy. They stay, but the reform was harsh. Only the state could now own land. The user only owned the right to use it. But to keep that right the user had to pay a user's fee decided by the king. With this vehicle the king started to break the large latifund holdings of the Magnates and again changing the fabric of society. His son continued the reform policy after the King was murdered by a Ukrainian Magnate on 30th March 1654.;;;;;;;;;;10681
ACTIONNAME3459A;More Duties than Rights;;;;;;;;;;10682
ACTIONNAME3459B;More Rights than Duties;;;;;;;;;;10683
ACTIONNAME3459C;Balance Rights and Duties;;;;;;;;;;10684
#;;;;;;;;;;;10685
EVENTNAME3460;Royal Reaction on the Polish Librum Veto;;;;;;;;;;10686
EVENTHIST3460;In 1652 as King Aleksandras II was clearing up things in the Ukraine He was brought the news of the introduction of the Librum Veto in Poland. A week later he got the news that 'his' Seym had voted for the same rights. By carefully reading of reports he found that certain Lithuanian Magnates had nearly doubled the size of the Lithuanian Szlachta by swapping lands with Poles. Frustrated the king declared the law illegitimate. The king had the support of those who were not nobles, but his troubles would live on as long as the Liberum veto existed in Poland. In a famous address he declared himself allied with the Polish people and the at war with the Polish Szlachta. ;;;;;;;;;;10687
ACTIONNAME3460A;Move against the 'Magnate-Republic';;;;;;;;;;10688
ACTIONNAME3460B;Give Concessions to the Lithuanian Magnates;;;;;;;;;;10689
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EVENTNAME3461;Civil War in Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;10691
EVENTHIST3461;In a drive towards Warszawa he was bogged down by excellent Polish Generalcy while his own Szlachta rebelled. Isolated with his army in Czersk he struck a deal with the Polish king to leave Poland immediately if the Polish king would refuse to accept the Lithuanian throne from the rebels up North. It was a not too glorious retreat and he was considering himself defeated. The Szlachta had dethroned Aleksandras, but was compromised by the fact that the Polish king refused to have anything to do with the traitors. Not all the Szlachta was against Aleksandras and upon his return another army joined him. Together they smashed the rebel forces and executed the traitors. These events resulted in a deep-set foreign policy in Lithuania to always support the Polish kings against their internal foes, but never to meddle without being asked.;;;;;;;;;;10692
ACTIONNAME3461A;Try to buy the Magnates off;;;;;;;;;;10693
ACTIONNAME3461B;Let war come to their homes;;;;;;;;;;10694
#;;;;;;;;;;;10695
EVENTNAME3462;The Horrible Plague in Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;10696
EVENTHIST3462;During 1709-10 Lithuania endure the harshest winter of a century. But as that was not enough an epidemic plague spread through the lands killing many thousands. There is talking of the Scourge of God and people prey…prey…prey...;;;;;;;;;;10697
ACTIONNAME3462A;Arrgh!;;;;;;;;;;10698
#;;;;;;;;;;;10699
EVENTNAME3463;The Anti-Russian Pact;;;;;;;;;;10700
EVENTHIST3463;In 1698 Russia, Poland and Denmark formed an alliance against the eighteen year old king Charles XII of Sweden. They thought it as a good opportunity for revenge and to cut that major power to pieces. The Lithuanians which always had a good relation towards Sweden since the days of Gustav II Adolphus was approached by the Swedes. The Swedes wanted Lithuania to join in an Anti-Russian alliance for the good of both their countries. The King, Karol I Stanislovas, a fine general and knower of men immediately like Charles XII:s character and his habit of getting to the point very fast. The King was though hesitant. Lithuania was a vast country and in-between Poland and Russia. It would be a hard task and the Swedes would most certainly be occupied with the Danes first. But against the advice of his most trustworthy advisors he signed the Pact knowing that Lithuanian would have to fight this fight sooner or later, and as he said 'I rather do it with a noble intention'.;;;;;;;;;;10701
ACTIONNAME3463A;Support Sweden;;;;;;;;;;10702
ACTIONNAME3463B;Support Russia;;;;;;;;;;10703
ACTIONNAME3463C;Support the Poland;;;;;;;;;;10704
#;;;;;;;;;;;10705
EVENTNAME3464;Pietism;;;;;;;;;;10706
EVENTHIST3464;Pietism was a religious movement that started in Germany during the latter part of the 17th century. Traditionally, the Pietist movement has been viewed as a backlash against intellectualism prevalent in and among the Protestant ranks, especially in the Lutheran Church during that period. However, Pietism was regular also within the other Christian forms. It was with the return of prisoners of war that the movement really took off in Lithuania. However, the Lithuanian Church disapproved most strongly of unauthorized preaching, which led to the Conventicle Edict of 1729, forbidding any religious gatherings outside the framework of the Church.;;;;;;;;;;10707
ACTIONNAME3464A;Encourage it;;;;;;;;;;10708
ACTIONNAME3464B;Stop it;;;;;;;;;;10709
#;;;;;;;;;;;10710
EVENTNAME3465;The Murder of Karol II Stanislovas;;;;;;;;;;10711
EVENTHIST3465;In the Ebb of the Enlightenment Lithuanian government started to change slowly into a more pluralistic and modern society. Royal power was decreased to the fortune of the many and not the few. With the Revolutions in America and France both Poland and Lithuania started egalitarian reforms. Archconservative Russia which had conquered the Ukraine and the Wild lands did not appreciate these developments. She struck a deal with Austria and Prussia to split Poland and Lithuania and bring it under 'civilized' rule. The Revolutionary Wars of the East was triggered by the Murder of the Lithuanian king, Karol II Stanislovas, on 21st November 1790. The king had visited the theater in Vilnius and was shot by three cloaked men point blank when leaving his carriage to enter the Royal Palace. The king traveled lightly so his personal guards and servants all succumbed in the fighting and the murderers disappeared in the night. On 23rd the news hit the streets and thousands of angry people stormed the Russian Embassy lynching everyone in sight. The Russian Government immediately craved an official apology and to let Russian special police help the investigation. At the same time the Police Master of Vilnius, Rafal Kresmanikes, received a messenger from the Swedish Police Master in Dorpat, Gustav Adolf Reuterholm. Reuterholm disclosed a lead that Kresmanikes found leading to St: Petersburg. The young King, Ludwike Mykolas I, was furious. He allied with Poland and mobilized the army. Within three month the country was ready for war, a war of revenge.;;;;;;;;;;10712
ACTIONNAME3465A;This Great Nation craves Revenge!;;;;;;;;;;10713
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EVENTNAME3466;The Brzesc Privileges-'Nemiem Captivabus';;;;;;;;;;10715
EVENTHIST3466;In 1425 King Kazimierz IV had to grant wide concessions to the Szlachta to get his son elected as his heir on the throne. The principle that he had to accept was the Neninem Captivabimus, giving the nobility legal protection against random arresting by the King. On paper it looked decent but the principle was forged in a way that made nearly any arresting impossible. A nobleman's personal freedom was as large as a King's. The accepting of the principle also leads to more concessions from Kazimierz which decreased Royal Power further.;;;;;;;;;;10716
ACTIONNAME3466A;Accept the Magnates demands;;;;;;;;;;10717
ACTIONNAME3466B;Limit the Magnates demands;;;;;;;;;;10718
#;;;;;;;;;;;10719
EVENTNAME3467;The Nieszawa Privileges-'Conventiones Particulares';;;;;;;;;;10720
EVENTHIST3467;After the concessions to the Nobility in 1425 and during the Thirteen Years War Kazimierz IV was again forced to new concessions. To be able to raise troops, among them a lot of mercenaries, the King needed money from the Szlachta. In an effort to solve the monarchy's pressing problems he had to accept the Nieszawa Privileges implying that the Nobility had the right to hold local Conventiones Particulares, without which no troops could be raised and no taxes extracted. In this way the Nobility got an efficient and powerful organization with a joint mutual interest, and power of the military and the taxation legislative procedure.;;;;;;;;;;10721
ACTIONNAME3467A;Accept the Conventions;;;;;;;;;;10722
ACTIONNAME3467B;Weaken the Conventions;;;;;;;;;;10723
ACTIONNAME3467C;Refuse to sign it and defy the Magnates;;;;;;;;;;10724
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EVENTNAME3468;The Statute of Piotrkow;;;;;;;;;;10726
EVENTHIST3468;Under Jan Olbracht, the son of Kazimierz IV, the policy of giving concessions to the Nobility continued.  In 1496 the Statute of Piotrkow was instituted. It implied that serfdom was strengthened and accepted in law. It forbade all workers to move from their villages, except one every year. It later was extended with a work duty of six days a week. At this point the peasants of Poland had lost not only all power, but also their freedom. The power lay in the hands of the Nobility.;;;;;;;;;;10727
ACTIONNAME3468A;Enact;;;;;;;;;;10728
ACTIONNAME3468B;Enact a mild variant;;;;;;;;;;10729
ACTIONNAME3468C;Refuse to enact;;;;;;;;;;10730
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EVENTNAME3469;The Constitution of Radom-'Nihil Novo';;;;;;;;;;10732
EVENTHIST3469;In 1505 with the creation of the Constitution of Radom, the power of the Nobility was institutionalized. The Constitution confirmed the political primacy of the Sejm and the law of Nihil Novo deprived the Monarchy the right to pass laws without the compliance of the Sejm. It also restricted the power of the governmental officials. The King still held the power to call the Sejm.;;;;;;;;;;10733
ACTIONNAME3469A;Accept the power of the Sejm;;;;;;;;;;10734
ACTIONNAME3469B;Limit the power of the Sejm;;;;;;;;;;10735
#;;;;;;;;;;;10736
EVENTNAME3473;The Polish Inheritance of Masovia;;;;;;;;;;10737
EVENTHIST3473;The Duchy of Masovia had long been ruled by a line of the Piast Dynasty, but because of the power of Poland she most often followed the suggestions of Polish foreign policy. In 1525 the last Piast ruler died and the Polish crown inherited Masovia. Exactly what would be done with the lands was not clear, but in the end it became a Royal fief. And later the new Polish capital would be placed in the in 1525 sleepy hamlet of Warszawa.;;;;;;;;;;10738
ACTIONNAME3473A;Make it a personal royal fiefdom;;;;;;;;;;10739
ACTIONNAME3473B;Give it piecemeal to different Magnates;;;;;;;;;;10740
#;;;;;;;;;;;10741
EVENTNAME3474;Hohenzollern Prussia become Polish Duchy;;;;;;;;;;10742
EVENTHIST3474;In 1525 during the religious turmoil of the Reformation one of the early converters to the new religion was the Teutonic Orders' Grandmaster from Brandenburg, Albrecht of Hohenzollern. Inspired by Luther he also decides to secularize the land areas under his control, Prussia, into a protestant duchy. However, knowing that this would earn him the eternal enmity of his former Order he had to go for help with its greatest enemy, Poland-Lithuania. Thus he managed to pull through, but at the price of becoming a Polish Vassal.;;;;;;;;;;10743
ACTIONNAME3474A;Accept the New Vassal;;;;;;;;;;10744
ACTIONNAME3474B;Claim Ownership;;;;;;;;;;10745
#;;;;;;;;;;;10746
EVENTNAME3475;The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska';;;;;;;;;;10747
EVENTHIST3475;On 1st July 1569 the joint force of Lithuanian and Polish Magnates as well as the Seyms of these countries met at Lublin on the border of their realms and unanimously swore a new Act of Union. There now existed one united Seym convening in Warszawa and the country would have one King not only de facto but de jure. The Grand Duchy was to keep its old laws, a separate treasury and its own army under its own Grand Hetman and Field-Hetman. Effectively the Union was a marriage of two partners, with only the slightest hint of the dominant position of Poland. The combined Kingdom now formally became, Serenissima Respublica Polonie.;;;;;;;;;;10748
ACTIONNAME3475A;Enact the Union;;;;;;;;;;10749
ACTIONNAME3475B;Keep it a loose structure;;;;;;;;;;10750
#;;;;;;;;;;;10751
EVENTNAME3476;The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska';;;;;;;;;;10752
EVENTHIST3476;In 1569 discussions had been held and it was evident that many magnates wanted the joint force of Lithuanian and Polish Magnates as well as the Seyms of these countries to met at Lublin on the border of their realms and unanimously swear a new Act of Union. There now existed one united Seym convening in Warszawa and the country would have one King not only de facto but de jure. The Grand Duchy was to keep its old laws, a separate treasury and its own army under its own Grand Hetman and Field-Hetman. Effectively the Union would be a marriage of two partners, with only the slightest hint of the dominant position of Poland. However there was some Lithuanian opposition before 1st July...Mikolaj the Black, the head of the mighty Radziwill family had long dreamed to of detaching the Grand Duchy from the domination and recreate a Lithuania with him as King. The first steps were taken in the 1540's when Mikolaj approached the Habsburg Emperor who was very interested in seeing a weakened Poland on her borders. This lead to Mikolaj receiving the title Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1547. In April 1569 Mikolaj had bribed and prodded his fellow magnates into following his plan. The lower Lithuanian Szlachta was considered immature and voted as their magnates did. So on 1st July the meeting took place in Lublin, but the Lithuanian Szlachta unanimously detested any attempt to create a Union. At the same time Mikolaj let himself be crowned King of Lithuania in Vilna and announced that if Poland did not accept that Lithuania went her own way then Lithuania would realize a Military Alliance with the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.;;;;;;;;;;10753
ACTIONNAME3476A;Recollect the lost sheep;;;;;;;;;;10754
ACTIONNAME3476B;Let them go in peace;;;;;;;;;;10755
#;;;;;;;;;;;10756
EVENTNAME3477;The Jesuit King;;;;;;;;;;10757
EVENTHIST3477;Zygmunt III was the son of the King Johan III of Sweden. His father was a man that ruled a staunch protestant country, but with a personal leaning toward Catholicism. Zygmunt was brought up by Jesuits and preferred their company. Religion was as important to him as politics and one of his great obsessions was to make Catholicism the State-religion of Poland. This was perhaps the most impossible task a man, even if king, to accomplish in Poland. The Freedom of religion and the ideological principle of religious tolerance was the fundament of Polish society. Zygmunt though strong willed and stubborn tried. He of course had the whole country against him and failed. These acts also made him many enemies, which would stop him from reforming the government and strengthen Royal power in the first decade of the 17th century.;;;;;;;;;;10758
ACTIONNAME3477A;Religious Freedom won the day;;;;;;;;;;10759
ACTIONNAME3477B;The Catholic Faith is the First among Equals;;;;;;;;;;10760
ACTIONNAME3477C;Hail the Jesuit King!;;;;;;;;;;10761
#;;;;;;;;;;;10762
EVENTNAME3478;Emperor Wladislav of Russia;;;;;;;;;;10763
EVENTHIST3478;The Time of Troubles in Russia was a great triangular drama, between Poles and Swedes and of course, Russians in the Middle. Poland had since the outbreak supported the different False Dimitrijs, but in 1609 a Russian Boyar embassy arrived in Warszawa and proposed to make Zygmunt III:s eldest son, Wladyslav, the new Tsar of Russia. This was a great and interesting opportunity and with a completely different father, Wladyslaw might have brought the Wasa Dynasty on the Russian throne. However, one of the prerequisites was that Wladyslaw converted to the Orthodox Faith something that was completely unthinkable for his father, the Jesuit-King. Instead the refusal made that faction of Boyars rally around a new candidate and Zygmunt had to declare war on Russia to be able to meddle in that muddy pound.;;;;;;;;;;10764
ACTIONNAME3478A;Vladimir Wasa, Czar of all Russians;;;;;;;;;;10765
ACTIONNAME3478B;No we will not meddle in their Civil War;;;;;;;;;;10766
#;;;;;;;;;;;10767
EVENTNAME3479;Warszawa;;;;;;;;;;10768
EVENTHIST3479;As the Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' was instituted in 1569 and the united Seym moved to the small town of Warszawa it did not take long until it was also made a Royal capital. With this change the centre point for Polish attention was moved North and East.;;;;;;;;;;10769
ACTIONNAME3479A;Let move the Capital to Warszawa;;;;;;;;;;10770
ACTIONNAME3479B;Let Kraków stay Capital;;;;;;;;;;10771
#;;;;;;;;;;;10772
EVENTNAME3480;The Pact Conventa and the Henrykian Articles;;;;;;;;;;10773
EVENTHIST3480;In 1572 the Jagellon Dynasty was extinct and a new king was to elected. His name was Henri de Anjou. On his election he was forced to sign what have later been called the Henrykian Articles, which rectified that Poland was an elective monarchy from onwards. He also signed the Pacta Conventa, which was a formal contract between the elected monarch and the Seym. In practice the monarch lost all power over his country. He had no power over governmental officials and he had a mere 3000 men strong Royal Army. To get anything extra he had to beg the Seym to authorize. At this moment Poland effectively stopped being a monarchy, as the monarch was a mere figure head, and instead a true Aristocracy.;;;;;;;;;;10774
ACTIONNAME3480A;There is nothing we can do my King;;;;;;;;;;10775
#;;;;;;;;;;;10776
EVENTNAME3481;The Struggle for Royal Power;;;;;;;;;;10777
EVENTHIST3481;In the early 17th century Poland was one of the mightiest countries in the world, yet she had great problems. The trade and technical production of Eastern Europe was based along the Baltic Coast. There lay the future of the next major power in the area. The King saw this and tried to improve Polish position in these areas, but the Szlachta was not remotely interested. Her interests lay in the Ukraine and the Wild lands where the Magnates could rule armies of serfs on the vast agricultural production plants. This was the first disagreement between King Zygmunt III and the Nobility. Another one was the matter of the religious freedom. The king never stopped working for making the Catholic Faith the foremost religion in the country. However he was quite unsuccessful. The last disagreement was the about Royal power. Zygmunt was the grandson of the strong Swedish king Gustavus Wasa and he worked for absolutism. Zygmunt fought an uneven fight, but his struggle irritated the Poles so much that his reputation is tarnished to this very day. He also managed to upset people with his undiplomatic efforts to increase his power and because of that the Zebrzydowski rebellion stopped his effort for good.;;;;;;;;;;10778
ACTIONNAME3481A;Fight a bitter but peaceful conflict;;;;;;;;;;10779
ACTIONNAME3481B;Resign completely and read theological books instead;;;;;;;;;;10780
ACTIONNAME3481C;Wage a war of extermination on the Nobility;;;;;;;;;;10781
#;;;;;;;;;;;10782
EVENTNAME3482;Liberum Veto in Poland;;;;;;;;;;10783
EVENTHIST3482;The political and economic disunity of the Szlachta and the deluge was the most important social factors behind the creation and implementation of the Librum Veto in 1652. It was on one hand a guarantee that decisions where decided unanimously and on the other hand a safeguard for the personal freedom of the individual nobleman. However for Poland as a country it was disastrous and one among a half dozen reason for the demise of the country in 1795. One single NO vote in the Seym could dissolve the Seym and paralyze decision-making in the country. It was also used frequently in the lesser Seyms, the seymiki, of which there where over 70 in Poland. The Magnates that had detronized the Executive Power had now also detronized the Legislative Power.;;;;;;;;;;10784
ACTIONNAME3482A;This country is now a true Aristocracy;;;;;;;;;;10785
#;;;;;;;;;;;10786
EVENTNAME3483;Liberum Veto in Poland;;;;;;;;;;10787
EVENTHIST3483;The political and economic disunity of the Szlachta and the deluge was the most important social factors behind the creation and implementation of the Librum Veto in 1652. It was on one hand a guarantee that decisions where decided unanimously and on the other hand a safeguard for the personal freedom of the individual nobleman. However for Poland as a country it was disastrous and one among a half dozen reason for the demise of the country in 1795. One single NO vote in the Seym could dissolve the Seym and paralyze decision-making in the country. It was also used frequently in the lesser Seyms, the seymiki, of which there where over 70 in Poland. The Magnates that had detronized the Executive Power had now also detronized the Legislative Power.;;;;;;;;;;10788
ACTIONNAME3483A;This country is now a true Aristocracy;;;;;;;;;;10789
#;;;;;;;;;;;10790
EVENTNAME3485;The Sobieskian Army Reforms;;;;;;;;;;10791
EVENTHIST3485;When Jan Sobieski became king in 1672 he was already a renowned and glorified military leader. In fact he started out as a general an ended up as a king. His reform of the Polish army thus started long before he became king, but it was under his Royal leadership that the strong effects of the reforms made lasting impressions upon the map of history. The New Polish Army saved Vienna from the onslaught of the Ottomans and forever stopped their advance. Unfortunately in the long run it helped Austria more than it helped Poland.;;;;;;;;;;10792
ACTIONNAME3485A;Make a strict Army Reform only;;;;;;;;;;10793
ACTIONNAME3485B;Reform Army and undermine the power of the Sejm;;;;;;;;;;10794
#;;;;;;;;;;;10795
EVENTNAME3486;The Polish Succession of 1697;;;;;;;;;;10796
EVENTHIST3486;The political sickness of the Polish body manifested itself fully after the death of Jan III Sobieski in 1696. The election that followed was one of the most dismal episodes in Polish parliamentary history. The primary candidates were the King's son Jakub Sobieski;;;;;;;;;;10797
ACTIONNAME3486A;Friedrich Augustus Wettin;;;;;;;;;;10798
ACTIONNAME3486B;Francois Louis de Bourbon;;;;;;;;;;10799
ACTIONNAME3486C;Jakub Sobieski;;;;;;;;;;10800
#;;;;;;;;;;;10801
EVENTNAME3487;Friedrich Augustus Wettin backs down!;;;;;;;;;;10802
EVENTHIST3487;The political sickness of the Polish body manifested itself fully after the death of Jan III Sobieski in 1696. The election that followed was one of the most dismal episodes in Polish parliamentary history. The primary candidates were the King's son Jakub Sobieski;;;;;;;;;;10803
ACTIONNAME3487A;Elect Stanislas Leczinski;;;;;;;;;;10804
#;;;;;;;;;;;10805
EVENTNAME3488;Turko-Polish Tension;;;;;;;;;;10806
EVENTHIST3488;Poland and the Ottoman Empire came into conflict in the 1670's and 80's when the Cossacks in the Polish part of the divided Ukraine submitted to the Ottoman Empire and called for Tatar aid against Poland. Victories won by hetman Jan Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by the Ottoman Empire. The fall of the key border fortress Kamieniec Podolski was followed by the humiliating Peace of Buczacz. In 1683 Sobieski led a relief army to a Vienna besieged by the Ottomans and as supreme commander of the allied forces won a resounding victory that marked the beginning of Ottoman withdrawal from Europe.;;;;;;;;;;10807
ACTIONNAME3488A;We will defend Christendom;;;;;;;;;;10808
#;;;;;;;;;;;10809
EVENTNAME3489;Turko-Polish Tension;;;;;;;;;;10810
EVENTHIST3489;Poland and the Ottoman Empire came into conflict in the 1670's and 80's when the Cossacks in the Polish part of the divided Ukraine submitted to the Ottoman Empire and called for Tatar aid against Poland. Victories won by hetman Jan Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by the Ottoman Empire. The fall of the key border fortress Kamieniec Podolski was followed by the humiliating Peace of Buczacz. In 1683 Sobieski led a relief army to a Vienna besieged by the Ottomans and as supreme commander of the allied forces won a resounding victory that marked the beginning of Ottoman withdrawal from Europe.;;;;;;;;;;10811
ACTIONNAME3489A;We will defend Christendom;;;;;;;;;;10812
#;;;;;;;;;;;10813
EVENTNAME3490;Turko-Polish Tension;;;;;;;;;;10814
EVENTHIST3490;Poland and the Ottoman Empire came into conflict in the 1670's and 80's when the Cossacks in the Polish part of the divided Ukraine submitted to the Ottoman Empire and called for Tatar aid against Poland. Victories won by hetman Jan Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by the Ottoman Empire. The fall of the key border fortress Kamieniec Podolski was followed by the humiliating Peace of Buczacz. In 1683 Sobieski led a relief army to a Vienna besieged by the Ottomans and as supreme commander of the allied forces won a resounding victory that marked the beginning of Ottoman withdrawal from Europe.;;;;;;;;;;10815
ACTIONNAME3490A;We will defend Christendom;;;;;;;;;;10816
#;;;;;;;;;;;10817
EVENTNAME3492;The Dethronement of August the Strong;;;;;;;;;;10818
EVENTHIST3492;For the Second War of the North, in 1700, Poland sided with Russia against Sweden. King August II (the Strong) was pitted against King Charles XII of Sweden for control of Poland. After a series of crushing defeats, including losing to the army of Charles XII at Narva when he outnumbered them 5 to 1, August was dethroned and Stanislaus Leczinski was crowned King of Poland in his place.;;;;;;;;;;10819
ACTIONNAME3492A;Dethrone August and install Stanislaus;;;;;;;;;;10820
#;;;;;;;;;;;10821
EVENTNAME3493;The Horrible Plague in Lithuania;;;;;;;;;;10822
EVENTHIST3493;During 1709-10 Lithuania endure the harshest winter of a century. But as that was not enough an epidemic plague spread through the lands killing many thousands. There is talking of the Scourge of God and people prey…prey…prey...;;;;;;;;;;10823
ACTIONNAME3493A;Arrgh!;;;;;;;;;;10824
#;;;;;;;;;;;10825
EVENTNAME3494;Stanislaus Poniatowski-'The Last King';;;;;;;;;;10826
EVENTHIST3494;Stanislaus Poniatowski was a refined man and second son to the great General Poniatowski of the early 18th century. Stanislaus was a man of the enlightenment and early became interested in politics and diplomacy touring London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris and last St: Petersburg. There he was readily introduced to Tsaritsa Catherine the Great and became her lover. In 1764 when Poland needed a king, Catherine suggested her now ex-lover Stanislaus Poniatowski. That was a bad choice for Russia and a rather good one for Poland. Stanislaus knew the ways of Russian political mind and he was not subservient to the wishes of Moscow. However, the degeneration of Poland had gone so far that immediate reforms where necessary to stay independent, but on the other hand such reform most likely would draw attention in Moscow, Vienna and Berlin and it did. That reforms had just left the Seym when the enemy armies started to march. The Fear of a Resurrected Poland had brought her neighbors to action.;;;;;;;;;;10827
ACTIONNAME3494A;Reform as much as possible before Russia intervenes;;;;;;;;;;10828
ACTIONNAME3494B;Appease Russia and their Magnate faction;;;;;;;;;;10829
#;;;;;;;;;;;10830
EVENTNAME3497;Ending the Stagnation;;;;;;;;;;10831
EVENTHIST3497;On 12 September 1683 an allied army under the leadership of King Jan Sobieski relieved Vienna from the besieging Ottomans. At that moment the King's name flew over Europe. In that very moment Jan Sobieski had such status and personal power coming from his very person that he could had ended the stagnation of Poland or at least he could have tried. Merely the different political climate during the earlier days of his reign is a proof of him being a very special monarch. He was never that limited by vetoes or articles as earlier monarchs, but in the end he chose a different path. He chose to continue the campaign against the Ottoman, a campaign he could not win decisively, while at the same time having to cope with growing dissent from magnates disliking this policy. When he stopped campaigning he suffered heavily from gallstones and he never managed to make the magnates forget that he was just one of them. He never managed to translate his popularity in the Szlachta, as whole, into concerted political action. If he instead had gone home after relieving Vienna and picked a fight with the magnates something completely different might have happened. Well who knows...?;;;;;;;;;;10832
ACTIONNAME3497A;No it's too problematic to change the situation;;;;;;;;;;10833
ACTIONNAME3497B;Let us change this depressive situation;;;;;;;;;;10834
#;;;;;;;;;;;10835
EVENTNAME3498;Ending the Stagnation;;;;;;;;;;10836
EVENTHIST3498;In 1697 Friedrich Augustus II became king of Poland. His reputation was never good. He was a German and because of his inabilities to win a war he himself had started he is considered a rather bad Polish king. However, when Friedrich Augustus became king he had a plan. He was not a stupid man, and he intended to turn the Commonwealth into a centralized monarchical state. He was a child of the same ideas as his contemporaries in Berlin, Hannover and München, and he needed a war to accomplish it. Like Sobieski, he saw war as the surest way to gain prestige and a free hand to carry out his plan. Now Friedrich Augustus made certain mistakes. He and his allies underestimated the ease with which they would smash the eighteen year old monarch of Sweden and secondly Friedrich August was no Sobieskian General. The failure of the war and his lost prestige from being a lousy soldier and having been forced to a humiliating abdication omitted every chance to reform anything. Instead he ruined any chance for monarchism in Poland and his return was with the arrivals of Russian bayonets. However... had he won the war and Poland had been a winner while Russia had become rather mauled then his position would have been different. Instead of buying art for his castles in Dresden he might very well have used that prestige and military power with boldness and brute force to accomplish the impossible...;;;;;;;;;;10837
ACTIONNAME3498A;No it's too problematic to change the situation;;;;;;;;;;10838
ACTIONNAME3498B;Let us change this depressive situation;;;;;;;;;;10839
#;;;;;;;;;;;10840
EVENTNAME3499;Ending the Stagnation;;;;;;;;;;10841
EVENTHIST3499;After the ascending of Stanislaus Poniatowski on the Polish throne a feverish wave of reforms took place. In 1766 Chancellor Zamoyski laid before the Seym his project for constitutional reform which included the abolition of the Librum Veto. This elicited an immediate response from St Petersburg and Berlin, both of which threatened with war if it were not withdrawn and if the Confederated Seym was not immediately dissolved. The King and his supporters had little to do but comply trapped in Warszawa as they were. But people started to wake up from their 'Saxon slumber' and the Confederates refused to comply. At the same time some magnates wanted to get rid of the upstart Stanislaus and united with Russian forces under the young general Suvorov they fought and destroyed the Confederated troops. Thus the Effort to end stagnation brought the First Partition of Poland.;;;;;;;;;;10842
ACTIONNAME3499A;Let us change this depressive situation;;;;;;;;;;10843
ACTIONNAME3499B;No it's too problematic to change the situation;;;;;;;;;;10844
#;;;;;;;;;;;10845
EVENTNAME3500;Ending the Stagnation;;;;;;;;;;10846
EVENTHIST3500;In 1787 King Stanislaus approached Catherine of Russia with a bargain. Poland will raise a substantial army and support Russia in her war with the Ottomans, and make flanking maneuvers against potential attacks from Prussia or Sweden. The move was smart as it would mean that the king would have an army that could defend the country from enemies abroad and within, but Catherine did not buy it. She preferred having Poland as a piece of no-mans-land in between her and Prussia and Austria. As this failed the King stood without a plan and a decent foreign policy. The next year members of the so-called 'Patriotic Party' took matters in their own hands in the Great Seym. It voted an increase of the army and vested control over it in a Seym Commission. It placed the conduct of foreign policy in the hands of another Seym Commission. It also abolished the Permanent Council that had governed the country since 1772 and imposed tax on incomes from lands, 10 percent for the Szlachta and 20 percent for the Church. In 1791 the king arrived from his isolation since the failure with Catherine and together with Ignacy Potocki and Hugo Kollataj he drafted the New Constitution. This became the first written Constitution in Europe and a satisfactory compromise between the republicanism of Potocki, the radicalism of Kollataj and the monarchism of the king. Again Catherine the Great reacted and as circumstances went against Poland peace was signed between the Ottomans and Russia and 89000 seasoned veterans now stood against the 37000 staunchly heroic, but no less, newly recruited Poles. No one helped Poland and the outcome was devastating. Thus the Effort to end stagnation brought the Second Partition of Poland.;;;;;;;;;;10847
ACTIONNAME3500A;Let us change this depressive situation;;;;;;;;;;10848
ACTIONNAME3500B;No it's too problematic to change the situation;;;;;;;;;;10849
#;;;;;;;;;;;10850
EVENTNAME3501;The Return of August the Strong;;;;;;;;;;10851
EVENTHIST3501;Stanislaus Leszczynski had been elected Polish king in the light of the supreme power of Sweden in Eastern Europe. When that supremacy was lost on the Steppes of Russia in 1709, Russia picked up the mantle of supremacy. In the light of these new circumstances the Polish Szlachta easily found consensus for returning Friedrich Augustus II to the throne.;;;;;;;;;;10852
ACTIONNAME3501A;August is reinstalled;;;;;;;;;;10853
#;;;;;;;;;;;10854
EVENTNAME3544;The Repatriation of the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;10855
EVENTHIST3544;After a number of failures in the 1590's and during the first decades of the 17th century the Thirty Years War started and France, once again, got the opportunity to revive their offensive in the Netherlands. The young and brilliant Prince of Condé won victory after victory. The Dutch again tried to open their walls and flood their enemy, but it backfired and they lost more than 10000 elite troops in the events. The Prince of Condé was not a brutal man, but he was very realistic and let the people bear the costs of war. Thus the majority of the Dutch in the United Provinces lost all their money and wealth, which was used paying for the upkeep of the French troops. In 1625 Breda capitulated to the Prince of Condé, the Dutch took Grol in 1627, but the Prince of Condé took it back within 6 months and he also took Nijmegen and one of his French armies had now moved into Geldern from Münster and effectively threatened Utrecht. But the best was yet to come. In a nightly sea battle the French navy managed to win and land 12000 men in Zeeland, within a year France had gained control of their quarrelsome subjects. During the years until the Westphalian Peace France harshly subjugate all heretics. Those of the True Faith were given strong preferences in all areas and they also got local self-governance. A pact between the All the Faithful Subjects of the King of France was instituted. Many Dutchmen left for South Africa and South-East Asia. At the Westphalian Peace in 1648 the world at last acknowledged the rightful French rule in the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;10856
ACTIONNAME3544A;The Netherlands is subjugated;;;;;;;;;;10857
#;;;;;;;;;;;10858
EVENTNAME3582;The Empire of Russia;;;;;;;;;;10859
EVENTHIST3582;In the 16th century the Roman Empire of Constantinople was long gone and its revival viewed as impossible. The Orthodox Faith never had a head figure like the Papa of the Catholic Faith. It however was mostly guided from Constantinople by the Patriarch there. As the Sunni Muslim Ottomans used the Patriarchs hostage-like situation for there own political gains many Orthodox countries felt appalled and started to loosen the chains of tradition. There had not existed a country as mighty as the Byzantines until Russia was formed. Russia was created from the notion of full control of all those orthodox people that once had been Christianized from Kiev. This together with the fact that there was only one Orthodox country powerful enough to take up the mantle of the fallen Byzantines made the solution perfect and, thus the Greatest of Princedoms changed into the Empire of Russia. ;;;;;;;;;;10860
ACTIONNAME3582A;Take over the Byzantine Mantle;;;;;;;;;;10861
ACTIONNAME3582B;Leave it on the Floor;;;;;;;;;;10862
#;;;;;;;;;;;10863
EVENTNAME3584;The Empire of Russia;;;;;;;;;;10864
EVENTHIST3584;In the 16th century the Roman Empire of Constantinople was long gone and its revival viewed as impossible. The Orthodox Faith never had a head figure like the Papa of the Catholic Faith. It however was mostly guided from Constantinople by the Patriarch there. As the Sunni Muslim Ottomans used the Patriarchs hostage-like situation for there own political gains many Orthodox countries felt appalled and started to loosen the chains of tradition. There had not existed a country as mighty as the Byzantines until Russia was formed. Russia was created from the notion of full control of all those orthodox people that once had been Christianized from Kiev. This together with the fact that there was only one Orthodox country powerful enough to take up the mantle of the fallen Byzantines made the solution perfect and, thus the Greatest of Princedoms changed into the Empire of Russia. ;;;;;;;;;;10865
ACTIONNAME3584A;Take over the Byzantine Mantle;;;;;;;;;;10866
ACTIONNAME3584B;Leave it on the Floor;;;;;;;;;;10867
#;;;;;;;;;;;10868
EVENTNAME3585;The Empire of Russia;;;;;;;;;;10869
EVENTHIST3585;In the 16th century the Roman Empire of Constantinople was long gone and its revival viewed as impossible. The Orthodox Faith never had a head figure like the Papa of the Catholic Faith. It however was mostly guided from Constantinople by the Patriarch there. As the Sunni Muslim Ottomans used the Patriarchs hostage-like situation for there own political gains many Orthodox countries felt appalled and started to loosen the chains of tradition. There had not existed a country as mighty as the Byzantines until Russia was formed. Russia was created from the notion of full control of all those orthodox people that once had been Christianized from Kiev. This together with the fact that there was only one Orthodox country powerful enough to take up the mantle of the fallen Byzantines made the solution perfect and, thus the Greatest of Princedoms changed into the Empire of Russia. ;;;;;;;;;;10870
ACTIONNAME3585A;Take over the Byzantine Mantle;;;;;;;;;;10871
ACTIONNAME3585B;Leave it on the Floor;;;;;;;;;;10872
#;;;;;;;;;;;10873
EVENTNAME3586;The Empire of Russia;;;;;;;;;;10874
EVENTHIST3586;In the 16th century the Roman Empire of Constantinople was long gone and its revival viewed as impossible. The Orthodox Faith never had a head figure like the Papa of the Catholic Faith. It however was mostly guided from Constantinople by the Patriarch there. As the Sunni Muslim Ottomans used the Patriarchs hostage-like situation for there own political gains many Orthodox countries felt appalled and started to loosen the chains of tradition. There had not existed a country as mighty as the Byzantines until Russia was formed. Russia was created from the notion of full control of all those orthodox people that once had been Christianized from Kiev. This together with the fact that there was only one Orthodox country powerful enough to take up the mantle of the fallen Byzantines made the solution perfect and, thus the Greatest of Princedoms changed into the Empire of Russia. ;;;;;;;;;;10875
ACTIONNAME3586A;Take over the Byzantine Mantle;;;;;;;;;;10876
ACTIONNAME3586B;Leave it on the Floor;;;;;;;;;;10877
#;;;;;;;;;;;10878
EVENTNAME3589;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10879
EVENTHIST3589;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10880
ACTIONNAME3589A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10881
ACTIONNAME3589B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10882
#;;;;;;;;;;;10883
EVENTNAME3590;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10884
EVENTHIST3590;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10885
ACTIONNAME3590A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10886
ACTIONNAME3590B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10887
#;;;;;;;;;;;10888
EVENTNAME3591;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10889
EVENTHIST3591;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10890
ACTIONNAME3591A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10891
ACTIONNAME3591B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10892
#;;;;;;;;;;;10893
EVENTNAME3592;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10894
EVENTHIST3592;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10895
ACTIONNAME3592A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10896
ACTIONNAME3592B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10897
#;;;;;;;;;;;10898
EVENTNAME3593;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10899
EVENTHIST3593;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10900
ACTIONNAME3593A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10901
ACTIONNAME3593B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10902
#;;;;;;;;;;;10903
EVENTNAME3601;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10904
EVENTHIST3601;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10905
ACTIONNAME3601A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10906
ACTIONNAME3601B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10907
#;;;;;;;;;;;10908
EVENTNAME3604;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10909
EVENTHIST3604;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10910
ACTIONNAME3604A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10911
ACTIONNAME3604B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10912
#;;;;;;;;;;;10913
EVENTNAME3606;The Crown of France;;;;;;;;;;10914
EVENTHIST3606;Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...;;;;;;;;;;10915
ACTIONNAME3606A;France is reborn with me;;;;;;;;;;10916
ACTIONNAME3606B;Let France rest in peace;;;;;;;;;;10917
#;;;;;;;;;;;10918
EVENTNAME3627;The Polish Succession of 1697;;;;;;;;;;10919
EVENTHIST3627;The political sickness of the Polish body manifested itself fully after the death of Jan III Sobieski in 1696. The election that followed was one of the most dismal episodes in Polish parliamentary history. The primary candidates were the King's son Jakub Sobieski, Francois Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Conti, and Friedrich Augustus Wettin, Elector of Saxony. Jakub Sobieski was in Silesia at the time and was unlucky enough to be arrested by Saxon troops. On 37th June 1697 the Szlachta assembled on the election field voted overwhelmingly for the Prince de Conti and the Primate proclaimed him king. On the same evening a small group of malcontents 'elected' Friedrich Augustus, who marched into Poland at the head of a Saxon army. On September 15th, as the Prince de Conti, escorted by a French squadron under Jean Bart, was sailing through the Sound, Friedrich Augustus was crowned in Kraków by the Bishop of Kujavia as Augustus II of Poland. At the end of the month the Prince of Conti came ashore only to discover that he had been pipped at the post. His supporters were not keen to start a civil war, so he re-embarked and sailed back to France.;;;;;;;;;;10920
ACTIONNAME3627A;The Wettin Dynasty in Poland;;;;;;;;;;10921
#;;;;;;;;;;;10922
EVENTNAME3632;Habsburg Inheritance of Lothringen;;;;;;;;;;10923
EVENTHIST3632;In 1733 there had been great conflict in Europe centered on the election of King Stanislaus Leszczynski. Russia and Austria had supported Friedrich Augustus II:s son, but he lost the election. War had been close and several plans had been discussed to secure peace for all. One was that Friedrich Augustus II:s son got the throne and Stanislaus would have been compensated with Lorraine. However that situation never materialized and when François III Stephan of Lorraine married Maria-Theresia of Austria the lands of Lorraine would be inherited by their eldest son, Josef.;;;;;;;;;;10924
ACTIONNAME3632A;François III Stephan married Maria-Theresia;;;;;;;;;;10925
#;;;;;;;;;;;10926
EVENTNAME3734;The Polish Succession of 1697;;;;;;;;;;10927
EVENTHIST3734;The political sickness of the Polish body manifested itself fully after the death of Jan III Sobieski in 1696. The election that followed was one of the most dismal episodes in Polish parliamentary history. The primary candidates were the King's son Jakub Sobieski, Francois Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Conti, and Friedrich Augustus Wettin, Elector of Saxony. Jakub Sobieski was in Silesia at the time and was unlucky enough to be arrested by Saxon troops. On 37th June 1697 the Szlachta assembled on the election field voted overwhelmingly for the Prince de Conti and the Primate proclaimed him king. On the same evening a small group of malcontents 'elected' Friedrich Augustus, who marched into Poland at the head of a Saxon army. On September 15th, as the Prince de Conti, escorted by a French squadron under Jean Bart, was sailing through the Sound, Friedrich Augustus was crowned in Kraków by the Bishop of Kujavia as Augustus II of Poland. At the end of the month the Prince of Conti came ashore only to discover that he had been pipped at the post. His supporters were far more numerous than Augustus and they immediately to certain precautions showing off strength and surrounding the now unsupplied Saxon army. Augustus inauguration did not become what he had hoped for. He had hoped for the Crown of Poland, but what he got was a truce and a chance to sneak back to Saxony again. Francois Louis was master in Poland and could be crowned on New Years Day 1698.;;;;;;;;;;10928
ACTIONNAME3734A;The Bourbon Dynasty in Poland;;;;;;;;;;10929
#;;;;;;;;;;;10930
EVENTNAME3735;French Inheritance of Lothringen;;;;;;;;;;10931
EVENTHIST3735;On the death (1733) of Augustus II, Stanislaus returned to Poland from France and was again elected king. Under Russian pressure, a minority of the Polish diet chose instead Augustus III, precipitating the War of the Polish Succession. Stanislaus, besieged at Danzig, received only moral support from France, while his rival was backed by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and had full military aid from Russia. Stanislaus was obliged to flee from Danzig in 1734, and in 1735 he accepted the terms of the preliminary Treaty of Vienna. He kept the royal title but renounced his actual rights in favor of Augustus III. In exchange, he received Lorraine and Bar, with the provision that they were to pass directly to the French crown upon his death. The former duke of Lorraine (later Holy Roman Emperor Francis I) was compensated with the promise of Tuscany. Stanislaus' daughter, Maria Leszczynska, was married to Louis XV of France, but because of his many amorous escapades she appeals to the Pop to annul her marriage and he does. She immediately leaves France for Poland. When Stanislaus dies a couple of months later the petty noble of Lorraine declare the agreement of 1733 dissolved and they split the territory between them. But of course France will not look the other way...;;;;;;;;;;10932
ACTIONNAME3735A;France will inherit;;;;;;;;;;10933
ACTIONNAME3735B;Lothringen is divided among its noblemen;;;;;;;;;;10934
#;;;;;;;;;;;10935
EVENTNAME3736;French Inheritance of Lothringen;;;;;;;;;;10936
EVENTHIST3736;On the death (1733) of Augustus II, Stanislaus returned to Poland from France and was again elected king. Under Russian pressure, a minority of the Polish diet chose instead Augustus III, precipitating the War of the Polish Succession. Stanislaus, besieged at Danzig, received only moral support from France, while his rival was backed by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and had full military aid from Russia. Stanislaus was obliged to flee from Danzig in 1734, and in 1735 he accepted the terms of the preliminary Treaty of Vienna. He kept the royal title but renounced his actual rights in favor of Augustus III. In exchange, he received Lorraine and Bar, with the provision that they were to pass directly to the French crown upon his death. The former duke of Lorraine (later Holy Roman Emperor Francis I) was compensated with the promise of Tuscany. Stanislaus' daughter, Maria Leszczynska, is married to Louis XV of France and upon her father's death Lorraine become part of France.;;;;;;;;;;10937
ACTIONNAME3736A;Stanislaus of Lorraine has died;;;;;;;;;;10938
#;;;;;;;;;;;10939
EVENTNAME3737;August the Strong returns to the Throne of Poland;;;;;;;;;;10940
EVENTHIST3737;Stanislaus Leszczynski had been elected Polish king in the light of the supreme power of Sweden in Eastern Europe. When that supremacy was lost on the Steppes of Russia in 1709, Russia picked up the mantle of supremacy. In the light of these new circumstances the Polish Szlachta easily found consensus for returning Friedrich Augustus II to the throne.;;;;;;;;;;10941
ACTIONNAME3737A;I am back!;;;;;;;;;;10942
#;;;;;;;;;;;10943
EVENTNAME3738;The Sejm refuse to allow the mobilization of more troops;;;;;;;;;;10944
EVENTHIST3738;Since the issuing of the Henrykian Articles and the Pacta Conventa the King had very little power on his own. If he was to make policies, of war for example, he had to have the consent of the Seym. Sometimes kings tried to drag the country into conflict and thus force the Seym to comply out of necessity or building a domestic political coalition where changing tit for tat. But often the Seym plainly said no.;;;;;;;;;;10945
ACTIONNAME3738A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10946
ACTIONNAME3738B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10947
#;;;;;;;;;;;10948
EVENTNAME3739;The Sejm refuse to allow the mobilization of more troops;;;;;;;;;;10949
EVENTHIST3739;Since the issuing of the Henrykian Articles and the Pacta Conventa the King had very little power on his own. If he was to make policies, of war for example, he had to have the consent of the Seym. Sometimes kings tried to drag the country into conflict and thus force the Seym to comply out of necessity or building a domestic political coalition where changing tit for tat. But often the Seym plainly said no.;;;;;;;;;;10950
ACTIONNAME3739A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10951
ACTIONNAME3739B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10952
#;;;;;;;;;;;10953
EVENTNAME3740;The Sejm refuse to allow the mobilization of more troops;;;;;;;;;;10954
EVENTHIST3740;Since the issuing of the Henrykian Articles and the Pacta Conventa the King had very little power on his own. If he was to make policies, of war for example, he had to have the consent of the Seym. Sometimes kings tried to drag the country into conflict and thus force the Seym to comply out of necessity or building a domestic political coalition where changing tit for tat. But often the Seym plainly said no.;;;;;;;;;;10955
ACTIONNAME3740A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10956
ACTIONNAME3740B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10957
#;;;;;;;;;;;10958
EVENTNAME3741;The Sejm refuse to allow the mobilization of more troops;;;;;;;;;;10959
EVENTHIST3741;Since the issuing of the Henrykian Articles and the Pacta Conventa the King had very little power on his own. If he was to make policies, of war for example, he had to have the consent of the Seym. Sometimes kings tried to drag the country into conflict and thus force the Seym to comply out of necessity or building a domestic political coalition where changing tit for tat. But often the Seym plainly said no.;;;;;;;;;;10960
ACTIONNAME3741A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10961
ACTIONNAME3741B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10962
#;;;;;;;;;;;10963
EVENTNAME3742;The Sejm veto all your policies;;;;;;;;;;10964
EVENTHIST3742;The Veto itself was merely the most obvious symptom of a political disease that went far deeper. The first veto was not repeated for seventeen years, the second not for another ten. Then it became endemic in parliamentary life. The right to cast a veto grew into fetish, particularly among the minor Szlachta who saw it as a symbol of their personal involvement in the Commonwealth, as well as the ultimate guarantee of their freedoms. That the King viewed it differently is obvious. One should know that policy-making in Poland was not frozen because of the power of the veto. The King had to create Grand Compromises to ensure an at least acceptable outcome. However, as the Polish society slowly lost its consensus it was harder and harder go reach a compromise. It was especially cumbersome when planning and scheming had been going on for many months and suddenly in the last minute of passing the proposal in the Seym. Someone rose and threw a Veto...;;;;;;;;;;10965
ACTIONNAME3742A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10966
ACTIONNAME3742B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10967
#;;;;;;;;;;;10968
EVENTNAME3743;The Sejm comply to your policies;;;;;;;;;;10969
EVENTHIST3743;The Veto itself was merely the most obvious symptom of a political disease that went far deeper. The first veto was not repeated for seventeen years, the second not for another ten. Then it became endemic in parliamentary life. The right to cast a veto grew into fetish, particularly among the minor Szlachta who saw it as a symbol of their personal involvement in the Commonwealth, as well as the ultimate guarantee of their freedoms. That the King viewed it differently is obvious. One should know that policy-making in Poland was not frozen because of the power of the veto. The King had to create Grand Compromises to ensure an at least acceptable outcome. However, as the Polish society slowly lost its consensus it was harder and harder go reach a compromise. It was especially cumbersome when planning and scheming had been going on for many months and suddenly in the last minute of passing the proposal in the Seym. Someone rose and threw a Veto... Then again, sometimes the proposal actually passed.;;;;;;;;;;10970
ACTIONNAME3743A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;10971
#;;;;;;;;;;;10972
EVENTNAME3744;The Sejm veto all your policies;;;;;;;;;;10973
EVENTHIST3744;The Veto itself was merely the most obvious symptom of a political disease that went far deeper. The first veto was not repeated for seventeen years, the second not for another ten. Then it became endemic in parliamentary life. The right to cast a veto grew into fetish, particularly among the minor Szlachta who saw it as a symbol of their personal involvement in the Commonwealth, as well as the ultimate guarantee of their freedoms. That the King viewed it differently is obvious. One should know that policy-making in Poland was not frozen because of the power of the veto. The King had to create Grand Compromises to ensure an at least acceptable outcome. However, as the Polish society slowly lost its consensus it was harder and harder go reach a compromise. It was especially cumbersome when planning and scheming had been going on for many months and suddenly in the last minute of passing the proposal in the Seym. Someone rose and threw a Veto...;;;;;;;;;;10974
ACTIONNAME3744A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10975
ACTIONNAME3744B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10976
#;;;;;;;;;;;10977
EVENTNAME3745;The Sejm veto all your policies;;;;;;;;;;10978
EVENTHIST3745;The Veto itself was merely the most obvious symptom of a political disease that went far deeper. The first veto was not repeated for seventeen years, the second not for another ten. Then it became endemic in parliamentary life. The right to cast a veto grew into fetish, particularly among the minor Szlachta who saw it as a symbol of their personal involvement in the Commonwealth, as well as the ultimate guarantee of their freedoms. That the King viewed it differently is obvious. One should know that policy-making in Poland was not frozen because of the power of the veto. The King had to create Grand Compromises to ensure an at least acceptable outcome. However, as the Polish society slowly lost its consensus it was harder and harder go reach a compromise. It was especially cumbersome when planning and scheming had been going on for many months and suddenly in the last minute of passing the proposal in the Seym. Someone rose and threw a Veto...;;;;;;;;;;10979
ACTIONNAME3745A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10980
ACTIONNAME3745B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10981
#;;;;;;;;;;;10982
EVENTNAME3746;The Sejm veto all your policies;;;;;;;;;;10983
EVENTHIST3746;The Veto itself was merely the most obvious symptom of a political disease that went far deeper. The first veto was not repeated for seventeen years, the second not for another ten. Then it became endemic in parliamentary life. The right to cast a veto grew into fetish, particularly among the minor Szlachta who saw it as a symbol of their personal involvement in the Commonwealth, as well as the ultimate guarantee of their freedoms. That the King viewed it differently is obvious. One should know that policy-making in Poland was not frozen because of the power of the veto. The King had to create Grand Compromises to ensure an at least acceptable outcome. However, as the Polish society slowly lost its consensus it was harder and harder go reach a compromise. It was especially cumbersome when planning and scheming had been going on for many months and suddenly in the last minute of passing the proposal in the Seym. Someone rose and threw a Veto...;;;;;;;;;;10984
ACTIONNAME3746A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;10985
ACTIONNAME3746B;Go behind their backs;;;;;;;;;;10986
#;;;;;;;;;;;10987
EVENTNAME3779;The French Revolution: Republican Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10988
EVENTHIST3779;On 5th may 1789 the General Estates met at Versailles. The different sections of the French society were somewhat divided on which issues and what to decide. Only farmers wanted a social reform, while both noblemen and bourgeois could accept a partial social reform.  However, that both a financial and a constitutional reform were needed were beyond doubt by all members. At first the king tried counteracted initiatives to produce a constitutional and social reform, but on 11th July the king had to face facts and issued the popular minister of finance, Necker, to create a good proposal for a financial reform. Unfortunately the farmers and petty bourgeois were held outside the negotiation as Necker believed them to crave impossible social concessions. While refining the final Constitution and signing the Financial reform the effects of the governments denial to subside the bread prices was seen on the streets of Paris. The king ordered in troops, but the soldiers refused to shoot as the people and instead joined the revolts. Soon the frustration turned the revolt into the boiling point and on 14th July the Bastille was stormed. A revolutionary wave went through the masses and as the politicians failed to produce food for all people took the matters in their own hands. The French Revolution had begun...;;;;;;;;;;10989
ACTIONNAME3779A;A Revolution has struck us, Sire;;;;;;;;;;10990
#;;;;;;;;;;;10991
EVENTNAME3780;The French Revolution: Constitutional Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;10992
EVENTHIST3780;On 5th may 1789 the General Estates met at Versailles. The different sections of the French society had a rather joint opinion on which issues and what to decide. Only landowning nobles defied a social reform, while both noblemen and bourgeois could accept both social and constitutional reforms. However, that both a financial and a constitutional reform were needed were beyond doubt by all members. At first the king tried counteracted initiatives to produce a social reform, but on 11th July the king had to face facts and issued the popular minister of finance, Necker, to create a good proposal for a financial reform. Fortunately the great landowners were held outside the negotiation as Necker believed them to crave impossible social concessions, thus he had given the majority of them the task to evaluate the position of the church. While refining the final Constitution and signing the Financial reform the nobility network had taken action. The king did not order in troops, as could not be sure of their reliability. Soon the fear spread to the man on the street and a demonstration in favor of the King and the Constitutional Monarchy degenerated into a riot and the masses stormed the Bastille. A revolutionary wave went through the masses and as the Government failed to against the revolting nobility the people took the matters in their own hands to defend the Constitutional Monarchy and King Louis. The French Revolution had begun...;;;;;;;;;;10993
ACTIONNAME3780A;Waves of Revolts have struck us, Sire;;;;;;;;;;10994
#;;;;;;;;;;;10995
EVENTNAME3782;The Archduke of Corsica;;;;;;;;;;10996
EVENTHIST3782;With the expansive economic legislation and the American Revolution in the 1770's the introduction of Constitutional Monarchy in the 1780's France had changed. Gone was the ancient regime and with it the incompetent nobility of blood. Instead the king and new government had introduced a nobility of talent. To be a nobleman of France meant that one had made great service to the country. The Spirit of the Enlightenment had been incorporated in Europe's most progressive nation, France.  In this country a young and talented man from the province of Corsica had been brought up to become a fine general and diplomat, his name was Napoleon Bonaparte. The great reform of French society was a great threat to England whom mightily feared French commercial competition. France also manages to acquire the enmity of Prussia, Austria and Russia by supporting the reforms in Poland and trying to export what Catherine the Great had called 'Peasant-Monarchy'. Thus France got embroiled in what was called the 1st and 2nd coalition wars in which England, Russia, Austria and Prussia fought France, Poland, the Ottoman Empire, the United States and Holland. Napoleon first distinguished himself on the Rhine front winning the Battle of Höchst (4th Oct. 1793), Kaiserslautern (12th Nov 1793) and the winter battle of Aachen (16th January 1794). In 1795-96 he fought in Italy and in 1797 he was attached to General Harrison's staff sub commanding a horse artillery detachment in the decisive Battle of Disraeli near the Lac St-Francois, Canada. Returning to France he was ordered to Egypt to boast the defense of an important ally fighting an indecisive night battle with General Moore near Alexandria. This though saved the Ottomans and England receiving her second defeat accepted a status quo peace. The same night Napoleon returned to Toulon he got the rumors of that Paris was threatened by a Russo-Austrian army under Suvorov. Riding at full speed to Paris and after two broken horses he was given the command of the 3rd reserve army. It was of low quality, but everything France had left after the disaster at Nancy. In the three day Battle of Châlons-sur-Marne Napoleons tactical genius won the day and the war was over, for this time. Already the enemies were flocking, but on the 2nd January 1799 Napoleon was called to His Majesty's Regal Chamber and received his appointment as Minister of War and given command of all the Royal Armies of France. At the Midnight Ball in Versailles at the 10th February Napoleon's dream had come true...He was made Archduke of Corsica.;;;;;;;;;;10997
ACTIONNAME3782A;We need Brilliant Leadership!;;;;;;;;;;10998
ACTIONNAME3782B;We don't want a new Caesar!;;;;;;;;;;10999
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EVENTNAME3790;The French Gamble for Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;11001
EVENTHIST3790;In 1809 Austria had been crushed and also Prussia was occupied. France was at war with England, but had managed to vassalize Spain. Russia was her ally and everything looked perfect until in 1812… The Russians did not fulfill there obligations when come to the Continental Blockade and they had become vary with French power. In June France invaded Russia with more than a half million men. The Russians made a slow retreat even the odds as the French army shrink from attrition. The Battle of Borodino (September 5-7) started as a bloody struggle, but thanks to luck and a diversion attack by Marshal Ney the Russian Army was annihilated. Napoleon though decided a halt on his Grand Armée spreading it out for winter. Supply lines where secured and  a lesser task force called L'Armée Baltique moved up occupying the Baltic coast up to St:Petersburg which it took by assault. When late spring came Napoleon again had more than half a million men in Russia and advancing. During the winter Napoleon had restructured Poland under Poniatowski and recreated the Kingdom of Ukraine under Chielmkowskij easing the supply effort. On 30 June 1813 Russia surrendered, unwilling to let Moscow perish in flames. France was the master of Europe...;;;;;;;;;;11002
ACTIONNAME3790A;We are the Masters of Europe!;;;;;;;;;;11003
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EVENTNAME3791;The Return of Napoleon;;;;;;;;;;11005
EVENTHIST3791;In November 1813 the allies offered Napoleon peace if France would return to her natural boundaries, the Rhine and the Alps. Napoleon rejected the offer, and the allies continued their advance. They closed in on Paris, which fell to them on Mar. 31, 1814. Napoleon abdicated, first in favor of his son and then unconditionally (Apr. 11). He was exiled to Elba, which the allies gave him as a sovereign principality. His victors were still deliberating at the Congress of Vienna when Napoleon, with a handful of followers, landed near Cannes (Mar. 1, 1815). King Louis XVIII reacted and sent Marshal Ney with a considerable force to capture Napoleon and bring him to Paris in an Iron Cage. But Ney did not follow the orders of his new master, but returned to the side of his old. In the course of a triumphant march northward Napoleon once more rallied France behind him. King Louis XVIII fled, and Napoleon entered Paris (Mar. 20), beginning his ephemeral rule of the Hundred Days. Will it be any longer?;;;;;;;;;;11006
ACTIONNAME3791A;Our Emperor is back!;;;;;;;;;;11007
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EVENTNAME3705;The Treaty of Nerchiinsk;;;;;;;;;;11009
EVENTHIST3705;The permanent Russian exploration and colonization of Siberia that started under Ivan the Terrible had regularly continued all along the 17th century, with most of eastern Siberia discovered by the end of the century (Kamchatska was reached in 1679). The Amur basin had been explored by Khabarov in the 1650s and in 1689, a Russo-Chinese border conflict was settled by the first Chinese-European agreement, the Treaty of Nerchiinsk, fixing the Amur border. In 1727, the Kyakhta treaty would even make provisions for a Russian trading station to be established in Peking, the capital of the new Manchu dynasty (1644-1911).;;;;;;;;;;11010
ACTIONNAME3705A;Our Victory has been acknowledged;;;;;;;;;;11011
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EVENTNAME3793;The Treaty of Nerchiinsk;;;;;;;;;;11013
EVENTHIST3793;The permanent Russian exploration and colonization of Siberia that started under Ivan the Terrible had regularly continued all along the 17th century, with most of eastern Siberia discovered by the end of the century (Kamchatska was reached in 1679). The Amur basin had been explored by Khabarov in the 1650s and in 1689, a Russo-Chinese border conflict was settled by the first Chinese-European agreement, the Treaty of Nerchiinsk, fixing the Amur border. In 1727, the Kyakhta treaty would even make provisions for a Russian trading station to be established in Peking, the capital of the new Manchu dynasty (1644-1911).;;;;;;;;;;11014
ACTIONNAME3793A;Exterminate these Rude Barbarians;;;;;;;;;;11015
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EVENTNAME3004;The End of the Hundred Year War;;;;;;;;;;11018
EVENTHIST3004;The Hundred Years War was the last great medieval war. It was a war not just between kings, but lesser nobles were also able to pursue their own personal agendas while participating in the larger conflict. Future wars saw far less factionalism, at least on the scale found in medieval conflicts. The Hundred Years War was actually dozens of little wars and hundreds of battles and sieges that went on for over a century (1337-1453), until both sides were exhausted. While neither side won in any real sense, the end result was that while there were two kingdoms at the beginning of the war, there were two nations at the end of it.;;;;;;;;;;11019
ACTIONNAME3004A;No one seem to acknowledge our claims;;;;;;;;;;11020
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EVENTNAME3005;The Justices of Peace;;;;;;;;;;11022
EVENTHIST3005;"The position of Justice of the Peace (JP) originated in England in about the 12th Century AD, believed to be from a Royal Edict issued by King Richard I (the Lionheart) and the Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 1195 AD. The title was first known as Custodes Pacis"" (Custodians of the Peace), but was later changed to Justices of the Peace. An act concerning Justices of the Peace was passed in 1489. It required that justices devote part of every quarter session to acknowledgment of the areas in which they themselves are particularly weak. The same act provided the general populace with the right to complain about the actions of justices directly to the monarch or his council. The appointment of the justices by the Lord Chancellor at irregular annual intervals allowed for the possible removal of uncooperative gentlemen at the next annual re-issue of the commissions.""";;;;;;;;;;11023
ACTIONNAME3005A;Yes we need them;;;;;;;;;;11024
ACTIONNAME3005B;No that is the Noblemen's job;;;;;;;;;;11025
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EVENTNAME3008;The Enclosure Movement;;;;;;;;;;11027
EVENTHIST3008;"The population of England lived on the land under a manorial system. They were primarily tenant farmers who were tied to a particular locality, rarely if ever leaving their places of birth. With the rise of commerce, it became increasingly profitable for the aristocracy who owned the land to enclose it"". The enclosure movement displaced the tenant farmers and caused a movement into the cities. As people congregated in cities, they became sources of cheap labor for the factories and mines that developed. The concentration of population into cities, however, also created a class of poor, many of whom were willing to became 'indentured servants' and migrate to the North American colonies in search of a better life.""";;;;;;;;;;11028
ACTIONNAME3008A;Reform;;;;;;;;;;11029
ACTIONNAME3008B;Do not reform;;;;;;;;;;11030
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EVENTNAME3011;The Admiralty;;;;;;;;;;11032
EVENTHIST3011;"The Admiralty was instituted to give the growing naval power an efficient and strong strategic leadership at Sea. Earlier there had only existed a number of odd King's ship's"", each of which where the king's personal property. By making the admiralty responsible for all warships and the production of new and the repair of old the English navy got continuity and order. The Admiralty was also a plant school for military leaders and also important figures in the political life of London. """;;;;;;;;;;11033
ACTIONNAME3011A;Let us authorize the Admiralty;;;;;;;;;;11034
ACTIONNAME3011B;Let us institute the Royal Army instead;;;;;;;;;;11035
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EVENTNAME3023;The Petition of Rights;;;;;;;;;;11037
EVENTHIST3023;In 1628 the English Parliament passed the Petition of Rights. Under its terms the King could not levy any new taxes without the consent of Parliament. Furthermore soldiers could not be billeted in private homes. Martial law could not be imposed in time of peace. Finally, the Petition of Rights forbids the imprisonment of individuals without cause.;;;;;;;;;;11038
ACTIONNAME3023A;Sign it;;;;;;;;;;11039
ACTIONNAME3023B;Refuse to sign it;;;;;;;;;;11040
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EVENTNAME3024;The Parliamentary Conflict;;;;;;;;;;11042
EVENTHIST3024;"The 16th century saw the number of members in the House of Commons increase, while the House of Lords remained significantly smaller. The power base in Parliament shifted to the House of Commons who were well aware of the fact. Elizabeth I had a mix of determination, majestic presence and kindness towards the members of Parliament that her successors Jacob I and his son Charles I did not. The Parliament wanted to have more said in matters about the church, justice and taxes to which the King naturally opposed. When Jacob I tried to propose marriage of his son to Spanish, and later a French princess (both Catholic) they had enough. The Parliament of 1628 voiced the Petition of Right which forbad arrests and taxation ordered by the King. In 1629 the Parliament voted for resolutions to condemn Religious and Tax politics and the King opposed the Parliament and tried to dissolve it. Eleven years of Dictatorship ensued. In 1642 the Civil War divided the country into Cavaliers (Royalists) versus Roundheads (the Parliament's wigless"").""";;;;;;;;;;11043
ACTIONNAME3024A;Combat the Parliament;;;;;;;;;;11044
ACTIONNAME3024B;Oppose the Parliament;;;;;;;;;;11045
ACTIONNAME3024C;Submit to the Parliament;;;;;;;;;;11046
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EVENTNAME3026;Cromwell and the Republic;;;;;;;;;;11048
EVENTHIST3026;"Oliver Cromwell, a parliamentary member, had played a significant part as commander of forces leading to the Royalists defeat in 1646. While the Army was strong, the weak link of the Republic was the Parliament. It was filled with idealists and opportunists who did not want general elections until they had altered the system to be able to keep their seats. The Army was more concerned with being granted tax funds by a Parliament that had the legitimacy of the people. Finally, the Army lost patience and by force drove out the members of the House of Commons.   Cromwell was proclaimed Lord Protector"" for life by the Generals and a very informal gathering elected to form a new constitution. The Generals made sure to put a great deal of the power in their own hands and a decree to keep a standing force of 30 000 men. Cromwell had the same problems with the new Parliament as the Kings preceding him had. The Government relied on the Army and rapidly England was becoming a country ruled by the military both centrally and locally.""";;;;;;;;;;11049
ACTIONNAME3026A;Be Vengeful;;;;;;;;;;11050
ACTIONNAME3026B;Be Merciful;;;;;;;;;;11051
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EVENTNAME3028;The Restoration of the Stuarts;;;;;;;;;;11053
EVENTHIST3028;Cromwell died in 1658. When his son Richard resigned office after only a year, the door was open for political anarchy as the flag of Rebellion was raised for Charles II in exile.  Parliament was summoned. The Army started to rumble. A new Lord Protector by the name of John Lambert was suggested, but his role would be more of a military dictator than a protector. The people of good standing were poised with either a plundering army or a coalition between the army and political and religious radicals. A return to Monarchy, even with Bishops and House of Lords, but with guarantees for law and order started to sound like a good alternative. Cromwell's trusted man General Monk walked to London with his Army and Charles II was elected as King in 1660 after giving guarantees for amnesty and army salaries and the role of Parliament.;;;;;;;;;;11054
ACTIONNAME3028A;King Charles II;;;;;;;;;;11055
ACTIONNAME3028B;Lord Protector John Lambert;;;;;;;;;;11056
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EVENTNAME3029;The Decree of Indulgence and the Bill of Test;;;;;;;;;;11058
EVENTHIST3029;Charles II was secretly catholic and his brother James II openly. The Decree of Indulgence issued in 1672 was aimed at relieving the situation for dissenters and Catholics. In addition to personal reasons, any king who supported Catholicism could count on the support from France. In fact, Charles II got his reward in form of a large sum of money in a Treaty closed behind the back of the Parliament. Around the same time Parliament issued the Bill of Test which again excluded dissenting religious groups (including Catholics) from public offices and allowed persecution. The Parliament subsequently raised the issue of excluding the openly catholic James II from succession rights.;;;;;;;;;;11059
ACTIONNAME3029A;Religious Freedom for All;;;;;;;;;;11060
ACTIONNAME3029B;Protestant Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;11061
ACTIONNAME3029C;Catholic Supremacy;;;;;;;;;;11062
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EVENTNAME3031;The Glorious Revolution;;;;;;;;;;11064
EVENTHIST3031;James II came to power in 1685 and needed only three years to spend all of his credibility within Parliament. He openly worked for Catholicism and his own well being and with methods unacceptable for both Tories and Whigs. In 1688 Parliament called for William of Oranien to become joint ruler of England together with his wife Maria, who was the Protestant daughter of Jacob II. The marriage paved the way for the throne but also the fact that he was the son of the daughter of Charles I. William III brought 15,000 men but no blood was shed in the Glorious Revolution. For any royalist the problem was obvious;;;;;;;;;;11065
ACTIONNAME3031A;William of Oranien;;;;;;;;;;11066
ACTIONNAME3031B;Chastise King James;;;;;;;;;;11067
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EVENTNAME3033;Personal union with Holland;;;;;;;;;;11069
EVENTHIST3033;After the Glorious Revolution in 1688 William of Orange-Nassau, stadholder of the Netherlands, and his wife, Mary II, arrived in England from Holland and were appointed joint sovereigns in 1689 of England by the Parliament. This effectively put William, one of the foremost Protestants of his time, in charge of both England and Holland under a personal union.;;;;;;;;;;11070
ACTIONNAME3033A;That was expected;;;;;;;;;;11071
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EVENTNAME3041;Captain Jenkins Ear;;;;;;;;;;11073
EVENTHIST3041;The War of Jenkins's Ear (which merged into the War of the Austrian Succession) was the result, amongst other things, of a minor, alleged confrontation between Spanish Guarda Costas and the Captain and crew of the Glasgow brig 'Rebecca' in 1731. Captain Jenkins claimed that, whilst in the Caribbean, his ship had been boarded by the Guarda Costa and his crew maltreated, and that the Spaniards had then cut off one of his ears. Additionally, he claimed he was tortured and threatened with death. There were no major actions fought during this war, although the declaration of war led to the dispatch of Anson's squadron to attack the coast of South America, and to finally circumnavigate the globe, and Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet attacked Spanish territory in the Caribbean. ;;;;;;;;;;11074
ACTIONNAME3041A;Use it as an excuse for War;;;;;;;;;;11075
ACTIONNAME3041B;Try not to severe our relation too much;;;;;;;;;;11076
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EVENTNAME3050;William Pitt the Younger;;;;;;;;;;11078
EVENTHIST3050;William Pitt was the second son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham. In December 1783, King George III took the opportunity to dismiss the coalition and asked the 24-year-old Pitt to form a government. When Parliament reassembled in January 1784, the government was at once defeated by 39 votes on a virtual motion of censure, but Pitt refused to resign, and gradually the coalition's majority in Parliament began to crumble. By March 8 the majority against him was one vote, and on March 25 Parliament was dissolved. In 1788 he signed the Triple Alliance between Britain, Prussia, and Holland, thereby ensuring that in a future war his country would not be bereft of allies as it had been during the American Revolution. In 1790 he demonstrated Britain's renewed power and prestige by negotiating a peace between Austria and Turkey. In 1784 he passed his own India Act, creating a board of control regulating Indian affairs and the East India Company. Finally, in 1791 the Canada Constitutional Act was passed. London became responsible for the government of both Lower and Upper Canada, but both provinces were given representative assemblies.;;;;;;;;;;11079
ACTIONNAME3050A;An Excellent Minister!;;;;;;;;;;11080
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EVENTNAME3051;Loyalists to Canada;;;;;;;;;;11082
EVENTHIST3051;The American Revolution shattered the British Empire in North America. The conflict was rooted in British attempts to assert economic control in her American colonies after her costly victory over the French during the Seven Years War. When protests and riots met the British attempts to impose taxes on the colonists, the British responded with political and military force. Out of the struggle between the Thirteen Colonies and their mother country emerged two nations: the United States and what would later become Canada. Not all of the inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies opposed Britain. The United Empire Loyalists were those colonists who remained faithful to the Crown and wished to continue living in the New World. Therefore, they left their homes to settle eventually in what remained of British North America.;;;;;;;;;;11083
ACTIONNAME3051A;Loyalists we welcome you!;;;;;;;;;;11084
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EVENTNAME3053;The Bank Restriction Act;;;;;;;;;;11086
EVENTHIST3053;The first coalition of anti-French states, consisting of Britain, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Holland, and Austria, disintegrated by 1796. A British expeditionary force to aid Flanders and Holland was defeated, and Holland was occupied by the French. By 1797 the cost of maintaining its own forces and subsidizing those of its European allies had brought Britain to the verge of bankruptcy. For a time the Bank of England suspended payments in cash.;;;;;;;;;;11087
ACTIONNAME3053A;Issue the Act;;;;;;;;;;11088
ACTIONNAME3053B;Don't issue the Act;;;;;;;;;;11089
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EVENTNAME3054;The Corn Laws;;;;;;;;;;11091
EVENTHIST3054;A bad harvest in 1795 led to food riots;;;;;;;;;;11092
ACTIONNAME3054A;Issue the Act;;;;;;;;;;11093
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EVENTNAME3087;Offer Louisiana to the United States;;;;;;;;;;11095
EVENTHIST3087;French failure in Santo Domingo, the imminence of renewed war with Great Britain, and financial stringencies has prompted Napoleon in 1803 to offer for sale to the United States the entire Louisiana Territory. ;;;;;;;;;;11096
ACTIONNAME3087A;Offer for 1000 ducats;;;;;;;;;;11097
ACTIONNAME3087B;Offer them nothing;;;;;;;;;;11098
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EVENTNAME3088;The United States bought the Louisiana Territory;;;;;;;;;;11100
EVENTHIST3088;Precisely what the United States had purchased was unclear. The wording of the treaty was vague;;;;;;;;;;11101
ACTIONNAME3088A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;11102
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EVENTNAME3089;The United States declined the offer of Louisiana;;;;;;;;;;11104
EVENTHIST3089;The United States have no use off Louisiana, since the facts on what they were offered unclear. The wording of the treaty was vague;;;;;;;;;;11105
ACTIONNAME3089A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;11106
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EVENTNAME3090;The Sale of Florida to the United States;;;;;;;;;;11108
EVENTHIST3090;England received Florida in return for Havana in 1763 and replaced its military government with civilian officials. During the U.S. War of Independence, the area was used as a base for attacks on colonial coastal cities. Three decades of instability followed Florida's return to Spain after the war. General Andrew Jackson's capture of Pensacola led to the cession of Florida to the United States in a treaty signed in 1819.;;;;;;;;;;11109
ACTIONNAME3090A;Offer Florida for 500 ducats;;;;;;;;;;11110
ACTIONNAME3090B;Offer them nothing;;;;;;;;;;11111
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EVENTNAME3091;Adam-Onís Treaty;;;;;;;;;;11113
EVENTHIST3091;Adams-Onís Treaty, or Purchase of Florida, accord between the United States and Spain that divided their North American claims along a line from the southeastern corner of what is now Louisiana, north and west to what is now Wyoming, thence west along the latitude 42° N to the Pacific. Thus Spain ceded Florida and renounced the Oregon Country in exchange for recognition of Spanish sovereignty over Texas. ;;;;;;;;;;11114
ACTIONNAME3091A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;11115
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EVENTNAME3092;The United States declined the offer of Florida;;;;;;;;;;11117
EVENTHIST3092;In 1810 American frontiersmen in the Baton Rouge section rebelled against Spanish control, and the remainder was soon included in the Mississippi Territory. In the Transcontinental (Adams-Onís) Treaty of 1819, Spain ceded all claim to West Florida, which came under official U.S. jurisdiction two years later.;;;;;;;;;;11118
ACTIONNAME3092A;Ok;;;;;;;;;;11119
ACTIONNAME3054B;Don't issue the Act;;;;;;;;;;11120
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EVENTNAME3094;José Monino's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;11122
EVENTHIST3094;After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain (1767), he was sent to Rome as ambassador to obtain the papal suppression of the Society of Jesus. He was ennobled (1773) for the success of his mission. In 1776 Charles III appointed him chief minister. Under Florida Blanca, Spanish enlightened despotism reached its peak, but his internal reforms, notably in finance, He made peace and concluded economic treaties with the Ottoman Empire and with Morocco and reached agreement with Portugal.;;;;;;;;;;11123
ACTIONNAME3094A;Reform;;;;;;;;;;11124
ACTIONNAME3094B;Do not reform;;;;;;;;;;11125
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EVENTNAME3095;The Constitution of 1812;;;;;;;;;;11127
EVENTHIST3095;The Cortes, when it met at Cadiz in 1810, was dominated by liberals who wished to go beyond the mere support of the war effort and establish a constitution that would make impossible the revival of rule by a favorite like Godoy. The Constitution of Cadiz gave Spain a strictly limited monarchy (the king must work through his responsible ministers), a single-chamber Parliament with no special representation for the church or the nobility, and a modern centralized administrative system based on provinces and municipalities.;;;;;;;;;;11128
ACTIONNAME3095A;The Cortes has enacted it already;;;;;;;;;;11129
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EVENTNAME3096;The Reaction of 1813;;;;;;;;;;11131
EVENTHIST3096;The internal situation of Spain, with the struggle between absolutists and liberals, contributed to the independence of the colonies. The deathblow to Spain's ability to keep her American colonies happened in 1820, when the troops, commanded by General Riego, prepared to go overseas, revolted in Cadiz (Spain) in favor of the Constitution of 1812, ending provisionally the absolutist regime.;;;;;;;;;;11132
ACTIONNAME3096A;Introduce a regime of reaction;;;;;;;;;;11133
ACTIONNAME3096B;Let the liberal constitution stay put;;;;;;;;;;11134
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EVENTNAME3097;The Winter king of Prague;;;;;;;;;;11136
EVENTHIST3097;"In 1608 the tension increased between the catholic parts and the protestant parts of the empire. The Protestants entered a union under the prince Fredrik of Pfalz that was supported by Brandenburg and Hessen-Kassel. The Catholics answered by forming a union of their own, the catholic league. It was led by Maximilian of Bavaria. In 1618 the Protestants of Bohemia rebelled by throwing catholic emissaries from the windows of their mansion. They continued to choose a protestant king of Bohemia, prince Fredrik of Pfalz. The emperor couldn't accept this, as he also was king of Bohemia. He sent his experienced commander Jean Tcerclaes Tilly with his troops to Bohemia and in the battle of the White Mountain (8 November 1620), Fredrik of Pfalz reign ended and all protestant resistance in Austria and southern Germany was crushed. Fredrik escaped from Bohemia and was named winter king"" due to his short reign.""";;;;;;;;;;11137
ACTIONNAME3097A;Exterminate the Troublemakers;;;;;;;;;;11138
ACTIONNAME3097B;Let them go their own way;;;;;;;;;;11139
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EVENTNAME3098;The Death of Johan Zapolya;;;;;;;;;;11141
EVENTHIST3098;Johan Zapolya was king of Hungary, voivode of Transylvania. He was born John Zapolya, the son of Stephen Zapolya. He ruthlessly crushed a peasant uprising in 1514. His anger at the marriage of Anna to Ferdinand of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I) probably motivated his failure to assist Uladislaus' son, King Louis II of Hungary, The struggle between John and Ferdinand ended in 1538, when John, who was then childless, agreed that the crown should pass to Ferdinand after his death.;;;;;;;;;;11142
ACTIONNAME3098A;I will become King of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11143
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EVENTNAME3099;The Protestant Rebellion in Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11145
EVENTHIST3099;Religious antagonism played an important part when war between the empire and the Turks broke out again in 1591. In the so-called Fifteen Years' War, imperial troops entered Transylvania, and their commander, George Basta, behaved there (and in northern Hungary) with such insane cruelty toward the Hungarian Protestants that a Transylvanian general, István Bocskay, formerly a Habsburg supporter, revolted. His army of wild herdsmen (hajduks) drove out Basta, and in June 1606 Bocskay concluded with Rudolf the Peace of Vienna, which left him prince of an enlarged Transylvania and also guaranteed the rights of the Protestants of Royal Hungary.  ;;;;;;;;;;11146
ACTIONNAME3099A;Crush the Heretics;;;;;;;;;;11147
ACTIONNAME3099B;Repress the Heretics;;;;;;;;;;11148
ACTIONNAME3099C;Give Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11149
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EVENTNAME3100;Habsburg Inheritance of Lothringen;;;;;;;;;;11151
EVENTHIST3100;In 1733 there had been great conflict in Europe centered on the election of King Stanislaus Leszczynski. Russia and Austria had supported Friedrich Augustus II:s son, but he lost the election. War had been close and several plans had been discussed to secure peace for all. One was that Friedrich Augustus II:s son got the throne and Stanislaus would have been compensated with Lorraine. However that situation never materialized and when François III Stephan of Lorraine married Maria-Theresia of Austria the lands of Lorraine would be inherited by their eldest son, Josef.;;;;;;;;;;11152
ACTIONNAME3100A;Lothringen will stay within the Habsburg Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;11153
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EVENTNAME3158;State Bankruptcy;;;;;;;;;;11155
EVENTHIST3158;In 1557, on the very first year as Spanish king, Philip II was forced to declare the country bankrupt. Spain had for many years undercut its tax base and what was worse, had no control of the price-fluctuations from the inflow of American silver and gold. It was impossible for the Spanish minister of finance to forecast any repayments as all costs fluctuated volatile. The spending was based on the planned budget, but the inflow was irregular at best which made Spain spend more than it actually had, thus the Great Bankruptcies of 1557 and 1596.;;;;;;;;;;11156
ACTIONNAME3158A;Declare State Bankruptcy;;;;;;;;;;11157
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EVENTNAME3162;The Portuguese Crown;;;;;;;;;;11159
EVENTHIST3162;Philip I arrived in Portugal and was accepted as King (1580-98) by the Cortes held at Tomar (1581). He undertook to preserve Portuguese autonomy, to consider the union as a personal one like that of Aragon and Castile under Ferdinand and Isabella, to appoint only Portuguese to the administration, to summon Cortes frequently, and to be accompanied by a Portuguese council in Madrid.;;;;;;;;;;11160
ACTIONNAME3162A;One King, One Kingdom;;;;;;;;;;11161
ACTIONNAME3162B;One King, Two Kingdoms;;;;;;;;;;11162
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EVENTNAME3163;The Portuguese Crown;;;;;;;;;;11164
EVENTHIST3163;Philip II (Philip III in Spain) arrived in Portugal and was accepted as King by the Cortes in 1621. He undertook to nothing to preserve Portuguese autonomy, and considered the union as a mean to keep Portuguese competition at bay, and to this advent he appointed only Spaniards to the administration, rarely summoned Cortes, and ignored the Portuguese council in Madrid.;;;;;;;;;;11165
ACTIONNAME3163A;One King, One Kingdom;;;;;;;;;;11166
ACTIONNAME3163B;One King, Two Kingdoms;;;;;;;;;;11167
#;;;;;;;;;;;11168
EVENTNAME3164;State Bankruptcy;;;;;;;;;;11169
EVENTHIST3164;In 1596, a couple of years after the disastrous defeat of the Armada, Philip II were again forced to declare the country bankrupt. Spain had for many years undercut its tax base and what was worse, had no control of the price-fluctuations from the inflow of American silver and gold. It was impossible for the Spanish minister of finance to forecast any repayments as all costs fluctuated volatile. The spending was based on the planned budget, but the inflow was irregular at best which made Spain spend more than it actually had, thus the Great Bankruptcies of 1557 and 1596.;;;;;;;;;;11170
ACTIONNAME3164A;Declare State Bankruptcy;;;;;;;;;;11171
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EVENTNAME3165;Epidemic Plague;;;;;;;;;;11173
EVENTHIST3165;The epidemics that swept Spain in the 1590s significantly reduced the population. In addition, as Philip II strengthened the Inquisition, intellectual life became narrower and less open to new currents of thought. At his death in 1598 Philip left a country that was declining domestically and internationally;;;;;;;;;;11174
ACTIONNAME3165A;Arrgh!;;;;;;;;;;11175
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EVENTNAME3167;The Expulsion of the Morisques;;;;;;;;;;11177
EVENTHIST3167;Moriscos, Moors converted to Christianity after the Christian re-conquest (11th-15th cent.) of Spain. The Moors, who had become subjects of Christian kings as the re-conquest progressed to the 15th cent, were called Mudéjares. They remained Muslim, and their religion and customs were generally respected. After the fall of Granada (1492), Cardinal Jiménez converted many Moors by peaceful means. However, the rigorous treatment of those who refused conversion or apostatized from the new faith led to an uprising (1500-1502) in Granada. This was soon suppressed. Faced with choosing between conversion and banishment, the majority accepted conversion, but many continued secretly to practice Islam. The Moriscos at times provided the Ottoman Turks with information facilitating Turkish raids on the Spanish coast. Persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition and subjected to restrictive legislation (1526, 1527), the Moriscos rose in a bloody rebellion (1568-71), which Philip II put down with the help of John of Austria. The Moriscos prospered in spite of persecutions and furthered Spanish agriculture, trade, and industries. However, in 1609 Philip III, influenced by Lerma, decreed their expulsion for both religious and political reasons. ;;;;;;;;;;11178
ACTIONNAME3167A;Expel the Heretics!;;;;;;;;;;11179
ACTIONNAME3167B;Let them be as they are needed for the economy;;;;;;;;;;11180
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EVENTNAME3169;The Iberian Revolts;;;;;;;;;;11182
EVENTHIST3169;In 1639 Olivares opened a campaign against southern France from Catalonia. If the Catalans had to defend their country, Olivares argued, they would have to support the army. This logic was lost on the Catalans. The peasants, urged on by their clergy, refused to support the troops. Soon there were clashes with the population, then riots and open rebellion. On June 7 the mob murdered the viceroy in Barcelona. In the autumn of 1640 Olivares scraped together the last available troops and sent them against the Catalan rebels. The rebel leader, Pau Claris, countered by transferring Catalan allegiance to the king of France, 'as in the time of Charlemagne' (Jan. 1641). French troops now entered Catalonia. Only when the renewed French civil wars (the Fronde) induced the French to withdraw their army was the Castilians able to re-conquer Catalonia (1652).  ;;;;;;;;;;11183
ACTIONNAME3169A;Put it down!;;;;;;;;;;11184
ACTIONNAME3169B;Appease them!;;;;;;;;;;11185
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EVENTNAME3170;The Italian Revolts;;;;;;;;;;11187
EVENTHIST3170;In 1647, popular revolutions broke out in Naples and Palermo, and soon these two cities were in the hands of revolutionary governments. In Naples, at least, it was again the excessive taxation, imposed for Spain's war effort that had precipitated the rebellion. The Spanish monarchy, wrote the Venetian ambassador to Madrid at the time, 'resembled that great colossus that during an earthquake had collapsed in a few moments while everyone hurried along to enrich himself with the fragments.' In fact, Spain survived and even managed to hold on to much of its empire. The revolts of Naples and Sicily, directed as much against the local nobility as against Spain, were put down in 1648.  ;;;;;;;;;;11188
ACTIONNAME3170A;Put it down!;;;;;;;;;;11189
ACTIONNAME3170B;Appease them!;;;;;;;;;;11190
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EVENTNAME3176;The American Colonial Policy;;;;;;;;;;11192
EVENTHIST3176;In the late 18th century Spain was far from its former power and glory. However the creation of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata 1776 to get a better rule of the colonial areas as well as manage a better defense of its colonial areas quickly made a big difference in revenues by tripling the income to the Spanish government. Of course not all subjects in the colony areas liked the stricter colony areas liked the stricter control & thus higher taxes.;;;;;;;;;;11193
ACTIONNAME3176A;Govern through Spanish Governors;;;;;;;;;;11194
ACTIONNAME3176B;Govern from Madrid;;;;;;;;;;11195
ACTIONNAME3176C;Franchised Citizenship;;;;;;;;;;11196
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EVENTNAME3184;The Habsburg Inheritance of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11198
EVENTHIST3184;In 1521 the Turkish sultan Süleyman I taking advantage of Hungary's political, economic, and military decline during the regimes of Vladislav (Ulázsló II) Jagiello lo and his son Louis II (reigned 1516-26), demanded tribute. When Louis refused to pay, the Turks advanced toward Hungary, capturing the fortresses of Sabac, Belgrade, and later Petervárad (Peterwardein) in July 1526. Louis hurriedly assembled a force of fewer than 20,000 men and advanced from Buda to meet the Turks. Without waiting for reinforcements, he attacked Süleyman's army of more than 100,000 troops at Mohács. The Hungarian force was annihilated;;;;;;;;;;11199
ACTIONNAME3184A;Magnificent!;;;;;;;;;;11200
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EVENTNAME3185;The Habsburg Inheritance of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11202
EVENTHIST3185;Lajos II (Louis), 1506-26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516-26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified attacks by Sultan Sulayman I, Lajos hastily sought (1526) to unite Hungary and Christendom behind him, but only the pope sent help. With a pitiful army, Lajos joined battle with the Ottomans at Mohács. The Hungarian army was destroyed, and Lajos was killed. Only the ambitious John Zapolya had failed to arrive in time for the battle with the army he was bringing from Transylvania. Through the marriage treaty concluded by Lajos father the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia passed to Louis's brother-in-law, Ferdinand of Hapsburg (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I), but Hungary fell under Ottoman rule.;;;;;;;;;;11203
ACTIONNAME3185A;I will be crowned King of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11204
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EVENTNAME3186;The Habsburg Inheritance of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11206
EVENTHIST3186;Lajos II (Louis), 1506-26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516-26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified attacks by Sultan Sulayman I, Lajos hastily sought (1526) to unite Hungary and Christendom behind him, but only the pope sent help. With a pitiful army, Lajos joined battle with the Ottomans at Mohács. The Hungarian army was destroyed, and Lajos was killed. Only the ambitious John Zapolya had failed to arrive in time for the battle with the army he was bringing from Transylvania. Through the marriage treaty concluded by Lajos father the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia passed to Louis's brother-in-law, Ferdinand of Hapsburg (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I), but Hungary fell under Ottoman rule.;;;;;;;;;;11207
ACTIONNAME3186A;No! It is mine!;;;;;;;;;;11208
ACTIONNAME3186B;Let him have it;;;;;;;;;;11209
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EVENTNAME3188;The Imperial Parliament at Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;11211
EVENTHIST3188;A temporary doctrinal agreement was proclaimed in May 1548 between German Catholics and Protestants and became imperial law on June 30, 1548. It was prepared and accepted at the insistence of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who hoped to establish temporary religious unity in Germany until differences could be worked out in a general council of the Catholic Church. The Augsburg Interim primarily reflected a Catholic viewpoint. It did, however, allow clerical marriage and communion in both kinds (bread and wine) for the laity. Several Protestant electors objected to the Catholic emphasis of the Augsburg Interim and refused to abide by it. Charles attempted to force its acceptance, an action that led the Protestants to adopt the Leipzig Interim, which upheld Protestant doctrines, at a subsequent Diet. Neither interim was fully accepted so a German religious settlement was not brought about until the Peace of Augsburg (1555). ;;;;;;;;;;11212
ACTIONNAME3188A;Middle-ground;;;;;;;;;;11213
ACTIONNAME3188B;Catholic Support;;;;;;;;;;11214
ACTIONNAME3188C;Protestant Support;;;;;;;;;;11215
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EVENTNAME3189;The Religious Peace of Augsburg;;;;;;;;;;11217
EVENTHIST3189;Opened at Augsburg on Feb. 5, 1555, was proclaimed by Charles V, but not wishing to take part in the inevitable religious compromises, he refused to attend the proceedings and empowered his brother Ferdinand (the future emperor Ferdinand I) to settle all questions. It determined that in the future no member of the empire should make war against another on religious grounds and that this peace should remain operative until the denominations were peacefully reunited. Only two denominations were recognized, the Roman Catholics and the Lutherans. Moreover, in each territory of the empire, only one denomination was to be recognized, the religion of the prince's choice being thus made obligatory for his subjects. Protestant and Catholic citizens in the free and imperial cities remained free to exercise their religion as they pleased. The wish for a lasting settlement was so strong that the compromise peace, which satisfied no one completely and had many loopholes, was accepted. In spite of its shortcomings, the Peace of Augsburg saved the empire from serious internal conflicts for more than 50 years. ;;;;;;;;;;11218
ACTIONNAME3189A;The Princes may choose their Religion;;;;;;;;;;11219
ACTIONNAME3189B;There is only one religion, Catholicism;;;;;;;;;;11220
ACTIONNAME3189C;Anyone may choose their Religion;;;;;;;;;;11221
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EVENTNAME3190;The Abdication of Charles V;;;;;;;;;;11223
EVENTHIST3190;On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1555, the estates of the Netherlands were assembled in the great hall of the palace at Brussels. They had been summoned to be witnesses and the guarantees of the abdication, which Charles V had long before resolved upon, and which he was that day to execute. Charles was a devotee catholic and compassionate with other people, but he could not see why anyone would not come back to the only church there was, the Catholic Church. The incessant strife, both religious and political, within the Holy Roman Empire had worn him down. Therefore he wanted to split the Habsburg Empire between Madrid and Vienna and then withdraw to the calm milieu of his favorite cloister. Let the rash and youthful take care of the problems!;;;;;;;;;;11224
ACTIONNAME3190A;Give all the possessions to Filip;;;;;;;;;;11225
ACTIONNAME3190B;Let Ferdinand keep the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;11226
ACTIONNAME3190C;Let Ferdinand keep the Italian possessions;;;;;;;;;;11227
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EVENTNAME3195;Peasant Revolt in Austria;;;;;;;;;;11229
EVENTHIST3195;The 1620's were characterized by long and cold winters, late springs and cold and wet summers, leading to crop-failure and sharp increases in grain prices. Into this atmosphere of enhanced tension broke a climatic event of unusual severity. In 1626, during the last week of May, in the middle of the vegetation period, winter returned. The temperature fell so that lakes and rivers froze and trees shed their leaves. The unexpected return of winter caused panic and anxiety among the peasants who could not remember ever experiencing such destruction of their fields. This event, combined with the brutal persecution of protestants, led the mainly protestant peasants of Upper Austria, pledged to Bavaria, to revolt. The peasants were defeated after heavy fighting, and in 1628 the country passed into the hands of the emperor again.  ;;;;;;;;;;11230
ACTIONNAME3195A;Pappenheim will take care of the Matter;;;;;;;;;;11231
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EVENTNAME3203;The Purge of the Archbishop of Salzburg;;;;;;;;;;11233
EVENTHIST3203;In 1731 the Archbishop of Salzburg purged his lands from Protestants. The Protestants had grown in number over the years and the archbishop had started to feel his powers threatened by their existence. More than 26000 ethnic German Protestants fled for their lives. 17000 of them were welcomed in Prussia in 1732 and most of them settle in East Prussia. Several protestant countries started nation-wide collections to help the fugitives.;;;;;;;;;;11234
ACTIONNAME3203A;Let the Archbishop Purge the Protestants;;;;;;;;;;11235
ACTIONNAME3203B;Stop the Archbishop's Purge;;;;;;;;;;11236
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EVENTNAME3314;The Succession in Provence;;;;;;;;;;11238
EVENTHIST3314;René I have willed us the suzerainty of his lands, in an attempt to keep the lands of the Anjou family from being incorporated into the domains of the French crown.;;;;;;;;;;11239
ACTIONNAME3314A;I will be the Duke of Provence;;;;;;;;;;11240
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EVENTNAME3318;Jacques Coer's Economic Reforms;;;;;;;;;;11242
EVENTHIST3318;On the death of Charles VI on Oct. 21, 1422, Charles VII assumed the title of king of France. His worst difficulties were of a financial nature: the taxes voted by the States General (representative assembly) were insufficient for his needs;;;;;;;;;;11243
ACTIONNAME3318A;Financial Reform;;;;;;;;;;11244
ACTIONNAME3318B;Tax Reform;;;;;;;;;;11245
ACTIONNAME3318C;Tax and Financial Reform;;;;;;;;;;11246
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EVENTNAME3321;The Martial Inheritance of Brittany;;;;;;;;;;11248
EVENTHIST3321;Anne of Brittany sought throughout her life to maintain the independence of Brittany within the French kingdom. The daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany and Marguerite de Foix, Anne became Duchess of Brittany in 1488 when her father died without leaving a male heir. France, to which Brittany had feudal obligations, tried to secure Brittany in order to extend its territory. To counter this threat Anne married Maximilian I of Austria (later emperor) by proxy in 1490, but France had this marriage annulled the following year. That same year the French regent, Anne of France, invaded Brittany and forced Anne to surrender and marry Charles VIII of France. In 1498 Charles died and Anne married his successor, Louis XII. Anne insisted that Brittany's rights and privileges should be maintained and that the duchy should be inherited separately from France - by the eldest daughter or second son of her marriage to Louis. She devoted the rest of her life to the administration of Brittany. Despite Anne's efforts Brittany formally became part of France in 1532 when Francis, Duke of Angoulême, who had married Anne's daughter Claude, became King Francis I of France.;;;;;;;;;;11249
ACTIONNAME3321A;Take her and drag her to the Altar;;;;;;;;;;11250
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EVENTNAME3322;The Martial Inheritance of Brittany;;;;;;;;;;11252
EVENTHIST3322;Anne of Brittany sought throughout her life to maintain the independence of Brittany within the French kingdom. The daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany and Marguerite de Foix, Anne became Duchess of Brittany in 1488 when her father died without leaving a male heir. France, to which Brittany had feudal obligations, tried to secure Brittany in order to extend its territory. To counter this threat Anne married Maximilian I of Austria (later emperor) by proxy in 1490, but France had this marriage annulled the following year. That same year the French regent, Anne of France, invaded Brittany and forced Anne to surrender and marry Charles VIII of France. In 1498 Charles died and Anne married his successor, Louis XII. Anne insisted that Brittany's rights and privileges should be maintained and that the duchy should be inherited separately from France - by the eldest daughter or second son of her marriage to Louis. She devoted the rest of her life to the administration of Brittany. Despite Anne's efforts Brittany formally became part of France in 1532 when Francis, Duke of Angoulême, who had married Anne's daughter Claude, became King Francis I of France.;;;;;;;;;;11253
ACTIONNAME3322A;Let him have that outpost for a while;;;;;;;;;;11254
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EVENTNAME3323;The Succession in Provence;;;;;;;;;;11256
EVENTHIST3323;The French crown has inherited the lands of René I of the Anjou family.;;;;;;;;;;11257
ACTIONNAME3323A;Provence will be part of France;;;;;;;;;;11258
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EVENTNAME3324;The Succession in Provence;;;;;;;;;;11260
EVENTHIST3324;The Anjou family continues the rule its lands after the death of Rene I, however they adhere to our suzerainty.;;;;;;;;;;11261
ACTIONNAME3324A;I will be the Duke of Provence;;;;;;;;;;11262
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EVENTNAME3329;The Martial Inheritance of Brittany;;;;;;;;;;11264
EVENTHIST3329;Upon becoming duchess of Brittany, the young Anne's hand was eagerly sought. To prevent France from swallowing up the duchy, a coalition including Archduke Maximilian of Austria, King Henry VII of England, and King Ferdinand II of Aragón sent forces to Anne's aid. Nevertheless, Anne's situation was perilous and she appealed (1489) directly to Maximilian for protection. In 1490, Maximilian married Anne by proxy but failed to assist her with armed strength... Your Excellency, the Duchess may not be beautiful, but she is a stone in Charles VIII's shoe!  ;;;;;;;;;;11265
ACTIONNAME3329A;Seek her consent and ask to marry her;;;;;;;;;;11266
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EVENTNAME3330;The Martial Inheritance of Brittany;;;;;;;;;;11268
EVENTHIST3330;Upon becoming duchess of Brittany, the young Anne's hand was eagerly sought. To prevent France from swallowing up the duchy, a coalition including Archduke Maximilian of Austria, King Henry VII of England, and King Ferdinand II of Aragón sent forces to Anne's aid. Nevertheless, Anne's situation was perilous and she appealed (1489) directly to Maximilian for protection. In 1490, Maximilian married Anne by proxy but failed to assist her with armed strength. Besieged at Rennes in 1491, Anne was forced by the French to annul her marriage and was quickly married to Charles VIII. Your Excellency, the French have outmaneuvered us. Shall we accept this turn of events?  ;;;;;;;;;;11269
ACTIONNAME3330A;Only if I get Franche-Comté;;;;;;;;;;11270
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EVENTNAME3331;Hofkriegsrat;;;;;;;;;;11272
EVENTHIST3331;Ferdinand I started to reorganize Austrian administration. In 1527 he created new central organs: the Geheimer Rat, for foreign affairs and dynastic matters;;;;;;;;;;11273
ACTIONNAME3331A;Centralized Defensive Strategy;;;;;;;;;;11274
ACTIONNAME3331B;Flexible Frontier Strategy;;;;;;;;;;11275
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EVENTNAME3332;The Chastening of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11277
EVENTHIST3332;The Turkish occupation of central Hungary remained a volatile issue, for every Hungarian resented the Habsburgs' policy of leaving the Turks unmolested while pursuing ambitious objectives in the west. Emperor Leopold sent a force against the Turks - but, although the Austrian general Raimondo Montecuccoli defeated the Turks at Szentgotthárd on Aug. 1, 1664, the subsequent Peace of Vasvár recognized all the sultan's gains. Now even the highest magnates of Royal Hungary plotted to expel the Habsburgs with Turkish and French help. Your Excellency, the Hungarian magnates are untrustworthy. Perhaps we should consider a reorganization of the provincial government...   ;;;;;;;;;;11278
ACTIONNAME3332A;Centralized German Administration from Budapest;;;;;;;;;;11279
ACTIONNAME3332B;Centralized German Administration from Vienna;;;;;;;;;;11280
ACTIONNAME3332C;Decentralized Hungarian Noble Council in Budapest;;;;;;;;;;11281
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EVENTNAME3333;The Insurrection of Duke Imre Tököll;;;;;;;;;;11283
EVENTHIST3333;A young Transylvanian, Imre Tököll, led a revolt that forced Leopold in 1681 to restore the constitution and revoke many of his harshest measures. The Porte, encouraged by Tököll's successes against the empire, sent into Hungary a vast army that in 1683 reached the walls of Vienna.;;;;;;;;;;11284
ACTIONNAME3333A;Stop the Movement for Independence;;;;;;;;;;11285
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EVENTNAME3336;The Reform of the Bureaucracy;;;;;;;;;;11287
EVENTHIST3336;Maria Theresa determined from the outset of her reign that the Habsburg monarchy would never again be perceived as too weak to defend itself. Consequently, even while the war was under way she had been studying reforms, and when it ended she immediately began implementing them. First and foremost was reform of the army. Maria Theresa realized, however, that no military reform would be effective without financial reform and in this area she (advised by the brilliant Friedrich Wilhelm, Count von Haugwitz) achieved her perhaps greatest accomplishments. Following the military and financial reforms other changes came, generally in administrative matters. Although these reforms were subjected to many modifications and changes throughout Maria Theresa's reign and after, the result was a government far more centralized than it had ever been before.  ;;;;;;;;;;11288
ACTIONNAME3336A;Reform;;;;;;;;;;11289
ACTIONNAME3336B;Let it be;;;;;;;;;;11290
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EVENTNAME3340;The Reactionary Reforms of 1789;;;;;;;;;;11292
EVENTHIST3340;Joseph II was a controversial ruler. He began his reign with liberal reforms like the Edict of Toleration, which gave Lutherans, Calvinists, and Orthodox near equality with Roman Catholics. He also abolished serfdom and (temporarily) eased up on official censorship. However, Joseph was also an extreme centralist. In 1784 he informed the Hungarian government that it's official language, Latin, was really not effective for modern government and would be changed to German. To add to their horror, Joseph refused to submit to a coronation in Hungary lest he have to swear to uphold laws that he did not wish to, and then he had the sacred crown of the kingdom moved to Vienna. In March 1787 Joseph swept away the constitution of the Austrian Netherlands and announced that from then on it would be ruled according to absolutist principles. Resistance simmered in the Austrian Netherlands until 1789 when it boiled over into open revolt. By that time there also were rumors of rebellion in Hungary and in Galicia, and for a time it appeared as if revolution might erupt in many parts of the monarchy.  ;;;;;;;;;;11293
ACTIONNAME3340A;React against Revolutionary Tendencies!;;;;;;;;;;11294
ACTIONNAME3340B;Risk the Revolution!;;;;;;;;;;11295
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EVENTNAME3401;The Pomjestija Reform;;;;;;;;;;11297
EVENTHIST3401;After Muscovites invaded Novgorod in 1471 and Lithuania failed to come to Novgorod's assistance, Novgorod was forced to accept the Korostyn' Treaty, which further limited its independence. Ivan III, still wary of uprisings because of what happened to his father, deported many of the citizens of Novgorod. He also replaced leaders of the Novgorodian church with Russian Orthodox leaders. Lands were taken from the natives and given to cavalrymen in return for military service. After establishing the reform of land management, called the pomestie system, there, he introduced it into Muscovite. By seizing the local nobles', called boyars, estates and giving it to his army, he helped bolster and centralize his power (remember during this time, land is power) and create loyalty in his army and other servants. By 1489, Novgorod was a shell of its former self and now part of the ever-growing Russian state;;;;;;;;;;11298
ACTIONNAME3401A;Let us reform;;;;;;;;;;11299
ACTIONNAME3401B;Let us become like Novgorod;;;;;;;;;;11300
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EVENTNAME3402;The Subednik Laws;;;;;;;;;;11302
EVENTHIST3402;In the year 1497, in the month of September, the Grand Prince of all Rus' Ivan Vasilievic, with his children and boyars, compiled a code of law on how boyars and major-domos (okolnichii) are to administer justice.;;;;;;;;;;11303
ACTIONNAME3402A;Introduce it;;;;;;;;;;11304
ACTIONNAME3402B;Encourage a Free Peasantry;;;;;;;;;;11305
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EVENTNAME3506;Veerinigte Westindische Compagnie;;;;;;;;;;11307
EVENTHIST3506;In 1621, at the end of the 12 year peace treaty with Spain, the Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie was founded which mainly focused on privateering against the Spanish fleets. Apart from privateering, the objective was to establish as many colonies as possible in the Americas and conquer as much territory. Famous exploits include Manhattan and Piet Heyn raiding the Spanish silver fleet.;;;;;;;;;;11308
ACTIONNAME3506A;We will exploit this!;;;;;;;;;;11309
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EVENTNAME3507;Dutch Military Reforms;;;;;;;;;;11311
EVENTHIST3507;Johann, Count of Nassau-Siegen a long with his cousin Prince Maurits and brother Willem were at the heart of the Dutch reforms. Relearning the lost skills of Classical armies from translation of Roman military manuals, they reorganized battle formations to make them more flexible and to increase firepower. It was Johann who was the brains behind the most famous of all drill manuals, de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe, and the founder of one of the first military academies at Siegen in Germany. ;;;;;;;;;;11312
ACTIONNAME3507A;Reform Army and Navy;;;;;;;;;;11313
ACTIONNAME3507B;Reform Army;;;;;;;;;;11314
ACTIONNAME3507C;Reform Navy;;;;;;;;;;11315
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EVENTNAME3509;Protestants expelled from France;;;;;;;;;;11317
EVENTHIST3509;In April 13 1598 Henry IV of France announced a new law called Édit De Nantes which granted the Huguenots a large portion of religious and civil rights. Almost a hundred years later his grandson, Louis XIV, striving for unity and stability in the realm, views the co-existence of the two churches as a potential source of disturbances. Having already allowed the persecution of Protestants and the burning of their churches, he in 1785 revokes the Édit De Nantes. Within a few years, more than 400,000 Huguenots emigrated to England, Prussia, Holland, and America - depriving France of its most industrious commercial class.;;;;;;;;;;11318
ACTIONNAME3509A;We welcome you with open arms;;;;;;;;;;11319
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EVENTNAME3513;Statholder office is made Hereditary in Oranien Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;11321
EVENTHIST3513;Willem III came to the forefront of Dutch politics, eclipsing the brothers de Witt, amidst a growing support of the Orange dynasty amongst the Dutch people. After being named stadholder, the brothers de Witt resigned and were killed by an unruly mob because of high treason and anti Orangistic ideas. Building on the growing support for them the Oranges in August 1674 were declared hereditary in the stadholder office by the states of Holland and Zeela;;;;;;;;;;11322
ACTIONNAME3513A;Yes we need Order!;;;;;;;;;;11323
ACTIONNAME3513B;No, we need Freedom!;;;;;;;;;;11324
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EVENTNAME3554;Viva España;;;;;;;;;;11326
EVENTHIST3554;In the beginning of the 15th century the Aragon nobles felt a need to counterbalance the power of the mercantile Catalans, and in 1412 they got their chance. With the Aragonese throne vacant since the extinction of the house of Barcelona in 1410, they procured the election of a Castilian prince, Ferdinand of Antequera, to the throne over strong Catalan opposition. The Catalan resistance remained until one of Ferdinand's successors, John II of Aragon (1458-79), arranged for his heir, Ferdinand, to marry Isabella, the heiress of Henry IV of Castile. Upon John II's death the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile were united to form the nucleus of modern Spain.;;;;;;;;;;11327
ACTIONNAME3554A;Let us claim the name Kingdom of Spain;;;;;;;;;;11328
ACTIONNAME3554B;Let us keep the name Kingdom of Aragon instead;;;;;;;;;;11329
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EVENTNAME3556;Viva España;;;;;;;;;;11331
EVENTHIST3556;In the beginning of the 15th century the Aragon nobles felt a need to counterbalance the power of the mercantile Catalans, and in 1412 they got their chance. With the Aragonese throne vacant since the extinction of the house of Barcelona in 1410, they procured the election of a Castilian prince, Ferdinand of Antequera, to the throne over strong Catalan opposition. The Catalan resistance remained until one of Ferdinand's successors, John II of Aragon (1458-79), arranged for his heir, Ferdinand, to marry Isabella, the heiress of Henry IV of Castile. Upon John II's death the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile were united to form the nucleus of modern Spain.;;;;;;;;;;11332
ACTIONNAME3556A;Let us claim the name Kingdom of Spain;;;;;;;;;;11333
ACTIONNAME3556B;Let us keep the name Kingdom of Castile instead;;;;;;;;;;11334
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EVENTNAME3557;Civil War in Castile;;;;;;;;;;11336
EVENTHIST3557;Juan succeeded his father as an infant of less than two years of age, under the joint regency of his mother, Catherine of Lancaster, and his uncle, the infant Ferdinand, who became king of Aragon (as Ferdinand I) in 1412. Juan took the reins in 1419 but his political weakness led him to rely on his tutor, Álvaro de Luna, who, despite the hostility of the king's Trastámara cousins and their supporters among the old aristocracy, became the virtual ruler of Castile. He was appointed constable of Castile in 1423. Álvaro de Luna contested the influence of Ferdinand's rebellious sons in Castile. This led to factional struggles among the nobles, which saw de Luna ousted from power twice (1427 and 1438). However, the supporters of Juan II and his constable rallied and finally put an end to the strife by defeating the rebel army of Prince Enrique (future Enrique IV) at the Battle of Olmedo in 1445.;;;;;;;;;;11337
ACTIONNAME3557A;Support Álvaro de Luna;;;;;;;;;;11338
ACTIONNAME3557B;Support the sons of Ferdinand;;;;;;;;;;11339
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EVENTNAME3583;Civil War in Novgorod;;;;;;;;;;11341
EVENTHIST3583;The 14th century witnessed the start of Novgorod's long struggle with Moscow for supremacy. Internecine disputes among the republic's leaders weakened it in the face of growing Muscovite strength. Although it became a vassal of Moscow after the Muscovite invasions in 1456 and 1470, Novgorod was allowed to retain its self-government. It was not until 1478 that it came under Moscow's complete control and lost its freedom. Novgorod retained its commercial position until St. Petersburg was built in 1703.;;;;;;;;;;11342
ACTIONNAME3583A;Support Merchant Faction;;;;;;;;;;11343
ACTIONNAME3583B;Support Noble Faction;;;;;;;;;;11344
ACTIONNAME3583C;Support Peasant Faction;;;;;;;;;;11345
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EVENTNAME3587;The Empire of Russia;;;;;;;;;;11347
EVENTHIST3587;In the 16th century the Roman Empire of Constantinople was long gone and its revival viewed as impossible. The Orthodox Faith never had a head figure like the Papa of the Catholic Faith. It however was mostly guided from Constantinople by the Patriarch there. As the Sunni Muslim Ottomans used the Patriarchs hostage-like situation for there own political gains many Orthodox countries felt appalled and started to loosen the chains of tradition. There had not existed a country as mighty as the Byzantines until Russia was formed. Russia was created from the notion of full control of all those orthodox people that once had been Christianized from Kiev. This together with the fact that there was only one Orthodox country powerful enough to take up the mantle of the fallen Byzantines made the solution perfect and, thus the Greatest of Princedoms changed into the Empire of Russia. ;;;;;;;;;;11348
ACTIONNAME3587A;Take over the Byzantine Mantle;;;;;;;;;;11349
ACTIONNAME3587B;Leave it on the Floor;;;;;;;;;;11350
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EVENTNAME3598;The Succession in Luxembourg;;;;;;;;;;11352
EVENTHIST3598;By the Peace of Münster of December 29, 1443, the functions of Philippe the Good which had been allotted to him became effective. He became sovereign on August 3 1451, and Thionville consequently becomes Burgundian grounds. Having acquired the succession rights of the duke Guillaume of Saxony, hereditary sovereign of the duchy, he made the annexation of Luxembourg from which he had gained full sovereignty, on October 18 1462.;;;;;;;;;;11353
ACTIONNAME3598A;Incorporate them;;;;;;;;;;11354
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EVENTNAME3599;The Succession in Luxembourg;;;;;;;;;;11356
EVENTHIST3599;By the Peace of Münster of December 29, 1443, the functions of Philippe the Good which had been allotted to him became effective. He became sovereign on August 3 1451, and Thionville consequently becomes Burgundian grounds. Having acquired the succession rights of the duke Guillaume of Saxony, hereditary sovereign of the duchy, he made the annexation of Luxembourg from which he had gained full sovereignty, on October 18 1462. ;;;;;;;;;;11357
ACTIONNAME3599A;Vassalize them;;;;;;;;;;11358
#;;;;;;;;;;;11359
EVENTNAME3600;The Succession in Luxembourg;;;;;;;;;;11360
EVENTHIST3600;In 1443, Philip the Good of Burgundy seized the duchy, and in 1451, he was confirmed in possession by the estates of Luxembourg. ;;;;;;;;;;11361
ACTIONNAME3600A;Let them regret this defiance;;;;;;;;;;11362
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EVENTNAME3607;The Succession in Provence;;;;;;;;;;11364
EVENTHIST3607;René of Anjou was recognized by the Holy Roman emperor Sigismund as duke of Lorraine and René also inherited Anjou and Provence from Louis III. Meanwhile Joan II of Naples, who died in 1435, had made René her heir, but he could not defend the city from his rivals. The Anglo-French negotiations at Tours in 1444 led to the marriage of his daughter Margaret to the English king Henry VI in 1445. Meanwhile Charles VII of France had helped René to pacify Lorraine. As a thank you, René accompanied Charles VII on his victorious campaigns of 1449-50 against the English in Normandy. On his wife's death (1453), her duchy of Lorraine passed to René's son John.  With Louis XI of France his relations were generally strained, and Louis forced him to yield Anjou to the French crown. René performed a balancing act through his career and his ties to the English crown could maybe have led to a different course for Provence.;;;;;;;;;;11365
ACTIONNAME3607A;The King of France (Annex);;;;;;;;;;11366
ACTIONNAME3607B;The King of France (Vassal);;;;;;;;;;11367
ACTIONNAME3607C;The King of England (Vassal);;;;;;;;;;11368
#;;;;;;;;;;;11369
EVENTNAME3639;The Death of King Lajos of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11370
EVENTHIST3639;Lajos II (Louis), 1506-26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516-26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified attacks by Sultan Sulayman I, Lajos hastily sought (1526) to unite Hungary and Christendom behind him, but only the pope sent help. With a pitiful army, Lajos joined battle with the Ottomans at Mohács. The Hungarian army was destroyed, and Lajos was killed. Only the ambitious John Zapolya had failed to arrive in time for the battle with the army he was bringing from Transylvania. Through the marriage treaty concluded by Lajos father the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia passed to Louis's brother-in-law, Ferdinand of Hapsburg (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I), but Hungary fell under Ottoman rule.;;;;;;;;;;11371
ACTIONNAME3639A;Elect Johan Zapolya of Siebenbürgen;;;;;;;;;;11372
ACTIONNAME3639B;Elect Ferdinand Habsburg of Austria;;;;;;;;;;11373
#;;;;;;;;;;;11374
EVENTNAME3640;The Death of Johan Zapolya;;;;;;;;;;11375
EVENTHIST3640;Under Ottoman suzerainty (1526-1541), Hungary was an autonomous vassal kingdom ruled by John Zapolya, prince of Transylvania. Habsburgs' prince Ferdinand controlled northern Hungary in the name of his father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles 11. When Ferdinand married Louis II's sister Anna, he claimed all of Hungary. Using Süleyman's preoccupation with campaigns in Anatolia, he occupies Budapest in 1528. Süleyman returns, restores Zapolya, besieges Vienna (1529) unsuccessfully, but convinces Habsburgs not to try to conquer Hungary again. He then leaves Hungary as an Ottoman vassal and buffer between Ottomans and Habsburgs. Zapolya secretly agrees with Ferdinand to leave Hungarian throne to Ferdinand after his death. Zapolya's death in 1540 leads Ferdinand to claim right to rule all Hungary. Süleyman responds by conquering Hungary and placing it under direct Ottoman rule. The third period of Ottoman-Habsburg relations (1540+) continued with constant guerilla warfare but no substantial advances on either side. ;;;;;;;;;;11376
ACTIONNAME3640A;Let the crown become hereditary within the Habsburg Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;11377
ACTIONNAME3640B;Let the crown become hereditary within the Siebenbürgen Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;11378
#;;;;;;;;;;;11379
EVENTNAME3641;Religious Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;11380
EVENTHIST3641;Emperor Rudolf II (1552--1612) of Hungary was intent on re-imposing Catholicism on the Hungarians, Rudolf in 1604 provoked their first popular insurrection against Habsburg rule. The insurrectionists found a leader in István Bocskai (1557--1606), prince of Transylvania in 1605 and 1606, who fused the popular forces with his own army. Already at war with the Turks, the Habsburgs now faced an uncompromising civil war. A threefold settlement was finally forced on the dynasty: the Treaties of Vienna and Zsitvatorok of 1606 and the legislation of the Hungarian diet of 1608. Together these secured for Hungary religious freedom, constitutional autonomy, and the right of habeas corpus.;;;;;;;;;;11381
ACTIONNAME3641A;Fight for the cause of the Reformed Faith;;;;;;;;;;11382
ACTIONNAME3641B;Fight for the cause of the Catholic Faith;;;;;;;;;;11383
#;;;;;;;;;;;11384
EVENTNAME3643;The Winter king in Prague;;;;;;;;;;11385
EVENTHIST3643;"In 1608 the tension increased between the catholic parts and the protestant parts of the empire. The Protestants entered a union under the prince Fredrik of Pfalz that was supported by Brandenburg and Hessen-Kassel. The Catholics answered by forming a union of their own, the catholic league. It was led by Maximilian of Bavaria. In 1618 the Protestants of Bohemia rebelled. They continued to choose a protestant king of Bohemia, prince Fredrik of Pfalz. The emperor couldn't accept this, as he also was king of Bohemia. He sent his experienced commander Jean Tcerclaes Tilly with his troops to Bohemia and in the battle of the White Mountain (8 November 1620), Fredrik of Pfalz reign ended and all protestant resistance in Austria and southern Germany was crushed. Fredrik escaped from Bohemia and was named winter king"" due to his short reign.""";;;;;;;;;;11386
ACTIONNAME3643A;Elect Friedrich V of Pfalz;;;;;;;;;;11387
ACTIONNAME3643B;Stay Loyal to the Habsburgs;;;;;;;;;;11388
#;;;;;;;;;;;11389
EVENTNAME3644;The Death of King Lajos of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11390
EVENTHIST3644;Lajos II (Louis), 1506-26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516-26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified attacks by Sultan Sulayman I, Lajos hastily sought (1526) to unite Hungary and Christendom behind him, but only the pope sent help. With a pitiful army, Lajos joined battle with the Ottomans at Mohács. The Hungarian army was destroyed, and Lajos was killed. Only the ambitious John Zapolya had failed to arrive in time for the battle with the army he was bringing from Transylvania. Through the marriage treaty concluded by Lajos father the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia passed to Louis's brother-in-law, Ferdinand of Hapsburg (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I), but Hungary fell under Ottoman rule.;;;;;;;;;;11391
ACTIONNAME3644A;I will be crowned King of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11392
#;;;;;;;;;;;11393
EVENTNAME3645;The Death of King Lajos of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11394
EVENTHIST3645;Lajos II (Louis), 1506-26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516-26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified attacks by Sultan Sulayman I, Lajos hastily sought (1526) to unite Hungary and Christendom behind him, but only the pope sent help. With a pitiful army, Lajos joined battle with the Ottomans at Mohács. The Hungarian army was destroyed, and Lajos was killed. Only the ambitious John Zapolya had failed to arrive in time for the battle with the army he was bringing from Transylvania. Through the marriage treaty concluded by Lajos father the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia passed to Louis's brother-in-law, Ferdinand of Hapsburg (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I), but Hungary fell under Ottoman rule.;;;;;;;;;;11395
ACTIONNAME3645A;No! It is mine!;;;;;;;;;;11396
ACTIONNAME3645B;Let him have it;;;;;;;;;;11397
#;;;;;;;;;;;11398
EVENTNAME3646;The Death of Johan Zapolya;;;;;;;;;;11399
EVENTHIST3646;The struggle between Johan I and Ferdinand I ended in 1538, when Johan, who was then childless, reached a compromise with Ferdinand: Ferdinand was frustrated in his efforts to reach a military decision, whereas Johan was disappointed in his hopes for Ottoman protection. They agreed, therefore, that Johan would remain king of Hungary as long as he lived, but that after his death the crown would revert to Ferdinand regardless of whether Johan left a male heir. Johan set aside the agreement when, a few months before his death, a son, Johan Sigismund (Johan II), was born. He was crowned king of Hungary on his father's death (1540).;;;;;;;;;;11400
ACTIONNAME3646A;I will become King of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11401
#;;;;;;;;;;;11402
EVENTNAME3652;Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11403
EVENTHIST3652;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11404
ACTIONNAME3652A;Al-Andalus has fallen;;;;;;;;;;11405
#;;;;;;;;;;;11406
EVENTNAME3653;Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11407
EVENTHIST3653;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11408
ACTIONNAME3653A;This is a Black Day for Islam!;;;;;;;;;;11409
#;;;;;;;;;;;11410
EVENTNAME3654;Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11411
EVENTHIST3654;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11412
ACTIONNAME3654A;Al-Andalus has fallen;;;;;;;;;;11413
#;;;;;;;;;;;11414
EVENTNAME3655;Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11415
EVENTHIST3655;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11416
ACTIONNAME3655A;Our Kindred are being murdered!;;;;;;;;;;11417
#;;;;;;;;;;;11418
EVENTNAME3656;Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11419
EVENTHIST3656;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11420
ACTIONNAME3656A;This is a Black Day for Islam!;;;;;;;;;;11421
#;;;;;;;;;;;11422
EVENTNAME3657;Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11423
EVENTHIST3657;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11424
ACTIONNAME3657A;Al-Andalus has fallen;;;;;;;;;;11425
#;;;;;;;;;;;11426
EVENTNAME3658;Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11427
EVENTHIST3658;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11428
ACTIONNAME3658A;Our Kindred are being murdered!;;;;;;;;;;11429
#;;;;;;;;;;;11430
EVENTNAME3659;Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11431
EVENTHIST3659;The great Christian victory (1212) of Navas de Tolosa prepared the way for the downfall of the Muslims. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. The wars went on, and one by one the Moorish strongholds fell, until only Granada remained in their hands. Málaga was taken (1487) after a long siege by the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1492 Granada was recovered. Many of the Moors remained in Spain, those who remained faithful to Islam were called Mudejares, while those who accepted Christianity were called Moriscos. They were allowed to stay in Spain but were kept under close surveillance. ;;;;;;;;;;11432
ACTIONNAME3659A;This is a Black Day for Islam!;;;;;;;;;;11433
#;;;;;;;;;;;11434
EVENTNAME3660;The Aragon Inheritance of Napoli;;;;;;;;;;11435
EVENTHIST3660;During Queen Joanna I of Naples reign began the struggle for succession between Charles of Durazzo (later Charles III of Naples) and Louis of Anjou (Louis I of Naples). The struggle was continued by their heirs. Charles's descendants, Lancelot and Joanna II, successfully defended their thrones despite papal support of their French rivals, but Joanna successively adopted as her heir Alfonso V of Aragón and Louis III and René of Anjou, and the dynastic struggle was prolonged. Alfonso defeated René and in 1442 was invested with Naples by the pope.  ;;;;;;;;;;11436
ACTIONNAME3660A;Ruled as Vassal;;;;;;;;;;11437
ACTIONNAME3660B;Independent;;;;;;;;;;11438
#;;;;;;;;;;;11439
EVENTNAME3665;The Winter king of Prague;;;;;;;;;;11440
EVENTHIST3665;1596-1632, king of Bohemia (1619-20), elector palatine (1610-20) as Frederick V. The Protestant diet of Bohemia deposed the Roman Catholic King Ferdinand (Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II) and chose Frederick as king. Influenced by his minister Christian of Anhalt, Frederick accepted but did not receive the aid expected from his father-in-law, James I of England, and from the Protestant Union against Ferdinand.;;;;;;;;;;11441
ACTIONNAME3665A;I will stay longer than a winter!;;;;;;;;;;11442
#;;;;;;;;;;;11443
EVENTNAME3688;The Disintegration of the Timurid Empire;;;;;;;;;;11444
EVENTHIST3688;Ulugh Beg (ruled 1447-49). He had earlier been (1409-47) viceroy of Transoxiana. After his succession (ruled 1447-49) to the throne the Timurid Empire fell into anarchy, the Turkmen horde known as the White Sheep conquered much territory, while the Uzbeks looted Samarkand. Petty princes took over the rule, and local dynasties sprang up.;;;;;;;;;;11445
ACTIONNAME3688A;Attack all traitors;;;;;;;;;;11446
ACTIONNAME3688B;Bribe all traitors;;;;;;;;;;11447
#;;;;;;;;;;;11448
EVENTNAME3689;The Disintegration of the Golden Horde;;;;;;;;;;11449
EVENTHIST3689;Until the disintegration of the Mongol empire (14th cent.) the khans themselves were under the suzerainty of the great khan at Karakorum. In the early 14th century the empire of the Golden Horde adopted Islam as its official religion. Thus, Russia was exposed to both Muslim and Asian civilization. Internecine warfare among the Tatar leaders and attempts by the Russian princes, such as Dmitri Donskoi, to end tributary payments contributed to the decline of the Empire of the Golden Horde in the late 14th cent. The state was conquered by Timur, who in 1395 dealt a final blow by sacking Sarai Berke. After his death the empire broke up into the independent khanates of Astrakhan, Kazan, Crimea, and Sibir.;;;;;;;;;;11450
ACTIONNAME3689A;Subjugate Non-Mongols Harshly;;;;;;;;;;11451
ACTIONNAME3689B;Buy the Non-Mongols off;;;;;;;;;;11452
#;;;;;;;;;;;11453
EVENTNAME3695;Guru Nanak reform Sikh Religion;;;;;;;;;;11454
EVENTHIST3695;His reputation as a spiritual master spread, and he attracted a steadily increasing number of devotees, whom he described as Sikhs (learners). Nanak died in Kartarpur in 1539, having appointed one of his most devoted followers-whom he renamed Angad (my limb)-as his successor. Over time, the community at Kartarpur developed the distinctive elements of the Sikh religious outlook and way of life. Nanak sought to see beyond the illusions of everyday existence in order to achieve sahaj, or union with God. For Nanak, as for his Sant predecessors, God was simultaneously transcendent, or beyond the ordinary range of perceptions, and immediately immanent, or existing within humanity.;;;;;;;;;;11455
ACTIONNAME3695A;Let Guru Nanak reform;;;;;;;;;;11456
ACTIONNAME3695B;Let a more Radical Guru reform;;;;;;;;;;11457
ACTIONNAME3695C;Let a more Conservative Guru reform;;;;;;;;;;11458
#;;;;;;;;;;;11459
EVENTNAME3696;Militarization of Sikh Society;;;;;;;;;;11460
EVENTHIST3696;Under succeeding gurus the Sikh community gradually united and began to develop military power.;;;;;;;;;;11461
ACTIONNAME3696A;Let Guru Har Govinda reform;;;;;;;;;;11462
ACTIONNAME3696B;Let a more peaceful man reform;;;;;;;;;;11463
#;;;;;;;;;;;11464
EVENTNAME3697;Guru Givind Singh installs Sikh Confederacy;;;;;;;;;;11465
EVENTHIST3697;"In 1699, Govind Singh (1666-1708), the tenth and final guru, instituted certain practices that have become fundamental to Sikh identity. Through an initiatory rite, after which the initiate takes the surname Singh [lion], he created the military fraternity called the Khalsa, or pure,"" whose ideal was the soldier-saint. He introduced the Sikh practices of wearing a turban, carrying a dagger, and never cutting the hair or beard.""";;;;;;;;;;11466
ACTIONNAME3697A;Conservatives rule the Council;;;;;;;;;;11467
ACTIONNAME3697B;Militants rule the Council;;;;;;;;;;11468
#;;;;;;;;;;;11469
EVENTNAME3698;The Incan Civil War;;;;;;;;;;11470
EVENTHIST3698;In 1532 a civil war between the heirs to the Inca throne, Atahualpa and Huascar, each of whom was seeking to control the empire. The Spaniards met Atahualpa, the victor in the civil war, and his army at a prearranged conference at Cajamarca in 1532. When Atahualpa arrived, the Spaniards ambushed and seized him, and killed thousands of his followers even though Atahualpa paid the most fabulous ransom known to history. Which side do you wish to take control over the Incan Empire?;;;;;;;;;;11471
ACTIONNAME3698A;Atahualpa;;;;;;;;;;11472
ACTIONNAME3698B;Huascar;;;;;;;;;;11473
#;;;;;;;;;;;11474
EVENTNAME3716;The Iberian Wedding;;;;;;;;;;11475
EVENTHIST3716;Ferdinand II, king of Aragon, was married to the princess Isabella of Castile in Valladolid in October 1469. This was a marriage of political opportunism, not romance. The court of Aragon dreamed of a return to Castile, and Isabella needed help to gain succession to the throne. The marriage initiated a dark and troubled life, in which Ferdinand fought on the Castilian and Aragonese fronts in order to impose his authority over the noble oligarchies, shifting his basis of support from one kingdom to the other according to the intensity of the danger. Despite the political nature of the union, he loved Isabella sincerely. Many considered Ferdinand the savior of his kingdoms, a bringer of unity. Others despised him for having oppressed them. Machiavelli attributed to him the objectionable qualities of the Renaissance prince. ;;;;;;;;;;11476
ACTIONNAME3716A;Let us bind their Dynasty to ours;;;;;;;;;;11477
ACTIONNAME3716B;No let us marry a local talent instead;;;;;;;;;;11478
#;;;;;;;;;;;11479
EVENTNAME3717;The Iberian Wedding;;;;;;;;;;11480
EVENTHIST3717;Ferdinand II, king of Aragon, was married to the princess Isabella of Castile in Valladolid in October 1469. This was a marriage of political opportunism, not romance. The court of Aragon dreamed of a return to Castile, and Isabella needed help to gain succession to the throne. The marriage initiated a dark and troubled life, in which Ferdinand fought on the Castilian and Aragonese fronts in order to impose his authority over the noble oligarchies, shifting his basis of support from one kingdom to the other according to the intensity of the danger. Despite the political nature of the union, he loved Isabella sincerely. Many considered Ferdinand the savior of his kingdoms, a bringer of unity. Others despised him for having oppressed them. Machiavelli attributed to him the objectionable qualities of the Renaissance prince. ;;;;;;;;;;11481
ACTIONNAME3717A;Let us bind their Dynasty to ours;;;;;;;;;;11482
ACTIONNAME3717B;No let us marry a local talent instead;;;;;;;;;;11483
#;;;;;;;;;;;11484
EVENTNAME3719;Genoa accepts offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11485
EVENTHIST3719;Your most generous offer of Corsica, is greatly appreciated. The Genovese court is utterly pleased to do business with you and accepts your proposal with no conditions. ;;;;;;;;;;11486
ACTIONNAME3719A;Good;;;;;;;;;;11487
#;;;;;;;;;;;11488
EVENTNAME3720;Genoa decline offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11489
EVENTHIST3720;However generous it may be, the Genovese court has decided to decline your offer of Corsica. The fate of the people of Corsica will remain in your hands.;;;;;;;;;;11490
ACTIONNAME3720A;Darn;;;;;;;;;;11491
#;;;;;;;;;;;11492
EVENTNAME3721;Genoa accepts offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11493
EVENTHIST3721;Your most generous offer of Corsica, is greatly appreciated. The Genovese court is utterly pleased to do business with you and accepts your proposal with no conditions. ;;;;;;;;;;11494
ACTIONNAME3721A;Good;;;;;;;;;;11495
#;;;;;;;;;;;11496
EVENTNAME3722;Genoa decline offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11497
EVENTHIST3722;However generous it may be, the Genovese court has decided to decline your offer of Corsica. The fate of the people of Corsica will remain in your hands.;;;;;;;;;;11498
ACTIONNAME3722A;Darn;;;;;;;;;;11499
#;;;;;;;;;;;11500
EVENTNAME3723;Genoa accepts offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11501
EVENTHIST3723;Your most generous offer of Corsica, is greatly appreciated. The Genovese court is utterly pleased to do business with you and accepts your proposal with no conditions. ;;;;;;;;;;11502
ACTIONNAME3723A;Good;;;;;;;;;;11503
#;;;;;;;;;;;11504
EVENTNAME3724;Genoa decline offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11505
EVENTHIST3724;However generous it may be, the Genovese court has decided to decline your offer of Corsica. The fate of the people of Corsica will remain in your hands.;;;;;;;;;;11506
ACTIONNAME3724A;Darn;;;;;;;;;;11507
#;;;;;;;;;;;11508
EVENTNAME3725;Genoa accepts offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11509
EVENTHIST3725;Your most generous offer of Corsica, is greatly appreciated. The Genovese court is utterly pleased to do business with you and accepts your proposal with no conditions. ;;;;;;;;;;11510
ACTIONNAME3725A;Good;;;;;;;;;;11511
#;;;;;;;;;;;11512
EVENTNAME3726;Genoa decline offer to buy Corsica;;;;;;;;;;11513
EVENTHIST3726;However generous it may be, the Genovese court has decided to decline your offer of Corsica. The fate of the people of Corsica will remain in your hands.;;;;;;;;;;11514
ACTIONNAME3726A;Darn;;;;;;;;;;11515
#;;;;;;;;;;;11516
EVENTNAME3728;Moor Exodus from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11517
EVENTHIST3728;As the Spanish infidels continue their purging of our Muslim brethren from Iberia, the conditions are now ripe in Northern Africa to strike back!;;;;;;;;;;11518
ACTIONNAME3728A;This means Holy War;;;;;;;;;;11519
ACTIONNAME3728B;Unfortunately our hands are bound;;;;;;;;;;11520
#;;;;;;;;;;;11521
EVENTNAME3729;Moor Exodus from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11522
EVENTHIST3729;As the Spanish infidels continue their purging of our Muslim brethren from Iberia, the conditions are now ripe in Northern Africa to strike back!;;;;;;;;;;11523
ACTIONNAME3729A;This means Holy War;;;;;;;;;;11524
ACTIONNAME3729B;Unfortunately our hands are bound;;;;;;;;;;11525
#;;;;;;;;;;;11526
EVENTNAME3730;Moor Exodus from Al-Andalus;;;;;;;;;;11527
EVENTHIST3730;As the Spanish infidels continue their purging of our Muslim brethren from Iberia, the conditions are now ripe in Northern Africa to strike back!;;;;;;;;;;11528
ACTIONNAME3730A;This means Holy War;;;;;;;;;;11529
ACTIONNAME3730B;Unfortunately our hands are bound;;;;;;;;;;11530
#;;;;;;;;;;;11531
EVENTNAME3732;The Zapolya Inheritance of Hungary;;;;;;;;;;11532
EVENTHIST3732;Johan Zapolya, 1487-1540, The leader of the anti-foreign party of the Hungarian nobles, he secured a decree at the diet of 1505 by which no foreign ruler would be chosen king of Hungary after the death of the ruling king, Uladislaus II. To strengthen his own candidacy for the crown he sought to marry the king's daughter, Anna, but his suit was rejected and he was removed from the court through his appointment as voivode of Transylvania.  His anger at the marriage of Anna to Ferdinand of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I) probably motivated his failure to assist Uladislaus' son, King Lajos II of Hungary, at the battle of Mohács (1526). Lajos II was killed in the battle. Johan was crowned king by the Hungarian nobles, but Ferdinand claimed the crown on the basis of his marriage with Anna as well as previous agreements. In 1527, Ferdinand defeated John and was crowned by John's opponents. John retired to his stronghold in the Carpathians. In 1529 the Ottomans began to overrun Hungary. John now descended upon and defeated Ferdinand's army and, after surrendering the crown to Sultan Sulayman I, was confirmed king by the sultan, who exercised real control.;;;;;;;;;;11533
ACTIONNAME3732A;Outstanding!;;;;;;;;;;11534
#;;;;;;;;;;;11535
EVENTNAME3747;The Abdication of Charles V;;;;;;;;;;11536
EVENTHIST3747;On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1555, the estates of the Netherlands were assembled in the great hall of the palace at Brussels. They had been summoned to be witnesses and the guarantees of the abdication, which Charles V had long before resolved upon, and which he was that day to execute. Charles was a devotee catholic and compassionate with other people, but he could not see why anyone would not come back to the only church there was, the Catholic Church. The incessant strife, both religious and political, within the Holy Roman Empire had worn him down. Therefore he wanted to split the Habsburg Empire between Madrid and Vienna and then withdraw to the calm milieu of his favorite cloister. Let the rash and youthful take care of the problems!;;;;;;;;;;11537
ACTIONNAME3747A;Yes Father!;;;;;;;;;;11538
#;;;;;;;;;;;11539
EVENTNAME3748;The Abdication of Charles V;;;;;;;;;;11540
EVENTHIST3748;On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1555, the estates of the Netherlands were assembled in the great hall of the palace at Brussels. They had been summoned to be witnesses and the guarantees of the abdication, which Charles V had long before resolved upon, and which he was that day to execute. Charles was a devotee catholic and compassionate with other people, but he could not see why anyone would not come back to the only church there was, the Catholic Church. The incessant strife, both religious and political, within the Holy Roman Empire had worn him down. Therefore he wanted to split the Habsburg Empire between Madrid and Vienna and then withdraw to the calm milieu of his favorite cloister. Let the rash and youthful take care of the problems!;;;;;;;;;;11541
ACTIONNAME3748A;Yes Father!;;;;;;;;;;11542
#;;;;;;;;;;;11543
EVENTNAME3749;The Abdication of Charles V;;;;;;;;;;11544
EVENTHIST3749;On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1555, the estates of the Netherlands were assembled in the great hall of the palace at Brussels. They had been summoned to be witnesses and the guarantees of the abdication, which Charles V had long before resolved upon, and which he was that day to execute. Charles was a devotee catholic and compassionate with other people, but he could not see why anyone would not come back to the only church there was, the Catholic Church. The incessant strife, both religious and political, within the Holy Roman Empire had worn him down. Therefore he wanted to split the Habsburg Empire between Madrid and Vienna and then withdraw to the calm milieu of his favorite cloister. Let the rash and youthful take care of the problems!;;;;;;;;;;11545
ACTIONNAME3749A;We go separate ways as Brothers;;;;;;;;;;11546
#;;;;;;;;;;;11547
EVENTNAME3753;The Royal Army;;;;;;;;;;11548
EVENTHIST3753;England as we know it decided on becoming a naval power and instituted the Admiralty as one of its assets. There where also signs of England taking another route, a route toward the continent and Land Power. Some elements can be found in Cromwell's New Model Army, but also the question-marks of a possible pro-French Stuart Dynasty and/or if England had managed to keep some of its French possessions. If that had happened England would have had much greater interests to protect on the Continent than on the High Seas. ;;;;;;;;;;11549
ACTIONNAME3753A;Let us institute the Royal Army;;;;;;;;;;11550
ACTIONNAME3753B;Let us authorize the Admiralty instead;;;;;;;;;;11551
#;;;;;;;;;;;11552
EVENTNAME3775;The Succession in Brabant;;;;;;;;;;11553
EVENTHIST3775;The Duchy of Brabant had been under Burgundian influence for a while already in the decades leading up to 1430 with side branches of the Burgundian dynasty occupying the title of Duke but on the 1st of August, 1430 it formally passed to the control of Philip the Good of Burgundy further strengthening the Burgundian hold on the Netherlands and continuing Philip's moves towards unification of the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;11554
ACTIONNAME3775A;Let us be a part of Great Burgundy;;;;;;;;;;11555
ACTIONNAME3775B;Let the Burgundian monarch become our Duke;;;;;;;;;;11556
ACTIONNAME3775C;Let us elect a local Count as Duke;;;;;;;;;;11557
#;;;;;;;;;;;11558
EVENTNAME3776;The Succession in Brabant;;;;;;;;;;11559
EVENTHIST3776;The Duchy of Brabant had been under Burgundian influence for a while already in the decades leading up to 1430 with side branches of the Burgundian dynasty occupying the title of Duke but on the 1st of August, 1430 it formally passed to the control of Philip the Good of Burgundy further strengthening the Burgundian hold on the Netherlands and continuing Philip's moves towards unification of the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;11560
ACTIONNAME3776A;Incorporate them;;;;;;;;;;11561
#;;;;;;;;;;;11562
EVENTNAME3777;The Succession in Brabant;;;;;;;;;;11563
EVENTHIST3777;The Duchy of Brabant had been under Burgundian influence for a while already in the decades leading up to 1430 with side branches of the Burgundian dynasty occupying the title of Duke but on the 1st of August, 1430 it formally passed to the control of Philip the Good of Burgundy further strengthening the Burgundian hold on the Netherlands and continuing Philip's moves towards unification of the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;11564
ACTIONNAME3777A;Vassalize them;;;;;;;;;;11565
#;;;;;;;;;;;11566
EVENTNAME3778;The Succession in Brabant;;;;;;;;;;11567
EVENTHIST3778;The Duchy of Brabant had been under Burgundian influence for a while already in the decades leading up to 1430 with side branches of the Burgundian dynasty occupying the title of Duke but on the 1st of August, 1430 it formally passed to the control of Philip the Good of Burgundy further strengthening the Burgundian hold on the Netherlands and continuing Philip's moves towards unification of the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;11568
ACTIONNAME3778A;Let them regret this defiance;;;;;;;;;;11569
#;;;;;;;;;;;11570
EVENTNAME3755;The Purge of the Archbishop of Salzburg;;;;;;;;;;11571
EVENTHIST3755;In 1731 the Archbishop of Salzburg purged his lands from Protestants. The Protestants had grown in number over the years and the archbishop had started to feel his powers threatened by their existence. More than 26000 ethnic German Protestants fled for their lives. 17000 of them were welcomed in Prussia in 1732 and most of them settle in East Prussia. Several protestant countries started nation-wide collections to help the fugitives.;;;;;;;;;;11572
ACTIONNAME3755A;Purge the Protestants;;;;;;;;;;11573
ACTIONNAME3755B;Leave the Protestants alone;;;;;;;;;;11574
#;;;;;;;;;;;11575
EVENTNAME3781;The Directory;;;;;;;;;;11576
EVENTHIST3781;The Directory was the French revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799. The Directors chose governmental ministers, ambassadors, army generals, tax collectors, and other officials. However, they had no funds to finance their projects or courts to enforce their will. The Directory was perhaps the most corrupt regime that France has ever known. Its policies were aimed, first, at protecting and increasing the profits of those in political and economic power and, second, at preventing the return of the Bourbons or the establishment of any other regime that might endanger those in power by such means as the redistribution of national property. The period was also noted for extravagant fashions in dress, excesses in entertainment, and a loose morality. However, the most important aspect of the directory and what gave it legitimacy in the eyes of the people, even as it was corrupt, was that it had ended the Reign of Terror. Anything was judged better then the 'Today you, Tomorrow me' logic of the Terror.;;;;;;;;;;11577
ACTIONNAME3781A;A Coup-de-Etat has brought Order;;;;;;;;;;11578
#;;;;;;;;;;;11579
EVENTNAME3801;Vaclav IV has died! ;;;;;;;;;;11580
EVENTHIST3801;Vaclav IV has died! His brother, Zigmunt of Hungary has claimed the throne, but he is widely hated by the many followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia for allowing that preacher to burnt at the stake at the Council of Constance in 1415. Zigmunt had promised Hus protection, but instead allowed the Council to seize, try, and execute him as a heretic. If we accept Zigmunt as our monarch, the Hussites will likely revolt, but to deny him his rightful throne may make us pariahs in the eyes of other nations. ;;;;;;;;;;11581
ACTIONNAME3801A;No the traitor will not rule Bohemia!;;;;;;;;;;11582
ACTIONNAME3801B;Zigmunt is the legal heir;;;;;;;;;;11583
#;;;;;;;;;;;11584
EVENTNAME3802;Zigmunt makes concessions;;;;;;;;;;11585
EVENTHIST3802;Zigmunt of Hungary, claimnant to the Bohemian throne, has decided to make concessions to the Hussites in order to gain his throne. Do we accept him as king?;;;;;;;;;;11586
ACTIONNAME3802A;Yes, his concessions are acceptable;;;;;;;;;;11587
ACTIONNAME3802B;No, compromise is unacceptable with the betrayer of Jan Hus!;;;;;;;;;;11588
#;;;;;;;;;;;11589
EVENTNAME3803;Jiriz the Heretic King;;;;;;;;;;11590
EVENTHIST3803;Jiriz Podiabrad, a Bohemian nobleman, has been elected to king after the death of king Vladislav Habsburg. Our neighbors, indeed all of Europe, is wary of this election, fearing another outbreak of Hussite violence. Jiriz gained the throne through some Hussite help, but how should we act towards them now that he is king?;;;;;;;;;;11591
ACTIONNAME3803A;Acknowledge but downplay their help;;;;;;;;;;11592
ACTIONNAME3803B;Embrace the Hussites;;;;;;;;;;11593
ACTIONNAME3803C;Suppress the Hussites to play to European opinion;;;;;;;;;;11594
#;;;;;;;;;;;11595
EVENTNAME3754;The Threat to Protestantism in Germany;;;;;;;;;;11596
EVENTHIST3754;The Edict of Restitution purported to do no more than enforce the terms of the Peace of Augsburg. However, the interpretation put on that document was that which had been urged by partisans of Catholicism. Thus it became the source of outrage from many important protestant leaders as Christian IV of Denmark and Gustav II Adolphus of Sweden, and also a good reason for war...;;;;;;;;;;11597
ACTIONNAME3754A;Make it your cause;;;;;;;;;;11598
ACTIONNAME3754B;Don't mess around in Germany;;;;;;;;;;11599
#;;;;;;;;;;;11600
EVENTNAME3750;Fate of the Patriarchate;;;;;;;;;;11601
EVENTHIST3750;Your excellency, with Constantinople in our hands, we must decide the fate of the Christian Patricarch. There are many Christians still in the city, it might be prudent to show some leniency. This time...;;;;;;;;;;11602
ACTIONNAME3750A;Allow the Patriarchate to exist and keep the current Patriarch;;;;;;;;;;11603
ACTIONNAME3750B;Allow the Patriarchate to exist, but appoint a new Patriarch;;;;;;;;;;11604
ACTIONNAME3750C;Close down the Patriarchate and confiscate its properties;;;;;;;;;;11605
#;;;;;;;;;;;11606
EVENTNAME3999;The Safavid Heresy;;;;;;;;;;11607
EVENTHIST3999;The Safavid movement was originally founded by Seyh Safiuddin in the thirteenth-century as a contemplative brand of Sufism,  but it later evolved in a militant Shia Heresy ideology. Proponents of the movement were eventually able to take advantage of the disorganized political situation in what is today modern Iran, to form the country of Persia. This newly formed Persian nation, with its militant Shia followers, was ably to quickly conquer territory in the surrounding region.;;;;;;;;;;11608
ACTIONNAME3999A;Ignore the Heresy;;;;;;;;;;11609
ACTIONNAME3999B;Crush them;;;;;;;;;;11610
#;;;;;;;;;;;11611
EVENTNAME3998;Tribesmen Join the Safavid Cause;;;;;;;;;;11612
EVENTHIST3998;The Safavid movement was originally founded by Seyh Safiuddin in the thirteenth-century as a contemplative brand of Sufism,  but it later evolved in a militant Shia Heresy ideology. Proponents of the movement were eventually able to take advantage of the disorganized political situation in what is today modern Iran, to form the country of Persia. This newly formed Persian nation, with its militant Shia followers, was ably to quickly conquer territory in the surrounding region.;;;;;;;;;;11613
ACTIONNAME3998;The Tribesmen join us;;;;;;;;;;11614
#;;;;;;;;;;;11615
EVENTNAME3804;Babur's Ambition;;;;;;;;;;11616
EVENTHIST3804;Zahir-ud-din Muhammad, better known as Babur, was a Timurid Prince with the blood of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane flowing through his veins, who became the founder of the mighty Mughal dynasty. His early years were spent in bitter struggle with the Uzbeks, who under their brilliant Khan Muhammad Shaybani had occupied the old Timurid capital of Samarkand. Weary of this useless quest, Babur eventually turned his ambitious gaze east towards India - a much more fruitful ambition, as it would turn out...;;;;;;;;;;11617
ACTIONNAME3804A;Unleash the Tiger!;;;;;;;;;;11618
#;;;;;;;;;;;11619
EVENTNAME3805;The Conquest of Delhi;;;;;;;;;;11620
EVENTHIST3805;Your Highness, Delhi is finally in our hands and the Sultanate has been conquered. If I may be so bold, I would suggest that we move our capital to this great city. It is time to leave the mountains and deserts behind and face the future as a truly civilized nation!;;;;;;;;;;11621
ACTIONNAME3805A;Move the throne to Delhi;;;;;;;;;;11622
ACTIONNAME3805B;Rule from the old capital;;;;;;;;;;11623
#;;;;;;;;;;;11624
EVENTNAME3806;The Dutch Republic;;;;;;;;;;11625
EVENTHIST3806;Your Highness, a united Dutch Republic has broken free from the oppressors. This is a chance to unite the Netherlands at last... Shall we join our brothers and sisters in the republic? (This will end the game.);;;;;;;;;;11626
ACTIONNAME3806A;Join the new Republic;;;;;;;;;;11627
ACTIONNAME3806B;Walk our own path;;;;;;;;;;11628
#;;;;;;;;;;;11629
EVENTNAME3807;Gelre joins the Republic;;;;;;;;;;11630
EVENTHIST3807;Your Excellency, seeing the success of the revolt in the core provinces of the Low Countries, other Dutch principalities are rushing to join the greater Dutch Republic. Today, our brothers in Gelre have decided to join us!;;;;;;;;;;11631
ACTIONNAME3807A;Marvellous!;;;;;;;;;;11632
#;;;;;;;;;;;11633
EVENTNAME3808;The Dutch Republic;;;;;;;;;;11634
EVENTHIST3808;Your Highness, a united Dutch Republic has broken free from the oppressors. This is a chance to unite the Netherlands at last... Shall we join our brothers and sisters in the republic? (This will end the game.);;;;;;;;;;11635
ACTIONNAME3808A;Join the new Republic;;;;;;;;;;11636
ACTIONNAME3808B;Walk our own path;;;;;;;;;;11637
#;;;;;;;;;;;11638
EVENTNAME3809;Friesland joins the Republic;;;;;;;;;;11639
EVENTHIST3809;Your Excellency, seeing the success of the revolt in the core provinces of the Low Countries, other Dutch principalities are rushing to join the greater Dutch Republic. Today, our brothers in Friesland have decided to join us!;;;;;;;;;;11640
ACTIONNAME3809A;Marvellous!;;;;;;;;;;11641
#;;;;;;;;;;;11642
EVENTNAME3810;The Dutch Republic;;;;;;;;;;11643
EVENTHIST3810;Your Highness, a united Dutch Republic has broken free from the oppressors. This is a chance to unite the Netherlands at last... Shall we join our brothers and sisters in the republic? (This will end the game.);;;;;;;;;;11644
ACTIONNAME3810A;Join the new Republic;;;;;;;;;;11645
ACTIONNAME3810B;Walk our own path;;;;;;;;;;11646
#;;;;;;;;;;;11647
EVENTNAME3811;Flandres joins the Republic;;;;;;;;;;11648
EVENTHIST3811;Your Excellency, seeing the success of the revolt in the core provinces of the Low Countries, other Dutch principalities are rushing to join the greater Dutch Republic. Today, our brothers in Flandres have decided to join us!;;;;;;;;;;11649
ACTIONNAME3811A;Marvellous!;;;;;;;;;;11650
#;;;;;;;;;;;11651
EVENTNAME3812;The Dutch Republic;;;;;;;;;;11652
EVENTHIST3812;Your Highness, a united Dutch Republic has broken free from the oppressors. This is a chance to unite the Netherlands at last... Shall we join our brothers and sisters in the republic? (This will end the game.);;;;;;;;;;11653
ACTIONNAME3812A;Join the new Republic;;;;;;;;;;11654
ACTIONNAME3812B;Walk our own path;;;;;;;;;;11655
#;;;;;;;;;;;11656
EVENTNAME3813;Brabant joins the Republic;;;;;;;;;;11657
EVENTHIST3813;Your Excellency, seeing the success of the revolt in the core provinces of the Low Countries, other Dutch principalities are rushing to join the greater Dutch Republic. Today, our brothers in Brabant have decided to join us!;;;;;;;;;;11658
ACTIONNAME3813A;Marvellous!;;;;;;;;;;11659
#;;;;;;;;;;;11660
EVENTNAME3814;The Dutch Independence;;;;;;;;;;11661
EVENTHIST3814;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control of our holdings in the Netherlands to the victorious Dutch rebels. More local nobles and magnates are joining the Dutch cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11662
ACTIONNAME3814A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;11663
#;;;;;;;;;;;11664
EVENTNAME3815;The Dutch Independence;;;;;;;;;;11665
EVENTHIST3815;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control of our holdings in the Netherlands to the victorious Dutch rebels. More local nobles and magnates are joining the Dutch cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11666
ACTIONNAME3815A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;11667
#;;;;;;;;;;;11668
EVENTNAME3816;The Dutch Independence;;;;;;;;;;11669
EVENTHIST3816;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control of our holdings in the Netherlands to the victorious Dutch rebels. More local nobles and magnates are joining the Dutch cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11670
ACTIONNAME3816A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;11671
#;;;;;;;;;;;11672
EVENTNAME3817;The Persian Resurrection;;;;;;;;;;11673
EVENTHIST3817;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control over the Persian provinces to the victorious rebels under Ismail. More local chiefs and warlords join his cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11674
ACTIONNAME3817A;No, we can be allies;;;;;;;;;;11675
ACTIONNAME3817B;Yes, burn them all!;;;;;;;;;;11676
#;;;;;;;;;;;11677
EVENTNAME3818;The Persian Resurrection;;;;;;;;;;11678
EVENTHIST3818;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control over the Persian provinces to the victorious rebels under Ismail. More local chiefs and warlords join his cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11679
ACTIONNAME3818A;No, we can be allies;;;;;;;;;;11680
ACTIONNAME3818B;Yes, burn them all!;;;;;;;;;;11681
#;;;;;;;;;;;11682
EVENTNAME3819;The Dutch Independence;;;;;;;;;;11683
EVENTHIST3819;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control of our holdings in the Netherlands to the victorious Dutch rebels. More local nobles and magnates are joining the Dutch cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11684
ACTIONNAME3819A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;11685
#;;;;;;;;;;;11686
EVENTNAME3820;The Marathi Revolt;;;;;;;;;;11687
EVENTHIST3820;"The Marathas under the leadership of a brilliant young general by the name of Shivaji have risen in revolt in Maharashtra! Shivaji is a devoted Hindu, as are most of the Marathas. Apparently they have had enough of the ""Muslim Oppressors"". What shall we do to combat these infidels?";;;;;;;;;;11688
ACTIONNAME3820A;Crush the Hindu rebels;;;;;;;;;;11689
ACTIONNAME3820B;Give in to their demands;;;;;;;;;;11690
#;;;;;;;;;;;11691
EVENTNAME3821;The Marathi Revolt;;;;;;;;;;11692
EVENTHIST3821;"The Marathas under the leadership of a brilliant young general by the name of Shivaji have risen in revolt in Maharashtra! Shivaji is a devoted Hindu, as are most of the Marathas. Apparently they have had enough of the ""Muslim Oppressors"". What shall we do to combat these infidels?";;;;;;;;;;11693
ACTIONNAME3821A;Crush the Hindu rebels;;;;;;;;;;11694
ACTIONNAME3821B;Give in to their demands;;;;;;;;;;11695
#;;;;;;;;;;;11696
EVENTNAME3822;The Collapse of the Mughal Empire;;;;;;;;;;11697
EVENTHIST3822;After the series of civil wars resulting from the disputed succession after Aurangzib's death in 1707, various nobles and local officials, notably the Nawabs and the Nizams, have managed to usurp power in the provinces. How shall we deal with them?;;;;;;;;;;11698
ACTIONNAME3822A;Attempt to reclaim control;;;;;;;;;;11699
ACTIONNAME3822B;Let them have semi-autonomy;;;;;;;;;;11700
#;;;;;;;;;;;11701
EVENTNAME3823;The Fall of The City of Victory;;;;;;;;;;11702
EVENTHIST3823;A combination of internal dissent and foreign attack has resulted in armies marching upon our capital in a lightning-quick campaign! Vijayanagar has been subjected to a thorough three-month sack, resulting in the complete disruption of the government, the massive loss of revenue, and the collapse of our authority in the provinces!;;;;;;;;;;11703
ACTIONNAME3823A;Cut our losses and regroup;;;;;;;;;;11704
ACTIONNAME3823B;Protect the whole nation!;;;;;;;;;;11705
#;;;;;;;;;;;11706
EVENTNAME3824;Tiger on the Border;;;;;;;;;;11707
EVENTHIST3824;Your Highness, forces suspected to be led by the Mughal Prince Bâbur have been moving into Thar and the Indus valley. If this is indeed Bâbur and not an ordinary raid by Afghani tribesmen we could be facing an outright invasion. I have a very bad feeling about this... Perhaps we should attempt to negotiate?;;;;;;;;;;11708
ACTIONNAME3824A;Negotiate with Bâbur;;;;;;;;;;11709
ACTIONNAME3824B;No compromises!;;;;;;;;;;11710
#;;;;;;;;;;;11711
EVENTNAME3825;The Dalai Lama takes control;;;;;;;;;;11712
EVENTHIST3825;After years of misrule by weak kings who were puppets of foreign powers, the Dalai Lama, long the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, has taken full control of the government. His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, seeks your advise. What kind of foreign policy should we pursue?;;;;;;;;;;11713
ACTIONNAME3825A;Turn inward and create a peaceful Shangri-La;;;;;;;;;;11714
ACTIONNAME3825B;Chastise our treacherous neighbors!;;;;;;;;;;11715
#;;;;;;;;;;;11716
#;;;;;;;;;;;11717
EVENTNAME3829;Hugh O'Neill's Irish Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;11718
EVENTHIST3829;Your Highness, our agreement with Queen Elizabeth has done little for Ireland. Indeed, English influence has only increased and the power of our own noblemen has been severely curtailed. The people and the nobility cry out for freedom from the English tyranny. Shall we rise up and throw them out?;;;;;;;;;;11719
ACTIONNAME3829A;Yes, we shall be free!;;;;;;;;;;11720
ACTIONNAME3829B;No, the English are too strong;;;;;;;;;;11721
#;;;;;;;;;;;11722
EVENTNAME3830;The Kalmyk Conquest;;;;;;;;;;11723
EVENTHIST3830;Our country has been overrun by the armies of the Kalmyks, a western Mongol tribe which has burst upon the steppes as conquerors. The situation is most dire. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;11724
ACTIONNAME3830A;Resist the invaders!;;;;;;;;;;11725
ACTIONNAME3830B;We are powerless to resist;;;;;;;;;;11726
#;;;;;;;;;;;11727
EVENTNAME3831;The City on the Silk Road;;;;;;;;;;11728
EVENTHIST3831;A new dynasty has come to power in our nation, and they feel that moving the capital would be a good way to symbolize the break with the old rulers. Kashgar, the great city on the Silk Road, would be most suitable as the new capital. Shall we move?;;;;;;;;;;11729
ACTIONNAME3831A;Yes, it is a fine idea;;;;;;;;;;11730
ACTIONNAME3831B;No, we are fine where we are;;;;;;;;;;11731
#;;;;;;;;;;;11732
EVENTNAME3832;Vlad the Impaler;;;;;;;;;;11733
EVENTHIST3832;Milord, our beloved monarch, Vlad III, also known as Dracula after his father Vlad II Dracul, has recently begun impaling captured Turkish soldiers and even civilians. Already he is being called 'Tepes' - the Impaler. The Turks are livid and insist that we at the very least apologize for his actions. Now, far be it from me to criticize our wise and noble ruler, hrrm, but he seems to listen to you - perhaps you could convince him to be a tad more... diplomatic?;;;;;;;;;;11734
ACTIONNAME3832A;We owe the Turks nothing! Let them squirm on the stakes!;;;;;;;;;;11735
ACTIONNAME3832B;Apologize to the Sultan;;;;;;;;;;11736
#;;;;;;;;;;;11737
EVENTNAME3833;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11738
EVENTHIST3833;Faced with the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate the Union of the Churches in a forlorn hope that by doing so the Catholic nations will aid them against the Moslems. Your Highness, the Western Church demands only concessions, not compromise - the 'Union' is little more than a surrender for Orthodoxy. The representatives have little choice but to accept due to the situation, but the populace of Constantinople and the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church are outraged. Do we accept the Union?;;;;;;;;;;11739
ACTIONNAME3833A;Laetentur Coeli, we accept!;;;;;;;;;;11740
ACTIONNAME3833B;No, Orthodoxy will remain pure and independent!;;;;;;;;;;11741
#;;;;;;;;;;;11742
EVENTNAME3834;Revocation of the Union;;;;;;;;;;11743
EVENTHIST3834;Your Highness, the Union of the Churches appears to have had little effect, and help from the Catholic states has been much less than expected. The people and the clergy feel that we have betrayed Orthodoxy by having agreed to the Union and demand that we end it. Should we revoke the Union?;;;;;;;;;;11744
ACTIONNAME3834A;Yes, the Union serves no purpose!;;;;;;;;;;11745
ACTIONNAME3834B;No, we must remain faithful to the Union!;;;;;;;;;;11746
#;;;;;;;;;;;11747
EVENTNAME3835;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11748
EVENTHIST3835;Faced with the terrible onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate a Union of the Churches. The Byzantines and their patriarch have agreed to great concessions, and Orthodoxy has virtually surrendered to Rome. Now, Byzantium is begging us to support them in their desperate struggle against the Ottomans!;;;;;;;;;;11749
ACTIONNAME3835A;Very well;;;;;;;;;;11750
#;;;;;;;;;;;11751
EVENTNAME3836;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11752
EVENTHIST3836;Faced with the terrible onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate a Union of the Churches. The Byzantines and their patriarch have agreed to great concessions, and Orthodoxy has virtually surrendered to Rome. Now, Byzantium is begging us to support them in their desperate struggle against the Ottomans!;;;;;;;;;;11753
ACTIONNAME3836A;Very well;;;;;;;;;;11754
#;;;;;;;;;;;11755
EVENTNAME3837;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11756
EVENTHIST3837;Faced with the terrible onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate a Union of the Churches. The Byzantines and their patriarch have agreed to great concessions, and Orthodoxy has virtually surrendered to Rome. Now, Byzantium is begging us to support them in their desperate struggle against the Ottomans!;;;;;;;;;;11757
ACTIONNAME3837A;Very well;;;;;;;;;;11758
#;;;;;;;;;;;11759
EVENTNAME3838;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11760
EVENTHIST3838;Faced with the terrible onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate a Union of the Churches. The Byzantines and their patriarch have agreed to great concessions, and Orthodoxy has virtually surrendered to Rome. Now, Byzantium is begging us to support them in their desperate struggle against the Ottomans!;;;;;;;;;;11761
ACTIONNAME3838A;Very well;;;;;;;;;;11762
#;;;;;;;;;;;11763
EVENTNAME3839;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11764
EVENTHIST3839;Faced with the terrible onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate a Union of the Churches. The Byzantines and their patriarch have agreed to great concessions, and Orthodoxy has virtually surrendered to Rome. Now, Byzantium is begging us to support them in their desperate struggle against the Ottomans!;;;;;;;;;;11765
ACTIONNAME3839A;Very well;;;;;;;;;;11766
#;;;;;;;;;;;11767
EVENTNAME3840;The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches;;;;;;;;;;11768
EVENTHIST3840;Faced with the terrible onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate a Union of the Churches. The Byzantines and their patriarch have agreed to great concessions, and Orthodoxy has virtually surrendered to Rome. Your Excellency, I fear that the Christians might be preparing for another Crusade.;;;;;;;;;;11769
ACTIONNAME3840A;Let them come!;;;;;;;;;;11770
#;;;;;;;;;;;11771
EVENTNAME3841;Charlotte's Web;;;;;;;;;;11772
EVENTHIST3841;Your Highness, much as it pains me to say it, our scheming Queen Charlotte has enveloped the island of Cyprus in a web of plots and intrigue. She and her Savoyard husband have infuriated the nobles and oppressed the common folk. Her bastard half-brother Jacques has raised the flag of rebellion to end this misrule. Who do we support?;;;;;;;;;;11773
ACTIONNAME3841A;Queen Caterina and the Venetians;;;;;;;;;;11774
ACTIONNAME3841B;Queen Charlotte and her Savoyard relatives;;;;;;;;;;11775
#;;;;;;;;;;;11776
EVENTNAME3842;The Two Queens;;;;;;;;;;11777
EVENTHIST3842;Your Highness, the child king Jacques III has died! Two queens now claim the throne: Jacques' mother, the Venetian noblewomen Caterina Cornero, and the former queen Charlotte, driven off the island in the coup of 1460. Who should we support during this crisis of succession?;;;;;;;;;;11778
ACTIONNAME3842A;Queen Caterina and the Venetians;;;;;;;;;;11779
ACTIONNAME3842B;Queen Charlotte and her Savoyard relatives;;;;;;;;;;11780
#;;;;;;;;;;;11781
EVENTNAME3843;The Inheritance of Cyprus;;;;;;;;;;11782
EVENTHIST3843;Your Highness, Queen Caterina has offered our whole nation to the merchant Republic of Venice. I've made some discreet inquiries, and the nobles will support you should you desire to, ah, walk another path...;;;;;;;;;;11783
ACTIONNAME3843A;We have no choice but to submit;;;;;;;;;;11784
ACTIONNAME3843B;Oust the Venetian pretender!;;;;;;;;;;11785
#;;;;;;;;;;;11786
EVENTNAME3844;The Two Queens of Cyprus;;;;;;;;;;11787
EVENTHIST3844;Your Highness, the noblewoman Caterina Cornero has managed to become Queen of Cyprus. With a Venetian on the Cypriotic throne chances are good we will one day control the island directly...;;;;;;;;;;11788
ACTIONNAME3844A;Excellent!;;;;;;;;;;11789
#;;;;;;;;;;;11790
EVENTNAME3845;The Two Queens of Cyprus;;;;;;;;;;11791
EVENTHIST3845;Your Highness, Queen Caterina of Cyprus has offered her crown to Venice. This will make a fine addition to our realm and put fear into the black hearts of the Turks!;;;;;;;;;;11792
ACTIONNAME3845A;Yes, indeed!;;;;;;;;;;11793
#;;;;;;;;;;;11794
EVENTNAME3703;The Strategic Decision after Zheng He's Journey;;;;;;;;;;11795
EVENTHIST3703;Around 1400 China's relations with the outside world began to change. In earlier times, links of trade and religion had created connections between the Heavenly kingdom and its neighbors. Under the T'ang (A.D. 618-906) there had been growing contacts with India, and China had opened its doors to the influence of Buddhism approaching from the South. At the time of the Sung (A.D. 960-1279), there had been a great expansion of trade with the southern seas. Under the Mongols (A.D. 1280-1367) China had made contact with the West by reopening the old silk routes and bringing Moslem, Christian, and Jewish traders into China. The expulsion of the Mongols in 1367 and the seizure of power by the Ming reversed the processes that were tying China more strongly to the outside. Following the seven expeditions (1405-1433) of admiral Zheng-He, who sailed the imperial fleet into the Indian Ocean and to the coast of Africa, China folded in on itself and closed off its external connections. Perhaps this was due to the conservative character of the Ming emperors themselves, who sought a return to Chinese roots after 400 years of foreign invasions. However, such change was favored by the masses of the Chinese society, who had suffered terribly under their Mongol masters. Under the Ming China withdrew and abandoned innovation and exploration in favor of stability and defense of her northern borders.;;;;;;;;;;11796
ACTIONNAME3703A;Inward Perfection;;;;;;;;;;11797
ACTIONNAME3703B;Balanced Position;;;;;;;;;;11798
ACTIONNAME3703C;Outward Expansion;;;;;;;;;;11799
#;;;;;;;;;;;11800
EVENTNAME3846;The End of the Kalmar Union;;;;;;;;;;11801
EVENTHIST3846;Your Highness, the Swedes have renounced our wise and just Union King and declared themselves independent. I hesitate even to bring this up, but there is a faction among the nobles and clergy who would happily follow the Swedish example...;;;;;;;;;;11802
ACTIONNAME3846A;The Swedes are fools. We shall do the opposite! (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;11803
ACTIONNAME3846B;Limited autonomy is best;;;;;;;;;;11804
ACTIONNAME3846C;Follow the Swedish example!;;;;;;;;;;11805
#;;;;;;;;;;;11806
EVENTNAME3847;Norway Declares Independence;;;;;;;;;;11807
EVENTHIST3847;Milord, the Norwegian nobles and clergy have renounced the King and declared independence from our wise overlordship! I never thought I'd see the day... The Norwegians have always been loyal and trustworthy, but now they shall have to be punished!;;;;;;;;;;11808
ACTIONNAME3847A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;11809
#;;;;;;;;;;;11810
EVENTNAME5848;Norway Requests Annexation;;;;;;;;;;11811
EVENTHIST5848;Milord, the Norwegian nobles and clergy are weak and mostly happy with our rule. With Sweden out of the Union, the pro-Danish faction in Norway seeks even closer ties with us. From now on, Norway shall be a part of Denmark!;;;;;;;;;;11812
ACTIONNAME5848A;Excellent!;;;;;;;;;;11813
#;;;;;;;;;;;11814
EVENTNAME3848;The Crowns of Spain are United;;;;;;;;;;11815
EVENTHIST3848;After the death of Ferdinand II in 1516, Carlos was declared King of all Spain. Up until now the two kingdoms of Aragon and Castille had been ruled jointly by the 'Reyes Católicos' or 'Catholic Monarchs' Ferdinand and Isabella - the maternal grandparents of Carlos I. During their time they had successfully brought the two Kingdoms closer to each other and now, when there was only one King, there was also only one Kingdom.;;;;;;;;;;11816
ACTIONNAME3848A;God Save Spain!;;;;;;;;;;11817
#;;;;;;;;;;;11818
EVENTNAME3849;Carlos I inherits the Spanish throne;;;;;;;;;;11819
EVENTHIST3849;After the death of Ferdinand II in 1516, Carlos was declared King of all Spain. Up until now the two kingdoms of Aragon and Castille had been ruled jointly by the 'Reyes Católicos' or 'Catholic Monarchs' Ferdinand and Isabella - the maternal grandparents of Carlos I. During their time they had successfully brought the two Kingdoms closer to each other and now, when there was only one King, there was also only one Kingdom.;;;;;;;;;;11820
ACTIONNAME3849A;God Save Spain! (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;11821
ACTIONNAME3849B;Retain limited autonomy;;;;;;;;;;11822
ACTIONNAME3849C;Castille must walk its own path!;;;;;;;;;;11823
#;;;;;;;;;;;11824
EVENTNAME3850;Carlos I inherits the Spanish throne;;;;;;;;;;11825
EVENTHIST3850;After the death of Ferdinand II in 1516, Carlos was declared King of all Spain. Up until now the two kingdoms of Aragon and Castille had been ruled jointly by the 'Reyes Católicos' or 'Catholic Monarchs' Ferdinand and Isabella - the maternal grandparents of Carlos I. During their time they had successfully brought the two Kingdoms closer to each other and now, when there was only one King, there was also only one Kingdom.;;;;;;;;;;11826
ACTIONNAME3850A;God Save Spain! (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;11827
ACTIONNAME3850B;Retain limited autonomy;;;;;;;;;;11828
ACTIONNAME3850C;Aragon must walk its own path!;;;;;;;;;;11829
#;;;;;;;;;;;11830
EVENTNAME4980;Effect of regressive tax policies in North America;;;;;;;;;;11831
EVENTHIST4980;Your Excellency, our tax policies have increased unrest in the North American colonies.;;;;;;;;;;11832
ACTIONNAME4980A;OK;;;;;;;;;;11833
#;;;;;;;;;;;11834
EVENTNAME4981;Effect of regressive tax policies in North America;;;;;;;;;;11835
EVENTHIST4981;Your Excellency, our tax policies have further increased unrest in the North American colonies. Perhaps we should strengthen our garrisons in the region...;;;;;;;;;;11836
ACTIONNAME4981A;OK;;;;;;;;;;11837
#;;;;;;;;;;;11838
EVENTNAME4982;The Continental Congress Succeeds;;;;;;;;;;11839
EVENTHIST4982;The traitorous rabble, called 'The Continental Congress', has declared that they are no longer subject to our authority. All of the colonies have joined the existing revolt.;;;;;;;;;;11840
ACTIONNAME4982A;Treason!;;;;;;;;;;11841
#;;;;;;;;;;;11842
EVENTNAME4983;The Treaty of Paris;;;;;;;;;;11843
EVENTHIST4983;We have failed to destroy the American rebellion, but still control much of our territory. However, we have made terms with their diplomats.;;;;;;;;;;11844
ACTIONNAME4983A;OK;;;;;;;;;;11845
#;;;;;;;;;;;11846
EVENTNAME4984;The Treaty of Paris;;;;;;;;;;11847
EVENTHIST4984;We have failed to destroy the American rebellion and have made a humiliating peace with their diplomats.;;;;;;;;;;11848
ACTIONNAME4984A;Oh no!;;;;;;;;;;11849
#;;;;;;;;;;;11850
EVENTNAME4985;The Destruction of the Tax Revolt;;;;;;;;;;11851
EVENTHIST4985;We have completely destroyed the American tax rebellion.;;;;;;;;;;11852
ACTIONNAME4985A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;11853
#;;;;;;;;;;;11854
EVENTNAME4986;The Continental Congress Fails;;;;;;;;;;11855
EVENTHIST4986;Most of our colonial subjects have shown their common sense and loyalty by refusing to support the acts of a misguided minority in their treasonous revolt against the King.;;;;;;;;;;11856
ACTIONNAME4986A;Good!;;;;;;;;;;11857
#;;;;;;;;;;;11858
EVENTNAME4987;Colonial dissatisfaction cools;;;;;;;;;;11859
EVENTHIST4987;Our North American subjects have come to accept the reasonable policies of His Majesty's government and no longer threaten to revolt against us.;;;;;;;;;;11860
ACTIONNAME4987A;Just as we thought!;;;;;;;;;;11861
#;;;;;;;;;;;11862
EVENTNAME4990;The Continental Congress;;;;;;;;;;11863
EVENTHIST4990;A Congress has been assembled of honored and influential representatives from all of the colonies afflicted by the outrageous policies of our Monarch. Will the Congress be able to find common cause and support the rebellion, thereby joining all colonies to the open revolt against His Majesty? Or will the Congress fail to create a united front, leaving the colonies that are revolting to fight alone?;;;;;;;;;;11864
ACTIONNAME4990A;Yes, let us bind our fates together!;;;;;;;;;;11865
ACTIONNAME4990B;No, our grievances are not that bad!;;;;;;;;;;11866
#;;;;;;;;;;;11867
EVENTNAME4992;Continental Congress Territorial Consequences;;;;;;;;;;11868
EVENTHIST4992;Our goals and objectives are the same. We will expand to the frontier and beyond.;;;;;;;;;;11869
ACTIONNAME4992A;OK;;;;;;;;;;11870
#;;;;;;;;;;;11871
EVENTNAME4993;The Declaration of Independence;;;;;;;;;;11872
EVENTHIST4993;The Continental Congress is unified in the goal of cutting the cords that bind us to Great Britain. We will govern ourselves as an independent nation. We will deliver our Declaration of Independence to the King. All colonies will now join the revolt against the Redcoats.;;;;;;;;;;11873
ACTIONNAME4993A;So be it!;;;;;;;;;;11874
#;;;;;;;;;;;11875
EVENTNAME4994;The Treaty of Paris;;;;;;;;;;11876
EVENTHIST4994;We have survived, but do not hold several key colonies. At least, Great Britain does acknowledge our independence and accepts some of our claims in the Americas.;;;;;;;;;;11877
ACTIONNAME4994A;OK;;;;;;;;;;11878
#;;;;;;;;;;;11879
EVENTNAME4995;The Treaty of Paris;;;;;;;;;;11880
EVENTHIST4995;We have won our righteous cause and have secured a peace wherein Great Britain acknowledges our independence and accepts all of our rightful claims in the Americas.;;;;;;;;;;11881
ACTIONNAME4995A;Wonderful!;;;;;;;;;;11882
#;;;;;;;;;;;11883
EVENTNAME4996;We are successful!;;;;;;;;;;11884
EVENTHIST4996;We have revolted from the tyranny of the crown. Alas, most of our colonial friends are still under the yoke. Perhaps we can help them...;;;;;;;;;;11885
ACTIONNAME4996A;Good!;;;;;;;;;;11886
#;;;;;;;;;;;11887
EVENTNAME3851;The Death of King Vaclav IV;;;;;;;;;;11888
EVENTHIST3851;The Bohemians have rejected the claim of our gracious King to be ruler of Bohemia! They have risen up in revolt and refuse to allow our forces to enter a region that is rightfully ours!;;;;;;;;;;11889
ACTIONNAME3851A;This is not acceptable!;;;;;;;;;;11890
#;;;;;;;;;;;11891
EVENTNAME3852;The Bavarian Archbishops;;;;;;;;;;11892
EVENTHIST3852;Ernst, a member of the ruling Wittelsbach family of Bavaria, has been appointed Archbishop of Cologne. This may mean a new era of Bavarian influence here. How shall we proceed?;;;;;;;;;;11893
ACTIONNAME3852A;Allow Bavarian influence;;;;;;;;;;11894
ACTIONNAME3852B;We will go our own way;;;;;;;;;;11895
#;;;;;;;;;;;11896
EVENTNAME3853;The Archbishop in Cologne;;;;;;;;;;11897
EVENTHIST3853;Ernst, a member of our ruling Wittelsbach family, has been appointed Archbishop of Cologne. This means a new era of Bavarian influence there.;;;;;;;;;;11898
ACTIONNAME3853A;Splendid!;;;;;;;;;;11899
#;;;;;;;;;;;11900
EVENTNAME3854;The Kleve Inheritance;;;;;;;;;;11901
EVENTHIST3854;Your Highness, the male line of the Ducal House of Kleve has died out! There are various claims to our realm, so how shall we proceed?;;;;;;;;;;11902
ACTIONNAME3854A;Brandenburg has the best claim (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;11903
ACTIONNAME3854B;The Palatinate has the best claim (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;11904
ACTIONNAME3854C;Let the Emperor appoint a new Duke;;;;;;;;;;11905
#;;;;;;;;;;;11906
EVENTNAME3855;The Kleve Inheritance;;;;;;;;;;11907
EVENTHIST3855;Your Highness, the male line of the Ducal House of Kleve has died out, and our rightful claim to the duchy has been acknowledged!;;;;;;;;;;11908
ACTIONNAME3855A;Splendid!;;;;;;;;;;11909
#;;;;;;;;;;;11910
EVENTNAME3856;The Kleve Inheritance;;;;;;;;;;11911
EVENTHIST3856;Your Highness, the male line of the Ducal House of Kleve has died out, but our rightful claim to the duchy has been refused!;;;;;;;;;;11912
ACTIONNAME3856A;Not acceptable!;;;;;;;;;;11913
#;;;;;;;;;;;11914
EVENTNAME3861;The Mameluk Nobility;;;;;;;;;;11915
EVENTHIST3861;Your Excellency, the numerous Mameluk nobles are demanding that more power be transfered from the central government into their hands. To do so will massively decentralize the government, but to deny them will likely cause them to rise up in rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;11916
ACTIONNAME3861A;Grant them more power;;;;;;;;;;11917
ACTIONNAME3861B;Refuse their demands;;;;;;;;;;11918
#;;;;;;;;;;;11919
EVENTNAME3862;The Massacre of the Mameluks;;;;;;;;;;11920
EVENTHIST3862;Your Excellency, the Khedive, Muhammad Ali, has invited the Mameluk nobility to a grand feast in Cairo. He plans to massacre them en masse in order to destroy their power and disruptive influence. The Khedive also suspects that the Ottoman Sultan has been conspiring with them to undermine the Khedive's power or even to overthrow him. Shall we support the Khedive's plans?;;;;;;;;;;11921
ACTIONNAME3862A;Yes, let them all die!;;;;;;;;;;11922
ACTIONNAME3862B;No, let them live;;;;;;;;;;11923
#;;;;;;;;;;;11924
EVENTNAME3863;Muhammad Ali's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;11925
EVENTHIST3863;Your Excellency, the Khedive believes that only by modernizing our nation's military and economy will we be able to compete with the European powers. Should we support his efforts?;;;;;;;;;;11926
ACTIONNAME3863A;Yes;;;;;;;;;;11927
ACTIONNAME3863B;No;;;;;;;;;;11928
#;;;;;;;;;;;11929
#;;;;;;;;;;;11930
EVENTNAME3872;The Dutch Independence;;;;;;;;;;11931
EVENTHIST3872;Your Highness, we are swiftly losing control of our holdings in the Netherlands to the victorious Dutch rebels. More local nobles and magnates are joining the Dutch cause every day. We must strike swiftly and without mercy if we want to put a stop to this outrage!;;;;;;;;;;11932
ACTIONNAME3872A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;11933
#;;;;;;;;;;;11934
EVENTNAME3864;Dutch Nobility demands General Estates;;;;;;;;;;11935
EVENTHIST3864;In 1566 the Dutch Nobles courted the Burgundian regent in Brussels in an effort to stop the persecution of the Inquisition and to let the General Estates convene, but all they got was a contemptous refusal. One of the effects of the insulting denial was that the citizenry of Antwerpen stormed the churches and destroyed the relics and paintings. The rebellion then spread from town to town. Paris William of Oranien tried to stop these senseless acts of violence, but it was futile. The grass had caught fire...;;;;;;;;;;11936
ACTIONNAME3864A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11937
ACTIONNAME3864B;Lower the taxes;;;;;;;;;;11938
#;;;;;;;;;;;11939
EVENTNAME3865;The Count of Charolais and the Edict of Blood;;;;;;;;;;11940
EVENTHIST3865;In 1567 the Count of Charolais arrived in the Netherlands, bringing Burgundian Elite troops and determined to break the Dutch Insurrection once and for all. The Count of Charolais issued the Edict of Blood, which allowed him to create a harsh military dictatorship with mass-arrests and courts of honor as a daily routine. The Terror of the Inquisition was intensified and hundreds of people executed. In 1568 the Count of Charolais arrested and executed Count Horn and Egmont, making William of Oranien the only leader left to take up the flag. In 1570 the Count of Charolais by himself introduced a 10 percent tax even as the Dutch had just paid a two-year tax that the General estates had agreed upon on the promise of no more extra taxes. A General Strike spread in the Netherlands... In 1573 it was clear that the 'General of the League' had failed to subjugate the Dutch.;;;;;;;;;;11941
ACTIONNAME3865A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11942
ACTIONNAME3865B;Don't introduce that Consumption Tax;;;;;;;;;;11943
#;;;;;;;;;;;11944
EVENTNAME3866;The Count of Maçon and the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;11945
EVENTHIST3866;In 1578 the Count of Maçon, member of the powerful Charolais family, arrives in the Netherlands. The Count of Maçon has good character and is efficient, as well as being both a good general and politician. In him William of Oranien gets a powerful opponent. The Count of Maçon quickly understands that Burgundy can keep its mastery of the Netherlands only if it plays on the desires of the catholic provinces. In 1579 Burgundy manages to get some of the southern catholic provinces into the Union of Arras, which makes peace with Burgundy. However, some of the Northern provinces now create the Union of Utrecht - the first sign of a new Dutch nation. Later on, the Count of Maçon uses the Union of Arras as a safe base for an invasion of the North and the northerners are only saved by the murder-attempt on the Count of Maçon's two elder brothers in 1588, forcing him to leave for Burgundy immediately.;;;;;;;;;;11946
ACTIONNAME3866A;Sign the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;11947
ACTIONNAME3866B;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11948
ACTIONNAME3866C;Sign the Union of Arras and lower taxes;;;;;;;;;;11949
#;;;;;;;;;;;11950
EVENTNAME3867;The Repatriation of the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;11951
EVENTHIST3867;After a number of failures in the 1590's and during the first decades of the 17th century the Thirty Years War started and Burgundy, once again, got the opportunity to revive their offensive in the Netherlands. The Dutch again tried to open their walls and flood their enemy, but it backfired and they lost more than 10000 elite troops in the events. The majority of the Dutch in the United Provinces lost all their money and wealth, which was used paying for the upkeep of the Burgundian troops. In 1625 Breda capitulated to the forces of Burgundy, the Dutch took Grol in 1627, but it was lost again within 6 months, as was Nijmegen. In a nightly sea battle the Burgundian navy managed to prevail and landed 12000 men in Zeeland - within a year Burgundy had gained control of their quarrelsome subjects. During the years until the Westphalian Peace Burgundy harshly subjugated all heretics. Those of the True Faith were given strong preferences in all areas and they also got local self-governance. A pact between All the Faithful Subjects of the Duke of Burgundy was instituted. Many Dutchmen left for South Africa and South-East Asia. At the Westphalian Peace in 1648 the world at last acknowledged the rightful Burgundian rule in the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;11952
ACTIONNAME3867A;The Netherlands are subjugated;;;;;;;;;;11953
#;;;;;;;;;;;11954
EVENTNAME3868;Dutch Nobility demands General Estates;;;;;;;;;;11955
EVENTHIST3868;In 1566 the Dutch Nobles courted the English regent in Brussels in an effort to stop the persecution of the Inquisition and to let the General Estates convene, but all they got was a contemptous refusal. One of the effects of the insulting denial was that the citizenry of Antwerpen stormed the churches and destroyed the relics and paintings. The rebellion then spread from town to town. Paris William of Oranien tried to stop these senseless acts of violence, but it was futile. The grass had caught fire...;;;;;;;;;;11956
ACTIONNAME3868A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11957
ACTIONNAME3868B;Lower the taxes;;;;;;;;;;11958
#;;;;;;;;;;;11959
EVENTNAME3869;The Duke of York and the Edict of Blood;;;;;;;;;;11960
EVENTHIST3869;In 1567 the Duke of York arrived in the Netherlands bringing English Elite troops and very determined to break the Dutch Insurrection. York issues the Edict of Blood, which allows him to create a harsh military dictatorship with mass-arrests and courts of honor as a daily routine. The Terror of the Inquisition is intensified and hundreds of people are executed. In 1568 York arrests and executes Count Horn and Egmont, making William of Oranien the only leader left to take up the flag. In 1570 York by himself introduces a 10 percent tax even as the Dutch have paid a two-year tax that the General estates had agreed upon on the promise of no more extra taxes. A General Strike spreads in the Netherlands... In 1573 it is clear that the 'General of the League' has failed to subjugate the Dutch.;;;;;;;;;;11961
ACTIONNAME3869A;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11962
ACTIONNAME3869B;Don't introduce that Consumption Tax;;;;;;;;;;11963
#;;;;;;;;;;;11964
EVENTNAME3870;The Earl of Wessex and the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;11965
EVENTHIST3870;In 1578 the Earl of Wessex, member of the powerful York family, arrives in the Netherlands. The Earl of Wessex has good character and is efficient, as well as being both a good general and politician. In him William of Oranien gets a powerful opponent. Wessex quickly understands that England can keep its mastery of the Netherlands only if it plays on the the desires of the catholic provinces. In 1579 England manages to get some of the southern catholic provinces into the Union of Arras, which makes peace with England. However, some of the Northern provinces now create the Union of Utrecht - the first sign of a new Dutch nation. Later on, Wessex uses the Union of Arras as a safe base for an invasion of the North, and the northerners are only saved by the murder-attempt of Wessex's two elder brothers in 1588, forcing him to leave for England immediately.;;;;;;;;;;11966
ACTIONNAME3870A;Sign the Union of Arras;;;;;;;;;;11967
ACTIONNAME3870B;No Concessions;;;;;;;;;;11968
ACTIONNAME3870C;Sign the Union of Arras and lower taxes;;;;;;;;;;11969
#;;;;;;;;;;;11970
EVENTNAME3871;The Repatriation of the Netherlands;;;;;;;;;;11971
EVENTHIST3871;After a number of failures in the 1590's and during the first decades of the 17th century the Thirty Years War started and England, once again, got the opportunity to revive their offensive in the Netherlands. The Dutch again tried to open their walls and flood their enemy, but it backfired and they lost more than 10000 elite troops in the events. The majority of the Dutch in the United Provinces lost all their money and wealth, which was used paying for the upkeep of the English troops. In 1625 Breda capitulated to the English, the Dutch took Grol in 1627, but it was lost again within 6 months, as was Nijmegen. In a nightly sea battle the English navy managed to prevail and landed 12000 men in Zeeland - within a year England had gained control of their quarrelsome subjects. During the years until the Westphalian Peace England harshly subjugated all heretics. Those of the True Faith were given strong preferences in all areas and they also got local self-governance. A pact between All the Faithful Subjects of the King of England was instituted. Many Dutchmen left for South Africa and South-East Asia. At the Westphalian Peace in 1648 the world at last acknowledged the rightful English rule in the Netherlands.;;;;;;;;;;11972
ACTIONNAME3871A;The Netherlands are subjugated;;;;;;;;;;11973
#;;;;;;;;;;;11974
EVENTNAME3826;King Henry's Offer;;;;;;;;;;11975
EVENTHIST3826;The King of England wishes to bring the Irish leaders into a closer relationship with England. Therefore he has offered to give our noblemen English titles, making our Irish kings English earls in exchange for swearing fealty to him. Your Highness, accepting this offer might keep the English from trying to invade us all the time, but it will come at the cost of our freedom. Do we accept?;;;;;;;;;;11976
ACTIONNAME3826A;Yes, freedom is a relative concept.;;;;;;;;;;11977
ACTIONNAME3826B;No, the Emerald Isle will always be free!;;;;;;;;;;11978
#;;;;;;;;;;;11979
EVENTNAME3827;King Henry's Offer;;;;;;;;;;11980
EVENTHIST3827;Your Highness, as you know, the King has made an attempt to bring the Irish nobles into a closer relationship with us by offering to give the Irish kings English titles, making them English earls in exchange for swearing fealty to him. The Irish have accepted the offer, and are now our vassals!;;;;;;;;;;11981
ACTIONNAME3827A;Splendid!;;;;;;;;;;11982
#;;;;;;;;;;;11983
EVENTNAME3828;King Henry's Offer;;;;;;;;;;11984
EVENTHIST3828;Your Highness, as you know, the King has made an attempt to bring the Irish nobles into a closer relationship with us by offering to give the Irish kings English titles, making them English earls in exchange for swearing fealty to him. Unfortunately, the scoundrels have refused this generous offer.;;;;;;;;;;11985
ACTIONNAME3828A;Unacceptable!;;;;;;;;;;11986
#;;;;;;;;;;;11987
EVENTNAME3873;The Bogumil Heresy;;;;;;;;;;11988
EVENTHIST3873;The Bogumils were a Christian sect that believed in Dualism. Their teachings had their origin in teachings of early Paulician churches in Asia Minor and in Manicheanism. While Manicheanists believed in two Gods, one evil and one good (violating the Christian view of monotheism), Bogumils believed in one God with two sides, one evil and one good. Satan was the older brother of Jesus and thus as much God as Jesus is. God's evil side (Satanael) was ruling the material world while God's good side was ruling the spiritual world. Thus they believed that all churches were the work of Satanel, so they rejected them. They also rejected the Old Testament, priests' ownership of material things and church sacraments. Because of this they were usually supported by the Bans and Kings of Bosnia. With the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia, most of the Bogumils converted to Islam.;;;;;;;;;;11989
ACTIONNAME3873A;Stop these Heretics!;;;;;;;;;;11990
ACTIONNAME3873B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;11991
#;;;;;;;;;;;11992
EVENTNAME3874;The Restoration of Byzantium;;;;;;;;;;11993
EVENTHIST3874;Your Highness, Constantinople is back in the hands of its rightful heirs! We now have a unique opportunity to restore the glorious Roman Empire under its legitimate Palaeologus dynasty. In my humble opinion we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by moving our capital to Constantinople and declaring the Roman Empire restored!;;;;;;;;;;11994
ACTIONNAME3874A;Restore the Roman Empire!;;;;;;;;;;11995
ACTIONNAME3874B;Create a new Empire!;;;;;;;;;;11996
#;;;;;;;;;;;11997
EVENTNAME3875;The Restoration of Byzantium;;;;;;;;;;11998
EVENTHIST3875;Your Highness, Constantinople is back in the hands of its rightful heirs! We now have a unique opportunity to restore the glorious Roman Empire - or at least the eastern part. In my humble opinion we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by moving our capital to Constantinople and declaring the Roman Empire restored!;;;;;;;;;;11999
ACTIONNAME3875A;Restore the Roman Empire!;;;;;;;;;;12000
ACTIONNAME3875B;Create a new Empire!;;;;;;;;;;12001
#;;;;;;;;;;;12002
EVENTNAME3876;Welsh Act of Union;;;;;;;;;;12003
EVENTHIST3876;Wales had been conquered by England during the reign of Edward I, but was considered a separate country until Parliament passed the Welsh Act of Union in 1536. This act, combined with a further one in 1543, gave Wales representation in Parliament, made it subject to the same laws as England, and also made English the primary language of Wales. This hastened the anglicization of Wales, making it easier for the English to administer the province.;;;;;;;;;;12004
ACTIONNAME3876A;Pass the Act;;;;;;;;;;12005
#;;;;;;;;;;;12006
EVENTNAME6968;Francis Xavier arrives in Japan;;;;;;;;;;12007
EVENTHIST6968;Portuguese traders first reached Japan in 1543 and eventually became important middlemen in the silk trade between China and Japan, operating out of Macao. In 1549, Francis Xavier, a member of the Jesuit order and future saint, arrived in Japan and began making converts to Christianity. This resulted in the establishment of a Jesuit mission in Japan, which proved invaluable as an intermediary for the Portuguese merchants and which also was successful in converting substantial numbers of Japanese commoners and Daimyo, reaching about 150,000 converts by 1587. The merchants also brought with them improved firearms that were soon adopted by the Japanese.;;;;;;;;;;12008
ACTIONNAME6968A;The Jesuits Establish Themselves;;;;;;;;;;12009
#;;;;;;;;;;;12010
EVENTNAME3877;Hideyoshi's Anti-Christian Edict;;;;;;;;;;12011
EVENTHIST3877;In 1587, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had already consolidated his hold over central Japan in the wake of Oda Nobunaga's murder, seized control of Kyushu, the main stronghold of Japanese Christianity. Alarmed at the possible undermining of authority that Christianity could cause, he proceeded to issue an edict that technically expelled the Jesuit missionaries from Japan, although in reality they were permitted to continue operating so long as they maintained a low profile. He also forced many important Daimyo to renounce their new faith. However, despite this, the number of Christian converts continued rising to a peak of about 300,000.;;;;;;;;;;12012
ACTIONNAME3877A;Issue the Edict;;;;;;;;;;12013
ACTIONNAME3877B;Let the Christians be;;;;;;;;;;12014
#;;;;;;;;;;;12015
EVENTNAME3878;Tokugawa's Edict of Expulsion;;;;;;;;;;12016
EVENTHIST3878;"By 1614, Tokugawa Ieyasu had effectively gained control of Japan even though rule had been meant to pass to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son, Hideyori, when Hideyori reached adulthood. A series of mounting conflicts with the Portuguese, the possibility of trading with the Dutch, and alarm at the spread of Christianity in ""the Land of the Gods"" resulted in an Edict of Expulsion for the Jesuit missionaries. The Tokugawa regime then began persecuting the estimated 300,000 Japanese Christians using torture and execution as their primary instruments. This eventually helped to prompt the Shimabara peasant rebellion in Kyushu in 1638 in which about 30,000 overtaxed peasants rebelled, but were eventually massacred. If the Tokugawa regime had instead extended toleration to Christianity, then in Kyushu Catholicism may have eventually emerged as the dominant religion.";;;;;;;;;;12017
ACTIONNAME3878A;Persecute the Christians;;;;;;;;;;12018
ACTIONNAME3878B;Tolerate the Christians;;;;;;;;;;12019
#;;;;;;;;;;;12020
EVENTNAME3879;Tokugawa's Edict of Expulsion;;;;;;;;;;12021
EVENTHIST3879;"By 1614, Tokugawa Ieyasu had effectively gained control of Japan even though rule had been meant to pass to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son, Hideyori, when Hideyori reached adulthood. A series of mounting conflicts with the Portuguese, the possibility of trading with the Dutch, and alarm at the spread of Christianity in ""the Land of the Gods"" resulted in an Edict of Expulsion for the Jesuit missionaries. The Tokugawa regime then began persecuting the estimated 300,000 Japanese Christians using torture and execution as their primary instruments. This eventually helped to prompt the Shimabara peasant rebellion in Kyushu in 1638 in which about 30,000 overtaxed peasants rebelled, but were eventually massacred. If the Tokugawa regime had instead extended toleration to Christianity, then in Kyushu Catholicism may have eventually emerged as the dominant religion.";;;;;;;;;;12022
ACTIONNAME3879A;Persecute the Christians;;;;;;;;;;12023
ACTIONNAME3879B;Tolerate the Christians;;;;;;;;;;12024
ACTIONNAME3879C;Convert to Catholicism;;;;;;;;;;12025
#;;;;;;;;;;;12026
EVENTNAME3880;Policy of Sakoku Implemented;;;;;;;;;;12027
EVENTHIST3880;"Because of the political consolidation of Japan, antagonism of the ruling elite towards Christianity, and general disdain for the ""southern Barbarians"" as Europeans were termed, the Tokugawa regime in the 1630s began to implement the policy of Sakoku, or the Closed Country. The Merchant Marine was disbanded, no large ocean-going ships were allowed, and foreign travel was prohibited. This culminated in the final Sakoku edict of 1639 that banned all trade with Europeans except for a small Dutch factory at Nagasaki.  Japan then turned inward for the next two centuries. However, if Japan had maintained closer contacts with the West by tolerating Christianity, then this policy of isolation would never had occurred.";;;;;;;;;;12028
ACTIONNAME3880A;Close Japan to Foreigners;;;;;;;;;;12029
#;;;;;;;;;;;12030
EVENTNAME3881;Toyotomi Hideyoshi Plans to Invade Korea;;;;;;;;;;12031
EVENTHIST3881;Having eliminated the last resistance to his rule in Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then turned his attention to conquering Korea, which he planned to use as a springboard for invading China. The Japanese mounted two invasions in 1592 and 1597, but both failed, largely as a result of the efforts of the Korean Admiral Yi. However, the war did result in the deaths of many Japanese samurai and Daimyo who might otherwise have troubled the new regime.;;;;;;;;;;12032
ACTIONNAME3881A;Invade Korea;;;;;;;;;;12033
ACTIONNAME3881B;Provoke Korea;;;;;;;;;;12034
ACTIONNAME3881C;Abandon the Plans;;;;;;;;;;12035
#;;;;;;;;;;;12036
EVENTNAME3882;The Gunpowder Plot;;;;;;;;;;12037
EVENTHIST3882;A plot to blow up the King and the Houses of Parliament has been discovered! The conspirators, led by Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby, hid barrels of gunpowder below the Houses of Parliament and planned to detonate them when the Houses were in session with the King attending. Their goal was to seize control of the government and restore England to Catholicism. The conspirators will undoubtedly be executed, but how should we react towards Catholics as a whole?;;;;;;;;;;12038
ACTIONNAME3882A;Punish all Catholics!;;;;;;;;;;12039
ACTIONNAME3882B;Punish only the obvious conspirators;;;;;;;;;;12040
#;;;;;;;;;;;12041
EVENTNAME1101;Chartering of a University;;;;;;;;;;12042
EVENTHIST1101;Your advisors recommend that we charter a new University to support science and development. Should we heed their advise?;;;;;;;;;;12043
EVENT1101A;Yes;;;;;;;;;;12044
EVENT1101B;No;;;;;;;;;;12045
#;;;;;;;;;;;12046
EVENTNAME1102;Commissioning of a Cathedral;;;;;;;;;;12047
EVENTHIST1102;Your advisors recommend that we commission a new Cathedral to the greater glory of God and Christianity. Should we heed their advise?;;;;;;;;;;12048
EVENT1102A;Yes;;;;;;;;;;12049
EVENT1102B;No;;;;;;;;;;12050
#;;;;;;;;;;;12051
EVENTNAME1103;Great royal hunt;;;;;;;;;;12052
EVENTHIST1103;From time to time most rulers liked to arrange great royal hunts. These occasions were quite popular, but far from everyone were invited to participate - being invited to a royal hunt was a clear indication of favour. As with similar occasions, this was used by the king to diplomatically demonstrate his current favorites among the nobility as well as the foreign dignitaries.;;;;;;;;;;12053
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EVENTNAME1129;A Heir to the Crown;;;;;;;;;;12055
EVENTHIST1129;A heir to the Crown has been born! Let us all rejoice!;;;;;;;;;;12056
EVENT1129A;Celebrate!;;;;;;;;;;12057
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EVENTNAME1130;Commissioning of a great Mosque;;;;;;;;;;12059
EVENTHIST1130;Your advisors recommend that we commission a new great Mosque to the greater glory of Allah and his prophet Mohammed. Should we heed their advise?;;;;;;;;;;12060
EVENT1130A;Yes;;;;;;;;;;12061
EVENT1130B;No;;;;;;;;;;12062
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EVENTNAME1131;End of a great Feud;;;;;;;;;;12064
EVENTHIST1131;Although rare, feuding families could sometimes lay their grievances to rest and come to terms. Usually this was the result of more or less overt directives by monarchs who could ill afford internal strife. The common method of ending such feuds was to bring the two families closer together by arranging a wedding between youngsters from both Houses. Your Excellency, a potential problem seems to be eliminated!;;;;;;;;;;12065
EVENT1131A;Let us send them a gift!;;;;;;;;;;12066
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##FLAVOUR EVENTS;;;;;;;;;;;12069
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EVENTNAME6950;The Murder of Togashi Mitsushige;;;;;;;;;;12071
EVENTHIST6950;Togashi Mitsushige is murdered on Koya mountain by Hatakeyama Mitsuie on the orders of the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi. Togashi had murdered Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, the ambitious brother of the Shogun conspiring for power, on the orders of Yoshimochi January 1418. He killed three more the conspiritors in August and was arrested in November. He had discraced himself and had ceased to be useful for the Shogun. The actions of the Shogun caused wide spread disgust amongst leading officials.;;;;;;;;;;12072
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EVENTNAME6951;Zeami Motokiyo writes Nohsakusho;;;;;;;;;;12074
EVENTHIST6951;"Zeami is the most famous playwright in Noh an esoteric form of theatre favoured by the Samurai class in Japan. He revolutionised and modernised Noh by incorporating other aspects Japanese culture to create Total Art. The ""Nohsakusho"" was the most famous of his treatises on performing Noh.";;;;;;;;;;12075
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EVENTNAME6952;Yoshinori orders the collection of waka;;;;;;;;;;12077
EVENTHIST6952;"The ever superstitious Ashikaga Yoshinori has ordered the collection of the countless waka (31 syllable poems) in Japan./n They were usually used as magical charms and as prayers to the gods. The two people responsible for the collection, Asukai Masayo and Kaigojokoin Gyokosozu, continued collecting until the Age of Security"" ended in 1438. The result was last literary work of the Shogunate commissioned the ""Shinzokukokinwakashu"".""";;;;;;;;;;12078
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EVENTNAME6953;War against the Yuki;;;;;;;;;;12080
EVENTHIST6953;Yuki Ujitomo has raised the remnants of Ashikaga Mochiuji’s army against the Kyoto Bakufu. The army had been hidden from the Bakufu by Isshiki Yoshitsura in the Kanto area and marches against Edo.;;;;;;;;;;12081
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EVENTNAME6954;Hyogokita tax and toll reforms;;;;;;;;;;12083
EVENTHIST6954;Hyogokita tax and toll reforms have been carried out to place the Bakufu's finances on a better footing.;;;;;;;;;;12084
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EVENTNAME6955;Floods and famine in 1459;;;;;;;;;;12086
EVENTHIST6955;Huge floods have ravaged Nippon destroying houses and this year's harvest. With the harvest gone people are dying in droves.;;;;;;;;;;12087
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EVENTNAME6956;Ashikaga Masatomo murdered by his own son!;;;;;;;;;;12089
EVENTHIST6956;Ashikaga Chachamaru has killed his father Masatomo his mother and his younger brother! What is Nippon coming to? The lord of Izu Ashikaga Masatomo decided to replace Chachamaru as his heir and place him in a monastery. Chachamaru responded by killing his entire family! He forced the family retainers to swear loyalty to him and has since then entrenched himself in Horigoe castle.;;;;;;;;;;12090
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EVENTNAME6957;Ise Shinkuro slays the murderer;;;;;;;;;;12092
EVENTHIST6957;An Imagawa Yoshitada vassal called Ise Shinkuro took upon himself to right the wrongs and bring justice to the world. He attacked the murderous Chachamaru and laid siege to his castle. He then forced Chachamaru to commit suicide and has taken the castle and its garrison as his own. He has proven that man of the people can possess virtue and military prowess equal to the nobles.;;;;;;;;;;12093
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EVENTNAME6958;Ginkakuji construction starts;;;;;;;;;;12095
EVENTHIST6958;Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa intended Ginkakuji (also called the Silver Pavilion) to be a complement to Kinkakuji (the Golden Pavilion) built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Yoshimasa used the pavilion to develop the Higashiyama culture. The construction diverted the Shogun's attention from the events of state which lead to a flowering of innovation at the expense of the unity of the state.;;;;;;;;;;12096
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EVENTNAME6959;Sen no Rikyu perfects Tea Ceremony;;;;;;;;;;12098
EVENTHIST6959;The ceremony developed under the influence of Zen Buddhism and the high culture developed around the Higashiyama culture centered in Ginkakuji. When Sen no Rikyu took over the Toyotomi household he spread the ceremony he had perfected. The tea ceremony etiquette is carefully calculated to achieve the highest possible economy of movement. The ceremony involves the appreciation of the room in which it is held, the garden attached to the room, the utensils used in serving the tea, and the decor of the setting, such as a hanging scroll or a flower arrangement.;;;;;;;;;;12099
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EVENTNAME6960;Okuni creates Kabuki;;;;;;;;;;12101
EVENTHIST6960;Okuni an Izumo shrine maiden set up a stage on the dry bed of the Kamo River in Kyoto where she and her company performed a new form of theatre mixed with dances. Her performances caused quite a stir since at the time it was not proper for women to show any skin in public, which was difficult to avoid in her performances. The popularity of Kabuki and the subsequent elevation of women cause some concern in the Bakufu. Determined to prevent any social disruption the authorities want to women from the stage on grounds of immorality citing the availability of the performers to their audience off-stage.;;;;;;;;;;12102
ACTIONNAME6960A;Ban women;;;;;;;;;;12103
ACTIONNAME6960B;Allow women;;;;;;;;;;12104
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EVENTNAME6961;Musashi Miyamoto writes the Book of Five Rings;;;;;;;;;;12106
EVENTHIST6961;Musashi Miyamoto was the greatest samurai in Japanese history. His Book of Five Rings represents the definitive work on Japanese 17th century tactics and swordsmanship.;;;;;;;;;;12107
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EVENTNAME6962;Kabuki banned again by authorities;;;;;;;;;;12109
EVENTHIST6962;When women were banned from performing Kabuki they were replaced by teenage boys. The authorities subsequently banned teenage boys from the stage arguing that it was immoral and again citing the availability of the performers to their audience off-stage as the reason. The teenage boys were replaced by adult men which has been used since.;;;;;;;;;;12110
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EVENTNAME6963;First Sewamono written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon;;;;;;;;;;12112
EVENTHIST6963;The traditional plays in Japanese theatre were usually about the lives of long dead aristocrats. Chikamatsu Monzaemon was the first to write plays about the everyday Japanese at the lowest levels of Japanese society and their lives like merchants and prostitutes called sewamono. The usual theme is on the conflict between duty and emotions.;;;;;;;;;;12113
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EVENTNAME6964;Basho Matsuo develops haiku poetry;;;;;;;;;;12115
EVENTHIST6964;Basho is considered the most accomplished poet in Japanese history. He popularised the haiku form of poetry. The disciples of Basho spread his teachings and the haiku remains the most popular form of poetry in Japan.;;;;;;;;;;12116
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EVENTNAME6965;Incident of the 47 Ronin;;;;;;;;;;12118
EVENTHIST6965;On the snowy night of January 30, 1703 forty-six samurai burst into the mansion of Kira Yoshinaka, the man responsible for the death of their former master, Asano Naganori, the lord of Ako. Kira had taunted Asano in 1701 until he had lost his composure, drew his sword, and lunged at his antagonist. The shogun could not allow such a gross breach of conduct to go unpunished, and he ordered Asano's death by seppuku. The event captured the imagination of Japan at a time when the samurai ideals of loyalty and resolute action seemed almost forgotten. Should we hold civil law over the acceptance of military honor?;;;;;;;;;;12119
ACTIONNAME6965A;Order seppukku;;;;;;;;;;12120
ACTIONNAME6965B;Let them off;;;;;;;;;;12121
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EVENTNAME6966;First mawaributai built by Namiki Shozo;;;;;;;;;;12123
EVENTHIST6966;Namiki Shozo was a playwright determined to liven up performances on stages. He was the first to build a revolving stage, called a mawaributai, integrated in the main stage. This allowed very fast scene switches, which together with his use of mechanisms like cable systems allowing actors to fly and hinged roofs that opened to show the action inside the house, made going to the theatre more of an experience.;;;;;;;;;;12124
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EVENTNAME6967;Kitagawa Utamaro completes Selected Poems on Love;;;;;;;;;;12126
EVENTHIST6967;Kitagawa Utamaro brought the bijinga ukiyoe (wood block prints of beautiful women) to perfection in his Selected Poems on Love. The portraits of beautiful women minimized or omitted altogether the background and depicted what he considered to be ideal feminine beauty with smooth lines and a harmonisation of colors. Kitagawa's prints had a great influence in Japan and in West. The West based its view of the Japanese people in general and women in particular on Kitagawas prints.;;;;;;;;;;12127
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##MAJOR EVENTS;;;;;;;;;;;12129
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EVENTNAME6930;Shocho Ikki;;;;;;;;;;12131
EVENTHIST6930;Peasants demand that their debts are to be annulled and taxes lowered. If we go along with their demands it is likely that we will lose face, that the mechants will be upset and it will disrupt economic development. If we destroy them the peasants are likely to revolt all over the country. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;12132
ACTIONNAME6930A;Reduce taxes and annul debts;;;;;;;;;;12133
ACTIONNAME6930B;Crush the ikki;;;;;;;;;;12134
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EVENTNAME6931;Harima Ikki;;;;;;;;;;12136
EVENTHIST6931;Peasants demand that there debts are to be annulled and taxes lowered. If we go along with their demands it is likely that we will lose face, that the mechants will be upset and it will disrupt economic development. If we destroy them the peasants are likely to revolt all over the country. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;12137
ACTIONNAME6931A;Reduce taxes and annul debts;;;;;;;;;;12138
ACTIONNAME6931B;Crush the ikki;;;;;;;;;;12139
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EVENTNAME6932;The Eikyo war;;;;;;;;;;12141
EVENTHIST6932;Ashikaga Mochiuji the leader of our Military Bakufu for the Kanto area has rebelled. He threatens to destroy the government. Uesugi Norizane has offered his services to us in exchange for more rights for the nobility, but receiving help will cause us to lose face. If we do not accept his offer he will join forces with Mochiuji, but we can be more assertive towards the nobility;;;;;;;;;;12142
ACTIONNAME6932A;Call for Uesugi Norizane`s help;;;;;;;;;;12143
ACTIONNAME6932B;Deal with them alone;;;;;;;;;;12144
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EVENTNAME6933;The final act in the Eikyo war;;;;;;;;;;12146
EVENTHIST6933;Tashikaga Mochiuji`s sons Haruo and Yasuo have joined their father`s cause. They now defy our government by gathering armies in Kanto and marching against us.;;;;;;;;;;12147
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EVENTNAME6934;The final act in the Eikyo war;;;;;;;;;;12149
EVENTHIST6934;Ashikaga Mochiuji`s sons Haruo and Yasuo have joined their father`s cause. They now defy our government by gathering armies in Kanto and marching against us.;;;;;;;;;;12150
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EVENTNAME6935;Shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori assassinated!;;;;;;;;;;12152
EVENTHIST6935;The treacherous Akamatsu Mitsusuke has killed our beloved Shogun. He invited him to a feast. Horses broke out of their stables during the dancing, creating a diversion and the Shogun and his bodyguard was struck down! Akamatsu Mitsusuke has fled to his territory and now leads an army against us! The earlier Shogun Yoshimochi decided to replace Akamatsu as the the head of the Yamana Clan with one of his lovers, Akamatsu Mochisada. Mitsusuke then left Kyoto for the safety of his lands. When Mochisada was found to have an affair with a woman, Yoshimochi ordered him killed and Mitsusuke was forgiven. Mitsusuke decided to lie low by becoming a monk until the death of Yoshimochi, when he returned to lead his clan. When Yoshinori took some of Akamatsu Yoshimasa's land, which was intended to be Mitsusuke heritage, and gave it to his lover Akamatsu Sadamura, it made Mitsusuke so furious he decided to carry out the assassination.;;;;;;;;;;12153
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EVENTNAME6915;Kakitsu Ikki;;;;;;;;;;12155
EVENTHIST6915;Peasants demand that there debts are to be annulled and taxes lowered. If we go along with their demands it is likely that we will lose face, that the mechants will be upset and it will disrupt economic development. If we destroy them the peasants are likely to revolt all over the country. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;12156
ACTIONNAME6915A;Reduce taxes and annul debts;;;;;;;;;;12157
ACTIONNAME6915B;Crush the ikki;;;;;;;;;;12158
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EVENTNAME6936;Infighting in the Hatakeyama family;;;;;;;;;;12160
EVENTHIST6936;Fighting has broken out between two sides of the Hatakeyama family on who should be the heir after Hatakeyama Yoshikuni. Yoshikuni had originally adopted his nephew Hatakeyama Masanaga as his heir, when his biological son Yoshinari was born shifted Yoshikuni changed his mind. This widened a split in the Hatakeyama family that was caused by the division of land of Akamatsu Mitsusuke's land.The resulting conflict was made worse by the fact that the Hatakeyama are one of three noble families that have the right to be the Kanrei of Yamashiro, the Hosokawa and the Shiba being the other two, and therefore wield considerable power as the highest officials in the Bakufu. The fighting has been been made worse by the involvement of the two other major families in Nippon, the Yamana and the Hosokawa. Both the Yamana and the Hosokawa have asked for permission to chastise the other clan for the involvement. Committing the Bakufu to one side is likely to tip the balance of power in the country and force a reaction from the other side.;;;;;;;;;;12161
ACTIONNAME6936A;Chastise Hosokawa;;;;;;;;;;12162
ACTIONNAME6936B;Chastise Yamana;;;;;;;;;;12163
ACTIONNAME6936C;Don't get involved;;;;;;;;;;12164
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EVENTNAME6937;The Kyotoku War;;;;;;;;;;12166
EVENTHIST6937;Ashikaga Shigeuji the kubo or military commander of Kanto has ordered the murder of the Uesugi Noritada the Kanrei highest bureaucrat of Kanto. The Uesugi clan are understandably upset that the holder of their traditional post has been killed and they demand compensation increased rights for the nobility and that Shigeuji should be killed. If we follow their demands we risk alienating the military. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;12167
ACTIONNAME6937A;Order Ashikaga Shigeuji to commit seppuku;;;;;;;;;;12168
ACTIONNAME6937B;Refuse the Uesugi's demands;;;;;;;;;;12169
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EVENTNAME6938;Koshamain;;;;;;;;;;12171
EVENTHIST6938;A wajin sword maker a Japanese from the mainland has killed a young Ezo (Ainu) a native in an argument over a sword's price in Hakodate. The Ainu responded by attacking all the wajin's houses. The Ezo demand that they are to be compensated by having their former land back in Tohoku. The Ezo are hunter-gatherers so they are not as productive as the Japanese and it is likely that letting them back will cause problems in Tohoku. On the other hand refusing is likely to cause a rebellion and unrest in Ezochi. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;12172
ACTIONNAME6938A;Accept the demands;;;;;;;;;;12173
ACTIONNAME6938B;Crush the Koshamain rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12174
ACTIONNAME6938C;Annihilate the Ezo;;;;;;;;;;12175
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EVENTNAME6939;The Onin War;;;;;;;;;;12177
EVENTHIST6939;Ashikaga Yoshimasa has tired of the responsibility involved with being Shogun and has decided to retire. He has dragged his reluctant brother, Yoshimi, from a monestary and wished him to take over after him. Unfortunately his concumbine gave birth to a son and started building support for for him being heir. This has lead to the rival lords pledging support for either Yoshimi or Yoshihisa. Who should we pledge support for?;;;;;;;;;;12178
ACTIONNAME6939A;Yoshimi;;;;;;;;;;12179
ACTIONNAME6939B;Yoshihisa;;;;;;;;;;12180
ACTIONNAME6939C;Don't choose sides;;;;;;;;;;12181
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EVENTNAME6940;The Onin War;;;;;;;;;;12183
EVENTHIST6940;Ashikaga Yoshimasa has tired of the responsibility involved with being Shogun and has decided to retire. He has dragged his reluctant brother, Yoshimi, from a monestary and wished him to take over after him. Unfortunately his concumbine gave birth to a son and started building support for for him being heir. This has lead to the rival lords pledging support for either Yoshimi or Yoshihisa. Who should we pledge support for?;;;;;;;;;;12184
ACTIONNAME6940A;Yoshimi;;;;;;;;;;12185
ACTIONNAME6940B;Yoshihisa;;;;;;;;;;12186
ACTIONNAME6940C;Don't choose sides;;;;;;;;;;12187
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EVENTNAME6941;The Onin War;;;;;;;;;;12189
EVENTHIST6941;Ashikaga Yoshimasa has tired of the responsibility involved with being Shogun and has decided to retire. He has dragged his reluctant brother, Yoshimi, from a monestary and wished him to take over after him. Unfortunately his concumbine gave birth to a son and started building support for for him being heir. This has lead to the rival lords pledging support for either Yoshimi or Yoshihisa. Who should we pledge support for?;;;;;;;;;;12190
ACTIONNAME6941A;Yoshimi;;;;;;;;;;12191
ACTIONNAME6941B;Yoshihisa;;;;;;;;;;12192
ACTIONNAME6941C;Don't choose sides;;;;;;;;;;12193
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EVENTNAME6942;The Onin War cools down;;;;;;;;;;12195
EVENTHIST6942;The deaths of the major leaders on both sides have not lead to the end of the fighting Kyoto but armies are exhausted. However local monks, peasant armies and bandits have started pillaging and causing chaos.;;;;;;;;;;12196
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EVENTNAME6943;The Onin War ends;;;;;;;;;;12198
EVENTHIST6943;The last of the roving armies and bandits have been chased out of Kyoto, marking the end of 10 years of destructive fighting.;;;;;;;;;;12199
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EVENTNAME6944;Kaga Ikko-ikki;;;;;;;;;;12201
EVENTHIST6944;The peasants and the monks have risen against the nobles. The combination of the masses of peasants and the skill of the Sohei warrior-monks has destroyed the noble`s army and they now threaten the Shogunate. We must destroy them as quickly as possible or submit to their demands!;;;;;;;;;;12202
ACTIONNAME6944A;Enforce the ancient Japanese values;;;;;;;;;;12203
ACTIONNAME6944B;Crush the Ikko-ikki;;;;;;;;;;12204
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EVENTNAME6945;Ise Shinkuro takes Odawara Castle;;;;;;;;;;12206
EVENTHIST6945;Ise Shinkuro has by guile and trickery taken control of Odawara castle. He befriended the lord of the castle Omori Fujiyori and invited him on a hunting trip. The diversion allowed him to kill the lord and take the castle with ease. He has had his son, Ujitsuna, marry a descendent of the illustrious but almost extinct Hojo family and now calls himself Hojo Soun. Ise has since promoted good relationships with the local peasants and merchants, while gradually extending his control over Kanto.;;;;;;;;;;12207
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EVENTNAME6946;Takeda Alliance begins reunification;;;;;;;;;;12209
EVENTHIST6946;Takeda Shingen has allied with the Imagawa and the Hojo. The alliance has taken control of the Kanto Area and are consolidating power to retake the control of the country.;;;;;;;;;;12210
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EVENTNAME6947;Takeda Alliance Wins!;;;;;;;;;;12212
EVENTHIST6947;The Takeda clan together with the Hojo and the Imagawa have eliminated the last opposition to their control. They have decided that to restore stability reducing the power of the Bakufu by decentralising and freeing people from ancient obligations will bring peace to the country.;;;;;;;;;;12213
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EVENTNAME6948;Kyushu Daimyo start reunification;;;;;;;;;;12215
EVENTHIST6948;The Mori and the Shimazu have conquered Kyushu and are preparing to take the rest of the country.;;;;;;;;;;12216
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EVENTNAME6949;Kyushu Daimyo Win!;;;;;;;;;;12218
EVENTHIST6949;Mori Motonari, the successor of the ancient Yamana, has eliminated the last resistance by rival lords together with the Shimazu. Mori believes that the only way to preserve peace is by opening to the world by trade, focusing on the navy and more defences to prevent foreigners from getting a foothold on Japan`s sacred soil.;;;;;;;;;;12219
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EVENTNAME6920;Uesugi and Date drive south;;;;;;;;;;12221
EVENTHIST6920;Uesugi of Echigo and Date of Mutsu have destroyed all other lords in their drive south;;;;;;;;;;12222
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EVENTNAME6921;Uesugi Kenshin Wins!;;;;;;;;;;12224
EVENTHIST6921;Uesugi Kenshin, the leader of the ancient and influential Uesugi family, has taken control over the country. He has started reforming Japan after his own will promoting old Japanese values, the rights of nobles, bind peasants to their land and reforming the army to his offensive;;;;;;;;;;12225
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EVENTNAME6922;Oda has taken capital;;;;;;;;;;12227
EVENTHIST6922;Oda has taken capital and now seems to have assumed control over the Kansai area.;;;;;;;;;;12228
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EVENTNAME6914;The great sword hunt;;;;;;;;;;12230
EVENTHIST6914;Toyotomi Hideyoshi wishes to split the warriors from the peasants to prevent rebellions. He wants to force the peasants and warriors to choose between the two. Samurai are to be prohibited from farming and forced to move into the castle towns. Peasants and religious orders are to be prohibited from owning weapons. Toyotomi says that the pretext is that all weapons are to be collected to make a statue of buddha. Should the groups be split?;;;;;;;;;;12231
ACTIONNAME6914A;Split the groups;;;;;;;;;;12232
ACTIONNAME6914B;Don't split;;;;;;;;;;12233
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EVENTNAME6923;Tokusei Ikki;;;;;;;;;;12235
EVENTHIST6923;Peasants demand that their debts are to be annulled and taxes lowered. If we go along with their demands it is likely that we will lose face, that the mechants will be upset and it will disrupt economic development. If we destroy them the peasants are likely to revolt all over the country. What should we do?;;;;;;;;;;12236
ACTIONNAME6923A;Reduce taxes and annul debts;;;;;;;;;;12237
ACTIONNAME6923B;Crush the ikki;;;;;;;;;;12238
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EVENTNAME6924;Ikko-ikki;;;;;;;;;;12240
EVENTHIST6924;The peasants and the monks have risen against the nobles. The combination of the masses of peasants and the skill of the Sohei warrior-monks has destroyed the noble`s army and they now threaten the Shogunate. We must destroy them as quickly as possible or submit to their demands!;;;;;;;;;;12241
ACTIONNAME6924A;Enforce the ancient Japanese values;;;;;;;;;;12242
ACTIONNAME6924B;Crush the Ikko-ikki;;;;;;;;;;12243
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EVENTNAME6925;A daimyo demands rights and better position;;;;;;;;;;12245
EVENTHIST6925;A daimyo demands that the Bakufu recognises his sacrifices for the country and assigns him rights rights and better position.;;;;;;;;;;12246
ACTIONNAME6925A;Accept his demands;;;;;;;;;;12247
ACTIONNAME6925B;Order him to commit seppuku;;;;;;;;;;12248
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EVENTNAME6926;The Ezo are rebelling;;;;;;;;;;12250
EVENTHIST6926;The Ezo are attacking Hakodate to try and break the Wajin control over Ezochi. This requires that we show them who is in control.;;;;;;;;;;12251
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EVENTNAME6927;A vassal betrays his lord and takes over his lands;;;;;;;;;;12253
EVENTHIST6927;A former vassal betrayed his lord. He has killed the former daimyo's entire family and taken over his lands. This kind of behaviour does not usually concern us, but the daimyo demand that we make an example of the vassal. Ignoring it will weaken the power of the daimyo and will also decrease the respect towards the Bakufu. Letting the daimyo take care of it will increase their power. If we take care of it we will increase the Bakufu`s control over country.;;;;;;;;;;12254
ACTIONNAME6927A;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;12255
ACTIONNAME6927B;Order a Daimyo restore order;;;;;;;;;;12256
ACTIONNAME6927C;Take care of it;;;;;;;;;;12257
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EVENTNAME6928;Daimyo are fighting in a province destroying it in the process;;;;;;;;;;12259
EVENTHIST6928;Two daimyo are fighting a particularly vicious war against each other in a province. This would not usually concern us, but the daimyo are trying to win by inflicting economic damage on their opponent. This is not in the interest of the country so should we intervene?;;;;;;;;;;12260
ACTIONNAME6928A;Ignore it;;;;;;;;;;12261
ACTIONNAME6928B;Restore order;;;;;;;;;;12262
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EVENTNAME6929;A Daimyo has made agricultural reforms in his domain;;;;;;;;;;12264
EVENTHIST6929;A daimyo has redistributed land to the most enterprising peasant and introduced new agricultural methods. This has increased his prestige at our expense and the number of peasants in his lands.;;;;;;;;;;12265
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EVENTNAME6919;A Daimyo has built a manufactury;;;;;;;;;;12267
EVENTHIST6919;A Daimyo intent on furthering his political goals by economic means has commissioned a manufactury at his own expense.;;;;;;;;;;12268
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EVENTNAME6918;Daimyo alliance has formed against you;;;;;;;;;;12270
EVENTHIST6918;Some daimyo have formed an alliance with the goal of reuniting Japan under their control. Since this is not in the best interest of the country you must destroy their peasant armies.;;;;;;;;;;12271
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EVENTNAME6917;A Daimyo has attacked you;;;;;;;;;;12273
EVENTHIST6917;A Daimyo has risen against the central authority and has caused the peasants around the to rise against us in an attempt take control over the Bakufu himself. We must crush his peasant army.;;;;;;;;;;12274
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EVENTNAME6916;Vermillion Seal Ships;;;;;;;;;;12276
EVENTHIST6916;Vermillion Seal Ships are ships that carry an official seal from the Japanese government certifying that they have official approval. This was to prevent them from confused with the numerous pirates active throughout Eastern Asia.;;;;;;;;;;12277
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EVENTNAME6974;Toyotomi carries out the Taikokenchi;;;;;;;;;;12280
EVENTHIST6974;Taikokenchi is a nationwide census of all production within Japan. Every piece of land and every industry is being evaluated and measured to determine how much tax should be paid by each family in Japan. The result is a detailed account of everything important for the tax system in Japan;;;;;;;;;;12281
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EVENTNAME6969;Three devils graffiti;;;;;;;;;;12283
EVENTHIST6969;Graffiti denouncing the Three devils has started to appear all over Kyoto. The three devils are the lovers of the Shogun Yoshimasa, his ten year older concumbine and two noblemen. They are said to be the real power in Japan now and that Yoshimasa has distanced himself completely from the real world.;;;;;;;;;;12284
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EVENTNAME6970;Sesshu returns to Japan;;;;;;;;;;12286
EVENTHIST6970;Sesshu, our foremost Zen priest-painter, has returned to Nippon from his voyage to China. He has studied both the ancient and the latest Chinese painting techniques and has been able to apply them to our indigenous Zen-art. His ink paintings are now an inspiration for all who see them.;;;;;;;;;;12287
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EVENTNAME6971;Ikkyu Sojun becomes head priest;;;;;;;;;;12289
EVENTHIST6971;Ikkyu Sojun is famed for his wit and unconventional approach in spreading the wisdom of Zen. He built his popularity by satirising authorities, especially corrupt priests, and by his willingness to adopt a decadent lifestyle without the hypocrisy that characterised the other priests. His poems are rather untypical of most priests e.g.: Eight inches strong, it is my favourite thing, If I'm alone at night, I embrace it fully, A beautiful woman hasn't touched it for ages. Within my underwear there is an entire universe!;;;;;;;;;;12290
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EVENTNAME6972;Rennyo becomes head priest;;;;;;;;;;12292
EVENTHIST6972;Rennyo popularised Buddhist teachings according to Jodoshinshu which emphasises the infinite benevolence of the Amida buddha. His teachings were spread by copies of his letters made by his followers. His success in conversions threatened the existing orders so much that they finally were forced to unite to chase him out of Kyoto.;;;;;;;;;;12293
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EVENTNAME6973;Ryoanji stone garden built;;;;;;;;;;12295
EVENTHIST6973;The Ryoanji Temple was rebuilt by Hosokawa Masamoto in 1488, but was originally built by his father Katsumoto. Masamoto added the distinctive rock garden. The garden is in the karesansui dry landscape style and consists of a flat walled-in bed of raked white sand with 5 groups of rocks. The rocks are placed so that it is impossible to see more than 14 of the 15 stones, which forces the viewer to contemplate the mysteries of Zen. The garden is called the Toranokowatashinoniwa because the stones look like a tiger crossing a big river with her children;;;;;;;;;;12296
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EVENTNAME6975;The fate of Enryakuji;;;;;;;;;;12298
EVENTHIST6975;Oda Nobunaga wishes to end the influence and the power of the militant buddhist orders once and for all. The Tendai sect with its centre in Enryakuji complex of about 3000 buildings was originally charged with protecting Kyoto from evil spirits. It has however built up a formidable army that it uses to raid Kyoto with or to attack rival sects. Nobunaga proposes to burn down the entire temple complex and kill anyone that opposes him within. An alternative action would be to cooperate with them in exchange for religious concessions.;;;;;;;;;;12299
ACTIONNAME6975A;Burn it down;;;;;;;;;;12300
ACTIONNAME6975B;Cooperate;;;;;;;;;;12301
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EVENTNAME6976;Assassination of Hosokawa Masamoto;;;;;;;;;;12303
EVENTHIST6976;The assassination of Kanrei Hosokawa Masamoto by his adopted son Sumiyuki lead to a bitter fight between two factions, lead by Hosokawa Takakuni and Hosokawa Sumimoto, in the Hosokawa family over the position of Kanrei. It mirrored the earlier conflict within the Hatakeyama family. The ultimate result was an almost complete destruction of the Hosokawa family. They became vassals to earlier Hosokawa vassals.;;;;;;;;;;12304
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EVENTNAME6977;Hosokawa Masamoto chases out the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane;;;;;;;;;;12306
EVENTHIST6977;Hosokawa Masamoto is the son of Katsumoto who was the most powerful daimyo in Nippon prior to his death. Masamoto is now the Kanrei of Kyoto and the person who holds the real power in Nippon. He forced out the Yoshiteru because of his resistance to the Kanrei. He has now installed a puppet Shogun.;;;;;;;;;;12307
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EVENTNAME6978;Ashikaga Yoshitane chases out Shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi;;;;;;;;;;12309
EVENTHIST6978;The death of Hosokawa Masamoto meant that Yoshizumi lost his most powerful supporter and that Ashikaga Yoshitane could with the help of the Ouchi Clan retake his position as Shogun. The Ouchis were the ;;;;;;;;;;12310
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EVENTNAME6979;Assassination of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru;;;;;;;;;;12312
EVENTHIST6979;The Ashikaga Shogunate was completely under the thumb of the Miyoshi Clan who had taken over as the real force in Kansai. The Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru was not satisfied with the situation and therefore attempted to break out and reaffirm the Shogunate who had taken over as the real force in Kansai. The Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru was not satisfied with the situation and therefore attempted to break out and reaffirm the Shogunates authority. He was therefore attacked in his castle on the orders of Miyoshi Chokei. Yoshiteru¡Çs style of defending himself was very distinctive. He prepared to fight by sticking swords into the floor. They were then used to replace the swords he broke during combat. Yoshiteru was eventually overcome and forced to commit suicide.;;;;;;;;;;12313
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EVENTNAME6980;Last Ashikaga Shogun deposed by Oda;;;;;;;;;;12315
EVENTHIST6980;Oda had when he had taken Kyoto promoted Ashikaga Yoshiaki as puppet shogun. The Shogunate had thereafter been free from being bullied as long as it did not argue with Oda. Yoshiaki however started to challenge Oda's authority and this lead Oda to force him out and to end the Ashikaga Shogunate.;;;;;;;;;;12316
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EVENTNAME6981;Sekigahara;;;;;;;;;;12318
EVENTHIST6981;Tokugawa Ieyasu has successfully challenged the previous ruling lords and defeated them in a huge battle. This has removed all real threats to the power of the new Tokugawa Bakufu. The destruction of the petty peasant rebellions against the new Bakufu is all that remain before the new order is imposed.;;;;;;;;;;12319
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EVENTNAME6982;Shimazu Status;;;;;;;;;;12321
EVENTHIST6982;What shall we do about the Shimazu? The Shimazu have offered to share their trade network if we spare them. On the other hand not sparing them will send a signal to the other lords and enable us to seize their lands.;;;;;;;;;;12322
ACTIONNAME6982A;Reduce;;;;;;;;;;12323
ACTIONNAME6982B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;12324
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EVENTNAME6983;Mori Status;;;;;;;;;;12326
EVENTHIST6983;What shall we do about the Mori? The Mori have offered to help with our navy if we spare them. On the other hand not sparing them will send a signal to the other lords and enable us to seize their lands.;;;;;;;;;;12327
ACTIONNAME6983A;Reduce;;;;;;;;;;12328
ACTIONNAME6983B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;12329
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EVENTNAME6984;Chosokabe Status;;;;;;;;;;12331
EVENTHIST6984;What shall we do about the Chosokabe? They have offered to help with our infrastructure if we spare them. On the other hand not sparing them will send a signal to the other lords and enable us to seize their lands.;;;;;;;;;;12332
ACTIONNAME6984A;Reduce;;;;;;;;;;12333
ACTIONNAME6984B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;12334
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EVENTNAME6985;Date Status;;;;;;;;;;12336
EVENTHIST6985;What shall we do about the Date? They have offered to fund an expedition if we spare them. On the other hand not sparing them will send a signal to the other lords and enable us to seize their lands.;;;;;;;;;;12337
ACTIONNAME6985A;Reduce;;;;;;;;;;12338
ACTIONNAME6985B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;12339
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EVENTNAME6986;Uesugi Status;;;;;;;;;;12341
EVENTHIST6986;What shall we do about the Uesugi? They have offered to help in improving the army if we spare them. On the other hand not sparing them will send a signal to the other lords and enable us to seize their lands.;;;;;;;;;;12342
ACTIONNAME6986A;Reduce;;;;;;;;;;12343
ACTIONNAME6986B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;12344
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EVENTNAME6987;Oda Status;;;;;;;;;;12346
EVENTHIST6987;What shall we do about the Oda? They have offered to help in improving our infrastructure if we spare them. On the other hand not sparing them will send a signal to the other lords and enable us to seize their lands;;;;;;;;;;12347
ACTIONNAME6987A;Reduce;;;;;;;;;;12348
ACTIONNAME6987B;Let them be;;;;;;;;;;12349
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EVENTNAME6988;Akechi Mitsuhide kills Oda;;;;;;;;;;12351
EVENTHIST6988;Akechi one of Oda`s most brilliant generals has killed his lord. The reasons are not clear but the fact that Oda had caused the torture and death of his mother at the hands of the Hatano and Oda`s jealous frequent public insults against his well-regarded and cultivated subordinate have been given as likely causes. Akechi has however failed to gain support for his claim to the Shogunate.;;;;;;;;;;12352
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EVENTNAME10000;The Move to Beijing;;;;;;;;;;12354
EVENTHIST10000;"In 1402, the Emperor Yongle usurped the throne from his young nephew, who soon afterwards disappeared during a mysterious palace fire. The body was never found, so ever since the Emperor has been worried about conspiracies and intrigues concerning the missing boy. He feels uncomfortable in Nanjing, the current location of the Imperial court, as it is the center of such intrigues. He feels that a move to the old Mongol capital at Beijing would be in his and the state's best interests. There he wishes to build a fortified palace complex, a ""Forbidden City"", to protect and isolate himself from those who would do him harm. Should we move the capital?";;;;;;;;;;12355
ACTIONNAME10000A;Yes, let us move to the Northern Capital!;;;;;;;;;;12356
ACTIONNAME10000B;No, we will remain in the Southern Capital;;;;;;;;;;12357
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EVENTNAME10001;The Emperor Has Been Captured!;;;;;;;;;;12359
EVENTHIST10001;The Emperor Zhengtong has been captured while campaigning against the Mongols. His brother Jingtai has seized the throne, but the Mongols are threatening to release the captured Emperor, thus starting a succession crisis, if not an all-out civil war. The country is descending into chaos!;;;;;;;;;;12360
ACTIONNAME10001A;This is terrible news!;;;;;;;;;;12361
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EVENTNAME10003;Repairing the Great Wall;;;;;;;;;;12363
EVENTHIST10003;Ever since the capture of the Emperor Zhengtong by the Mongols, security on the northern frontier has been an important issue. One problem is the sorry state of the Great Wall, built in ancient times, but left to crumble in recent centuries. We could repair the Great Wall, but it would be expensive and the effort, both physical and fiscal, would likely cause some unrest among the people. However, with improved defenses, the provinces in the area would likely become more productive and secure, while without them people may leave to safer havens. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12364
ACTIONNAME10003A;Yes, we need to repair the Great Wall!;;;;;;;;;;12365
ACTIONNAME10003B;Let it continue to crumble;;;;;;;;;;12366
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EVENTNAME10002;Zhengtong Returns to the Throne;;;;;;;;;;12368
EVENTHIST10002;The Emperor Zhengtong has returned to the throne, seizing it from his usurping brother and taking the new throne name Tianshun. The instability of the past few years now seems to be over!;;;;;;;;;;12369
ACTIONNAME10002A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12370
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EVENTNAME10034;More Repairs for the Great Wall;;;;;;;;;;12372
EVENTHIST10034;Ever since the capture of the Emperor Zhengtong by the Mongols, security on the northern frontier has been an important issue. One problem is the sorry state of the Great Wall, built in ancient times, but left to crumble in recent centuries. We could repair the Great Wall, but it would be expensive and the effort, both physical and fiscal, would likely cause some unrest among the people. However, with improved defenses, the provinces in the area would likely become more productive and secure, while without them people may leave to safer havens. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12373
ACTIONNAME10034A;Yes, we need further repairs to the Great Wall!;;;;;;;;;;12374
ACTIONNAME10034B;Let it continue to crumble;;;;;;;;;;12375
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EVENTNAME10004;The Perfection of Ming Porcelain;;;;;;;;;;12377
EVENTHIST10004;Recent advances in glazes, painting techniques, and pottery-making have resulted in a product that many experts claim is perfection. Exports in chinaware have increased as our product is in high demand. Provinces especially dedicated to the production of the finest porcelain have grown rich on the trade, increasing our revenue from those areas!;;;;;;;;;;12378
ACTIONNAME10004A;Perfect!;;;;;;;;;;12379
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EVENTNAME10005;Japanese Pirates Attack!;;;;;;;;;;12381
EVENTHIST10005;Japanese pirate attacks have grown worse in recent years, but in the last few months they have markedly increased their activity along our coasts. They are destroying our income from those areas, and people are fleeing inland, when they aren't killed outright. We could attempt to combat them, but it would be expensive to do so. We could also let local authorities combat them - it would save us money, but probably wouldn't be particularly successful. What wall be our policy?;;;;;;;;;;12382
ACTIONNAME10005A;Let the provinces look after their own defense.;;;;;;;;;;12383
ACTIONNAME10005B;Combat the pirates;;;;;;;;;;12384
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EVENTNAME10006;Pirates besiege Nanjing;;;;;;;;;;12386
EVENTHIST10006;Since we decided to let the provinces defend themselves against Japanese pirate attacks, things have gotten only worse. Now pirates are actually besieging Nanjing, the old capital of our dynasty and a city of immense wealth. Our people clamor for us to go to the city's rescue, but it will be extremely expensive. But if we don't, the great city of Nanjing may be sacked by the pirates. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12387
ACTIONNAME10006A;Drive the pirates away.;;;;;;;;;;12388
ACTIONNAME10006B;Let them sack the city;;;;;;;;;;12389
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EVENTNAME3704;The Closure of China;;;;;;;;;;12391
EVENTHIST3704; European traders seemingly can be found everywhere in China. They are draining the profits away from our own traders and driving them into bankruptcy, causing us much lost revenue in taxes and tariffs. Perhaps we should ban them altogether or confine them to a single city in order to better control them and make it easier to impose trade tariffs. Our experts believe that giving the city of Macao to the Portuguese and only allowing the Europeans to trade there might be the best solution. This will also give us the benefit of expanding trade in our southern regions around Canton. Then again, we could chose to shun outside trade altogether or to open our shores to free and unhindered trade by all. What shall be our policy? ;;;;;;;;;;12392
ACTIONNAME3704A;Hold a small breathing hole open in Macao.;;;;;;;;;;12393
ACTIONNAME3704B;Close China to the outside world.;;;;;;;;;;12394
ACTIONNAME3704C;Keep trade open for all.;;;;;;;;;;12395
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EVENTNAME10007;Qi Jiguang's Army Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12397
EVENTHIST10007;The noted general Qi Jiguang has proposed a series of military reforms which, if implemented, would make our armies stronger and our men fight more effectively. Unfortunately, a thorough overhaul of the military is quite an undertaking. It will take quite a bit of money and effort, and even then the armed forces may not appreciate the changes, leading to instability and desertions. Shall we implement the reforms?;;;;;;;;;;12398
ACTIONNAME10007A;Go with the reforms!;;;;;;;;;;12399
ACTIONNAME10007B;No, such reforms are too costly;;;;;;;;;;12400
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EVENTNAME10008;The arrival of the Jesuits;;;;;;;;;;12402
EVENTHIST10008;In 1581, the first Jesuit missionaries arrived in China, bringing gifts to the Emperor and exhibiting various mechanical inventions from Europe. They also exhibited great knowledge by creating a huge map of the world and in proposing sound ideas for calendar reform. But they also brought with them strange religious and philosophical ideas, which started to disrupt the traditional order of China. Should these missionaries be allowed to stay?;;;;;;;;;;12403
ACTIONNAME10008A;Yes, we may benefit from their learning.;;;;;;;;;;12404
ACTIONNAME10008B;No, their foreign ideas are not acceptable in our society.;;;;;;;;;;12405
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EVENTNAME10009;Famine!;;;;;;;;;;12407
EVENTHIST10009;A famine of epic proportions has stricken our nation! A prolonged drought has caused harvests in the last few years to be exceedingly poor, leaving the people with very little, or nothing to eat. Deaths due to starvation or disease are rampant in the countryside, and reports of cannibalism and peasants grinding stones to make flour are commonplace. Many have resorted to banditry in order to feed themselves. The people cry out for the government to relieve their suffering, but to help so many will be costly indeed. Shall we attempt to ease the misery of the people?;;;;;;;;;;12408
ACTIONNAME10009A;Try to alleviate the suffering.;;;;;;;;;;12409
ACTIONNAME10009B;We are helpless in the face of such a disaster..;;;;;;;;;;12410
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EVENTNAME10010;The Manchu Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12412
EVENTHIST10010;The Manchu leader Nurhachi has rallied the Jurchen tribes to his banner. They are reorganizing the Manchu state to our north, and are causing some of our northern provinces to rebel. How shall we deal with this crisis?;;;;;;;;;;12413
ACTIONNAME10010A;We are too weak to crush the rebels.;;;;;;;;;;12414
ACTIONNAME10010B;Attempt to crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;12415
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EVENTNAME10011;The Cult of the White Lotus;;;;;;;;;;12417
EVENTHIST10011;The Cult of the White Lotus, a secret revolutionary society, has once again become popular among the common people. In the closing years of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, they organized resistance to the foreign overlords, and now they are doing so again, but against the reigning Ming Dynasty! What should be done with these revolutionary cultists?;;;;;;;;;;12418
ACTIONNAME10011A;Bah, surely these cultists can do no lasting harm!.;;;;;;;;;;12419
ACTIONNAME10011B;Let the forces of the Empire crush the Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12420
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EVENTNAME10012;The Financial Crisis;;;;;;;;;;12422
EVENTHIST10012;Due to decades of rebellions, unrest, and corruption, our financial situation is in dire straits. We need a new inflow of cash, but the only way to do so is to institute new unpopular taxes. By doing so, we can temporarily relieve some of our cash flow problems, but the already unstable situation may become even worse. But if we don't, we may lose the ability to raise taxes efficiently in certain provinces due to the unrest. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12423
ACTIONNAME10012A;Yes, let us raise the taxes;;;;;;;;;;12424
ACTIONNAME10012B;No, our subjects are already angry enough!;;;;;;;;;;12425
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EVENTNAME10013;Li Zechang's Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12427
EVENTHIST10013;An army under the control of Li Zechang has risen up in rebellion! The mutinous soldiers are tired of years of corruption and little or no pay. They have the full backing of the people of China, who grow weary of the incompetent and corrupt rule of the Ming Dynasty. The rebel army is marching toward the capital, and we must act immediately or be overwhelmed! What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12428
ACTIONNAME10013A;Let us attempt to destroy the traitor!;;;;;;;;;;12429
ACTIONNAME10013B;Let us negotiate with him.;;;;;;;;;;12430
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EVENTNAME3525;Frederick William's Absolutism;;;;;;;;;;12432
EVENTHIST3525;King Frederick William of Prussia endowed the Prussian state with its military and bureaucratic character. He was fanatically addicted to work and a firm autocrat. Frederick William reorganized the administrative system, raised the army to 80,000 men (equivalent to 4 percent of the population) and geared the whole organization of the state to the military machine. Prussia thus became a militaristic and absolutist state - the new great power of Northern Europe.;;;;;;;;;;12433
ACTIONNAME3525A;Introduce Absolute Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;12434
ACTIONNAME3525B;Keep Constitutional Monarchy;;;;;;;;;;12435
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EVENTNAME3526;The Great Prussian Military Reform;;;;;;;;;;12437
EVENTHIST3526;Under its 2nd and 3rd Kings, Frederick William I and Frederick II (the Great), Prussia became a thoroughly militaristic state boasting the most efficient army in Europe. Without a doubt the great military reforms were an absolute necessity for an expansionist country so precariously positioned between vengeful neighbors.;;;;;;;;;;12438
ACTIONNAME3526A;Offensive Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;12439
ACTIONNAME3526B;Defensive Army Reform;;;;;;;;;;12440
ACTIONNAME3526C;Naval Reform;;;;;;;;;;12441
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EVENTNAME3885;Chiphyonjon, the hall of assembled worthies, founded;;;;;;;;;;12443
EVENTHIST3885;The Chiphyonjon, or Hall of Assembled Worthies, was a royal research institute founded at the behest of King Sejong. It brought about a number of major cultural achievements that have proved a lasting legacy to the Korean nation. Most important perhaps were the dozens of compilation projects supervised by the Chiphyonjon scholars on agriculture, Confucian thought, history, geography, law, linguistics, and medicine.;;;;;;;;;;12444
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EVENTNAME3886;First Literati Purge;;;;;;;;;;12446
EVENTHIST3886;While serving as Third Censor in 1495, Kim Il-son, a former state historian, proved himself to be a man willing to go to great lengths in criticizing government officials regardless of their power or status. One of Kim's accusatory memoranda set off a controversy that soon took on a life all of its own. The resulting reaction lead to a purge of many of the intellectuals that had dared to critise the officials and the king.;;;;;;;;;;12447
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EVENTNAME3887;Second Literati Purge;;;;;;;;;;12449
EVENTHIST3887;During the course of a state banquet in the autumn of 1503, Minister of Rites Yi Se-jwa accidentally spilled wine on the king's robes during dinner. The king interpreted it as a crime against the sovereign and therefore treasonous. The incident set of a chain of events resulting in banishments, purges and executions of the officials and intellectuals, who had survived the first purge, to stamp out contempt for authority.;;;;;;;;;;12450
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EVENTNAME3888;Third Literati Purge;;;;;;;;;;12452
EVENTHIST3888;"Cho Kwang-jo, a Neo-Confucian reformer, attempted to shape the government according to Confucian ideals. His initial successes in reformation backfired when he went too far in attacking the old order. The fundamental devotion of the purge victims to the throne was never questioned, unlike earlier purges. The government believed that ""Cho Kwang-jo's clique"", as it was called, was misguided, that much of its reform program would harm the government, and that the turbulence caused by its actions constituted a grave threat to Yi society and the foundations of the state. The result was that Cho Kwang-jo and his young idealists were eliminated and the inter-factional battles developed into naked power struggles. Scores of people were executed and hundreds were either dismissed from government office or exiled.";;;;;;;;;;12453
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EVENTNAME3889;Introduction of Uniform Land Tax Law;;;;;;;;;;12455
EVENTHIST3889;The Korean economy was in a very bad shape by the 17th century and to rectify this state Chief State Councillor Yi Won-ik gradually introduced previously ignored reforms in the tax system. The tribute tax levied against households was replaced with a unified tax on arable land. The tax on goods was limited to a quota which let enterprising peasant and wholesalers make and sell surplus goods. The net effect was lower taxes for peasants, increased revenues for the state and an rise in commerce.;;;;;;;;;;12456
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EVENTNAME3890;Creation of Hangul characters;;;;;;;;;;12458
EVENTHIST3890;Sejong is considering to exchange the Chinese characters used in Korea with new characters to advance literacy amongst the Koreans. Changing the characters will be costly, is likely to cause discontent amongst the bureaucrats and aristocrats in power and sour relationships with China. Keeping the Chinese characters will keep the intelligensia happy and avoid upsetting China.;;;;;;;;;;12459
ACTIONNAME3890A;Replace the Chinese Characters with Hangul;;;;;;;;;;12460
ACTIONNAME3890B;Keep Chinese Characters;;;;;;;;;;12461
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EVENTNAME3891;Construction of Turtle Ships;;;;;;;;;;12463
EVENTHIST3891;Admiral Yi Sun-sin began work in 1588 on improving and strengthening the Korean navy's ships in face of the Japanese skill in close combat and muskets. The result was an new and effective ship design, even if the concept itself had previously been used in raids against pirates in 1419. It was designed to prevent enemy ships from getting close enough to use grappling hooks and muskets by using banks of cannons and concealed the ship with a smoke generator. The enclosed design with spike covered iron plates protected the crew from missiles made boarding difficult. Yi requires some more funds to finalise his fleet, if we don`t provide them he says he will resign. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12464
ACTIONNAME3891A;Provide Funds;;;;;;;;;;12465
ACTIONNAME3891B;Refuse funding;;;;;;;;;;12466
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EVENTNAME3892;Hyo-jong's Northern Expedition;;;;;;;;;;12468
EVENTHIST3892;King Hyo-jong plans to launch a northern expedition to chastise the Manchus. This will require substantial preparations, funds and is impossible to keep secret. He plans to strengthen Korea's defenses by increasing and improving training and improving our fortresses. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12469
ACTIONNAME3892A;Provide Funds;;;;;;;;;;12470
ACTIONNAME3892B;Refuse funding;;;;;;;;;;12471
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EVENTNAME4446;Mysore Revolts!;;;;;;;;;;12473
EVENTHIST4446;Sire, the people of Mysore have grown tired of our rule and are uniting to demand their independence!;;;;;;;;;;12474
ACTIONNAME4446A;Crush this insolence!;;;;;;;;;;12475
ACTIONNAME4446B;Make concessions;;;;;;;;;;12476
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EVENTNAME3893;The Duke of Gloucester and the Countess of Hainaut;;;;;;;;;;12478
EVENTHIST3893;Jacqueline, the Countess of Hainaut and Holland, has, by dubious means, divorced our cousin the Duke of Brabant and has married the English Duke of Gloucester, the King's uncle. This sudden elopement endangers our deep influence in her domains and threatens to replace it with English influence instead. To add insult to injury, she and her new 'husband' (although to use the term is dubious, as many believe the union is bigamous) have landed an army in Hainaut in order to take complete control of the County!;;;;;;;;;;12479
ACTIONNAME3893A;How dare they!;;;;;;;;;;12480
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EVENTNAME3894;The Treaty of Arras;;;;;;;;;;12482
EVENTHIST3894;A great meeting is occurring in the city of Arras between the English and the French.  Both look to us for support, and our influence one way or the other may shift the balance of their centuries-long conflict. Although we have been supporting the English up until now, the French have made interesting overtures to us in recent months. Which side should we support?;;;;;;;;;;12483
ACTIONNAME3894A;Support the French;;;;;;;;;;12484
ACTIONNAME3894B;Support the English;;;;;;;;;;12485
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EVENTNAME10435;Emperor Chongzhen Commits Suicide;;;;;;;;;;12487
EVENTHIST10435;As Li Zechang's rebel forces approached the capital, Emperor Chongzhen struck a bell, signaling his ministers to appear for a conference. When no one came, he climbed to the top of Coal Hill, next to his palace, and hanged himself. Your Excellency, with the death of the Emperor our glorious nation is descending into chaos! At least we can take comfort in the fact that the Manchu are subdued. But for how long?;;;;;;;;;;12488
ACTIONNAME10435A;Woe is us!;;;;;;;;;;12489
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EVENTNAME10014;The Fall of the Ming Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;12491
EVENTHIST10014;The Empire has descended into unparalleled chaos! Rebels control the countryside and march upon our capital. The armies of the barbarous Manchu move at will throughout the north and threaten Beijing. The people have completely lost faith in the current dynasty to rule. The ancients believed that when a dynasty was no longer fit to rule, the Mandate of Heaven was withdrawn from them and given to another. Many believe that this has happened and that it is time for the Ming to go, but others feel that we should fight on to the end against the rebels and the Manchu. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12492
ACTIONNAME10014A;Continue to fight on in the south!;;;;;;;;;;12493
ACTIONNAME10014B;Throw our lot in with the Manchu and proclaim the Qing Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;12494
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EVENTNAME10016;The Manchu Takeover of China;;;;;;;;;;12496
EVENTHIST10016;Wonderful news! The Manchu people have accepted our offer of unification. From now on we shall be as one.;;;;;;;;;;12497
ACTIONNAME10016A;We will rule this Empire together!;;;;;;;;;;12498
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EVENTNAME10043;The Manchu Takeover of China;;;;;;;;;;12500
EVENTHIST10043;Now that we are one nation, we will take the name of our new rulers;;;;;;;;;;12501
ACTIONNAME10043A;Long live the Qing Dynasty of the Manchu!;;;;;;;;;;12502
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EVENTNAME10017;The Manchu Takeover of China;;;;;;;;;;12504
EVENTHIST10017;Discouraging news!  The Manchu have accepted our offer, but only on their terms - complete surrender. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12505
ACTIONNAME10017A;We have no choice but to accept (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;12506
ACTIONNAME10017B;We will not completely submit to these barbarians!;;;;;;;;;;12507
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EVENTNAME10025;The Chinese Collapse;;;;;;;;;;12509
EVENTHIST10025;After years of chaos, the government of China has collapsed. As a result, we have lost still more northern provinces to the advancing Manchu. Nanjing is now terribly exposed, and the government has fled south.;;;;;;;;;;12510
ACTIONNAME10025A;Drat!;;;;;;;;;;12511
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EVENTNAME10026;The End of the Ming Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;12513
EVENTHIST10026;The last of the Ming pretenders has fled! The Manchu own the majority of China, and we are helpless against their advance and the never-ending revolts in the areas we control. Maybe it would be better to surrender now and throw ourselves on their mercy.;;;;;;;;;;12514
ACTIONNAME10026A;We surrender to the Manchu;;;;;;;;;;12515
ACTIONNAME10026B;No, we will never give up!;;;;;;;;;;12516
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EVENTNAME10036;The Expulsion of the Jesuits;;;;;;;;;;12519
EVENTHIST10036;Due to recent events, it now seems that the Jesuits may have outlived their usefulness. Although their knowledge is great, it is foreign to us and sometimes causes much commotion among our scholars and the common folk, disrupting the stability of our realm. They have been for decades interfering in the internal affairs of our nation - the final straw was their meddling in the recent succession. Perhaps it is time for them to go.;;;;;;;;;;12520
ACTIONNAME10036A;Expel them!;;;;;;;;;;12521
ACTIONNAME10036B;No, they are too valuable!;;;;;;;;;;12522
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EVENTNAME10037;The Appointment of Heshen;;;;;;;;;;12525
EVENTHIST10037;An up-and-coming minister has recently come to our attention. His name is Heshen, and he is certainly wise in the ways of diplomacy and administration. However, rumor has it that he is also grossly corrupt, mixing his political excellence with greed and favoritism. Should we appoint him our chief minister?;;;;;;;;;;12526
ACTIONNAME10037A;Appoint him despite his faults!;;;;;;;;;;12527
ACTIONNAME10037B;No, such corruption could ruin the state!;;;;;;;;;;12528
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EVENTNAME10038;Lord Macartney's Mission;;;;;;;;;;12531
EVENTHIST10038;Reports have reached us that a diplomatic mission has arrived on our shores from the far-off western barbarian nation of England, led by a certain Lord Macartney. He is said to bring with him the friendly greetings of his King, ideas for facilitating the trade between our nations, and various mechanical wonders. Shall receive this mission?;;;;;;;;;;12532
ACTIONNAME10038A;Reject the overtures of these rude western devils!;;;;;;;;;;12533
ACTIONNAME10038B;We are interested in hearing their ideas;;;;;;;;;;12534
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EVENTNAME10039;The White Lotus Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12537
EVENTHIST10039;Widespread rumors seem to indicate that the Cult of the White Lotus, a secret revolutionary society, is planning rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12538
ACTIONNAME10039A;It's likely just harmless talk;;;;;;;;;;12539
ACTIONNAME10039B;Crush these plotters!;;;;;;;;;;12540
#;;;;;;;;;;;12541
EVENTNAME10040;The Celestial Order Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12542
EVENTHIST10040;Widespread rumors seem to indicate that the Cult of the Celestial Order, a secret revolutionary society, is planning rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12543
ACTIONNAME10040A;It's likely just harmless talk;;;;;;;;;;12544
ACTIONNAME10040B;Crush these plotters!;;;;;;;;;;12545
#;;;;;;;;;;;12546
EVENTNAME10041;The Eight Trigrams Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12547
EVENTHIST10041;Widespread rumors seem to indicate that the Cult of the Eight Trigrams, a secret revolutionary society, is planning rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12548
ACTIONNAME10041A;It's likely just harmless talk;;;;;;;;;;12549
ACTIONNAME10041B;Crush these plotters!;;;;;;;;;;12550
#;;;;;;;;;;;12551
EVENTNAME10015;The Takeover of China;;;;;;;;;;12552
EVENTHIST10015;Wonderful news! The people of China have revolted against their present dynasty and they have opened the gates of their capital to us! Their officials are offering to merge our two governments. However, it would seem likely that if we were to do this, they would be the ones in real control, so there is danger in accepting their offer unconditionally. Maybe we should rule the two states separately, with China being our vassal, or maybe we should make it clear who will really rule if the nations unite. What shall be our choice?;;;;;;;;;;12553
ACTIONNAME10015A;We accept their offer to unite with them (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;12554
ACTIONNAME10015B;No, they will unite with us, not us with them;;;;;;;;;;12555
#;;;;;;;;;;;12556
EVENTNAME10018;The Manchu Takeover of China;;;;;;;;;;12557
EVENTHIST10018; Wonderful news! The Chinese have accepted our offer, although it wold seem likely that many in the south would still prefer the old Ming Dynasty, which will likely result in instability in those areas. ;;;;;;;;;;12558
ACTIONNAME10018A;We are now the rulers of China!;;;;;;;;;;12559
#;;;;;;;;;;;12560
EVENTNAME10019;The Manchu Takeover of China;;;;;;;;;;12561
EVENTHIST10019;The Chinese have rejected the possibility of our complete control of their nation. ;;;;;;;;;;12562
ACTIONNAME10019A;Then they will be our vassals.;;;;;;;;;;12563
#;;;;;;;;;;;12564
EVENTNAME10020;The Manchu Army Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12565
EVENTHIST10020; Now that the Manchu are firmly in control of northern China, it may now be time to use Manchu military expertise to reform the old Chinese army.  However, this will likely be expensive and many in the military will resent such an attempt. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12566
ACTIONNAME10020A;Yes, reform the military, as the old Chinese ways are inferior;;;;;;;;;;12567
ACTIONNAME10020B;Bah! What could barbarians teach the nation of Sun Tzu?;;;;;;;;;;12568
#;;;;;;;;;;;12569
EVENTNAME10035;The Manchu Advance;;;;;;;;;;12570
EVENTHIST10035;Although we are now at peace with China, it is obvious that they are a nation in the process of disintegration. Surely it would be wise to attack them while they are so weak and make even more spectacular advances!;;;;;;;;;;12571
ACTIONNAME10035A;Attack them now while they are weak!;;;;;;;;;;12572
ACTIONNAME10035B;No, we will leave them be;;;;;;;;;;12573
#;;;;;;;;;;;12574
EVENTNAME10028;The Move to Beijing;;;;;;;;;;12575
EVENTHIST10028; Now that the we have gained control of northern China, it would seem that the most reasonable place to rule our expanded realm would be from the Chinese capital of Beijing. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12576
ACTIONNAME10028A;Yes,let us move to the Chinese capital!;;;;;;;;;;12577
ACTIONNAME10028B;No, we will remain in our old capital.;;;;;;;;;;12578
#;;;;;;;;;;;12579
EVENTNAME10021;The End of the Ming Rebellions in the South;;;;;;;;;;12580
EVENTHIST10021;It appears that with the flight of the last Ming heir, the disturbances which have caused us such problems in the south have come to an end.  Only the pirate prince Koxinga, based out of Taiwan, may yet remain a problem.@;;;;;;;;;;12581
ACTIONNAME10021A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12582
#;;;;;;;;;;;12583
EVENTNAME10022;The Coastal Evacuation;;;;;;;;;;12584
EVENTHIST10022; Pirates under the rogue Ming pretender Koxinga and others have so ravaged our coasts that it is widely believed that wholesale evacuations from coastal provinces might be the only solution. Of course, this will vastly depopulate those provinces, but the pillaging by pirates may be worse in the long run. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12585
ACTIONNAME10022A;Evacuate the coasts!;;;;;;;;;;12586
ACTIONNAME10022B;Let the pirates pillage!;;;;;;;;;;12587
#;;;;;;;;;;;12588
EVENTNAME10023;The Revolt of the Three Feudatories;;;;;;;;;;12589
EVENTHIST10023;Three feudal lords in the south, once Ming generals who have since thrown in their lot with the Manchu, are threatening to rise up in rebellion! Ordered to give up their offices and return to Beijing, they are instead demanding that they be allowed to retain their posts as lords of semi-autonomous territories. They claim that if they aren't allowed to retain their current positions and aren't given huge bribes, they will rise up in rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12590
ACTIONNAME10023A;Let them revolt;;;;;;;;;;12591
ACTIONNAME10023B;Accede to their demands;;;;;;;;;;12592
#;;;;;;;;;;;12593
EVENTNAME10024;The Empire of China;;;;;;;;;;12594
EVENTHIST10024;The native forces of China have now been totally defeated. However, the name of China still holds much prestige in the minds of our subjects and neighbors. Now that we reign supreme, perhaps it would be wise to take up the name of the old empire and make it our own. Should we take up the mantle of the Chinese Empire?;;;;;;;;;;12595
ACTIONNAME10024A;We are China!;;;;;;;;;;12596
ACTIONNAME10024B;No, we will remain as the Manchu;;;;;;;;;;12597
#;;;;;;;;;;;12598
EVENTNAME10027;The End of the Ming Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;12599
EVENTHIST10027;The last of the Ming pretenders has fled and the remnant Chinese forces in the south are offering to surrender to us unconditionally!;;;;;;;;;;12600
ACTIONNAME10027A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12601
#;;;;;;;;;;;12602
EVENTNAME10029;The Expulsion of the Jesuits;;;;;;;;;;12603
EVENTHIST10029;Due to recent events, it now seems that the Jesuits may have outlived their usefulness. Although their knowledge is great, it is foreign to us and sometimes causes much commotion among our scholars and the common folk, disrupting the stability of our realm. They have been for decades interfering in the internal affairs of our nation - the final straw was their meddling in the recent succession. Perhaps it is time for them to go.;;;;;;;;;;12604
ACTIONNAME10029A;Expel them!;;;;;;;;;;12605
ACTIONNAME10029B;No, they are too valuable!;;;;;;;;;;12606
#;;;;;;;;;;;12607
EVENTNAME10030;The Appointment of Heshen;;;;;;;;;;12608
EVENTHIST10030;An up-and-coming minister has recently come to our attention. His name is Heshen, and he is certainly wise in the ways of diplomacy and administration. However, rumor has it that he is also grossly corrupt, mixing his political excellence with greed and favoritism. Should we make him our chief minister?;;;;;;;;;;12609
ACTIONNAME10030A;Appoint him despite his faults!;;;;;;;;;;12610
ACTIONNAME10030B;No, such corruption could ruin the state!;;;;;;;;;;12611
#;;;;;;;;;;;12612
EVENTNAME10031;Lord Macartney's Mission;;;;;;;;;;12613
EVENTHIST10031;Reports have reached us that a diplomatic mission has arrived on our shores from the far-off western barbarian nation of England, led by a certain Lord Macartney.  He is said to bring with him the friendly greetings of his King, ideas for facilitating the trade between our nations, and various mechanical wonders. Shall receive this mission?;;;;;;;;;;12614
ACTIONNAME10031A;Reject the overtures of these rude western devils!;;;;;;;;;;12615
ACTIONNAME10031B;We are interested in hearing their ideas;;;;;;;;;;12616
#;;;;;;;;;;;12617
EVENTNAME10032;The White Lotus Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12618
EVENTHIST10032;Widespread rumors seem to indicate that the Cult of the White Lotus, a secret revolutionary society, is planning rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12619
ACTIONNAME10032A;It's likely just harmless talk;;;;;;;;;;12620
ACTIONNAME10032B;Crush these plotters!;;;;;;;;;;12621
#;;;;;;;;;;;12622
EVENTNAME10033;The Celestial Order Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12623
EVENTHIST10033;Widespread rumors seem to indicate that the Cult of the Celestial Order, a secret revolutionary society, is planning rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12624
ACTIONNAME10033A;It's likely just harmless talk;;;;;;;;;;12625
ACTIONNAME10033B;Crush these plotters!;;;;;;;;;;12626
#;;;;;;;;;;;12627
EVENTNAME10434;The Eight Trigrams Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12628
EVENTHIST10434;Widespread rumors seem to indicate that the Cult of the Eight Trigrams, a secret revolutionary society, is planning rebellion. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12629
ACTIONNAME10434A;It's likely just harmless talk;;;;;;;;;;12630
ACTIONNAME10434B;Crush these plotters!;;;;;;;;;;12631
#;;;;;;;;;;;12632
#;;;;;;;;;;;12633
EVENTNAME3914;The Foundation of Modern Burma;;;;;;;;;;12634
EVENTHIST3914;King Alaungpaya has place the Burmese state on a firmer footing after years of rebellion, disorder, and misrule. He wishes to reform all facets of the military and government and refound the kingdom after these last decades of chaos. Do we accept his reforms?;;;;;;;;;;12635
ACTIONNAME3914A;Yes, our Kingdom shall be great again!;;;;;;;;;;12636
ACTIONNAME3914B;No, we are fine as we are.;;;;;;;;;;12637
#;;;;;;;;;;;12638
EVENTNAME3915;The Mon revolt;;;;;;;;;;12639
EVENTHIST3915;The Mon people in Irrawaddy province are revolting! How shall we deal with this unrest?;;;;;;;;;;12640
ACTIONNAME3915A;Crush those rebels!;;;;;;;;;;12641
ACTIONNAME3915B;Let us negotiate with them;;;;;;;;;;12642
#;;;;;;;;;;;12643
EVENTNAME3916;The Taungu Inheritance;;;;;;;;;;12644
EVENTHIST3916;The dynasty of Taungu has taken over Myanmar. Shall the two states become closer or should they be ruled separately?;;;;;;;;;;12645
ACTIONNAME3916A;Yes, let us bring these two countries together;;;;;;;;;;12646
ACTIONNAME3916B;No, let us remain separate;;;;;;;;;;12647
#;;;;;;;;;;;12648
#;;;;;;;;;;;12649
EVENTNAME3917;The Lodi Dynasty;;;;;;;;;;12650
EVENTHIST3917; The Lodi Dynasty has seized control of our nation. The dynasty is widely disliked and both the population of this sultanate and our neighbors are expressing their disapproval of their usurpation. The best we can do is to weather the storm that the actions of our new monarchs has caused.;;;;;;;;;;12651
ACTIONNAME3917A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;12652
#;;;;;;;;;;;12653
#;;;;;;;;;;;12654
EVENTNAME3918;The Incompetence of the Lodis;;;;;;;;;;12655
EVENTHIST3918; The Lodi Dynasty has been a disaster for our nation! Their manifest incompetence has ruined the state, brought the populace to the verge of outright revolt, and made our neighbors both despise us and to plot against us. The best we can do is to persevere despite the troubles that our useless monarchs have caused.;;;;;;;;;;12656
ACTIONNAME3918A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;12657
#;;;;;;;;;;;12658
#;;;;;;;;;;;12659
EVENTNAME3919;The Battle of Panipat;;;;;;;;;;12660
EVENTHIST3919; The Mughals have defeated us on the field of battle at Panipat. They now occupy our capital and have virtually overrun our nation. We are virtually helpless against them! What shall we do?.;;;;;;;;;;12661
ACTIONNAME3919A;We surrender to their forces!;;;;;;;;;;12662
ACTIONNAME3919B;We will fight on to the death!;;;;;;;;;;12663
#;;;;;;;;;;;12664
#;;;;;;;;;;;12665
EVENTNAME3920;Ulugh Beg's Observatory;;;;;;;;;;12666
EVENTHIST3920;Our illustrious monarch, Ulugh Beg, has indicated that he desires to build a grand observatory so that Samarkand will become the center of astronomical learning for the entire world.  His beliefs are summarized by the words he wishes to have carved on its walls: 'Religions rise and fall, empires crumble into dust, but the works of science are for all time'. But however noble his intentions, such projects are very costly. Should we build the observatory?;;;;;;;;;;12667
ACTIONNAME3920A;Build it!;;;;;;;;;;12668
ACTIONNAME3920B;We have neither the time nor the money for such foolishness!;;;;;;;;;;12669
#;;;;;;;;;;;12670
#;;;;;;;;;;;12671
EVENTNAME3921;The Battle of Panipat;;;;;;;;;;12672
EVENTHIST3921;Now that we occupy their capital, the government of Delhi has agreed to surrender unconditionally, allowing us to annex them completely!.;;;;;;;;;;12673
ACTIONNAME3921A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12674
#;;;;;;;;;;;12675
#;;;;;;;;;;;12676
EVENTNAME3895;The Pommeranian Inheritance;;;;;;;;;;12677
EVENTHIST3895;The ruling family of Pommern has died out! Legally, Brandenburg is the heir, but the powerful Swedes demand a portion of the inheritance. What shall be our decision?;;;;;;;;;;12678
ACTIONNAME3895A;Split Pommern between Sweden and Brandenburg;;;;;;;;;;12679
ACTIONNAME3895B;Let Brandenburg receive all of Pommern;;;;;;;;;;12680
ACTIONNAME3895C;Remain independent;;;;;;;;;;12681
#;;;;;;;;;;;12682
#;;;;;;;;;;;12683
EVENTNAME3896;The Pommern Inheritance;;;;;;;;;;12684
EVENTHIST3896;We have received Pommern as the legal heirs of their now-extinct ducal family.;;;;;;;;;;12685
ACTIONNAME3896A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12686
#;;;;;;;;;;;12687
#;;;;;;;;;;;12688
EVENTNAME3897;The Algerian Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12689
EVENTHIST3897;In the first decades of the 18th century the Beys and Deys (Janissary leaders) of Northern Africa were in a rebellious mood in the wake of the Peace of Carlowitz between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League. In 1710, it was the turn of the Bey of Algiers to begin to start down the road to independence.;;;;;;;;;;12690
ACTIONNAME3897A;Grant limited autonomy;;;;;;;;;;12691
ACTIONNAME3897B;Crush the rebels!;;;;;;;;;;12692
#;;;;;;;;;;;12693
#;;;;;;;;;;;12694
EVENTNAME3898;Civil War in Muscovy;;;;;;;;;;12695
EVENTHIST3898;Yuri, formerly prince of Suzdal and a prince of a collateral branch of the royal house, has risen in revolt, claiming the thrones of Moscow and Vladimir. Shall we support the present prince Vasily or the upstart Yuri?;;;;;;;;;;12696
ACTIONNAME3898A;Support Yuri;;;;;;;;;;12697
ACTIONNAME3898B;Support Vasily;;;;;;;;;;12698
#;;;;;;;;;;;12699
#;;;;;;;;;;;12700
EVENTNAME3899;Akbar's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12701
EVENTHIST3899;The Emperor has proposed sweeping reforms in order to modernize and restructure our state. These include economic reforms, a better tax-gathering system, a streamlined bureaucracy, and military restructuring. However, such a plan will be expensive and will cause a fair amount of resentment among the populace, the bureaucracy, and the military.  Shall we implement the reforms?;;;;;;;;;;12702
ACTIONNAME3899A;Implement the reforms;;;;;;;;;;12703
ACTIONNAME3899B;No, such restructuring would be too rash!;;;;;;;;;;12704
#;;;;;;;;;;;12705
#;;;;;;;;;;;12706
EVENTNAME6900;Akbar's Religious Tolerance;;;;;;;;;;12707
EVENTHIST6900;The Emperor is very interested in comparative religion, and has hosted many debates by the learned of many different faiths. He believes that each person should be able to choose his or her own belief system, without interference by any others. He wishes this to become the law of the empire, but while this will be greeted with joy by our heathen population, it will be looked upon with horror and resentment by the Muslim ruling classes. Should we follow his wishes?;;;;;;;;;;12708
ACTIONNAME6900A;Tolerate all beliefs;;;;;;;;;;12709
ACTIONNAME6900B;No, we will not tolerate the idol-worshipers!;;;;;;;;;;12710
#;;;;;;;;;;;12711
#;;;;;;;;;;;12712
EVENTNAME6901;The Taj Mahal;;;;;;;;;;12713
EVENTHIST6901;"The Emperor wishes to build a magnificent memorial to his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal. He wishes it to be an imposing structure of incredible beauty, something to be talked about around the world for centuries to come. He wishes to hire the best architects and wants to spare no expense in materials. Shall we build this ""Taj Mahal""?";;;;;;;;;;12714
ACTIONNAME6901A;Build it!;;;;;;;;;;12715
ACTIONNAME6901B;No, we will not waste money on such useless things!;;;;;;;;;;12716
#;;;;;;;;;;;12717
#;;;;;;;;;;;12718
EVENTNAME6902;Aurangzib's Religious Intolerance;;;;;;;;;;12719
EVENTHIST6902;The Emperor despises the religious policies of his great-grandfather Akbar. He wishes to force the true faith upon the idol-worshipping populace. Shall we follow his wishes?;;;;;;;;;;12720
ACTIONNAME6902A;No, we will not tolerate the idol-worshipers!;;;;;;;;;;12721
ACTIONNAME6902B;Tolerate all beliefs;;;;;;;;;;12722
#;;;;;;;;;;;12723
#;;;;;;;;;;;12724
EVENTNAME6903;The Sikh Rebellions;;;;;;;;;;12725
EVENTHIST6903;The Guru of the Sikhs has come to our capital to explain his sect's heterodox teachings. Sikhism is a mixture of Hindu and Islamic beliefs, and the Emperor feels such teachings are a heresy to Islam. However, any actions we take against him will have reprecussions in our Sikh provinces, where the Guru is revered as a holy man. What shall we do with this accused heretic?;;;;;;;;;;12726
ACTIONNAME6903A;Execute him as a heretic!;;;;;;;;;;12727
ACTIONNAME6903B;Let him and his movement be.;;;;;;;;;;12728
#;;;;;;;;;;;12729
#;;;;;;;;;;;12730
EVENTNAME6904;The Succession Crisis of 1707;;;;;;;;;;12731
EVENTHIST6904;The Emperor Auraungzib has died and his sons are maneuvering to take control of the Empire! What shall we do in this moment of crisis?;;;;;;;;;;12732
ACTIONNAME6904A;Let them fight it out;;;;;;;;;;12733
ACTIONNAME6904B;Support the rightful heir.;;;;;;;;;;12734
#;;;;;;;;;;;12735
#;;;;;;;;;;;12736
EVENTNAME6905;The Afghan Rebellions;;;;;;;;;;12737
EVENTHIST6905;The Afghans, under the leadership of Mir Ways, have risen up in rebellion in their home provinces!;;;;;;;;;;12738
ACTIONNAME6905A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;12739
#;;;;;;;;;;;12740
#;;;;;;;;;;;12741
EVENTNAME6906;The Afghan Rebellions End;;;;;;;;;;12742
EVENTHIST6906;The Afghans rebellions seem to have subsided;;;;;;;;;;12743
ACTIONNAME6906A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12744
#;;;;;;;;;;;12745
#;;;;;;;;;;;12746
EVENTNAME6907;The Afghan Rebellions;;;;;;;;;;12747
EVENTHIST6907;The Afghans, under the leadership of Mir Ways, have risen up in rebellion in their home provinces!;;;;;;;;;;12748
ACTIONNAME6907A;Curses!;;;;;;;;;;12749
#;;;;;;;;;;;12750
#;;;;;;;;;;;12751
EVENTNAME6908;The Afghan Rebellions End;;;;;;;;;;12752
EVENTHIST6908;The Afghans rebellions seem to have subsided;;;;;;;;;;12753
ACTIONNAME6908A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12754
#;;;;;;;;;;;12755
#;;;;;;;;;;;12756
EVENTNAME6909;The Succession Crisis of 1712;;;;;;;;;;12757
EVENTHIST6909;The Emperor Bihandur Shah has died and his sons are maneuvering to take control of the Empire! What shall we do in this moment of crisis?;;;;;;;;;;12758
ACTIONNAME6909A;Let them fight it out;;;;;;;;;;12759
ACTIONNAME6909B;Support the rightful heir.;;;;;;;;;;12760
#;;;;;;;;;;;12761
#;;;;;;;;;;;12762
EVENTNAME6910;Boromo Trailokanat's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12763
EVENTHIST6910;King Boromo Trailokanat has proposed various reforms in order to streamline the government of the state. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12764
ACTIONNAME6910A;Go with the reforms;;;;;;;;;;12765
ACTIONNAME6910B;Ignore the reform ideas;;;;;;;;;;12766
#;;;;;;;;;;;12767
#;;;;;;;;;;;12768
EVENTNAME6911;Maha Chakkrap'at's Army Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12769
EVENTHIST6911;King Maha Chakkrap'at has proposed various reforms for our military forces, including the training of a full-time professional elephant brigade. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12770
ACTIONNAME6911A;Go with the reforms;;;;;;;;;;12771
ACTIONNAME6911B;Ignore the reform ideas;;;;;;;;;;12772
#;;;;;;;;;;;12773
#;;;;;;;;;;;12774
EVENTNAME6912;Prasat T'ang's Economic Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12775
EVENTHIST6912;King Prasat T'ang has proposed various reforms concerning trade and the economic well-being of our kingdom. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12776
ACTIONNAME6912A;Go with the reforms;;;;;;;;;;12777
ACTIONNAME6912B;Ignore the reform ideas;;;;;;;;;;12778
#;;;;;;;;;;;12779
#;;;;;;;;;;;12780
EVENTNAME6913;King Ekit'at's Incompetence;;;;;;;;;;12781
EVENTHIST6913;King Ekit'at is an utter fool who is a disaster as king of this land. He ignores the duties of government, prefering to spend his days in endless parties and bouts of drinking and debauchery. Meanwhile, the kingdom is falling to part, and our neighbors eagerly circle like vultures moving in on their prey. Unfortunately, the king refuses all advice to take a more active role in the government, thus causing the nation to slide further into chaos.;;;;;;;;;;12782
ACTIONNAME6913A;Why are we stuck with such an incompetent fool?;;;;;;;;;;12783
#;;;;;;;;;;;12784
EVENTNAME3901;The Foundation of the Modern Thai State;;;;;;;;;;12785
EVENTHIST3901;The chaos of King Ekit'at's reign is now behind us, and the new king, Phya Taksin, has placed the nation on a new course. He wishes to refound the state by moving its capital a few miles to Bangkok and undertaking a thorough administrative reform. Should we follow his wishes?;;;;;;;;;;12786
ACTIONNAME3901A;It is the beginning of a new era!;;;;;;;;;;12787
ACTIONNAME3901B;No the old ways are the best.;;;;;;;;;;12788
#;;;;;;;;;;;12789
#;;;;;;;;;;;12790
EVENTNAME3902;The Move to Vientiane;;;;;;;;;;12791
EVENTHIST3902;Our monarch believes that the current capital of Luangphrebang has outlived its usefulness and wishes to make a fresh start in the city of Vientiane. Shall we move the capital?;;;;;;;;;;12792
ACTIONNAME3902A;Move to Vientiane;;;;;;;;;;12793
ACTIONNAME3902B;Stay in Luangphrebang;;;;;;;;;;12794
#;;;;;;;;;;;12795
#;;;;;;;;;;;12796
EVENTNAME3903;The Succession Crisis;;;;;;;;;;12797
EVENTHIST3903;Since the death of Nan T'arat, the succession has been disputed between our current monarch and his uncle King Kitsarat. It appears that the crisis is coming to a head, and now it appears that we must choose a course of action. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12798
ACTIONNAME3903A;Let them fight it out;;;;;;;;;;12799
ACTIONNAME3903B;Support the rightful heir;;;;;;;;;;12800
#;;;;;;;;;;;12801
#;;;;;;;;;;;12802
EVENTNAME3904;The Vietnamese Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12803
EVENTHIST3904;For the last few years, Chinese forces have occupied our nation. However, one man, Le Loi, refuses to recognize the rule of China. He has raised the banner of revolt, and many are flocking to his banners, intent on kicking the Chinese out of the country. Should we support him?;;;;;;;;;;12804
ACTIONNAME3904A;Overthrow the Chinese oppressors!;;;;;;;;;;12805
ACTIONNAME3904B;Remain a Chinese vassal;;;;;;;;;;12806
#;;;;;;;;;;;12807
#;;;;;;;;;;;12808
EVENTNAME3905;The Foundation of the Empire of Dai Viet;;;;;;;;;;12809
EVENTHIST3905;As part of the terms of the peace treaty with China, they recognize our leader, Le Loi, as the sovereign ruler of Dai Viet. This recognition of our freedom means that our nation has now undergone a new beginning, the refounding of a great state. In recognition of this, Le Loi has undertaken a thorough overhaul of the state's government, putting our newly refounded state on a firm footing.,;;;;;;;;;;12810
ACTIONNAME3905A;Found the Empire!;;;;;;;;;;12811
#;;;;;;;;;;;12812
#;;;;;;;;;;;12813
EVENTNAME3906;Le Nghi Dan's Reforms;;;;;;;;;;12814
EVENTHIST3906;Emperor Le Nghi Dan has proposed various reforms concerning the government and the economic well-being of our kingdom. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12815
ACTIONNAME3906A;Go with the reforms;;;;;;;;;;12816
ACTIONNAME3906B;Ignore the reform ideas;;;;;;;;;;12817
#;;;;;;;;;;;12818
#;;;;;;;;;;;12819
EVENTNAME3907;The Rivalry of the Mac and Trinh Families;;;;;;;;;;12820
EVENTHIST3907;Two great families vie for the power of regent of this nation, the Mac and the Trinh.  Because of this power struggle, the nation has slid into anarchy, with armed bands supporting one side or the other roaming the countriside. We can only hope that their feuding will end soon.;;;;;;;;;;12821
ACTIONNAME3907A;Curse their interminable feuding!;;;;;;;;;;12822
#;;;;;;;;;;;12823
#;;;;;;;;;;;12824
EVENTNAME3908;The Revolt of Annam;;;;;;;;;;12825
EVENTHIST3908;The southern provinces of our nation have risen up in revolt under the Nguyen family, who hope to create an independent Annam. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12826
ACTIONNAME3908A;Crush the rebels!;;;;;;;;;;12827
ACTIONNAME3908B;Negotiate a peaceful settlement.;;;;;;;;;;12828
#;;;;;;;;;;;12829
#;;;;;;;;;;;12830
EVENTNAME3909;The Tay Son Rebellion;;;;;;;;;;12831
EVENTHIST3909;After years of corruption, mismanagement, and famine, the people of our nation have apparently had enough. They have risen up in rebellion under the leadership of the Tay Son brothers. What shall we do?;;;;;;;;;;12832
ACTIONNAME3909A;Crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;12833
ACTIONNAME3909B;Negotiate a peaceful settlement;;;;;;;;;;12834
#;;;;;;;;;;;12835
#;;;;;;;;;;;12836
EVENTNAME3910;The Foundation of the Modern Vietnamese State;;;;;;;;;;12837
EVENTHIST3910;After decades of unrest, King Nguyen Phuc-Anh of Annam has taken control of our nation.  He wishes to create a united Vietnamese nation. Should we unite or should we remain separate from Annam?;;;;;;;;;;12838
ACTIONNAME3910A;We are one nation!;;;;;;;;;;12839
ACTIONNAME3910B;Rule Annam separately;;;;;;;;;;12840
#;;;;;;;;;;;12841
#;;;;;;;;;;;12842
EVENTNAME3911;The Foundation of the Modern Vietnamese State;;;;;;;;;;12843
EVENTHIST3911;The nation of Annam has agreed to be annexed by us!;;;;;;;;;;12844
ACTIONNAME3911A;Great!;;;;;;;;;;12845
#;;;;;;;;;;;12846
#;;;;;;;;;;;12847
EVENTNAME3912;The Foundation of the Modern Vietnamese State;;;;;;;;;;12848
EVENTHIST3912;After decades of unrest in Dai Viet, our King Nguyen Phuc-Anh has taken control of that nation. He wishes to create a united Vietnamese nation. Should we unite or should we remain separate from Dai Viet;;;;;;;;;;12849
ACTIONNAME3912A;We are one nation! (Game Over);;;;;;;;;;12850
ACTIONNAME3912B;We will remain separate;;;;;;;;;;12851
#;;;;;;;;;;;12852
ERROR_SOUND_NAME;Critical Error!;;;;;;;;;;12853
ERROR_SOUND_DESC;EU has encountered a problem with your sound card. Please obtain and install the latest sound drivers from the sound card manufacturer. If the problem persists, contact the technical support.;;;;;;;;;;12854
#;;;;;;;;;;;12855
JOINMPGAME;<%s has joined>;;;;;;;;;;12856
LEFTMPGAME;<%s has left>;;;;;;;;;;12857
#;;;;;;;;;;;12858
MAXMAN_ECO;+%d (Economical Resources)\n;;;;;;;;;;12859
PIWEXPANDFORTERR8;This province is too poor and can only support a maximum of a level %d fortress.;;;;;;;;;;12860
EE_REPUTATION;%s%d Badboy;;;;;;;;;;12861
CHAT_ALLIES;Allies;;;;;;;;;;12862
CHAT_ALL;All;;;;;;;;;;12863
CHAT_NONE;None;;;;;;;;;;12864
CHAT_ENEMY;Enemies;;;;;;;;;;12865
CHAT_NEIGHBOR;Neighbors;;;;;;;;;;12866
CHAT_RELIGION;Same Religion;;;;;;;;;;12867
EE_RCOT;Lose Center of Trade in %s.;;;;;;;;;;12868
DOMESTIC_L_ADJ;Overseas Tax Penalty: %s%.2f percent.\n;;;;;;;;;;12869
EYRCOMPARISON;Comparison Table;;;;;;;;;;12870
#;;;;;;;;;;;12858
REMCOT_SETUP;When a Center of Trade disappears;;;;;;;;;;4007
REMCOT_HEADER;Our Governor Reports%s;;;;;;;;;;4008
REMCOT_1;Market Fluctuations!;;;;;;;;;;4009
REMCOT_2;%t, the center of trade in;;;;;;;;;;4010
REMCOT_3;%s;;;;;;;;;;4011
REMCOT_4;has disappeared due to lack of competition.;;;;;;;;;;4012
REMCOT_5;;;;;;;;;;;4013
REMCOT_6;;;;;;;;;;;4014
REMCOT_LOG;The Center of Trade in %s have disappeared.;;;;;;;;;;4015
REMCOT_BTN1;OK;;;;;;;;;;4016
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