Originally posted by Aggy:
Following a close election in which the current Duke of Nuestria, William the Norman, was narrowly beaten by the Briton-supported Clovis du Lac (a member of the Familie du Lac, Lancelot's household), the Normans, who make up the majority of Nuestrians and live mostly in the east, demand independence as their own Duchy with William as the Duke of Normandy. The Council of Camelot supports this, as does the King, however that would screw up taxation and muster from Nuestria, and a large census would have to be taken. The King, however, has a solution. In return for large numbers of their excellent mounted Knights to serve in the Briton armies, the Normans may have their own duchy. Many Normans are happy with this, but there's always those radicals that want full independence...