Here's a quick and dirty overview of my current campaign with England on VH/VH difficulty settings:
The Map
Soon I'll finish off Ifriqiya then halt my eastward expansion, and nurture an alliance with (aka bribe the sh!t out of) Egypt. They'll be my meatshield from the terrors of the desert. Once that's in place I'll conquer Norway and Denmark. The HRE are my allies and I'm pumping a lot of money into their economy so that they can beat back all the invading armies from the many hostile factions they border (aka more meatshielding). After taking Scandinavia I'll defeat the pope and exile him to Visby. After that, who knows?
The King
Here's one racist, tyrannical, and old-ass king.
The Armies
Fulcard may not be the most capable commander, nor the most dreadful or chivalrous, but he's got great hair.
Pretty strong general who is pretty loyal. Some might say his loyalty is a little weirdly obsessive...
Heir to the throne, and in command of some damn good longbowmen and cavalry.
The only army with catapults because they are so frustratingly slow, but the way they pulp the enemy lines is so wonderfully satisfying.
Henry had a run in with 2 large Norwegian armies, and they unsurprisingly cut apart his infantry with their super strong axe infantry. Guy should probably go retrain them.
Financial Overview
So uh, how do I lower corruption?
Top money making cities
Rankings
The only dead faction I had no part in defeating is Sicily.
Final Overview
And that's that! I'll post a follow up in 100 turns or so.