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    haha brilliant! Poor Brians, I hate that name anyway!
    Thank you!

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    In the royal court, in Inverness
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    "Sire, reports about the crusade have just arrived. It's not a threat for now, but what is worrying is the huge Scottish fleet gathered in Aberdeen.
    Plus King Alexander is in the area with a huge army.
    If the crusaders and Scots join forces, we are in trouble."

    The military advisor gave his report.


    Prince Inge, still seething about the loss of Aberdeen, stood, lifted his axe and shouted:
    "Let's march south and crush this scum Alexander before the crusaders arrive. I will cut off his had with my bare hands!!!"


    Some hurrahs could be heard and some generals drew swords and stated banging the hilts on the table.

    But King Magnus, however, remained undisturbed.

    "Sit down noble lords.
    While the idea of eliminating Alexander's army before the crusaders arrive is tempting, let us not forget that we just lost thousands of valiant men defending Aberdeen.
    The soil is still warm with their sacred blood.
    If we send another host there, we will be in enemy territory, with all the supplies and logistical disadvantages that come along.
    Even a naval attack is not reliable as the Scots, like the scouts just reported, have a massive fleet to protect against such a move.
    Believe me men, I am as eager as you to reclaim Aberdeen and avenge our fallen brothers.
    But we are not in Norway.
    We don't have the ressources for the moment.
    We lost ships, men, territory and trade. We are therefore not in a position to be on the offensive.
    The best strategy, for now, is to fortify our borders for an all-out assault."
    Magnus delivered his speech and was not finished, but he was interrupted by boos and hissing from the assembly.

    Suddenly he drew his own axe and smashed the table inf front of him.

    The hall went silent.

    Magnus scanned the shocked faces with his fiery eyes.

    He then spoke again, in a clam voice.

    "This is my strategy and my orders: we will fortify Inverness and Wick castles in the east, as this is where the Crusade will attack with the help of the Scots.
    Moreover, my scouts reported scottish military presence in all settlements on our borders.
    Our west and central settlements are undefended.
    If we mobilise all men to the east, I am afraid we will be exposed in the west. This is exactly what happened when the Irish grabbed all the western islands from us when we were locked in battle in Perth some years ago.
    Therefore, we must fortify the entire southern border.
    This defensive strategy will strain our ressources but it will cost us less than going all out on Aberdeen without a guarantee of success."

    Magnus then went silent and looked at his assembled generals who stood there, thinking about the words they have just heard...

    And thus orders were issued and preparations started.




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    The southern rebels are next: https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxf8isiuv026mvv/TIOC_barons_42.sav/file
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    With the arrival of a new season, came a potential new round of combat, as flint castle had fallen again on the coast, and Henry of Lancaster prepared to send Hugh again to secure the castle but as the knight set out with his army of mercenaries he met a irish fellow moving down the road just as his forces began to move. The fellow had the look of a footpad, and spoke with a rolling dialect of those Irishmen from across the seas, singing to himself some obscure song.


    {I would perhaps replace brick with stone perhaps for continuity }

    On the approach of the knights however, he engaged the leader of the column of troop{Hugh}, in conversation warning of a massive army of English troops "hidden down amongst de'm der' tree's" to the south. Immediately cautioned, Hugh sent out some scouts to find a massive English column , hiding amongst the tree's to counter any of there moves towards Flint , and perhaps to aid the King at Chester. Hugh turned his forces around , marching back to haste , to Chester, where a swift consultation with Henry of Lancaster, meant the forces of Lancaster would have to withdrawn lest they face two armies of England. Indeed most of the preparation went on in the late afternoon and long into the night, and the besieged garrison at Chester, was surprised to see that the Forces of the northern shires had vanished during the night withdrawing ever northwards back there holdings.

    There was little the northern forces had left behind , apart from a single wagon , filled with stale bread left behind apparently for the people of Chester, and a note to the king pronouncing..

    False King of England, I hope the dress proved useful to you , whilst your people starved .....
    If you have but a smidging of the mettle of your ancestors , then I shall wait for you at Lancaster if you can still lift the weight of a sword with those dainty hands..


    There was cheery news however at Norwich where the city now laid under northern shires siege and although there was some rumours of a slight English force in the forest, the forces of York thought however, they would arrive too late, at the siege to make a difference to the outcome. The Earl of Leciester however had ended his siege of the minor castle he had been conducting , and disappeared in the countryside of England, perhaps settling on other targets less troublesome and too close to the recruitment of English forces at Nottingham.


    The forces of York however , saw some rebels and bandits had taken to roads, as the strains of continuous war for the last ten years,was taking its toil on some of the people , who took to other ways to gain coins. Arthur of York , however rallied some of his garrison and provide a short sharp lession to the bandits, giving him some needed combat practice which had been lacking in the garrison commander.

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    There was some benefit to the cancelled attack on Chester perhaps as it had drove some English forces away from the coast , and at the same time , more forces were now available for the crusade to the north, and those crusaders receiving the news , that the campaign was back on , proceeded with haste, making there preparations for a long voyage to the northern lands, where it seemed to snow more than others.

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    I LOVE the DUBLINERS!
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    England



    Peace had returned to Chester as the craven Henry had lifted his siege of the castle under the cover of darkness. Ironic how a man who had run away from a battlefield tried to lecture someone on honour in battle. Edmund had sniggered at the Lord's note and had discarded it immediatly after reading it. While Henry's warhost had disappeared north some Northern Rebels under John de Warenne had ventured south into England proper. John had led the siege of castle Peveril [fort] a couple of kilometers east of Chester. This he had abandoned and with it the Welsh forces that still continued the siege. Philip Stratford, ever the loyal King's man, was sent to deal with the men of the Dragon. With his retinue of knights he quickly thundered through the measly war camp and sent the Welshmen running northeast, towards the sea.


    The turn of the century was celebrated with a special occassion. The King was getting married. The poor lass whose fate it was to marry Edmund was called, Margaret de Burgh, a daughter of one the noble houses of England. It was less a marriage of strategical or political importance than it was for practical reasons. The King, already 35, himself had no children of his own and his heir was the nine-year old son of his late brother Edward, Geiles. It was of utmost important that the royal line was secured before Edmund got himself killed in his madness. In the preparation of this feast Edmund had to choose what kind of garb he would wear for his wedding and had many sessions of outfitting with his tailor up until one fateful day. Edmund had overheard him making a remark to a courtier if he should ask if His Grace wished a dress instead of his royal attire to wear at the wedding. Edmund, who had stood behind the tailor, had calmly explained that the dress he had was a battledress not suited for a wedding after which he had ordered his guards to escort the unfortunate tailor to the dungeons where he was to rot for the remainder of his life.

    What a strange man, Edmund thought. Dresses aren't meant as wedding garb for a man.




    Ireland up: http://www.mediafire.com/file/b0akol...nd_43.sav/file

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    In the port of Dublin small boats began to ship both men and supplies onto the great armada of 725 ships that lay at anchor in the of the coast, it was the young prince Griffin who supervised the embarking while the High King took to his flag-ship and brought with him assassins, spies and merchant's and behind closed doors he began to plot the demise of his foe, it was said that he ordered his assassins to bring him the head of Walter Griffard but whether they would succeed is yet to be known..


    Soon thereafter a lone ship was sighted sailing south east though no soldiers filled its deck but instead was filled with agents of Ireland who under the command of their lord were sailing to disrupt the enemy by any means necessary..


    It was at midnight when the fleet was ready to depart and set sail for northern Wales..The High King took the lead and stayed at the head of the column while Prince Griffin commanded the rear..

    It was the following day when Brian caught one of his guards drunk on whiskey and feasting on the food that was prepared for his lord and the man was dragged onto the deck and for his crime of stealing was, a makeshift raft was construction and a cross at its center..

    The man was tied to the cross and was condemned death..




    Near 700 ships passed the poor man, none daring to defy the punishment the High King seemed fit though as the last ship was about the pass the ship soon came to a halt. It's sails were a bright green with 3 harps adorning the sails, the personal crests of the prince Griffin.

    The man was brought aboard the war ship and his bonds cut.. It was soon discovered that the man was sent to his death over stolen food!

    The prince Griffin was disgusted at his grandfathers barbarous act towards his own countrymen and began to make his way to the head of the line to confront the high king with half a dozen chiefs he had gathered to him for support but as the flagship of the fleet came into sight and he prepared to bang heads with his grandfather, horns were blown and as he turned to face the north he spotted near 300 heavy warships approaching the fleet and set out to intercept them before they could ambush the Irish fleet though as the prince and a couple of ships set out to halt the suspisous ships the head of the Irish column under Brian didn't pay any attention to the ships and continued on their path..

    It was due to High King Brian neglecting to inform his heir of a Irish fleet was sailing from the north with near a thousand men to reinforce the invasion that tragedy struck..

    A couple of the ships clashed and not knowing they were their countrymen from the north, began to board the ships killing a few dozen men before they realised the error..

    Near 50 men of Downpatrick lay dead on the warships decks and the prince felt shame that one of his first acts resulted in the death of half a hundred of his own countrymen, though even as disaster struck the men from Downpatrick brought good news..

    For before they sailed to join up with the main invasion force they first set sail to Castletown informing the young Welsh King that their Irish allies have set out to reclaim the Welsh homeland for their rightful owners and with petitions asking for their support and to send their men to fight to reclaim their homes..

    With the reinforcements from Downpatrick, the Irish invasion force now numbers a total of 5,355 men reported to the High King..

    Meanwhile in Dublin the city was blooming under the prince Sean, for he had ordered great construction works throughout the kingdom putting hundreds to work..

    Wales up - https://www.mediafire.com/file/xzamamobwddxpsh/TIOC_Wales_43.sav/file

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    Cool, very interesting RP of characters depending on their traits! Looking forward for more of this.
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    Hey Zender,

    I know that nothing much is happening at the moment with Wales, but you haven't posted any RP in a while.
    I do think there is much to expand on, like the plans for the new king, the preparation for an invasion with Ireland perhaps, the feeling towards the peace-loving Irish prince, the feeling of the plebs in regards to their new king...

    Come on man, I'm looking forward to reading more from you!!
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    When I have time. University is being harsh lately. I will try to catch up with you guys soon. Thanks.

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    In the Castle of Inverness...
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    "Where is King Magnus"?
    Inge had been looking for the king the whole morning.
    He couldn't even find a single general in the hall. Yet troops in Inverness were still pouring in, training and stocking supplies.

    "My Prince, the King and his war council has asked me to deliver you a message and asks you to oversee the defence preparations of Inverness and Wick castles before the crusade arrives."
    The solider gave his answer.

    "What? Where is the king and the other generals?"
    Inge was starting to get impatient.

    The messenger then explained:
    "King Magnus and his retinue rode in the night, after the war council you partook in when he advised you not to attack Aberdeen, with troops stationed in the west and in Inverlochy and besieged The Scottish-held town of Mull in the Isle of Skye, and the Welsh strategic castle of Dunstaffnage.
    He wants his revenge from the Welsh for causing the death of his son at Perth, and retake the lost western isles."

    Inge stood there, flabbergasted.
    "But I thought he said, we ought to hold a defensive strategy against the crusaders and king Alexander!! What is the meaning of this!!"

    The messenger handed over the King's message to Inge and said:
    "My Prince, the King wants you to read his explanation in this letter where he explain his motives. He had to leave in the night because he knew that you would object this mission.
    He had to put on a show during the war council but he had been preparing for this campaign for a while now. He said you would understand and carry on with the preparations for the crusade."


    Inge took the paper, gave the messenger a furious look, then read the words:




    As His Life's blood leaving
    I hold my son, my only son
    And tears fill my burning eyes

    While his skin turns pale as snow
    Butchered he lies here bleeding in my arms
    Slewn by the men of the single god
    Hatred burns in my chest

    Rain falls from a raging heaven
    The wind howls like wolves at the moon
    I will seek my vengeance for my son

    I swear I'll avenge my first born one
    I ride fast through the woods
    My friends are by my side
    Dark Hatred burns in my eyes
    "Slaves of WALES and SCOTLAND today you die!" >> Changed the lyrics to WALES and SCOTLAND*

    "Maktiga gudar,
    i gyllene slaen.
    Hjalp mig i striden
    mot sondraparna,
    Den hoge skall​
    For huggen hamnas
    och blod skall galdas
    i blod"


    TRANSLATION OF THE ABOVE PASSAGE IN SWEDISH>>
    "Powerful Gods,
    in the golden beat.
    Help me in the fight
    against the probes,
    The high shell
    For the chop ends up
    and blood should be galled
    in blood "

    Our cloaks fly in the wind
    As we ride in the cold dark night
    We're closing in our enemies
    We rage in our hearts burning bright

    The clouds scatter in the northern wind
    A full moon rides the pitch black sky
    "Now, hounds of WALES and SCOTLAND,
    your time has come to die!"

    "Kneel before my sword!
    No mercy! Your time has come to die!
    This is the ride for vengeance!"

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    The Barons are next: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qjmg6i9pae916xr/TIOC_Barons_43.sav/file
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    It was the summer of 1300AD , and there was exciting news from deep abroad as just a year past , the ottoman empire had been created by Osman I and a new book had been published by marco polo about his tales in china [2 years past but only know starting to reach the literate people of England] . But for many of the nobles of the kingdom , where their knowledge was mainly in military warfare and the art of war, the situation was as fluid as ever.News had reached Henry that the welsh had retaken the unfortunate battleground of Castle Flint on the coast, and the English supporting army had started to withdraw to cover the western coastline. It was in this mood , that spies were sent out to Peveril Castle , but the small garrison of militia spearman that guarded the castle[fort] for England where diligent enough to prevent the gates from being opened. That said, there was a slight weakness of the castle's position was the noble Philip Stratford. This noble had been sent out by the mad king to relieve this important position, securing the east of Chester, which was undersiege from welsh mercenaries. Phillip had succeeded with his mission routing the welsh, but had camped in the open near to the castle , but not within the safety of the walls.

    The newly turned John de Warenne who had joined the northern shires against the king , had himself recruited some mercenary troops, some of which was a small platoon of "brians" who had formed a small mercenary company, were each wore a uniform of a black cap with a black feather ,to remember the humiliation of people of there own name that the king had perpetrated at Chester. A message to resume the siege of Peveril Castle [#521,P27] and to nullify the forces of Stratford to secure the east was sent from henry to Warenne, and then Henry would march down again to siege Chester with the newly wedded mad king with Henries newly readied supplies, that last autumn had bought in.

    Before John de Warenne set out however , he was set upon by some outlaws of Nottingham forest, and after a brief discussion that John was heading to fight the Mad kings forces , they actually volunteered to helpout , for a small fee. These valuable archers, some of the best in England , would provide some special fire support in the engagement to come, as John de Warenne marched northwards to engage Stratford.

    The first battle of Peveril was abit of mess , as battles go , as John de Warenne surged ahead of his men , with there knightly vigor, wishing to get all the kills charging into Stratford's camp with the mercenaries trailing behind. Swords clashed as the surprised bodyguard of Stratford, recovered surprising quickly with 4 brave knights holding up John's bodyguard sufficiently well enough, that the rest had time to grab armour and weapons, but at the cost of there lives. Stratsfords bodyguard now fought against Warenne's bodyguard, as the mercenaries slowly entered the combat , and with the sudden extra numbers , now making stratford's position difficult. Seeing the trouble, the garrison commander of the castle, lead out most of his spearmen to help out the noble, [leaving behind a few men to hold the gate] but these men , where forced backwards due to accurate bowfire from the Sherwood outlaws. The banners of Warenne and Stratford, moved near to each other in the melee, and the two nobles just had a brief sight of each other before stratsford's forces were forced to retreat due to their losses , and Warenne shouted out a challenge to Stratford, who was bustled away from the battle by his bodyguard, waving his sword high in the air, roaring out to let him fight "that upstart Warenne , that he would do justice upon his body!" . One of the mercenaries during the battle , being of norse decent from some of the families of York , had gone "baresark" during the battle , and when he had regained control of himself , had blamed such a madness on God himself giving him battlefury and had offered his services to Warenne , who accepted the fierce warrior , who would prove to be a great warrior to send into disrupt the enemy without fear for his own safety.

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    Stratford and his bodyguard fell back into the castle, but after a little while checking the score of spearmen where still holding firm , decided it would be better to camp in the lee of the castle to the west to avoid entrapment. But Warenne had problems of his own ,as most of his mercenaries were exhausted after his double speed march to the battlefield. Only the Sherwood archers , had the endurance to follow the knight to the outskirts of Stratfords, camp where they awaited another force which had been called down from the Conisbrough castle [#569 P29] . This force was only town miltia however, but they had been stationed in the castle for a couple of years and were eager for combat to relief the boredom of garrison duty.

    The second battle of Peveril started with the lone beserker running out before all others were ready, and storming into Stratfords camp, but this time Stratford and his 20 bodyguard were prepared for the combat, having slept in there own armour. Drool drooped from the berserkers mouth and his wide mad eyes showed no fear at his own life, as he wielded a massive double bladed axe, which he swung keeping many of the knights at bay. One such knightly bodyguard moved too close, and the berserker stepped forward, headbutting the bodyguards helm with a ringing sound before the lone knight stumbled backwards, as the berserkers swung his mighty axe, cleaving the knights head clean off. Many knights seeing this action backed away from the berserker at this point and hearing the town miltia rush up from the south , and Warenne approach from the north with his own bodyguard took a defensive stance. Again some of the spearmen sallied out from the castle to help out the outnumbered bodyguard of Stratford, but all were killed or wounded from the arrows fired from the Sherwood archers who from there positions , unleashed missile after missile. Only twelve spearmen militia were left of the garrions forces and they dare not leave the confines of the castle for fear, for there own life's and the position they were sworn to uphold.

    Most of Stratfords bodyguard fell bloodily to the floor , from open wounds ,as many of the town militia swarmed the brave knights outnumbering them five or even six to one, grabbing arms and legs of the bodyguard before forcing them down the muddy ground. Once on the ground , the knights were easy prey to the masses, as knifes and swords, pierced joints or apertures as the traditional weak points in the armour betrayed there contents. Soon only five knights [including Stratford himself] formed a rough circle beating back any who got near , as Warenne finally pushed himself to the front of his men. Four town militia sat on the still frothing berserker [ten men had forced him to the ground whilst the others sat on him ] keeping him out of the action , whilst the nobility had there own moment .



    "Warenne! Face me ! Or is your line of nobles, just cowards?" , called Phillip Stratford, seeing a chance even at this perilous of times , to score a blow for the king. Warenne pushed back the other bodyguard that called out to their lord, trying to hold him back to let the levies finish off the clearly beaten knights.

    "Leave him be! I will face him personally!.....he is mine!", said Warenne, beating back the last of his bodyguard as he stepped forward to meet Stratford in the field and the rest of the men , stepped back to give them room to fight. The fight against the rest of Stratfords bodyguard forgotten as all the men , observed the ongoing fight between the two men.

    "Traitor" , shouted Stratford, as he swung his longsword , which met Warenne shield with his own emblem, as sparks ran down with the blow.

    "He is mad! ....No man who follows this king , can be called a noble!", retorted Warenne as he responded with a flurry of blows, which were first blocked by shield , then sword, then shield again . Using the shield , hiding the point of his sword, stratford then tilled his shield outward unleashing the hidden point of his sword, catching a thrust to Warennes breastplate, forcing Warenne a little off balance. Warenne his footing becoming unsettled on this muddy ground , dug his sword into the ground to regain his balance, blocking another blow from stratford from his shield , now being forced to his knees at the pressing attacks from the english knight.

    Stratford unleashed blow after blow at the kneeing knight , who's shieldarm remained firm , although much bruised, as he vented his fury but the northern knight would not yield , and indeed , locked his position to adjust his own footing readying to stand and continue the conflict. Philip risked a dangerous move , kicking out at the kneeing knight , who didn't expect such a attack, as Warenne again lifted and adjusted his shield expecting another blow as he sought to stand and the sudden kick , knocked him off balance, sending him to the floor on his back. He hadn't let go of his sword [although he had lost his shield in the fall] and Stratford, placed his mailed foot on the nobles arm keeping him from raising his weapon whilst he pointed his own at the throat of the fallen knight.

    "I will not yield, to those that follow a false king!" , retorted Warenne scowling at the English knight.

    "But you will give me passage, this day ? ", called Stratford , more to Warenne's retainers, than the fallen knight, as he knew his position for he and his men was precarious as the retainers of Warenne grew warily and raised there weapons.

    "Aye" agreed Warenne, who perhaps seeing that Stratford might be forced to kill him , for he was sure to fall to his numbers , and shrugged , knowing he could fight again another day. Stratford offered his hand after Warenne had offered his passage , helping the other knight to his feet. Who announced to his retainers to let the Stratford and his knights pass, as some of there forces [the militia and outlaw archers] moved out around the battlefield to find spoils for themselves amongst the fallen. The rest of the crowd of Sherwood archers, warenne's bodyguard and town militia parted, leaving a slight gap in the crowd that Stratford and his last 4 bodyguard left the battleground , finding some horses and headed back into the castle.

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    Finding the castle had only twelve spearman militia holding it , Stratford garrisoned himself south of the caslte[fort] knowing that Warenne and his archers were clearly exhausted and would be unable to move for a few days but underestimated the town militia , who during the night stormed his camp [3rd battle of Peveril] . The town miltia being a unsubtle lot looked to loot the knights and his followers , and the knights rapidly retreated to the castle, dismounting at the gates, where they joined with the last twelve spearman , faced the mob of six score that swarmed towards the gatehouse. Unfortunately for the defenders, two of the spies had made some efforts jamming the chains to drop the portcullis and they had to hold the gatehouse until they could release the mechanism. The twelve spearmen stood there ground first , as the mob bundled into them with spears and pitchforks, felling two of the spearmen right at the start. The spearmen killed five of the militia in the struggle that followed but there where so many, ....just so many , as another five more spearmen fell dead to rough blows. At this point , Captain Philip of the spear militia's morale cracked and he dropped his weapon fleeing into the night.

    The other spearmen seeing their leader, desert his post, followed his lead and they too fled, just leaving Stratford and his 4 knights to hold the gateway against the swarm of common men. Three times the town militia surged forward, each time , killing a bodyguard during each action, just leaving Stratford , who still stood in his blood caked armour with his sword still firmly raised high , standing together with "Justin" a knight of good standing that had been in his bodyguard for the last few years. The militia surged forward again , and Stratford thought his time had come , as the peasants inside the castle had now given up on trying to free the mechanism, and just hacked at the rope fixing part of the portcullis, hoping to release it . Twenty feet , fifthteen feet away , the town mob rushed forward and Stratford, nodded to Justin , happy to make his last stand with this proud knight, as the mob reached five feet away , when the peasants gave a shout of exultation , as the rope was cut and the portcullis began to fall. Justin realising that both he and his master were on the wrong side of the porcullus of where it would land, gave Stratford a sharp heavy push clear inside the gatehouse as the portcullis fell to the ground blocking the way after the knight had fell inside. Stratford, looked grimly at the now sagging body of Justin, the last of his bodyguard, as it leaned against the cold metal with his face frozen at his end of his life, with four of the peasants pitchfolks/spears penetrating his chain mail chest from his back.

    Stratford did the sign of the cross against the pain of loss, as the town militia without siege equipment began to withdraw robbed of there prize , as Stratford looked for other men of his bodyguard or any of the spear miltia where still alive only, to find himself alone , except for the peasants , who did minimal serving tasks within the Castle. Peveril castle was still held by the English , but by Stratford, alone , and the forces of Warenne reported back to Henry, that east of Chester was secure and he could proceed with his resiege of Chester.

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    So Henry lead his forces out of Lancaster and reoccupied the siegelines , he and his forces were a few seasons before, as they cutoff all supplies to the King and his new bride within the old City of Chester. His forces again set out the tents , and kitchens as they prepared to starve the king and his forces into submission or to bring him out into the field , so that Henry could have his field battle. Henry knew , that Chester had little time , to prepare there supplies after the last siege, and although the city had some foodstuffs left over from the recent wedding festivities , and those provisions would not last as long , as the garrison would expect.

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    The Earl of Leicester took his large army of followers and turned southwards in a unexpected change of direction once he had received a note from a messenger saying that the precious City of Oxford was lightly defended , and one of his spies had entered it . The spy had taken the guise of a Bard and with his accompanying pretty dancer, arrived at oxford in a wagon which was famous for hosting the occasional performance around the country and none suspected the troubadour of being a northern shires spy. With the arrival of Leicester's army , arriving in the night, the bard[erstwhile spy] had slit the sentries neck that guarded the northern gatehouse , letting in the army of Leicester into the city who rapidly overwhelmed the light garrison taking this most precious of cities for the rebellion .

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    The forces of Captain Jester after having been forced out in sea, for some months due to English counterattacks on there shipping was happy in the news , that his siege ladders were finished and ordered the catapult to open fire on the city of Norwich within Anglia. It took little time to swarm the walls with the ladders, and smash a hole of the defences with the catapult and the defenders being just some weakened mercenary units capitulated right after the assault had begun.

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    Following up with his victory , he gave most of his men , to one of the lesser lords of York called Jacob , who marched slowly into the nearby forest , routing a small battalion of English troops with a siege artillery to secure the city. Little did he know however that the many within the city of Norwich , had been stricken with fever, and a plague was starting to appear ..Some said it was due to the constant combat and bodies that littered the area. Others because some of the infrastructure of the town had broken down or it was Gods displeasure with the situation of the current war, In either case , the newly appointed Jacob took his forces garrisoning them at the nearby castle , whilst he checked his men for signs of illness.

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    Meanwhile at York however, at the signs of the preparations of the crusade against the Norwegians in the north, there was some displeasure against such a force being assembled to bring death and destruction to what some saw as there own kinsmen, as some within the settlement [being previously being Vikings] rioted within the city burning down some of the gunpowder foundry[which was lucky not to explode] and burning some of the merchantile wharfs damaging revinue with the major city of the Northern shires.

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    City of Oxford




    Oxford was first settled in Anglo-Saxon times and was initially known as "Oxenaforda", meaning "ford of the oxen" , who base their result on a passing reference in Florence of Worcester's work Chronicon ex chronicis); fords were more common than bridges at that time. It began with the establishment of a river crossing for oxen around AD 900.

    In the 10th century, Oxford became an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on several occasions raided by Danes. In 1002, many Danes were killed in Oxford during the England-wide St. Brice's Day massacre, a killing of Danes ordered by King Æthelred the Unready. The skeletons of more than 30 suspected victims were unearthed in 2008 during the course of building work at St John's College. The ‘massacre’ was a contributing factor to King Sweyn I of Denmark’s invasion of England in 1003 and the sacking of Oxford by the Danes in 1004.

    Oxford was heavily damaged during the Norman Invasion of 1066. Following the conquest, the town was assigned to a governor, Robert D'Oyly, who ordered the construction of Oxford Castle to confirm Norman authority over the area. The castle has never been used for military purposes[dubious – discuss] and its remains survive to this day. D'Oyly set up a monastic community in the castle consisting of a chapel and living quarters for monks (St George in the Castle). The community never grew large but it earned its place in history as one of Britain's oldest places of formal education. It was there that in 1139 Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his History of the Kings of Britain, a compilation of Arthurian legends.Additionally, there is evidence of Jews living in the city as early as 1141, and during the 12th century the Jewish community is estimated to have numbered about 80–100. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142.

    In 1191, a city charter stated in Latin,:-

    "Be it known to all those present and future that we, the citizens of Oxford of the Commune of the City and of the Merchant Guild have given, and by this, our present charter, confirm the donation of the island of Midney with all those things pertaining to it, to the Church of St. Mary at Oseney and to the canons serving God in that place.
    Since, every year, at Michaelmas the said canons render half a mark of silver for their tenure at the time when we have ordered it as witnesses the legal deed of our ancestors which they made concerning the gift of this same island; and besides, because we have undertaken on our own part and on behalf of our heirs to guarantee the aforesaid island to the same canons wheresoever and against all men; they themselves, by this guarantee, will pay to us and our heirs each year at Easter another half mark which we have demanded; and we and our heirs faithfully will guarantee the aforesaid tenement to them for the service of the aforesaid mark annually for all matters and all services.
    We have made this concession and confirmation in the Common council of the City and we have confirmed it with our common seal. These are those who have made this concession and confirmation.

    (There follows a list of witnesses, ending with the phrase, "... and all the Commune of the City of Oxford.")

    Oxford's prestige was enhanced by its charter granted by King Henry II, granting its citizens the same privileges and exemptions as those enjoyed by the capital of the kingdom; and various important religious houses were founded in or near the city. Oxford's status as a liberty obtained from this period until the 19th century. A grandson of King John established Rewley Abbey for the Cistercian Order; and friars of various orders (Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, Augustinians and Trinitarians) all had houses of varying importance at Oxford. Parliaments were often held in the city during the 13th century. The Provisions of Oxford were instigated by a group of barons led by Simon de Montfort; these documents are often regarded as England's first written constitution.

    Richard I of England (reigned 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199) and John, King of England (reigned 6 April 1199 – 19 October 1216) the sons of Henry II of England, were both born at Beaumont Palace in Oxford, on 8 September 1157 and 24 December 1166 respectively. A plaque in Beaumont Street commemorates these events.

    University of Oxford
    The University of Oxford is first mentioned in 12th-century records. Of the hundreds of Aularian houses that sprang up across the city, only St Edmund Hall (c. 1225) remains. What put an end to the halls was the emergence of colleges. Oxford's earliest colleges were University College (1249), Balliol (1263) and Merton (1264). These colleges were established at a time when Europeans were starting to translate the writings of Greek philosophers. These writings challenged European ideology, inspiring scientific discoveries and advancements in the arts, as society began to see itself in a new way. These colleges at Oxford were supported by the Church in the hope of reconciling Greek philosophy and Christian theology. The relationship between "town and gown" has often been uneasy – as many as 93 students and townspeople were killed in the St Scholastica Day Riot of 1355.

    Bishops of Oxford
    The origins of Christianity in this part of England go back at least to the 7th century, when Saint Birinus brought his mission to the West Saxons in 634. The West Saxon King Cynegils was baptised in the River Thames near the present site of Dorchester Abbey, where the original See was established.
    The see was transferred in 1092 to Winchester, before being absorbed into the Diocese of Lincoln, the vast extent of which covered much of central and eastern England from the River Thames to the Humber.

    King Henry VIII, acting now as head of the Church in England, established by Act of Parliament in 1542 six new dioceses, mostly out of the spoils of the suppressed monasteries. These six were Bristol, Chester, Gloucester, Oxford, Peterborough and Westminster. This intervention by Henry VIII saw a new see located at Osney in Oxfordshire in 1542 before finally being moved to its present location in the City of Oxford in 1546.

    While the city gained prosperity from the accession of thousands of students, it was never, apart from the university, again prominent in history until the seventeenth century, when it became the headquarters of the Royalist party, and again the meeting-place of Parliament. The city of Oxford showed its Hanoverian sympathies long before the university, and feeling between them ran high in consequence. The area and population of the city remained almost stationary until about 1830, but since then it has grown rapidly.

    Earldom of Oxford
    Earl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, first created for Edgar the Atheling and held by him from 1066 to 1068, and later offered to Aubrey III de Vere by the Empress Matilda in 1141, one of four counties he could choose if Cambridgeshire was held by the King of Scotland. On Aubrey's acceptance, his family was to hold the title for more than five and a half centuries, until the death of the 20th Earl in 1703. The de Veres were also hereditary holders of the office of Master Chamberlain of England from 1133 until the death of the 18th Earl in 1625.


    {Hedington Castle}

    Their primary seat was Hedingham Castle in Essex, but they held lands in southern England and the Midlands, particularly in eastern England. The actual earldom was called 'Oxenford' until at least the end of the 17th century. Medieval sources thus refer to 'my lord of Oxenford' when speaking of the earl.

    Soon after his father's death in 1141, Aubrey III de Vere was recruited by Empress Matilda. Aubrey's brother-in-law, Geoffrey de Mandeville first earl of Essex, apparently negotiated the offer of the earldom of Cambridge, with a secondary offer of one of four counties if Cambridgeshire was claimed by her kinsman. Aubrey held no land in Oxfordshire at the time, but his eldest son Aubrey IV was to marry an heiress with manors in that county. Aubrey IV was supposedly an ally of King John, while his brother Robert, the 3rd Earl was one of the 25 barons of Magna Carta. His descendant, another Robert, the 9th Earl, was a favourite of King Richard II who created him Duke of Ireland. John the 13th Earl was a Lancastrian during the War of the Roses and Henry Tudor's commander at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

    [see this video for some of the medieval city of oxford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XGgaJ65-eY ]


    The 17th Earl has become the most famous of the line because of his emergence as a popular alternative candidate as the actual author of the works of William Shakespeare (see Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship). The 17th Earl was a ward and later son-in-law of Lord Burghley, Queen Elizabeth I's Secretary of State. On the death of the 20th Earl, without identifiable heirs male, the title became dormant.

    The Earls of Oxford held no subsidiary titles, and so their heirs apparent were styled by invented courtesy titles: initially Lord Vere, and later Viscount Bolebec (sometimes spelled Viscount Bulbeck).


    {coat of arms of oxford]

    The principal Oxford coat of arms or shield was quarterly gules and or (red and yellow) with an argent (white) five-pointed star called a mullet or molet in the first canton. By De Vere family tradition this molet is said to refer to a reappearance of the Star of Bethlehem which showed itself to an earlier De Vere while on a Crusade and thus led him to victory. In the 14th and 15th centuries the family livery worn by their retainers was orange/tawney decorated with a white molet. A later badge associated with the De Veres is a blue boar. A later shield variation of the De Vere white molet has a smaller blue molet located within the white one but this may be a simple cadency mark – in heraldry the molet is also used in any family to indicate the third son of a title holder. The third son bears his father's arms differenced with a molet.

    A confusion between the De Vere white molet and Edward IV's sunburst and white rose is said to have led to the friendly fire incident between Neville men and De Vere's men at the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Fighting in fog, the Nevilles (former Yorkists) fired on their De Vere (staunch Lancastrian) allies and thus brought about the collapse of the Lancastrian centre and right. Both contingents began to rout crying 'treachery'.

    Oxford Castle



    {last remaining tower- St George's tower}

    Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined Norman medieval castle on the western side of central Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. Most of the original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced in stone in the late 12th or early 13th century and the castle played an important role in the conflict of the Anarchy. In the 14th century the military value of the castle diminished and the site became used primarily for county administration and as a prison. The surviving, rectangular St George's Tower is now believed to pre-date the remainder of the castle and be a watch tower associated with the original Saxon west gate of the city.

    According to the Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis (Abingdon Chronicle), Oxford Castle was built by the Norman baron Robert D'Oyly the elder from 1071–73. D'Oyly had arrived in England with William I in the Norman Conquest of England and William the Conqueror granted him extensive lands in Oxfordshire. Oxford had been stormed in the invasion with considerable damage, and William directed D'Oyly to build a castle to dominate the town. In due course D'Oyly became the foremost landowner in Oxfordshire and was confirmed with a hereditary royal constableship for Oxford Castle. Oxford Castle is not among the 48 recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, but not every castle in existence at the time was recorded in the survey. D'Oyly (d'Oilly)'s Oxford holdings are, however, mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Meadow 30 acres. 1 mill, value 0.5 [pounds]."; the mill mentioned is presumably the Castle Mill, formerly adjacent to the still surviving St. George's Tower, rebuilt in 1781 before eventually being demolished in 1930.

    D'Oyly positioned his castle to the west side of the town, using the natural protection of a stream off the River Thames on the far side of the castle, now called Castle Mill Stream, and diverting the stream to produce a moat. There has been debate as to whether there was an earlier English fortification on the site, but whilst there is archaeological evidence of earlier Anglo-Saxon habitation there is no conclusive evidence of fortification. Oxford Castle was an "urban castle", overlying a portion of the Saxon town wall, but it remains uncertain whether local buildings were demolished to make room for it. Poore et al. (2009) give a suggested street plan of the town in late Saxon times showing the then town wall with its north, west, south and east gates; at the north gate is the Saxon tower now associated with the church of St Michael at the North Gate, while the west gate is occupied by the apparently Saxon tower of St. George's, which is now believed to have subsequently been incorporated into the fabric of the later Norman castle.



    {Oxford Castle, around 1250. A: The keep and motte; B: St George's Tower and Chapel; C: The Round Tower; D: River Isis; E: Moat; F: City wall; G: West Gate; H: Barbican }

    The initial castle was probably a large motte and bailey, copying the plan of the castle that D'Oyly had already built 12 miles (19 km) away at Wallingford. The motte was originally about 60 feet (18 m) high and 40 feet (12 m) wide, constructed like the bailey from layers of gravel and strengthened with clay facing. There has been debate over the sequencing of the motte and the bailey: it has been suggested that the bailey may have built first (thus utilising the pre-existing St. George's Tower as the first keep) which would make the initial castle design a ringwork rather than a motte and bailey.

    By the late 12th to early 13th century, the original palisade walls and wooden keep had been replaced in stone. The new curtain wall incorporated St George's Tower, which is built of coral rag stone, 30 by 30 feet (9 m × 9 m) at the base and tapering significantly toward the top for stability. This was the tallest of the castle's towers, and is now believed to be a survival from late Saxon times (c. 1020) as a watch tower associated with the west gate of the Saxon city. Evidence that this tower is Saxon in origin and thus pre-dates the castle itself is presented in Poore et al. (2009), who comment that "a single, massive stone tower does not seem to belong within the outer defences of an earth-and-timber castle", and other sources have concurred on architectural grounds, also noting that its orientation does not match that of the remainder of the castle, and that its height would have originally afforded an extensive view over the city, but which would have been superseded (and in fact, blocked) with the construction of the castle motte. The date of the remaining towers is uncertain although the southernmost, round tower, of which the base still remains, is dated to 1235 in various documentary sources, including Woolnoth's The Ancient Castles of England and Wales of 1825; in at least one source, it is referred to as "Henry III's Tower".

    Inside the walls the buildings included a chapel with a crypt attached to St. Georges Tower, which may be on the site of a previous church.The chapel originally had a nave, chancel and an apsidal sanctuary. It was a typical early Norman design with solid pillars and arches. In 1074 D'Oyly and his close friend, Roger d'Ivry had endowed a chapel with a college of priests, which is presumed to be the structure in question; at an early stage it acquired a dedication to Saint George. As detailed below, the crypt of this chapel still survives, albeit in a new location within the castle, having been moved and reconstructed from its original materials in 1794.

    The ten-sided stone shell keep, 58 feet (18 m), constructed in the 13th century to replace an earlier wooden structure, closely resembled those of Tonbridge and Arundel Castles. The keep enclosed a number of buildings, leaving an inner courtyard only 22 feet (7 m) across. Within the keep, stairs led 20 feet (6 m) down to an underground 12 feet (3.7 m) wide stone chamber, with an Early English hexagonal vault and a 54 feet (16 m) deep well providing water in the event of siege.

    Empress Matilda escaped from Oxford Castle in 1141 in the Anarchy.

    Robert D'Oyly the younger, Robert D'Oyly the elder's nephew, had inherited the castle by the time of the civil war of the Anarchy in the 1140s.After initially supporting King Stephen, Robert declared his support for Empress Matilda, Stephen's cousin and rival for the throne, and in 1141 the Empress marched to Oxford to base her campaign at the castle. Stephen responded by marching from Bristol in the Autumn of 1142, attacking and seizing the town of Oxford and besieging Matilda in the castle. Stephen set up two siege mounds beside the castle, called Jew's Mount and Mount Pelham, on which he placed siege engines, largely for show, and proceeded to wait for Matilda's supplies to run low over the next three months. Stephen would have had difficulty in supplying his men through the winter period, and this decision shows the apparent strength of Oxford Castle at the time.

    Finally in December, Matilda responded by escaping from the castle; the popular version of this has the Empress waiting until the Castle Mill Stream was frozen over and then dressed in white as camouflage in the snow, being lowered down the walls with three or four knights, before escaping through Stephen's lines in the night as the king's sentries tried to raise the alarm. The chronicler William of Malmesbury, however, suggests Matilda did not descend the walls, but instead escaped from one of the gates. Matilda safely reached Abingdon-on-Thames and Oxford Castle surrendered to Stephen the next day. Robert had died in the final weeks of the siege and the castle was granted to William de Chesney for the remainder of the war. At the end of the war the constableship of Oxford Castle was granted to Roger de Bussy before being reclaimed by Henry D'Oyly, Robert D'Oyly the younger's son, in 1154.

    In the Barons' War of 1215–17 the castle was attacked again, prompting further improvements in its defences. In 1220 Falkes de Breauté, who controlled many royal castles in the middle of England, demolished the Church of St Budoc to the south-east of the castle and built a moated barbican to further defend the main gate. The remaining wooden buildings were replaced in stone, including the new Round Tower which was built in 1235. King Henry III turned part of the castle into a prison, specifically for holding troublesome University clerks, and also improved the castle chapel, replacing the older barred windows with stained glass in 1243 and 1246. Due to the presence of Beaumont Palace to the north of Oxford, however, the castle never became a royal residence.


    [painting in 15th century thinking to show what it looked like}

    Most of the castle was destroyed in the English Civil War and by the 18th century the remaining buildings had become Oxford's local prison. A new prison complex was built on the site from 1785 onwards and expanded in 1876; this became HM Prison Oxford.

    The prison closed in 1996 and was redeveloped as a hotel. The medieval remains of the castle, including the motte and St George's Tower and crypt, are Grade I listed buildings and a Scheduled Monument.



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    The winter of 1301 AD brought troubling news to the realm of England. The traitor Brian Peckham, through guile and deceit, had taken the very heartland of the English Crown, Oxford. Norwich was retaken by the rebels from the north and Henry of Lancaster had returned to Chester to challenge the rightful king. From the west a great host of Irish and Welsh were ready to disembark and renew the siege of Caernarvon. Dire tidings indeed but not all as insurmountable as they seemed. Edmund still had some aces up his sleeve. The legendary general Walter Giffard rode out from Caernarvon and met up with the forces of Charles Bourchier in the hills of Wales from where they marched to the aid of the maddened King. Having received word of the nightly arrival of Giffard and his troops, Edmund sallied forth from Chester to meet Henry on the field. Not personally of course, that would be insanity Edmund knew. Henry was the better swordsman and fighter overall while he was the better commander and strategist. Edmund had the initiative and penetrated deep into Henry's camp where the brutal melee took most of its toll. The Duke of Lancaster had brought to the field many of his heavily armoured foot knights as well as his new novelty, the Bombard canon. Though they were coated in plated armour, the northern knights could not hold back the onslaught of the swarming English soldiers. There were simply too many of them and though the knights fought valiantly and took with them many a soldier they were nonetheless brought down one by one. Finally the folk of Chester could take revenge on the ones who had tried to starve them out so many months ago. Henry tried to reform his soldiers into a coherent fighting force but then the final stroke of doom for his men fell. English banners coming from the west were seen and the northerners lost heart at the sounding of their horns. The fighting had taken the greater part of the night and they were exhausted, the prospect of facing another fresh force dislodged them and Henry, recognizing defeat, reluctantly sounded it. Edmund saw his enemy retreat in good order back to his homeland, leaving half of his force dead, wounded or captured behind on the battlefield. The King roared triumphantly from atop his horse! Finally he had dealt a significant blow against the rebels.


    Following the Battle of Chester Edmund rode out east to the rescue of his vassal and loyal servant, Philip Stratford, who was held up in Peveril Castle after his heroic defence. Edmund also wanted revenge on the traitor John de Warenne and the Brians who had escaped from his judgement. He would put those black feathers somwhere where the sun doesn't shine its bright light. He came upon a small band of militia camped on the south side of the castle during the day and after a short melee they were scattered and hunted down and promptly executed, their bodies hanging from hastily constructed gibbets. That same night Edmund was joined by a small company of militia spearmen and swung right to the northern side of the castle where John the Warenne took residence. John was however not caught unawares for someone had escaped the massacre that morning and had warned the defected noble. Thus Edmund came to semi-prepared camped yet that did not stop him to launch an assault. The vagabonds from Sherwood made several kills among the spearmen but were quickly overrun by Edmund's knights, cutting down at the lightly clothed archers. John de Warenne, seeing the dire situation he was in tried a valiant charge to reach the Mad King and perhaps with the intention to end this madness once and for all. Edmund saw the hatred in John's lit up eyes and for a moment he felt fear grip him. Then it passed and he showed a evil grin before retreating back into his own lines, surrounded by his knights. John, as if in a frenzy kept on charging and collided with one of the king's heavily armoured knights. The fighting was intense as sparks flew when sword hit sword. While they fighted Edmund gave orders to surround the traitorous noble and trap him inside, like a animal caught for sport. With a masterful stroke de Warenne slashed his sword across the English knight's neck who sagged onto his knees. Only then did John realise he was surrounded and alone. He saw that the King had come to the forefront of the circle looking at him with a mean smile. 'My Lord de Warenne' the King said 'How good of you to join me here on this wonderful winter night' Apart from the moaning and suddenly cutting off of breath of the dying the field was silent. John remained silent and only scowled at his former liege, Edmund laughed. 'Too bad you won't see the end of this night for I have come for your head de Warenne!' he shouted, spittle flying from his mouth, his face reddened. John straightened his shoulders and gripped his sword even harder, if that were possible. His legs wide and his head proud he adressed the King. 'If you want my head then come and get it yourself, for I will not yield until I have no breath left in me!' Edmund cocked a brow, his face calm again, and had a smirk on his face. 'Look around you de Warenne, you are surrounded by England's finest. How many of my knights do you think you can handle before succumbing?' John spat on the ground 'Then face me yourself coward, if you were a true King you'd fight me yourself, not send your puppets to do your dirty work.' Edmund chuckled and would've replied were it not for the sound of hooves in the distance. It was Philip Stratford, coming from Peveril castle and made straight for the King. There he dismounted and kneeled before him. 'Ah Stratford, you're just in time to witness the execution of de Warenne.' the King said unto him gleefully Philip felt bad about the whole situation, after all John had spared his life and granted him safe passage after an honourable duel. Philip rose and asked to speak with the King, who granted it. 'My liege I would advice against this. John was very much loved among the English populace and is an honourable knight, if news of this reaches every corner of the land many more could follow the rebels' cause.' Edmund waved away these reasons as codswallop. 'The man betrayed me Stratford and should be punished thusly.' Philip, seeing that reason had no effect on the King employed a more rash and dangerous tactic. 'If you execute de Warenne in this way you'll have to do the same to me.' Stratford said, with fear in his heart and for a moment it looked like the madness in Edmund would see it done. The glint passed from the King's eyes and he relinquished and beckoned Philip come closer. 'What would you have me do Stratford?' he asked calmly. Philip thought it time to try push his luck a bit further. 'Release him my liege and show the lords of England that you can be merciful and honourable in battle, let him retreat north.' Edmund's face was shrouded in shadow while he pondered on this then eventually agreed and let de Warenne go free. Philip let out a sigh, his plan had worked and the favour he owed John for sparing him now redeemed.




    Meanwhile the Castle of Flint was recaptured by the English once more, this time from Welsh occupation. The spies used in its fall to the Welsh were hunted down and executed. They would trouble England no more. So the towing match continued for Flint Castle.


    In the east Laurence Dawby, tired of being idle marched north and struck at the castle guarding the passage into Yorkshire proper. Through the great work of subterfuge the gates were opened and the small garrison of strong knights were overwhelmed. Dawby was the first to strike at the northern rebels in their own territory for a long time and bring the war that bit closer to the Northern English their homes.


    In the south Lewes, having gathered a massive army layed siege to Oxford to either starve Brian out or face him on the battlefield. Either way Oxford would be English once again and Brian punshed for his crimes against the Crown.


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    Default Re: [HS] [RP] Britannia: The Isles of Chaos [Vanilla, Britannia Campaign]

    In northern Wales a storm was gathering of the coast of Caernarvon with both Irish and Welsh committed to reclaiming Wales for it's true owners and a force of over a 1,000 men are sent to strengthen the castle of Lancaster in case of an enemy attack..

    Meanwhile in Ireland Prince Sean sends men north to the city of Downpatrick who will depart for southern Scotland to push the vikings back and in Derry a large stone wall was built to better defend the northern most border..

    Wales up - https://www.mediafire.com/file/c726nth1421k45e/TIOC_Wales_44.sav/file

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    Default Re: [HS] [RP] Britannia: The Isles of Chaos [Vanilla, Britannia Campaign]

    Hey, why are we stalling?
    Frei zu sein, bedarf ist wenig, nur wer frei ist, ist ein König.

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    Default Re: [HS] [RP] Britannia: The Isles of Chaos [Vanilla, Britannia Campaign]

    Ahh, so sorry guys. A reminder would work perfectly. I will play as soon as possible.

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    Default Re: [HS] [RP] Britannia: The Isles of Chaos [Vanilla, Britannia Campaign]

    Before playing my turn. I need a clarification or legitimation about a move of mine.

    Despite the fact that I don't have siege equipment, the other besieging armies have enough number of ladders and men. When like this, can I launch the assault and fight the battle?
    Some pics to understand better.
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    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...6-40-22-07.jpg
    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...6-40-18-71.jpg

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