Overview
England's bookmarks here are 1066 and 1178. On 15 September 1066 Harold Godwinson is the crowned king, and William the Bastard is duke of Normandy with a claim on that crown. In 1178 the English seat is Henry II of the Plantagenet dynasty, holding England together with the wide Angevin lands.
Patch 1.20.1.2 rates Harold Advanced and William Medium. Henry's card carries no difficulty rating. The bookmark name for the 1066 pair is The Fate of England.
Starts
1066
Harold Godwinson is king. Stamford Bridge and Hastings are both still ahead of the 15 September opening. He died at Hastings on 14 October 1066.
William starts as duke of Normandy. His seat is the launch into England, and it is listed again on the Normandy page. The English crown on this date is Harold's.
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1066, opening 15 September |
| Bookmark | The Fate of England |
| Title | England |
| Realm size | 40 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Difficulty | Advanced, the bookmark rating in patch 1.20.1.2 |
| Culture | Anglo-Saxon |
| Faith | Catholicism |
| Age | 44 |
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1066, opening 15 September |
| Bookmark | The Fate of England |
| Title | Normandy |
| Realm size | 9 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Difficulty | Medium, the bookmark rating in patch 1.20.1.2 |
| Culture | Norman |
| Faith | Catholicism |
| Age | 39 |
1178
Henry II holds England and the Angevin lands. Becket was killed in 1170. Henry died in 1189. The dynasty row on his card is Plantagenet. Louis VII is the French king on the other side of that rivalry.
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1178 |
| Title | England |
| Realm size | 85 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Faith | Catholicism |
| Dynasty | Plantagenet |
Later impact
William's coronation at Westminster on Christmas Day 1066 joins the English crown to the Norman duchy. The sons then split them: Robert Curthose held Normandy, William Rufus and then Henry I held England, and Henry I took the duchy back at Tinchebray in 1106. The crown later passed through the Anarchy of Stephen and Matilda to Henry II in 1154.
Henry II's 1178 seat is that joined realm at its widest: England, Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine. He died in 1189. Richard I and then John follow. John's loss of Normandy to Philip II in 1204 splits what William had joined. Magna Carta in 1215 sits inside a campaign that can still start with Henry alive.
The 1066 player is choosing which of the two claims survives the autumn. The 1178 player inherits the result of the Norman victory and the Angevin marriages, and then has to hold it against France and against Henry's own sons.
Historical links
- Harold Godwinson · 1066 · England
- William the Conqueror · 1066 · Normandy
- Henry II · 1178 · England
All realms · kingdom · 1066 · 1178