Year of Our Lord 1428 · Roll 4 — Hundred Years War
The Throne of Supremacy: England (Azimut Azimutovic) Triumphant Over All Rivals
Scribes attached to the baggage train note in their rolls that the grand contest of arms has reached its ultimate conclusion, with England (Azimut Azimutovic) crowned as the unchallenged master of the realm. Scribes and chroniclers have run out of superlatives to describe the achievement. 'God defendeth the rightful cause, as our lances have proven,' asserted a herald of England. Neutral dukes summoned their chancellors to examine old rolls of lineage and boundary claims.
Reports from the Chivalric Host
One Leap from Imperial Hegemony: The Sway of England (Azimut Azimutovic)
With an overwhelming array of 9 strongholds under its sway, England (Azimut Azimutovic) requires a mere 0 keeps to attain the 9 keeps necessary for absolute victory. Rival courts are paralyzed with fear as the final campaigning season approaches. Lords and commoners alike celebrated throughout England, filling the streets with torchlight and festive cheer. 'Let the scribes make room in the chronicle; England hath won a great name,' declared a visiting scholar.
Council of Lords & Feudal Treaties
Endless Feud: Burgundy (MonsterSerg) and England (Azimut Azimutovic) Refuse to Yield
For 4 consecutive years, the soil hath drunk the blood of Burgundy (MonsterSerg) and England (Azimut Azimutovic) in an unrelenting strife that knoweth neither truce nor absolution. Knights have grown gray in the saddle while chancellors exchange the self-same grievances. Lords and envoys in foreign courts received the tidings with drawn brows and wary murmurs. 'Parchment is cheap, but the iron that enforceth it costeth dear,' observed a guild merchant.
Council of Lords & Feudal Treaties
Blood Upon the Marches: England (Azimut Azimutovic) and France (Kowalski) in Protracted Strife
Chancery clerks copying the day's missives report that the strife between England (Azimut Azimutovic) and France (Kowalski) hath completed 4 full years of bloodshed, with both sides stubbornly committed to mutual ruin. The annals record 4 years of continuous blood-feud between the rivals. The tavern-keeper took down one coat of arms and hung another, remarking that nails are cheaper than taking sides. Bailiffs in neighboring shires set extra night-watches to keep wandering bands of armed deserters at bay.
Fallen Dynasties & Extinguished Crowns
Eclipse of Kingship: France (Kowalski) Vanisheth from the Rolls
Heralds bearing wax-sealed parchments proclaim that the realm of France (Kowalski) is no more. Neighboring sovereigns have partitioned the remaining fiefs, leaving the former royal house without a single hearth to its name. 'We have seen greater dynasties than France vanish into the dust of forgotten scrolls,' remarked a cloistered scholar. Court astrologers in distant realms cast charts of the celestial spheres, seeking portents in the conjunction of Mars.
Trade of Wool, Salt & Silver
The fortunes of England (Azimut Azimutovic) wax bountifully, expanding its dominion to 9 strongholds (+1).
France (Kowalski) suffereth grievous contraction, dwindling by 1 stronghold to leave a diminished tally of 0 strongholds.
Whispers of the Great Hall
It is muttered in the cloisters that an abbess related to Burgundy was seen praying alongside a noble prioress of England.
The Town Crier's Sundry Roll
Crisp Martinmas air settleth upon the kingdom in 1428, turning the marshes silver under a hunter's moon.
The Town Crier's Sundry Roll
FOR SALE: Sound timber wain with iron-shod wheels, fit for carrying grain or siege baggage. Inquire of Giles the wheelwright.
