The Sun Will Rise: Mary I of England has a Son

VVD0D95

Banned
1624

In Morocco, the rival claimants for the Moroccan throne have finally decided to send ambassadors to the Spanish and Portuguese both to discuss support for their claims. Zidan el Nasir sends an ambassador to King Sebastien, offering Tangier and Ceuta in return for support, and trade deals. Whilst Abd Abdallah, sends an offer to King Carlos offering merely an alliance and trade, no concessions. Abdallah’s ambassador is hung for the offence by King Carlos and the Spanish King moves from Al Hoceima toward Nador, taking that city with barely a trace of resistance. He then moves onto Berkane, taking that city as well. King Sebastien considers Zidan El Nasir’s offer, before ultimately declining it, but instead of moving southwards as King Carlos does, he remains in consolidating his gains in Asilah, determined to set up a longer lasting colony within Morocco.

In Mesopotamia, Shah Abbas, having aged rapidly in the last few years, suddenly gets hit by the revelation of just how quickly the Western world is advancing compared to the Islamic World. In a public address in Baghdad he condemns the Ottomans for their greed and corruption, and invests money and sends builders from all over his empire to help rebuild the House of Wisdom, that had been so destroyed during the Mongol invasion four hundred years before. Shah Abbas, also formally confirms his son Soltan Mohammed as his heir, and invests him with the title Prince of Persia, and designates him the duty of overseeing the rebuilding the House of Wisdom.

In China, the civil War between the Ming Dynasty continues with the Lhu Emperor’s sons fighting bitterly amongst themselves. One faction, that wants the eunuch’s gone has rallied behind the Emperor’s son Wan Li, whilst another faction that wants less centralisation and more autonomy has rallied behind the Emperor’s other son Dao Zedong. Both factions are powerful, and both want Beijing. However, the Emperor resides there, only caring about his grief and his concubines, he refuses either side entry, instead entrusting the eunuchs known to history as the Council of Twenty with the rule of the Empire. The civil war rages, but Beijing remains immune to the ravages being done elsewhere. Indeed, one eunuch plans on installing his own nephew as Emperor, having seen his nephew married to the Lhu Emperor’s daughter. The plots continue, all the while Japan emerges from its stupor determined to conquer.

In France, King Henry IV meets with his cousin King Henry of Navarre, there they renegotiate the boundaries of their respective kingdoms, and decide on trading terms and alliances. Upon returning to Paris however, King Henry summons the little known Cardinal Richelieu who had grown more powerful since advising the King on various issues in the inter years between war and crusade. The King determined to break Navarre once and for all, commands his servant to find a way to break the Navarrese King and to take back Gascony and Aquitaine and Navarre once and for all. The Cardinal gets to work, building up on his allies in Poitou and through exposing nobles within the region to corruption, he slowly begins networking and developing a web around the Navarrese King that will see France, regain some of its long lost pride.
 

VVD0D95

Banned
1625

In Morocco, the Iberian conquest/ invasion continues to pick up steam. King Sebastien having turned seventy the year before, is increasingly thinking of his mortality and his legacy. Determined to leave his successor Dom Joao, a proper situation, he marches from Asilah, and does battle with the forces of one particular Moroccan claimant, defeating them and taking the town Larache, then taking Souk el Arba du Rharb. Rabat is next on his list, but before he can progress, he falls ill from a fever, and is confined to the Imperial Palace for the rest of the year. King Carlos, meanwhile sacks the city of Oujda, and burns the surrounding country side before camping on the outskirts Taourirt, where he spends the rest of the year.

In China, whilst the country descends into chaos, their Japanese enemies launch an invasion of their eastern coast. Forces land in Shanghai and Qingdao, burning and pillaging as they go. Attempts to co-ordinate resistance are futile, as the warring factions quarrel over how best to deal with the invasion force. In Beijing, the eunuchs begin worrying, and as the country falls further into anarchy, the people of the capital grow concerned. There are several coups and counter coups during the year, and at the end of it the Lhu Emperor finally emerges, and banishes the eunuchs taking up the role of Emperor once more.

In England, King Philip old and tired holds a Parliament to discuss several issues that have been brought to his attention, foremost amongst them the issue of corruption amongst some of the Burghs. After a lengthy speech given by one George Villiers, Baron Villiers in the House of Lords in regards to the issue of fraudulent elections in his own burgh, and another speech given by one Robert Carr in the commons, the King passes the Reformed Burgh act, which reduces the number of broken burghs and increases the number of actual proper places for elections to the Commons to take place. He also deals with the issue of Wales, which had grown tiresome to local administrators, by passing the Wales Act which bans any form of public meeting within Wales, not previously sanctioned by the Prince of Wales and the Council of the Marches. As his age slowly begins to catch up to him, King Philip also celebrates becoming a great-grandfather for the first time, with the birth of a son to his grandson the Duke of Cambridge. The boy is named William Philip Augustus. Philip passes the Titles Act stating that only those of the blood royal may be created a Duke unless under exceptional circumstances.

In India, Emperor Vijay meets with an ambassador from the Shah of Persia, the talk being about potentially dividing Afghanistan between them. Discussions are long and tedious, but eventually, the ambassador must go away dissatisfied. The Emperor also oversees the construction of more roads throughout the Empire, deciding to link it all to the capital. He also, meets with ambassadors from Portugal, and the Netherlands to discuss trade deals, and the setting up of Dutch mercantile companies within the coasts of the seven islands and Goa.
 

Emperor of Greater India

VVD0D95 said:
India had its own semi colonial adventures with other nations.
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I know that. But that was never a conscious attempt at colonization, the influences were disseminated through merchants and quite a few a Buddhist monks as well as a minuscule amount of Hindu religious men due to the extensive trade connections of South East Asia with India. The only proactive attempt at conquest or colonization as you say was by the Cholas and that too in the 11th century.

And anyway I was referring to European colonization of India by whatever I said previously.
 

VVD0D95

Banned
Emperor of Greater India said:
I know that. But that was never a conscious attempt at colonization, the influences were disseminated through merchants and quite a few a Buddhist monks as well as a minuscule amount of Hindu religious men due to the extensive trade connections of South East Asia with India. The only proactive attempt at conquest or colonization as you say was by the Cholas and that too in the 11th century.

And anyway I was referring to European colonization of India by whatever I said previously.
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Indeed you were. Still no reason to think the Europeans will colonise anything here. The Emperor has a firm grip over things.
 

Diego

Emperor of Greater India said:
But for India it was never inevitable, and everyone on this forum seems to be convinced of the opposite quite conveniently , with a few exceptions (well you too included, right? or not? ;)).
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Lol, I don't think that India is doomed, neither TTL nor was it OTL. I just saw a joke floating around and I was too tempted to catch it... well, my motto is: Lose some friends if necessary, but never a joke!
 
Kaiser Chris

Kaiser Chris

Here is a flag that VVD0D95 requested for a longer lived Plantagenet Dynasty.

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VVD0D95

Banned
1626

In England, the King’s seventieth Birthday is celebrated with much pomp and flare, days are given off for the celebrations, and prices are halved for certain goods. All in all it is a good week and year for the English. The treasury is filling up once more, Parliament is bending more and more to the King’s will, and the exploration of the New World has seen three new settlements developed and exploration heading further westwards in these settlements. Indeed the legacy that King Philip seems to be leaving behind is one of power and purpose. A tour of Normandy also shows just how strong support for the monarchy is, with the King, his son and his daughter in law as well as grandson and great-grandson all being greeted with much applause when they descend onto the balcony of St James Palace and Domfront Castle.

In Morocco, the conquest continues. Portuguese forces advance further south. King Sebastien tasks his eldest son and heir Dom Joao with continuing the conquest. And a siege and battle outside Rabat sees the city fall, much to the shock of many within the Muslim world. Dom Joao, a man in his fifties, who earned a reputation for strong arming others, has soon massacred many Muslims within the city, and converted many others to Christianity. King Carlos takes Taourirt, and decides to claim it for Spain, something that would irritate King Sebastien, as they’d agreed to not claim any territory for their respective kingdoms until the end of their journey.

In France, Cardinal Richelieu has finally found what he was looking for. A series of letters in which King Henry of Navarre had promised things to the English is published and gossip is spread amongst the people of France and Navarre. King Henry, an old man, stooped with age, and greying in hair, has little will to fight off those protesting against him. Instead he leaves it to his son Louis to take up the mantle. Indeed, whilst Louis is away fighting in Gascony, King Henry dies, fitfully in his sleep. The situation in Navarre is worsened by the burning of crops that the French do on the fringes.

In Persia, Shah Abbas decides that he has the itch for conquering once more. Advising his son and heir to leave behind the work of rebuilding the House of Wisdom, he sends out an envoy to Jerusalem, asking the new King there if he wishes to form an alliance. Since the fall of the House of Osman, several new Kings had formed out of governors, and the current Kings of Arabia, are causing much havoc for Shah Abbas as well as King Vittorio a lot of trouble. Hence there is little hesitation on the part of the new King to muster his forces and form an alliance. The first conflict begins with the Battle of Al Aqbah, which sees King Vittorio rout a small force of Arabian bandits and tribal alliances. Before advancing southwards. Shah Abbas and his armies advance southwards and defeat another host at the Battle of Amman.
 
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