Okay, so Paranatural;
William Herbert starts with the counties of Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset (all of which are in Wales, just South of Somerset). He was also known as "Black William," his father had been an ally of Richard of York, and so was rewarded the title of Lord Herbert of Raglan in 1461, when he, too, claimed alliegance to the Yorkists. He married Anne Devereux, daughter of Walter Devereux, Lord Chancellor of Ireland and Elizabeth Merbury. They had at least ten children:
William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (5 March 1451 – 16 July 1491).
Sir Walter Herbert.
Sir George Herbert of St. Julians.
Philip Herbert of Lanyhangel.
Cecilie Herbert.
Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland. Married Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland.
Katherine Herbert. Married George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent.
Anne Herbert. Married John Grey, 2nd Lord of Powis.
Isabel Herbert. Married Sir Thomas Cokesey.
Margaret Herbert. Married first Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle and secondly Sir Henry Bodringham.
William had two illegitimate children but the identity of their mother or mothers are uncertain.
You will start with 4,000 men at arms, 12,000 bows, 600 handgunners, 2 small transports and 3 warships (all ships at Cornwall), and 900 riders (most of which were sent by the local Bishops), all mustered at your border shared with Somerset. You will also start with some major Welsh ports, as well as influence in Welsh politics, which you may use as you see fit.
And Frelock;
Edward III “Crookback” starts with the counties of Yorkshire and Durham. He was the last of the Plantagenet dynasty, which had ruled England since Henry II's reign 1154-1189, and the last English monarch to die on the battlefield. His death in 1485 is generally accepted as marking the beginning of modern English history, and the end of Medieval England. In 1461, he acceded as Duke of Gloucester, and in 1471, on the 21st of May, (probably) had Henry IV murdered in the Tower of London. This tends to be a trend throughout his life, as in 1478 he has his brother, Clarence, executed for high treason on Richard's accusation, drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine (so he’s crazy and wasteful). He was crowned king of England on the 7th of July, 1483. He had three children: one each of an illegitimate son and daughter, and one son by his first wife, Anne Neville, widow of Henry IV's son Edward.
You will start with 6,000 men at arms, 18,000 bows, 900 riders, 600 handgunners, 4 small transports and 4 warships (all ships at Yorkshire), 3 light field guns, and 2 heavy siege bombards, all mustered on your border with the province of Lancashire. You also have several major ports and great influence in the affairs of Calais and other continental English cities, which you may use as you see fit.
And Warhammer651;
Edward V will start with the counties of Lincolnshire, Rut, and Notts. Edward V King of England, was the elder son of King Edward IV by his wife Elizabeth Woodville, and was born, during his father's temporary exile, in the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey on the 2nd of November 1470. In June 1471 he was created Prince of Wales. When Edward IV died in April 1483 a struggle for power took place between the young king's paternal uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who had been appointed as his guardian by Edward IV, and his maternal uncle, Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers. Gloucester obtained possession of the king's person, and, having arrested Rivers and some of his supporters, assumed the crown himself after a very slight and feigned reluctance, on the ground that the marriage of Edward and Elizabeth Woodville was invalid, and consequently its issue was illegitimate. At this time Edward and his brother Richard, Duke of York, were living in the Tower of London. Shortly afterwards a movement was organized to free them from captivity, and then it became known that they were already dead; but, though it was the general conviction that they had been murdered, it was twenty years before the manner of this deed was discovered. According to the narrative of Sir Thomas More, Sir Robert Brackenbury, the constable of the Tower, refused to obey Richard's command to put the young princes to death; but he complied with a warrant ordering him to give up his keys for one night to Sir James Tyrell, who had arranged for the assassination. Two men, Miles Forest and John Dighton, then smothered the youths under pillows while they were asleep. The murder was committed most probably in August or September 1483. Horace Walpole has attempted to cast doubts upon the murder of the princes, and Sir C. R. Markham has argued that the deed was committed by order of King Henry VII. Both these views, however, have been traversed by James Gairdner, and there seems little doubt that Sir Thomas Mores story is substantially correct.
Sorry for the long bio, couldn’t help it, he’s important!
You will start with 8,000 men at arms, 10,000 bowmen, 900 handgunners, 1 warship and 7 small transports (all ships at Lincolnshire) 300 riders, and 1 field gun all mustered at your capital city of Lincoln (in Lincolnshire, kind of self-explanatory). As the Captain of Calais, you may also muster 6,000 men at arms, 4,000 bowmen, 200 handgunners, and 400 riders from Calais, but they will require transportation across the Channel, as well as a safely cleared beachhead on which to land, or they risk suffering heavy casualties while doing so.
And ExKirby;
Henry VI will start with the counties of Lancashire, Cumbria, and Northumberland. Henry succeeded his father, Henry V, to the throne of England at the tender age of nine months. As part of an agreement following the Battle of Agincourt, young Henry was to become king of France as well as England, succeeding his maternal grandfather Charles VI. With Henry V's premature death and Charles' death not long after, a power struggle ensued that caused fresh troubles in the Hundred Years' War. As an adult, Henry VI was extremely pious and at times mentally unstable. His weakness as a ruler and the ambitions of his wife, Margaret of Anjou, were significant factors in the genesis of the Wars of the Roses. Henry was captured twice by the Yorkists during the wars; the second time, he was imprisoned in the tower, where he was probably murdered on the orders of King Edward IV.
You will start with 9,000 men at arms, 12,000 bowmen, 500 riders, and 3 light field pieces, 200 handgunners, 3 warships and 2 small transports (all ships at Lancashire) all mustered at your border with Yorkshire. As the Lieutenant of Ireland, you have the ability to muster 7,000 men at arms, 5,000 bowmen, 400 handgunners, 200 riders, and 1 heavy siege bombard from Ireland, but will require both a port and ship to do so, as well as a safe beachhead to land on, or you will risk losing a major portion of these men before ever making landfall.
And Flintus10;
Henry V will begin with the territories of Chesire, Staffs, Derbs, and Shropshire. He was born September 16, 1386 to Mary de Bohun and Henry IV whose claim to the throne was confirmed by Parliament in September 1399 displacing his cousin Richard II and founding the Lancastrian line. Young Henry was knighted by Richard II in 1399 and created Prince of Wales that same year after Richard was dispossessed. At fourteen he fought against the Welsh forces of Owain ap Glyndower; at sixteen he commanded his father's forces at the battle of Shrewsbury. He became king upon his father’s death in 1413. Determined to regain ancestral Plantagenet lands in France Henry attacked France, reigniting the Hundred Years War. He launched his first invasion in 1415 and he laid successful siege to Harfleur before marching on Calais. His most famous act was the defeat of a superior French force at Agincourt in 1415. In 1417 he led another force to France. In 1419 surrender put Normandy in English hands. In 1420, the Treaty of Troyes gave Henry a bride, Catherine of Valois, and the rule of France in the name of her father, Charles VI, who accepted Henry as his successor. Henry continued to consolidate his holdings and late in 1420 entered Paris. In 1421 he returned to England with his wife before embarking on his third invasion of France. After a string of minor victories, a long winter siege at Meaux reputedly broke his health. He died, apparently of dysentery, at Bois de Vincennes. Henry is credited with restoring civil order to his kingdom and infusing England with a spirit of nationalism. He was personally very popular and regarded as a hero, but his unceasing war put the crown deeply in debt and the kingdom rife with both economic and military problems.
You will start with 6,000 men at arms, 9,000 bowmen, 900 riders, 500 gunners, 1 warship 3 small transports (all ships at Chesire) and 2 field pieces. As Marshall of Wales, you may also muster 5,000 men at arms (of inferior quality), 6,000 bowmen (of superior quality), 200 handgunners, and 200 riders (of inferior quality), but will risk rebellion in Wales should you do so, with the possible outcome of either an entirely new faction (that of Wales, which I shall play), or the chance of roving bandits foiling the plans of those in the nearby vicinity.
And inteuniso;
Richard Plantagenet starts with the territories of London, Surrey, Kent, and Essex. He was the only son of Richard of Conisburgh, Earl of Cambridge, himself the second son of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York and Isabella of Castille, Edmund of Langley was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III. Richard's mother was Anne Mortimer, sister to Richard II's heir, Roger Mortimer, Earl of March who after his death became the premier descendant of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, Edward's second surviving son. By the strict laws of primogeniture, this made Richard the heir of Edward III, giving him a slightly better claim to the throne than Henry VI, who descended from Edward's third son.
Richard was born on 21st September, 1411, his mother died giving birth. He had an elder sister, Isabel, who was later to become Countess of Essex. When he was but four years old his father was executed by Henry V on 5th August, 1415, for his part in a plot to place his brother-in-law Roger Mortimer on the throne. On the death of his paternal uncle, Edward, Duke of York at the Battle of Agincourt, a large man who was reported to have smothered in his own armour on the battlefield, Richard succeeded to his vast estates and the title of Duke of York. His wardship was granted to Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, who in 1424 betrothed Richard, then aged thirteen, to his nine year old daughter and eighteenth child, Cecily Neville.
York lead an expedition to France in 1436 as the “Leuitenant of France”, where he aquited himself ably returning to England in 1439. He was appointed Lieutenant of France in 1440. Taking on the role previously occupied by John, Duke of Bedford, the brother of Henry V. His wife Cecily, known as the Rose of Raby, accompanied him and three of his children Edward, Edmund and Elizabeth were born there.
You will start with 5,000 men at arms, 12,000 bowmen, 400 handgunners, 1 light gun, 2 siege guns, 1 warship and 3 small transports (all ships at Essex), all mustered at the capital of London. You have the capability to raise more revenue, and your weekly troop allowance will be higher due to your possession of London.
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