major_sco.txt

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1424-1425: The Ransoming of the king and Purge of the Highland Chiefs for Scotland
1437-1438: The assassination of James I for Scotland
1452-1456: The Breaking of the Douglases for Scotland
1512-1514: The Auld Alliance for Scotland
1529-1546: Cardinal Beaton for Scotland
1546-1570: John Knox and the Religious Strife for Scotland
1558-1560: The First Covenant for Scotland
1567-1567: The Fate of Mary Stuart for Scotland
1587-1603: The Crown of England for Scotland
1649: The Civil War down South for Scotland
1649: The Civil War down South for Scotland
1660: The Restoration of the Stuarts for Scotland
1698-1699: The Scottish East Indian Company for Scotland
1725-1727: Major Road Constructions in the Highlands for Scotland
1783-1784: The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce for Scotland
Triggered (1688): The Glorious Revolution for Scotland
Triggered (1567-1567): The Time of the Regents for Scotland

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1424
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1425)

Description

The rightful king of the Scots, James I, had been imprisoned in England since 1406. During his imprisonment the country was ruled by this Uncle Robert Stewart (1406-1420), 1st duke of Albany, and later his son Murdac (1420-1424). Neither of the two, nor the majority of the Scottish nobility, had any real interest in seeing the return of a strong king back on the throne. It thus took until 1424, 18 years, before the ransom was collected and finally sent to England to have the king freed. Historically James I took his revenge by executing Murdoc and a few other noblemen and taking a lot of actions to reduce the power of the Scottish nobility. He also managed to introduce a lot of other good reforms to strengthen Scotland as a country.

Actions

A. The king is ransomed and takes revenge on the nobility

  • Aristocracy -2
  • Centralization +2
  • Stability -2
  • Global revolt risk +3 for 156 months
  • Monarch's administrative skill +2 for 156 months
  • +1 base tax value in Lothian
  • +1 base tax value in The Grampians
  • -200 gold

B. The king is ransomed but forgives the nobility

  • Aristocracy -1
  • Centralization +1
  • +1 base tax value in Lothian
  • -200 gold

C. The king is not ransomed

  • Aristocracy +1

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of February 2, 1437
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1438)

Description

In February 1437 James I was assassinated by conspirators within the nobility looking to gain control of the crown for Walter Stewart, earl of Atholl. James I's wife however quickly saw to it that the responsible where tortured to death. However James son was only 6 years old and the Scottish kingdom was thrown into a time of power struggle between mainly 3 families (the Crichtons, the Livingstons, and the Douglases) for control of the young Scottish king and realm.

Actions

A. Rats!

  • Centralization -2
  • Stability -2

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 1080 days of January 2, 1452
Checked again every 1080 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1456)

Description

In 1449 the king James II was old enough to marry and reclaim control of his kingdom. He immediately seized the Livingston estates, but was a bit more lenient against the Douglasses. In a quarrel in 1452 however he himself stabbed William, 8th Earl of Douglas, to death. Historically this was the end of the power of the Douglas family and 3 years later all their land was confiscated and their castles demolished.

Actions

A. Destroy the castles and confiscate the lands of Douglases

  • Centralization +3
  • Aristocracy -1
  • Stability -2
  • +150 gold

B. Make peace with the Douglas family

  • Centralization +1
  • +8000 infantry in Lothian
  • +2000 cavalry in Lothian

Scotland — Not random

Conditions

  • France exists
  • England exists
  • None of the following must occur:
    • Scotland and France are at war

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1512
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1514)

Description

In 1512 France and Scotland renewed their ''Auld Alliance'' as a counterbalance to England's involvement in the anti-French schemes of Pope Julius II. This later drew the Scottish into a disastrous war against the English.

Actions

A. Ally with France

  • +50 relations with France
  • -75 relations with England
  • Gain an alliance with France

B. Don't ally with France

  • -75 relations with France
  • +50 relations with England

Scotland — Not random

Conditions

  • France exists
  • None of the following must occur:
    • Scotland and France are at war

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1529
Checked again every 720 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1546)

Description

As a trusted advisor of James V, Cardinal David Beaton managed to make sure that Scotland did not follow in England's footsteps and become Protestant. Instead he worked to strengthen the bond to Catholic France and even managed to arrange two marriages with French noblewomen which both brought considerable dowries in gold to the Scottish courts treasury.

Actions

A. Excellent minister

  • Monarch's diplomatic skill +3 for 240 months
  • Monarch's administrative skill +2 for 240 months
  • Monarch's military skill +2 for 240 months
  • Stability +2
  • Gain a royal marriage with France
  • +100 gold

Scotland — Not random

Conditions

  • State religion is catholic

Will happen within 2520 days of January 2, 1546
Checked again every 2520 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1570)

Description

John Knox became something of a spokesman for Protestantism in Scotland in the 1540ies. Initially he was accompanying George Wishart on his preaching tours, but Wishart was captured and handed over to Cardinal David Beaton in St Andrews. There he was trialed and burned on the stakes in 1546 for spreading Protestantism heretics. Three months later Cardinal Beaton was murdered in revenge by Protestants. When John Knox arrived in St Andrews about a year later he was persuaded by scholars at the university to preach in the town. In June 1547, French assistance to fight the Protestants arrived and the castle of St Andrews which capitulated on terms that was later not kept. Knox and others were carried off to slavery in the French galleys but due to English intervention Knox was released 19 months later. He could however not return to Scotland and continue his preaching but had to stay under the protection of the English and had a large influence on the forming of the English Puritanism. He stayed in England until the Catholic Mary Tudor ascended the throne, at which time he thought it wise to flee to the continent. There he formulated his view that 'God-fearing magistrates and nobility have both the right and the duty to resist, if necessary by force, a ruler who threatens the safety of true religion'. In 1559 he again was able to return to Scotland and was astounded by the progress made by the Reformed cause and by the eager reception given to him by all classes in the community.

Actions

A. Religious Turmoil

  • Religion in a random province changes to reformed
  • Religion in a different random province changes to reformed
  • Create a religious revolt in a different random province
  • Global revolt risk +4 for 120 months

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1558
Checked again every 720 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1560)

Description

In 1557, a powerful group of nobles, called the Lords of the Congregation, drew up a Protestant proclamation which was later called the First Covenant, calling for the expulsion of the Catholic Church from Scotland. The motives however were probably much more to be able to confiscate the vast riches of the Catholic Church in Scotland then purely true faith.

Actions

A. Support the Lords of the Congregation

  • Stability -3
  • Global revolt risk +2 for 12 months
  • -100 relations with Papal States
  • +300 gold

B. Oppose the Lords of the Congregation

  • Stability -1
  • +50 relations with Papal States

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 0 days of July 15, 1567
Checked again every 0 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after July 16, 1567)

Description

In 1565 Mary married her cousin Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, an English nobleman. The bridegroom was proclaimed Henry, King of Scots. Their only child was to become James I of England. Mary soon became disenchanted with Henry. He had become overbearing, arrogant and carried away by his new title. He made enemies of some of the powerful nobles and, because of that enmity, there was a plot to kill him. Some thought that Mary had knowledge of the plot. The rift between Mary and her husband became public knowledge. She turned to a Scottish nobleman, a very powerful man, the Earl of Bothwell, for support. He and other Scottish noblemen proposed to do whatever they could to help the queen in her dilemma. This decision led to a failed explosion plot and to the strangulation death of Darnely. A few months later, Mary and the Earl married. This angered the populace who suspected Bothwell's participation in the murder of their King. Mary's subjects were outraged and turned against her. She was able to lead an army against them, and although it was equal in number to the confederate army, it was visibly inferior in discipline. On June 15, 1567, Mary's forces were defeated at Carberry Hill, and she was forced to abandon Bothwell and surrender herself to the confederate lords. On July 24, at Lochleven, she was prevailed upon to sign an act of abdication in favor of her son, who was crowned as James VI five days afterward at Stirling. Escaping from her island-prison at Lochleven on May 2, 1568, she was able within a few days to assemble an army of 6000 men. On May 12 her army was defeated by the regent Moray at Langside, near Glasgow. Four days afterward, in spite of the entreaties of her best friends, Mary crossed Solway Firth and sought refuge at the court of Elizabeth I, queen of England, only to find herself a prisoner of Elizabeth for life.

Actions

A. Force her to Abdicate

B. Support the Queen

  • Monarch's diplomatic skill +3 for 480 months
  • Monarch's administrative skill +2 for 480 months
  • Global revolt risk +6 for 36 months
  • Stability -2

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 0 days of February 9, 1587
Checked again every 0 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 26, 1603)

Description

Being of Tudor blood on his mothers side, king James VI inherited his mother's claim on the English throne when she was executed by Elizabeth I. Keeping good relations towards the English, even though they had executed his mother, would put him within reach of the English crown, while an outcry for revenge would probably have earned him respect among many of his noblemen it would possibly have squandered any opportunity to gain the English crown peacefully.

Actions

A. Close policy with England

  • +200 relations with England
  • Gain a royal marriage with England
  • Stability -1

B. Fuzzy Friendliness

  • +100 relations with England
  • Gain a royal marriage with England

C. Furious Outrage

  • -100 relations with England
  • Gain a royal marriage with England
  • Stability +1

Scotland — Not random

Conditions

  • Event 3025 - The English Civil War for England has already occurred
  • At least one of the following must occur:
    • State religion is protestant
    • State religion is reformed

Will happen on January 30, 1649

Description

The English Civil War (1642-1648) was the result of a long power struggle between the Stuart monarchs and the Puritan-led Parliament. Intensification of royal judicial procedures (Star Chamber) and demands for taxes (1635, ship money for naval construction) was faced by Parliamentary opposition (summary of grievances in the 1641 Grand Remonstrance) and execution of royal advisors. The arrest of John Pym, the Puritan leader and the Catholic uprising in Ulster (1641) sparked the war between the Royalists and the Parliament. The decisive reform and new model army of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) led to the capture and execution of king Charles I (1649) and the establishment of the English Commonwealth, a military dictatorship controlled by a Lord Protector (Cromwell - 1653) and a reduced (Rump) Parliament. Following successful wars against Holland (1652-1654) and Spain (1654-1659), the monarchy would be re-established by General Monk in 1658, to the profit of Charles II Stuart (1660-1688), a fervent absolutist.

Actions

A. Declare the king's position forfeit

  • Monarch George Monck becomes active
  • Leader Monck becomes active
  • Leader Monck will never be active
  • Leader Hamilton will never be active
  • Leader Leven will never be active
  • Leader Montrose will never be active
  • Leader Newark will never be active
  • Centralization +2
  • Aristocracy -2
  • Serfdom -3
  • Mercantilism -4
  • The Highlands revolts
  • The Highlands revolts
  • The Grampians revolts
  • The Grampians revolts
  • Religion in The Highlands changes to reformed
  • Religion in The Grampians changes to reformed
  • +100 relations with Netherlands
  • +100 relations with Sweden
  • Global revolt risk +8 for 60 months
  • Stability +2

B. Accept the king, but crave concessions

  • Event 3081 - The Restoration of the Stuarts for Scotland will never fire
  • Leader Prince Charles becomes active
  • Centralization +1
  • Aristocracy -1
  • Serfdom -1
  • Mercantilism -3
  • Lothian revolts
  • Strathclyde revolts
  • Religion in The Grampians changes to reformed
  • +50 relations with Netherlands
  • +50 relations with Sweden
  • Global revolt risk +8 for 60 months
  • Stability -1

Scotland — Not random

Conditions

  • Event 3025 - The English Civil War for England has already occurred
  • At least one of the following must occur:
    • State religion is catholic
    • State religion is counterreform

Will happen on January 30, 1649

Description

The English Civil War (1642-1648) was the result of a long power struggle between the Stuart monarchs and the Puritan-led Parliament. Intensification of royal judicial procedures (Star Chamber) and demands for taxes (1635, ship money for naval construction) was faced by Parliamentary opposition (summary of grievances in the 1641 Grand Remonstrance) and execution of royal advisors. The arrest of John Pym, the Puritan leader and the Catholic uprising in Ulster (1641) sparked the war between the Royalists and the Parliament. The decisive reform and new royal army of the led to the routing and destruction of the puritan cause (1649) and the establishment of the English Monarchy, a religious peace enforced by royal military dictatorship controlled by the king and a reduced (Rump) Parliament. Following successful wars against Holland (1652-1654) and Spain (1654-1659), the monarchy would establish Absolutism in 1688, to the profit of the Stuart Dynasty, fervent absolutists.

Actions

A. Exterminate the Puritan Opposition

  • Event 3081 - The Restoration of the Stuarts for Scotland will never fire
  • Event 3082 - The Glorious Revolution for Scotland will never fire
  • Centralization +2
  • Aristocracy +2
  • Serfdom +2
  • Mercantilism +5
  • Lothian revolts
  • Strathclyde revolts
  • Religion in Lothian changes to catholic
  • Religion in Strathclyde changes to catholic
  • +100 relations with France
  • +100 relations with Spain
  • Global revolt risk +8 for 60 months
  • Stability -2

B. Let them live, but forfeit their rights

  • Event 3081 - The Restoration of the Stuarts for Scotland will never fire
  • Event 3082 - The Glorious Revolution for Scotland will never fire
  • Centralization +1
  • Aristocracy +1
  • Serfdom +1
  • Mercantilism +3
  • Strathclyde revolts
  • Religion in Lothian changes to catholic
  • +50 relations with France
  • +50 relations with Spain
  • Global revolt risk +8 for 60 months
  • Stability -1

Scotland — Not random

Will happen on May 29, 1660
unless prevented by
Action A, B of 3080 - The Civil War down South for Scotland
Action B of 3079 - The Civil War down South for Scotland

Description

After years of chaotic civil war in the commonwealth and the death of basically the only person that could realistically receive support from all sides, Cromwell, the situation was, if possible, more confused then ever before. When one group of officers determined to dissolve the remains of the Long Parliament, called the Rump, a former royalist and commander of the largest force in Britain, George Monck, decided that enough was enough. He promptly marched his army down from Scotland to reinstitute the Rump. However once there he realized that probably the only real long-term solution to the mess was to restore Charles II as king. In February 1660 Monck reversed Pride's Purge, inviting all of the secluded members of the Long Parliament to return to their seats under army protection. A month later the Long Parliament dissolved itself, paving the way for the return of the king.

Actions

A. Restore King Charles II to the throne

  • +100 relations with England
  • +100 relations with France
  • Aristocracy +2
  • Innovativeness +1
  • Stability +1

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1698
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1699)

Description

As all other nations in this time with a coastline also the Scottish tried to duplicate the efforts of the highly successful English East Indian Company.

Actions

A. We will exploit this!

  • Gain Goods Manufactory in a random province
  • +5 merchants
  • +250 gold
  • Trade tech investment: +400

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1725
Checked again every 720 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1727)

Description

The improving of roads and trade routes in northern Scotland had a great impact on Scottish economy in these areas, leading to increased trade and thus also higher tax incomes

Actions

A. Medium Investment

  • Culture in The Grampians changes to english
  • +1 base tax value in The Grampians
  • +1 base tax value in The Highlands
  • Infrastructure tech investment: +500
  • -350 gold

B. Large investment

  • Culture in The Highlands changes to english
  • Culture in The Grampians changes to english
  • +1 base tax value in The Grampians
  • +2 base tax value in The Highlands
  • Infrastructure tech investment: +800
  • -500 gold

C. Small investment

  • +1 base tax value in The Grampians
  • Infrastructure tech investment: +300
  • -200 gold

Scotland — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1783
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1784)

Description

The opening of the Scottish Chamber of Commerce did a lot for helping Scottish pre-industrial trade and was one of the many factors behind keeping the Scottish economy Scottish.

Actions

A. Trade reform

  • Mercantilism -1
  • Trade tech investment: +300
  • +4 merchants

B. Protective Trade reform

  • Mercantilism +1
  • Trade tech investment: +300
  • +3 merchants

C. Free trade

  • Mercantilism -3
  • Trade tech investment: +300
  • +5 merchants

Scotland — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3031 - The Glorious Revolution for England

Description

The king after Charles II, his brother James II, was a Catholic. He was accepted as king grudgingly by most English people, but when he started to force the issue of equal rights between Catholics and Protestants in the Protestant Commonwealth the issue heated up. In itself it might not have had such dire consequences, but in the light of Louis XIV revoking of the Edict of Nantes and the following the losses in the English Civil War, James II actions caused much anger and discontent. Thus the king's effort on behalf of Catholics was doomed. Seven eminent Englishmen, among them the Tory Earl of Danby and Henry Compton, bishop of London, wrote inviting William of Orange, stadholder in the Netherlands, to help get rid of James II. William in need of an ally against France accepted the invitation and on the 5th of November 1688 his troops landed in Bixham. He slowly advanced almost unopposed on London giving ample time for those still loyal to the highly unpopular king to reconsider. In the end James II realized his weak position and fled to France. James flight was interpreted as an abdication and William was offered the English crown.

Actions

A. Welcome the new Stuart Dynasty to the throne

  • Monarch William & Mary becomes active
  • Monarch William II becomes active
  • Monarch Anne becomes active
  • Monarch James VIII becomes active
  • Monarch James VIII will never rule
  • Centralization -2
  • Serfdom -1
  • Stability +1

B. Keep the old Stuart Dynasty in Scotland

  • Centralization +2
  • Aristocracy +1
  • Serfdom +1
  • Stability +1

Scotland — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3076 - The Fate of Mary Stuart for Scotland

Description

Since the abdication of Mary Stuart a regency ruled Scotland in the name of the minor aged king James. When the regent James Stewart-Moray, the Protestant and very pro English bastard brother of Mary Stuart, was murdered in January 1570, the country plunged into a power struggle between the supporters of the Queen and the supporters of the regency.

Actions

A. Support the Regent

  • +50 relations with England
  • Global revolt risk +3 for 24 months

B. Support the Queen

  • +50 relations with France
  • Stability -2

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