User:Firesofdoom/TFC Sandbox One

1066 - 1099
1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1087 1095 1099
 * William II tries and fails to invade England. His invasion is repulsed by Harold Godwinson, who is lost in combat
 * With Harold missing, but not yet confirmed dead, Edger the Ætheling is coronated and ascends to the throne. However, rumors persist that Harold is alive, but injured
 * On November 18th, Harold, previously unrecognized as king in a field hospital, rises from his bed. Upon learning of Edgers Kingship, he sends an ultimatum to the young king, demanding the Crown back.
 * On December 23rd, Edger rejects the ultimatum, thus almost forcing war
 * Enraged, Harold begins building an army out of the remainder of the troops who fought the Normans. Edger keeps part of the army, but moves westward, deeper into wessex
 * After sailing around the north sea, and brief landings at various German ports, William and his army arrive in Norway. After a brief period of negotiations, Olaf III agrees to host William and his army, and William becomes a prominent member of Olaf’s court.
 * On April 16th, Harold and Edger clash for the first time. Both take moderate casualties, but Edger is ultimately forced further westward.
 * After several more clashes throughout April, May and June, Ealdred, the Archbishop of York, declares his support for Edger
 * After Ealdred’s declaration, Harold manages a stunning victory, with only ½ his army pitted against Edger’s entire army. This victory swings Edwin, Earl of Mercia, over to his side of the conflict. However, Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, goes over to Edger
 * After an intense summer of conflict, during which Edgar moves northwards into Mercia, both sides settle down for a significantly less intense fall and winter
 * Reinforcements arrive for Harold from Mercia - none come for Edgar, who lost almost 1/10 of his army to desertion over the winter
 * A string of victories for Harold prompts Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon to declare support for Harold, and both quickly send him fresh troops.
 * After more Earls and other Nobles declared their support for Harold, Edgar flees north, towards his only two major supporters
 * Just outside the boundaries of Northumbria, William is crushed by Harold's forces. William loses more than half his army, and is forced to flee to York. Harold decides to let his army rest, Thus allowing Edgar to escape
 * After arriving in York, Edgar repeatedly tries to raise an army to compete with Harold’s but is rejected completely. As Harold's reformed army moves in, he decides he has no choice but to surrender.
 * On March 7th, 1069, Harold and Edgar agree to a settlement. Edgar will relinquish the Throne of England to Harold. In exchange, he will become Earl of the newly created Earldom of York, and be allowed to form the House of Iron - named for his ancestor, Edmund Ironside. Morcar has no choice to but to accept the decrease in the size of his Earldom, and is forced to swear allegiance to Harold.
 * After negotiating with Edgar, Harold returns to Westminster, where is is promptly coronated.
 * William begins to gain more power and influence in Norway. He is more popular with the peasants than many of the the other members of Olaf’s court. He also seems the control some form of personal army, mostly made up of the remainder of the army that tried to take England.
 * England stabilizes significantly, with Harold acting as a powerful king
 * Oswulf is forced to give up his portion of northumbria
 * Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, dies, leaving only a daughter behind. Since she can not claim the Throne, Edgar’s son, Henry, marries her and becomes Earl of Northumbria. Harold is weary of this, but allows it to happen.
 * first Crusade begins in the near east, lead by England, France, the Byzantines, and smaller HRE states
 * The First crusade ends, with the now ailing Harold being granted the county of Tripoli as his personal possession
 * Shortly after the end of the Crusade, Harold dies, passing the Crown onto his eldest son, Edmund

1100-1199
1100 1103
 * Magnus, angered by his older brothers ascension to the throne, begins to gather allies to support his own claim to the throne. However, after catching wind of his plotting, Edmund gives names him the Earl of Tripoli. Magnus however, sees this as an attempt to undercut him, and upon receiving his earlship begins allying himself with Edgar and he house of Iron.
 * After several years of building a close relationship with the family, Magnus marries into the house of iron, via Caris, Edgar's youngest daughter