Anglo-Burgundian Wars (Principia Moderni IV Map Game)

The Anglo-Burgundian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Kingdom of England and its realms (Wales, Ireland, and later Scotland), and the Kingdom of Burgundy. They were fought between varying lengths of peace from the late sixteenth century through to the XXXX (who knows) century for control of colonies, primarily in northeastern Arcadia. Due to the geographic nature of the two countries, there were many naval battles.

Legacy
The rivalry between England and Burgundy festered a naval arms race between the two powers, resulting in a wave of naval innovation not seen since the early sixteenth century.

The conflicts confirmed the obsolescence of boarding-centric naval combat, which had been falling out of favor by the major naval powers. Once more, galleons, which had grown to be the primary surface combatant, became larger and larger as each side looked for a combat advantage over the other. By the 1640s, in the aftermath of the Fourth War, both sides were fielding galleons armed with 74, 80, and as many as 98 guns. The size increase resulted in a new designation for the warships: "Ship-of-the-Line".