New & Improved map game 561-590 (Map Game)

561
After a reign of twenty-three years, Charles the Great dies peacefully in his sleep. His son Philip the Wise comes to power in France. Philip adopts the Danish four-crop rotation system. He also strengthens the military and begins building a series of aqueducts, canals, and roads throughout France.

Meanwhile, Hungary, the Hunnic Empire, the Bavarians, the Hispanias, Greater Bulgaria, and the Roman Empire all put aside their differences and sign a anti-Danish alliance, hoping to stop Danish expansion into Europe. France refuses to join this alliance.

562
Carl III, in order to weaken the anti-Danish Alliance, begins sending military advisors to the Suebs and Carthage. These advisors help modernize both of these countries militaries.

The Suebs drive the much less advanced Hispanian army back out of some of their territory.

Privateers licensed by the Danish government begin operating in Carthage and Sueb. they destroy a large part of the Hispanian commerce, impoverishing both nations and preventing them from financing a counter-attack against the Suebs.

Carthage reclaims some if it's territory from the Hispanians

Sicily contemplates an alliance with the Danes, in order to gain dominance over the Western Mediteranean.

563
Daish prince Gustav marries the firstborn child of the Kingdom of Upper Brittany, Feye. The Poles, Celts, Suebs, Britons, French, Sicilians, and Carthaginians send representatives to Stackholm in order to counter the growing Hispanic-Greek axis. Not much in the way of progress is made, but a universal set of scales and balances, as well as a currency universally accepted throughout the alliance are created. Also, French and Danish troops would be sent to the Suebs and Carthaginians in order to repulse the Hispanics.

The Celts and Britons unite into the Kingdom of Prydain, while the Danes expand into Asia.



564
Philip the Wise in France mets and falls in love with a Danish princess, Alex. She was a young, 19-year old (Philip was 21) and had bright eyes, luxiorous hair, and a beautiful figure. Philip proposes to Alex, and she accepts. They are married by the end of the year.

Meanwhile, the Roman Empire sends in money and supplies to the impoverished Hispanias, as well 60,000 legionnaries.

565
At the Battle of Leon, French and Danish tercios surround and destroy a large Roman and Hispanian field army, reversing much of the Hispanian's gains in the last few years.

Carl III son, Charles, marries a Polish Princess, cementing ties between the two nations

Mikael Torstensson discovers a reference to a device built by the ancient greeks, which used steam to propel a ball around a pivot. He begins research on practical applications for this technology



566
King Philip the Wise of France proclaims the existence of the Empire of France, with himself as Emperor for life. He promises that France is satisifed with her present territory and does not mean to expand. The new Emperor is crowned by the Archbishop of France in December.

567


Suebs take back more of their land using Danish and Pyrdish troops. An open state of war now exists between Pyrdain and hispania. Carthage takes back much of their coasts, while the Bulgars retake the Crimea and capture Trebenoziod and the Bosphorous. Philip the wise and Alex have their first son, John. Torstensson begins to experament with a piston-powered crossbow.

568
Torstensson finishes a steam-powered factory in Finland, which produces identical steels parts for the Danish Army and Navy

569

 * Hnugary enlists the help of Rome and unifies to become the Empire of Hungary.
 * Rome sends diplomats to Greater Bulgaria to try and work out an alliance.
 * The Danes give Poland an area on the Baltic Sea in order to encourage it's development as a ally.

570
Emperor Philip I and his wife, Alex, have a daughter, named Joanne. She will become princess of France. Later that year, the Emperor issues the first Law of France, describing his exact powers as ruler.

571

 * The King of Hispania Major, whose popularity relies on military success, turns in desperation on Hispania Inferior. Swathes of territory are taken.
 * After a short conflict, Prydain is split into Ireland and Britain. Ireland becomes isolationist and turns away from the affairs of Europe, while the King of the British reaffirms his allegiance to the Emperor of France. He does this because his Kingdom is descended from the Kingdom of Upper Britanny, which was a French vassal, and he sees France as a strong and useful ally.
 * The British settlements in North Africa expand into Hispania Inferior territory.
 * Greater Bulgaria takes Hungarian territory bordering the Black Sea.

572
Emperor Philip begins construction of the French Imperial Palace. Brick-layers, artists, workers, etc. are conscripted or recurited from all across France to work on the Emperor's palace. The emperor uses the palaces of Imperial Rome as his inspiration.

The King of Hispana Major declares war on the Kingdom of the British hoping to take back the lost land in Africa. The war failed for Hispana Major. Not only that the lost the remaining settlement in Africa, the lost some land in the Iberian Pennsula.

573
Mikael Torstensson builds the worlds first railroad, in order to transport iron ore from one of his mines to a nearby steel plant. While on a tour, Prince Charles suggests that it might be useful in transporting agricultural goods from Danish Asia.

574
Emperor Philip I begins establishing iron mines and plants similar to those in Denmark. He also commissions the building of France's first primitive railroad.

575
Mikael Torstensson establishes a rolling mill in OTL estonia, which churns out stell rails for the rapidly expanding Danish railroads. they are a royal monopoly, and several of Denmark's most intelligent mathematicians are commissioned to help schedule them to perfection. at this point most of Scandinavia has been connected by railroads, and a railroad starting in estonia is being extended to the Caspian Sea, in order to bring the massive amount of crops produced by in Danish Asia to European markets.

Mikael Torstensson also commissions several of his brighter assistants to build a steam-powered navy vessel

576
France and Denmark sign a treaty, exchanging the new Danish technology to France. Emperor Philip I builds a network of specially-designed railroads throughout France. He also improves French agricultural methods by introducing the five-crop rotation system. Philip builds even more steel plants and iron mines. He gathers several engineers and mathmaticans in France.

577
After a few years the primitive railroads start to fall apart. Casualties are everywhere in Scandinavia from the shoddy railroad system. Back to The New & Improved map game

578
Philip I's engineers improve the stablity and strength of France's new railroad system. By the end of the year, all railroads have been refitted and redesigned, giving it a higher safety rate and more stable footing.

579
Kingdom of the British and the Danish Empries signed a treaty and formed an Alliance.

580
The Empire of France begins taking the reins of scientific advancement from the Danish Empire. French scientists invent the first stable trains. They also discover a way to use coal to generate power for houses, trains, etc. French scholars completely re-organize the French dating system, streamlining the dates and coming up with the accurate birth of Christ, 4 BC. This requires a complete re-write of the timeline.

581

 * Hispania Major and Inferior unite.
 * Sicily is promised more territory in the Mediterranean by Rome if they help attack the unresponsive Bulgarians. Sicily has been moving their army the past few years and finally rakes the Crimea and surrounding area.
 * Bulgaria, seeing the power of Sicily and Rome makes contact with Rome. They agree to a deal with Rome.
 * The Council of Nicea is convened by the Roman Emperor. Hungary, Sicily, Bulgaria, Hispania, and the Bavarian King are present. They form an alliance against the Danes, who the Mediterranean Allies think is past its prime, and the Brits and France.
 * Bulgaria cedes territory to Hungary and attacks the empty and unsettled southern lands of the Danes.
 * Hispania conquers the Brit's territory in North Africa.
 * Bavaria is promised territory in the Lowland region.

582
Afraid France will collapse due to the new anti-Danish alliance, Philip I breaks off the alliance with the Danes and Britons and declares French neturality, promising no inteference in the upcoming war. The anti-Danish alliance accept, but Denmark is angry. However, the Danes refrain from attacking France.

583
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 * Bulgaria gains more territory in Eastern Europe
 * Bavaria officialy declares war on the Danes
 * The Mediterranean Allies secretly send diplomats to Poland



584
Empress Alex, wife of ruling Emperor of France Philip I, gives birth to the last of their ten children. By now she is 39 and Philip is 41. They name their last child Charles, after Alex's brother, Charles, Prince of Denmark. By now, Philip has been ruling for twenty-three years.

585
I have begun to change the color of the Danish Empire for easier visibility.
 * Rumours arise that in Araby, a has man used a machine to fly
 * Hungary and Bulgaria take more of Russia
 * Poland backstabs Denmark and attacks.
 * The Danes' army repels the Bavarians
 * The British land an army on Hispania



586
Danish Thrall's counter-attack, and surround the Bulgarian Army, while another force forges on ahead, on newly improved railroads based on the french design. with most of it's army trapped between the Urals and a superior Danish force, the Bulgarians are forced to surrender, or starve to death. a squadron of new Danish steel-plated steamships launches several raids on Bulgarian ports on the black sea, decimating thier economy, and completely ignoring attacks by Roman and Bulgarian ships and shore batteries.

587



 * The King of Italy inherits the Sicilian throne with the consent of Rome, and calls the nation the "United Duchy of Italia and Sicily"

588
Emperor Philip I commissions the first French naval steamships, with the aid of Danish engineers and scientists. France develops a advanced verision of steamship before the year is out.

589

 * Britain reiterates their loyalty to France. They begin adopting technological innovations like railroads and steam.
 * British armies in Hispania continue to push out the Hispaniards.
 * Danish forces start pushing the Bulgarians south.
 * Italia begins attacking Bulgaria in the Ukraine area.
 * Italia expands further into Africa.

'When did Bulgaria become an enemy to its new ally Rome? dosent say it any where else that they were enemy's now, instead it says they are Allys. and if something dramatic happend between the two they would actually try to diplomatically solve it, not auto-declare war on each other'

590
After a reign of twenty-nine years, Philip I dies, and is succeeded by his 23 year old son, John. John I begins a massive expansion of the military. French engineers develop a early form of steam-powered gun.