User blog comment:Scrawland Scribblescratch/TL Suggestions/@comment-32656-20120924035143/@comment-4727448-20120924211806

My whole French discovery thing is based on Batholomeu Columbus, Chistopher's brother. Christopher went to Isabelle aand Ferdinand, and Batholomew went to Henry. Christopher got there first and convinced them first. Bartholomew got to France late then rushed to Spain but Chris had left.

Expanding upon that it just basically makes the French Kings overly conceited that they found this great wonderful magnificent place for colonial real estate and they tightened their grip over everything--especially the people. Peasants, serfs, whatever you want to call them, and lots of foreign refugee would settle the lands for France, and thus.

France, Aragon, and Castille: I'll chop that off then.

The rest of your statement is all taken with good heart. Comprehended and agreed upon.

But the last touch: what Britain did have an incompetent and pathetic leader during the Seven Years' War? Would Prussia and Portugal and their allies be able to pull off a war by themselves alongside a stupid England?