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In 1278, the power and prestige of the expanded March was such that the Emperor of the Levantines elevated the Margrave of the Ænglish to royal dignity, creating the Kingdom of Angla, also sometimes referred to as "Anglia", "Ænglia", or "Ænglaland" and typically referred to internally as the "Kingdom of the Ænglish". Wilfred I was crowned as first King of the Ænglish that year. During this period, the [[Anglasweorc]] was continually improved upon in multiple phases. The wealth of the Ænglish allowed them to focus more on the internal politics of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and expand further south and east. | In 1278, the power and prestige of the expanded March was such that the Emperor of the Levantines elevated the Margrave of the Ænglish to royal dignity, creating the Kingdom of Angla, also sometimes referred to as "Anglia", "Ænglia", or "Ænglaland" and typically referred to internally as the "Kingdom of the Ænglish". Wilfred I was crowned as first King of the Ænglish that year. During this period, the [[Anglasweorc]] was continually improved upon in multiple phases. The wealth of the Ænglish allowed them to focus more on the internal politics of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and expand further south and east. | ||
[[File:Angla 1545.png|200px| | [[File:Angla 1545.png|200px|left|thumb|Map of the Ænglish realm in 1545.]] | ||
In 1464, the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]] was largely complete, creating the predecessor of modern [[Yonderre]]. The creation of this crusader state ended more than five centuries of the Ænglish serving as the western protectors of Christendom and the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and significantly disrupted the fortunes of the Ænglish as the flow of tribute and toll revenue dried up. The considerable expense of maintaining the [[Anglasweorc]], previously offset by Gothic revenue, lead to its gradual abandonment beginning in 1480 and eventual ruin. The major disruption to Ænglish politics and society exacerbated the growth of religious upheaval within the Kingdom and brought an end to the "Ænglish golden age". | In 1464, the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]] was largely complete, creating the predecessor of modern [[Yonderre]]. The creation of this crusader state ended more than five centuries of the Ænglish serving as the western protectors of Christendom and the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and significantly disrupted the fortunes of the Ænglish as the flow of tribute and toll revenue dried up. The considerable expense of maintaining the [[Anglasweorc]], previously offset by Gothic revenue, lead to its gradual abandonment beginning in 1480 and eventual ruin. The major disruption to Ænglish politics and society exacerbated the growth of religious upheaval within the Kingdom and brought an end to the "Ænglish golden age". | ||
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====End of the Ænglish realm==== | ====End of the Ænglish realm==== | ||
The threat posed to the unity of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] by a Protestant Kingdom in the north - along with other concerns within the political context of the Anarchy - lead to the [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]] [[List_of_Emperors_of_the_Levantines#Gram_Felix_Dynasty|Conchobar III]] declaring King Godwin III an outlaw in 1543 and invading the country, beginning the [[Nordmontaine War]]. Ænglish forces fought bitterly throughout the conflict but were ultimately undermined by domestic [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] rebels, with local nobility forming rebel armies with aligned with the Imperial Army during the war. Ænglish forces employed {{wp|scorched earth}} tactics that successfully delayed the conclusion of the war for more than a decade but also caused a mass humanitarian crisis as {{wp|famine}} soon covered the land. After 11 years of fighting, [[Holchester]] was sacked and King Godwin III was executed by the Emperor. Many of the Protestant nobles relocated to the castles of the [[Anglasweorc]] in an attempt to hold out, but the Imperial Army demolished most of the castles by the largest grouping of artillery in Levantine history to that point. The Kingdom was subsequently partitioned by the Emperor among five local Catholic nobles who would rule the former core populated area of the Kingdom. The [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]] was given to Aedanicus [[House de Weluta|de Weluta]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] royal whose family had been deposed from [[Urcea]], while the eastern portions of the Kingdom were incorporated within the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], including the [[Hollona and Diorisia|Duchy of Hollona]], which was given to the Elector of Diorisia. The total destruction of the Kingdom led to a general uprising among the [[Protestant Union]], beginning the [[Great Confessional War]]. | The threat posed to the unity of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] by a Protestant Kingdom in the north - along with other concerns within the political context of the Anarchy - lead to the [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]] [[List_of_Emperors_of_the_Levantines#Gram_Felix_Dynasty|Conchobar III]] declaring King Godwin III an outlaw in 1543 and invading the country, beginning the [[Nordmontaine War]]. Ænglish forces fought bitterly throughout the conflict but were ultimately undermined by domestic [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] rebels, with local nobility forming rebel armies with aligned with the Imperial Army during the war. Ænglish forces employed {{wp|scorched earth}} tactics that successfully delayed the conclusion of the war for more than a decade but also caused a mass humanitarian crisis as {{wp|famine}} soon covered the land. After 11 years of fighting, [[Holchester]] was sacked and King Godwin III was executed by the Emperor. Many of the Protestant nobles relocated to the castles of the [[Anglasweorc]] in an attempt to hold out, but the Imperial Army demolished most of the castles by the largest grouping of artillery in Levantine history to that point. The Kingdom was subsequently partitioned by the Emperor among five local Catholic nobles who would rule the former core populated area of the Kingdom. The [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]] was given to Aedanicus [[House de Weluta|de Weluta]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] royal whose family had been deposed from [[Urcea]], while the eastern portions of the Kingdom were incorporated within the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], including the [[Hollona and Diorisia|Duchy of Hollona]], which was given to the Elector of Diorisia. The total destruction of the Kingdom led to a general uprising among the [[Protestant Union]], beginning the [[Great Confessional War]]. | ||
===Divided states period=== | ===Divided states period=== | ||
Anglei was significantly depopulated as a result of the two wars, with famine and bloodshed in the Nordmontaine War followed by continued wartime devestation in the Great Confessional War. Following the [[Holy League]]'s victory in the conflict, the [[Dragonnades]] were heavily prosecuted in the country, creating a Catholic majority at a heavy price as many were forced to convert or deported. The deportations of large numbers of Ænglish people - both as part of the religious efforts as well as by politically motivated deportations in conquered lands - created a stock of potential colonists for Levantine nations such as [[Ardmore]] in relatively recently discovered [[Crona]]. These Ænglish people would be the basis of nations abroad like [[Arcerion]] and [[Alstin]] and their settlement abroad created the theory of the [[Ardmori bargain]], which is a widely-held {{wp|conspiracy theory}} among Ænglish people. | Anglei was significantly depopulated as a result of the two wars, with famine and bloodshed in the Nordmontaine War followed by continued wartime devestation in the Great Confessional War. Following the [[Holy League]]'s victory in the conflict, the [[Dragonnades]] were heavily prosecuted in the country, creating a Catholic majority at a heavy price as many were forced to convert or deported. The deportations of large numbers of Ænglish people - both as part of the religious efforts as well as by politically motivated deportations in conquered lands - created a stock of potential colonists for Levantine nations such as [[Ardmore]] in relatively recently discovered [[Crona]]. These Ænglish people would be the basis of nations abroad like [[Arcerion]] and [[Alstin]] and their settlement abroad created the theory of the [[Ardmori bargain]], which is a widely-held {{wp|conspiracy theory}} among Ænglish people. | ||