History of Urcea (1402-1575): Difference between revisions

The '''History of Urcea from 1402-1575''', sometimes also called the '''Reformation Period''', consists of period of time from the establishment of [[House de Weluta]] on the throne of [[Urcea]] to the end of the [[Great Confessional War]]. Though the period began with efforts at reconstruction and a sense of unity reestablished throughout the realm, including peripheral areas of [[Canaery]] and [[the Cape (Urcean province|the Cape]], it soon became consumed by religious discord throughout the Kingdom and renewed dynastic struggle. The end of the period was characterized by war between the de Welutas and the Julio-Angloise against the backdrop of the {{wp|Protestant Reformation}} and [[The Anarchy]], socio-political events which resulted [[Great Confessional War]] and entrenchment of the [[Catholic Church]] within [[Urcea]]. The end of this period saw significant reforms take place, most notably including significant changes to the [[Social class in Urcea|social class system in Urcea]].

<br />Most of the reign of Lucás II, the "barracks King" (reigned 1402-1431), and his successors was spent rebuilding the nation after decades of destructive civil war.

James III ruled during the initial outbreak of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 and, although he initially expressed interest and toleration, eventually decided to enforce religious unity and ban Protestant proselytism after the Pope promulgated ''Exsurge Domine'' in 1520. The Reformation created a relatively small Protestant minority mostly in the peripheries of the country. King James spent the latter twenty years of his long reign (1492-1546) feuding with local lords and the country's neighbors, while breaking the country's alliance with the King of [[Angla]] as the latter became Protestant and the subject of an Imperial invasion. James died in April of 1546 without an heir starting a minor interregnum. There was considerable dispute whether or not Aedanicus would or could ascend to the Throne or whether or not some other claimant, like a Catholic descendant of Niall IV or even the Protestant Riordan Julio-Angloise should take his place. Considerable fighting between local factions broke out until Riordan himself seized Urceopolis and the Throne in October of 1546.

''Further Information: [[Great Confessional War]], [[The Anarchy]]''