Robert Curthose
Duke of NormandyClaim in Normandy4
Noble Support3
Ambition5
winter-crown
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John Pennington
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THE REIGN ENDS · 1087
Highly successful alternative settlement
An arrangement outside the expected forms holds. The settlement is accepted and both realms keep their shape.
England at stability 3, Normandy at stability 4, legitimacy 6, military 7.
Committed arrangement
Succession settlementTraditional division
Final realm stability
England3
Normandy4
Final resource readout
Treasury6
Authority5
Military7
Noble Loyalty4
Legitimacy6
Standing of the sons
William RufusClaim 3Support 4Ambition 3
Robert CurthoseClaim 4Support 3Ambition 5
Henry BeauclercClaim 2Support 2Ambition 4
Possible outcomes of the reign
- Stable divisionThe two realms are divided and each part holds under its own heir.
- Peaceful English successionThe English crown passes without armed resistance.
- Peaceful Norman successionNormandy passes without contest from its lords.
- Rivalry between the brothersOpen competition between the sons short of war.
- Immediate succession crisisNo arrangement is accepted at once and the crown is in dispute.
- Civil conflictThe dispute is carried by arms within and across the realms.
- One son unexpectedly dominatingA single heir takes effective control of both realms.
- Highly successful alternative settlementCalculatedAn arrangement outside the expected forms holds.
- The historical outcome, 1087One possible outcome of this reign, not the guaranteed one.
REALM STABILITY · FINAL READING
ENGLANDRestive but held
NORMANDYQuiet under the duchess's regents
The Five Resources
Scale 0 – 10
- Treasury6
- Authority5
- Military7
- Noble Loyalty4
- Legitimacy6
- Held
- Lost
Succession
The Three Sons
Final attribute readings for the surviving heirs, recorded at the close of the reign. Each plate carries its expectation mark — how that son's claim stood once the succession decisions had resolved.
Expectation raised
William Rufus
Heir ApparentEnglish Political Support4
Military Capability3
Royal Loyalty3
Henry Beauclerc
The Younger SonTreasury / Political Flexibility2
Ambition4
Exploits Opportunities2
The ruled record
Turn Log
The reign as it resolved, newest first — every event drawn and its consequence applied, in the order the years gave them.
- 1087William's DeathSuccession Outcome calculated
- 1086Robert's SupportersNorman barons close ranks behind the eldest son; the succession stands open
- 1085The Heir's FrustrationRobert presses his claim in Normandy; the king answers with authority rather than arms
- 1085–1086The Great SurveyDomesday returns the valuation of every holding; the Crown now knows what it owns
- 1075Revolt of the EarlsRalph de Gael and Roger de Breteuil are broken; the last English earldom revolt fails
- 1070–1071Hereward and ElyThe fenland resistance is reduced and Ely taken; the last English rising ends
- 1069Danish InvasionSweyn Estridsson’s fleet is bought off and withdraws; the north stays unquiet
- 1069–1070Harrying of the NorthSystematic devastation of Yorkshire and the north; resistance ends, the land is emptied
- 1069Northern RebellionEdwin and Morcar rise with Edgar the Ætheling; the north is lost and retaken
- 1068Exeter RebellionThe city submits after an eighteen-day siege; a castle is raised in the walls
- 1067Return from NormandyReign begins
Read-only projection of the resolved reign. The historical outcome is one possible outcome of these decisions, not the guaranteed one.
Winter Crown
3
EnglandRestive3 / 5 stability
4
NormandySecure4 / 5 stability
Early Consolidation
1067
Period 01 / 08The conquest has held. England is claimed, Normandy is watched, and the question at the top of the reign is whether the crown can be held long enough to pass it on.
Royal ResourcesScale 0 – 10
Treasury6
Authority5
Military7
Noble Loyalty4
Legitimacy6
One turn covers one to three years. The event deck is drawn in historical order, so the reign unfolds the way it happened — until your decisions push it somewhere else.
Crown / AuthorityDice / ResolvedNormandy
REALM STABILITY
3OF 5
4OF 5
Royal Resources
TREASURY6/10
AUTHORITY5/10
MILITARY7/10
NOBLE LOYALTY4/10
LEGITIMACY6/10
Aggregate reading 28 of 50 across the five crowns of the royal instrument.
1067Early Consolidation
Return from Normandy
Context
Having secured the crown at Westminster, William crosses back to Normandy to be seen in his own duchy, leaving England under the care of his regents. The crossing is a statement: the Conqueror still holds both shores.
Current Situation
You return from Normandy to England, where the earls watch for any sign of weakness and the north has yet to be settled. The land is yours on parchment; the men who hold it must still be convinced.
Responses
Reward Norman Followers with Land
Grants estates to the men who won the kingdom, binding them to the crown by soil rather than oath.
−2 Treasury−1 Noble Loyalty+1 AuthorityRoll 3+ · AuthorityReconcile with English Nobles
Offers terms and offices to the surviving English thegns, trading secure obedience for a slower grip.
−1 Treasury+2 Noble Loyalty+1 StabilityRoll 4+ · AuthorityStrengthen Royal Administration
Widens the sheriffs’ reach and the geld rolls, so the crown collects faster than the magnates can resist.
−3 Treasury−1 Noble Loyalty+2 AuthorityRoll 2+ · Authority
Robert Curthose
restless
- Claim in Normandy
- 4
- Noble support
- 3
- Ambition
- 5
Succession readiness15 / 18
Expectation raisedWilliam Rufus
loyal
- English political support
- 4
- Military capability
- 3
- Royal loyalty
- Steadfast
Succession readiness10 / 18
Expectation clearHenry Beauclerc
opportunistic
- Treasury flexibility
- Watchful
- Ambition
- 4
- Exploit opportunities
- 2
Succession readiness11 / 18
Expectation raisedTurn Log
- 1067Return from NormandyReign begins
- 1066Coronation at WestminsterOutcome unrecorded
- 1066Landing at PevenseyOutcome unrecorded
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