Scottish events

This is a list of all of Scotland's events:

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The Highlanders Arrive

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My [Root.Owner.Monarch.GetTitle], the English are advancing towards [Root.GetCapitalName]. Most of the nobles won't commit to the fight, but the word has spread.
The Highlanders are coming down on their own to join us. They come in their hundreds ... and thousands!

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions

The province:

• is part of the Highlands.
• is owned and controlled by Scotland that:
  • is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
  • is in a defensive war against England.
  • owns and controlls Inverness (252).

The year is before 1500.

Mean time to happen:

3 months

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We are ready for war!

In the province spawn:

• 3 infantry units
• 1 cavalry unit

belonging to Scotland.

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The Breaking of the Douglases

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In 1449 the king James II was old enough to marry and reclaim control of his kingdom. He immediately seized the Livingston estates, but was a bit more lenient against the Douglasses. In a quarrel in 1452 however he himself stabbed William, 8th Earl of Douglas, to death. Historically this was the end of the power of the Douglas family and 3 years later all their land was confiscated and their castles demolished.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland The year is before 1474.	Mean time to happen 200 months
Destroy the castles and confiscate the lands of Douglasses Scotland: Gains ducats equals to 0.50 years of income Gains +50 Administrative Power Noble rebels (size 2) rise in revolt in a random owned European province Make peace with the Douglas family Scotland: Loses -5 Prestige If Scotland has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.

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The Auld Alliance

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In 1512 France and Scotland renewed their Auld Alliance as a counterbalance to England's involvement in the anti-French schemes of Pope Julius II. This later drew the Scottish into a disastrous war against the English.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland England and France exist Is not at war with France The year is at least 1512, but before 1550.

Mean time to happen 200 months

Good relations with France France and Scotland get the opinion modifier “Good relations” ( +50 opinion / −1 yearly decay) towards each others England gets the opinion modifier “Irritated” ( −10 opinion / +2 yearly decay / 5 years) towards Scotland We shall have nothing to do with France! England gets the opinion modifier “Pleased” ( +20 opinion / −1 yearly decay) towards Scotland France gets the opinion modifier “Mildly displeased” ( −10 opinion / +1 yearly decay) towards Scotland

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Cardinal Beaton

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As a trusted advisor of James V, Cardinal David Beaton managed to make sure that Scotland did not follow in England's footsteps and become Protestant. Instead he worked to strengthen the bond to Catholic France and even managed to arrange two marriages with French noblewomen which both brought considerable dowries in gold to the Scottish courts treasury.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland France exists Is not at war with France Is Catholic The year is at least 1529, but before 1555.	Mean time to happen 200 months
An excellent minister Scotland: Gains +50 Administrative Power Gains +50 Diplomatic Power Gains +50 Military Power Gains +10 Prestige Gains a level 3 Catholic and Scottish Theologian advisor named Cardinal Beaton (50% cheaper to employ)

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John Knox and the Religious Strife

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John Knox became something of a spokesman for Protestantism in Scotland in the 1540s. Initially he was accompanying George Wishart on his preaching tours, but Wishart was captured and handed over to Cardinal David Beaton in St Andrews. There he was tried and burned on the stakes in 1546 for spreading Protestant heresy. Three months later Cardinal Beaton was murdered in revenge by Protestants. When John Knox arrived in St Andrews about a year later he was persuaded by scholars at the university to preach in the town. In June 1547, French assistance to fight the Protestants arrived and the castle of St Andrews which capitulated on terms that were later not kept. Knox and others were carried off to slavery in the French galleys but due to English intervention Knox was released 19 months later. He could however not return to Scotland and continue his preaching but had to stay under the protection of the English and had a large influence on the forming of the English Puritanism. He stayed in England until the Catholic Mary Tudor ascended the throne, at which time he thought it wise to flee to the continent. There he formulated his view that God-fearing magistrates and nobility have both the right and the duty to resist, if necessary by force, a ruler who threatens the safety of true religion. In 1559 he again was able to return to Scotland and was astounded by the progress made by the Reformed cause and by the eager reception given to him by all classes in the community.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland Is Catholic Any owned province in Europe: Is Protestant Can spawn Protestant Rebels The year is at least 1546, but before 1570.	Mean time to happen 200 months
Religious Turmoil Protestant rebels (size 2) rise in revolt in random Protestant European province Add country modifier Religious Strife in Scotland for 5 years, giving: -25% Religious Unity

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The First Covenant

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In 1557, a powerful group of nobles, called the Lords of the Congregation, drew up a Protestant proclamation which was later called the First Covenant, calling for the expulsion of the Catholic Church from Scotland. The motives however were probably much more to be able to confiscate the vast riches of the Catholic Church in Scotland than purely true faith.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland Is Catholic The year is at least 1557, but before 1583.	Mean time to happen 200 months
Support the Lords of the Congregation Scotland: Loses -1 Stability Every owned Catholic province gets the Rebellious People province modifier for 5 years, giving: +5 Local unrest Loses -5 Papal Influence Gains +300 Ducats Oppose the Lords of the Congregation Scotland: Lose -1 Stability Gain +10 Papal Influence

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The Scottish East Indian Company

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As all other nations in this time with a coastline, the Scottish tried to duplicate the efforts of the highly successful English East Indian Company.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland Has at least 2 ports Any of the following: Has an active merchant in a trade node in either the Gujarat, Coromandel, Deccan, Bengal, Malaya, Moluccas, Indonesia or Oceania region Owns a province in either the Gujarat, Coromandel, Deccan, Bengal, Malaya, Moluccas, Indonesia or Oceania region The year is at least 1698, but before 1800.	Mean time to happen 2000 months
We will exploit this! Scotland: Loses ducats equal to 0.5 Years of Income Adds country modifier Scottish East India Company for the rest of the campaign, giving: +10% Trade Efficiency

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Major Road Constructions in the Highlands

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The improving of roads and trade routes in northern Scotland had a great impact on Scottish economy in these areas, leading to increased trade and thus also higher tax incomes.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland The year is at least 1725, but before 1800.	Mean time to happen 200 months
Invest in the road constructions Scotland: Loses -50 Ducats Adds +1 base tax to Aberdeenshire Adds +1 base tax to Inverness Don't do it If Scotland has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.

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The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce

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The opening of the Scottish Chamber of Commerce did a lot for helping Scottish pre-industrial trade and was one of the many factors behind keeping the Scottish economy Scottish.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland The year is at least 1700, but before 1800.	Mean time to happen 200 months
Trade reform Scotland: Gains +5% Mercantilism Free trade Scotland: Loses -5% Mercantilism Gains +2 Years of Income Gains country modifier Free Trade in Scotland for the rest of the campaign, giving: +10% trade power abroad

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George Bruce of Carnock

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The Scottish merchant, engineer and innovator in coal mining techniques, Sir George Bruce, introduced undersea mining into the Upper Hirst seam. It used a new drainage technology that attracted a visit from King James VI in 1617. The king accepted Bruce's invitation to visit one of his mines which tunneled down beneath the sea bed. After venturing into a tunnel which went far out into the Firth of Forth, the king found himself at a shaft point where the coal was loaded onto the ships. Water surrounded the top of the shaft and king James, alarmed with this, accused Sir George of an assassination attempt and of treason. George Bruce then pointed out the rowing boat and explained that they could either use the boat or return by the tunnel from whence they came. The king relaxed and took the option of the boat journey.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland The year is at least 1570, but before 1625.	Mean time to happen 200 months
Employ Him Gain a level 3 Scottish Natural Scientist advisor named George Bruce (50% cheaper to employ)} Ignore Him Lose -1 Prestige

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The Scottish Witchcraft Act

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The Scottish Witchcraft Act of 1563 made the practice of witchcraft and consulting with witches capital offenses. James VI played a major part as 'victim' and investigator in the North Berwick witch trials that began in 1589 and were the first major series of trials under the new act. The king published a defense of witch-hunting in the 'Daemonologie' in 1597 but later became increasingly skeptical and took steps to limit prosecutions. Scotland tried an estimate of 6,000 people for witchcraft, where seventy-five per cent of the accused were women and over 1,500 executed.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions Is Scotland Is not in a regency The year is at least 1563, but before 1735.	Mean time to happen 2000 months
Defend the Witchcraft Act Gain ruler modifier "Scottish Witchcraft Act" giving: +1 Papal Influence per year +5% Technology Cost Denounce it Lose -5 Prestige

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Annexing London

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The defenders of London have surrendered the city and treaties have been signed formally annexing it into Scotland. All that remains is to decide London's fate. Should we let the Londoners be? Or should we sack the city and relocate its treasures and institutions to our own capital?"

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by completing the mission "Conquer London"

To Edinburgh! Province London (236): Lose 2 base tax Lose 2 base manpower Lose 2 base production Province Edinburgh (248): Gain 3 base tax Gain 3 base manpower Gain 3 base production Gain province modifier "London to Edinburgh" for 20 years, giving: -15% local development cost -15% local building cost Leave London be If Scotland has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.