War of the Roses

War of the Roses Following the death of our monarch our kingdom is being torn apart by supporters of two junior branches of the royal dynasty.

The War of the Roses is a disaster in England during the ‘Age of Discovery’.

Prerequisites

The country:

• is England.
• is a monarchy.
• is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
• does not use doom mechanic.
• did not have this disaster before.

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress starts if

Monthly progress halts if

England: does not have an ongoing disaster. one of the following: does not have an heir. Has an heir of "York", "Lancaster" or "Plantagenet" dynasty. does not have a regency council. is not the lesser partner in a personal union. It is currently the ‘Age of Discovery’. Monthly progress England: +3.0% Has a ruler with the modifier “Low Fertility” or the ‘Infertile’ personality The year is at least 1455. +1.0% Legitimacy is less than 90%. +0.5% Is not ruled by the 'York' dynasty. +0.5% Is not ruled by the 'Lancaster' dynasty. +0.5% stability is less than 1. +0.5% Ruler's administrative skill is less than 2. +0.5% Ruler's diplomatic skill is less than 2. +0.5% Ruler's military skill is less than 2.

at least one of the following is true for England: has an ongoing disaster. has an heir of "York", "Lancaster" or "Plantagenet" dynasty. has a regency council. is the lesser partner in a personal union.

Start

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

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War of the Roses

[Root.Monarch.GetName] has suddenly died! As the nation mourns, two junior branches of the old House of Plantagenet, the House of Lancaster and the House of York, both claim to be the rightful heir to the throne of England. Sporadic fights between their supporters have already broken out in a number of provinces around the country. Their heraldic symbols, a red rose and a white rose, have already become synonymous with the conflict now commonly known as the War of the Roses.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the start of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

Support the House of Lancaster England: loses 2 stability. loses manpower worth 2.5 years of manpower. supports the House of Lancaster during the ‘War of the Roses’. gets a new ruler of the Lancaster dynasty, aged 31, with ‘Well Connected’ personality. If England uses Statists vs Orangists mechanics then: strengthen Orangists in power by 100%. pretender rebels (size 3) led by ‘Richard York’ rise in revolt and occupy: if owned and there are no units in the province: Yorkshire (245). else: a random province of England in Britain (region). The revolting province gets the modifier “Supports House of York” for 10 years, giving the following effect: +8 local unrest. Support the House of York England: loses 2 stability. loses manpower worth 2.5 years of manpower. supports the House of York during the ‘War of the Roses’. gets a new ruler of the York dynasty, aged 31, with ‘Tactical Genius’ personality. If England uses Statists vs Orangists mechanics then: strengthen Orangists in power by 100%. pretender rebels (size 3) led by ‘Edward Lancaster’ rise in revolt and occupy: if owned and there are no units in the province: Lancashire (244). else: a random province of England in Britain (region). The revolting province gets the modifier “Supports House of Lancaster” for 10 years, giving the following effect: +8 local unrest.

While the disaster is ongoing, England gets:

• +5 global unrest.
• +12.5% available mercenaries,

Also the following events are triggered by a monthly pulse.

Monthly events

The weight that no event is triggered is 1000 and for each monthly event it is 100.

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Support for $DYNASTY$

Local support for $DYNASTY$ in the War of the Roses keeps growing among the people as peasants and nobles alike rally to our banner!

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Trigger conditions England owns at least 1 province: is not overseas, does not have any of the following modifiers: “Local Support” “Supports House of Lancaster” “Supports House of York” “Disgruntled Nobles”	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.
This is most welcomed A random owned province and every neighboring provinces satisfying the trigger conditions: get the modifier “Local Support” for 10 years, giving the following effect: −5 local unrest.

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Declaration for the Lancaster Pretenders!

The nobility of one of our provinces has long been divided over the War of the Roses, and now there are further nobles proclaiming for House of Lancaster.

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Trigger conditions England: supports the House of York. owns at least 1 province that: is not overseas. is not the capital. does not have any of the following modifiers: “Local Support”. “Supports House of Lancaster”.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.
Dire news A random owned province and every neighboring provinces satisfying the trigger conditions: get the modifier “Supports House of Lancaster” for 10 years, giving the following effect: +10 local unrest.

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Declaration for the York Pretenders!

The nobility of one of our provinces has long been divided over the War of the Roses, and now there are further nobles proclaiming for House of York.

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Trigger conditions England: supports the House of Lancaster. owns at least 1 province that: is not overseas. is not the capital. does not have any of the following modifiers: “Local Support”. “Supports House of York”.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.
Dire news A random owned province and every neighboring provinces satisfying the trigger conditions: get the modifier “Supports House of York” for 10 years, giving the following effect: +10 local unrest.

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Nobles Disgruntled

The nobles have so far stood by the crown during the War of the Roses, expecting to be generously rewarded. But there is a growing opinion among many of them that there has so far been little recognition of their loyalty.

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Trigger conditions England: owns at least 1 province that has the modifier “Local Support”.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.
These gifts should show our gratitude England: loses ducats equal to 0.25 of a yearly income. It is nothing but their duty A random province of England that has the modifier “Local Support”: loses the modifier “Local Support”. gets the modifier “Disgruntled Nobles” for 5 years, with the following effect: +2 local unrest.

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Soldiers Desert

War exhaustion in the form of plague and starvation is not only affecting the civilian population but our armed forces as well and the number of deserters keeps growing.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

There is nothing we can do England: loses manpower worth 2.5 years of manpower. loses 5 legitimacy. Import food from abroad England: gets the modifier “Importing Food” for 5 years, with the following effects: −1 national unrest, −25% national tax modifier. Let them take from the local peasants England: gets the modifier “Plundering Soldiers” for 5 years, with the following effects: +2 national unrest, +0.05 monthly autonomy change

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Legitimacy Questioned

Even our own commanders and soldiers are starting to question the legitimacy of the current rulership.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions England: has less than 50 legitimacy.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.
Buy their continued support England: loses ducats equal to 0.25 of a yearly income. How dare they question me? England: gets the modifier “Legitimacy Questioned” for 5 years, with the following effects: −10% morale of armies, −10% recruitment time.

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Rumors of Large Revolt in the Continent

Many of those who have been forced to flee the country during the War of the Roses have sought refuge at the Continent and the local authorities report rumors that an armed rising might be imminent. If we do not stop this, we will end up with a stronghold there, providing support for further insurrection.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions England owns at least one province that: is not in Britain (region). has at least 3 local unrest. has the modifier any of the following modifiers: “Supports House of Lancaster”' “Supports House of York” is not controlled by rebels.

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

Send money to help the local authorities England: loses ducats equal to 0.75 of a yearly income. loses 50 diplomatic power. The money is better needed closer to home Pretender rebels (size 2) rise in revolt in a random province satisfying trigger conditions. The province gets the modifier “Rebel Refugees” for 10 years, with the following effects: +10 local unrest, −50% local tax modifier, −50% local manpower modifier.

Finishing conditions

If England:

• does not own rebel controlled provinces.
• does not have spawned pretender rebel.

then it loses the above-mentioned effects and the following event is triggered:

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The End of the War of the Roses

The armed conflict over the succession to the English throne is finally over as the ruling dynasty defeats the rebels!

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the end of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.
Immediate effects England: loses the modifiers “Low Fertility”, “Importing Food”, “Plundering Soldiers” and “Legitimacy Questioned”. All provinces owned by England: lose the modifiers “Supports House of York”, “Supports House of Lancaster”, “Local Support”, “Rebel Refugees” and “Rebel Stronghold”. The War of the Roses ends.
Order has finally been restored England: gains 50 prestige. If England has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. Every countries that had the event ‘Support House of Lancaster’ gets event ‘Relations Deteriorate with England (Lancaster lost)’ the next day. Every countries that had the event ‘Support House of York’ gets event ‘Relations Deteriorate with England (York lost)’ the next day.

If the rebels win the War of the Roses one of the following events will occur.

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House of Lancaster wins the War of the Roses

The War of the Roses finally comes to an end as [Root.Monarch.GetName] succeeds in claiming the throne, becoming the new ruler of [Root.GetName].

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions England: has the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster taking place. supports the House of York. has a ruler of the Lancaster dynasty.	Is triggered only by a new monarch.
Immediate effects England: loses the modifiers “Low Fertility”, “Importing Food”, “Plundering Soldiers” and “Legitimacy Questioned”. All provinces owned by England: lose the modifiers “Supports House of York”, “Supports House of Lancaster”, “Local Support”, “Rebel Refugees” and “Rebel Stronghold”. The ‘War of the Roses’ disaster ends.
Long live the House of Lancaster! England: loses 50 prestige. If England has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. Every countries that had the event ‘Support House of Lancaster’ and chose to support the rebels gets the event ‘Improved Relations with England’ the next day.

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House of York wins the War of the Roses

The War of the Roses finally comes to an end as [Root.Monarch.GetName] succeeds in claiming the throne, becoming the new ruler of [Root.GetName].

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions England: has the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster taking place. supports the House of Lancaster. has a ruler of the York dynasty.	Is triggered only by a new monarch.
Immediate effects England: loses the modifiers “Low Fertility”, “Importing Food”, “Plundering Soldiers” and “Legitimacy Questioned”. All provinces owned by England: lose the modifiers “Supports House of York”, “Supports House of Lancaster”, “Local Support”, “Rebel Refugees” and “Rebel Stronghold”. The ‘War of the Roses’ disaster ends.
Long live the House of York! England: loses 50 prestige. If England has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. Every countries that had the event ‘Support House of York’ and chose to support the rebels gets the event ‘Improved Relations with England’ the next day.

If another dynasty gains the throne then the following event is triggered:

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House of [Root.Monarch.Dynasty.GetName] ends the War of the Roses

The War of the Roses finally comes to an end as [Root.Monarch.GetName] succeeds in claiming the throne, becoming the new ruler of [Root.GetName]. With the ascension of the [Root.Monarch.Dynasty.GetName] dynasty the old conflict between Yorkists and Lancasters is now a thing of the past and both factions have resolved to passively work against the [Root.Monarch.Dynasty.GetName] dynasty for now.

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Trigger conditions England: has the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster taking place. does not have a ruler of the Lancaster or York dynasty.	Is triggered only by a new monarch.
Immediate effects England: loses the modifiers “Low Fertility”, “Importing Food”, “Plundering Soldiers” and “Legitimacy Questioned”. All provinces owned by England: lose the modifiers “Supports House of York”, “Supports House of Lancaster”, “Local Support”, “Rebel Refugees” and “Rebel Stronghold”. The ‘War of the Roses’ disaster ends.
Long live the House of [Root.Monarch.Dynasty.GetName]! England: loses 50 prestige. loses 1 stability. Lancashire (244) and Yorkshire (255) if owned by England: get the modifier “Rebellious People” for 10 years with the following effect: +5 local unrest.

Further events

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Rebel Leaders Captured

At the Battle of PROVINCENAME several leaders of the revolt was captured by our forces. What should we do with them?

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions The province owner: is England. has the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster taking place.	Is triggered only by a won battle against rebels (except separatist) in the province.
Pardon them England: loses 10 legitimacy. gets the modifier “Benign Ruler” for 5 years, with the following effect: -1 national unrest. Execute them England: gains 10 legitimacy. gets the modifier “Rebel Leaders Executed” for 3 years, with the following effect: +3 national unrest.

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Lancaster Stronghold

After having won the siege of PROVINCENAME, the rebel forces now have complete control of the entire province and have turned it into a stronghold for supporters loyal to the House of Lancaster.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions The province: has the modifier “Supports House of Lancaster”. has the modifier “Rebel Refugees”.	Is triggered only by a lost siege against rebels in the province.
This is a serious threat The province gets the modifier “Rebel Stronghold” for 5 years, with the following effects: +200% local defensiveness, +10 local unrest, −100% local tax modifier, −100% local manpower modifier, +0.25 monthly autonomy change.

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York Stronghold

After having won the siege of PROVINCENAME, the rebel forces now have complete control of the entire province and have turned it into a stronghold for supporters loyal to the House of York.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions The province: has the modifier “Supports House of York”. has the modifier “Rebel Refugees”.	Is triggered only by a lost siege against rebels in the province.
This is a serious threat The province gets the modifier “Rebel Stronghold” for 5 years, with the following effects: +200% local defensiveness, +10 local unrest, −100% local tax modifier, −100% local manpower modifier, +0.25 monthly autonomy change.

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The Pretender Escapes

The following description is used if:

• Country flag supports_house_of_lancaster is set

The Pretender Richard York escaped in the chaos following his defeat in the Battle of [From.GetCapitalName]! Although he is nowhere to be found, we can only assume that he is gathering his troops to make a fresh attempt at the crown.

The following description is used if:

• Country flag supports_house_of_york is set

The Pretender Edward Lancaster escaped in the chaos following his defeat in the Battle of [From.GetCapitalName]! Although he is nowhere to be found, we can only assume that he is gathering his troops to make a fresh attempt at the crown.''

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Trigger conditions At least one of: Pretender rebels have not risen in revolt No rebel army is present in the country	Is triggered only by England won the battle against rebels very fast
We will find this pretender. England: gets the event "The Pretender Resurfaces" in 60 days.

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The Pretender Resurfaces

The following description is used if:

• Country flag supports_house_of_lancaster is set

Richard York, the pretender, has resurfaced in [new_revolt_province.GetName] at the head of a fresh army. We must rally our troops to face this new threat!

The following description is used if:

• Country flag supports_house_of_york is set

Edward Lancaster, the pretender, has resurfaced in [new_revolt_province.GetName] at the head of a fresh army. We must rally our troops to face this new threat!''

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the event "The Pretender Escapes"

Off with his head! One random owned province: Preferably with province modifiers “Supports House of Lancaster” , “Supports House of York” or “Rebel Stronghold” , no troup stationned or in Britain If “Supports House of Lancaster” is set: Pretender rebels (size 2) rise in revolt (led by Edward Lancaster) and occupy the province Else: Pretender rebels (size 2) rise in revolt (led by Richard York) and occupy the province

Related events

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Support House of Lancaster

A civil war over the succession to the throne is raging in England, a conflict that has become known as the War of the Roses. The revolting House of Lancaster is seeking foreign aid and has sent us an envoy with a request for troops. Should they succeed in claiming the throne our help would surely be remembered and increase the relations between England and COUNTRYNAME.

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Trigger conditions The country: is not a subject nation. is not allied with England. is not England's overlord. has less than 0 opinion towards England. one of the following must be true: is a neighbour of England. has its capital in Britain (region) and owns at least 2 provinces. rivals England and vice versa, has a port and London is in range. did not have this event before. England: has the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster taking place. supports the House of York. owns at least 1 province that: either has a port or is neighbouring the country. is not under siege.

Mean time to happen 24 months Modifiers England: has the modifier “Rebel Leaders Executed”: ×0.75 ‘War of the Roses’ disaster started less than 1 year ago: ×0.5 had the event ‘The Pretender Escapes’: ×0.25 has at least 3 rebel armies: ×3 The country: has only one province: ×2 has only two provinces: ×2

Enabled if: has at least 5000 manpower Send them a token force The country: loses 5000 manpower. England: gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’.  Enabled if: is not bankrupt Send them some money The country: loses ducats equal to 0.5 of yearly income. England: gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’ the next day.  Always enabled: We will not support rebels The country: gains 10 prestige.

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Support House of York

A civil war over the succession to the throne is raging in England, a conflict that has become known as the War of the Roses. The revolting House of York is seeking foreign aid and has sent us an envoy with a request for troops. Some support might be a way to prevent a strong and unified England from waging war on us, and should the rebels succeed in claiming the throne our help would surely be remembered and increase the relations between England and COUNTRYNAME.

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Trigger conditions The country: is not a subject nation. is not allied with England. is not England's overlord. has less than 0 opinion towards England. one of the following must be true: is a neighbour of England. has its capital in Britain (region) and owns at least 2 provinces. rivals England and vice versa, has a port and London is in range. did not have this event before. England: has the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster taking place. supports the House of Lancaster. owns at least 1 province that: either has a port or is neighbouring the country. is not under siege.

Mean time to happen 24 months Modifiers England: has the modifier “Rebel Leaders Executed”: ×0.75 ‘War of the Roses’ disaster started less than 1 year ago: ×0.5 had the event ‘The Pretender Escapes’: ×0.25 has at least 3 rebel armies: ×3 The country: has only one province: ×2 has only two provinces: ×2

Enabled if: has at least 5000 manpower Send them a token force The country: loses 5000 manpower. England: gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’.  Enabled if: is not bankrupt Send them some money The country: loses ducats equal to 0.5 of yearly income. England: gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’ the next day.  Always enabled: We will not support rebels The country: gains 10 prestige.

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[From.GetName] Intervenes!

The rebels have sought foreign support for their revolt and have managed to convince COUNTRYNAME to aid them with some troops!

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the events ‘Support House of Lancaster’ or ‘Support House of York’.
How dare they! Pretender rebels (Size 1) friendly to the intervening country rise in revolt immediatly in a random province, in priority: is neighbouring the intervening country and not under siege is a random coastal province of England and not under siege

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Relations Deteriorate with England (Lancaster lost)

With the rebellion of the House of Lancaster finally crushed, COUNTRYNAME has now turned his attention to those who supported the revolt, both internally and externally.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the event ‘The End of the War of the Roses’

Option conditions  Enabled if: the country had the event ‘Support House of Lancaster’ and chose to support the rebels. Oh... England gets the opinion modifier “Supported Rebels During War of the Roses” ( −50 Opinion / +1 Yearly decay / 50 Years) towards the country.  Enabled if: the country had the event ‘Support House of Lancaster’ and chose not to support the rebels Good thing we didn't! England gets the opinion modifier “Did not Support Rebels During War of the Roses” ( +25 Opinion / −1 Yearly decay / 25 Years) towards the country.

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Relations Deteriorate with England (York lost)

With the rebellion of the House of York finally crushed, COUNTRYNAME has now turned his attention to those who supported the revolt, both internally and externally.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the event ‘The End of the War of the Roses’

Option conditions  Enabled if: the country had the event ‘Support House of York’ and chose to support the rebels. Oh... England gets the opinion modifier “Supported Rebels During War of the Roses” ( −50 Opinion / +1 Yearly decay / 50 Years) towards the country.  Enabled if: the country had the event ‘Support House of York’ and chose not to support the rebels Good thing we didn't! England gets the opinion modifier “Did not Support Rebels During War of the Roses” ( +25 Opinion / −1 Yearly decay / 25 Years) towards the country.

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Improved Relations with England

The new ruler of England, [From.GetName], has not forgotten our help during the War of the Roses. As expected the relations between our countries have greatly improved.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by one of the following events: ‘House of Lancaster wins the War of the Roses’ ‘House of York wins the War of the Roses’
Good news England gets the opinion modifier “Support During War of the Roses” ( +50 Opinion / −1 Yearly decay / 50 Years) towards the country.