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^[1] is a disaster in England during the ‘Age of Discovery’.

PrerequisitesEdit

The country:

is England.
is a monarchy.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
does not have doom.
did not have this disaster before.^[2]

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.
does not have an heir.
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”^[3] or the ‘Infertile’ personality and it is the year 1455.
+1.0%	has a legitimacy of less than 90%.
+0.5%	is not ruled by the York dynasty.
+0.5%	is not ruled by the Lancaster dynasty.
+0.5%	has a stability of less than 1.
+0.5%	has a ruler with an administrative skill of less than 2.
+0.5%	has a ruler with an diplomatic skill of less than 2.
+0.5%	has a ruler with an military skill of less than 2.

at least one of the following is true for England:

has an ongoing disaster.
has an heir.
has a regency council.
is the lesser partner in a personal union.

StartEdit

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.

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the start of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

Immediate effects ^[4]
Support the House of Lancaster England: loses manpower worth 25% of maximum manpower reserve. supports the House of Lancaster during the ‘War of the Roses’. gets a new ruler of the Lancaster dynasty, aged 31. If the ‘Rights of Man’ is enabled then the ruler gets the ‘Well Connected’ personality. If England uses Statists vs Monarchists mechanics then: strengthen Monarchists in power by 20000%. If England owns Yorkshire (245) and there are no units in the province then: pretender rebels (size 3) led by ‘Richard York’ rise in revolt and occupy Yorkshire (245). If England owns Yorkshire (245) and there are units in the province then: pretender rebels (size 3) led by ‘Richard York’ rise in revolt and occupy in 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: +10 local unrest. Support the House of York England: loses manpower worth 25% of maximum manpower reserve. supports the House of York during the ‘War of the Roses’. gets a new ruler of the York dynasty, aged 31. If the ‘Rights of Man’ is enabled then the ruler gets the ‘Tactical Genius’ personality. If England uses Statists vs Orangists mechanics then: the Orangists gain 200 power. If England owns Lancashire (244) and there are no units in the province then: pretender rebels (size 3) led by ‘Edward Lancaster’ rise in revolt and occupy Lancashire (244). If England owns Lancashire (244) and there are units in the province then: pretender rebels (size 3) led by ‘Edward Lancaster’ rise in revolt and occupy in 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: +10 local unrest.

While the disaster is ongoing, England gets:

+12.5% available mercenaries,
−10% goods produced modifier.

Also the following events are triggered by a monthly pulse.

Monthly eventsEdit

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!

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

1 random non-overseas province of England and every neighboring province of it owned by England which all:

do not have any of the following modifiers:
- “Local Support”
- “Supports House of Lancaster”
- “Supports House of York”
- “Disgruntled Nobles”

gets the modifier “Local Support” for 10 years, giving the following effect:

−3 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.

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

1 random non-overseas province of England and every neighboring province of it owned by England which all:

do not have any of the following modifiers:
- “Local Support”
- “Supports House of Lancaster”

gets 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.

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

1 random non-overseas province of England and every neighboring province of it owned by England which all:

do not have any of the following modifiers:
- “Local Support”
- “Supports House of York”

gets 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.

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 25% of a yearly income.

It is nothing but their duty

1 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:
- +1 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.

Trigger conditions

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

There is nothing we can do

England:

loses manpower worth 25% of maximum 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.

Trigger conditions

England:

has a legitimacy of less than 50.

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

Buy their continued support

England:

loses 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.

Trigger conditions

England owns at least 1 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.

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘War of the Roses’ disaster.

Send money to help the local authorities

England:

loses 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 1 random province of England 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.

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 conditionsEdit

If England:

does not own rebel controlled provinces.
does not have spawned pretender rebel.
has a stability of at least 1.
is either not a monarchy or has an heir and no regency council.

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!

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.^[5]
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. If England supported the House of York during the ‘War of the Roses’, then every country that had the event ‘Support House of Lancaster’ gets event ‘Relations Deteriorate with England (Lancaster lost)’ the next day. If England supported the House of Lancaster during the ‘War of the Roses’, then every country 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].

Trigger conditions

The country:

is 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 country 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].

Trigger conditions

The country:

is 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 country 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.

Trigger conditions

The country:

is 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:^[6]

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 eventsEdit

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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?

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 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.

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:

+10 local unrest,
−100% local tax modifier,
−100% local manpower modifier,
+200% local defensiveness,
+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.

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:

+10 local unrest,
−100% local tax modifier,
−100% local manpower modifier,
+200% local defensiveness,
+0.25 monthly autonomy change.

Related eventsEdit

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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.

Trigger conditions

The country:

is a neighbour of England.
has either its capital in Britain (region) or is France.
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

60 months

Modifiers

England has the modifier “Rebel Leaders Executed”: ×0.75

Send them a token force

The country:

loses 3000 manpower.

England:

gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’ the next day.

Send them some money

The country:

loses 50% of a yearly income.

England:

gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’ the next day.

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.

Trigger conditions

The country:

is a neighbour of England.
has either its capital in Britain (region) or is France.
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

60 months

Modifiers

England has the modifier “Rebel Leaders Executed”: ×0.75

Send them a token force

The country:

loses 3000 manpower.

England:

gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’ the next day.

Send them some money

The country:

loses 50% of a yearly income.

England:

gets the event ‘[From.GetName] Intervenes!’ the next day.

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!

Trigger conditions

None

Is triggered only by

the events ‘Support House of Lancaster’ or ‘Support House of York’.

How dare they!

If England owns a province that is neighbouring the intervening country and not under siege:

then Pretender rebels (Size 1) friendly to the intervening country rise in revolt in a random province of England that is neighbouring the intervening country and not under siege.
else if England owns a coastal province that is not under siege
- then Pretender rebels (Size 1) friendly to the intervening country rise in revolt in a random coastal province of England that is 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.

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” towards the country,

worth −50 opinion for 50 years with a decay of +1.

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” towards the country,

worth +25 opinion for 25 years with a decay of −1.

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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.

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” towards the country,

worth −50 opinion for 50 years with a decay of +1.

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” towards the country,

worth +25 opinion for 25 years with a decay of −1.

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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.

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” towards the country,

worth +50 opinion for 50 years with a decay of −1.

FootnotesEdit

↑ See in /Europa Universalis IV/common/disasters/war_of_the_roses.txt and for the events in /Europa Universalis IV/events/disaster_ENG_WarOfTheRoses.txt.
↑ England has the flag “had_war_of_the_roses”.
↑ The modifier “Low Fertility” is set by the event ‘Lack of an Heir.
↑ England gets the flag “had_war_of_the_roses”.
↑ England gets the flag: “war_of_the_roses_ended”.
↑ England also gets the flag “war_of_the_roses_was_had”.

[1] See in /Europa Universalis IV/common/disasters/war_of_the_roses.txt and for the events in /Europa Universalis IV/events/disaster_ENG_WarOfTheRoses.txt.

[2] England has the flag “had_war_of_the_roses”.

[3] The modifier “Low Fertility” is set by the event ‘Lack of an Heir.

[4] England gets the flag “had_war_of_the_roses”.

[had_WotR-5] England gets the flag: “war_of_the_roses_ended”.

[6] England also gets the flag “war_of_the_roses_was_had”.

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War of the Roses

Contents

PrerequisitesEdit

StartEdit

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> War of the Roses

Monthly eventsEdit

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Support for $DYNASTY$

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Declaration for the Lancaster Pretenders!

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Declaration for the York Pretenders!

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Nobles Disgruntled

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Soldiers Desert

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Legitimacy Questioned

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Rumors of Large Revolt in the Continent

Finishing conditionsEdit

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> The End of the War of the Roses

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> House of Lancaster wins the War of the Roses

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> House of York wins the War of the Roses

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> House of [Root.Monarch.Dynasty.GetName] ends the War of the Roses

Further eventsEdit

Related eventsEdit

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Support House of Lancaster

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Support House of York

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> [From.GetName] Intervenes!

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Relations Deteriorate with England (Lancaster lost)

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Relations Deteriorate with England (York lost)

<img alt="Msg event.png" src="/images/4/4e/Msg_event.png" width="24" height="24" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="24"> Improved Relations with England

FootnotesEdit

War of the Roses

Support for $DYNASTY$

Declaration for the Lancaster Pretenders!

Declaration for the York Pretenders!

Nobles Disgruntled

Soldiers Desert

Legitimacy Questioned

Rumors of Large Revolt in the Continent

The End of the War of the Roses

House of Lancaster wins the War of the Roses

House of York wins the War of the Roses

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

Support House of Lancaster

Support House of York

[From.GetName] Intervenes!

Relations Deteriorate with England (Lancaster lost)

Relations Deteriorate with England (York lost)

Improved Relations with England