Settlers of the New World (Map Game)

This game is a work in progress.

Welcome to Settlers of the New World, a map game based on the early years of English colonization of the Americas, and the establishment of colonies, settlements, and later American states. This game will begin in the early seventeenth century, and allow you the opportunity to play as a trade company or proprietor of a colony in the (alternate) new world.

Map




Moderators

 * Vandenhoek (talk)
 * Zsasza

English Colonies (Players)
Strafford Bay Charter
 * Player: Vandenhoek (talk)
 * Type: Proprietary Charter
 * Leader:
 * Purpose: Catholic colony
 * Location: Strafford Bay
 * Settlements:
 * Trenton (1621) - George Wentworth
 * Weymouth (1622)
 * Mariapolis (1624) - Henry Pendleton
 * Essex (1629)

Nauset Bay Charter
 * Player: Zsasza
 * Type: Self-governing
 * Leader:
 * Purpose: Religious freedom for English Separatists
 * Location: Nauset Bay
 * Settlements:
 * Cambridge (1620)
 * Concord (1622)
 * Charlestown

Flaadland Royal Charter
 * Player: Zamarak500 (talk) 02:10, April 14, 2018 (UTC)
 * Type: Crown Charter
 * Leader: Sir Roger Wotton
 * Purpose: Presbyterian colony
 * Location: Flaadland
 * Settlements:
 * Roberttown (1628) -
 * Craigmouth (1632) -
 * New Falkirk (1635) -
 * Clarendon (formely Longshank) (1637) -
 * Woodwick (1646) -
 * Argyll (1651) -
 * Leven (1652) -
 * New Glasgow (1665) -
 * New Stirling (1665) -
 * Melrosetown (1665) -
 * Wottontown (1676) -
 * Small northern settlements (1675-1680) -

London Company
 * Player: Kingconor
 * Type: Self-governing colonies controlled by a joint stock company
 * Leadership:
 * Company Treasurer: Thomas Gates
 * New Britain Governor: Matthew White
 * Deputy Governor: William Burke
 * Purpose: Financial gain
 * Location:
 * Settlements:
 * Northern Colony
 * Blackwall (1626) - John West
 * New Britain
 * Norfolk (1630) - John Dale
 * Somersburg (1633) - William Somers
 * Avalon (1635) - Under Norfolk Jurisdiction
 * Cape Henry (1635) - Under Norfolk Jurisdiction
 * Lincoln (1636) - Francis Harvey

Unamia
 * Player: Thecoldmalsyw (talk)
 * Type: Self-governing
 * Leader: John Winthrop the Elder
 * Purpose: Religious freedom
 * Location: South of Nauset Bay
 * Settlements:
 * Warwick (1635) - Governor
 * Davenport (1638) - Thomas Davenport
 * Portland (1639)
 * Newport (1644)
 * Kingstown (1653)
 * Barrington (1661)

French Colonies (Mod-Controlled)
St. Denis River
 * Saint-Pascal (1610)
 * Lévis (1614)
 * Bécancour (1616)
 * Longueuil (1621)

Delaporte Lake
 * Beauport (1636)

Dutch Colonies (Mod-Controlled)
New Netherlands
 * New Amsterdam (1614)
 * Staaten Eylandt (1622)
 * Pavonia (1630)
 * Gravesend (1632)

1620-1625



 * Strafford Bay Charter: Having received his royal charter Lord Strafford begins raising men for a voyage to the area. Generous land grants are given out to attract settlers. Specifically settlers are promised fifty acres of land for each person they bring to the colony, including indentured servants and slaves. Elsewhere many Catholics are attracted by the promise of religious freedom, including some Catholic aristocrats and merchants. Thomas Wentworth elects to remain in England for now, but dispatches his younger brother George to lead the expedition. In total about 300 people are recruited for the initial voyage, departing on three ships; Ark, Dove, and Rose. They depart in November and arrive in the New World on 26 March 1621, at the southern coast of an island near "Strafford Bay". They stay here temporarily, and call the island Providence Island, while scouting out the surround area. Eventually they come to a defensible position in the north and begin constructing a settlement in late April, known as Trenton. They find that the natives are friendly in this region, and trade commences with them. The group quickly works on constructing shelters and defenses, as George Wentworth is fearful of a possibly harsh winter. The settlement is constructed on a relatively flat hill known as Cole Hill. Approximately a year later another two ships manage to find the settlement at Trenton, who were tasked with finding another location for a trade post and settlement. They found the settlement of "Weymouth" further north up the "Strafford River". In 1623 more ships arrive, this time bringing the first cattle to the colony at Trenton. Several plantations are created south of Weymouth and south of Trenton. An outpost is established north of Trenton across the Congaratan River, known as Charlestown. In total about 800 people settle in the Strafford Bay colony by the end of 1625.
 * Nauset Bay Company: A group of settlers from England, including some 100 Puritan Separatists, 50 other Protestant settlers, and 40 crew members, soldiers, etc, set sail from Plymouth for the New World, having been granted the Nauset Bay region by royal charter. The group lands on the easternmost part of the nearby peninsula, but continue along the coast. They discover a large peninsula jutting north, connected by a narrow neck. Luckily the area's natives had largely abandoned the peninsula due to disease outbreak, and the settlers are able to land here without incident. A small fort is established in the south, and a wall is built across the narrow neck, cutting off the peninsula from the mainland. This more or less leaves the entire peninsula safe from intrusion, and the settlers begin building homes further north along the coast. The city is named Cambridge after the English city of the same name. Although the winter of 1620/1621 causes heavy losses for the unprepared settlers, by 1621 they manage to establish themselves and begin trading with the natives for food and aid. Approximately 140 of the original settlers remain, and this number is brought up to 250 by late 1621, as more settlers arrive. In 1622 another group arrives and establishes an independent colony to the west, called Concord. The location proves to be a strategic one, and the river is named the Charles River after the reigning monarch. A town called Charlestown is founded across from Concord, which grows in size after a fort is constructed there to guard the river. By 1625 the population of Oxford manages to grow to 350, while neighboring Concord and Charlestown reach 200 and 100 respectively. A few also venture down the Charles River, discovering that it continues far to the north.

1625-1630


Full Map: https://imgur.com/1FAIOLq

'It is discovered that the Dutch have managed to establish a settlement known as New Amsterdam, located between England's two colonies. This colony as a whole becomes known as New Netherlands.'

'The French establish several trade posts along the St. Denis River in the north, including the settlement of Louisbourg. '


 * London Company: The London Company is founded as a joint stock company in London, England. The company attracts a number of wealthy businessmen and merchants, who select Thomas Gates, formerly of the East India Company, as the company's first leader. Approximately 1,800 people become investors in the company, and these funds are used to purchase supplies and ships for an expedition. The company receives a royal charter for the area "north of Strafford Bay". In 1626 the first expedition of 190 men departs from England, landing in a swampy region. The group travels up river to a defensible spot, and begins building a fort to defend themselves. They call the settlement Blackwall. After about a year the colony established well enough to begin dealing with the native population surrounding the English. After a shakey first year with the natives, all out war breaks out in 1627. Additional men and women arrive in the colony, and by 1630 about 350 people reside in the colony. Meanwhile a second expedition is commissioned by the London Company to explore further south. William Burke is selected to lead the expedition, in search of a second location to settle.
 * Flaadland Royal Charter: The newly crowned King Charles the First (crowned in 1625) learned of Covenanters agitating in Scotlands. He decide to send them to the New World, hoping to both get rid of them and colonize new lands for his kingdoms. Charles chose Sir Thomas MacEalar, a Scot loyal to the crown, to lead the expedition, giving him a Charter over a small region and making him the governor of whatever new colony the Covenanters would create. About 400 Scottish Presbyterians make the trip accross the sea in 1627, although only 352 will made it alive. In 1628, they land at the end of a river. The leader of the covenanters, a priest named Donald Woodwick, chose the exact spot of the landing, and name this land Fladdland (Alan Fitz Flaad was the ancestor of House Stuart). Keeping with the idea, MacEalar name the settlement Roberttown, after the first Stuart King of the Scots Robert II . Quickly, problems arrise in the new settlement as Donald Woodwick become far more influencal among the settlers than MacEalar. The Governor find himself almost powerless, with the inhabitants of Roberttown turning to Woodwick asking if they should obey MacEalar's orders or not. In 1830, Governor MacEalar send a letter to the king, in which he nervously ask a few troops alongside the next batch of settlers, so that he could quell the influence of Woodwick.
 * Strafford Bay Charter: The primary settlement at Trenton continues to grow and attract more settlers. The initial fortification in the north end becomes heavily congested, and some of the older houses are demolished and replaced with new brick homes, becoming the first in the colony. Trenton proper is surrounded by a new wooden wall to help defend the settlement, which connects in the north end to the original fort. Additionally the southern part of the city sees growth as a commercial district takes hold. Much of the rest of the settlement remains agricultural. A dirt road is created stretching along the entire border of the eastern most wall, called Wall Street, and this street is continued about two miles south from the city limits. The area along this street and stretching west to the sea becomes the site of plantations. Several wealthy individuals who were able to bring a large number of slaves, servants, and family members are able to claim this territory. The outpost across the river in the north sees growth as well, and is rechristened as Mariapolis, after the king's spouse, a Roman Catholic. Henry Pendleton is selected as judge of the settlement. To the east a new outpost is created further up river, which becomes known as Essex.

1630-1635
Map: https://imgur.com/QUcxd7R

The settlers at Flaadland discover that the river near Roberttown continues much further inland than previously thought, and discover a series of lakes upriver.

'William Burke's expedition returns to England having mapped out the far south. He returns with knowledge of the southern coast for the London Company's use. With this knowledge the king decides to extend the London Company's charter so that it includes the area "north from Blackwall" and "all land south of the 35th parallel" (the region beginning several miles south of Flaadland). '

Native raids damage Blackwall, and as a result soldiers are dispatched to the London Company's colony, and well as to Flaadland as requested, although in small number.


 * London Company: The initial colony at Blackwall continues to grow and prove successful, however, the strain of native attacks makes the colony not as profitable as first hoped. The news from William Burke changes the company's direction, as it appears the south is far more promising, especially when it is discovered that tobacco grows well in the region. A settlement is created in this new territory, south of the "Burke River", called Norfolk. As more and more settlers and investors are attracted to the company, some 600 settlers arrive in Norfolk from 1630 to 1632. The colony is situated on a small peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean/nearby bay, the mouth of the Burke River, and a western river, which connects to a larger river extending far to the west. This larger river becomes known as the James River, leading into the smaller Norfolk Bay. The settlement grows along the coast of the Burke and Norfolk, with large tobacco plantations extending to the south and southeast. One of the most wealthy investors in the London Company, William Somers, manages to buy a large land grant on the opposite shore of the James River, and manages to lead his own expedition for the London Company to this section, which he calls Somersburg. A fort is constructed and a small settlement, while plantations are set up expending far to the north. It is discovered that the settlement is on a narrow peninsula, sandwiched between the James River and a northern one, which is called the August River. John West is appointed governor of Blackwall, while William Burke is appointed governor of Norfolk. Despite this Burke begins raising interest for more exploration and settlement further upriver.
 * Flaadland Royal Charter: In early 1630, the Covenanter David Leary is the first to explore the full extent of the river, which lead to a lake. During his trip, Leary discover natives living on both shores of the river west of the settlement, but does his best to evade contact with them. When he come back to Roberttown, Leary is acclaimed as a hero by his fellow Covenanters. Woodwick demand that the river be called the Leary River from now on. MacEalar is forced to concede the demand, by is able to get that the lake be called Bruce Lake (after Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots). Later that year, MacEalar discover that King Charles did not listen to his demand, not sending any troops with the newly arrived settlers (once again composed of Covenanters Charles wanted to get rid of). Still, those new settlers double the size of Roberttown. The town is expanded toward the sea, but so far doesn’t expand on the southern shore of the Leary River. In 1631, first contacts between the natives (calling themselves the Sakawes) and the Covenanters are made. Against orders of MacEalar, Woodwick encourage Covenanters to go east and attack the Sakawe village on the northern shore of the river. David Leary form a militia and begin patrolling the river by July 1831, attacking any Sakawe boat trying to travel between the southern and northern villages. In 1632, this little “war” goes out of hand on the day of Pentecost (20 Mai). Woodwick a group of armed Covenanters to the northern Sakawe village. The ensuing battle, which is referred as the “Victory of the White Day” saw the Covenanters expulse the Sakawe from their village and push them to the southern side of Leary River. Celebrating the day, a settlement is quickly founded on the ruins of the Sakawe village, named Craigmouth (after John Craig, considered the founder of the Covenanters). Although this blatant disregard for his authority anger MacEalar, this assault is the excuse he finally needed to ask the king for troops, saying it is to protect the settlers from the native. The new Covenanters exiled (this time people disgusted by Charles’s Anglican coronation as King of Scotland) arrive in late 1633. But the governor is dismayed to find that the troops coming with the new Covenanters are nowhere near what he asked, being only a dozen of troops. This show that King Charles either did not care about MacEalar’s problems or believed that his governor exaggerated the threat of the natives. But MacEalar still try to get Roberttown under control. On Christmas 1833, three Covenanters are arrested for “Disturbing the public peace. Realizing he could not keep them here, MacEalar deported them to Blackwall, alongside with a letter for John West explaining his situation. Following this Christmas arrest, the arrest of a man accused of stealing from a soldier cause a protest lead by Woodwick. Although the man is found guilty, tensions begin to rise between Leary’s militia, as the criminal was a militiaman, and the troops. Once again, MacEalar deport the criminal to Blackwall. He also put Leary in charge of Craigmouth, using this to get rid of the militia leader. The militia quickly fall apart with their leader gone, although they still keep their guns and follow Woodwick. Still, by April 1634 the King’s law is being applied without any issues. As long as the King doesn’t do anything to anger the Covenanters in England, the local Covenanters should stay in line.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: Dismayed by the encroaching London Company into the Strafford Bay charter, the local government at Trenton elects to send surveyors and explorers to formally chart out the colony's territorial claims. The head of the expedition, John Radcliffe, marks an inlet approximately half way between Weymouth and Roberttown as the formal southern border, and calls it Radcliffe Inlet. Meanwhile traders travel up the Congaratan River and establish trade posts in native territory. Trade increases when news arrives that the nearby Blackwall settlers have initiated war with the same tribe of natives, and we refrain from selling weapons to the natives in order to not inadvertently hurt other Englishmen. Work begins on creating a proper dock in north Trenton after a large investment from several English merchants, and after receiving the support of the town's inhabitants.
 * Nauset Bay Colony: A pastor and educator named James Locke founds the first university in the English colonies, known as Locke University, located in central Cambridge. Although small, thanks to donations from Locke and other Englishmen, in 1633 the school obtains the first printing press in the colonies, and constructs a small campus. The city itself quickly grows ad before long much of the small peninsula, bounded by the southern defensive wall, is well settled. As the Northend becomes more urban, the city sets aside a plot of land to become the Cambridge Common. Elsewhere most of the farms of the settlement move south and west, including south of the city limits. The city also begins construction of a dock in the most densely populated part of the town, albeit much smaller than any European city. In 1634 another group of settlers arrives independent of the Cambridge contingent, and lands on the southern shore of the peninsula southeast of Cambridge. They settle a fort here, and within a year plantations spring up around it. The settlement is christened Portsmouth.

1635-1640
Map: https://imgur.com/bxRg7EJ

'The Swedish South Company founds a colony known as New Sweden south of New Netherlands, settling along the “South River”. The main fort in the region is the settlement of Christina, located at the river’s mouth. Additionally Swedish explorers follow the river upriver, and also chart out the nearby coast more accurately. '

' In 1637 Charles I imposes a Book of Common Prayer in Scotland, leading to riots and opposition in the National Covenant. After initial attempts to quell the unrest fails, armed conflict breaks out in 1639 and a few skirmishes take place in northern England. A treaty is signed in Berwick, which temporarily ensures peace into the end of the year, however, both sides continue to raise troops and prepare for war. '
 * Flaadland Royal Colony: (OOC: I put it down in multiple paragraphes because it was a long post, so I though it would be better in multiples dots than just one big paragraph. Should be shorter next posts.)
 * In early 1635, a new group of settlers arrived, this time bigger than the last two (so about 600 people). The reason for this bigger number was that alongside the 400 Covenanters that were expected, King Charles sent 200 Englishmen. According to Charles’s letter, those were English Presbyterians, but Governor MacEalar had difficulty believing it and highly suspected those were Anglicans. The Englishmen settled in Roberttown, alongside the majority of the Covenanters. However, about 50 of them, led by Elder (basically priest for Presbyterians, from what I read) Henry MacValen, who settled a couple of miles north of Roberttown, calling it New Falkirk (after the Battle of Falkirk, famous battle of Wiliam Wallace against England). The new community built its own rural community, based around the church of MacValen. It seemed that MacValen was imitating Woodwick, who was both the religious leader of Roberttown and its biggest landowner, having the people of his congregation working his fields.
 * MacEalar suspicions about the English settlers were confirmed when two months after their arrival, they asked him for the permission to build their own church in the community. Although aware that this would anger the Covenanters, he also knew that Charles probably sent them for this exact reason, and so was forced to go along with the king’s plan. This caused massive protests in Roberttown, and soon Covenanters began hindering the construction of the building. With the Covenanter refusing to build the church and the Anglicans too occupied with their daily life, MacEalar had to use the soldiers to build the church, which was only completed by mid-1636. To stop Woodwick from immediately torching it, MacEalar organized a meeting with the religious leader. In exchange of letting the church be, Woodwick and other Elders would receive massive land rights around Roberttown. The first meeting was inconclusive however, but they finally reached a deal when MacEalar added the right for David Leary to reform his militia, although it had to stay in Craigmouth. Still, the life between the two communities was full of tensions. On the New Year celebration of 1637, things finally exploded when a drunk Englishman raped a Covenanter woman. Angered, Woodwick and the Covenanters called for blood. They torched the church, and in the ensuing chaos the Anglican priest and two other men were killed. MacEalar, angered that Woodwick did not uphold his end of the bargain, had the leader arrested by the troops, although he was forced to release him two days later due to pressures from the populace. The Anglicans, seeing they had no place in Robberttown, moved east and built their own settlement on the coast of where the Leary River and the Atlantic Sea meet (on the north side). They provocatively called their new town Longshank (after King Edward Longshank, who invaded Scotland).
 * MacEalar, who hoped that those Anglicans would be the last bad surprise from Charles, was dismayed when he received the Book on Common Prayer. The King hoped that imposing it in the colonies would put pressure on the Covenanters in Scotland. But MacEalar, himself a Scot and a Presbyterian (although not a Covenanter) refused to do it, instead sending a letter of resignation. Ironically, the governor who was hated for most of his time in Flaadland was now celebrated as a hero by Woodwick in Roberttown and Leary in Craigmouth for his refusal. The small road between Craigmouth and Roberttown was even renamed the MacEalar Road. MacEalar stayed in office until the arrival of his replacement in February 1838. Thomas MacEalar would then go back to England and never return to the new world. Although he would support the crown during the ensuing Bishop’s Wars, his personal hatred for Charles pushed him to side with the parliamentarians during the English Civil War, and he would even serve in the New Model Army. He would die in 1856, at the age of 67, as a fervent follower of Cromwell.
 * MacEalar replacement was William Barton, 3rd Baron of Endon. Endon was and Englishman and an Anglican, sent by Charles especially to apply the book of prayers. With him came new settlers, mostly Covenanters refusing the Book of Common Prayer (which is ironic, considering what that they travelled with the man supposed to impose it in Flaadland). Along with them was soldiers, sent by Charles I to help Endon push the book on the populace. Endon’s first mistake was to land in Longshank instead of Roberttown. From there, he moved to Roberttown, where he was met with a cold welcome, although Woodwick did come greet him in the name of the community. Even with his troops, Endon realized that it would be difficult to force the book on Roberttown, and so instead chose to start with the far smaller village of New Falkirk. Troops were sent to force the Covenanters under MacValen to accept the Book of Common Prayer. The elder initialy refused, but finally relented when Endon threatened to have him deported and his church burned, “to equal what happened in Roberttown”. However, MacValen still criticized both the book and Endon during secret covenants with his communities. In Roberttown, Endon began imposing a massive tax on the religious landowners who controlled the farms (like Woodwick and MacValen), which would be removed if they accepted the Book of Common Prayers. Endon also put financial pressure on the people living on those lands, so that they would themselves push their Elders to accept it. Because of this, some of the poorest people lost their homes, which were then either seized by the religious landowners or by the colonial government of Endon, whoever could get them first.
 * Then, the Bishops’s Wars happened. As soon as he heard about what was happening in England, Endon impose massive censorship all over Flaadland. But like usual, the information eventually slipped through, and the Covenanters in the colonies quickly learned what their European brothers were doing. As soon as they learned of this, many habitants of Flaadland packed their bags and went to Europe to fight, including some who had just arrived. The Flaadland volunteers ranged from a few dozens to a hundred, depending on the sources. They would remain in England from 1639 to 1846, the end of the First English Civil War. At home, Woodwick began organising marches in Roberttown in support of the Scottish Covenanters. During a march in July 1639, Woodwick publicly burned a copy of the Book of Common Prayers on the central place right in front of the governor’s mansion. The following day, Endon sent troops to arrest many Covenanter agitators, arresting almost 30 peoples in two weeks. An attempt was made to imprison Woodwick, but it failed due to the people who blocked the soldiers. In October 1639, Endon was beginning to seriously fear for his life, and so moved with half of his garrison to Longshank. The soldiers left in town were under the command of Captain Oliver Resley, who had orders to keep the population under control, but to not provoke them. Endon then called for David Leary to send his militia as reinforcement for Captain Resley, but the letter he received back made it blatantly clear that Leary would only receive orders from “the people, fellow believer Donald Woodwick or the King of Scotland and his parliament”, a list that did not include Endon. So things were heating up in Flaadland as battles were fought in the British Isles. And things would only get worst with 1640.
 * South Nauset/Unamia Colony: A Puritan minister and theologian living in Cambridge, Nauset Bay named John Winthrop causes controversy within the colony after preaching religious tolerance and freedom, separation of church and state, and other practices which inadvertently criticized the strict Puritan regime in Nauset Bay. He is formally banished in 1635, but by then had already been planning on an exodus south of the colony's borders, to create his own colony for his small band of followers and religious dissenters. He travels south of Concord until he arrives at a small inlet, where he begins building a settlement. Meanwhile, Winthrop's son, John Winthrop the Younger, and a few of Winthrop's wealthiest supporters, travel to England, where they manage to do some recruiting. They manage to get the attention of the Earl of Warwick, who agrees to issue an official order of protection for the colony and a great deal of financial support. As a result Winthrop the Younger arrives back in the settlement in late 1636 with a few hundred settlers, mostly fellow religious dissenters. The settlement is named Warwick after the group's English patron. The group works extensively with the local native population, focusing on trade and peaceful relations, and even going as far as to legally purchase all of their land from the local sachem, named Canonicus by the English. They also name their colony/region after the local natives, calling the land "Unamia". Within a few years the success of the new settlement draws the attention of fellow Puritans in Nauset Bay. Thomas Davenport leads a few hundred men south into Unamian territory, settling "Davenport" to the northeast. Many others follow making smaller plantations. Rather than fight the new settlers, Winthrop welcomes them, but persuades them into signing allegiance to him, on account of their colonies technically being unsanctioned by the crown. They agree, and in 1639 the Unamia Constitution is signed, loosely uniting the region under Winthrop's authority, and forcing all to recognize religious freedom, and other rights. Also in 1639, an independent expedition of 200 people sets sail from England after being persuaded to join the Unamia colony, but mistakenly sails much further south, landing well north of Nauset Bay. Nonetheless the group decides to settle there anyway, despite having no claim to that territory, and the town of Portland is born, also loosely affiliated with Winthrop's government.
 * Zamarak (OOC): Since when is the Nauset Bay Colony a Puritan regime? I though they were religious tolerant and pro-freedom.
 * The Nauset Bay turns say they are Puritans, and it says they're separatists in the sign-up section. - Thecoldmalsyw
 * Zamarak (OOC): Ok, thanks for the clarification.
 * London Company: The new colonies in the far south prove to be profitable and successful once tobacco plantations are established. As such the company focuses almost all efforts in the south, leaving Blackwall mostly to its own devices. A few shipments of slaves also arrive, although in small numbers, to work the plantations. Many however continue to be worked by indentured servants or hired work. More settlers arrive in Norfolk and the town grows all along the coast. As much of the inland territory is already divided among the plantation owners, some of the townspeople elect to cross the small inlet west of the city and settle on the opposite shore, and the town of Avalon is born. Others settle the small stretch of unclaimed land north of the town, known as Cape Henry, although in much smaller numbers. The first officially sanctioned settlement by the company, however, doesn’t come until 1636, when a new expedition of settlers is sent up the Burke River to flat, hospitable section along a new river. The settlement is called Lincoln, and quickly grows in size, as it has the company’s full backing and support, and by now the allure of making a “quick fortune” in the southern colonies attracts (and/or tricks) a large pool of eager settlers. An assembly is called in Norfolk to formalize the loose grouping of settlements in the area, and the representatives select the name New Britain, the name that had initially been used by early explorers in the late sixteenth century for the entire length of the east coast. Company veteran Matthew White is selected as the overall governor of New Britain, a decision approved by Thomas Gates in England, The new governor and the representatives agree to a system where each town over a certain population may create an official town council, which will be led by a president/judge. William Burke, at the end of his term as governor of Norfolk under the old system, resigns to focus on a new project and is instead appointed to a largely honorary deputy position in the government. In the meantime his former captain John Dale is appointed judge of Norfolk, while Francis Harvey is appointed judge of Lincoln. Burke goes on to secure funding for another voyage of exploration, and this time receives a large backing from the London Company and other investors. He sets sail in search of the southern edge of North America. Meanwhile in Blackwall governor John West’s autonomy only increases, and he begins work on attracting his own wealthy plantation owners to the northern settlement. The deported men from Flaadland arrive and are allowed to stay and work in the settlement. Although West doesn’t appreciate being used as a penal colony by the more rowdy colonies, he can’t refuse a chance to recruit a few more veteran militiamen, bolstering the town’s defense in the war with the local natives.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: Thomas Wentworth immediately travels from Ireland to the king's side in London upon hearing news of the unrest in northern England, becoming one of the king's trusted advisors. The Earl of Strafford and the king hastily attempt to raise funds for an army throughout 1639, but eventually are forced to call on parliament the following year. In the meantime Wentworth also makes preparations to flee to the colonies should the situation turn dire, and seems to be in a position to negotiate as much with parliament. In the Strafford Bay Thomas' brother continues to be quite popular and competent at governing, and the town of Trenton continues to grow. After surveying the southern portion of the colony, some settlers are sent from Trenton to settle "Radcliffe" in order to further solidify our claim. Meanwhile some scout out Providence Island and discover a nearby island as well further south.
 * Nauset Bay Colony: Renovations take place all across Cambridge to transform the northend into a more urban environment, including the areas around the Cambridge Common, Locke University, and other landmarks. As the town itself becomes more densely populated, more settlers migrate south and west to more rural areas. The area directly south of Cambridge is converted into a series of plantations centered around a small town, which is incorporated as "Salem". The town connects Cambridge to Portsmouth, and a road is built between the three. Similar developments occur south of Concord, where the area just south of the swampy fens area is settled as "Leominster Heights". In addition to the minor towns/rural areas sprouting up, a settlement is founded to the northeast of Cambridge, called Rockport. In 1640 the Puritan authority in Cambridge issues orders to the other settlements establishing a governmental hierarchy, with John Bradford being selected as the governor of the entire colony.

1640-1645
Map: https://imgur.com/a/XMQRU

'After negotiations break down in the beginning of the year, another battle breaks out between the Scots and English in the north of England, resulting in a Scottish victory. Charles I is forces to recall Parliament, which passes the Triennial Act, forbidding the king from dissolving Parliament without their consent. '

An Irish rebellion breaks out in 1641 when the Irish Catholic gentry attempts to seize control of the administration in Ireland.

'In 1642 Charles I attempts to arrest certain members of the House of Commons. When this fails the king flees London, and the country falls into civil war.'

''' William Burke's expedition maps out the south, and makes contact with the Spanish possession of Florida, thus finding the end of the east coast. '''


 * Flaadland Royal Colony: OOC: Well, it seems I made a mistake when I said my next post would be shorter...
 * In the early weeks of 1640, things continued to grow worst in Roberttown. Woodwick was organizing more and more marches through the town, and soon Covenanters were openly disobeying orders from Captain Resley and his troops. The news of the restart of the war in England only aggravated the tensions. A protest soon turned into a riot as some protesters threw rocks at the soldiers. Sick of this, Resley ordered to soldiers to fire one salvo on the crowd. The casualties were 5 deaths and 13 wounded.  Although the protesters retreated, this was the last straw. The following night, Woodwick organized a secret covenant within his church. During that meeting he praised the courage of his Scottish brethren in Europe, and claimed that they themselves had to fight the tyranny of King Charles for the good of Scotland, England and the colonies. Then, things turned to chaos. When Endon received news from Roberttown two weeks later, he learned to his horror that the Covenanter stormed the armory and then fought their way to the garrison’s barrack. This resulted into intense fighting that lasted four days. Although the English troops were far more trained, they were outnumbered by the Covenanters. After Resley was wounded by a bullet, they surrendered. The losses of the Battle of Roberttown were 11 deaths and 34 wounded for the Covenanters, while the soldiers only had 5 deaths and 9 wounded. By the time Endon learned of all this, Resley had died of his wound and Woodwick, who had led the whole thing, had took total control over Roberttown, declaring his loyalty to the Scottish Parliament and the National Covenant.
 * Endon, seeing that he was outnumbered, wrote a letter to the King, asking for more troops. However, he suspected (rightfully) that Charles already had his hands full and could not spare a man for the colony. So Endon went for Plan B. He sent envoys to the Sakawe tribes living on the southern shore of the Leary River. He offered them goods in exchange that they harass the Covenanters. The Sakawe people accepted, and soon a Sakawe leader named Kezhekaw began launching raids on Craigmouth. The choice of Craigmouth was less strategic than personal, as it was the former home of Kezhekaw before he was forced out by Leary in 1632. Leary, who was preparing to go link his militia with Woodwick in Roberttown, was took by surprise by those attacks. The first attack of Kezhekaw made a few deaths among the settlers of Craigmouth and greatly damage one of the farms. Bugged down, Leary would be forced to remain there for the time being, pushing back raids from the natives. In Roberttown, Woodwick feared that if he left the town to go help Leary, Endon would take back Roberttown, and that if he attacked Longshank without the militia, he would be crushed. Endon, for his part, used this time to begin the construction of a wall around Longshank.
 * This impasse lasted for the next four years. The English Civil War in England only made things worse, as Endon now knew he was alone in this (He had no thrust in the other colonies, which he believed were on the side of the Parliamentarians). In 1642, Woodwick met with an envoy of Endon, and both negotiated the release of the captured soldiers. Endon payed graciously for the release of his men, and even agreed that Woodwick kept the weapons and equipment, as his priority was getting his men out of Roberttown (fearing they would be executed). With his wall built, Endon allowed the request of a few patriotic Englishmen who wanted to launch an attack on New Falkirk. MacValen surrendered the town without a fight, but sent a secret letter to Woodwick detailing the number of men presents, and that all of them were volunteers. This lead Woodwick to send his own group of zealous Covenanters, who captured back the town in a battle in which they suffered no losses, while the Englishmen lost 3 men and had 9 wounded. When they fled, the Englishmen left behind most of their guns, which were taken by the Covenanters.
 * In late 1644, the raids of the Sakawes finally diminished. This came to a stop when in October 1644 Kezhekaw was captured and executed shortly after on orders of Leary. This meant that the militia of Leary could finally link with Woodwick. In January 1645, Woodwick and Leary marched on Longshank. The ensuing siege, which lasted 9 days, saw the death of 42 Covenanters, with as much wounded. The English troops loss 12 men and had 4 wounded, while the inhabitants of Longshank loss 23 people and had 38 wounded. The town was taken, but at the loss of their leader. Donald Woodwick was hit by a bullet to the chest and died of his wound an hour later at the age of 66. The man who chose the spot for Roberttown and the most influential leader of Flaadland for the last 17 years, his beloved followers would now have to continue without him. Endon, who had retreated to his mansion, quickly raised the white flag of surrender. A good part of Longshank had been burned by the besiegers, and Endon had no intention to stay and die just to impose a book to those stupid Covenanters. He negotiated the sae escape of him and his men back to England. Leary accepted, but he also decided to quick out the inhabitants of Longshank. They either had the choice of converting to Presbyterianism (the Covenanter version of it) or they would be forced out of their homes. Although some accepted the offer (about 40 of them), more than a 100 left. Not willing to return to England, those would migrate to the Colony of New Britain, where they would arrive in mid-1645. With this, Leary found himself in control of Flaadland.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: In 1640 Wentworth and the King attempt to make their deal with Parliament, but the negotiations fall through. Parliament even attempts to have Wentworth personally tried and executed, and rather than take his chances, Wentworth accepts a deal granting him exile in Strafford Bay. He departs with a large entourage of supporters, retainers, and other political enemies. Strafford Bay formally declares itself in support of the crown in the coming conflict, and becomes a haven for any fleeing the chaos. Over the next few years Wentworth watches the news from England attentively and with horror, as the Parliamentary forces manage to slowly gain the upper hand. Although some choose to travel back to England from the colony and volunteer to fight (on both sides), Wentworth attempts to prevent this by creating a militia in the colony for men to serve in, and also puts people to work building defenses in Weymouth and Trenton. An outpost is also built on Providence Island, consisting of a series of earthworks and barricades, to monitor the southern most point of the colony and watch all traffic coming toward the settlements. When Wentworth learns of the turmoil in Flaadland, he offers Endon military aid. Refugees are also accepted into the community at Radcliffe, although some choose to settle further north and closer to the main settlements, in what becomes known as Newark.
 * Letter from Endon (Zamarak): To the Right Honorable Earl Thomas Wentworth of Strafford. As I heard of your arrival and of what His Majesty is facing in England, I shall make haste to your new home in Strafford Bay. Your support is welcomed, although I am affraid that helping me retaking the Royal Colony from the rebels and traitors will not be an easy task. And is it wise to abandon your domain, full of followers of the Pope, just like those in Ireland? I suggest that you keep your troops with you. However, I suggest blockading any supply coming from England to Flaadland. This way, when His Majesty is victory, he shall find the rebels weakened, especially if we let them received new "exiles", which will only drain their ressources. I implore you to follow my suggestions and to stay wary of your own peasants. - signed William Barton, 3rd Baron of Endon
 * OOC: Basically Endon and his troops go to Radcliffe instead of London, and he suggest blockading supply that come to Flaadlan, as he believe the King will be victorious and will then crush Flaadland. And now he's your character. Just remember that he has lands in England, so he isn't going to settle in the New World.
 * London Company: William Burke's expedition to as far as Florida sparks more interest in the southern east coast and New Britain. For now Burke returns to the colony and temporarily resides in Lincoln, helping the settlement get off the ground. The peninsulas jutting out into the Burke River from the west are explored and settled with new towns and plantations. In particular Lincoln grows into a major settlement, while just south a town called Alexandria is incorporated, as a town center surrounding a series of plantations. The colony sees an influx of settlers in the wake of the English Civil War. The government as a whole tries to remain neutral, although many of the colony's most affluent landowners are royalist supporters, and their numbers only continue to grow. After being pushed out of Lincoln, a group of settlers who are Parliamentarians settle the town of Fairfax just up river, named for the Parliamentary commander-in-chief Thomas Fairfax. The legislative assembly in Norfolk, now known as the House of Burgesses, decides to formally divide the colony into a series of counties. The four counties of Norfolk, Henry, Lincoln, and Burke are born. Their governance does not change, rather the "governors" previously appointed become the heads of the counties.
 * Colony of Unamia: The colony continues to grow as more people migrate into the colony from Nauset Bay, or arrive from England and the rest of Europe. Both Warwick and Davenport grow significantly, and the two towns are joined by a dirt road to help connect them. A third town, Newport is settled further south and connected to Warwick. The surrounding area is further explored, and traders continue to peacefully contact the nearby native tribes, with some attempting to record their languages and customs.
 * Nauset Bay Colony: Renovations take place all across Cambridge to transform the northend into a more urban environment, including the areas around the Cambridge Common, Locke University, and other landmarks. As the town itself becomes more densely populated, more settlers migrate south and west to more rural areas. We ask to formalize a border with the southern colony of Unamia, and to strengthen our position in the south some settlers are tasked with creating a town on the southern part of the peninsula, east of Davenport. The colonists pick the name "New Bedford" for the area. When news reaches the colony of the English Civil War, the colony announces its support for the Parliamentarians, as the colony's government is ran completely by Puritans and other groups opposed to Charles I. A large portion of the population travels back to England to join the New Model Army, but this population shift is counteracted by a large number of people fleeing the war and emigrating to the colony.

1645-1650
'The House of Parliament approves a colonial charter for a proprietor named John Mason, who settles the town of Dover north of Rockport. '

'The members of the House of Parliament agree to lay down their commands and consolidate their forces into the New Model Army, under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, unifying the Parliamentarian forces. The new army is highly successful, and in 1646 Charles is captured by a Scottish army and handed over to the Parliamentarians, having already lost most of his forces. '

'While Parliament is distracted with revolts across Britain, Charles I negotiates a secret treaty with the Scots, promising church reform in exchange for restoring him to the throne. His plan backfires, however, with the New Model Army defeating the Scots within the year.'

'In December 1648 the army purges Parliament of any members sympathetic to the king. The remaining few members are ordered to put Charles I on trial for treason. Fairfax, a moderate, resigns, leaving Cromwell in command of the army. Charles I is ultimately found guilt and beheaded. '


 * Nauset Bay Colony: With a temporarily lull in the English Civil War taking place in 1646, a large number of new settlers arrive en masse. We continue to support the Parliamentarian cause, and do so more openly now. The colony attempts to diversify its economy, as not to rely too heavily on England proper. In particular the fur trading industry takes off in the interior, while the lumber and fishing industries become important in the east. Again the Cambridge authorities are forced to expand the city's docks to accommodate large trade ships and new industries. Additionally the first shipbuilding dock is constructed in the north, to take advantage of the massive amounts of timber being harvested, and a lumber mill is constructed near the site.
 * Flaadland Royal Colony: 
 * After the victory at Longshank, Leary began acting as de facto governor of Flaadland. Fearing reprisal, he send a letter to the Parliament of Scotland asking for confirmation. The Scots would of course recognized to the demand, happy that their authority was recognized over the one of London. Although the Parliament of Scotland would make him Royal Governor of Flaadland, the decision would only be ratified in 1648 by Charles I, while he was fighting alongside the Covenanters. That switch from the Scottish Covenanters from Charles’s enemies to his supporters would not be followed by Flaadland, however. Although Leary continued to proclaim himself loyal to the Parliament of Scotland, and would continue to do so for the rest of his life, Leary and the veterans of the Woodwick Rebellion had too much bad blood toward Charles to declare themselves royalists, and his death in 1649 would actually be celebrated as “the rightful punishment of Macbeth”. This was the first time Flaadland’s Covenanters broke from their Scottish counterpart.
 * In 1646, the volunteers who went to fight the war in Scotland returned, bringing along wives and children they got in Scotland. They settle in a town named Woodwick, which is situated on the coast of Lake Bruce, the church being built on the small piece of land coming out of the otherwise round lake. During the following years, Leary see his militia diminish, as people preferred to go attend the field instead of staying around obeying Leary’s orders. The religious leader, who acted as the biggest landowners, were happy to see this, and with the arrival of Covenanters in 1648 fleeing what seemed to be a lost cause, plantations worked by free peasants who owned (and often built) their own houses became the standard system of the colony. It was quickly called the Woodwick System, as Donald Woodwick was the first to start building farmlands around his church and have his congregation work it.
 * London Company: Expansion of the colony continues, and as people flee the civil unrest in England, they are welcomed to our colonies. In New Britain William Burke becomes governor for the first time after being a prominent figure in the colonies, town leader, and explorer since the colony's founding. Many new settlers move out of the established counties in search of unclaimed land for plantations, and as such several new areas are claimed and chartered, although remaining very sparsely populated compared to the more established settlements. Settlers from Norfolk found Wessex up the James River to the west, along the northern shore, while Williamsport is founded to the north east of Henry County, on a small inlet on the eastern peninsula. The first major settlement, however, is placed on the eastern side of the peninsula, at the mouth of the eastern river. In this way the entire peninsula is claimed by the colony, although much of it is still empty or populated only by sparse traders and natives.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: The colony's government continues to oppose the Parliamentarian cause, and support Charles I and the Cavaliers. Public opinion shifts, however, as a large portion of the population is sympathetic to the Parliamentarians. For now the population is kept in line by the colony's loyal but small militia, and wealthy landowners and influential leaders. Nonetheless people continue to travel back to England to join the war, particularly Parliamentarians, although both sides see Strafford Bay volunteers. The colony also sees an increase in arrivals from England, particular royalists, as Strafford Bay appears to be the only place where the royalists are accepted. Many wealthy royalists arrive and set up plantations in the south. Providence Island, now the home to an extensive fort system overlooking the bay, also sees settlement from these migrating groups. Another settlement named Gloucester springs up outside the bay to the southeast of Trenton, mostly settled by Parliamentarian sympathizers looking to create some distance between themselves and the Trenton government.

1650-1655
' With Charles I dead and the Royalists forces seemingly defeated, Cromwell and the New Model Army turn their attention to Ireland, and by 1653 the Irish forces are crushed. Cromwell also enacts brutal reprisal against the Irish population, resulting in high civilian casaulties.  '

' Parliament passes an Act of law known as "An Act for prohibiting Trade with the Barbadoes, Strafford Bay, Bermuda and Antego". The law forbids English trade with the disloyal colonies in the New World. Likewise in 1651 the "Navigation Acts" are passed, prohibiting all trade between the English colonies and the Netherlands, Spain, and France, and their respective colonies.  '

' Charles II lands in Scotland in 1650, but the Royalists and Scottish are defeated. Charles II escapes again into exile in France. In 1653 "The Protectorate" is created, with Cromwell as Lord Protector.  '

' Disputes over trade result in war being declared in 1652 between the Dutch Republic and the Commonwealth of England. ''The Colony of New Haven is founded north of New Berkshire (the colony centered around the town of Dover). '''


 * London Company: The colony of New Britain continues to quickly grow due to an influx of settlers. As more people move inland however hostilities begin to break out with the native population. A native chief manages to launch a series of raids against some of the smaller settlements in the west, killing a large number of settlers, and as a result the colony prepares for all out war. Over the course of the next few years the colonists launch several violent reprisals. Palisades and forts are constructed at the edge of the Henry Peninsula and all along the interior. Nonetheless the conflict only temporarily halts the spread of colonists into the region, in search of new land. The war does however spark more interest in settling on the eastern peninsula, which is almost devoid of natives. The earlier settlement in the area, now known as Camden, grows significantly. A town known as Easton is also founded north of Williamsport.
 * Nauset Bay Colony: The colony continues to see the migration into the colony, as people flee the English Civil War, and back to England, as volunteers join the fight, primarily on the Parliamentarian side. The government becomes particularly interested in Cromwell and the New Model Army, and manages to attract a few former officers of the army to create local divisions in Nauset Bay. A few hundred men, mostly staunch Puritans, volunteer and begin vigorous training outside Cambridge, as a militia force. The government in Cambridge decides to copy the New Britain model and creates five counties; Essex (eastern part of peninsula near Portsmouth), Nauset (Cambridge peninsula and areas just south of city proper), Suffolk (Salem and New Bedford), Middlesex (Charlestown area), and Concord. Two small towns form in the northwest part of the nation, along the Charles River; Naugus, north of Concord, and Dedham, formed the following year further up river, on the southern shore. Over the course of the next three years three new counties are made; Norfolk (Rockport area), Charles (Naugus and eastern bank of Charles River), and Bradford (western bank of Charles River), in 1651, 1652, and 1653, respectively. In 1651 we send delegates to meet with Unamia and create a formal border. In the south we ask that a border be created around Davenport, and then diagonally to the northwest. In the north we propose the border follow the small creek, nicknamed the Mystic River, and then from its source, due north.
 * Unamia: The colony continues to grow as people from Nauset Bay and other colonies migrate into Unamia, or travel from Europe to settle in the colony. Although the colony's strict policy of religious freedom/toleration helps quell conflict between the settlers, the colony's large Puritan population mostly supports the Parliamentarians in the civil war. Some of the settlers, fed up with the Puritan section of the population, move inland and settle "Kingstown" northwest of Warwick, to show their support for the monarch. In 1651 we meet with the Nauset Bay delegation and agree to their proposal for the new border. We are pleased that we were able to come to an agreement, and also propose that a military alliance be formed between the northern colonies. We propose the name, the Borealian Confederation. We also propose that the colonies work together against the nearby hostile colony of New Netherlands. Meanwhile in the far north the city of Portland expands, and settlers move inland toward the Mystic River. A town named Exeter is founded on the eastern peninsula north of Portland.
 * Nauset Bay Diplomacy: We are glad that the border is accepted, and we accept the offer to join the Borealian Confederation.
 * Flaadland Diplomacy: The Flaadland Governor write an angry letter to London when he heard of this, calling this Borealian Confederation "an act of rebellion and upmost trahison toward the mainland" and saying that this is "stepping over the rights of Parliament to write treaties for its colonies".
 * Flaadland Royal Colony: 
 * Many Scottish Presbyterians arrive each years in mass, at first fleeing the end of the Third Civil War and then fleeing the Commonwealth, as many Covenanters are seen as enemies of the Commonwealth for their role in the Civil Wars. Many of them found the towns of Argyll in 1651 and Leven in 1652, both named after Covenanter leaders and both built on the coast (Argyll is east of New Falkirk, while Leven is further north than any other settlement of Flaadland so far). However, a good number of them simply settled in the already existing settlements, most notably Roberttown. With the gain of population from the baby boom that followed the Woodwick Rebellion, Flaadland is currently growing far faster than ever before. The newcomers organized themselves following the Woodwick System, with the religion ministers building small plantations for the workers. In Roberttown, some true urban communities begin to appear. This vague of new Covenanters differ from the first generation of settlers. Most of them had just risked their life for Charles I and Charles II, and so were far more supportive of the Monarchy then Leary and his group. Although no tensions would ever erupt between the two groups, this would create a shift in the colony’s ideas, especially with what happened in 1653.
 * But Flaadland was a Royal Colony, and with the King dead parliament now wanted to take charge of it. In 1653, a small fleet of parliamentary ships arrive in the harbours of Roberttown. Leary, recognizing the English banner, come to meet them with some of his militiamen. The ship disembark a man named George Sarton, an old puritan (he somehow still stand on his two feet while being 68) who had orders to take his post as Governor of Flaadland. Recognizing that he has no way to refuse the offer, as Sarton brought troops and armed boats just in case, Leary grudgingly give control of the colony to the puritan. Sarton bring with him troops, yes, but also settlers, which he claim are English Presbyterians (which they are this time). The new Presbyterians were surprisingly welcomed by the locals, and with time would marry and intermingle with the local Flaadlanders. With the exception of Leary, a couple of his hard core allies and a couple of radical royalists in Argyll and Leven, the arrival of Sarton was welcomed by everyone. Although they had developed autonomously for the last 10 years or so (ever since the Woodwick Rebellion), they had been isolated from England and the other colonies. With Flaadland now officially opened for business. Sarton, for the time being, proved to value the Woodwick System and even encouraged it. He also began to entertain the idea of bringing slaves to the colony, although he didn’t know how much it will be possible to bring (The Triangular Trade, which brought at most of the slaves to America, didn’t start until the 18th Century). Sarton was smart enough to ally himself with the Nomist Covenanters (a name given to the Covenanters that did the Woodwick Rebellion to distinguish them from the new Royalist Covenanters). Most Nomists had enough fighting for a lifetime after the Woodwick Rebellion and believe no governor would try to challenge them again. With the support of the religious leaders, Sarton was able to take efficient control of the colony. The militia of Leary found their jobs taken by English soldiers, which doesn’t please them one bit. So Sarton, in an attempt to distract them, organize an expedition for them to attack the ships of the Strafford Bay Colony. Neill Turey, a militiaman who fought the Woodwick Rebellion from his home in New Falkirk, led 80 militiamen on an armed ship in 1654, raiding ships. In late 1854, Henry MacValen died at the age of 52, and is buried with honors by the community.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: The trade embargos placed on Strafford Bay take their effect, damaging the economy of the colony. But they also lead to increased smuggling, and illegal trade with New Sweden and New Netherlands, although the outbreak of war with the Dutch diminishes those trade routes as well. Instead Wentworth proposes diversifying the colony's agriculture and industries, and taking the opportunity to make the colony more autonomous. Firstly, an assembly is created in Trenton as a miniature Parliament, with representatives from all major settlements. Wentworth's primary goal, however, is in the diversification of Strafford Bay's agricultural products. Unable to sell tobacco as easily, other crops begin to become popular, with Wentworth personally paving the way by experimenting on his own estate. Within the next few years sizeable producers of silk, spirits, citrus fruits, grapes, and more all spring up within the colony. Wentworth even successfully cultivates rice after several of his slaves from West Africa recommend it. Meanwhile the colony sees numerous raids from Parliamentary privateers against our coastal towns and trade ships, as authorized by Parliament. Military veterans, such as John Radcliffe, the former explorer, and Guildford Slingsby, one of Wentworth's closest friends and officers in Ireland, are appointed to the head of the militia tasked with defending the colony. Under their leadership "Fort Providence" grows into a large fortification capable of driving away most attacks. Neill Turey's raid, however, is unexpected, and the colony suffers major losses in repulsing the attack. Finally later that same year a small fleet of English ships, carrying Parliamentarian soldiers and the Cromwell-appointed replacement governor, John Berkeley, arrives in Strafford Bay. Wentworth surrenders without bloodshed. Wentworth, his family, and some of his closest supporters are removed from government, but in exchange are allowed to live out their days as private citizens on their respective properties. Berkeley is largely an entrepeneur himself, and so does not object much to the already existing institutions in the colony. Wentworth's assembly continues to operate as the de facto government in the colony despite Berkeley being in charge. As a result the royalist population goes on unharassed, and many more continue to migrate to the colony, which ultimately Berkeley sees as good. By 1655 the new governor is a wealthy landowner as well. All this is unpopular with some of Berkeley's subordinates, but they continue to garrison Trenton and wait, confident that Parliament will replace the governor with a much stricter Puritan soon enough. Puritan veteran Francis Bennett is appointed to the head of the colonial militia by Berkeley, relieving the Wentworth appointees. Slingsby manages to preserve his post as commander of Providence Island, after much convincing. Radcliffe meanwhile leads a large band of mostly royalist volunteers to explore and fortify the area south of the town named after him. The authorities reluctantly tolerate this expedition under the guise of ensuring the colony's protection against the nearby natives. In reality Radcliffe secretly also patrols for Flaadlanders should they plan another raid, and de facto extends the borders of the colony much further south through the construction of numerous outposts (about a third of the way between Radcliffe and northern Flaadland).

1655-1660
'The Anglo-Dutch War is ended with the Treaty of Westminster in early 1655, although tensions remain high between the two nations. Meanwhile the English pursue an alliance with France and join a war against the Spanish instead. '

'A series of English invasions take place agains the Spanish West Indies. Although the English fail to take Hispaniola, they manage to capture the island of Jamaica. In Europe the Anglo-French alliance invades the Spanish Netherlands. '

'The colonies of New Berkshire and New Haven agree to join the Borealian Confederation. Meanwhile Parliament responds to the alleged rebellious actions in the north by sending a detachment of soldiers and replacement governors to New Berkshire and New Haven.'

' The English colony of Nova Cambria is founded in the far north of North America, near the French-dominated St. Denis River. '
 * Flaadland Royal Colony:
 * The Parliament sent masses of settlers between 1655 and 1660. Most of them are Scottish, but some are English or Irish Presbyterians. Whatever their places of origin, the new settlers are welcomed in the community as long as they accept the local Presbyterian way, which they do. In 1656 also arrive the first slaves to the colony, and Sarton began selling them to the religious landlords. But Sarton is surprised by the reticence of the population toward slavery (historically, Covenanters weren’t supporters of slavery, and by the mid-1700 they were radical abolitionists). Quickly, the Freedom Covenant is organized in Craigmouth, were the religious leaders and their followers conveyed on the issue. Although no one support slavery emancipation, they all agree on the idea that “A Covenanter can only walk the world a free man.” Thus, they decide that any slave converting to Presbyterianism would have to be freed. Obviously, this mean being baptised by the religious landlords. And since those landlords are the slave owners, they would usually refuse to baptise the slave, and it would take decades after the Freedom Covenant to see slaves actually be allowed to convert.
 * When he learned that troops were going to be sent by London against the colonies he accused of being traitors, Sarton quickly order Neill Tery and his troops to assist the men sent, although he is now ordered to stay away from Strafford Bay, as it is now led by a Governor appointed by the Parliament. Neill Tery mainly use his ship and men to attack neutral merchant ships going to or from New Berkshire and New Haven, although he would let them go if they payed him enough money, most of which was then sent back to Roberttown. Neill Tery’s brutal violence against the ships that refused to pay led many to give him the nickname of “Neill Terror”. Still, in 1657, Sarton would write a letter to London, praising Neill Tery as “the most efficient parliamentary corsair in the colonies.”
 * But with the arrival of the slaves, Sarton decided that he had enough control on the colony. By the end of 1656, He began imposing many puritan laws, just like Cromwell was doing in England. Quickly, gambling and drinking are made illegal, and soon after most entertainments are forbidden, as “The Bible is the only need of the soul”, according to Sarton. Many among the population protest, but the opposition is mostly isolated, nothing to be compared with the protests between 1637-1640 against the Book of Common Prayer. The fact that the religious landlords only gain from this newfound religious administration help Sarton a lot. But this is the last straw for David Leary and his militiamen. He began plotting the overthrow of Sarton to retake his place as head of the colony. In his plotting, he is joined by veterans of the Woodwick Rebellion, but also by younger “patriots” who mostly or only knew the colonial life. Leary even sent a secret letter to the royalist John Radcliffe, offering to unite, retake Flaadland and use it as a spearhead to re-establish royal administration in the colonies. He received no answer from Radcliffe however, probably because the royalist is either not stupid enough to think the plot would work or not thrusting enough of the Flaadlanders after the raid.
 * In 1858, as Sarton was writing a letter to parliament, he was warned that some militiamen were piling up weapons in their houses. After a couple of arrests, the plot is quickly exposed. A few of the militiamen involved make a last stand in the harbors of Roberttown, but they were shot down. Leary fled for Craigmouth, hoping to find support in the town he led for a decade. But soldiers are waiting for him there, and he was quickly apprehended. Seven men were identified as the ringleaders of the failed plot and condemned to be hanged on the public place of Robbertown. Leary and his closest allies are executed. But in the end, this was a massive mistake for Sarton. Not the execution of Leary, who by now was seen as a power hungry man. No, it was the execution of Donald Woodwick II (youngest son of the late leader Donald Woodwick) that Sarton underestimated. Donald Woodwick II was born in 1628 as the first Flaadlander born in the colony. Donald was only 16 at the time of the Battle of Longshank, yet served courageously and gained great respect from his fellow Flaadlanders. And now, the “proud son of Flaadland” was dead, killed by the Parliamentary government.
 * Although the population was not ready to once more rise up in revolt, they quickly began openly disobeying the puritan laws of Sarton. Richard Woodwick, the eldest son of Donald Woodwick, organized a massive march in Roberttown two weeks after the execution of his brother. Soon, royalist chants were heard in the illegal pubs, and troops, who had no desire to end like Captain Resley and his men, looked the other way instead of stopping those illegal activities. This could not have come at worst time for Sarton, who was growing increasingly ill with the months. By February 1659, the old Governor was unable to leave his bed. Because of this, the administration of the colony felt to the army, in particular Captain John Levingford. Levingford, who realized that they had to cave if they didn’t want a new revolt, offered to let in the colonial administration a man who was quickly growing into one of the most influential men in the colony, Robert Drusberry.
 * Robert Drusberry was born in 1616, in Scotland. He came with his family to Flaadland, were he managed to land a marriage with one of the religious landowners of Craigmouth. He was among the volunteers who went to Scotland in 1639, and the timely death of both his brothers-in-law during those 7 years made him the heir. In 1650, he became the biggest landowner in Craigmouth. The reason Drusberry was invited in the government instead of other leaders like Richard Woodwick was that Drusberry was far more moderate in his actions and had no loyalty to any ideology. The arrival of Drusberry in the colonial administration helped calm the population, who new believed the authorities would have their interests at heart. Drusberry, who quickly became the power behind the dying Sarton, rebuked the puritan laws and reaffirmed that Covenanter Presbyterianism was the only religion of Flaadland. When Sarton died in October 1959 at the age of 76, John Levingford took office as acting Governor. However, it was truly Drusberry who was in charge, as Levingford only led the army and leaved the rest to Drusberry.
 * Berkeley isn't a Royalist, he's a Parliamentarian. He just happens to have a lax attitude toward governing. You might be thinking of Thomas Wentworth, the former governor. Also Cromwell hasn't died yet.
 * Zamarak: Correcting it. And I was thinking of Radcliffe.
 * Nauset Bay Colony: Just before the Treaty of Westminster is signed in late 1655, the Borealian Confederation is able to agree on a course of action against the Dutch, and Edward Percy is selected to lead a small force of about 70 Nausetians and 50 men from the various other colonies on a raid against New Netherlands. It becomes clear that New Amsterdam is too heavily defended, especially on the approach by sea, so instead Percy disembarks a few miles north of Stuyvesant, the northeastern-most Dutch outpost, and travels there on foot, his fleet including some of the first ever warships constructed locally in the New World. He manages to catch the Dutch by surprise and cause havok and damages before fleeing back north. All in all the raid is fairly insignificant to the grand scheme of the war, but Percy and his crew are welcomed as heroes when they arrive in the north. The government in Cambridge silently applauds the replacement of governors in New Berkshire and New Haven, as the governors of Nauset Bay are staunchly Puritan and Parliamentarian, more so than most others in the colonies or even England. As such we don't react when a privateer named Neill Tery allegedly attacks "royalist" ships. When however it becomes clear that Tery continues to attack shipping in the north even after massive Parliamentarian reforms and government changes, he is branded as a pirate, and hunted after. Letters are sent to Parliament defaming the previously lauded individual. A letter is also sent to the government of Flaadland, pointing out that Parliament legally only allowed raids against Barbadoes, Strafford Bay (formerly), Bermuda and Antego, and warning them that if Tery must be recalled. Not to mention raids against fellow Englishmen are in bad taste when we were all at war with the Dutch, and now the Spanish. Nonetheless our actions seems to help New Haven and New Berkshire recover, and we begin trading heavily with the fellow "Borealian" colonies to help them grow. A coastal road is constructed from New Bedford to Davenport, to help connect to Unamia by land. Meanwhile in the town of Rockport several girls begin acting strangely, causing the alarm of local authorities. It becomes clear that witchcraft is being practiced, and a series of trials are carried out. Overall a dozen women (and a few men) are found guilty and executed after rigorous questioning by church leaders throughout 1660 and 1661.
 * Flaadland Diplomacy: Acting Governor Levingford explain that with the death of Governor George Sarton in October 1659, they have more pressing matters to attend to. He also point out that it was Sarton, not him, that ordered Neill Tery to go, so he really has nothing to do with it. He however, does say he will send an order of recall to Tery by mid-1560, as attacking neutral ships was not part the orders from Sarton.
 * London Company: The on-again, off-again war with the local natives escalates once more into all out war, as the colonists of New Britain continue to push westward. The natives form a nation known as the Monaten Confederacy, composed of the Monatens, Appomatucks, Socetans, Nanesmons, and the Soanokes, all led by the chieftain Parahunt. Tensions flair up after the so called Massacre of 1655, in which Parahunt's warriors manage to slaughter an entire town of people in western Henry County. The natives are unable to follow up this attack thanks to the series of palisades and forts in the county, and they retreat to a native settlement to the south, west of Avalon. The first real battle of the conflict occurs just southwest of Wessex, when a militia mostly comprised of Henry County settlers manages to catch up the the natives and defeat them. William Burke, now on his second term as governor, gathers men in the major settlements in the meantime, and personally leads an assault on the alleged Monaten captial. They successfully raze the town and capture some members of Parahunt's family, but the chief and a large portion of his warriors remain elusive. Small skirmishes continue into 1656, and the English built a major fort directly south of Norfolk along a small river, called Fort York, which becomes a base of operations in the far south. Parahunt is finally killed in early 1657, and the confederacy largely breaks down, however the English continue their assault on individual native groups. Ultimately peace is not made until 1659, when the Treaty of Fort York is signed, ending the hostilities. In total almost a dozen tribes are represented in the treaty, signing the treaty as "tributary tribes". They are guaranteed their homeland territory, hunting and fishing rights, the right to bear arms, and some forms of protection, as long as they maintain their obedience to the English. Also the natives are to cede a large portion of land between the Lincoln and York rivers, recognizing that as English territory from now on. With the war over this new territory is quickly divided up. The forts along the border grow into small towns, as people enter the new territory and form plantations. Fort York develops into "Yorktown", while "Swansea" is founded along the Lincoln River west of Alexandria. Elsewhere others choose to travel east instead to the relatively safer peninsula.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: The colony slowly recovers after the period of trade embargoes, raids, and turmoil. The tobacco trade sparks up once more, but thanks to the reforms carried out by Wentworth, profitable markets open up in many other crops as well. Althouth Berkeley is popular as a governor, his lax governing causes Parliament to issue a replacement in 1658. Robert Clymer, a more strict Puritan, arrives in the colony and replaces Berkeley, who goes on to live in the colony as a wealthy landowner. Clymer attempts to impose Cromwell's rules on the colony with some success, although like Berkeley he has to contend with the assembly in Trenton, who don't always enforce his rules. Radcliffe's expedition manages to open trade with some native tribes and open some locations for settlers who come after him, but it also inadvertedly causes conflict with a tribe known as the Nunsee, who more or less control the territory between Flaadland and the town of Radcliffe. Brief skirmishes breakout throughout the countryside, although Radcliffe is able to repulse the natives from launching a full scale invasion of the colony. Nonetheless their occassional raids begin to plague northern Flaadland and southern Strafford Bay.

1660-1665
'The Anglo-Spanish War ends in an English victory, with the English seizing Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, and receiving Dunkirk and Mardyck in the Lowlands

'In 1661 Oliver Cromwell dies and is succeeded by his son Richard. Without a strong figurehead the Protectorate slowly falls apart. In 1662 Charles II returns to England and manages to reclaim the throne.

'The former governor of Barbados is restored. The man who had replaced the Royalist is sent to Jamaica instead, which becomes an English colony. Meanwhile Blackwall is separated from the London Company and becomes a separate colonial entity.

'Several Regicides manage to escape to Europe, while some flee to the Borealian colonies, such as Nauset Bay. New Berkshire and New Haven notably do not declare for the king until 1663.

'The colonies that remained loyal to the king until the end are rewarded, with Thomas Wentworth, William Barton of Endon, and other colonial royalists receiving honors and pardons if applicable. A few important royalists (mostly English statesmen, but a few colonial landowners as well) are granted a royal charter for a new colony south of New Britain, known as Carolina, as a reward for their loyalty.

'The most strict governors, such as Clymer, are ordered removed, and Strafford Bay's charter is restored, allowing them to elect their own leaders once more.


 * Colony of New Britain: The return of Charles II is welcomed across the colony, especially among the wealthy landowners and royalists. One of the landowners in particular, Charles Garth, is among those mentioned in the Carolina charter, and the man makes preparations for the colony. He spends a small fortune buying a large number of slaves from Africa and attracting settlers from New Britain and other colonies. With peace having been made with the natives surrounding New Britain, settlers move into the territory between the York and Lincoln rivers, and a few new counties are created. Meanwhile wealthy royalist Gilbert Jackson becomes governor of New Britain after William Burke steps down. Now in his sixties, Burke retires to a large estate near Norfolk and exits politics still very popular among the people of the colony.
 * Flaadland Royal Colony: In mid-1660, just as promised, Levingford send a letter to the corsair Neill Tery, asking him to come back. But Tery and the crew of the Wallace have become far too accustomed to their life as corsairs. Tery refuse to return, turning into a full blown pirate with his crew. Since Tery is operating in the north, Levingford decide to wash his hands of it. The return of Charles II on the throne of Scotland is welcomed by the population of Flaadland, including the continuous newcomers who arrive from Scotland from 1660 to 1662. In January 1663, a new governor arrive in the colony with slaves and orders to replace the acting governor. His name is William Wentworth, son of the Earl of Strafford, who was appointed as one of the many rewards for Strafford’s loyalty to the crown. With the restauration, Flaadland can finally leave those years of turmoil behind it and begin on a new start. Wentworth is at the very least open to this new start. Just like his father, he prove to be an excellent administrator, although he does rely heavily on Drusberry for most of 1663 until he get the handle on how things are run in Flaadland. In 1664, Wentworth officially put a bounty on the head of Neill Tery with the authorisation of the King, promising knighthood to any captain who can take down the pirate, as well as many riches for his crew. By early 1664, new slaves arrive, sent from Africa on orders of Wentworth. Meanwhile, Drusberry has become a great ally to the royal administration, and in June 1664 is able to have Longshank renamed Clarendon after Edward Hyde (the 1st Earl of Clarendon), who played a crucial role in the restauration. Drusberry is by now the greatest landowner of the colony, and many call Craigmouth “his personal domain” behind his back. But so far, things seems to be going all right for the royal colony. Everyone just hope that nothing come to disturb it.
 * Colony of Unamia: The restoration of the king in England disappoints many among the very large Parliamentarian-leaning population. That said the colony as a whole welcomes a return to normalacy and hopefully an end to conflict among the English. John Winthrop and the other colonial leaders, many of who aren't Puritans themselves, do not particularly miss Cromwell and his Puritanical laws. Refugees from the war, settlers from Nauset Bay and other nearby colonies, and people from all across Europe are welcomed to the colony. People continue to mostly settle in the more developed parts of the colony, such as in the major towns of Davenport and Warwick, and the areas surrounding these towns. Many however choose to settle more to the south and more inland, and quickly come into contact with the nearby Dutch population. During the recent war with the Dutch the Unamian settlers find themselves right in the middle of a conflict, and as a result many choose to move north. A town named Barrington develops northwest of
 * Nauset Bay Colony: The restoration of the English monarch is not welcomed warmly in Nauset Bay. The entire ruling class and government were outspoken Parliamentarians, and most of the colony's population were Puritans and Cromwell supporters. In 1661, months after his ascension, the colony recognizes Charles II, after it becomes clear the colony has no other option. That said, over the next few years the colony clashes occasionally with Charles' interests and decrees. Initially, an attempt to have the Church of England established in the colony is rejected, and the Navigation Acts are largely resisted as well. This continues until we learn that the crown is likely working to find ways to revoke the colony's charter, which causes some alarm. Instead the government, under governor Edward Norton, shifts its attention toward trying to appease London enough to preserve the colony's charter, and we follow English orders and try to avoid confrontation. This is tested later in the year, when controversy over the regicide commissionors is begun by Charles II. Two of the regicide commissionors, who had voted to execute Charles I, had fled to live in Cambridge, and until now had been left alone. News arrives of the king's interest in arresting all regicides, but initially the governor refuses to turn them in to the king, at least not until the Indemnity and Oblivion Act is passed in England. When the order finally does arrive from England, Governor Norton obeys and sends men to arrest them, but coincidentally they escape. Also, in an attempt to appease the king, the governor writes a lengthy letter to the king, praising him and congradulating him on his rise to power. Norton retires in late 1663, having successfully manuveured the colony away from conflict for now, but exhausted with politics. Joseph Bradstreet, a more moderate leader, replaces him. In 1664 it becomes clear that the former Parliamentarian privateer Neill Tery has turned to piracy in the north, and the Nauset Bay government decides to match the bounty put on his head by his former home of Flaadland. Many individuals take up the challenge to find him, but this proves to be unsuccessful. Instead the government begins assembling a small fleet of warships, including some English ships and a few small, locally built ships. Edward Percy is appointed to the head of the colonial navy, and takes up the hunt. Regardless the event helps to spark the local shipbuilding industry in the colony, and the docks and shipyards at Cambridge and Concord are heavily expanded. A large source of iron is discovered in the northern section of the colony, especially around the Charles County, and an ironworks is constructed in Naugus. The ironworks quickly grows into a large industry thanks to the granting of a monopoly from the government, and the rising demand for iron. A few skilled workers are imported from England, but many of these men clash with the colony's Puritan society, and arrests for such crimes as drunkenness and gambling rise in the north. Indentured servants and former prisoners of war instead fill the ranks. More people settle the growing towns on the Charles River, such as Dedham and Naugus, and spread out to the northern bank of the river as well. New settlements and farms rise up in the region west of Dedham and north of the Charles.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: The restoration of the king is celebrated within the colony by the many Royalists, Catholics, and Cavaliers. Robert Clymer's removal is also celebrated, as it brings about the end of Puritanical laws, such as prohibitions of drinking and gambling. Wentworth is called a hero by the Royalists and accepts the honors thrown at him, however, he declines an offer to be reinstated as governor, as the elderly man wishes to merely retire and stay out of politics. He likewise does not partake in the colonization of Carolina. Instead a few of his relatives and friends, including his younger son, become proprietors or settlers of the new colony. Thomas Moryson, a wealthy businessman and Royalist, becomes governor instead. Many of the Parliamentarian-leaning settlers of the colony simply choose to migrate inland or elsewhere, rather than start any conflicts. This results in the founding of Albemarle in 1662, located on the southern coast east of Providence, and Hampton in 1663, located to the northeast of Albemarle. The southern coast proves to be a popular region for new settlers, and the governor orders Guildford Slingsby to construct a fort between Providence and Albemarle to protect the region. Fort Henrietta, named for the king's morther Henrietta Maria, is formed later that year. The recent conflicts luckily helped to strengthen and organize the colony's military, as in 1662 full scale war breaks out with the Nunsee. Radcliffe continues to watch a war of defense along the southern border of the colony, and the following year he receives an army of reinforcements from Francis Bennett, forcing the two former rivals to work together. Additionally the governor writes a letter to Flaadland proposing that they campaign against the Nunsee from the south (as they occupy the entire stretch of land from northern Flaadland to southern Strafford Bay).

1665-1670




'War breaks out again between the English and the Dutch Republic. The English are joined by the German state of Münster, however, the following year Denmark and France both declare war on the English the following year.


 * Colony of New Britain: The colony continues to grow and prosper now that peace has been established with the nearby natives. Isaac Fauquier becomes the new governor of the colony, and prohibits any settlement, raids, or incursions into native territory, and essentially makes sure that the previous treaty with the natives is respected, in order to help the colony recover. As for the area between the York and Lincoln rivers, settlement increases dramatically. Forts are constructed in the far west at the border, including at the ends of each river. The town of Arlington is founded at the site of the old native capital, west of Avalon and along the James River. Lincoln turns into a major town in the north, and the area between Lincoln and Alexandria is settled heavily and populated with numerous plantations. Slowly the triangular region between Lincoln, Alexandria, and Swansea is settled, becoming one of the most heavily populated parts of the colony. The peninsula between the "Rappahanoc River" and the Burke River is also settled, although conflicts arrise with the native Mattatoni tribe, which loosely controls the entire area south of the Rappahanoc.
 * Nauset Bay Colony: The colonization along the Charles River and north of the counties Bradford and Charles continues. This eventually leads to conflict with the native tribes of the region. Although the natives have been heavily devastated by disease, now numbering only about 12,000 people in the Nauset Bay region (spread across five different tribes), the natives have also all adapted steel weapons and guns, becoming formidable opponents. Meanwhile the English number about 70,000, spread out over almost a hundred individual towns. Each town is to create its own militia for the purpose of defense, but it soon becomes clear that the colonial militias have wildly different levels of discipline, experience, and ability. In addition to generally encroaching on native territory, relations also deteriorate further after a series of diplomatic insults. Firstly, the governor of New Bedford, a staunch Puritan with no sympathey for nearby Unamia, receives word of the Unami tribe selling land to the Colony of Unamia. He cites a law forbidding any Englishmen (from Nauset Bay) from negotiating with native leaders, and arrests the native chief responsible for the deal, Massequin, based on this flimsy pretext. Meanwhile one of the English's main native translators and advisors is found possibly murdered, and the English round up several natives and have them executed. When these transgressions make it back to the Unami chief's brother, Wamsutta, he rallies the Unamia and begins forming a confederacy of nearby tribes to attack the English. He also turns to the Dutch, who border the Unami to the south, and manages to secure their help. The main Unami attack arrives in early 1667, striking deep into the western part of the colony, and even raiding the town of Concord. Wamsutta is repulsed at Concord by the large garrison there, but not before inflicting massive damage. Quickly the colonists began raising the militias to counterattack the invasion. In Cambridge Thomas Winslow, a former Parliamentarian officer, is appointed head of the military, and he begins raising troops in the city and coordinating from there. In the meantime the western towns are told to raise their forces and simply defend until help arrives. This works to defend several large settlements, but throughout the summer of 1668 almost a dozen smaller settlements in the far west are raided or even completely destroyed. The largest settlement west of Dedham, Brookfield, is surrounded and besieged, and only narrowly saved by Winslow's reinforcements in late September. But in the march west a large portion of the colonial army is caught in ambushes. At the Battle of the Bloody Brook a detachment of 100 men under John Lathrop is attacked, leaving Lathrop and 73 of his men dead of captured. For the remainder of 1668 the natives continue to raid all across the western part of Nauset Bay, but are unable to dislodge the English garrisons, beginning several months of guerilla fighting. Instead the main Unami army regroups in the south and a bloody ground campaign begins all across Unamia. The English do win a major victory however in December, when Governor Bradstreet personally leads an army of 1,000 Englishmen and 200 native allies against a native town located near Unamian Davenport, where about 1,200 native warriors and many more civilians were garrisoned. The town in this area had not been fully committed to Wamsutta's war, and were not expecting an attack. In the ensuing attack the English suffer about 80 and 100 other casualties, but manage to slaughter 600 natives and capture 300 more. We continue to lead the fight in the south, but word reaches us that Wamsutta's confederacy stretches far to the north, and that attacks are also being carried out against New Berkshire and New Haven. We call for a special meeting of the Borealian Confederation to have all northern colonies immediately mobilize for war, and to coordinate our efforts.
 * Flaadland Royal Colony: In 1665, the hope that everything would be fine between the Covenanters and the crown are broken once more, as Charles has begun persecuting the Covenanters. He even ordered that episcopacy had to be reintroduced in Scotland. Because of this, many Presbyterians Scots refuse to accept those changes and make their way to Flaadland, which Charles II is all too happy to encourage. After all, he is getting rid of those opposing his ideas and at the same time helping. But to make sure this doesn’t affect Wentworth in the colony, Charles has him replaced by a new governor, James Clerence. Clerence arrive late that year with the new settlers, and Wentworth make his way back to England (is he the Earl of Strafford by now? Is his father dead?). Clerence is to make sure that the Flaadlanders understand that nothing will be imposed on them, and that they will be allowed to continue their lives without being affected by what happen in Scotland. Drusberry is, as usual, here to help the royal governor smooth the news with the population. The new settlers go north, settling further than New Falkirk and building three small towns named New Glasgow, New Stirling and Melrosetown. To make those towns, the settlers are forced to cut a lot of trees, as those settlements are close to a massive forest. This give an idea to Drusberry, who encourage Clerence to organize those settlement around woodcutting, possibly to set up some sort of wood needing industry later on. The plans of Drusberry would never be known however, as he was killed in 1666 by one of his slaves. Clerence, now left without the main local adviser, decide to rely on his English staff for advices. They all told him the same thing. Flaadland need more slaves. So following their recommendation, Clerence order new shipments of slave every year. But although it does help the big religious landowners, this has a bad impact on the Woodwick System. Although it would become more frequent in the following decade, some peasants were beginning to be replaced by slaves, which meant they could no longer pay for their homes and so had to sold them. They are forced to sell their homes to their landlords, who then rent them to tenants who will work on the farms for far less. The peasants, who were up to now owners of their own homes, are slowly becoming poorer tenants. This lead to a small protest in New Falkirk, but nothing of mass like what was seen 30 years before. And the landowners, who only gain in all of this, try to make sure their workers stay calm and peaceful. In a letter to London, Clerence call the Flaadlanders “tamed” and “not the same barbarians that revolted in 1640”. In 1669, the wood in the new settlements begin to pile up. Inspiring himself from the Nauset Bay Colony, Clerence decide to use this wood to tar a shipbuilding industry in Clarendon, although a far smaller one.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: In May 1670 Thomas Wentworth passes away peacefully in his sleep. His death is mourned by the colony's old guard, the Royalists, and even some of his former rivals and enemies in the colony, who admire his efforts to improve Strafford Bay. He is buried in a fairly simple grave in Chapel Field, near downtown Trenton. His eldest son, William, who is in England when he hears of the news, becomes the 2nd Earl of Strafford. Many of the honors extended to his father are also extended to him, for example he is invested a Knight of the Garter, and is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. For the time being he remains in London and becomes a prominent figure in the House of Lords. Similarly in 1672 Thomas' brother George, who had served as governor as well on numerous occasions, passes as well, and their youngest brother, William inherits most of the family properties in the colonies for the time being. Governor Moryson's plan of allying with Flaadland against the Nunsee proves fruitless thus far. Nonetheless Radcliffe and Bennett's regiments are fairly successful in pacifying the natives. A fort is constructed several miles south of Radcliffe, known as Fort Stuart.
 * Flaadland Diplomacy: Governor Clerence send a letter to Moryson, accepting the alliance. He explain that the quick change of management and the development of the colony had to pass first, and so did not notice the letter at first, since it was among the affairs classified as "of William Wentworth". If needed, Flaadland will help pacify the natives.
 * Unamia: We answer the call from Nauset Bay to act against "King Ezra" and immediately begin calling our militias. Most of the 1668/9 campaign rages across Unamian territory anyway, causing heavy damage to our settlements. The colony invests its trust in David Leslie, 2nd Lord Newark, a military officer from England and son of the famous Scottish general of English Civil War fame. Unlike his father, however, Leslie is untested, having only talked his way to the position after traveling to the colonies as a fortune seeker. Leslie and the head of the militia, Jeremy Clarke, coordinate heavily with the Nausetians and help dislodge the natives around the colony. Then in 1669 Leslie decides to lead a daring expedition to the far south in search of the minor sachem Canoshon. He manages to secure a small victory at the Battle of Turner's Creek, and discovers a detachment of Dutch militiamen as well. Of his original 200 man force he suffers about 40 casualties. The 100 natives suffer 60 casualties, while the 50 Dutchmen suffer about 20. When Leslie pursues the fleeing group south he comes upon the outskirts of the Dutch town of Noortwijk, and walks into an ambush by the Dutch. In the ensuing battle only about 70 Englishmen flee with Leslie back north, and only about 40 make it back to Unamian territory. Around the same time a Dutch squadron under the command of Abraham Crijnssen arrives in the north and we soon find ourselves blockaded and possibly at risk of a naval attack. As a result Leslie focuses on fortifying the cities and defending, hoping that more reinforcements will arrive from the northern Borealian colonies.

1670-1675
'In 1670 the Second Anglo-Dutch War concludes in a slight Dutch Victory and the Treaty of Breda, which sees the Dutch seize English sugar factories in Surinam, among other provisions.

'By 1670, as part of the War of Devolution, France occupies almost all of the Spanish Netherlands. The Dutch decide to make a coalition against their former ally of France, and declare war, along with Sweden and their former enemy England. The coalition manages to stale the French advance, and Louis XIV eventually agrees to peace, with France annexing a great deal of the Lowlands and Franche-Comté.

'Two years after the peace of 1670, France declares war on the Netherlands and is joined by England, beginning a major European war.

'In 1670 King Ezra and a large army of natives and Dutch allies lays seige to the major Unamian town of Barrington and largely razes it in the process. Ezra's Dutch allies return to New Netherlands after the Treaty of Breda, temporarily weakening his war effort, but in 1672 the Dutch are able to launch a major assault on the Borealian colonies, even occupying parts of southern Unamia and a few towns north of Nauset Bay.


 * Nauset Bay Colony: King Ezra's early campaign against Barrington takes the colonies by surprise, and the Borealians suffer a major blow as a result. Vowing to punish the natives Thomas Winslow marches with one of the largest forces in the colony, 1,400 Englishmen and 200 native allies, and pursues the natives as they return south. Barrington is retaken and what remains is fortified by a garrison. The main force continues west and discovers a major town led by sachem Sassacusca of the Narrabesic, and attacks. In the ensuing battle he suffers some 200 casualties, but manages to kill 200 warriors, 1,000 civilians, and capture about 400. Additionally Sassacusca is killed in the fighting. Additionally Winslow begins preparing for a major counterattack against the Dutch, and begins raiding their territory, but receives word of the Treaty of Breda and begrudgedly turns back. Winslow focuses on the southern front, while Bradstreet is to oversee the forces in the center tasked with defending the border west of Dedham and Concord. George Neale of New Berkshire is appointed commander of the northern forces tasked with defending his own colony and New Haven particularly. Three native tribes, the Nashua, Pennimac, and Arosganok, all conduct raids against the northern towns, as independent allies of Wamsutta's confederacy. Slowly the English begin to turn the tide of the war and throughout 1671 conduct raids against the natives that devastate their numbers. Wamsutta remains in hiding, possibly in the protection of the Dutch. A rumor also begins of possible French assistance to the northern most native tribes, as the French extensively trade in the areas around Nova Cambria. The war seems more or less won by 1672, however news of the Third Anglo-Dutch War changes things. Dutch ships harass our shipping and raid smaller towns, while in the south the Dutch launch an invasion into Unamia. Winslow's forces suffer a defeat south of Warwick at the hands of the Dutch, but their advance is stopped by Jeremy Clarke's local militia. More men are moved to the south to begin planning the invasion of New Netherlands that was previously considered. Meanwhile later that year we receive news that the Dutch have landed in the north and occupied Rockport as well. Northern forces scramble to retake the town. A battle on sea only narrowly repulses the Dutch from continuing to Cambridge, while on land Neale fights a campaign over the next few months to repulse the Dutch in the north.
 * Colony of New Britain: The colony continues to grow and prosper thanks to the treaty with the natives and the conclusion of the recent war. By now much of the designated area between the York and Lincoln rivers is well settled, with communities petitioning the government in Norfolk to create more counties. The government responds by creating several, including York County south of Norfolk. Meanwhile tensions flair up with the natives along the eastern peninsula, and a minor war breaks out with them. By 1675 the settlements near Fairfax have expanded to both banks of the Burke River, and east onto the peninsula as far as the Rappahanoc River, while near Swansea both sides of the Lincoln are settled. South of the York River a small trade post is constructed on the coast, called Suffolk. Although technically outside the bounds of the treaty with the natives, they don't dare to challenge the fort there, and the town becomes an outpost between New Britain and Carolina.
 * Colony of Unamia: The war continues against the natives and the Dutch, resulting in heavy devastation to western and southern Unamia and the surrounding areas. Militiamen continue to be trained in the towns and sent off the to defend the colony, and all able bodied adult men are now required to train and serve to protect Unamia. David Leslie begins coordinating the invasion of New Netherlands in 1672, now that the Dutch have formally reentered the war. The stretch of land from western Unamia to the North River is heavily populated with native warriors, and so Leslie is against marching directly west. However, the path south is heavily defended with Dutch forts. As a possible diversion Leslie asks that a large portion of the middle/northern garrison be used to follow the Charles River west and attack the North River upriver. Although this section is also defended, it could potentially divert some Dutch forces up river. In the meantime Leslie marches with the main Unamia army south. At the Battle of Fort Wilhelmus, just outside the Dutch-controlled coast area, his approximately army of 800 Englishmen and 150 natives manages to seize the fort after a tough siege (200 dead, 300 wounded), against a force of about 500 Dutchmen (who suffer 300 deaths/wounded and 150 captured). The fort is occupied and fortified while awaiting reinforcements, but most of these reinforcements don't arrive, as the main force is ambushed by the Unami and forced to retreat. Around this time he also learns that the northern force was devastated on the march toward the Northern River and had to retreat. Nonetheless Leslie launches an attack on Stuyvesant with 500 men, leaving 100 behind with the wounded at the fort. The town is much more heavily anticipated, with about 1,200 enemy militamen spread out across the eastern towns, and Leslie retreats back to Fort Wilhelmus. He does however successful repulse a native counterattack, and chases down the warriors to a nearby village, which is promptly razed. By August 1672 about 500 able-bodied soldiers remain at the fort, of which 70 are natives. Elsewhere in the colony Unamia has about 2,500 militamen and 500 native allies, mostly spread out between Kingstown, Barrington, and South Warwick. Later that month Jeremy Clarke marches with the 1,000 men (including 200 natives) from South Warwick intent on clearing the way to Leslie's position and razing all native towns south of Barrington. His reprisal is brutal, destroying numerous villages, and he also arrives in time to support Leslie against a Dutch counterattack. Additionally the southern third of the Nausetian/allied army, numbering about 6,000, finally agrees to aid Leslie on his invasion. Fort Wilhelmus is eventually abandoned after Leslie is able to evacuate his men, and he goes back to guerilla tactics and raids for the remainder of 1672 and early 1673. In the spring of 1673 Cornelis van Tienhoven leads about 1,500 militiamen and 500 European soldiers into southern Unamia to repulse the English, while also raising the garrisons in the eastern towns and forts to 1,000 men total. Their campaigns culminate in the Battle of Mount Hope in May, when the Dutch force of 2,000 men (including 800 natives) meets the English's 2,500 (including 500 natives). The English achieve a major victory, suffering 200 deaths and 400 other casualties, while the Dutch suffer about 400 deaths and 800 other casualties.
 * Flaadland Royal Colony:
 * Presbyterians continue to come from Scotland, as the secret covenants have become punishable by death in the kingdom. Flaadland, meanwhile, has found great unity in the Covenanters’ movement, and still adder to its ideas. If anything, the actions of Charles in Scotland have convince the Flaadlanders that their current beliefs must be respected and protected. In 1671, a colony wide covenant is organized in the town of Woodwick (a symbolic location, as Donald Woodwick was a fervent Covenanter himself). The meeting see a total of 2000 people assembling together to talk about the future of Presbyterian beliefs in Flaadland. It is to be noted however that at least half of those were the inhabitants of Woodwick. The “Woodwick Covenant” would see the religious leaders’ debate and decide exactly what was their beliefs, rituals and traditions. The most prominent member of the Covenant was the religious landowner James MacRoy, who owned lands in Woodwick. Because of this, he easily led the local crowd in the direction of his choosing. MacRoy silenced any suggestion to accept episcopacy and abandon the Covenant. “This colony was founded on the ideas of John Craig and Donald Woodwick”, he said. Instead, he was able to push the most radical covenanters ideas, the one saw during the civil wars. “Every man is his own priest” became the accepted idea of the day, and in the end the leaders agreed. They would reject episcopacy, they would reject the cult of the saints, and finally they would reject any Christian ritual that is deemed useless to the soul. The Woodwick Covenant would be applied by the congregations quite quickly, and by 1673, it would become the official doctrine of the Flaadlanders.
 * Meanwhile, Governor Clerence continued to bring slaves in the colony, making the problem of peasants losing their jobs and homes only worst. But the landowners, for their part, are happy to see this afflux of slave, although it is smaller than in other colonies. It is expected that by the 1690’s, there could but up to a fourth, if not a third, of the plantations operated by slaves, while the rest would still be in the hands of the peasantry. And that peasantry was quickly becoming tenants of what had previously been their own homes. In 1671, Clerence sent a detachment of 100 militiamen to the north, led by Archibald Neivy. Neivy has orders to link with the men of Strafford Bay to help them pacify what’s left, if there is anything left by then. The new ship building industry is greatly improving the economy of the colony. Roads are built between the northern woodcutting towns and New Falkirk, where the wood is then transferred to Clarendon. Since New Falkirk is also the stop for the fishermen of Leven (those of Argyll go directly to Clarendon of Roberttown), New Falkirk is quickly turning into a trade hub for the inland Flaadland. Its market place, which is expanded in 1672, is beginning to be seen as a threat to Roberttown’s hegemony in the colony.
 * In January 1674, a new governor arrive to replace Clerence, who return to England. The new governor is an Anglo-Irish man named John Canavan. Canavan is an Anglican, and a zealous one to make it worst. He was sent by Charles II to see if it would be possible to apply episcopacy in Flaadland. Having learned from the writings of William Barton (3rd Baron of Endon), Canavan realize that he’ll have to use the carrot instead of the stick or he may have the same problem as Endon had; a massive revolt. Canavan first try to praise the Flaadlander, explaining that their place in the empire is so great that they have all rights to their own Bishop. But he also explain that although he suggested someone of the colony take the job, there is no ordinated priest in Flaadland. Thus, Canavan try to convince the religious leaders to become true priest so that one of them can become bishop. This weird and sneaky plan to instore episcopacy in the colony is quickly opposed by MacRoy, who encourage the Flaadlanders to stay true to “the Bible, the Covenant and the memory of Donald Woodwick”. MacRoy end up being arrested by Canavan on cooked up charges in September, but he is released two months later due to popular pressure. In March 1675, 14 months after his arrival, Canavan send a letter of resignation to London. In it, he explain that “the savage colonials are too far gone to recognize any biblical truth”. He ended his letter by simply saying “I have tried any reasonable mean to make them accept true hierarchy of god. Any other options would make me Baron of Endon, and I have no desire to accomplish such disgrace.”


 * Strafford Bay Colony: We thank Governor Clerence for his aid in the Nunsee War. Archibald Neivy's troops are a great help to the colony, and by late 1670 the Nunsee are finally pacified. In the Treaty of Fort Stuart the Nunsee are forced to recognize a large territorial concession to the English. A square area extending to roughly half way between Radcliffe Inlet and northern Flaadland is to be ceded to Strafford Bay, while the area directly north-northeast of Flaadland is to be ceded to them. More or less in the south the Nunsee are left with only the western half of their territory; the area northwest of Flaadland (and north of Lake Bruce), stretching north. The natives are however allowed to live in the territory, but only if they accept English sovereignty. Meanwhile a second area, comprised of everything east of a line extending diagnolly from Radcliffe Inlet to Weymouth, is to be set aside completely for English settlement. Following the war John Radcliffe retires from military service, and is well regarded in the colony. The area set aside for English settlement is quickly settled by veterans of the war and their families, as well as settlers from Weymouth. With the Nunsee War over the government focuses on other conflicts, such as the Dutch. The annoyance of constant Dutch raids on shipping among the colonies prompts the government in Trenton to begin construction of a large shipyard, in the hopes that over the course of the next few years a proper locally built navy can help supplement the small navy of Strafford Bay. The region isn't as well suited for naval construction, but nonetheless by 1675 the first ships of the region join the fight in protecting the colony.

1675-1680
'English and Dutch representatives meet in 1675 to discuss a possible end to their hostilities, while the war continues to rage across in the colonies.

'Despite initial setbacks the Borealian Confederation wins a decisive victory in late 1675, threatening the city of New Amsterdam, and also killing one of Wamsutta's main subordinate chieftains.

'The Franco-Dutch War ends in 1678 as a French victory, confirming their previous territorial gains, and forcing Spain and the Holy Roman Empire to cede more territory to the Kingdom of France.

'The English colonists' successful defense of their lands impresses the Royal government, who now view the colonies as much more rich and capable, and the English begin measures to exploit this for their own gain. To begin both New Berkshire and New Haven see their charters revoked by 1680, with Anglicanism being installed despite the protests of those colonial governments.

'Heavy French colonization in the St. Denis River region, the Great Lakes, and West Florida, especially after the Edict of Nantes is revoked, and thousands of French Hugenoats seek refuge in the colonies.


 * Nauset Bay Colony: By 1675 the colonists of Nauset Bay and the rest of Borealia have managed to gain the upper hand against King Ezra, and the government in Cambridge hopes to end the war by the end of the year. About half of the colony's militia is sent to aid Unamia in the southern front and the invasion of New Netherlands, and finally they breakthrough at the Battle of Gravesend. The battle sees a large English force under the commands of David Leslie and Thomas Winslow defeat Cornelis van Tienhoven's Dutch force, and several hundred natives under the command of Wessoum, who is killed in the battle. With Gravesend occupied the North River is cut in two, with our forces perched just north of New Amsterdam. Meanwhile we receive news of the treaty being negotiated in Europe, and we abide by those terms. We demand from the Dutch that Wamsutta and other chiefs be handed over to us in exchange for the return of the territory, in addition to other provisions. The Dutch accept our peace treaty in May, however we learn Wamsutta manages to escape. He continues the war in the south and west, but without Dutch support the war is almost lost for the Unami. Meanwhile we focus our attention toward the northern front against the allies of Wamsutta's confederacy. The war does not officially end until March 1676, with the Treaty of Lowell in northern Nauset Bay.
 * Flaadland Royal Colony: 
 * The man replacing Canavan as Royal Governor was Sir Roger Wotton. Wotton gained his knighthood for his service in the Royal Navy during the interregnum. According to some, he was personally recommended by Prince Rupert, under who Wotton would serve most of his career. He also served as a member of the House of Commons for a year in 1672 before resigning after a bitter dispute with fellow parliamentarians. Now 43, he had been rewarded for his service with control of the colony. Although Wotton was a pious Christian, he was surprisingly tolerant of other Christian beliefs, making him the perfect man for Flaadland. The exception to this was Catholicism, as like most Englishmen of the time, Wotton was notably anti-Catholic. He arrived alongside a new massive batch of Covenanters fleeing the persecution in Scotland. When he arrived in the harbors of Roberttown, he exclaimed to the people assembled that “no popish tyranny shall be imposed on the fair peoples of Flaadland”, for which he was acclaimed and instantly gained the sympathy of the Flaadlanders. Although Charles II did encourage him to push episcopacy in Flaadland if possible, Wotton would always push aside for more important matters, like developing the local industries or dealing with the indigenes.
 * When he arrived, Wotton was notified by Archibald Neivy of the lands gained during the Nunsee War. Although Wotton had a hard time understanding why neither Clerence nor Canavan invested in those territories (oh, and also why they left the Nunsees alive). Wotton saw all those dispossessed peasants, all angry at their losses and wanting to find their own lands, were they could find new jobs. Wotton encourage those disgruntled farmers to move into the new territories. He also pushed the newly arrived Covenanters to follow this path. Many small congregations begin to appear in the new territories of Flaadland. Those communities are usually only a chapel (with its minister being the leader of the small settlement) and a few houses. Those settlements are usually organized around the Woodwick system and rarely use slaves. The only one of those settlements to become big enough to be called a town is Wottontown, called after Sir Roger Wotton and founded in 1676. Wotton made sure that the town with his name became the trade hub where the most northern settlements could trade instead of going south to New Falkirk of Roberttown (Wottontown is close to the border with the Strafford Bay Colony).
 * Of course, there are still Nunsees living in those territories. But treaty or not, many settlers simply murder or brutally expulse the autochthones that occupy the best spots, even if they had accepted English sovereignty. Those expulsed either move to the Strafford Bay side of the partially controlled territories or move back into Nunsee’s lands. Wotton, who has no respect for those “barbarians”, simply wash his hands of the whole affair, explaining in a letter to the governor of Strafford Bay that he had nothing to do with it and that it was simply how people did things in Flaadland. In fact, by 1677 the colonial administration actually opened their borders to trade with the Nunsees and the Sakawes. Wotton encourage the selling of blankets, clothes and tissues to the Indians. However, those items are full of disease, and Wotton goal is to simply have the diseases wipe out the natives of both tribes so that Flaadland could take their lands. The reports of small epidemics in some Nunsees camps by 1679 confirm that Wotton’s horrible plan is working. In a letter to London, Wotton wrote that he was “letting God do his holy work so that our hands would not be soiled with their demonic blood.” Meanwhile, Neivy had begun organizing some sort of militia between the multiple small settlements. But instead of acting to protect the colonists, this militia acted as hunters killing Indians in the partially controlled areas. Those longmen, as they would be called, shot any Indian seen close to a settlement, and would usually pursue him or her until the native was killed or had crossed their borders. In the main part of Flaadland, the longmen are acclaimed as heroes and compared to Donald Woodwick and David Leary during the Sakawe War. In the early 1630’s.
 * In 1678, news arrive of the “Popish Plot” in England. When people of Roberttown learn about this, anger start in the streets and marches are organized to express hatred toward the Catholics. In Woodwick, James MacRoy encourage his congregation to burn any catholic object or imagery, and idea spread by the anti-Catholic Wotton to all Flaadland. Ironically, this prove to be a great economic opportunity for the Catholics of Strafford Bay. As there is no catholic items in Flaadland, many Flaadlanders buy some from the Catholics merchants and artisans of Strafford Bay… so that they can burn them in patriotic fervor. Wotton, who take a cut in all these truly weird transactions, invest greatly in the shipbuilding industry in Clarendon. Wotton also invest greatly in all the towns on the coast, notably Argyll and Leven, were fishermen are now joined by sea traders. As a man who made his life into the navy, Wotton wanted to improve the naval aspect of Flaadland. So far, his successes have made him the most popular governor in the history of Flaadland. And since he has the favors of Charles’s cousin (Prince Rupert of the Rhine), he seems set to stay in the colony for a long, long time.
 * Colony of Unamia: Our militiamen are sent to lead the charge in the southern front against King Ezra and the Dutch, playing a crucial role in the Battle of Gravesend. Luckily the war ends in 1676 and we begin the slow process of rebuilding the colony and its settlements. Barrington and other places are rebuilt, but many others choose to settle elsewhere as well. In particular some opportunists grab the land between Unamia and New Netherlands, clinging to the series of forts that were either constructed or seized. David Leslie returns to Warwick a hero and is gifted a large plot of land where he constructs a plantation. Jeremy Clarke likewise is well celebrated, and in 1679 manages to ascend to the position of governor.
 * Strafford Bay Colony: Following the war with the Nunsee the area granted to the English is heavily settled, especially by those in the Radcliffe region and the city of Weymouth. The area south of Radcliffe Inlet is settled as well, although the small number of natives there are allowed to continue inhabiting the area. Many enter the region hoping to either trade with the natives or convert them to Christianity; both ventures are slowly successful. There is an influx of natives and others entering the Strafford Bay controlled area, and we receive word of violence breaking out against the natives. The governor expresses his concerns that the Flaadlanders are inciting violence against those that the English just signed a treaty with, after Strafford Bay fought extensively to create that peace. Nonetheless there isn't anything in particular he can do to stop the violence, although natives are welcomed into our territory, and the number of Christian converts increases. We also learn that many others flee to the west, or turn to raiding and crime in retaliation for the Flaadlander violence. The peninsula east of Strafford Bay is also heavily settled, as the colony hopes to thoroughly connect the various settlements of the region. Bristol is founded in 1678 on the shore of the Providence River and west of Hampton. Similar developments occur near the densely populated town of Mariapolis, with settlers spread out to as far north as Weymouth.
 * Colony of New Britain: The colony continues to grow and prosper thanks to the treaty with the natives and the conclusion of the recent war. By now much of the designated area between the York and Lincoln rivers is well settled, with communities petitioning the government in Norfolk to create more counties. In addition to the land ceded by the natives, the area north of the Lincoln River is also heavily settled, from the County Burke extending west to Swansea. The town of Wilkinsburg is founded by a large group of Protestants west of Burke County, and becomes the center of the new Bates County, named for their leader, a minister named William Bates. Meanwhile Charles County is founded by Royalists in the south. The southern point of the eastern peninsula is called Cape May after the original leader of Williamsport, and a county of the same name is created, along with Nottaway around Easton, Fauquier around Newport (the eastern settlement of Fairfax), and Camden. The first major settlement however comes in 1678 with the founding of Bethesda north of Fairfax.