It was a succession war waged by the person who happened to be king of England to try and claim the throne of France: ' English victory' would have resulted in a PU of the thrones, and realistically France would have ended up the senior partner, not England. No, in that scenario England wouldn't 'assume a dominant position on continental politics and military affairs', because the 100 years war wasn't a war of conquest. Now, I'm not against national ideas per say, i agree with your point of view that they make countries play out differently, and with for example eu4's limitations they are necessary.īut if eu5 has new mechanics that can more accurately simulate the political/economic position each country found itself in, then via those mechanics it should be possible to make every country play differently in a less artificial (and stereotypical) way. Spain began expanding overseas to keep up with Portugal, and Portugal began doing so because expanding in Europe became impossible after Castile and Aragon united. Sweden had good military tactics and because their small population forced them to rely on strategy over numbers. Britain had a good navy because they are an island.įrance pioneered a large and professional armies because they were surrounded by enemies at all times. There are always driving forces behind a nation excelling at a particular thing. Why must Prussia have inherently the best military quality? What was stopping any other country from militarizing its state? Why should they get colonial-focused ideas? Or an hypothetical situation where the pope divides the world into Portuguese and English spheres of influence, and Castile sits out of Colonialism.

Click to expand.In a situation where England wins the 100 years war and annexes all of France.ĭo you think this new Franco-English monarchy would be so worried about going all-in in the navy and distancing itself from continental affairs? Or do you think they would assume a dominant position on continental politics and military affairs? I assume the latter.

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