'Til we Have Built Jerusalem in England's Green and Pleasant Land!

Welp kiddos, here it is. The final installment of my Medieval II Let's Play. I hope it's been fun viewing for you as much as it has been fun playing for me. In this bit we smack the Polish around a bit for their insolence and try to make up for a blunder at Cordoba, all the while sailing for Jerusalem for a... less than climactic battle... Oh well.

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This is the Penultimate Supper!

At the start of this LP, I incorrectly predict that this will be the last session. Oh well. The English force of arms carries on with a battle here and there as our preparations for the final assault on Jerusalem come to a head. Anchors away as we sail across the Mediterranean!

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Deus Vult!

Welp, here I am with yet another LP update for you. Slightly less exciting and battle heavy than usual, but then again, we are steadily running out of people to kill... Oh well. At least there is a Crusade to keep things interesting!

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De Bello Hispaniensi e Germanicum

Some pitched battles against the Danes and an assault on the fortresses in Iberia form the crux of this update.  We also work on buying our way back into the Pope's good graces, because medieval popes are corrupt like that. Enjoy!

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The Prodigal Son Returns

Good news everyone! Carvan has another Let's Play after a bit of a hiatus. Sorry about that. Got involved in the Steam sale at the end of July and Crusader Kings and Civilization V ate up ages of my time. Not to mention the fact that the school year crept up on me like a ninja or something. Seriously.

Anyway enough of my blathering via text, listen to me blather in these lovely Let's Play vids! Enjoy!

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A Horse, A Horse, My Kingdom For a Horse!

We are burning both ends of the candle as we press against the Danes on one side and the Spanish on the other. Now if only there was another faction we could set ourselves up against...

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Over the Hills and O'er the Main

Over the hills, and o'er the main
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain
The king commands and we'll obey
And go over the hills and far away.

While we have not yet reached Portugal, this 17th century English folk tune, with seemingly innumerable versions of lyrics is a pretty good description of what we are working towards accomplishing at this part. Also it's been stuck in Kalpar's head lately, so I figured I'd do what I could to help him out in that department.

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On Desperate Ground, Fight

Finding ourselves with enemies on all sides (granted some of them self-made) and an enemy in St. Peter's chair (okay, that one was very much self-made) we stand on desperate ground and therefore, as Sun Tzu said, we must fight.

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 - Carvan

There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men

There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune,
Omitted, and the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.

  -   Brutus from Julius Caesar Act IV, scene iii, 218-224

England has certainly been riding the high tides to glory of late, but how long will those tides favour us? Stay tuned to find out!

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Godzilla in a Neck Tie

As John Oliver said, "People yearn for the days of the British Empire; longing to be treated that badly that politely." Therefore we have endeavored with all our strength to (p)re-establish that. We seek to unify modern day Italy and France under English rule, and seek a religious conversion through waves of priests and bishops. Truly we are the great liberators of the Medieval era, bringing culture and sophistication to the barbarians in southern Europe!

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I Thought Italians Just Hung Out and Drove Around on Scooters Saying "Ciao!"

Our foray into the Italian peninsula resumes as we have to contend with the Venetians and the Papacy in pretty much equal measure. I largely came off this Let's Play session feeling like this about Italy. Hope it's some fun viewing!

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With Friends Like This...

Having wiped out our last adversary in the last update set, we look forward to a time of peace... Which lasts about as long as you'd expect in a game whose title is "Total War"

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And They Said the Banks Couldn't Fail...

A rather lengthy and fairly bloody update for the LP today, and England moves onto the cusp of a new era with a few important choices to be made very soon. Hope you're enjoying it!

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We Must All Hang Together, Or Most Assuredly We Will All Hang Separately.

Greetings friends,

I would like to take the time to wish all of you a happy Battle of Gettysburg-iversary and also the Fall of Vicksburg, a poor remembering of the day the British kicked the kids out of the house, and when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other 50 years later. What could be a better way to remember these wonderful historical events of American history than with some simulated battles set in the Middle Ages between the English, French and Italians?

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Happy Independence Day, Yanks.

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It's Got My Troops All Over it and that Makes it Mine

Our armies and agents come in handy in this LP update set as we work to get the momentum rolling once again!

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The Fields are Alive with the Sound of Battle!

Rather combat heavy LP update this go around. Hope you enjoy!

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Come at Me Bro!

More LPs of Medieval II! And remember kids, it only SEEMS like everything is falling apart!

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Excuse Moi, Mon Granmere e Flambe

More Let's Plays as we move against the French. I'd make a "Shooting fish in a barrel" joke about making fun of the French, but apparently shooting fish in a barrel of water is rather difficult, so let's just move on to these lovely videos, shall we?

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Marching in the Hedgerows

More LP updates. JUST FOR YOU. Yes you! You right there! Don't you feel special?

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Je Ne Parle Pas Francais

Well folks, here I am with a third update set for the LP. I'm having fun are; you having fun?!

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