1 It took the troupe all of one full session ([[Alas Poor History|Story/Story 002]]) to derail the path of history as we know it, as Angelo healed King John of the poison and fever which, historically, killed him (no wrath has been brought upon anyone; it's fine).
3 This page represents something of an attempt to keep track of what's happened with history since.
9 The First Barons' War rumbles on longer than it originally did, but the miraculous recovery of King John from a fatal disease when a holy relic was restored to him (and the excommunication of Prince Louis by the Pope) conveyed a strong sense to the Barons of
10 England that John had divine favour. John's steward William Marshal is able to rally many of them as he did OTL, but without John's death to unite them against the French his army is slightly smaller, resulting in a less successful Battle of Lincoln. The war degenerates into one of sieges, with Dover holding out against Louis long enough that the catastrophic naval defeat at Sandwich causes the French Prince to accept the Pope's offer of mediation and peace is restored to England with John promising men and knights to fight the Cathars in Provence. The resulting English participation in the Albegensian Crusade leads to slightly better relations between England and France in the immediate future.
14 William Marshal's influence on King John (and his example) caused John to have a slightly better understanding of the concepts of loyalty than he did prior to the Barons' revolt, and the issuance of a heavily watered-down version of Magna Carta largely keeps the peace in England for the remainder of John's reign. He is struck down by an illness in the winter of 1235 from which he never truly recovers and dies the next winter, being succeeded by Henry III.
18 The early part of Henry's reign is marked with significant conflict between the church and the nobles, with Henry on the side of the former the period becomes a time of ostentatious (but empty) piety, with great stress placed at court on the appearance of holiness. (This turns out to be the influence of a very sneaky demon which the troupe, with assisstance from the archdiocese of Canterbury and the renowned demonologist Gregorius Ex Bonisagus were able to defeat). The conflict almost boils over on several occasions, though the improving economy and the actions of various interested peace parties (including Richard of Cornwall and, ahem, the Order of Hermes) manage to keep a lid on the conflict.
22 The weather begins to cool in the 1250s, with a series of wet summers and cold winters leading to failed harvets, famines, and political unrest. Simon de Montfort's rebellion leading to the Second Barons' War begins more or less on schedule and meets with a similar fate to its historical counterpart, though with an (even more) prominent role for Prince Edward in the aftermath; throughout the crisis Edward seemed to be almost the only man in the Royal party the Barons were willing to trust (and nobody particularly seems to care about the whole smash-and-grab on the Templars thing, at least outside of London, which is not as important as it was OTL due to Henry III's emphasising of Winchester). Instead of being named Steward of England as he was OTL, Edward is instead declared Prince Regent in 1267, as Henry's advancing years and general detachedness convince the Barons that he is a holy man but not entirely present on, perhaps, this plane. Henry is celebrated as a devout man and a mystic but actual rulership kind of passes to Edward.
26 Edward spends significant amounts of time preparing forces for a campaign against the Welsh Prince, Llewllyn, but it is never launched (except for some intensified skirmishing in the Marches) due to an urgent request from the Pope for reinforcements for the Kingdom of Jerusalem (and his own desire to fulfill his father's vow to take the Cross). His troops instead head on Crusade in early 1273 (see World).
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