Faction History Overviews

This is the section for Faction History Overviews.

Articles in this section concern history overviews of the factions contained within the game, Medieval 2: Total War.

Byzantine Empire

    A very well written history of the former Eastern Roman Empire from the disaster of Manzikert to the eventual fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks by Porphyrogenitus.

Denmark

    An important player in northern European politics and a prominent faction in Medieval II, Kor has described the history of the kingdom of Denmark in this article.

England

    The history of England up to the wars of the Roses is outlined in this article submitted by Kor.

Flemish Rebels

    An overview of the two Flemish cities featured in Medieval 2: Total war by Kor. Also describes briefly the battle of Kortrijk which is also known as the battle of Golden Spurs.

France

    Kor has sent in a good overview of the history of France.

Holy Roman Empire

    Sir Dracko has sent in an article on that most enigmatic of empires, the Holy Roman Empire.

Hungary 1000 - 1500

    The Hungarians took the brunt of any assaults on Europe from the east and as a result were a tough & resilient kingdom. Read Bloodswan's detailed article for more information on them.

Scotland

    Andrew Dunn has sent in an excellent article covering the history of Scotland for the period 832-1603 AD.

Timurids

    Everybody knows about Genghis Khan. Learn about the later period Timurids in Bloodswan's great article.

Wales

    Not a type of mammal, but rather a range of principalities located to the west of England, Wales has always played a unique part in British history. Kor provides a brief introduction.

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