u/advofacoach

A few shots I took on a walk, such a perfect day.

I think I finally understand the game's core mechanics, and England is super fun (especially being English.

My next step is to finish the hundred years war, take the throne of France. I imagine the antagonism is going to be massive so preparing. I have alliances with portugal, Castille and Naples. The majority of my subjects are dominions, inclusing Scotland, Brittany, Normandy, Flanders etc, only missing except Aquitance and the smaller south french vassals,

I changed Glamorgan to a Dominion before wanting to annex it and reaslied you have to wait 50 years again! Game please.

Control is so important right? So I've been trying to maximise that, I have high maritime presence and most of my cities are costal with wharfs, docks etc.

Economy seems okay, I've been building up RGOs and every town has hospitals, libraries, universities and the recent advances, local councils and counting houses. Financial sliders I only really mess around with diplo etc.

Planatagent line is all over the place as usual. My heir is 18 and like 30-40s stats so that's nice... Black Death hit hard, are there any further ways to reduce disease except buildings and advances? Want to get my population very high. Thanks

Playing my first proper EU5 game as England, I won the Hundred Years war and have many vassals (Scotland, Burgundy, Aquitaine, Flanders etc), formed Great Britain and really enjoying things but there's on major issue.

My current ruler, (Queen Margaret) was a the only child of my terrible previous ruler. She married Brabants Heir and the heir... Crown Prince Jan Reinaartszoon will inherit Great Britain, France, Sicily, Aquitaine, and the Pale. I would like to avoid this.

The terrible father however had a brother! The same brother that was leading the armies in France while the terrible king just patrolled around the English Channel. He has 4 sons, 3 in my cabinet, that are now under the Lords Estate and not Crown.

And ofcourse through my Alliance with Naples I have been dragged into war and that very brother just sieghed Brussels, the capital of Brabant.

In the ideal world, I want the Brother to take the throne and the Plantagent line to rule with proper English names like Thomas, Edouard , Jehan and Guillaume.

What's going to happen when my current ruler dies? Are there any cool mechanics I can use to put the brother and his sons on the throne?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Image showing situation with Brabant Heir.