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William Caxton
Pioneering merchant and writer William Caxton has approached the local authorities of Target Location with a request to set up a printing press of sorts, allowing books to be replicated at great speed. This contraption is already in use across the Low Countries and would innovate the Country Adjective printing industry.
EnglandCountrydynamic historical event.tag
Printing PressInstitutionimmediate, option 1, trigger
Strict CensorshipPolicyoption 1
LollardyReligionimmediate
Traditionalist vs InnovativeSocietal ValuetriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_ENG.txt:10144
10145type = country_event
10146title = flavor_eng.106.title William Caxton
10147desc = flavor_eng.106.desc Pioneering merchant and writer William Caxton has approached the local authorities of Target Location with a request to set up a printing press of sorts, allowing books to be replicated at great speed. This contraption is already in use across the Low Countries and would innovate the Country Adjective printing industry.
10148outcome = neutral
10150fire_only_once = yes
10151dynamic_historical_event = {
}
10158trigger = {
10160any_owned_location = {
10161region = region:great_britain_region
}
}
10170image = "gfx/interface/illustrations/institutions/printing_press.dds"
10171immediate = {
10172random_owned_location = {
10173limit = {
10174region = region:great_britain_region
}
10179save_scope_as = target_location
}
10182if = {
}
10194create_character = {
10195first_name = name_william
10196last_name = Caxton
10198adm = 60
10199dip = 35
10200mil = 10
10201birth_date = 1422.1.1
10202birth_location = location:bury
10203artist_skill = 0.6
10204artist = writer
10205religion = scope:character_religion
10206save_scope_as = william_caxton
10207script = eng_william_caxton
}
}
10259historical_info = flavor_eng.106.historical_info William Caxton was the first Englishman to set up a printing press in England, producing the first printed book in the English language. His publications helped standardize the English language and contributed to the spread of knowledge. His work was mainly financed by the nobility, including the mother of the King, Margaret Beaufort.