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The King's Speech
The French language had come to replace Old English at court following the Norman invasion in 1066. It remained the dominant language in official matters for centuries, but recently there have been calls for the Ruler Title to instead use the language widely spoken amongst the general population.
Ruler has suggested that it would be a suitable time to introduce it during the next opening of parliament.
EnglandCountrydynamic historical event.tag
MonarchyGovernment TypetriggerFrenchLanguagetrigger
Has a Parliamentary SystemModifier TypetriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_ENG.txt:7507
7508hide_portraits = yes
7509type = country_event
7511title = flavor_eng.82.title The King's Speech
7512desc = flavor_eng.82.desc The French language had come to replace Old English at court following the Norman invasion in 1066. It remained the dominant language in official matters for centuries, but recently there have been calls for the Ruler Title to instead use the language widely spoken amongst the general population.
Ruler has suggested that it would be a suitable time to introduce it during the next opening of parliament.
Ruler has suggested that it would be a suitable time to introduce it during the next opening of parliament.
7513outcome = neutral
7515fire_only_once = yes
7517dynamic_historical_event = {
}
7524trigger = {
7527has_parliament = yes
}
7531illustration_tags = {
753210 = regular
753310 = interior
}
7536immediate = {
}
7544location:london = {
7544save_scope_as = target_location
}
}
7563historical_info = flavor_eng.82.historical_info The first time the English language was used to address the English Parliament in an official capacity was during the reign of King Edward III. Traditionally, Latin and French were used in parliamentary proceedings. The cause for this departure from tradition was likely an attempt to reduce the influence of the French language during a time of conflict with France, but also a means of emphasizing his English heritage.