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Angevin Empire

- Angevin delegates arrive in eThekwini, capital of Lesotho, with the intention of renewing an existing agreement outlining Lesotho as a protectorate of the Angevins. However, negotiations go awry quickly, when it becomes apparent that the Lesothans don't actually want to be controlled by the Angevins anymore. With the protectorate agreement scheduled to expire at the end of the year, negotiations pick up pace. The Angevins do not want to lose further influence on South Africa.

- Shipments of wheat and grain to England are lowered, as the French seek to retain more foodstuffs for themselves amidst the poor harvest. This only worsens the humanitarian crisis in England, which prompts a renewed wave of immigration from the state. With Eire having closed their borders, the only answer seems to be Scotland, who struggles to feed its own populace let alone all the refugees, given its position as reasonably far north.

- The mass famine in England provokes a large wave of unrest and Francophobia. The most serious incident comes on 4th July, significant for being the anniversary of Virginian independence from Angevin. The Cathedral of Cantwaraburh, 900 years old, is bombed, killing 34 French tourists and causing irrepairrable damage to the historic building's structure.

- In the absence of leadership from Emperor Henri VI (unreachable in his drugged seclusion at Versailles), the Duke of Aquitane assumes de facto command. Aquitane is rivalled for control of the empire by two other dukes, the Duke of Calais and the Duke of Champagne, the former backed by the more liberal nobles, and the latter by nobles uncomfortable with Aquitane assuming command.