Starting Population     297                     % of Worldwide          1.0%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         4,848                   % of Worldwide          0.8%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            86,349                  % of Worldwide GDP      1.4%                    

Starting Surplus        445                     % of Worldwide          1.4%                    

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19 fiefs in province    :                       Overlord                Plantagnet (47)
         

Kingdom: England

Comments: Yorkshire is a very large county in the north central region of England, nearly 200 miles north of London. Originally inhabited by a number of tribes, most notably the Brigantes, the area was firmly brought under Roman control in the late 1st century, with the establishment of a legionary base at Eboracum. Overrun by the barbarians in the mid-fifth century, the province became part of the Kingdom of Northumbria. In 866 the invading Norsemen established their own kingdom in the province, which was in turn incorporated into England in 954. The province offered stiff resistance to William the Conqueror, and rose against him in 1069, a rebellion put down with great brutality. The largest county in England, Yorkshire is administratively divided into three 'ridings', each of which is itself larger than most of the other shires in the kingdom. Ecclesiastical authority is vested in the Archbishop of York . There is a good deal of commerce and manufacturing, including woolens, in the larger towns, and the province is very productive agriculturally.