![]() After all, the crown was perfectly placed to know how best to invest the produce of its own subjects. Long had the crown eyed the vast revenues of these organisations, and with Étienne in need of coin to fund his ambitions, a royal decree was signed for the crown to take control of the guilds. One of Étienne’s first acts as ruler was to order a reform of the guilds, or the corps de métiers. Only a centralised realm would do, the crown would have to regain its rightful place, through force if necessary… ![]() If France and England were to be revived it could hardly be under the current status-quo. The realm was weak, divided, and authority had been stripped away from the crown and dispersed amongst the nobility. However, Étienne was not a man like his father, though lacking formal experience in rulership, his exposure to his father’s reign has shaped some firm opinions within the back of his mind. With the passing of Herbert II, Étienne I took up his father's mantle and was crowned King of both realms at Paris and Westminster respectively. Chapter II - Le Jeune Guerrier (1457-1463) ![]()
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