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Restoring an Empire
By: TheButterflyComposer
'My name is William. Through my learnings I have discovered the history of Rome and her empire. Now
Europe is divided and under threat. I shall unite these people together under my banner, and restore the
empire to glory.' Sequel to The Roman Empire.
Rated: Fiction T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 31 - Words: 36,856 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 11 Follows: 8 - Updated: 1/17 - Published: 4/6/2015 - id: 11167150
+ Introduction
In the annuals of humanity's history, no greater presence is there to be found than that of the leaders
of three empires. First there were the Scipii Romans, great traders, seamen and warriors. They created
much of the Empire of Rome and were justly honoured by their countrymen for doing so. Then there came the
second empire, the focus of this book. Conceived by William the Conqueror over one thousand years ago,
the combination of Catholic Christian kingdoms and other states into the Empire of Christendom sent
mankind into a new era of prosperity, scientific learning and discovery. Following the rediscovery of the
Americas and the existence of a world outside of Europe and Africa, the many people of those two
continents spread across new lands and (eventually) created the third 'empire', though we are loath to
call it as such. The Commonwealth of Humanity now encircles the world, uniting us all together as one
people of many peoples.
As to how this
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more ambitious
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all began...well, that is quite the story. Readers are advised to first consult my
King William's history of the Roman Empire as background reading to this, perhaps even
undertaking: the complete translated works of the Royal Memories, stretching back from
conquest of Southern England to ...well, we shall see, won't we?

Now, as to the Memories (memoir might be a passingly good descriptor also but denies the fact that these
were written as they occurred) themselves. As William notes himself early on, these journals, letters,
reports and collections of writings have been deemed by himself to be of the upmost importance to future
generations. That is why he begs any and all writers of his and any other line to remain as honest as
possible within the work, with the understanding that only kings, their heirs and designated Royal
scholars would be able to read extracts from it until two hundred years after they first were written.
In this way, and as far as we modern historians can tell, William managed to maintain a remarkably
truthful, honest and detailed account of the past several centuries that is of such vital importance to
history that the Imperial Library of London was designed primarily as a fortress to defend the ancient
scripts first, with a modern day library added as an (admittedly incredibly impressive) afterthought.
I would therefore urge any and all readers to not immediately believe that the people who will henceforth
be writing their life stories into the pages of this book are being untrue or lying. Whilst certain
battle and events have been...'rectified' and neutered by the Royal writers, the overwhelming majority of
what is to come has been backed up by mountains of historical evidence and research. I will add in as
much as I can when either great passages of time occur within the journals or when history gets
particularly convoluted. I have also changed many territories and references to places and people to
modern day terms so that you will be able to recognise what is going on. Profiles on particular persons
of note will occur when said person dies within the text itself, and in all other things the original
text as written by the rulers of 'Christendom' will be maintained religiously.
With kind regards to the Imperial Library for allowing this epic work to commence, we shall begin. T'was
1066 and in a windswept part of southern England, William King was deciding the fate of the world...
-Recorder TBC, Oxford, England, 2134 (henceforth my I out will appear like this).