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KING DAVID'S SPACESHIP

For Dan Alderson and Gary Hudson,
with many thanks

Chronology
1969:Neil Armstrong sets foot on Earth's moon.

1990:Series of treaties between United States and Soviet

Union creates the CoDominium.

2008: First interstellar drive tested.

2020: First interstellar colonies. Great Exodus begins.

 

2110: Coronation of Lysander I of Sparta.

2111: Formation Wars begin.

2250:Leonidas I proclaims Empire of Man.

2250-2600: Empire of Man enforces interstellar peace.

2273: Prince Samual's World becomes Member

Principality of Empire.

2603: Secession Wars begin.

2627: Prince Samual's World drawn into conflict.

2632:First bombardment of Prince Samual's World.

2637: First battle off Makassar.

2640: Secession Wars continue. Dark Ages in many systems.

Effective termination of First Empire.

2658: Second battle off Makassar; remnants of loyalist fleet take

refuge on Prince Samual's World.

2680: Battle of Prince Samual's World. Loyalist officers deposed.

2681: Brief occupation of Prince Samual's World by secessionists.

2694: Loyalist-engineered coup on Prince Samual's World.

2711: Bombardment of Prince Samual's World; effective end of

high-energy civilization.

2723: Last starship visits Prince Samual's World; many loyalist

families evacuated by remnant of Empire.

2740: Prince Samual University founded to preserve knowledge.

2748-2770: Local independent cities and petty states battle

for possession of Prince Samual University; townsmen

defend University

2770: Treaty establishes independence of University under

protection of coalition of local city-states.

2791: Plague Year on Prince Samual's World.

2800: Interstellar trade ceases. Piracy and brigandage.

Dark Ages throughout former Empire of Man.

2810: First Hundred Year War begins on Prince Samual's World.

2864: Petty kingdom of Haven begins expansion,

consolidates gains.

2870: Effective end of Secession Wars in Old Empire.

2903: Leonidas IV of Sparta proclaims the Second Empire of Man.

The Oath of Reunion is sworn.

2915: Fifty Year War begins on Prince Samual's World. Many

petty states eliminated

2917: Plague Year on Prince Samual's World.

2990: Haven begins new campaign of unification.

3013: Prince Samual's World discovered by units of Imperial Navy.

 

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