One of the civilizations in Age of Empires 4 is the English civilization, which is also the easiest of civilizations you can play with as a beginner. With strong units good for early game battles, thanks to their ranged combat, but it also has important bonuses to defend when the attackers show up. This Age of Empires 4 English Civilizations Guide will detail the English Civilization, its bonuses and the Landmarks it has.
Let’s take a look at what the English civilization is strong with, what Bonuses and Landmarks are unique to this civ.
Age of Empires 4 English Civilizations Guide
The English are a defensive powerhouse in the game, especially considering how powerful their archery units are, making their strength unparalleled. With the highly dependable defense ability, you have firm control over castles and buildings.
In Age of Empires 4, you will build through four eras in the English civilization, which are the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, English Gothic, and Tudor eras.
Because the English are so good with defense, getting up the food economy with farms and mills is the first priority you should be looking at, as this will help you build units pretty early in the game.
Bonuses
The English have the following bonuses if you choose to go for this civilization:
- Any units that are near Town Centers, Outposts, Keeps, and Towers get a 25% additional attack speed.
- 50% less wood when farms are constructed. Farms near mills will get 15% boost to gathering speed.
- Town Centers will attack with twice the amount of arrows at nearby enemies
- Military Ships are +1 range.
English Civilization Landmarks
| Landmark | Age | Effect |
| Council Hall | Age II | 100% speed increase in producing Longbowman. It also has Longbowman upgrades |
| Abbey of Kings | Age II | Every friendly unit that are inactive in combat are health by +4 every 1.5 seconds. |
| King’s Palace | Age III | Works as a Town Center but comes with all units, bonuses, behaviors and tech. |
| The White Tower | Age III | Works as a Keep, but comes with all units, bonuses, behaviors and tech |
| Wynguard Palace | Age IV | +50% weapon range and produces Wynguard army units which include Longbowman, Knight, Spearman, Man at Arms, and Trebuchet. |
| Berkshire Palace | Age IV | Works as a Keep that has +50% more range and comes with all units, bonuses, behaviors and tech |
This concludes our Age of Empires 4 English Civilizations Guide. Post your comments below.
