For a time in England, all sports but archery were banned on Sundays, thus the Britons also have faster Archery Ranges. Known as skilled shepherds and heavily involved in the wool trade, British shepherds work faster.

The Britons were known for their small villages scattered across England, as well as their tactics of encroaching on enemies with strongholds, and thus get cheaper Town Centers.

Their Castle Age unique technology Yeomen refers to the fact that the Britons heavily relied on archery, thus giving their foot archers even more range, as well as increasing their tower damage. Longbowmen are archers with higher range than every other archer in the game, even outranging Castles and towers in later stages of the game. The Britons' unique unit is the Longbowmanfrom their historical use of the English Longbow in their campaigns. Listed below are all civilizations and their specialties in Age of Empires II and all its expansions. It can still be effective and create a moment of surprise if non-typical units are created. While it is possible to put the focus elsewhere other than their advantageous trait e. Each civilization in the game has one or two focused military strengths, meaning units or buildings that fall into those categories are usually given most-to-all of the available upgrades in addition to favorable stat boosts by the game and will likely be part of effective battle strategies during matches.