Start before the Renaissance on a map of the world as it was then. Choose from any of hundreds of nations and then rule up to the Age of Revolutions. Or, if you wish, start your game at any date in the span, with historical monarchs and other leaders. 
Hundreds of dynamic historical events are yours to experience, from merely troubling civil wars to world changing moments like the Protestant Reformation. Discover and settle the New World, or resist European conquest. 
Control the flow of trade by developing your trade power in key provinces, using ships and governmental policy to bring the wealth of the world to your own ports. 
Build alliances into iron bonds, cemented by royal marriage or play a flexible hand, keeping your options open. Strike when your enemies are weak, using your armies to grab new land and new potential riches. 
Your nation’s pace of development will be heavily influenced by the person on the throne. Experience rapid development under a skilled monarch only to see things slow down when a less competent heir takes over. Plan for the future by spending monarch power wisely. 
Four hundred years of research into new ways of war, administration and trade are available. Unlock new weapons, new buildings and new ship types. Over time, you can embrace national ideas that represent both your historic legacy and your ambitions for the future.
Sweet Harmony
Not unlocked yetHarmonize 7 religions as Confucian.
Sweet Home Qaraqorum
Not unlocked yetAs the Mughals assimilate Mongolian culture.
Switzerlake
Not unlocked yetOwn 99 provinces as Switzerland while owning no ports.
Sworn Fealty
Not unlocked yetStarting as an Arabian Tribal Federation, unite Arabia and have maximum Tribal Allegiance.
Take that, von Habsburgs!
Not unlocked yetStarting as Hungary, own all of Austria as core provinces.
Tatarstan
Not unlocked yetAs Kazan or Nogai, own all Tatar culture group lands.
Tear Down This Wall
Not unlocked yetUse Artillery Barrage on Berlin.
Terra Mariana
Not unlocked yetAs Riga, own or have a subject own the Baltic region.
That is mine!
Not unlocked yetConquer a province.
That's a Silk Road
Not unlocked yetOwn or have a subject own all provinces in the world producing silk.
That's No Mon
Not unlocked yetAs Pegu, own at least 50 provinces that are not of the Mon culture.
The Bohemians
Not unlocked yetAs Bohemia, own Dublin as a core province.
The Burgundian Conquest
Not unlocked yetAs Burgundy, own the Low Countries region as core provinces and have France and Austria as your subjects.
The Chrysanthemum Throne
Not unlocked yetUnite Japan as a Daimyo.
The Coin is Stronger than the Sword
Not unlocked yetCharter Company from an Indian nation.
The Continuation of Diplomacy
Not unlocked yetSuccessfully use Threaten War to gain a province from another nation.
The Eagle flies alone
Not unlocked yetStarting as Hisn Kayfa, reach a forcelimit of 500k.
The Five Colonies
Not unlocked yetHave five colonial nations.
The Freest Man in the World
Not unlocked yetEnsure that no colonized province in the world produces slaves while having the War Against the World Doctrine government reform enacted.
The Grand Armada
Not unlocked yetHave 500 heavy ships and no loans.
The Great Khan
Not unlocked yetStarting as Mongolia or Great Horde, own or have a subject own the Chinese, Russian and Persian regions.
The Hungarian Games
Not unlocked yetStarting as Hungary, win 23 battles with the Black Army against at least 12 different countries.
The Last Crusade
Not unlocked yetStarting as Byzantium, control Venezia, and make sure that the country Venice doesn't exist.
The League of Mayapan
Not unlocked yetStarting as Huastec, form Maya.