The history of the Duchy of Langley is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the colonial powers was the arrival of Canissian explorer Jacques-Bertrand Frequesque in 1521. Prior to Frequesque's arrival, there were several established kingdoms present in the archipelago, some of which flourished from as early as the 10th century AD. Despite these kingdoms attaining complex political and social orders, as well as enjoying trade with and minor settlement from Japanistan, Tian Xia, the Kingdom of Serenity, the modern-day UCSR, Byzantium, Arabia, and northern Velaria, none had come to encompass the whole archipelago that was to become the Duchy of Langley. The remainder of settlements were independen