Welcome to CFC and the GOTM, Bruindane! I'm glad you're enjoying your GOTM experience; you've certainly been able to take advantage of the neighboring civs putting all those shields into Wonders!!
Smackster: England's placement of Nottingham in your game is 2 tiles further South than in mine. I did build a Settler before building the granary, and was able to claim the intermediate Wine river first. I was curious whether those who built Granaries before their first Settler experienced more aggressive English city placement, and if so, did it impede them. (Ultimately, it doesn't matter much with this crowd )
Smackster: England's placement of Nottingham in your game is 2 tiles further South than in mine. I did build a Settler before building the granary, and was able to claim the intermediate Wine river first. I was curious whether those who built Granaries before their first Settler experienced more aggressive English city placement, and if so, did it impede them. (Ultimately, it doesn't matter much with this crowd )