My British Empire

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Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, the time has come to 1559.

In the past few years, although France and Spain have been busy dealing with the Calvinists in their own countries, the foreign wars have not fallen behind.

Italy became a victim of Spain and France's struggle for hegemony in southern Europe.

The first period: 1494-1504. At the heart of this period was the French struggle for the Kingdom of Naples.

As a result, France won successively, occupying Milan and Lombardy one after another. In 1500, France and Spain colluded to occupy Naples, but in the spring of 1503, war broke out between France and Spain due to the uneven distribution of spoils.

On December 29, 1503, in the Battle of the Galligliano River, the Western Army won, and the French Army was forced to abandon the Kingdom of Naples and make it a Spanish territory.

The second period was from 1509 to 1515. In December 1508, because the Republic of Venice took the opportunity to expel France to expand its territory, all anti-Venice forces united to establish the Cambrai League (members included Spain, France, the Pope, Holy Roman Empire), jointly fighting against Venice.

As a result, France occupied Milan and Spain occupied Naples.

The third period, 1521-1559. Spain and France signed the Cato-Cambrezzi Peace Treaty, officially ending the war for Italy, and Spain replaced France and took control of Italy.

Of course, unlike in history, Edward did not send troops to participate in this battle this time, so this treaty did not sacrifice the interests of Britain as in history.

That's right, in history, when Queen Mary was alive, she fought for Spain and lost Calais, the only British stronghold in France.

The title of King of France has really become a false name.

Therefore, the signing of this treaty has little to do with Edward.

If there is a relationship, it is one: the bronze cannon entered the stage of history with the Italian War.

Interspersed with a piece of news, Habsburg emperor, Charles V died in 1558.

In this way, the Spanish Habsburg family and the Austrian Habsburg family officially declared a split.

At the same time, good news came from Spain. Edward's sister, Queen Mary, gave birth to a prince named Charles for King Philip II of Spain at the age of forty after an accidental miscarriage.

In the United Kingdom, Edward's wife, the Queen of Scots, gave birth to a prince for Edward, who is also the heir to the Kingdom of Britain.

For his name, Edward thought for a long time, and finally, with a big stroke of a pen - Charlie.

That's right, the first heir to our kingdom was Charles Tudor.

As for why he took the name, Edward did it purely for fun.

In his generation, if he fights against Spain, whether he can win or not is two things.

That being the case, why not let your son fight!

Go and fight with his cousin, in this way, the history will be much more fun.

After choosing the name, Edward thought about it. It must be very interesting to record the dispute between the two Charlies in history.

As the saying goes, when good things come, they come in clusters, and children are also piled up.

Not long after his eldest son was born, several other women also gave birth to several illegitimate children.

Lucy gave birth to his second daughter, the fifth eldest, named Isabella Tudor.

Luna gave birth to his fourth son, the sixth, named John Tudor.

Emma gave birth to his fifth son, the seventh oldest, named George Tudor.

Thus, in 1558, Edward had five sons and two daughters so far.

The eldest son, Henry Tudor, was born on December 10, 1555, at the age of three.

The second son, Adam Tudor, was born on December 12, 1555, at the age of three.

The third son, Charlie Tudor, was born on September 1, 1558.

The fourth son, John Tudor, was born on October 3, 1558.

The fifth son, George Tudor, was born on November 8th, 1558.

The eldest daughter, Alice Tudor, was born on December 10, 1555.

The second daughter, Isabella Tudor, was born on November 10, 1558.

Of course, as soon as these illegitimate children were born, Edward gave each of them two manors and a ranch.

The most important thing is the nominal eldest son, the king's only heir, Charles Tudor.

Just three days after he was baptized, he was still in a state of ignorance, and he was conferred the title of Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall by Edward in Westminster Abbey.

In other words, if nothing else, he is the prince of England.

Then, Edward and Mary canonized him as Dauphin of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, and held many earlships concurrently.

In this way, unless he died, the United Kingdom of Britain was basically in his pocket.

This year, His Majesty the Great King was twenty-two, and Queen Mary was seventeen.

With the landing of the crown prince, the entire United Kingdom suddenly and inexplicably stabilized.

Yes, Edward felt that way.

In the past, although the United Kingdom was established, for the nobles, if there was no safe heir, it would be a hanging garden, a castle built on mud and sand, which could not withstand wind and rain.

However, since the birth of Charles, the Irish aristocracy has become more loyal, and Ireland's original actions of resisting the central government from time to time have gradually disappeared.

Moreover, almost all Scottish nobles moved to London, and the marriage of Scottish nobles and English nobles also slowly unfolded.

Edward can proudly say that if he is given twenty years, Scotland will be fully integrated into the United Kingdom.

And, more importantly, tribes from the Scottish Highlands came to London to swear allegiance to Edward and Mary.

At this point, after the Scottish Lowlands came under the rule, the more extensive Highlands finally joined the United Kingdom.

In this regard, Edward was very happy to recruit 2,000 people from the highland area to form the Scottish Highland Guards to guard the palace and protect the royal family.

The Scottish Highlanders are tall and ferocious, and most of them are dead-brained and simple-minded, so they are more suitable as a guard force.

Scottish mercenaries were also popular in Europe for a while, and played an important role in the colonial expansion of the British Empire.

New developments have also been made in Ireland, where the second full expansion is slowly starting to unfold.

The land developed has reached one million acres, 53,000 immigrants, more than 130 naturalized tribes, and a population of 130,000.

In another five years, the whole of Ireland will basically be completely incorporated into the United Kingdom.

In this regard, Edward can proudly announce that he has accomplished something that other British kings cannot do, and can be compared to Qin Shihuang of China, and it is not unreasonable to be called the greatest king in British history.

1558 was also the harvest year for Edward.