[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

When Princess Juana woke up, she had been transferred to another room in Arundel Castle, and all the clothes on her body had been changed, and she did not smell the blood left by the production.

"Where's Alexander?" Princess Juana stretched out her hand and asked Johanna to help her up, then leaned against the bed and drank some honey water with mint, and her mind was cleared by the refreshing taste between her mouth.

"The little prince is in the nursery next door, under professional care." Johanna explained: "Because Mrs. Bryan has retired, Sir William Parr recommended his sister, Mrs. Latimer, to be the little prince's maid." long."

"Ms. Latimer?" Princess Juana is no stranger to this name, because William Parr was one of the earliest confidantes of the Prince of Wales, and this Mrs. Latimer is also an active member of the Protestants, often in the territory Teaching Protestantism to the ladies of the minor nobles:

"I recall that Lady Latimer's third husband has died. Will she not revert to her original name?"

"It may be because Mrs. Latimer has no intention of remarrying for the time being, so she didn't change her surname." Johanna didn't think Mrs. Latimer would have the idea of ​​remarrying after three failed marriages.After all, she is now rich, landed and famous, and her brother and mother are all confidantes of the Prince of Wales, so there is no need to wrong herself and find a guardian in order to improve the status of the family or something else.

Compared with Johanna, Princess Juana thinks more far-reaching.She felt that Lady Latimer was a very useful person, who happened to be Miss Elizabeth's right-hand man after her marriage to Scotland.

"It's a pity that Alexander was not born in Hampton Court Palace, otherwise he would have been baptized in Westminster Abbey like William." Princess Juana said with some regret: "However, His Majesty the King will definitely manipulate Alexander. The birth celebration of the birth, presumably the tourney and the free drinks in London will last for a long time. In addition, in the name of me and the Prince of Wales, you will send some meat and drinks to people in Ireland and Wales, and then let Perrot The steward handed out sweets to the children."

"Yes." Johanna took down what Princess Juana said, and then asked Cardano to come over and diagnose Princess Juana.

"You seem to be recovering well." Cardano still had the drooping eyes and a listless face, but Princess Juana always felt that he looked unhappy, as if he was deliberately avoiding something.

However, Cardano's mood did not affect his work attitude.

What William Tudor admired most about him was that Cardano would never give patients bloodletting treatment as soon as he came up, or use some strange-shaped medical utensils that seemed to be instruments of torture to perform some bloody operations.

"You can drink some oatmeal with milk recently, or eat some quail meat from Calais." Cardano recorded in detail the postpartum situation of Princess Juana in his medical notes, recalling William Tudor's suggestion in his mind : "However, the Prince of Wales recommends that you stay in bed for a month, and don't take a bath or eat too much greasy food. By the way, he also stipulates that you should drink fish soup or bone soup every day, saying that it is helpful for postpartum pregnancy. recover."

"Ridiculous." Johanna said in disbelief: "How could His Royal Highness let His Royal Highness drink these things?"

You must know that in England in the 16th century, only the poor would eat a pot of stewed soup products, while the rich used barbecues that wasted money on firewood to show their strength.Besides, oatmeal is something that is fed to horses, and only poor Scots will have oatmeal as a staple food.

In response to Johanna's violent reaction, Cardano asked: "Do you think the Prince of Wales is short of money? Or is he going to hurt his wife?"

Johanna was speechless.

On the contrary, Princess Juana, who was involved, said very calmly: "William must have his reasons for doing so, just do as he said!"

"Yes." Johanna felt that her mistress was suffering for love, and even thought about how to disclose this matter to Henry VIII or Anne of Cleves, hoping that they could stop the madness of the Prince of Wales.

On the other side, William Tudor, whom Johanna was talking about, was standing on the edge of the cold and windy pier, watching a passenger ship approaching at a slow speed, feeling very speechless: "This is what you said, The most efficient passenger ship?"

John Dudley, who was in charge of this matter, coughed embarrassingly, and said for himself: "Because the Italian sculptor paid a lot of salutes, the speed of the passenger ship is slower."

William Tudor felt that most artists had some weird idiosyncrasies, so he didn't expect "The Lives of Famous People" to be of any reference, so he reluctantly accepted John Dudley's explanation.

Fortunately, the surprisingly slow passenger ship finally arrived at the port before dark.

Because William Tudor repeatedly emphasized the need to treat Michelangelo preferentially, the Duke of Florence gave Michelangelo a chartered boat to go to England, and even packed and shipped some of his unfinished works and studio materials to England.

Although Michelangelo was born in the second half of the fifteenth century, he is now 70 years old, but because of dietary restraint and high-intensity work factors, William Tudor did not see the elderly in Michelangelo at all. Due to the twilight, even through the not heavy clothes, you can still see the slightly swollen arm muscles of the old man.

William Tudor: "..." is really worthy of being one of the "Three Masters of the Post-Renaissance" in sculpture. With such a strong body, it is no wonder that the other two can be boiled to death.

Michelangelo, who got off the boat, was led by the Italian envoy, saluted William Tudor, and said hello in very unfamiliar English: "Hello, Your Royal Highness."

William Tudor nodded reservedly, trying to restrain himself from showing a gaffe in front of the master of art: "Trouble you, you came from Italy, you have worked hard."

For this moment today, William Tudor, who hated learning foreign languages, spent a year trying to learn Italian just to be able to speak fluently with Michelangelo.

This made Michelangelo, who was accustomed to the arrogance of princes and nobles, feel very uncomfortable. He even avoided William Tudor's sight and said very cautiously: "Can I go to the studio? I want to start creating art immediately."

For Michelangelo, dealing with people was far more painful than his continuous creation under the dome of the Sistine Chapel.

Fortunately, the Prince of Wales is not a talkative man, which made Michelangelo's drive to the gallery a little easier.

The only fly in the ointment is that William Tudor insisted on taking the same carriage with him, which made Michelangelo not know where he should look, and could only pretend to appreciate the scenery outside the window.

William Tudor, who also didn't know how to talk to his idol, kept staring at the cushion under Michelangelo after getting in the car, thinking that this carriage had become an antique, and he wanted to seal it up as an antique after today. Michelangelo's exclusive seat, and then passed on to his descendants.

Maybe hundreds of years later, there will be a place for this carriage in the British Museum, and the title is "The carriage that William III rode with Michelangelo".

Because the gallery built by William Tudor for Michelangelo is outside the suburbs of London, it is far from the port, but it is also incredibly quiet, which is extremely suitable for artists to create.

In order to allow Michelangelo to have a comfortable living environment, William Tudor inquired about the master's preferences in advance, not only bought all the land with a radius of three kilometers, but even built a winery near the gallery , good wine is regularly shipped from Calais or the Netherlands every month, and there are dedicated waiters living here to provide cleaning services for Michelangelo, but they will not interfere with his life in the gallery .

"As you can see, there is nothing here, just waiting for your artwork to fill the gap here." William Tudor personally took Michelangelo to visit the interior of the gallery, especially the paint he made with a lot of money storehouse.

"In order to welcome your arrival, I have made some trivial preparations." William Tudor tried to show Michelangelo the most precious part of the gallery in a calm tone, like a little boy holding a doll to offer treasure. Girl: "If you are short of materials, you can ask the winery's service staff, and I will have someone buy them for you from the Netherlands or Italy."

"In addition, I will order a batch of artworks from you regularly, but I will not interfere with your daily creation." William Tudor tried his best to talk to his idol, his palms gradually wet with sweat: "Because my My wife gave birth to my firstborn yesterday so I wanted to order a statue of a mother with a baby in her arms for her and my firstborn after she recovers."

"It doesn't sound difficult." Michelangelo's attention was always on the brilliant colors in the paint warehouse.He inhaled the extremely pungent smell intoxicated, and lamented that this is the artist's vault, the immortal Atlantis—even though William Tudor was trying to restrain the desire to escape from here.

"What else? You won't just order a work of art from me!" Michelangelo, who was finally willing to turn his attention to the patron, obviously had a much better attitude towards William Tudor than before: " I can do as many things as you pay me. The value of this gallery and the manor next to it is more than just a statue."

"Of course I won't just order a statue from you (even if it's already enough). William Tudor had already prepared to ask his entourage to take out a translated "Giant", and then handed it to Mi Cheerful Angelo: "But you have to read this book before you can make what I want."

"If possible, I hope you can make corresponding giant statues and paintings based on the stories in this book." William Tudor thought he should be regarded as a great man in the history of art. After all, without him, there would be no Michelangelo and Laura. Burley's epic linkage: "Of course, there are only two stories in it, and the remaining one is still being created."

It seems necessary to press François Rabelais for the manuscript.

William Tudor looked at Michelangelo holding the book, and felt that he had become the earliest fan donor—and he was also the most expensive, most famous, and the one that would never be surpassed by future generations.