[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

What Henry VIII did at the christening of the Duke of Richmond made Thomas Seymour experience the fear of death again.Let him recall involuntarily his imprisonment with Edward Seymour in the Tower of London after the Scottish Wars.

There were not a few days without rain in England at that time, and the damp and dirty dungeon environment was unbearable for the brothers.The mouse hiding in the gap stares at a pair of pupils that are brighter than a cat's eyes, and its furry face is full of humanized meaning, as if thinking how long the two brothers' flesh and blood can last it?Or maybe the embodiment of the devil is counting the days to hell for the two brothers.

To this day, Thomas Seymour still remembers the last look Edward Seymour gave him when he was released.

There is both excitement and loneliness in those eyes, and the ambition not to succumb to death.

Just at that glance, Thomas Seymour realized that his next task was to make the Duke of York the king of Scotland and even England.

As the last male heir of the Seymour family, Thomas Seymour's ambition was no less than that of his elder brother, so even in the face of the fear of death, he had to make a last-ditch effort.

"My lord." Some people in Hampton Court Palace are like rats in the cellars of the Tower of London, which make you feel dirty at first sight, but will also watch your mansion collapse one day.

It took Thomas Seymour a lot of effort to hook up the responsible The horse officer of the royal family.

It was a poor and handsome boy.

Because Henry VIII liquidated many servants in Hampton Court Palace after the end of the Scottish War, including the former Royal Horse Officer who was single-handedly selected by Sir Peggy.Therefore, the young man who used to feed grass in the stables was promoted to the new horse officer by the new steward of Hampton Palace who was short of manpower and did not want to spend time hiring people.

Thomas Seymour looked at his desperate but anxious appearance for money, tried not to show disgust, and asked as pleasantly as possible: "How are you getting ready?"

"Everything, everything is ready according to your order." The imperial horse officer looked around nervously, then licked his lips, and the blush of expectation gradually appeared on his frightened white face: "Well, then you promise to give Are my rewards ready?"

Thomas Seymour took out a slightly old cloth bag from his arms, shook the weight with his right hand, and handed it to the greedy horse officer with some reluctance: "It's five hundred pounds in total. And an additional thank you of £[-]."

You must know that after Edward Seymour was sentenced to death, Henry VIII not only took back all the titles of the Seymour family, but also confiscated most of the property they had acquired since the rise of Jane Seymour.

Even though Thomas Seymour was released from the Tower of London by Henry VIII because of the relationship with the Duke of York, the cruel old king had no intention of completely pardoning him, so Thomas Seymour did not dare to take back his confiscated property.And the money he used to manage his relationship now was all from the sale of the jewelry left by Jane Seymour.

Because the Duke of York was still young, Thomas Seymour was able to get his sister's jewelry in the name of safekeeping.

Henry VIII has always been generous to his women, even if Jane Seymour was not his favorite wife, he did not give Jane Seymour expensive jewelry.

Thomas Seymour sold the most insignificant part of it at a low price, and some complained that his sister did not serve Henry VIII earlier, so the jewels left behind were also the least among all the queens.

As for whether he would violate the interests of the Duke of York by doing so...

Thomas Seymour felt that the value of a throne was far beyond what these hard-to-sell jewels could match. Therefore, after the Duke of York ascended the throne, he had to thank his uncle for his wise decision.

"Tomorrow is the day when the guard of honor at Hampton Palace will go to meet Princess Juana and the Duke of Richmond, and you have to make sure that they will get in the carriage." Thinking that he will become the Lord Protector of Scotland and even England, Thomas Seymour involuntarily twitched the corner of his mouth, and his voice trembled a little: "I can't stay here for too long, so you know what to do next."

"Yes." The royal horse officer sent Thomas Seymour away obsequiously, but after the uncle of the Duke of York left, he wiped the cold sweat from his brow even more frightened, and detoured into another small unknown staircase , and said respectfully to the people who were already waiting there: "My lord, Sir Seymour has gone."

"Hmm!" The man turned around, and it turned out to be Sir Cavendish, the treasurer of the Prince of Wales.

In the face of the horse officer's cautiousness, Sir Cavendish did not show Thomas Seymour's amiability, but continued to show his not young face, and praised in a rare and gentle tone: "Thank you for your hard work." Now, when the Prince of Wales returns, you will get more rewards."

"Yes." The young horse officer blushed with excitement, thinking that his decision to inform the Prince of Wales when Thomas Seymour first approached him would be the greatest opportunity for him to succeed in the world.

What is a huge sum of five hundred pounds?

As long as he can climb to a higher position, wouldn't he worry about not being able to earn money?

Thomas Seymour did not think that during his days as a stable boy he thought of nothing but feeding hay.

Sir Cavendish gave the imperial horse officer a reward of [-] pounds, and a few more words of encouragement, before he made people report what happened today to William Tudor far away in southern England.

At that time, the Prince of Wales was reading and playing cards in Arundel Castle with nothing to do, or went fishing and hunting not far away, and rode horses to relax.

After receiving Sir Cavendish's report, William Tudor did not tell Princess Juana about the matter, but secretly burned the letter, and then invited William Parr to order: "You let Cavendish The Sir bought back all the jewels pawned by Thomas Seymour, and then sent the guards of St. James's Palace to arrest the jeweler, waiting for His Majesty's interrogation after the fact. In addition, he ordered a strong car to be found in the warehouse of Arundel Castle. The carriage, remember not to be too flashy, and have someone check it carefully.”

"Yes." William Parr knew that the Prince of Wales was going to deal with Thomas Seymour, but he was still a little worried: "Your Highness, what should we do with the carriage that came to welcome us?"

After all, the honor guard of the Prince of Wales was quite large, and a carriage that got out of control was enough to cause chaos for the whole team.

"Don't Sir Seymour very much hope that our family will have an accident? Then let him be a little happy." William Tudor said coldly: "I am looking forward to how he will explain the loss of control of the carriage in front of the king."

"Yes." William Parr immediately understood what the Prince of Wales meant.

After the entourage left, William Tudor thought of the unknown Duke of York, guessing that after Henry VIII executed Thomas Seymour, he completely cut off the idea of ​​others using the Duke of York to fight for the dragon.

…………… I am the dividing line………………

Thomas Seymour didn't wait for the news that the Princess of Wales had a car accident, when he was pulled out of bed by a group of guards who broke in suddenly.

Thomas Seymour, who hadn't slept all night, washed his face with cold water, looked at his face that was no longer young, and pulled out a sarcastic smile: "Who would have thought that I would have this day?"

Once upon a time, he also wanted to use his own efforts to embark on the road of a powerful minister, just like Thomas Cromwell who made friends with Edward Seymour, or Thomas Wolsey who was despised by others.

However, there are too many people in Hampton Palace who want to please the king. Without a good father, even if you enter the imperial council, you will not be able to get Henry VIII to look straight at you, let alone touch the core of power.

Before Jane Seymour became Henry VIII's mistress, the Seymour brothers worked as bodyguards for seven or eight years without any chance of promotion.In the short year since Jane Seymour became queen, Edward Seymour was first made a viscount, then an earl, and even won the enviable Order of the Garter without participating in a large-scale war.

It all came too fast and too easy.

As a result, the Seymour brothers have not fully realized the triumphant situation, and have not thought about how they should maintain all this. They were shattered by the death of Jane Seymour and the obscurity of the Duke of York. .

People in Hampton Court laughed at the wisteria brothers for being beaten back to their original forms. After the Prince of Wales came to power, the Duke of York, as another heir to the throne, would definitely be suppressed by the new king.

As one of the protectors of the Duke of York, the Seymour Brothers were destined not to be reused during William Tudor's administration.

"Your Excellency, you will be pressed to the Tower of London for the murder of Princess Juana and the Duke of Richmond." Richard Cromwell showed Thomas Seymour the arrest warrant signed by Henry VIII with a cold voice Said: "Because the safety of the royal family is involved, His Majesty the King canceled your noble trial and directly sentenced you to be beheaded in the Tower of London fifteen days later."

"It's really the expected result." Thomas Seymour didn't show any surprise, but said with some amusement and expectation: "Then what will the king do with his youngest son?"

Richard Cromwell was stunned by Thomas Seymour's eyes. He couldn't believe that this man expected his eight-year-old nephew to die with him.

"As long as the Duke of York is alive, someone will follow in my footsteps." Thomas Seymour grinned strangely, thinking that this was his only consolation in pain: "I don't know if His Majesty has a mortal heart, but he does not love the Duke of York half as much as he loves the Duke of Richmond."

"Of course the Duke of York is innocent, so neither His Majesty the King nor the Prince of Wales will punish a child." Richard Cromwell had no interest in spending time with Thomas Seymour here.

And after Thomas Seymour was sent to the Tower of London, the Archbishop of Canterbury knocked on the door of the Duke of York, and said kindly and compassionately to the young child: "Your Highness, His Majesty the King has ordered you to serve God, St George The church is also ready to welcome you, and please leave immediately."

Facing the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the taciturn Duke of York prayed to the cross in the room, and then showed a rare smile: "I should have greeted the peace of my Lord long ago."

After all, he never returned to Hampton Court Palace.