[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Has everything been dealt with?" Henry VIII wore an extremely luxurious formal suit, and according to the requirements of the court painter, he posed on a velvet chair in a pose that was in line with the majesty of the king.

The Archbishop of Canterbury gathered his large cassock and entered Henry VIII's reception room very cautiously. He bent deeply towards the king who was holding hands, and almost couldn't stand upright because of his movements.

"The Duke of York has arrived at St. George's Chapel. He will serve the Prince of Wales as a propagandist of England's Protestantism." The Archbishop of Canterbury did not approach the king to speak, but kept a subtle distance, and then stole it in the process of replying. He glanced at the half-finished portraits of the characters.

In a small frame, Henry VIII is sitting on a velvet chair in the center, and next to him stands the Prince of Wales holding the Duke of Richmond in his arms.

The old king's right hand rested on the shoulder of the Prince of Wales, as if to pass on the crown and blood through physical contact.

It can be said that this is a painting that only belongs to the king.

The Archbishop of Canterbury knew that the royal family's suppression of the second son was to prevent the War of the Roses from breaking out again in the country.

Even if Henry VIII was the second son who was suppressed, he would not regret his decision.

Moreover, anyone who is familiar with Henry VIII knows that His Majesty the King does not like the Duke of York, so he has no regrets about the departure of his second son.

"Until William's second son is born, I will retain Edward's dukedom. Even if Edward has become a servant of God, you must ensure that he can enjoy the treatment that is consistent with the status of Duke of York." Henry VIII is extremely difficult Lifting the injured leg, I felt that my spirit was getting worse and worse, and I was afraid that it was time to meet God.

The Archbishop of Canterbury understood that Henry VIII was implicitly reminding him not to relax the supervision of the Duke of York, lest there be another Thomas Seymour who is not afraid of death: "I will convey your meaning to the bishops of St. George's Church, just . . . what are you going to do with Edward Seymour's widow, Anne Seymour?"

Facing the old king’s inquisitive eyes, the Archbishop of Canterbury summoned up his courage and said: “One of my priests received an anonymous letter in the church, which described how Thomas Seymour passed Sir Peggy’s remnant party, and became the Queen of Wales. In addition, Sir Cavendish, Treasurer of the Prince of Wales, began to investigate Sir Peggy's remnants, and finally found this at a jeweler in London."

The Archbishop of Canterbury carefully took out a few expensive necklaces from his robe, which at first glance seemed to be unaffordable for ordinary nobles, and then handed them to Henry VIII's servants.

"This is what I gave to Jane Seymour." Henry VIII only glanced at the style of the necklace and knew who it belonged to.

Because Catherine of Aragon loves garnet-red religious jewelry, Anne Boleyn prefers French fashion, and Anne of Cleves loves sapphire and German silver jewelry, so most of this England-style pearl jewelry is traditional and low-key. Jane Seymour.

Henry VIII was very generous to women who had not "betrayed" him, so except for Anne Boleyn who was beheaded and Catherine Howard who had an accident in the family, the jewels of the other queens and mistresses were kept.

Most of Catherine of Aragon's jewelry was taken to the Duchy of Lorraine by Princess Mary, and Jane Seymour's things were also left to the Duke of York, but before the latter became an adult, they were kept by guardians, nanny, and tutors.

The Archbishop of Canterbury struck while the iron was hot: "I asked the servants who took care of the Duke of York, and they all said that the former queen's jewelry was kept by Mrs. Anne Seymour herself. Without her acquiescence, Thomas Seymour would not have been able to sell it. "

"This woman who is crawling around." Henry VIII didn't care about the jewelry that had been sent out, but being teased by the people below still made him feel sick: "Send that woman directly to the court as an accomplice." Tower of London."

In Henry VIII's heart, Anne Seymour was the same type of person as the former Viscountess of Rocheford. She had escaped her husband's entanglement, but she still couldn't learn to be an honest person. "

"Yes." The Archbishop of Canterbury breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking that he would be able to return to the Prince of Wales later, but for the sake of safety, he added another sentence: "Then Mrs. Anne Seymour will go through the trial of the nobility?"

"Have you ever seen a nobleman whose family's titles have been taken away?" Henry VIII waved his hand disapprovingly, saying that he did not want to continue the discussion: "For the sake of her taking care of the Duke of York, the hanging is reduced to chopping." head."

"Yes." The Archbishop of Canterbury, who was finally relieved, got up and saluted Henry VIII, and then left the living room very lightly.

Henry VIII looked coldly at the back of the Archbishop of Canterbury leaving, and pointed to the necklace held by his entourage after a long time, his tone was a little colder than before: "Give this to the Princess of Wales, and then give it to the Prince of Wales. In a word."

"Let's just say he did a good job." Although the entourage was not the old man Henry VIII was used to, he could still hear the sarcasm in the king's words.

"It's just that his heart is not cruel enough to kill them all." Henry VIII never believed that William Tudor did not contribute to Thomas Seymour's destruction.But William Tudor's trick could not have been successful if Thomas Seymour hadn't thought of replacing the Duke of York.

If this had been put on when Henry VIII was still young, William Tudor would have been undercut.But the timing of the Prince of Wales' attack was very ingenious, so after Henry VIII got angry, he had to pin the matter on Thomas Seymour and Anne Seymour as William Tudor expected .

The entourage who knew the whole process sent the jewelry to the master bedroom of St. James's Palace with fear, and then personally relayed Henry VIII's original words to William Tudor verbatim.

Only then did Princess Juana know what had happened on her way back. She was terrified and worried about William Tudor's future.

In contrast, William Tudor, who was the party concerned, did not change his expression. Not only did Princess Juana accept the jewelry very calmly, but he even gave Henry VIII's entourage £[-] travel expenses.

"Thank you for your hard work." William Tudor asked Johanna to send off Henry VIII's entourage in person, and when he turned around, he saw Princess Juana holding a hot potato in her eyes.

"I can't really accept the jewelry from the previous queen!" Princess Juana was very conflicted: "If this is something left by your mother, I can still wear it with the cheek, but this is..."

Princess Juana noticed that Johanna who had given her away had returned, so she gestured to her to go out, and after the confidant maid closed the door, she continued: "The former queen must have worn this jewelry in front of everyone, maybe Someone remembers what they look like."

"What's so rare about it? You put them away first, and when I find a goldsmith to re-type them, and then when Edward gets married, you pass them on to his wife." William Tudor didn't care about these things, after all He is rich, and Juana also has a lot of income in Ireland, plus Enrique II occasionally pulls a ship of goods for the young couple.Therefore, Princess Juana is now living a very rich life, and it is completely impossible to imagine that she was once so poor in history that she wanted to be a jewelry that she didn't have much.

However, compared to these things that are destined to be the bottom of the box, Princess Juana's focus is still on the future of the Duke of York: "When does your father... plan to let your brother get married?"

William Tudor raised his eyes, and unsurprisingly met Princess Juana's probing eyes.

After all, Protestant clergy can marry, so the Duke of York is still a potential competitor of William Tudor, and Princess Juana is not sure whether she and William Tudor will have a second son, so when After the birth of their second son, should this title... be replaced?

"Do you think my father will live to that time?" William Tudor counted the days, knowing that Henry VIII would soon meet God: "If I don't approve Edward Tudor's marriage application, then his children will be illegitimate children without inheritance, and he himself has committed a transgression and deserves to be imprisoned in the Tower of London."

"As for the position of the Duke of York..." William Tudor thought about Henry VIII's ruthless temperament, and said with certainty, "Don't worry, father will definitely take care of all this before he dies."

"If he doesn't want another Duke of Buckingham to appear in ten years' time."

Princess Juana then went about her own business with peace of mind.

At the same time, in the Linlithgow Palace in Scotland, Queen Mary de Guiss, Queen Mother of Scotland, who was imprisoned by the Earl of Angus, not only did not wait for the ransom from King Francois, but also had to face a situation that made her extremely sad. humiliating agreement.

"Your Excellency, I don't understand what you are trying to do?" Mary de Guise wanted to tear up the agreement in front of her, and even raised her voice to the point of screaming: "As James V, the legal Spouse, my marriage and property are blessed and secured by God."

"But madam, your property comes from the Stuart family, not from the king of France who abandoned you." Earl Angus had no respect for the woman who drove him out of Scotland, and even his tone changed. There is no respect: "According to the Scottish practice, if His Majesty the King dies first, you, as the Queen, will have a part of the ownership of the castle and the income from the corresponding land for life—provided that you did not use the money to bribe the enemy country, Betrayal of Scotland."

The Earl of Angus had a Scottish servant girl crushed, who had knocked out all her teeth after torture and could only make a whining sound.

"When it comes to collaborating with the enemy and treason, I can't compare to everyone here who became England's lackey and handed over the Queen to the jackal." Marie de Guise slammed the table down and sneered: "As the Queen Mother, can you Only the Queen of Scots will judge me. Or are you going to torture me? Straight to the dungeons of Scotland?"

"Your Majesty, we are Scots, not uncivilized savages." Earl Angus looked down on Mary de Guise's arrogance, and said bluntly: "As long as you sign this agreement, we will return It can guarantee you the pension of the Queen of Scotland, otherwise you can only go through the trial procedure of the Parliament and announce that you will be deprived of the status of Queen Mother of Scotland, and you will never be able to enter Scotland, let alone contact Her Majesty the Queen."