[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Miss Elizabeth doesn't care about William III's arrangements for her, because it's useless even if she cares about such things.Neither Henry VIII nor William III would give up their alliance with the Scottish nobles just because of Miss Elizabeth's "unwillingness".

If it were Princess Mary with a more noble status, maybe the Prince of Wales would fight for her.

However, Miss Elizabeth was well aware that there was an irreconcilable conflict between her biological mother and Catherine of Aragon, and even in all fairness, William III and Queen Juana had treated her with utmost benevolence.If it were an illegitimate daughter of a royal family from another country, and an illegitimate daughter of a royal family who had a grudge against the king's biological mother in the previous generation, it would be good if she didn't get killed secretly, so what about treatment?

As for the "superficial harmony" of the Habsburg family, it is because Charles V is considered a loyal and good man in this era. Not only all illegitimate children were born before marriage and after the death of Queen Isabella, but also during his lifetime. Here, the treatment of illegitimate children and legitimate children is clearly distinguished, and there is no embarrassing situation.

Of course, if marriage is an obligation and the mistress is the true French royal family, then it depends on whether one's own mother is able to get into the position of mistress of the royal family.Moreover, even if the biological mother got into the position of the mistress of the royal family, she could not guarantee that she would be the successor of the king's biological father, and she even had to prevent the biological father's queen from settling accounts with you.

In comparison, William III has been regarded as the best husband, brother, and even king in this era.

Like Miss Elizabeth, her tutor Ashley doesn't care who Miss Elizabeth marries. Anyway, any nobleman in Scotland has to live with the face of William III, so there is no such thing as Miss Elizabeth being married. bullying situation.

And in terms of blood, Earl Murray can be regarded as Miss Elizabeth's cousin. The two are about the same age, have the same beliefs, and are both good-looking young men and women.Over time, feelings can always be cultivated.

Therefore, what Ashley cares most about is the wedding treatment given to Miss Elizabeth by William III.

Although Miss Elizabeth bears the title of Countess of Surrey, Henry VIII did not give her much property at all, and even her annuity is only one-seventh of Anne of Cleves, so she often needs Queen Juana to help her .

As for the manor and land that Henry VIII had promised, Ashley had also thought a little bit, but the more cautious Miss Elizabeth felt that it was impossible for William III to let her marry the territory of England.

Even in her own interest she held England's lands and was of little use in Scotland.

She can't do much more than pay a tax every month.

So when William III talked to Miss Elizabeth about getting married, Miss Elizabeth didn't care about the English manor she couldn't pass on to future generations, but focused on the cash promised by William III, the treatment, and the family status of Earl Murray superior.

"You can take away all the jewelry and cash, and you can also get two Scottish manors that I will pay for the purchase." William III said unabashedly: "But as a price, you have to give up your real estate ownership in England. As compensation, I will keep an annuity of £[-] a year after you marry."

"As for the cash subsidy, it is much less than that of Princess Mary, but it is still [-] pounds." William III calculated the marriage subsidy of Princess Mary, after excluding Catherine's dowry belonging to Aragon, and his Welsh After the extra support from the prince, he gave a fairly reasonable price.

Miss Elizabeth carefully wrote down William III's words, read the agreement carefully, and handed it to Ashley to help judge.

To be honest, the price given by William III is enough to despise most of the female nobles in Europe.

The retention of the annuity alone gave Miss Elizabeth a great advantage.

After all, it doesn't matter whether the manor pays or not. Having a guaranteed income will at least make people more confident.

Considering that princesses who marry abroad will be banned from their domestic annuity income, Henry VIII will give Princess Mary an extra sum of money, which can be regarded as a one-time buyout of Princess Mary's annuity.

As for Miss Elizabeth, it was William III who wanted to reuse her, so he gave her a little bit of preferential treatment in terms of annuity.

Ashley nodded at Miss Elizabeth, thinking that his little master could sign the agreement.

Of course Scotland is not as wealthy as luxurious London, but the price of goods will also decrease accordingly, so an annuity of [-] pounds plus gifts from William III on New Years and holidays is enough for Miss Elizabeth to live without land income. Can live very moist.

"Do you want to see the emissary of the Erkins family?" William III asked after Miss Elizabeth signed the agreement, and asked: "He brought the portrait of Earl Morley, and he wanted to replace Earl Murray. Ask what you like."

"If my marriage is an alliance you would like to see, then I should sincerely receive the envoys of the Erkins family." Miss Elizabeth carefully looked at William III's face, trying to be as subtle as possible in her words.

King William III nodded and invited the envoys of the Erkins family, but instead of accompanying Miss Elizabeth to meet him, Queen Juana took his place instead.

……… I am the dividing line……………

"Have you made all the arrangements for the parade?" William III was a well-known workaholic. Besides eating and exercising, he spent at least six hours on government affairs every day.

Sir Cecil, who is also a workaholic, likes William III's serious attitude very much, but for Richard Cromwell and court service personnel such as Sir Cavendish, there is no doubt that there is a workaholic master It is extremely painful.

This means that they are as busy as William III.

Richard Cromwell, in particular, has almost become William III's human alarm clock. Almost every day when he wakes up, he has to set out William III's schedule and remind himself what to do every hour.

Fortunately, there are more than the two of them serving the palace, so after the workload is divided, there will be no rush.

"The adults of the Imperial Council have already discussed the various procedures of the parade with the members, but I would like to ask you whether to go to Wales as the first stop?"

"Don't go to Wales, go directly to Cornwall in the south, and then turn to Wales, Ireland, and Northumberland in the north." Compared with the traditional cruising process, William III prefers the time-saving and labor-saving one. practice.

"Has the bill on the Witchcraft Trials been approved? Also, who have been elected to the eight seats of the Inquisition?"

"The Lord Seal and the Chancellor of the Exchequer have proposed candidates, as you think, a Catholic and a Protestant clergyman, and it is up to you to sign their inauguration." Richard Cromwell Passing through one document after another, trying to make himself appear clear and professional: "However, some members of the Privy Council suggested that the Archbishop of Canterbury should become the director of the Inquisition Bureau, saying that this would increase the persuasion of this institution."

"But in this way, those Catholic priests have become beautiful decorations. They are not trying to increase their persuasion, but to suppress the conservative forces headed by the Keeper of the Seal." William III vetoed it without thinking Said: "It must be the bad idea of ​​those Protestant humanists, don't pay attention to them at all."

"Yes." Richard Cromwell folded the upper right corner of the proposal, indicating that this proposal was denied by William III.

"Are there any new trends abroad?" King William III has been busy dealing with Miss Elizabeth's marriage and witchcraft trials these days, so how can he pay attention to the trends in France and Spain.

"Cosimo I is dealing with the Sienese, so Henry II cannot get favorable support from Italy, and Charles V intends to restore the old relationship with France, and then deal with the Ottoman Empire together."

"Now deal with the Ottoman Empire?" William III was a little surprised: "Even without Barbarossa Hayreddin, the Ottoman Empire still has Suleiman the Great sitting in the center. It is not easy for them to join forces to take Algiers thing."

Besides, the Italian bankers had had enough of borrowing from the emperors and filling the bottomless pit of wars with heretics.

"Since they want to form an alliance, it will always be a marriage." William III never believed that Henry II at this time was really willing to become a son and daughter with Charles V, but this did not prevent him from seeing the two. Joke: "Who is the candidate?"

"The candidate proposed by the Spanish emperor is his eldest grandson, Prince Don Carlos." Richard Cromwell replied: "He asked for his grandson to marry Henry II's eldest daughter, Elizabeth de Valois, But the latter and Queen Catherine did not want a daughter, but a Catholic princess for their eldest son."

"Tsk! Henry II doesn't want to marry his daughter, he obviously doesn't want to pay a dowry." William III said with a burst of blood: "He just supported the Duke of Montmorency to wash away the other side's shame in the war with Spain, and then Planning to build a castle for his mistress. Where can I get the money to pay my daughter’s dowry?”

Speaking of which, William III remembered that the eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici was Mary Stuart's first husband.

It's a pity that Mary Stuart in this era was not smuggled to France, so the marriage of Prince Francois may worry Henry II for a while

After all, in Europe, there are only a few princesses who can be called famous.

As for heiresses like Mary Stuart and Queen Juana, they are even more rare.

Of course, Henry II can also find a daughter-in-law in the country.

However, considering that the power in France is more chaotic than that in England, this idea may have just popped up, and the wine glass Henry II dismissed it completely.

Richard Cromwell glanced at William III cautiously, then licked his dry lower lip, and said softly: "In fact, Henry II sent an envoy to the Duchy of Lorraine, saying that he wanted to be the King of France. The Dauphin is married to Catherine Marie de Lorraine, the newborn daughter of the Duke of Lorraine and Princess Marie."

William: "..."