[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Although England cannot participate in the ranks of carve up Italy, but this does not mean that they can avoid the sovereignty of Europe.

On the contrary, whether it is Spain, France, or the partitioned Italy, they will try their best to get England involved in this sovereignty struggle.This is not because of "hospitality", but to prevent England from taking the opportunity to become the biggest winner, or to gain a competitive advantage for themselves.

Of course, from William III's point of view, there is not much money to be made in Italy, and his good trading partners don't really want England to become the second power to be wooed by all parties.

This is equivalent to William III sitting opposite Cosimo I at the same gambling table, holding twice or even three times the chips of Cosimo I.

War is nothing more than three factors: food, money, and people.

England may not be able to compare with others in the last item, but relying on its geographical advantages, the food and cash held by William III are enough to make Cosimo I less important in the hearts of the other two Catholic kings.

I am afraid that before, the reason why Henry II wanted his eldest son to marry the Princess of Lorraine was also to reach a further deal with England, or rely on the Duchy of Lorraine to earn a lot of dowry money.

"If the Spanish ambassador comes to London in the near future, let him hang out first and see who can't wait first, and then we will choose to stand in line." William III is different from Henry VIII, who is always on a whim. He always thinks carefully before making important decisions. Decision: "Gentlemen, we must restrain our eager hands before the greatest benefit arises."

At least before Henry II and Philip II actually started fighting, William III was not going to sign an alliance agreement with any country.

And taking advantage of the opportunity of the Italian war, William III casually mentioned the enclosure movement in England, and briefly recounted to them what he had seen during the parade.

"I know you have more or less a wool business, and hope to fill your coffers with it, but enclosures must be done in moderation. If there is not enough farmland in England, we shall die of food shortage someday. "William III glanced at all the ministers present, especially John Dudley, who earned a lot of money by cooperating with pirates, and said unquestionably: "I still trust you very much, because I can sit in the imperial meeting People who are not short-sighted idiots."

"If you are poor enough to eat wool one day, then I can also streamline the aristocratic structure in England, and you don't have to watch a great family go from prosperity to decline." This is the warning of William III.

Sir Cecil is the person who most agrees with this resolution, because he has served as the sheriff of Northumberland, so he knows how people in times of disaster are starved to death or cannibalized.

John Dudley was a little unimpressed.

After all, without England's local farmland, isn't there still Ireland as a supplement?

No matter how bad it is, relying on imports or fishing, you can't starve to death!

Anyway, this kind of thinking about why not eat minced meat is the inferiority of most upper class people.

Fortunately, John Dudley did not speak out what was in his heart, so William III temporarily let him go.

…………… I am the dividing line……………

The Duke of Guise never imagined that he would be Henry II's emissary to England, but it also gave him hope of bringing Marie de Guise back to France.

Since Mary Stuart was sent to St. James's Palace, Mary de Geese has almost disappeared from the Scottish peninsula.Even though the Duke of Guise wrote a large number of letters to his imprisoned sister, he failed to get any response, and instead received a warning from the Duke of Montmorency.

Even if the young Duke of Guise is not a veteran in politics, he can know from the king's reaction that Marie de Guise has become an abandoned son.

And it's not hard to understand.

Because William III has not shown any appeal to the throne of France for the time being, and Henry II is still competing with Spain for the dominance of Italy, it is urgent to establish a good relationship with England to prevent, as Charles V did, when he went out to fight. Backstabbed by an old neighbor.

And using a tasteless Scotland in exchange for a short-term peace with England is undoubtedly a good thing for Henry II to make a lot of money.

However, the young Duke of Guise keenly noticed that his power had been hit never before.

Compared with the Duke of Montmorency, the Duke of Guise was rejected by the court because of his Lorraine blood.

Had Marie de Guise died unexplained in Scotland, the Guise family would have lost all face.

Thinking of this, the young Duke of Guise couldn't stabilize his mind, wishing to kill all the Englishmen in front of him immediately.

William III was very surprised by the arrival of the young Duke of Guise, because he thought that Spain would send envoys first, but it turned out that the first to fail was the French.

"Your Majesty, do you want to summon the young Duke of Guise?" Because William III wanted to put on airs, Richard Cromwell, who was in charge of the royal family's operations, had a difficult time: "The young Duke of Guise does not seem to be in a hurry to meet you. But eager to see the Queen of Scots."

Because the Duke of Guise is the uncle of the Queen of Scots, his request is understandable.

However, for England, the danger of the young Duke of Guise is not at the same level as that of Mary de Guise.

Not only the fierce new sect headed by Anthony Cheney, but also the conservative sect who wanted William III to return to the embrace of Roman Catholicism, were very opposed to allowing the Queen of Scots to receive the Duke of Guise.

But William III was well aware of the impact of this opposition.

It is nothing more than that the Duke of Guise will take the opportunity to attack England for illegally imprisoning the Queen of Scots, or deny the legitimacy of the Queen of Scotland in the international community, because she has been "killed" by the King of England, so the current Queen of Scots is only used by the King of England to get a Scottish "fake".

"Since the young Duke of Guise wants to see my niece so much, let him see her!" William III sneered and said, "It just so happens that the Earl of Morrie of Scotland will arrive in England in a few days and propose to the Countess of Surrey." Take advantage of this great opportunity to formally engage Mary Queen of Scots to the Duke of Richmond!"

Although the age of engagement of the inheritors of religion and law is 12 years old, whether it is Mary Stuart or the Duke of Richmond, it is less than half of this standard, but William III can also use this to cheat the little Duke of Guise .

"I believe that the Earl of Maury and the Duke of Guise Jr. witnessed the engagement of Mary Stuart, and James V and Mary de Guise will also feel very pleased." William III's smile hides a seriousness: "I'm looking forward to who will lead Mary Stuart down the aisle at that time."

If it is the Earl of Maury, then the Guise family has given up their closest relationship with Mary Stuart on the bright side, and cannot bring Mary de Guise back to France.

And if it was the Duke of Guise, it would be a disguised admission of his niece's engagement to the Duke of Richmond, and perhaps it would leave a thorn in Henry II's heart.

William III didn't want to be treated as a persimmon by the young Duke of Guise, let alone let this man, who couldn't even persuade his own king, point fingers at Scotland.