[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

To be honest, William III was not worried that Mary Stuart would be raised and abandoned.Because in history, the French court did not pay attention to the ideological and moral education of Mary Stuart, or in other words, they deliberately raised Mary Stuart to be an arrogant young lady who was ignorant of the world.

After all, the consort queen and the real power queen are not of the same order of magnitude.

You can historically ignore Claude of France, or a consort queen like Marguerite Valois, but you cannot compare Isabella of Castile with Maria Theresa of Austria. , is also treated as the same ignorable object.

In fact, judging from the initial layout, there is nothing wrong with France raising Mary Stuart in this way.Because the greatest use of the latter is to help France win the succession to the throne of Scotland and even England.

Henry II's dream is very good, that is, after buying "Calais" from Spain, he can use Scotland and the Duke of Lorraine, which has been weakened in history, to swallow the Netherlands.Then unite with the Catholics in England, or instigate rebellion against Ireland, which still retains the Catholic faith, so as to swallow up the left half of Europe.

It's a pity that if Henry II lived longer in history, maybe this layout is still possible.

However, the last knight-king died inexplicably at the tournament celebrating his daughter's engagement.And what's more unfortunate is that his eldest son is also a short-lived ghost, plus the queen who was suppressed by him to the pervert - Catherine de' Medici didn't like a queen's daughter-in-law, so Mary Stuart He was "returned" to Scotland, which directly destroyed the layout of France for more than [-] years, and paid a large amount of child support.

If it was William III, or Queen Juana stood in the position of Catherine de Medici, she would definitely use the Italian war as an excuse to force the Pope to pardon the marriage of François II and Mary Stuart, So that Charles IX married his sister-in-law.

Because with the strength of France, even in the era of the most powerful Sun King, it is impossible to completely annex the Spanish territory of Habsburg, so instead of marrying a useless Habsburg princess, it is better to make the layout The long big net is recovered as much as possible.

Anyway, Elizabeth I at that time could not marry any king, or a big noble in the country.

And when she dies, there will always be a time when France will take advantage of it.

Maybe in the era of Louis XIV, Spain's Habsburg Bourbon will appear side by side with England's Tudor Bourbon.

William III knew that Henry VIII asked Anne of Cleves to take over Mary Stuart, on the one hand to take care of the queen's face, and on the other hand, he did not want to cultivate an overly strong queen.

After all, Elizabeth I in history was by Catherine Parr's side, and was even fortunate to see her stepmother take charge of the entire country when Henry VIII went to France, so this also laid the foundation for Elizabeth I's rule.Not to mention that Catherine Parr, Anthony Cheney, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other Protestant figures are not small political forces.

This is also the secondary reason why Elizabeth I was able to save her life when she was imprisoned by Mary I.

Even William III doubted Mary I's false pregnancy. In fact, Elizabeth I's supporters were behind the scenes, because they didn't want to usher in a strong Catholic king and a more powerful Spain, so Mary I died without heirs , is very necessary.

As for now, Princess Cleves, who is raising Mary Stuart, because of the already powerful Queen Juana, and she herself has not received professional political training, so in the Tudor dynasty, But without the influence of the historical Catherine Parr, Mary Stuart could not be usefully supported.

William III would have loved to see a Queen of Scots who was completely dependent on him, even raised a little naiveté—provided Mary Stuart didn't fall in love with a brain and bounce back and forth between shrewdness and stupidity.

"Your Majesty, according to reports from spies, Spanish envoys will arrive in England soon." Sir Cecil did not relay the news to Richard Cromwell, but personally reported: "I think they are here Willingness is the same as that of France, and you can even...have the Spanish ambassador attend the engagement of the Duke of Richmond and the Queen of Scots."

King William III was looking at a map. Hearing Sir Cecil's words, he took his eyes off the map and remained silent for a while before saying, "You can figure it out!"

It was hard for Sir Cecil to see William III so disinterested, so he stood on tiptoe, trying to see what His Majesty was doing, but was almost caught.

"Is the Italian envoy still on the way?" William III's nails left a deep imprint in Florence, Italy, and finally chatted with Sir Cecil: "Also, how about the discussion about the land protection law? I don't want the courts and parliament to hear me until the end of the year."

"Please rest assured, I will always pay attention to the progress of this matter." Sir Cecil has not yet figured out what William III's plan is.

It stands to reason that England should take advantage of the Italian war to blackmail France and Spain.

Whether it is a trade treaty or African colonial income, it is a very good choice.

However, from the tense situation in Italy to the present, Sir Cecil did not see William III making any major moves.

This is extremely abnormal for William III.

"Your Majesty, I have a question that has troubled me for a long time, and I hope you can enlighten me." Sir Cecil finally couldn't hold back, "What exactly is the best interest you mentioned?"

"You will know soon." William III said vaguely after looking at the map again: "As soon as the Italian envoy arrives, you will understand what I want to do."

Sir Cecil only felt more confused.

Because he didn't understand what there was to extract from the land of Italy.

After all, the pope's face has been ripped off by the rulers of several countries. As for the Medici family...

Sir Cecil had worked under Thomas Cromwell, so he knew very well that the Medici family had long since lost its former glory.

Moreover, Cosimo I also wanted to establish a grand duchy, so he had to please the Spanish emperor even more.

And to sum up, what kind of benefits can such a divided Italy get?

…………… I am the dividing line……………

When the young Duke of Guise heard that the Spanish and Italian envoys were about to arrive in England, even though he didn't have the slightest sympathy for these hateful Englishmen, he had to let go of his tight airs and demanded to see William III as soon as possible.

However, those servants who received orders would not give the arrogant little Duke of Guise a good look.

If it was the Duke of Montmorency, who was able to bend and stretch, he probably would have bribed John Dudley with money, or sent a Frenchman to establish a relationship with Queen Juana in order to see William III as soon as possible.

But the little Duke of Guise, who is under the Panasonic airs, did not completely let go of his airs.

On the battlefield, the Jagged Duke, who would not waver even if his cheek was pierced by a sharp knife, brought his tough military style to all diplomatic occasions that required relaxation.

So when William III invited him to the engagement of Mary Stuart to the Duke of Richmond, the Duke realized he was being played like a monkey by the King of England.

"How could they treat me like this? Treat the French envoy?" Although the young Duke of Guise had restrained his temper, he still broke out under such humiliation: "No, I must tell the king about it Your Majesty, then teach England a lesson."

After all, the Duke of Guise wanted to write a letter to Henry II, but was stopped by the think tank he brought from France.

"What do you use to oppose the decision of the King of England?" The young Duke of Guise's think tank said sharply: "His Majesty the King only wants to get a guarantee that the King of England will not attack France in the Italian War, and even wants to get it from the Netherlands or Ireland. Sufficient food and money. In this case, only you can compromise with England, which is the main reason why the Duke of Montmorency strongly recommends you to form an alliance."

The voice of the think tank revealed calm cruelty: "If the interests of the Guise family can be exchanged for the interests of France, then no one will refuse this."

"The Spanish envoys are on their way. I believe that Philip II is also very happy to see the collapse of England and France, so as long as you show a little bit of displeasure, the Duke of Montmorency will have an excuse to send your position to you." Go to the end. Even everything belonging to the Guise family will be regarded as war reparations by His Majesty the King."

Although the young Duke of Guise was impulsive, he was not stupid, so he quickly calmed down: "You mean, let me give up my sister and niece, and try to protect the interests of the Guise family in France?"

"This is the only way we can reach an agreement." The think tank said helplessly: "Scotland is already a rotten game, so whether it is His Majesty the King or you, you can only cut off this piece of carrion to avoid causing greater losses."

"If His Majesty the King can win the Duchy of Milan or the Peninsula of Sicily in the Italian War, then your ambition for the Duchy of Lorraine may still be realized, otherwise the Guise family will have to go into decline."

"So, my lord, if you still have some compassion for Marie de Guiss, it is the best way to let someone poison her."

"Rather than let the princess of the Guise family become Margaret the Second of Anjou, and then watch her only daughter become a lackey of the Protestantism, it is better to let her usher in a perfect end in the arms of the Catholic Church."