[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Although later generations would subconsciously use the word "lucky" when mentioning Elizabeth I's defeat of the Spanish Armada, William III carefully studied Elizabeth I's naval policy and found that she was able to defeat the Spanish Armada. It was a fluke at the time, but it took decades of layout before the final battle.

Because Henry VIII built the first broadside artillery ship, and after the Netherlands launched the independence movement, Spain gradually lost its supply station in western Europe, and the fire attack ship of the English Navy took Spain's only foothold Point-After Calais, the Spanish navy, which was short of gunpowder, had to withstand the unscrupulous approaching fire of the enemy.

From this point of view, England's defeat of Spain's invincible warship is the result of decades of careful planning by Queen Elizabeth I.

With William III here, the difficulty for the Spanish navy to take down England has doubled.

The first is that the Netherlands was partitioned by Henry VIII and Francois I.

Then William III swallowed the French ports from Amiens to Normandy in the Italian War and the Milan War.

And this means that compared with himself in history, Philip II directly lacked landing points and possible Dutch military resources.

To put it more seriously, judging from the current posture of the English navy, if Spain is caught in the urn, the Armada may lose more than half of it in the English Channel.

Even as confident as Philip II, he absolutely cannot afford the failure of the Armada.

Losses are secondary, after all, Charles V also suffered a lot from Barbarossa Hayreddin.

The key is that the "invincible" name of the Spanish Navy will become dust of history with a failure.

This is also the last thing Philip II wants to see, and it is the main reason why France will challenge Spain's hegemony in the future.

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"Philip II is probably planning to let France take back Normandy, and then join forces with the Duke of Guise, who controls France's internal affairs, to completely take England down." William III compared a "throat cut" on his neck The gesture, the casual gesture, made Sir Cecil's nerves tense.

"I am the biggest heretic in the eyes of the Catholic Church. Philip II would have dreamed of burning me to death on the cross." William III knew that at the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Habsburg family would launch another 30-year campaign against Protestant countries. war.

But now, the main forces involved in the 30-year war, such as Sweden and Denmark, are not the backbone of the Protestant world, so the fire of Philip II's faith can only burn on the head of William III.

If it were Elizabeth I in history, Philip II would temporarily let England go by considering his demeanor and the psychological factors of not wanting to take advantage of Protestant countries.

It's a pity that England in the hands of William III developed too fast, so Philip II was very worried that this cousin would become the guardian of the Protestant world.

Just like Charles V once did for Catholicism.

"Your Majesty, do you need me to strengthen security measures for you?" Sir Cecil was really worried about the safety of William III. After all, the Duke of Richmond was only in his teens, far from the age to govern.And Queen Juana is a foreigner after all, even if she has William III's will, she will not be truly accepted by the imperial council.

"Leave the security issue to Francis Walsingham. No one knows those dirty tricks better than him." William III would not be so naive as to think that Philip II would fight with him in a dignified way.

After all, what can be solved with a small amount of money, why bother to use thousands of troops.

As for Francis Walsingham... Elizabeth I in history can escape so many assassinations, which is enough to prove how good Francis Walsingham's counter-reconnaissance work is.Besides, this guy is still a man who silently uses his private money to subsidize his subordinates.

In the words of some people, it is to do the darkest work with the least salary, so that after his death, he leaves his son with a debt.

Perhaps William III could subsidize Francis Walsingham a little.

After all, there is no good thing in this world that allows the horse to run fast without letting the horse graze.

"It is impossible for the Duke of Guise to force the Duke of Vendome to approach Normandy again after the Duke of Vendôme returned in a feather." After William III figured out that it was Philip II who was behind all this, he said to the current There is a more reliable speculation about the situation: "At least Prince Condé will grab the Duke of Vendome who wants to die."

"Prince Condé?" Sir Cecil was slightly taken aback, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was reasonable.

Even an ancient aristocrat like the Bourbon family will be wiped out in the game of great powers.

"We have to find a way to make the Duke of Guise and the Prince of Condé lose control of the Duke of Vendome at the same time?" William III still felt that the Duke of Vendome was an obstacle.

As long as this guy exists, Catherine de Medici and Prince Condé will not be able to break through the obstacles of the Duke of Guise and flex their muscles in France.

Once the Duke of Guise has mastered the internal affairs of France, he will try his best to regain Normandy with the support of Philip II.

It paved the way for the two to win England.

"Can we get a letter with Catherine de' Medici?" William III wanted to use the Queen Mother of France to get rid of the Duke of Vendome quickly.

Unfortunately, before the letter from England reached Catherine de' Medici, a major event occurred at the French court.

"What did you say?" Catherine de' Medici clutched the handrail tightly, wishing she could grab Duke Fudge's face on the spot: "You let my son marry the sister of the King of Spain?"

This was undoubtedly the most disgusting news that Catherine de' Medici had ever heard.

After her daughter married the son of Charles V, would she have to bow down to Charles V's daughter and bow her head to say hello?

This is simply deceitful.

However, in the face of Catherine de' Medici's undisguised anger, the Duke of Guise still had a businesslike tone.In other words, he just came to inform the Queen Mother and Prince François: "We need the support of Spain to regain our territories in the west. You also know that the Brittany nobles will not help us to go to Normandy. The English garrison is attacking, and the great Henry is docked on the Isle of Wight, so we need the support of the Armada to defeat the insolent English."

"Besides, Juana of Austria is at the best age for childbearing, and she already has a son who will inherit the Portuguese throne. Let her marry the quasi-king of France. Presumably, with the blessing of God, the two will give birth to an heir to the throne as soon as possible. "