[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"But Your Highness, what kind of gift is it that requires you to spend so much money?" Francis Walsingham can be regarded as someone who has seen the world, because he needs huge funds for intelligence work, so William III Regular sums of money were granted to him, lest Francis Walsingham should fail to maintain the loyalty of the spies.

Just at a glance just now, Francis Walsingham was sure that Guillaume had given him no less than ten thousand pounds.

What is this concept?

Francis Walsingham's father was a lawyer and belonged to the quasi-upper class in Tudor times.In English society, the annual income of the knight class is around one hundred pounds.Francis Walsingham's father was one of the most eminent lawyers in London, earning around nine hundred pounds a year.This was enough for him to marry the daughter of a nobleman, support his son to study at King's College in Cambridge, and choose a good husband for his five daughters.

Guillaume gave the money equivalent to a knight's income for 100 years, and supported Francis Walsingham's family to live comfortably for ten years.

Although Francis Walsingham had already had a rough estimate of Guillaume's wealth, when he actually saw this scene, he still inevitably showed shock.

William III really deserves to be the king's father who is rich and powerful.

At least Francis Walsingham dared not let the children spend such a huge sum of money at will.

"It's not a gift either. The main reason is that Margo likes that person very much, so I want to give her a surprise." Guillaume is also considered a leader among groupies, after all, not everyone is like him, born in an enlightened royal family , have a pair of omnipotent parents, and then live with their idols, and get along with each other like a year-end friend.

Princess Margo is a child neglected by her parents.

Because Catherine de' Medici prefers the well-behaved Elizabeth and Claude, and Henry II pays little attention to daughters who have no inheritance rights, Princess Margot will develop a historically rebellious temper.

When Guillaume first met Princess Margot, the other party almost ignored everyone except Joan and the accompanying maid.

Fortunately, after they got married, they moved to a winery far away from London. In addition, William III and Queen Juana hardly got involved in the lives of the couple, so Princess Margot gradually lost her guard against Guillaume and became More cheerful than when I first arrived.

"Margo is good at everything, but I don't like painting very much." Guillaume sighed, and said with some helplessness: "I'm not good at dancing, and she's not good at painting, so we can only find another common hobby."

"That's music." Guillaume felt that his idea was really great: "An excellent musician can not only bring inspiration to painters, but also add a lot of color to the ball."

After all, musicians at this time, especially well-known musicians, mostly served the Church of Rome.

Although it has not yet reached the era when eunuchs prevailed and operas rose, the impact brought by the Renaissance has already loosened the shackles of the church on thought.

Music, art, astronomy, even science...

These things that were once only for the church or were strictly prohibited, began to enter the public life or were secretly "resurrected"...

Guillaume has a strong interest in everything about the Renaissance.

Although his favorite is painting and sculpture, this does not prevent him from doing research in other fields of art.

Francis Walsingham, who was obsessed with work, had difficulty understanding Guillaume's hobbies, but this did not prevent him from accepting Guillaume's commission.

After all, as long as the money is in place, there are many things that are not difficult to discuss.

"I see, which Italian musician do you want to hire?" Francis Walsingham took Guillaume's small box and asked directly: "If there is a name, I can also ask the Duke of Florence to find it for you." people."

"It seems to be called Vincenzo..." Guillaume pondered for a while, and then asked the secretary at the side for confirmation: "It's this musician, right! I remember that he is very good at lyrical songs and beautiful and simple pastoral music. It is rare to find Italy with religious music.”

"The musician you are talking about should be Vincenzo Galilei." Guillaume's secretary added: "He is a very famous composer and music theorist in Italy, but he was punished for studying some non-religious songs. to the Inquisition and lost his well-paying job."

"Since this is the case, I think he will not refuse my invitation." Guillaume said with great satisfaction: "Then please, Your Excellency Walsingham, please be sure to bring the Galilei family to England."

"Yes, please wait for my good news." Francis Walsingham took off his hat to Guillaume, and under the gaze of Guillaume, he boarded the merchant ship bound for Florence.

…………… I am the dividing line……………

"What did you say?" Catherine de' Medici stood up staggeringly, widening her goldfish-like eyes, which seemed to pop out of their sockets at any moment: "Say what you just said again."

The attendant in charge of the message was taken aback by Catherine de' Medici's appearance, and could only look to Isabel de Limoy for help, who boldly helped Catherine de' Medici to the On the sofa, and then gave the attendant a "answer quickly" look.

"The Duke of Guise set fire to some Huguenot members in Vasi Town, which led to armed conflict between the two sides." The attendant swallowed, and his tone became weaker and weaker: "The Huguenots threatened to let the Duke of Guise Pay the price, and even inspire the Protestants of Brittany and La Rochelle to rise up against France."

Catherine de' Medici's breathing became heavy with the attendant's answer.She leaned back on the sofa, the only thing left in her mind was the "buzzing" of bees.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Isabelle de Limoy gave Catherine de' Medici a smooth back, and half-coaxed and half-fed her a glass of honey water before Catherine de' Medici returned Come on.

"Let General Coligny go to quell the riots in Vassi." If it wasn't for the fear that Marshal Andre would be in cahoots with the Duke of Guise, Catherine de' Medici would not have used her least favorite Protestant.

"Is the civil strife in France ... inevitable?" Catherine de' Medici was unsure whether General Coligny would be able to stop the Duke of Guise.

Maybe she made a bad move and indirectly intensified the religious conflicts in the upper class, but she knew better that if she left the Protestants in Vassily town alone, Brittany and La Rochelle would definitely rebel, and even Burgundy, once the Habsburgs, would also be in turmoil.

"It's really a hopeless mess." Catherine de' Medici, who became more and more angry as she thought about it, held her forehead and told the attendant who sent the message to get out of here, lest she spread her anger on him.

"Can the Prince of Condé and the Duke of Vendome lead troops to support General Coligny?" Even if Catherine de' Medici was half-dead by the Duke of Guise's behavior, she had to think that General Coligny would be killed by Guise. The duke threatened the possibility of being a hostage.

After all, the Lorraine bastard has the support of Marshal Andre, and Spain is backing him.

After listening to Catherine de' Medici's question, Isabelle de Limoil showed a look of embarrassment: "The Prince of Condé may still support the Prince of Coligny, but the Duke of Vendome..."

Even if Isabelle de Limoil hadn't said the whole thing, Catherine de' Medici understood her.

It is nothing more than that the Duke of Vendôme never does anything that is not beneficial.

The reason why the former Duke of Vendome obeyed the orders of the Duke of Guise was nothing more than wanting to enter the center of power again.

Facing the Duke of Vendome, who has become the Protector of the Country, Catherine de' Medici can give very limited things, and even she can't think of why the Duke of Vendome should cooperate with her for a while.

After all, the Duke of Vendome was a nobleman who participated in the siege of Catherine de Medici.

Rao is Catherine de Medici herself, and she doesn't really want to work with her former defeat.

"Perhaps you can start with the heir of the Duke of Vendome." Isabelle de Limoy was never worried about Catherine de' Medici's ability to persuade herself.Catherine de' Medici was not afraid to join forces with anyone, as the descendants of the Medicis were good at playing by ear.

"Heir?" Catherine de' Medici remembered that the Duke of Vendome's wife was the Roman Emperor's niece, the expelled Danish princess Christina.The two of them had only one son who was not yet ten years old, and everything in the Bourbon family should be inherited by this child, so Catherine de' Medici could not give him much.

"The one who was not born out of wedlock is Charles, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Vendome." Isabel de Limoil replied: "Before the Duke of Vendome married the Danish princess, he had a mistress who served him for a long time. Even if Even after marrying Princess Christina, he didn't break up with his mistress, but arranged the mother and son in a rural village in Vendôme."

In other words, the Duke of Vendôme has always maintained a monogamous and monogamous triangle relationship.

Especially when Charles V passed away and it was impossible for Princess Christina's father to be restored, the Duke of Vendôme even neglected his noble wife and moved directly into his mistress' residence.

However, no matter how much the Duke of Vendôme doted on his mistress and illegitimate son, he could not let him inherit the territory or title of the Bourbon family.

For illegitimate children who cannot inherit the family business, the best way out is to become a bishop or enter the Knights of Malta.

"I can ask the Medicis to arrange for his son to study religion in Rome, and even arrange for him to become a bishop or even a cardinal after he graduates." If the Duke of Mu can be used by me, then his illegitimate son will have a bright future."