[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

This year's Christmas was different from usual, perhaps because it was held at Hampton Court Palace, those nobles who didn't often come and go to the court felt that everything seemed to be a lifetime away.The air is full of tyrannical and depressive madness, especially when they look at the king's family, this awkward feeling is even more obvious and frightening.

I remember that at this time last year, Henry VIII was accompanied by Anne Boleyn, who was pregnant and haggard.The queen at that time had fallen out of favor, so she was haggard and cautious just like Jane Seymour at the moment.On the contrary, it is the various performances of their male family members in the audience.

The resurgent Boleyn family was eager to find new allies, so they wandered around the French envoy all night, trying to use all kinds of temptations to facilitate the marriage between Miss Elizabeth and the youngest son of the Duke of Guise.

And now the Seymour brothers have no heir to the throne that can be used as a bargaining chip, and they dare not leave traces of domineering Henry VIII while the heads of the Boleyn brothers and sisters have not yet rotted.So on Christmas night, they just exchanged a little bit more reservedly with the chatter, to see if they could get a stable backer like the Bolling family.

"This is really interesting." The Earl of Surrey, who attended the Christmas dinner instead of the Duke of Norfolk, watched Henry VIII's canonization ceremony with a disgusted face, and his friend, the ward of the Duke of Norfolk - the first Edward Stanley, the third Earl of Derby, complained: "I bet you that the Seymours will be like the Bollings. After a while, they will understand that the battlefield of power is a place where they should not get involved. Those little People's faces can only be warmed up now, and the exciting part will begin when their heads are hung outside the moat of the Tower of London."

"The premise is that Her Majesty the Queen did not give birth to a son." The Earl of Derby, who was dependent on others, was much more sober than his friends, so his words were also a lot more tactful: "Common people also have their uses. You have ten years less struggle."

"Oh! I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for His Majesty the King to marry my daughter, but the Prince of Wales can think about it." The Earl of Surrey squinted at William Tudor, who was on hand, and felt that the position of the royal family was just like that of Henry. The hasty third marriage of the eighth world is worth pondering

It stands to reason that the left-hand position closest to the king should be reserved for his queen to show the joint rule of the husband and wife.But for Henry VIII, it is the Prince of Wales who occupies the left-hand seat, while Princess Mary sits on the right-hand seat of the Prince of Wales, which is only a little lower than the Queen's seat, which makes Jane Seymour's position even more important. The embarrassment of the latter, as if the latter was not the queen of England, but the "legal mistress" of Henry VIII.

"What a poor girl." The Earl of Surrey was deeply influenced by Italian humanism. In addition, the Howard family was Catholic, so although the Earl of Surrey hated the Seymour brothers who prostituted their sisters for glory, he was trembling with fear, and for Jane Seymour, who was interceded by the rebel army, still had a little bit of goodwill and pity, which also aggravated his antipathy towards the Seymour brothers to a certain extent.

"That's right! Compared to that, that waif is quite sensible, and he hasn't lost any morals like Edward Seymour did." The Earl of Derby echoed.

Although Henry VIII canonized two knights on Christmas, and Thomas Cromwell's political experience and achievements are far richer than Edward Seymour's.

But in terms of harvest, the contrast between the two still surprised countless people.

Edward Seymour was only granted the title of Viscount Beauchamp in June this year, but in December he was awarded the title of Knight of the Garter and Earl of Hertford, and he also received the land and annuity generously donated by the king.

In contrast, Thomas Cromwell did so many dirty things for the king and suffered so much infamy. In the end, it was the king who thought that Princess Mary was going to get married, so Thomas Cromwell had to go to Calais to marry Little Luo. For the sake of negotiating, Duke Lin gave him the title of Earl of Exes, which was used to support the facade.

It also appeases the envious sneers at Thomas Cromwell before turning the blame on Edward Seymour.

"Congratulations, Earl of Exess." William Tudor took the time to tease Thomas Cromwell at the Christmas banquet, and the latter seemed a little helpless: "Don't make fun of me on the expected things, It makes me think over and over again what I voluntarily gave up."

"Then do you regret it?" William Tudor withdrew his smile, motioned Thomas Cromwell to look at the Seymour brothers who were surrounded, and said casually: "Their family is a myth of getting rich overnight." ! Don't you feel moved at all?"

"No, I don't want to have to sleep with a dagger on my head every night." Thomas Cromwell has been observing the reaction of the crowd since he entered the arena. He never let go of the Earl of Surrey's eyes as if he had eaten a fly: "But then again, you should also worry about Princess Mary's marriage."

Thomas Cromwell had to escort Princess Mary to Calais to meet the little Duke of Lorraine after Christmas. If nothing else happened, Henry VIII would have to attend the wedding of Princess Mary and the little Duke of Lorraine early next year.

"In terms of dowry, my mother's relics are the foundation, and my father can make up for 20 pounds." Princess Mary is one of the richest women in England, so William Tudor didn't worry about her post-marriage treatment : "I've also inquired about the character of the Lorraine family. They really don't look like the cousins ​​of Jagged Guise. The nickname of the Duke of Lorraine is 'The Good Man Antoine', and the little Duke of Lorraine!"

William Tudor showed a puzzled expression: "There are too few rumors about him, so most people think he is mediocre."

"If he was not mediocre, René II would not choose to give the Duke of Guise to the King of France as a vassal." Thomas Cromwell has much more eyeliner than William Tudor, so the news he got is also It is not comparable to the Prince of Wales: "It is precisely because the eldest son can't help him, and the eldest grandson is also soft-tempered, so René II sent the second son, the Duke of Guise, far away, and let the Duke of Lorraine get the election of the emperor. Identity. In order to avoid the situation of brother killing and Lorraine splitting after his death."

Speaking of this, Thomas Cromwell was also a little jealous: "The distance between people can never be caught up with acquired efforts. Fortunately, for Princess Mary, the little Duke of Lorraine is comparable to the little Duke of Guise." It’s more appropriate to come.”

At least as a husband, the Duke of Lorraine, a transparent man, is famously good-tempered—after all, as the Principality of the Elector, and mixed between France and the German Confederation where Lutherism originated, the bad-tempered Lorraine The duke is probably cooler than a dinosaur.If the Duke of Guise, who is extremely Catholic, takes this seat, it is estimated that René II will not be able to guarantee that his descendants will not be wiped out by the Germans who are good at assassination.

I am afraid that the Duke of Lorraine also let his son marry Princess Mary for this reason.

Among other things, although Princess Mary is a Catholic, Henry VIII's religious reform will definitely reduce the German Federation's dissatisfaction with the Duke of Lorraine, and England's strong military power can deter François to a certain extent. The King and the Duke of Guise.

So for Princess Mary, the little Duke of Lorraine can be regarded as the best husband candidate in an arranged marriage: high status, good temper, the same belief, and close to his father-in-law's family.

After Princess Mary married, she didn't have to worry about disagreement or cold violence.

With the power of his natal family far stronger than that of his in-laws, if the Duke of Lorraine dared to do this, his own father would teach him to be a man without the help of William Tudor or Charles V.