[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"When are you going to get rid of Edward Seymour?" After getting along for several years, Princess Mary gradually got used to William Tudor's maturity and precociousness, and even took it for granted.

They are the grandsons of the Catholic double kings, direct descendants of Edward IV and Henry VII, and for Tudor members, immaturity and precociousness are abnormal things.

"Deal with? I don't need to kill Brother Seymour yet." William Tudor now needs Brother Seymour to equalize Thomas Cromwell's political pressure, and by the way leave more for his unborn brother braids.

Although Jane Seymour was not pregnant yet, William Tudor did not dare to underestimate the energy of the second son of the royal family.

Among other things, the second sons of Henry VIII and King François are both unpopular potential seeds.

William Tudor was well aware that Henry VIII's position did not represent the interests of everyone in England.Even in the eyes of outsiders, as the eldest son of Henry VIII, the grandson of the Spanish double king and the only son of the original queen, he can be said to be the undisputed next king.

But for some opportunistic careerists, William Tudor is not a candidate worthy of support.

The first is the distribution of benefits.

There is no doubt that the beneficiaries of William Tudor's accession to the throne are the Welsh line headed by Princess Mary and the Duke of Suffolk, and even royalists such as Thomas Cromwell will be useful-because Henry VIII has always They are all consolidating the position of William Tudor, so after the Prince of Wales takes the throne, everyone knows who will benefit and who will not, and there is no need to make fearless hopes.

Then there is the issue of age.

Although Henry VIII is so strong that he can mount a horse to hunt and hold a banquet, the leg injury caused by his fall from the horse a year ago still caused great damage to his body. In addition, the king's life span is not long, like There are very few long-lived people like Edward the Long Legs, so not only the courtiers, but even Henry VIII himself acquiesced that he only had more than ten years to live.

Under this assumption, the ten-year-old William Tudor has already passed the age most likely to die, and more than ten years later, the Prince of Wales will have already married and established a business, and he may even have a son, so compared to a man who cannot govern himself , who is easy to be controlled or even abolished, Henry VIII must prefer the young and strong eldest son.

It's just that this situation is not in the interests of the Norfolk family or the Seymour family.

If Jane Seymour's son could replace the Prince of Wales, Edward Seymour would be the uncrowned King of England after the death of Henry VIII.

Even those who go after the Seymours will go to heaven and share some of the power broth.

It was precisely because of this consideration that William Tudor chose to let Edward Seymour share the pressure of Thomas Cromwell, so that Henry VIII paid attention to the arrogance of the Seymour family, and then considered the birth of the Duke of York Finally, restrict the Seymour family's contact with the little prince, and maybe let William Tudor share the same room with the Duke of York.

Of course, if you ask him why he didn't strangle the Duke of York in his infancy, it can only be said that William Tudor has not yet grown enough hands to penetrate the entire palace.

Besides, without Jane Seymour, Henry VIII would find another woman to give birth to the Duke of York.

Even William Tudor knew that Henry VIII was considering revising the "Inheritance Act" again, and then secretly took back another illegitimate son of his, and married his granddaughter Mary Fitzroy to prevent William Tudor from being incapacitated. After the death of the heir, England will return to the embrace of Catholicism.

Yes, another reason why Henry VIII married Princess Mary was to suppress the order of succession of Princess Mary, so that she would be restricted by the influence of outsiders and be ranked in the same order as Princess Margaret who married Scotland. After other candidates.

This is also the original intention of Henry VIII to ask William Tudor to raise Mary Fitzroy.

Because of his status as an adopted daughter, Henry VIII had an excuse to transfer Mary Fitzroy's succession before Princess Mary, so as to pave the way for his other illegitimate son.

And these, William Tudor will not tell Princess Mary, lest she be heartbroken by Henry VIII again.

"Edward Seymour is still useful, at least in terms of attracting hatred, they are natural experts." William Tudor played with taste: "You should really look at the eyes of the Duke of Norfolk, since the death of Anne Boleyn, He dared not hang around in front of his father for fear of being reminded of his relationship with Anne Boleyn. Just seeing the throne of queen that once belonged to the line of Norfolk fell into his hands, even a young man dared Do you think the Duke of Norfolk can swallow this breath?"

"That's true." Princess Mary said thoughtfully, "It's no wonder the queen has become estranged from the Seymour brothers recently. Presumably the Viscountess of Rocheford has been instigated by the Duke of Norfolk to provoke Her Majesty the Queen. Divorce."

No matter how many people inside and outside the court hate the Seymours, most people still approve of Jane Seymour's conduct. · Seymour really has nothing to blacken, even when she is a mistress, her family and Anne Boleyn are indispensable behind her promotion.

After Henry VIII warned her, Jane Seymour's daily life was to deal with chores and routine prayers in the palace, and then do needlework with the maids.

In addition, after Jane Seymour came to power, she also cleared up the mage trend left by Anne Boleyn and all the singing and dancing activities in the palace, and even strictly prohibited maids or ladies from contacting artists, which also made many nobles relax. tone.After all, in this era without paternity tests, they didn't want their wives to come back from the palace with a big belly, and then they would like to be a father and hand over the family property to a bastard.

"For the sake of the Duke of Lorraine, my father should attend my wedding." Seeing that the day of leaving home is getting closer, Princess Mary is really worried about letting William Tudor fight alone in a crisis-ridden England: "You Be careful and be careful during the time when father is away, if you have any accident, I will never let the Seymour family go."

"Don't worry, the Duke of Suffolk must come back before father leaves the country. Otherwise, if you let the queen regent, can she really make the decision?" William Tudor was not as nervous as Princess Mary, after all, after Henry VIII left the country, he If there is any trouble, everyone will suspect that the queen and the Seymour brothers did it, and even Henry VIII will let them experience the treatment of the Boleyn family, so as to calm the anger of Princess Mary or Spain.

"Mary, nothing is more important than your marriage right now." William Tudor hoped that Princess Mary could live a happy married life as she wished, because she was not treated well by her father and husband in history, and even because of She suffered from various speculations due to two false pregnancies, so for Princess Mary, a happy family is her lifelong wish that cannot be realized.

"I heard that Franz, the little Duke of Lorraine, is a Catholic with high moral character and tolerance. I believe we can become a happy couple." Princess Mary said confidently: "Compared to me, you are more You should care about Liz and little Mary, because their childhood was far more unfortunate than mine, and unlike me, they are not able to receive my father's attention."

"I will fulfill my duty as an elder brother, and I hope you will grow old with the little Duke of Lorraine." Before Princess Mary got married, William Tudor specially made a jewel for her with the jewels left by Catherine of Aragon. The new crown is shaped like the most famous pearl tears in later generations, but the pearls that are easy to fade are replaced with rubies that are more in line with Princess Mary's temperament, and it is also specially designed to be split into necklaces and bracelets.

This also troubled Holbein and the royal craftsmen for a long time before achieving the effect William Tudor wanted.

"You have this kind of thought, and I don't know which lucky girl can become the princess of England." Princess Mary couldn't put it down for the crown given by William Tudor. She put it on immediately, then looked around in the mirror and said: "William, you will definitely be crowned in the future." A good husband and a good father."

At least it won't be as touching as Henry VIII.