[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Counting the time when Liz was born, since 1533, I have received five preparations to welcome the Duke of York." William Tudor, who received the king's urgent call, let William Parr replace Richard Cromwell's work in Wales, and then on the way back to London, he complained to Richard Cromwell: "I don't know if the Chancellor and Bishop Gardiner will hear the name of the Duke of York." Just got a headache."

Because every time the court doctors confirm that the queen is pregnant, they have to make preparations for the Duke of York immediately.However, Anne Boleyn released their pigeons four times before, so the corresponding preparations were in vain, and the manpower and material resources consumed could only be swallowed silently by the two—after all, the king and the queen suffered the most. Every miscarriage caused Henry VIII to doubt his sexual ability again, and at the same time he was ridiculed by the monarchs of European countries.

"On the bright side, if the new queen disappoints His Majesty, your position will only be stronger." Richard Cromwell is not optimistic about Jane Seymour's birth, because the latter It was not until the age of 28 that he gave birth for the first time, and Henry VIII was nearly 50 years old. His weight and leg injuries did not support him working too hard on the bed: "I heard that His Majesty the King intends to let your adopted daughter, the Countess of Nottingham, marry To the illegitimate son of him and Madame Perrault, so that the latter may claim the throne."

"Father only has this idea temporarily. As for whether to implement it, we have to wait for the third "Inheritance Act" after the Duke of York was born." William Tudor had officially adopted Mary Fitzroy as his adopted daughter before coming to Wales , so in official documents, the latter's name was also changed to Mary Tudor, the same name as her maternal grandmother and great aunt.

It can be said that the whole family is named Mary.

"If I can, I will cancel the marriage contract between John Perrot (another illegitimate son of Henry VIII) and little Mary after I succeed to the throne." William Tudor was not interested in this marriage, and even called it dissatisfied : "We are not uncivilized savages, how can uncle and niece get married?"

Not to mention little Mary's parents, Eleanor Brandon and Henry Fitzroy were married as cousins, so little Mary was also a weak and sick child.

If little Mary were to marry her uncle John Perrault again...

William Tudor couldn't help thinking about the long chin of the Habsburg family and the reconstruction of Tutankhamun in later generations, and felt that it was necessary to prevent the increasingly chaotic marriages in the family.

He remembered that one of the reasons for the decline of the Habsburg dynasty was that inbreeding caused their descendants to suffer from at least two genetic diseases, which eventually detonated on the last direct member-King Charles II of Sicily.

Charles II was given the title of "Son of Miracles" when he was born, because his four older brothers all died before he was born, so his father had to marry his son's fiancée, who was his niece, to continue the Spanish tradition. One line of the Habsburg throne.As a result, in the paternal line, Charles II is the great-grandson of Charles V and the fifth-generation heir of Juana the "Mad Girl". However, in the eleven close relative marriages in 200 years, there are two pairs of direct ancestors of Charles II It is uncle and nephew, and the two pairs are cousins ​​or brothers and sisters, which caused the inbreeding coefficient of the paternal line to skyrocket from 0.025 to 0.25.

In other words, Charles II has a quarter of the genes exactly like his father.

This last generation of blood, who was dubbed the "Son of Miracles" at birth, had a large jaw and tongue due to "Habsburg lips", making it difficult to speak complete sentences, and suffered from kidney failure, lameness, epilepsy, and a large head. As well as various diseases and deformities such as upside-down stomach and intestines, this also earned him the title of "Demon Besieged" before his death-because this "Son of Miracle" only lived to be 38 years old. , and was tortured by a genetic disease so that all teeth and hair fell out, and he was so deaf and blind that only his nostrils were left to breathe.

It was difficult for William Tudor to imagine himself, or Mary, Liz, or even the descendants of little Mary, suffering such torture.

Although both Catherine of Aragon and Jane Seymour are related to Henry VIII, that was three generations ago, so there is not much genetic overlap between the two, and Princess Mary, she and the Duke of Lorraine The intersection of the genes is also concentrated in the Valois ancestor, so the gene overlap rate is also within a controllable range.

But here comes William Tudor and little Mary.

The young Prince of Wales had no doubts that the ambitious Henry VIII wanted him to marry a French or Spanish princess, so that François and Charles V could also experience being wiped out.

But a Catholic Princess of Wales was not what Thomas Cromwell wanted to see, and William Tudor didn't really want to marry his Spanish niece, at least in France, his relationship with her was still the same. Three generations ago.

Of course, considering the interests of the island of England, William Tudor also considered the unborn Mary Stuart, but the teenage age difference between the two was by no means what Henry VIII was willing to wait patiently.In addition, Mary Stuart's grandmother is the sister of Henry VIII, so if William Tudor can get married and have children earlier, maybe his son can marry a Queen of Scots.

But even if one generation is lost, William Tudor's son and Mary Stuart are still the second cousin, and the blood is too close.

"Inbreeding can be dissolved by the pardon of the church." Richard Cromwell thought that William Tudor was worried that the Countess of Nottingham would offend God because of the marriage of close relatives, so he wondered when William Tudor was so pious He said: "His Majesty the king is the head of the faith, so he can resolve the relationship between the Countess of Nottingham and John Petro by himself."

"But can His Majesty's pardon really represent God's will?" William Tudor couldn't use later science to discuss the dangers of close relatives with Richard Cromwell, so he could only discuss it from a religious perspective. Explained: "Because human beings have sinned, God will set a series of rules to restrain us. But isn't knowing the evil and committing the crime the same as knowing the law and breaking the law? What's more, the stillbirth, dystocia, and deformity caused by the marriage of close relatives There are so many cases, I just can't do that."

Speaking of this, William Tudor also deliberately hinted: "I only hope that Cousin Charlie will stop thinking about getting married, and father will not hire me a Spanish princess."

So Richard Cromwell, hurry up and send a letter to your father, asking him to stop Henry VIII from trying to find a Spanish princess for William Tudor, and by the way, the Stuart family also trapped in swaddling clothes.

Returning to London, William Tudor found Hampton Court Palace full of joy.

Although Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn gave birth to their children in turn in Whitehall Palace or Greenwich Palace, considering the more luxurious facilities in Hampton Palace and Jane Seymour's expected date of delivery In autumn and winter, Henry VIII had people renovate the queen's room at Hampton Court Palace, and made a mysterious operation to allow pregnant women to move into the new room.

William Tudor: You are a wife protector after all!Still killing his wife!Is this really a good thing to do to Jane Seymour?

At that time, William Tudor remembered that pregnant women in the Middle Ages had to cultivate in a dark and airless environment. This is undoubtedly an excellent place to cultivate bacteria, and it will lead to insufficient vitamin D synthesis in pregnant women and fetal deficiency. calcium and even rickets.

It is no wonder that many members of the nobles have bone problems, and the physiques of Edward VI and Princess Mary were also harmed by this system when they were born.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Wales is here." According to the rules, after the death of the Duchess of Suffolk and the marriage of Princess Mary, William Tudor and Frances Brandon will fill the vacancy of Henry VIII to witness Jane West Momo's pregnancy, as well as childbirth.

The Viscountess of Rocheford gained the full confidence of Jane Seymour in just a few months.For the arrival of Frances Brandon and William Tudor, the Viscountess of Rocheford felt as if she was facing a big enemy, and even brought some unconcealable hostility.

"Your Highness, welcome." Jane Seymour, who is pregnant, has a more eye-catching motherhood, and even the trembling before has eased a lot, and she has the aura of a queen in her whole person: "I'm sorry to let you You can't stay because I just moved in, so I haven't finished my room yet."

Jane Seymour expressed apologies to William Tudor for her poor hospitality, which made Frances Brandon feel a little displeased, but William Tudor did not express dissatisfaction: "Father is going to Mary's marriage, I should take care of you and the Duke of York. It's a pity that my age and status are not suitable to live with you, so my father and the Duke of Suffolk decided to let the Countess of Hertford and Dorset The Marchioness will take care of your daily affairs, and your brother will take over my actual role in it."

In short, William Tudor only assumes the title, not responsibility.

Moreover, while William Tudor was guarding against the Seymour family, the latter was also worried that the Prince of Wales would really exercise his responsibility to take care of Jane Seymour, and even conspired to believe that William Tudor did not expect the birth of his legitimate second son.

"I'm just here to see how you're doing, so I won't stay here any longer." William Tudor glanced at the closed curtains and the burning fire, exchanged a few words with Jane Seymour, and then exited the room. Met Bishop Gardner in the aisle.

"Your Highness." Bishop Gardner, who is full of energy, is the leader of the Catholic Church in the country. He also briefly joined the Wolsey faction who defended Queen Catherine and Princess Mary when Anne Boleyn rose.But when the two moved away one after another, he became more indifferent to William Tudor, who was partial to Cromwell and his son.

"Are you here to pray for the Queen during her rest?" William Tudor nodded to Bishop Gardiner, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Then I will trouble you."

"It's not troublesome to be able to work for His Majesty the King." Bishop Gardiner's expression was very gentle, but his eyes suppressed anger: "When your mother, Catherine of Aragon, was pregnant, I was also the one who followed the tradition of the queens of England. , praying for her when she was most pregnant. I also hope that after the Princess of Wales is pregnant, I can also pray for her pregnancy."

"That depends on what my father says. After all, I'm still a few years away from getting married." William Tudor smiled slightly, and then gritted his teeth when he said goodbye to Bishop Gardiner, thinking about whether the Catholic party would Will fall for Jane Seymour.