[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Fighting a war is not a job that can press the accelerator, especially in the [-]th century when the transportation was not developed. It would take ten days and a half a month just to move the army, not to mention that some big countries negotiated while fighting. The truce is a matter of two or three months-the territory of the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburgs are not far apart anyway, and even Suleiman the Great has much more supply lines than Charles V. At least he has no annoying neighbors, nor Like Charles V, it is necessary to govern a large country with scattered territories and inconsistent beliefs.

Before Spain and the Ottoman Empire officially started fighting, Henry VIII almost lived on his fingers.For the first time in history, the king was not in the mood to hold a banquet, flirted with the maids, and even deserted several important meetings. It was all thanks to a few important ministers with excellent eyesight to save the king's face.

"Your Majesty, considering the impending flames of war, do you want to communicate with the Duke of Cleves and postpone your wedding with Princess Anne?" Thomas Cromwell, after the meeting, explained what was just discussed After briefly summarizing it, he brought up the worry that made Henry VIII sleepless: "The Duke of Cleves is going to join the resistance camp of the German princes. I don't think Princess Anne can cross the European continent during the war, so the wedding is postponed for two weeks. Three years is also a relatively safe arrangement, besides, Princess Anne will be 24 years old two years later, which is the golden age of a woman."

"You don't have to ask me about these small matters. You can arrange them at your own discretion. What I am most worried about now is whether Enrique II can get the right to rule Belgium and Flanders, and the marriage between William and Juana." Henry VIII The world had already talked to the Duke of Suffolk about England's armaments and the route of invading the Netherlands. After the war broke out, he planned to do a big job: "I asked you to inquire about the matter, how did you inquire about it?" ?”

"Mary of Austria is still serving as governor of the Netherlands in Flanders, but the Grand Duchess Margaret has married the Pope's grandson, Duke Palmer, and is now in Italy." Thomas Cromwell knew Henry VIII didn't want to accidentally hurt Mary of Austria, so he took care of everything early.

"Hmph! Clement VII's nephew died less than a year ago, and Charles used his fiancée to form an alliance with the new Pope." Although Henry VIII was not ashamed of Habsburg's quick marriage policy, he was also We have to admit that in terms of national interests, whether it is a legitimate child or an illegitimate child, whether it is a boy or a girl, in fact, they have their own responsibilities and positions.

A child born in marriage has the right to inherit the throne and more property, so in the marriage transaction, unless the civil strife at the time required the marriage of two families to stabilize the political situation, then it must be better to marry a foreign country or marry a foreign princess.Among other things, at least when your family’s regime is overthrown, there is always someone who can protect you. This is also the main reason why many expelled kings were able to regain their royal power.

As for illegitimate children, although they do not enjoy the right to inherit the throne and more property, this deprivation of power also allows them to avoid more disasters to a certain extent.Even though both England and Portugal have kings whose illegitimate sons ascended the throne, they lived tremblingly before they ascended the throne, and after ascending to the throne, they have to spend a lot of effort to consolidate their succession legitimacy, and even face two to three generations of internal wars, as well as foreign forces. eyeing up.

In this case, many kings did not legalize illegitimate children out of national stability and blood continuation considerations.So after the illegitimate children were deprived of their most important power, they also gained a certain degree of freedom: Even if they didn't have the right to inherit the throne and more property, they were more than inferior, but more than inferior?The king is your close relative, even if it is for the sake of face, you will not let your half-brother or half-brother or sister be white for the rest of your life, even to some extent, the illegitimate brother who cannot replace you is also It is a great help, and the illegitimate female sisters can just be used for domestic alliances or alliances with the pope's illegitimate children, so as to avoid the marriage of the legitimate princess and cause the opponent's ambition to skyrocket.

As Miss Elizabeth gradually opened up, Henry VIII gradually dispelled his doubts about her biological father, and began to think about what role she could play in the future layout.

Princess Mary married the Little Duke of Lorraine and helped England stabilize Calais, the land of registration.

William Tudor had already appointed the future Queen of Belgium and Countess of Flanders, who just happened to be connected with Calais.

As for the Duke of York, not only is he too young, but even because his mother has not been crowned, it is difficult to find a daughter of a princess or a foreign grand duke, so he can only find a wealthy noble woman in the royal family.

In comparison, Miss Elizabeth and John Perrot are much easier to handle than the Duke of York.

Henry VIII looked at the Scottish throne and planned to marry Miss Elizabeth to James V's illegitimate son, the Earl of Merry, so as to add to the trouble for the Queen of Scotland from the Guise family.

William Tudor was not interested in Henry VIII's marriage policy, because this was an area he could not intervene in, so he preferred to focus on the pregnant Princess Mary.

"Father, why don't you bring Mary back first? After all, when the war starts, Lorraine will definitely be involved, and Calais is also the landing point of the English army, and it is next to Flanders, so it is not safe for Mary to go there "William Tudor suggested at the end of the dinner: "Wales is very suitable for recuperation. It has beautiful scenery and is not as noisy as London. It is a place that Mary is familiar with, so that she can avoid excessive anxiety when she is pregnant."

"This is an important matter." Henry VIII also pointed out that the Duke of Lorraine could help him in the invasion of the Netherlands, so he paid close attention to Princess Mary's birth: "I will let the Marquis of Dorset pick her up." to Pembroke Castle to be attended by the Marchioness of Dorset and Lady Bryan until delivery."

"Then send Miss Elizabeth and little Mary too!" William Tudor added: "You're gone, London is full of chaos, and it's not safe for girls to stay here, so we might as well go to Wales to avoid it, it just so happens To keep Mary company."

"I'll ask Sir Perry to make arrangements. When Mary arrives in London, they will set off together." Henry VIII was very satisfied with William Tudor's thoughtfulness, and decided to let him learn more during this time: "I will go Finally, Bishop Gardiner and Thomas Cromwell will assist you in dealing with matters in England. In addition, Mary also has the role of supervisor. When necessary, you can make decisions with Bishop Gardiner and Thomas Cromwell dispute."

From this aspect, the return of Princess Mary is also necessary, because Henry VIII does not have a queen regent, so Princess Mary is needed to escort the young eldest son.

"I will listen to the opinions of the two lords and Mary, and I hope that father, you can take care of your health and don't rush to the front line." William Tudor couldn't help showing a look of worry.Because he knew that Henry VIII was a militant, so he didn't take Henry VII's warning "don't go to war with France" to heart after he succeeded to the throne, but looked forward to every opportunity to go to war—even if his physical condition He is not allowed to do so.

"Hahahahahaha! William, you are completely wrong to think so, because a great king is never afraid of war. I don't want to live on my lips like the almighty spider (Louis XI)." Henry VIII shot Patting William Tudor on the shoulder, he said meaningfully: "During the time I'm not in England, you can't relax your knight training, and besides..."

Henry VIII's small eyes were narrowed to only a slit, and his voice was a little colder than usual: "Show me the poor households in Scotland, and don't let them take advantage of it."

"On this point, you can actually reach a consensus with King Francois." William Tudor suggested: "King Francois is bound to win Luxembourg, so in this case, he not only has to ask Lorraine It's convenient for the Duke and Calais, and I hope that the English army can hold back the garrison in the southern part of the Netherlands. But if Scotland makes trouble at this time, the English army will be scattered, and you will need more time to capture the Netherland Lannan District. So at this time, how will you take revenge on King Francois?"

"I will let the Duke of Lorraine and the Governor of Calais cut off France's supply and trap François' army in Luxembourg." Henry VIII glanced at William Tudor thoughtfully, and then let out a series of weird laughs Then he patted William Tudor on the shoulder vigorously, and said with great pride: "Okay! He is indeed my son, and he also has the courage of your mother back then."

"Father, you are too proud." In the face of Henry VIII's praise, William Tudor was very humble: "There is no need to spend more money for things that can be settled through negotiation."

Besides, England is not a place of great wealth. Henry VIII's conquest of France has completely consumed the treasury saved by Henry VII. That is to say, the religious reform in recent years has eased the royal family's financial situation a little.

However, this breath of relief is still sucking the blood of civilians.

Therefore, from the perspective of resource circulation, Henry VIII sent floods outward, which almost failed to bring down England.

William Tudor only hoped that the merchants in the Netherlands would be more supportive, and that Henry VIII's handwriting could be restrained a little, otherwise...

William Tudor felt suffocated when he thought of the traditional manipulation of selling land as soon as a war was fought and selling land as soon as a war was handed down by Charles the Lionheart.

Could it be that after the war his whole family would have to live off Princess Juana's dowry?

However, looking at the way Enrique II acted, the other party was not a holy father who poached his own corner to make up for others. In history, Princess Juana was a strong woman who had the courage to resist arranged marriages and even became the central figure of the Huguenots. .

She is a princess who has power, wealth and the throne, why should she obediently give up her own power like Claude of France?

William Tudor is not Philip the Handsome, and Princess Juana is not her namesake, Queen of Castile, so it's best to keep the two on an equal footing.Otherwise, it will be like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII, and they will fall apart.