[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

According to a letter from the Duke of Cleves, Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves was postponed until two years later.And in order to relieve the pressure on the Principality of Cleves to support the elector of Saxony against the Spanish emperor, Henry VIII not only removed the dowry of Anne of Cleves, but even subsidized a sum of money so that the German princes would generalize Ferdinand The Grand Duke's army held back desperately.

According to Henry VIII's request, the Duke of Lorraine soon sent the pregnant Princess Mary back to England.

At that time, Princess Mary hadn't shown her pregnancy yet, but because her father and father-in-law wanted to join forces to crack down on her cousin's manipulation, Princess Mary was caught in a dilemma.

Unlike Henry VIII's steadfastness and William Tudor's push, Princess Mary's affection for Charles V is still very deep.Especially during the marriage change between Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, Charles V supported his aunt and cousin a lot.In addition, Princess Mary maintained her Catholic faith, so she still admires Charles V's efforts in fighting the Ottoman Empire in her heart, and does not want to see her family dispute with her most admired cousin.

"William, do father and the Spanish emperor have to fight?" Princess Mary, who returned to London, knew that she could not persuade Henry VIII, so she could only make a decision on William Tudor: "After all, the Spanish emperor has been kind to us. Sisters and brothers, but we will avenge our kindness..."

Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Princess Mary became a little sentimental.Her husband Franz de Lorraine inherited the gentle temper of "good old man" Anton Wan, and he was not very interested in fighting and hunting. On the contrary, he knew a lot about the Italian Renaissance, so he married Princess Mary Afterwards, the two deliberately moved to the countryside and lived a peaceful pastoral life.

Seeing that the war is starting again, half of her males will go to the battlefield. Apart from worrying, Princess Mary will help the rulers of the two countries maintain their internal affairs and prevent the young master from being held hostage, or that Franz's brothers and cousins ​​will have Instead of mind.

In this case, Princess Mary can only pour out her thoughts to William Tudor.

"It's a private matter that the Spanish emperor is kind to us, but your request is a national matter." William Tudor was not a person who could be easily persuaded: "From the perspective of interests, my father will not stop paying attention to the Netherlands. invasion, and the German princes and the Netherlanders will not give up their faith so easily."

William Tudor said this, and asked back: "Do you think Cousin Charlie released the pigeons of the English army in the Pavia War, causing Father to spend money and energy for nothing, while Cousin Charlie captured François?" Can my father forgive King Sowa's past?"

"Of course not." Not to mention Henry VIII, any king would not be able to bear this kind of betrayal.

"Besides, at that time, Cousin Charlie had just betrayed the English army on the front foot, and then betrayed the marriage between the two countries. This was undoubtedly a slap and a punch in the face of my father, but my father at that time did not only condemn Nothing. And you also know that since then, the relationship between England and Spain has been cold and cold, and now it just hits a breaking point that can be vented." William Tudor said with eloquence: "You don't have to The old love will be remembered for a lifetime. A few years ago when Spain and France went to war, I donated a lot of food to Spain, and after my mother passed away, half of the dowry she gave me, except for a small part for the construction of the Welsh port, the rest All of them have been handed over to the Spanish emperor by Ambassador Chapi, which can relieve their debts to some extent."

Princess Mary felt a little ashamed when she heard William Tudor's words.

She is the direct beneficiary of the kindness, but it is her younger brother who returns the kindness.

"A personal relationship is a personal relationship, and a national situation is a national situation. The two should never be confused." William Tudor saw that Princess Mary looked lonely, so he comforted: "Okay, these are not things you should worry about. Your task is Take care of your health, appease the sisters, and at the same time prevent domestic reactionaries from taking the opportunity to launch a coup."

"I plan to take Liz and little Mary to move to Pembroke Castle tomorrow." Princess Mary's emotions came and went quickly, so she gradually shifted her attention to her responsibilities: "You are staying here in London. For a while, I will help keep an eye on Scotland's movements. If necessary, I will also ask a certain adult to lead troops to support."

"These will be dealt with before father leaves." William Tudor does not have full control of the army. It is estimated that Henry VIII will split it into four, allowing Princess Mary, William Tudor, and two co-regents The ministers discussed the use of the English garrison together.

The war broke out in the summer of 1538.

The first attack was the Schmalkalden Alliance, because Charles V always wanted his niece who fled in Austria to obtain the Danish throne. Both were deeply harassed by the garrison of the Netherlands, so Denmark and Brandenburg joined the Schmalkalden Alliance in turn in 1538, together with Hungary and the anti-Habsburg forces in Bohemia temporarily put down their religious hatred, Ferdinand attacked.

Facing the plight of his younger brother, Charles V could not sit idly by.But before the Spanish army had time to leave the land and march towards the Holy Roman Empire by sea, a bad news came from Venice.

Barbarossa Hayreddin, who returned again, began to attack the Republic of Venice and gradually pushed the front to the pope's throat.

You must know that Barbarossa Hayreddin caused the Republic of Venice to lose 25 islands in last year's attack, and this time, he nailed some soldiers captured alive to the city wall during the attack, so that The Spanish emperor and Pope understood his anger: for Barbaros Hayreddin's two older brothers were crucified by Spanish soldiers on the city walls after days of siege.

This practice of blood debts forced Charles V to accept the pope's proposal to let the soldiers who set off for the Holy Roman Empire return to the front line of Venice to resist the continuous invasion of the Ottoman Empire.

However, as soon as his army left the Spanish coastline, the army of King Francois launched an attack on Luxembourg and Aragon. At the same time, the Kingdom of Navarre also fell to King Francois' army, cutting off Cas Tilia's supply made Charles V feel devastated.

"Your Majesty, we have just received a letter from the governor of the Netherlands, saying that the English army has landed in Calais, and it is estimated that they will attack Flanders tomorrow. At the same time, another army of King François is also attacking Luxembourg. Offensive, the Principality of Lorraine and France joined hands to cut off our supply line, and the Netherlands was completely isolated." A messenger bore the anger of Charles V, and said the news that Charles V least wanted to hear.

"The King of England wants to invade the Netherlands?" Charles V asked incredulously, "Where did he get the money to attack the Netherlands?"

If Charles V remembers correctly, England spent almost all the money in the treasury in the war against France from 1510 to 1526, and the hidden dangers left by Henry VIII in the Reformation have not been completely resolved, but Due to the fact that York’s blood was controlled in time by Thomas Cromwell who was prompted by William Tudor, Charles V wanted to provoke England’s internal war, but it was unknown, and he did not get the support of the English nobles —After all, no one knows whether the Countess of Salisbury and her family, who were imprisoned in the Tower of London, are still alive.

Thomas Cromwell's secrecy work was like an iron barrel. Except for Kingston and his wife in the Tower of London, almost no one had contact with the Countess of Salisbury's family, and Charles V could not let York None of the descendants stole the Tower of London, so after the suppression of the plague rebellion in 1537, there was friction in England, but it was far from requiring the use of troops.

"How about Scotland? Can you go to support the Netherlands?" Charles V knew that his army could not cross the territory of France, nor could it cross the middle sea between England and France, so he could only put his hope in what he had always looked down upon. on Scotland. "

Regarding the Spanish emperor's question, the messenger just smiled wryly and said, "The King of Scotland recently received members of the Guise family. What do you think they will talk about?"

It is nothing more than to allow Scotland to settle down during the war. After all, King Francois still needs the help of the Duchy of Lorraine and Calais. They let go of their grievances and flattened him together.

"These damn bastards." Although Charles V was not in a situation where he was surrounded by enemies, the situation of enemies coming from all directions really made him unable to separate his energy.

Besides, Queen Isabella just passed away last month, and the internal affairs of Spain still need the help of Charles V's sisters, and they can only do this. They are not like their grandmother, Isa, one of the Catholic double kings. Like Queen Bella, she has a good ability to lead troops in battle.

"Leave aside the matter of the Netherlands. I have to deal with the rebellion of the German princes and the invasion of France first, and then teach Enrique II a lesson." Finally, he chose to give up the Netherlands, which had a farther seat and more difficult subjects to manage, and decided to settle the matter at the door of the house first: "When necessary, you can let Mary surrender to Henry VIII. For the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, He will not embarrass or forcibly detain my sister. In addition, the army of Castile is recruited to detour to provide support to Aragon. Francois and my former uncle are nothing more than that, and now even Enrique II Dare to challenge me."

"Yes." The messenger just wanted to pass on His Majesty's order, but before he went out, he bumped into a general who rushed to report.

"Your Majesty, we have spotted warships of the Ottoman Empire near Balearic. They will launch an attack soon. Please support the area as soon as possible."