[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Before Henry VIII left, William Tudor replaced him, and Thomas Cromwell and Bishop Gardiner acted as assistants, and Princess Mary of Wales as a custodian.

Edward Seymour had thought that Henry VIII would, for the sake of the Duke of York, let him join the Prince of Wales's auxiliaries.However, Henry VIII's actions not only shattered his self-confidence, but also made people in the Whitehall Palace very clearly aware of how much water was involved in the status of the Seymour brothers in the court.

Even the Order of the Garter on Edward Seymour's chest has dimmed a lot.

"Oh! I thought he could struggle again, but I didn't expect to fall so fast." The Duke of Norfolk, gloating at his misfortune, did not restore his status in the Whitehall Palace, but this did not prevent him from laughing at Brother Seymour. Ending: "How's Catherine's training going?"

The Duke of Norfolk turned his attention to his adopted son, who shook his head regretfully, with a hint of resentment in his voice: "Mrs. Bronte said that she has an elm head, and she is not good at anything other than singing and dancing." Skills have no interest and know nothing about them.”

"Singing and dancing is enough. Can't you see that His Majesty the King doesn't like women who are too smart?" The Duke of Norfolk wrote lightly: "For His Majesty, satisfaction is not the same as liking. The eyes of the third and fourth queens will tell."

The Duke of Norfolk believed that he knew Henry VIII far better than the Duke of Suffolk, so the training of Catherine Howard also started from the aspect of the king's interest, and did not consider obliterating Catherine Howard's nature in other aspects, because the king liked The tone is innocent: "Maybe Catherine still has a chance to be queen, so you and the Earl of Surrey have to find evidence in advance that can prove that the marriage between His Majesty the King and Anne of Cleves is invalid. In addition..."

Thinking of the importance Henry VIII attached to the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Norfolk gently wiped the rim of his wine glass and said, "If he survives to succeed, he will definitely be one of the most enlightened monarchs in England's history. , it's a pity..."

The Duke of Norfolk shook his head, his tone revealed firmness and coldness: "The Prince of Wales will definitely exclude the Howard family from the heart of power, so he must die." And he had to die after Catherine Howard gave birth to her son, Otherwise the throne would fall into the hands of Princess Mary, who hated the Norfolk family even more.

As for the king's second son, the Duke of York, he was selectively ignored by the Duke of Norfolk-after all, Jane Seymour's status is still questionable, and the Duke of York is not a healthy person who can live to be 20 years old.

Facing the planning of the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Derby could not deny it, and even felt that the Duke of Norfolk would rather make Catherine Howard the mistress of the Prince of Wales than dedicating Catherine Howard to His Majesty the King. Howard is two years younger, and has been in contact with conservative women since he was a child, so he may not be interested in the innocent and romantic Catherine Howard.

After Henry VIII went to war, William Tudor made a series of efforts to stabilize the domestic regime.

He and Thomas Cromwell first passed a subsidy bill, allowing the families of soldiers to receive relief money from the Protestant churches in their area with tokens every month, and promised that each church would adopt war orphans and raise them until adult.

At the same time, William Tudor also summoned the Scottish ambassador and ordered nine people to take shifts at the border between the two places to monitor Scotland's every move.

"Don't forget to keep people watching over Ireland, and at the same time make John Dudley and the Duke of Norfolk ready to intercept the Scottish army." Because England has no queen, and Princess Mary, who is married and pregnant, is also inconvenient to bear. More obligations, so William Tudor had to personally meet the common people who came to pray for blessings, and gave them gifts and blessings.

"When Princess Juana marries you, you won't have to bear so many responsibilities." Richard Cromwell joked.

"You don't have to wait for Princess Juana to marry. As long as the Principality of Cleves fulfills its marriage obligations after the war, then Princess Anne will take care of it." William Tudor had a meeting in the afternoon, so he sneaked in and said, "Juana The princess is two years younger than me, and Enrique II has only one child, so no matter how anxious my father is, it is impossible for Enrique II to let Princess Juana marry so early. At most, he will get engaged first, Then the wedding will be held at Princess Juana at 45:[-]."

"If Princess Juana dies without an heir, then according to Navarre's succession law, Charles V and the Bourbon family have the right to be the heirs of Enrique II." William Tudor shook his head, trying to dispel the The exhaustion: "Princess Juana aside, the most important thing now is the trend of Scotland."

William Tudor never believed in the promises of kings, let alone the promises of two kings who were feuding with England.

"Find time to warn the Dutch merchants and Danish merchants, don't let James V borrow money from them." William Tudor is most fortunate now that the party disputes in Scotland are more serious than the religious disputes in England, plus The mess left by James IV and Margaret Tudor is still dragging down James V, so as long as William Tudor cuts off the source of loans to Scotland, James V will not be able to form an army.

As for the dowry that James V received from his first wife, it was taken away by King Francois, who was eager to pay off the loan after the other party died, so the treasury of Scotland was empty. You can't smell the bad smell, and even the mice don't bother to nest in it.

"The merchants in the Netherlands are busy managing the German princes and the Ottoman Empire. As for the merchants in Denmark, they 'lend' their money to Christian III." Richard Cromwell hesitated: "His Majesty the King has sent another letter asking for food. This is the third time."

"How long can our food reserves last?" William Tudor never wanted to gamble the country's food on Henry VIII's army, otherwise England would definitely break out of rebellion due to famine.

Like the plague of previous years.

"Provide the army with food for another two months at most, because many of the soldiers on the front line are farmers, so after they leave, England's harvest will decline for a while." Richard Cromwell has always been close Pay attention to the food prices in England and make sure that the increase is still within the acceptable range of civilians: "Because of the war, all merchant ships have stopped, so the income of civilians in the port has also decreased. Fishing in the sea can somewhat make up for the food gap.”

"If those are stable people, it would be nice for them to be self-sufficient. What do you expect to subsidize the food gap?" William Tudor said with a headache: "You ask the Lord Seal to give the Duke of Suffolk a sigh of relief. How much he persuaded his father."

"Yes." Richard Cromwell was about to make arrangements when he saw William Parr in full armor passing him by.

"Your Highness, we found five pirate ships flying the flag of the Kingdom of Navarra in the sea of ​​England. Someone shouted to us, saying that Princess Juana of Navarre wants to see you."

"Princess Juana?" William Tudor paused slightly, and he asked in disbelief, "When did she travel across most of Europe and come to England?"

"Princess Juana didn't elaborate on this point, but we have already escorted her to London, and Princess Juana also brought a lot of food." William Parr was far more shocked than the Prince of Wales, after all, he Never before has a teenage princess traveled across Europe in time of war to deliver supplies to her fiancé: "The Lord Keeper of the Seal is receiving Princess Juana at Whitehall and would like you to hurry over."

William Tudor sent his horses to Whitehall without delay.

At that time, Princess Juana was sitting in the most honored seat in the drawing room, entertained by Thomas Cromwell and the Marquess of Dorset who came in a hurry.

In front of everyone, Princess Juana was very calm, and even people saw the shadow of William Tudor in her.

Princess Juana's mother is Margaret of Angoulême, who can be regarded as one of the most outstanding figures of the French Renaissance, and even has a higher voice than the queen in the court of King Francois.

Marguerite of Angoulême was not beautiful, she had the same long nose and long face as King François, but her bright mind, elegant temperament, and delicate and fair skin were all inherited by Princess Juana.

In terms of facial features, Princess Juana is more like her father Enrique II, so Thomas Cromwell can vaguely see the shadow of Catherine of Aragon from her face-because their common ancestors are both Juan II of Aragon, so Princess Juana has the same golden-brown hair as William Tudor, but the eyes are not the same gray-blue as William Tudor, but a more peculiar gray-green.

"Princess Juana, please allow me to express to you England's most sincere thanks and respect." Not only William Tudor, but also Thomas Cromwell were overwhelmed by Henry VIII's urging letter these days, complaining unceasingly look.

It can be said that the three shipments of food brought by Princess Juana solved Thomas Cromwell's urgent needs, but...

"You want to ask how I broke through the siege of Spain and came here with food?" Princess Juana easily saw Thomas Cromwell's doubts, and then glanced at the Marquis of Dorset. Smiling: "Are you sure you want to say it here?"

Just a face-to-face effort, Princess Juana had a general understanding of the three people in front of her.

The two offshoots of the royal family who are pulled to save face may not be bright, or short-sighted, or both.

A truly smart person, he is probably the confidant of Henry VIII and her future husband, and will be in power for more than ten years.

At this moment, William Tudor, who arrived in a hurry, straightened his collar, and after asking the Marquis of Dorset to leave, he exchanged greetings with Princess Juana, and then expressed his apology and gratitude: "I am very grateful." I am sorry for not holding a warm welcome ceremony for the friends who extended their hands in suffering, and as an expression of my apology, I would also like to ask you to attend the ball at Hampton Palace and accept our hospitality during these few days in England."