[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Hampton Court Palace has never been short of people who have fallen into the dust, especially the big nobles who have committed treason. Undoubtedly, in the next few months, they will become the hottest topic of the London crowd after dinner.Of course, this is also the biggest pastime for many idle nobles.However, compared to those unknown members of Howard, the center of their discussions naturally revolved around the Duke of Norfolk and his son and the king's mistress Catherine Howard.

Although most of the rumors are exaggerated and groundless, many things have been rumored for a long time, and they will always turn into a story of three people becoming tigers-so many people are attracted by the absurd surface of the rumors, so they forget to find it. the truth of the matter.

Henry VIII could no longer remember how many nobles he had rejected in the past few days.Because the continuous winter rain began to fall again in London, which made the already unbearable weather worse, so His Majesty the King didn't feel how close the warm fire was, and could only curse Norfolk madly in his heart Good job the duke has done.

"How are William and Charles?" Because Henry VIII didn't want to deal with state affairs, he leaned back on the couch, put his injured leg aside, and listened to the trembling musicians playing "Green Sleeves" for him.

Since Sir Peggy had been imprisoned in the Tower of London, Henry VIII's entourage was replaced by Richard Cromwell.Anyway, he also served as the secretary of the Prince of Wales, and he was quite handy in doing this job.

"The Prince of Wales was only slightly injured, and is currently undergoing bloodletting and recuperation in St. James's Palace. As for the Duke of Suffolk, I am afraid that he will not be able to stand up in the future." Richard Cromwell just exaggerated William Duo Duo's situation, but about the Duke of Suffolk's affairs, but there is no trace of concealment.After all, Henry VIII saw with his own eyes that such a large piece of the ceiling fell on the waist of the Duke of Suffolk, and it was God's blessing to save his life.

Henry VIII was well aware of these situations, and the reason why he asked one more question was purely for psychological comfort. By the way, he told himself what the Duke of Norfolk almost caused, so that he could calmly think about how the Duke of Norfolk died. .

Richard Cromwell had long heard that Henry VIII's anger was inversely proportional to his emotional expression.Don't look at the fact that Henry VIII often yelled and slammed things on the table when he clashed with Catherine of Aragon, but in fact, Catherine of Aragon did not get relegated in daily life, but continued to have miscarriages Anne Boleyn is becoming less and less a queen, and it is difficult to see Henry VIII.

"When is the Parliament going to try the Duke of Norfolk?" Henry VIII looked up at the sky, with obvious impatience in his tone.

Although he knew that the trial of the Duke of Norfolk was just a formality, Henry VIII was still a little unhappy: "I hope that old man won't waste too much time on the trial."

For the Duke of Norfolk, Henry VIII was already annoyed when he dealt with the Boleyn family, but for the sake of domestic Catholics, Henry VIII still had to balance the Duke of Suffolk and Thomas Cromway Er's power.After all, people's hearts will change, and the Earl of Derby, as the adopted son of the Duke of Norfolk, can rebel, not to mention the Earl of Surrey is also the godson of Henry VIII.

As for Bishop Stephen Gardner...

Henry VIII narrowed his eyes, still hesitating whether to execute the Catholic spiritual leader.

There is no doubt that Henry VIII is still a devout Catholic in his heart, which is one of the main reasons why he can allow Stephen Gardner and the Duke of Norfolk to do things under his nose.And in the conservative areas of England and Ireland, the beliefs of the old age are still practiced, so the existence of Bishop Stephen Gardner can somewhat alleviate the resistance of Henry VIII's reform, and give him a comfort that he has not completely betrayed the Catholic faith .

But now, Bishop Gardner dared to join forces with the Duke of Norfolk to harm William Tudor, which has violated the bottom line of Henry VIII, so Bishop Gardner must die, but before that, Henry VIII had to find a An unmistakable substitute.

"You ask the Prince of Wales to write a letter to Mary to see if she can recommend someone to replace the seat of Bishop Gardner." Henry VIII naturally thought of his eldest daughter and felt that he would give the new bishop the name of Princess Mary. Paving the way will undoubtedly reduce many domestic resistances.

"Yes." Richard Cromwell silently wrote down the king's order, and then left the room with Henry VIII's weary wave, only to return after a while.

"What's the matter?" Henry VIII frowned dissatisfiedly, and warned before Richard Cromwell opened his mouth: "Don't talk to me of useless nonsense. I just want to hear that Norfolk The sound of the Duke's head falling."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am also sorry to disturb you again." Richard Cromwell could clearly feel the sticky feeling of cold sweat getting into his collar, resisting the urge to run away and said: "The steward of Kingston has just sent word that the Earl of Surrey has gone mad."

"Crazy?" Henry VIII opened his eyes that were getting smaller and smaller, and there was a playful sarcasm on his fat face: "Then it's really time for him to be crazy, I'm afraid the Duke of Norfolk will live in the last moment of his life." A loving father's addiction, leaving a way out for his son."

Richard Cromwell lowered his head, silently handed a letter to Henry VIII, and said respectfully: "The Duke of Norfolk wrote you a letter, saying that everything in it is better than his A thousand words at the trial."

Although Henry VIII was happy to hear the sound of the Duke of Norfolk's head falling to the ground, he also wanted to see what kind of waves the old fox could struggle with when he was about to die. A bloody smile.

"This delusional old fox." Henry VIII crumpled up the letter in his hand, cursed happily, and threw it into the fireplace.

Richard Cromwell suddenly felt that the temperature in the room was as hot as Satan's hell, and the hopes of the Howard family were burned to nothing along with the letters.

"Notify Parliament to hold an emergency meeting to pass a new bill that will divide lunatics who have committed treason to death." Henry VIII felt that it was necessary for him to visit the execution scene of the Howard family.

It must have been a great pleasure to see the Earl of Surrey die before the Duke of Norfolk.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Richard Cromwell almost pressed his face to the toes of his shoes when he left, and then stumbled the moment he stepped out of the king's room, almost kneeling on the carpet in the aisle.

………………… I am the dividing line……………

The cells in the Tower of London are already packed to the brim with members of the Howard family.After centuries of baptism, this medieval fortress built by William the Conqueror looks eerie and dilapidated, and even the cries of ghosts can be heard every night.

Although the Duke of Norfolk committed treason, he was still under house arrest in the best room because of his high social status.But even so, the living environment here is still too bad for the Duke of Norfolk to bear.

Moss had already grown in the crevices of the room, and the cobwebs in the corners were even more messy, as if a dark cloud was entrenched above the Duke of Norfolk's head.

When William Tudor came in, he subconsciously gathered his cloak to prevent moisture from penetrating into his body.He was bled by the court doctor this morning, so his face was a little pale, and he looked weaker than before.

The Duke of Norfolk was sitting on a half-worn chair. In just a few days, he was as old as an 80-year-old man. He was so thin that the blue blood vessels on his wrists were clearly visible.

After all, the other party was not a kid who had never seen the world, so when he was escorted in, he had already returned to his normal expression, and then he heard the crying of Howards in the Tower of London.

They cursed the Duke of Norfolk for bringing them into hell, but they didn't mention the greedy look when they divided up property or land, or the flattery when they asked for officials.

"Your Highness." The Duke of Norfolk raised his eyelids feebly, but did not salute William Tudor: "You finally came to see my joke."

"Wouldn't it be a pity not to see such a good scene." William Tudor sat on the only clean chair, and there was no gloating in his voice, but flat without ups and downs: "Because you sent That letter, so His Majesty the King has decided to cancel the trial procedure, and the Privy Council will directly convict you of treason."

"The execution will be carried out on Christmas Day. His Majesty the King will personally come to see you off."

"Come to see me off for the last time?" The Duke of Norfolk laughed so hard that he almost died on the spot, staring at William Tudor and saying, "I have hurt you, but I have never betrayed His Majesty the King."

"What do you think is the difference between killing me and betraying His Majesty the King?" William Tudor was very puzzled: "You have been up and down in Hampton Court Palace for so many years, so you don't have the ability to justify yourself."

"The murder of the crown prince is treason."

"Even if you have the opportunity to go to the complaint stand, it will not change the fate of the death penalty."

"So how many members of the Howard family does His Majesty want to execute?" The Duke of Norfolk interrupted William Tudor impatiently, as calm as a dying man, "Dead people have no negotiating value, so How much do you want to squeeze out of me?"

"That depends on who you want to keep." Because the Duke of Norfolk was a serious offender, no one dared to visit him, so William Tudor was not afraid at all that the Duke of Norfolk would get any good news. Distorting facts before: "Your second wife was the daughter of the Duke of Buckingham (Elizabeth Woodville's brother-in-law, killed for treason) and your first wife was my great-aunt, Anne of York, so it should be clear How the Tudors deal with traitors."

The blood on the Duke of Norfolk's face immediately faded away, which made his sarcasm look extraordinarily weird and terrifying.

"I can keep your grandson Thomas Howard Jr., but he must be raised by someone I appoint, and his property and marriage must be controlled by me and His Majesty the King." William Tudor patted himself on the shoulder slowly Dust on the ground, the tone suddenly changed: "In return, you have to spit out all the core figures of God in China, their contact methods, and supporters behind the scenes, without leaking anything."

"In addition, the Percy family has some friendship with you after all. Without their help, the Seymour family would not have the courage to kill me."

"..."

"Having someone to share the blame can also divert His Majesty's anger a little bit."

"Even if it's not for His Majesty the king, then it's for your little grandson and heir, please please me a little bit!"