[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

In the winter of 1553, Miss Elizabeth of Scotland received a letter from London, informed that Mary Stuart and the Duke of Richmond were coming to the Queen Mother's funeral.

Since the summer of this year, Marie De Geese's physical condition has plummeted.Years of captivity coupled with longing for her daughter and disappointment with her natal family all of a sudden crushed the woman's desire to survive, and before the Queen of Scots could meet her mother, Marie de Guise died of a cold , her husband's illegitimate son presided over her funeral.

Out of respect for his in-laws and preservation of face, William III allowed the Duke of Richmond and Mary Stuart to go to Scotland to attend Mary de Guise's funeral, but with them, William Parr and an English army of 2000 men.

The Earl of Arran knew that this was an action taken by William III to prevent them from detaining the Queen of Scots.However, he has been the regent for a long time, and it is already a few years ago that England invaded Edinburgh, so Earl Allen has lost his original cautiousness, and has a little bit of dissatisfaction with William III.

And these were all seen by Miss Elizabeth and reported to William III.

"When will the Duke of Richmond and His Majesty arrive in Edinburgh?" Earl Murray, who was going to prepare for the funeral, saw his wife writing to London as soon as he got home, so he said casually: "Earl Allen asked to preside over the Queen Mother's funeral. It was France who gave him bad hints."

"When people are dead, what's the point of France?" Miss Elizabeth said with some disdain: "When the Queen Mother of Scotland was alive, I didn't see them help anything. On the contrary, when people died, they suddenly talked about blood relationship, and then put the dirty water away. Splash basins on London."

The Earl of Morley is a pro-British faction and married the sister of William III, so he naturally followed Miss Elizabeth and said: "If your brother wants to kill Marie de Guise, he could have done it a few years ago, why bother?" Delay eating and drinking until the Queen of Scots is sensible, and cause trouble for myself."

"It's not a troublesome issue, but His Majesty the King intends to intensify the relationship between Henry II and the Duke of Guise." Miss Elizabeth thinks farther than her husband, which is the main reason why Earl Morley always listens to her: "You say Italy After the war, should France rush to establish good relations with England first, or with Spain?"

"From the point of view of belief, it should be a good relationship with Spain, but considering the hatred between Henry II and Spain and the succession disputes in the low countries, France should be divided into two factions due to diplomatic issues." Earl Maury is Protestant, but also happy to see France make peace with England.After all, if the flames of war spread to England, it will also bring disaster to Scotland.

And in terms of national strength... Does Scotland still have national strength?

Now that Queen Mary is married to the Duke of Richmond, it is just a fig leaf to make everyone feel good.

Moreover, most Scots also have complicated feelings for William III, and it is not clear whether they should hate him or not.

After all, Henry VIII and William III brought down the Scottish army and burned down their hometown several times, but from a fair point of view, Scotland cannot take the moral high ground, after all, Scotland chose first.Moreover, from Henry VII to William III, they didn't think much about engaging in Scotland, and even led to three marriages.

In reality, William III was pretty good for Scotland.

For the sake of humanistic thinking, coupled with Mary Stuart's face, William III gave Scottish merchants and English merchants the same treatment, allowing them to enjoy preferential policies in Ireland and the Netherlands.And with the support of her brother, Miss Elizabeth also vigorously supported various churches in Scotland, sheltering many street children and women who were persecuted, which also made her a veritable First Lady of Scotland.

"Henry II should be biased towards England, but in terms of face, he still remains neutral." Miss Elizabeth knew that the king's compulsory course was to keep people from seeing her preference, but she could still guess what Henry II meant. : "We have to find a way to bring Earl Allen and the Guise family together. It is best to let the French ambassador report to Henry II."

"Considering that the King of France just lost the Italian War, he probably doesn't want to fight England so early." Miss Elizabeth knew that William III had talked with Philip II about various issues after the war before he formed an alliance with Philip II. And unanimously agreed to impose an economic blockade on France.

So if Henry II knew that the Duke of Guise was adding fuel to the fire in Scotland, he would probably suppress him.

"I will find a way to disclose this matter to the French ambassador, but before that, you have to help watch the preparations for welcoming the Queen." Earl Murray always felt that Earl Allen or Earl Angus would intervene.

Miss Elizabeth nodded, and only after Earl Murray left, did she open William III's secret letter and burn it to ashes.

………………… I am the dividing line…………………

"Marie de Guise is dead." After receiving Miss Elizabeth's reply, William III said to Queen Juana: "It is the cold."

"I'm afraid there will be another trouble with the Guise family." Queen Juana knew that the Duke of Montmorency had suffered successive defeats in the Italian war, which led to the signs of the Guise family's recovery.

Besides, the Duke of Guise's enthusiasm for Catholicism is no less than that of Philip II. Maybe there is Spain's support behind this guy. After all, Philip II in history wanted the son of the Duke of Guise to become Henry IV. , It's a pity that Navarra and Prince Condé took the lead.

"If the Duchy of Lorraine can block the way of Guise's family to the Netherlands, maybe they can be taught to behave better." William III thought: "But the Duchy of Lorraine is not in my hands, and it will Embarrassing Princess Mary."

Queen Juana could understand William III's difficulties, but their worries were quickly wiped out in Henry II's punishment of the Duke of Guise.

The Earl of Maury got a vial of poison from somewhere and gave it to the French ambassador.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean?" The French ambassador looked at the exquisite glass bottle and asked a little puzzled, "Do you mean to send me on my way?"

Although the French ambassador said this in a joking tone, his eyes were fixed on Earl Maury, as if he was ready to flee from this place at any time.

"Your Excellency, do you think that I will poison the French ambassador in Scotland?" Earl Maury also put on a joking gesture, which made the tight shoulders of the French ambassador slightly loose: "Besides, this thing is Italian. Goods, I don't have the spare money yet."

"But your wife is one of the richest women in England."

"Do you think I have the guts to touch the money of the Countess of Surrey?" The Earl of Murray admitted that he obtained his own regency with the support of William III, but this does not mean that he would be willing to let others borrow it. This is to satirize myself.

The French ambassador closed his mouth awkwardly, stared at the bottle hesitantly and said, "You said this is a good product from Italy, what do you mean?"

"Although Mary de Guise died of wind and cold, she experienced rapid fatigue and tooth loss before she died, and her muscles were also atrophied." Earl Maury sighed: "The wind and cold only accelerated her death. , is not the real cause of her death."

"You mean...someone poisoned?" The French ambassador felt his scalp tingling and said, "But what reason do the Italians have to persecute the Queen Mother of Scotland?"

In contrast, it is more likely to be the King of England.

Earl Morley also seemed to see the doubts of the French ambassador, so he directly stated the main reason why William III could never be the murderer: "Do you think it is necessary for the King of England to take a prisoner who has been abandoned by the family? Besides, the King of Scotland The Queen Mother is the mother of his daughter-in-law and to do so would not only damage his reputation but also alienate the new Queen of Scots."

The French ambassador could not refute Count Mori's words, so he put forward another conjecture: "Since it was done by the Italians, it can only be Cosimo I and our queen."

It was unlikely that Catherine de' Medici would do it, because she and Marie de Guise had never met, and there was no feud at all.Moreover, the Queen of France just gave birth to a daughter, so she doesn't have so much energy to carry out transnational murder operations. As for Cosimo I...

The French ambassador knew that Cosimo I was loyal to the Spanish king, and the Guise family... was very close to Spain.

Seeing the pensive look on the French ambassador's face, Earl Maury knew that his hint had played a role, so after giving the poison to the French ambassador, he sent it back.

It didn't take long before the bottle of poison was sent to Henry II, and it was verified to be the famous Italian poison - "Cantrella", which originated from the notorious Borgia family. Making the doctor mistakenly believe that the poisoned person died of a stroke is the best way to kill.

"Are you sure it wasn't Catherine who did it?" Henry II knew that Catherine de' Medici's maids were her female spies, and that the queen liked to tinker with herbs, so she must be very good at using poison.

This is also the main reason why Henry II did not want to live with Catherine de Medici.

No one can rest assured that a poisonous snake is sleeping next to the pillow, and it is also a poisonous snake that has a son.

"Your Majesty, Queen Catherine has no motive for committing the crime, and the King of England does not bother to harm a woman who has been imprisoned." Diane de Poitiers has always been an advisor to Henry II.

Even after the Italian War, the elders had a lot of opinions on her, but Henry II still kept her by his side: "As for Cosimo I...he went to poison a Queen Mother of Scotland from a long distance away, what on earth is it for? Besides, you also know that Cosimo I and William III are business partners, and he would not lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot, so..."

"So Philip II instructed Cosimo I to hand Cantrella to the Duke of Guise, and then poisoned Marie de Guise." Henry II followed Diane de Poitiers's Conjecture, draw a conclusion, and the more you think about it, the more likely it is.