[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

The Spanish ambassador obviously didn't expect William III to come like this, so he was stunned in place until Sir Cavendish carefully reminded him that there were envoys behind who wanted to toast to His Majesty the king, and the poor Spanish ambassador didn't react Come and exit in embarrassment.

William III asserted that after the death of Charles V, Philip II never thought about who was the main family and who was the branch of the divided Habsburg family.

Moreover, judging from the special situation of the Habsburg family, it is difficult to set a standard of judgment that will convince both parties.

Philip II felt that his father was the eldest son of the Habsburg family and the former emperor who divided the vast territory into two, so it was a matter of course that the Habsburgs in Spain were the main family.

And Ferdinand of Austria thinks that he is now the emperor and has inherited the traditional territory of the Habsburg family-Austria, so the Habsburg of Austria is the family, which is beyond reproach.

Moreover, in terms of family relationship, Philip II dissatisfied with Ferdinand of Austria, thinking that he was the second son with ulterior motives, and Ferdinand of Austria also dissatisfied with Philip II, thinking that this bad nephew was not only narrow-minded, but also innocent. The great talents of Charles V.

So after the death of the Habsburg family, a rather interesting phenomenon occurred.

In order to omit too many prefixes of place names, the envoy of Philip II directly started the diplomatic greeting with the House of Habsburg, and the envoy of the Roman emperor also had this idea, and then appeared in the diplomatic occasion, there are two An embarrassing situation for the Habsburg envoys.

On the French side, it happened that Henry II was shut down by Catherine de Medici and the Duke of Guise. In addition, they had no money to hold three weddings, so they avoided the simultaneous appearance of the Spanish envoy and the Austrian envoy. embarrassing situation.

But in England, William III was not allowed to think so much.

After all, both Spain and Austria are relatively well-known powers in Europe, and he cannot invite only one party on such a big occasion in order to avoid an embarrassing situation.

What's the difference between this and a direct slap in the face?

But is William III willing to suffer?

No, so he throws the question for Philip II and the Roman Emperor to worry about themselves!

After all, it wasn't his fault.

"You are really bad." Queen Juana watched the Spanish ambassador leave in a relaxed mood, guessing that Philip II and the Roman emperor who got the news probably couldn't sleep for a few days.

William III raised his glass to Queen Juana, showing a happy cooperation: "It is also thanks to your good reception, madam, that such a wonderful effect can be produced."

Queen Juana picked up her glass to answer William III's toast, and then drank the wine.

The Countess of Surrey, who was still close to the king's seat, kept staring at the seat, which also caught the attention of Earl Murray: "Have you not told His Majesty the king about that?"

The Countess of Surrey lowered her eyes and picked up a candy to suppress the bitterness in her mouth: "I can't open this mouth."

Even after all these years, the Boleyns' reputation was as bad as London's sewers.Even if there is no one with the surname Boleyn now, Sir Carey (the eldest son of Mary Boleyn), who inherited the property and title of the Boleyn family, does not seem to excuse the Boleyn family, and he is not even willing to mention Anne Boleyn's name.

The Countess of Surrey can also understand this.After all, Anne Boleyn stepped on Sir Carey's mother to take the throne. Even if she made up for her later, Sir Carey's resentment and intransigence towards the Countess of Surrey could not be avoided.

The Earl of Morley also knew about the scandal of the Boleyn family, and heard that Sir Carey's birth date was very subtle, and he was said to be the illegitimate son of Henry VIII.

Yet Henry VIII never acknowledged that he was Sir Carey's father.

This is undoubtedly extremely abnormal for the old king who recognized many illegitimate children before his death, so Earl Morley guessed that Anne Boleyn had said something that caused Sir Carey's identity to not be recognized by the king.

The Countess of Surrey glanced at the preoccupied Earl Morley, and excused Sir Carey: "Although my eldest cousin is the heir of the Boleyn family, he is not a close servant of the king who can speak. It’s justifiable for my grandfather to excuse me, but for my mother, what’s the point?”

"Then let Sir Cavendish or Richard Cromwell talk to the king?" Earl Murray changed his voice: "I have dealt with these two people just now, and after I promised, Their benefits must be indispensable."

Even if Sir Cavendish and Richard Cromwell had taken the seats of Treasurer and Steward, the promises of the Countess of Surrey and the Earl of Murray would still carry weight with them.

After all, once the emperor and the courtiers, no one can guarantee what troubles they will encounter in the future.

As close relatives of the royal families of the two countries, the Countess of Surrey and the Earl of Morrie can at least guarantee that they can talk to the supreme rulers of the two countries in the next few decades.

For Sir Cavendish and Richard Cromwell, seeking a talisman was necessary.

It's just... It's hard to talk about Anne Boleyn's proper burial.

Among other things, Princess Mary of Lorraine alone is enough for them to drink a pot, not to mention that the king himself is also a victim of the Boleyn family.

The Countess of Surrey and the Earl of Morrie glanced at each other, and both sides saw embarrassment in each other's eyes.

"I suggest you retreat in spite of difficulties and don't mention your mother in front of the king." Earl Murray has always disapproved of the behavior of the Countess of Surrey, but he still ran for her: "You can only let others remember you It is the daughter of Henry VIII to wash away the traces of Anne Boleyn on you."

"Liz, these words are a bit cruel, but letting Anne Boleyn be buried properly is equivalent to letting the public recall what she did, and then blame you and our daughter." Earl Morley took the opportunity to persuade: " You yourself know how difficult it is, and I have spoken to Sir Cavendish and Richard Cromwell, who are the closest to the king, and dare not say much about it. A few words, isn't that enough to explain the problem?"

The Countess of Surrey is not ignorant of this truth, and knows that her husband has no reason to help her with a thankless task.

It's just that every time she sees the smiling face of her little daughter, she always imagines how Anne Boleyn died generously in that year, and praised a man who abandoned her like shoes and wanted her life at the farewell. man.

For the Countess of Surrey, this is undoubtedly the fuel for postpartum depression, which made her do things that she couldn't even imagine.

"Let's stop here!" The Countess of Surrey sighed, resolutely giving up her delusions.

………………… I am the dividing line……………

"Aren't you going to dance with your new wife?" Michelangelo blocked Guillaume, who was eating, and reminded him to be careful not to break the silk thread on the dress.

"Brother didn't dance, is it appropriate for me to dance?" Guillaume wiped his mouth and hands, and said extremely shrewdly: "If I jumped, not to mention taking a step ahead of my elder brother, he would have to go with Mary Stuart Dance."

"Why doesn't the Duke of Richmond go dancing?" Michelangelo didn't react for a moment.

"Because of height." Guillaume compared the height difference between the Duke of Richmond and Mary Stuart with his index finger and thumb, and complained mercilessly: "My brother is a man whose clothes are full of pride." , do you think he would be happy to be led by his fiancée to dance? Queen Mary's height can even surpass some adult men, so it's not awkward for these two to dance?"

After all, Mary Stuart in history is famous for being tall and beautiful. It is said that her height reached an astonishing 1.8 meters, far exceeding the average height in this era.

And women develop earlier than men, and Mary Stuart loves to dress up, so it is better than newlyweds.

The Duke of Richmond, whose wife was four years younger, stood in front of Mary Stuart in high heels, and should have been as short as a head.

"This is really... an unavoidable thing." Michelangelo also showed an indescribable expression: "No wonder the Duke of Richmond looks like he doesn't want to attend the banquet, but the Queen of Scots can accept her husband not dancing with her at the wedding banquet ?"

"Do you think she has a complaint?" Guillaume looked towards the middle of the dance floor, and saw Mary Stuart laughing and dancing with a young gentleman, her jewels gleaming in the candlelight.

"My brother spent a lot of money to coax Mary Stuart. Even if the latter was not happy at first, it couldn't let my brother's self-esteem be frustrated at the wedding banquet." Guillaume added: "It's even more serious. , This is completely embarrassing for the two of them in front of the envoys of various countries... Do you think Mary Stuart is happy to see this?"

Michelangelo shook his head subconsciously, but when Guillaume changed his voice, he was very gossipy: "I think a large part of the reason why my brother exercises physically is because he wants to be older than Mary Stuart. Get high."

Because of the ancestry of Vikings and Saxons, most of the kings of England were born very tall, and few of them were below 1.8 meters.

Take Guillaume's grandfather, Henry VIII, the eccentric king who made his court physician say in public that "any man who sees him wishes he was a woman", and in official records declares himself to be six feet seven inches tall , but Guillaume knows that this is definitely an exaggeration, but Henry VIII's grandparents are all handsome men and beautiful women who are famous for being tall, and some diplomatic envoys also used tall and strong to describe the early Henry VIII, so Guillaume It is estimated that Henry VIII's height should have been between six feet one inch and six foot two inches.

And William III was not as tall as Henry VIII because his mother, Catherine of Aragon, was a petite beauty... and she was out of shape, but it definitely reached the threshold of six feet.

As for Princess Mary and the Countess of Surrey, they should be more than five feet four inches tall.

However, considering that Queen Juana was a bit of a hindrance, Guillaume could understand the urgency of the Duke of Richmond to work hard to grow taller.

After all, in terms of height, hard work is still effective.

Even Guillaume began to think about whether to join the Duke of Richmond's sports team to insure his future: "Do you think I should play sports with my brother? After all, my mother is too petite. If What if I inherited her height? I don't want to be called 'Guillaume the Shorty'."

Although genetics research had not been carried out in the sixteenth century, everyone agreed that the height of parents would affect the height of the next generation.

"..." Michelangelo looked at Johanna standing behind Guillaume, wondering if he should answer Guillaume's question, or remind Guillaume that his mother's head maid was behind him.