[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"If it wasn't for the children, I would definitely divorce that weak-willed woman and marry the smart and beautiful Miss Claire." After the Duke of Guise sent Miss Claire away, he sighed so much that the old man who had been serving him was a little surprised .After all, the Duke of Guise has passed the impulsive age, so it is difficult for anyone to influence his decision-making.

Especially since this person was Catherine de' Medici's maid of honor.

But anyone who has been in contact with the Black Queen Mother should understand that her subordinates are out-and-out beautiful snakes.

Even some people who resisted the Black Queen gave her maids a nickname-"Mobile Fleet", in order to satirize the Black Queen's use of women's skirts to control the government and influence the army.

"Your Excellency, do you need me to send Miss Claire out of the palace?" The attendants of the Duke of Guise always felt that there was something wrong with Miss Claire, but they didn't dare to say this in front of the Duke of Guise, so they wanted to separate the two, and then Slowly persuade the Duke of Guise to change his mind.

It just so happened that the Duke of Guise also wanted to save Miss Clare from Catherine de Medici, so he agreed to the attendant without hesitation.

As a result, when the latter was about to take action, the Duke of Guise was hit by a sudden "wind chill".

The Duke of Guise just had a hot head at first, and then fell to the ground short of breath.

Seeing this, the attendant hurriedly called the doctor.

It's a pity that the Duke of Guise's army has blocked Paris, and the Duke of Guise's attendants don't want to ask the king's doctor for help, so the person who was called to see the Duke of Guise was a young man who had only read Galen's works in Italy.

After diagnosing the sweaty Duke of Guise, he showed a rather helpless expression: "It's pneumonia. We can only hope for God's help."

"But how could the Duke have pneumonia?" The attendant grabbed the doctor by the collar and threatened, "Tell me the truth, are you a doctor or not?"

"In the name of Galen and Aristotle, of course I am a doctor." The young doctor who was grabbed by the collar forced himself to be calm: "But anyone with some common medical knowledge will not deny my judgment."

The attendant stared into the doctor's eyes until he was almost out of breath, and then reluctantly let the poor man go.

"Ask the Bishop of Charles to come over."

In the sixteenth century when medicine was underdeveloped, they could not find any other solution except to pray for God's help.

Of course, the attendant also suspected that what Miss Clare did to the Duke of Guise caused the latter to suffer from pneumonia, but when his people found Miss Clare, she was doing needlework in Catherine de Medici's bedroom Alive and looking extremely healthy.

"I thought the Duke of Guise would still give me a bit of dignity as an old woman." Catherine de' Medici pulled the silk thread on the clean white cloth vigorously, and said ironically: "Or, the Duke of Guise can't wait to want King of France? Then I can't bless him."

"Your Highness, I'm sorry." The attendant looked Miss Clare up and down, and then left Catherine de' Medici's room.

"It seems that the Duke of Guise cannot escape this disaster." Isabelle de Limoil said casually after the attendants left.

Catherine de' Medici just glanced at Miss Clare lightly after hearing this, and then continued to do her needlework: "We just need to pray to God."

Pray that the Duke of Guise will quickly return to the embrace of God.

A day later, the Duke of Guise died in the Louvre.

Prince Condé, who got the news, immediately led his troops into Paris, and then in the name of ordering the chaos, he put the Duke of Guise's younger brother, Bishop Charles, and a series of Catholic members into prison, and invited the Protestant Duke of Vendôme, And the Duke of Montmorency, the silent faction, re-regency for the little king.

Queen Juana, who got the news in Flanders, finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that in the land of France, Calvinism finally had a breathing space.

But John Calvin, far away in Geneva, was not satisfied with this.

What he wants is that France will completely get rid of the control of the Holy See, establish Calvinism as the state religion, and welcome him as the pope of Calvinism.

What Martin Luther failed to accomplish should be perfected by him.

It is a pity that John Calvin died in Geneva due to his old and frail body before he could put this ideal into reality.

Died at the age of 55.

At this point, the last reformer of Protestantism died.Before Philip II, who was far away in Spain, had time to rejoice for God's will, he received news of another mutiny in France.

"What did you say?" Philip II said incredulously, "The Duke of Guise died of illness?"

Speaking of this, Philip II seemed to have thought of something ridiculous, and muttered to himself in front of the desk: "The Duke of Guise, who was as strong as a bull, didn't die on the battlefield, but died of a disease? "

The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous Philip II squinted his eyes, and asked casually, "Catherine de' Medici couldn't have done it!"

Thinking of the Italian family that was as filthy as Chengdu and Borgia, Philip II was not sure whether Catherine de Medici was capable of disguising poisoning as a normal death.

Of course, Philip II did not expect that he would get the truth of the matter with a random guess.

Because he had more important things to do than the death of the Duke of Guise.

"Once François de Guise dies, the only Catholic power we can use in France is the Duke of Montmorency, who is quite old." Philip II took a sip of his spirits and tried to analyze An extremely bad situation: "As for Marshal Andre, who is about the same age as the Duke of Montmorency, he is not worth investing in."

After all, the two high-ranking Catholics who were half-buried in the ground are already good enough to protect themselves wisely, and Philip II did not expect them to carry the banner of Catholicism.

And if Philip II watched France become a Calvinist world, then a hundred years later, God would definitely reject Philip II, and even Charles V and Queen Isabella would treat him Show a disappointed expression.

No, he must not let this happen.

Thinking of his treatment after death, Philip II knelt down on his knees in great pain, and muttered to himself, "Please forgive me... Please forgive me..."

"Merciful Lord... Please forgive me, a sinful, cowardly and incompetent person."

After finishing speaking, Philip II made a cross on his chest.

Bishop Granville on the side also read a passage from the Bible for him, and forgave Philip II's faults on behalf of God.

"Your Majesty, you are the only one who can save the Catholic Church." After praying, Bishop Granville took out a letter from the Pope.

Even though the Duke of Florence had always maintained a good business relationship with William III, the newly appointed Pope Medici could not tolerate France breaking away from the control of the Holy See.

Once England, the Netherlands, and France set this precedent one after another, the Holy See will sooner or later be replaced by new beliefs like the former Roman polytheism.

No, this is blasphemy against God.

Also the failure of the Holy See and Spain.

Philip II knew what the Pope wrote in the letter without looking at it. It was nothing more than asking him to give a just verdict to the Calvinists headed by Prince Condé, and return France to the embrace of Catholicism.

This is a holy war of faith.

It is also an excellent opportunity for Philip II to prove that he is the hegemon of Europe.

"A country that once flourished Catholicism...but now it is controlled by a group of godless beasts, strangled by the throat of the little king."

Philip II stared at the blazing fire, with streaks of blood appearing on the whites of his eyes.

"Prince Condé, General Coligny, William III and Juana of Belgium who presided over all this behind the scenes..."

"I will make you pay in blood."

After Philip II finished speaking, he frowned and ordered to the Archbishop of Granville: "Let the Duke of Avar and my nephew come to see me, and order the Spanish navy to set sail immediately, and raise Longinus to the heretics." gun."

"I'm going to make them understand the price of going against God."

"Whether it's France, England, or that queen of Belgium jumping up and down... will lose their crowns and thrones."

Philip II let ghostly voices echo in the hallway as he walked to his conference room.

"Bloodwash the country of William III and Juana, let the Holy Fire purify the souls of the heathen..."

……… I am the dividing line………

"Hmm..." William III, who was sleeping, suddenly woke up from the bed, almost knocking the chin of the night watchman, and hurriedly lit the oil lamp to illuminate the king's pale face.

"Let Sir Cromwell come over." The manservant directed at his companion who rushed into the house: "Then let the court doctor come and show the king."

"Yes." The latter did not dare to delay.

Richard Cromwell arrived sooner than expected, without even getting his hair done.

"Your Majesty, are you all right?" Richard Cromwell looked at the king with slack eyes, and boldly touched his forehead. After confirming that William III had no fever, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then supported him Sit back on soft pillows.

"Hasn't the doctor arrived yet?" Richard Cromwell understood that William III must not fall at this time.

The current situation in Europe is like the calm before the storm. Even the court in England is full of uneasy atmosphere.

"Keep your mouths shut." Richard Cromwell stared at the king's manservant and warned viciously: "Otherwise your heads will be hung outside the Tower of London."

"Yes..." The servants backed away tremblingly, but they couldn't escape Richard Cromwell's surveillance until the king really recovered.

"Let Nicholas Bacon come to see me, and recall Sir Cecil by the way." Recovered William III asked the court doctor to perform bloodletting treatment for him, and ordered: "Let the English navy increase its vigilance and divide it into three shifts. patrol."

"Perhaps our darkest hour is upon us."