Chapter 572: The Pope's Ruling

In fact, under normal circumstances, Edward sent someone to the Holy See to complain, and the result might not have been good. Why? Because the Holy See does not want to offend such a large country as the Kingdom of England easily.

In any case, Britain has a population of almost 3 million, or 3 million Catholics. If the Holy See easily offended King Henry VII of England, Henry VII might have turned against the Holy See and done something unfavorable to the Church.

Originally, in history, the Holy See and England, during the period of Henry VIII, fell out directly because of Henry VIII's divorce from Princess Catherine of Spain.

Henry VIII insisted on divorcing Catherine of Aragon, but the Pope, under the influence of Spain, strongly disagreed. This, then, infuriated Henry VIII.

Originally, the Reformation did not reach England. However, Henry VIII, out of hostility to the Pope, who did not allow him to divorce, simply announced that England would also carry out the Reformation. And, strangely, Henry VIII's Reformation declared the King of England to be the head of the Church of England at the same time.

Moreover, the Protestant Church in England, the "Anglican Church", does not recognize itself as Protestant, but considers itself also Catholic. The only difference is that instead of recognizing the Pope as the head of the religions of Europe, the Pope is called "Bishop of Rome", equal to the status of the Archbishop of England......

This new sect (Anglicanism), which was created because of the king's willfulness, led to the successful divorce of Henry VIII. Why? He himself has become the head of the Church of England, and it is not a sentence to approve his divorce?

And, having made himself the Pope of England, the benefits for Henry VIII were enormous. What are the benefits? He is the Pope of England, and the huge wealth of the British Catholic Church is not decided by himself? How to decide? Naturally, most of it went to the royal family. Then, the British royal family made a fortune and began to have money to build big ships and artillery. The British Galen ships and Hongyi cannons in Britain basically appeared in the era of Henry VIII. Otherwise, how could Britain have the money to organize pirates to challenge the Spanish Empire?

To be honest, Marin has a lot to say about the Reformation of King Henry VIII. This kind of religious reform, which was in their own hands and reaped a lot of benefits, was the model of the religious reform of the aristocracy. If it weren't for the desire to annex northern Germany under the name of Catholicism, Marin would have wanted to learn from Henry VIII's obscene Reformation.

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Now, Henry VII's reign looks solid. If it were a normal situation, the Holy See would definitely favor Henry VII and would not help Edward. Unless, unless, Edward seized the English throne. Otherwise, the Holy See would certainly not be willing to declare the current King of England a regocide and illegitimate. Because, it is not in the interests of the Holy See.

However, now there is Marin's intervention, which is a different matter. Why? Because Pope Julius II is Marin's father-in-law. Julius II knew Marin's general plan, and this time Marin sent a special letter, hoping that the pope's father-in-law would help Edward speak.

As long as the Holy See recognizes Edward's legal status, Marin will send troops to help Edward again, which is righteous and bright, and it is reasonable and legal. Otherwise, it would be aiding the rebellion, an act of hostility to the nobility of all Europe.

Britain is isolated overseas, and naturally it is not afraid of the "landlubbers" on the European continent interfering in Britain's internal affairs, so it is doing nonsense. Marin, on the other hand, is in Germany, the region of Europe where gang assault is most likely to occur, and if he behaves inappropriately, he can easily be beaten by. Therefore, although Marin wants to send troops, he must find a legitimate excuse.

If the Holy See had decided that Henry VII was the regurgitator, then Edward would have become the rightful and righteous monarch. Marin sent troops to help him, which was to support justice. Then, no one has anything to accuse him, and it is impossible to use this as an excuse to beat him up.

And if he won the battle against Henry VII, not to mention that through marriage, Marin's son Caesar the Younger could become the king of England through joint rule, even now, Marin could also obtain the coal mines of Newcastle and the land of several thousand square kilometers in Northumberland.

You know, the current Northumberland is not the Northumberland of the future. In addition to the later county of Northumberland, it also includes Tyne-Willshire, where the later Newcastle is located. Of course, Tyne-Willshire is only 540 square kilometres. Counting the 5,000 square kilometers of Northumberland in later generations, the total area is more than 5,500 square kilometers. But in any case, an area of more than 5,500 square kilometers is indeed a lot. Although the degree of development is not high and the population is not very large, it is a place with great potential for development because of its abundant coal resources.

As for the border with Scotland near Hadrian's Wall to the north, which is prone to war? Marin didn't care. If the Scots don't come, it's fine, but if they do, they will send an army straight in and destroy Scotland......

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On the Roman side, after receiving Marin's letter, Julius II naturally agreed to Marin's plan for the sake of his own destined grandson. Of course, he couldn't directly declare King Henry VII of England a regicator. If that were to happen, Britain would immediately move the Catholic Church in the country. Perhaps, by sacking the Catholic Church in the country, Henry VII could still gain a lot of wealth. With this wealth, he may have the money to recruit tens of thousands of more soldiers......

Therefore, after Edward's envoys and the envoys of France and Scotland arrived in Rome, Julius II pretended to shirk it several times and made such an instruction -

Although King Henry VII claimed that the previous king, Richard III, had killed the monarch and killed Edward V, Henry VII was unable to find the bodies of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York. Therefore, the murder of Richard III is only a theoretical situation. In the absence of evidence, Henry VII was also suspected of killing the king......"

This passage seems to be a tactful statement, and it does not openly say that Henry VII killed the king. However, this passage is very fatal to put a big hat on Henry VII as a "suspect in killing the king", which is very fatal......

With the big hat of "Suspect in King Murder", Edward has room to play. Although Pope Julius II only said that Henry VII was a "suspect in the murder of kings", as a mortal enemy, Edward could have characterized Henry VII's propaganda as a "murderer". Anyway, the common people are not so smart and uneducated, where can we figure out the difference between "monarchicide" and "monarchicide suspect"?

As long as it is well advertised, Henry VII will be a "regever". What, you deny? Okay, can you find Edward V's body and show me......

Henry VII naturally couldn't take out Edward V's body, so Edward could take the opportunity to determine Henry VII's murder.

Of course, Julius II did not say anything to death, but planned to send someone to urge Henry VII to find the bones of Edward V as soon as possible, so as to clear his suspicion of "murder of kings......

But Julius II had heard Marin say that Edward V and his brother were built into a wall, and with the power of Henry VII, I am afraid that they could not be found. Therefore, this is also a disguised bias in favor of Edward.

The French and Scottish emissaries, however, objected – they expressed concern that Henry VII would fool the Holy See by finding the corpse of a young man. Therefore, the envoys of the two countries proposed that the Holy See should send a group of clergy, as well as a master coroner, to supervise Henry VII's search for the body of Edward V. At the same time, France and Scotland will also send a group of priests and post-mortem experts to London to screen the authenticity of the corpses that may be found in England and prevent Henry VII from cheating......

Pope Julius II agreed to the demands of the two countries, but in order to show that he did not favor France and Scotland, Julius II also allowed England to find friendly countries and also send priests and coroners to judge the authenticity of the body, so as to prevent the French and Scottish coroners from denying the real body of Edward V......

This style looks very fair. But Julius II knew that there was no way that Henry VII would find Edward V's body. Because, the location where Edward V's body is buried is too hidden. If Marin hadn't told him, Julius II himself wouldn't have figured it out. Unless, Henry VII had the courage to tear down the Tower of London to find Edward V's body...... However, that probability is very low......

Therefore, this seemingly fair ruling is actually favoring Edward. More strictly speaking, it is the father who protects the future daughter-in-law of his grandson, little Caesar......