Time flies like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, it has come to 1606.

Since the war with Spain in the last century, the United Kingdom began to share maritime supremacy with Spain, and then joined forces with the interests of Northern Europe and Germany.

However, in 1580, the Portuguese royal family was extinct, and Spain brazenly sent troops into the country, united with the declining Portuguese navy, and began to crush the United Kingdom of Britain.

More importantly, the heir to the royal family of Luval in France, succeeded by Henry III of Navarre, as the Bourbon royal family.

Henry III issued an amnesty, Protestants and Catholics shook hands, and the whole of France, tired of the war, began a real unification.

France, which lost most of the ports on the Atlantic coast, was naturally dissatisfied with England, but the gap in national strength made France dare not act rashly.

His Majesty Edward of the United Kingdom could not prevent the accession of the Bourbon royal family, because it was in accordance with the law of succession, and Henry III was the closest blood relation, and the United Kingdom could not take the liberty of preventing it.

In this way, France and Spain have a common language and a common enemy, the United Kingdom of Britain.

Suppressed by France and Spain on the European continent, and by the Spanish-Portuguese coalition forces at sea, the United Kingdom has not had a good time these years.

But, fortunately, the incorporation of the Netherlands is like a powerful water pump, constantly making blood, replenishing the constantly depleting empire.

And most importantly, the blood replenishment from North America allowed the United Kingdom to not be defeated in the face of a huge opponent, but to hold on.

Persistence pays off.

For decades, Europe has been shrouded in the shadow of two kings, even the King of France.

The first, of course, His Majesty Edward of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

He ruled over nearly 500,000 square kilometers of land, governed eight regions, 8 million people, commanded 50,000 armies and 30,000 navies, and was the only king in the whole of Europe compared to Spain.

Especially with the Netherlands, the influence of the Kingdom of Britain skyrocketed throughout Europe.

In addition, the United Kingdom is a Protestant country, and its strong strength makes it the leader of the Protestant country and the most powerful guarantee against the Catholic country.

Of course, they also found a crown of Abyssinia, which was nominally higher than the other nations.

Although Abyssinia is an African country, the people are also Christians, and there are many white people.

The second is the huge Spanish-Portuguese United Kingdom, which has a population of 10 million, millions of square kilometers of colonies, and a navy and army that has always been the first in Europe.

If His Majesty Edward is just terrifying, then His Majesty Philip II is terrifying.

With the merger of Portugal, Philip II's authority also reached its peak, becoming the world's first empire on which the sun never set.

Although Philip II knocked out a tooth in the United Kingdom, he was resurrected with full blood, stronger than Charles V, and ruled all of Europa.

The Pope of Rome is like a doll in his hands, and Spain is already a leader in the Catholic world.

The struggle between Edward VI and Philip II, also known in history as the War of the Great, was a small-scale struggle that had a profound impact on the development of Europe for decades.

However, this Cold War scene did not last long, and with the death of Philip II in 1598, the vast Spanish kingdom withered away.

Edward was no longer facing the difficult and domineering Philip II, but his nephew, Charles VI, the son of Princess Mary.

The new monarch soon faced his conundrum - the treasury was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Subsequently, the Kingdom of Portugal became independent from Spain thanks to the alliance of the Portuguese Native Power and the United Kingdom.

In return, Edward's second son, Queen Mary's youngest son, Albert Edward. Tudor, at the age of thirty, became the new kingdom of Portugal.

In order to let his son better rule Portugal, in the face of possible retaliation from Spain, Edward gave 10,000 elite Royal Army to his son at a friendship price of 10,000 pounds per year for five years, in the name of hiring, so that he could consolidate his rule.

Subsequently, His Majesty Edward and the Kingdom of France reached an agreement that the two sides would lift the state of war and restore peace.

Later, the United Kingdom reached a peace agreement with the Hungarian and Austrian royal families, and the two sides exchanged trade and coexisted peacefully, pulling the Habsburg royal family off the Spanish chariot.

In this way, most of the Spanish hegemony was dissipated.

One of the conditions for Portugal's restoration was to cede part of its colonies in South America, as well as its strongholds in Africa, and lose more than one-third of its original colonies.

But for Fuguo, everything is worth it.

"Father, father, it's not good!" As he grew older, Edward fell in love with fishing, especially after most of the state affairs were handed over to the Prince of Wales.

I saw that a middle-aged man in a noble dress, with light gray temples on his temples, ran over panting, but he still didn't dare to approach Edward, so he could only be a meter away, panting and saying, "Father-"

"What do you think you have become? is also the prince of the kingdom, why is he so flustered, where is the etiquette of the royal family? ”

Edward saw his son Charlie looking panicked, cold sweat kept rising, and he couldn't help but reprimand.

"Say, what the hell is going on?"

"Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Elizabeth is dying!" Although Charlie is now forty-eight years old, he is still cautious in the face of his sixty-nine-year-old father, and after being reprimanded, he immediately calmed down.

"What? You repeat! Edward's eyes widened, and he shook off the rod in his hand and asked aloud.

"Yes, father, Aunt Elizabeth suddenly fainted just now, and the doctor said after examination that auntie is running out of time!"

Charlie watched his father's face turn white, his heart beat faster, and he said more carefully.

Edward didn't bother to bother with that, his head buzzed, pushed his son away, and ran as fast as he could.

Elizabeth is only four years older than herself, and she is only seventy-three this year, how could she be leaving? It can't be, absolutely impossible!

Along the way, Edward reminisced about his time with Elizabeth, from her riding a horse with her young self in her arms; himself under the tree, reciting the lyrics for her, making her addicted; The wandering knight came to the manor and bewitched her; even cried to herself that her father didn't love her, was partial to herself, and even lost her temper and twisted her arm......

These memories rushed into his mind together, and his eyes unconsciously reddened.

Soon, he came to Elizabeth's room.

I saw that Elizabeth, who was full of white hair, was lying on the bed weakly, tilting her head, looking at him and smirking.

Edward hurriedly sat down on the bed, took her old hand, looked into her cloudy eyes, and smiled reluctantly.

"Edward, didn't you run here, you're weak, you can't run around like this!"

Elizabeth tried to caress Edward's face with her hand, but could not lift it no matter how hard she tried.

When Edward heard this, his heart ached, and he quickly covered her face with her hand, and his nose sobbed unconsciously.

Elizabeth laughed unconsciously as she felt Edward's withered skin.

"Edward, you don't know, you were born frail and sickly, I just thought! I'm afraid this little guy won't live long! ”

"Who knows, the older you get, the better your body gets, I was very happy then, of course, now!"

"Elizabeth, promise me not to go, okay?" Edward held her hand tightly, looked at Elizabeth's blue, cloudy eyes, and said seriously.

"No, Edward, my father is gone, Mary is gone, and I am going to go now, this is God's will, and no one can disobey it!"

Elizabeth shook her head and smiled nicely.

"I used to worry that you were weak and walked in front of me, who knows, I actually walked in front of you, but unfortunately, in the days to come, I can't be with you anymore, dear brother!"

"No, Elizabeth, you're going to be able to come down, aren't you, doctor?"

The royal physician on the side, in response to the king's questioning, bowed his head one by one, and his face was full of shame.

"Don't blame them, Edward!" Elizabeth shook her head, her pale lips lightly opened, "This is God's will, how can we disobey it?" ”

"Go down!"

"Yes, Your Highness Princess!"

After the imperial physicians retreated, Elizabeth looked straight at her younger brother with a look of love and pity on her face, "After I leave, don't be willful anymore, you are no longer a child!" ”

"Yes!" With tears in the corners of his eyes, Edward sobbed in agreement.

"Pick me up, Edward, and take me for a ride!" Elizabeth struggled to her feet and said to her brother.

"I've loved horseback riding since I was a child, so let me feel it again before I die!"

"Yes!" Edward held back his grief, picked up the lightweight Elizabeth, and slowly walked out of the room.

During this journey, Elizabeth looked at Edward with affection, and her eyes were reluctant to blink, for fear that she would not be able to help falling asleep.

"Here we are, Elizabeth!" The guard walked out with a white horse in his hand.

"This is Arthur's descendant, and I don't know how many generations it is! Hehe~" Pointing to the white horse in front of him, Edward said with a smile.

As soon as Arthur was mentioned, the two unconsciously recalled the scene of the galloping horses, and the two unconsciously showed a retrospective smile.

"It's been more than thirty years since Uncle Smith died!" Gently helping Elizabeth to the saddle, Edward, with the help of the guards, also mounted the horse, and the two rode together.

"Yes, unconsciously, decades have passed! Back then, you used to hang out under the name of Uncle Smith! ”

"Huh! Don't laugh at me, Edward! Leaning on his brother's body, sniffing him and asking, Elizabeth felt so comfortable for a while, and wanted to sleep!

"Remember that of course the etiquette is very strict, you often curse her in front of me......"

"Well—"

"Father didn't treat you well at the time, and you often played secretly and were often scolded, if I hadn't blocked it, you didn't know how much you would have suffered......"

"Well—"

In this way, leaning against Edward's chest, squinting at his old but still angular face, Elizabeth suddenly felt that she was perfect in this life.

Although she was not married, she was exiled and imprisoned at an early age, and witnessed her mother killed, but when she became an adult, or rather, after the birth of her younger brother, her life changed for the better, and she was no longer Lady Elizabeth, but joined the royal family and became Princess Elizabeth.

So, from the time she was placed next to her newborn brother and looked into his eyes, Elizabeth knew that he was her lucky star.

Accompanying Edward for a lifetime may be the luckiest thing for him!

Her vision was blurring, and she vaguely saw in the sky, her sister Mary, her father Henry VIII, and her mother all waving to her, and the beautiful angel also extended an inviting gesture to her.

"Goodbye, Edward, it is my greatest happiness to know you and accompany you all my life!" Eager and greedy to look at Edward again, Elizabeth held out her right hand to the angel.

"Remember, you rode a horse and suddenly ran to me, messing around, saying that the rabbit I shot was yours, at that time, you were angry, your lips were high, and you even pressed me with your sister's identity......"

Suddenly, Edward felt his head leaning against his chest suddenly tilt, and the heat in his chest was gone.

"Elizabeth—" Edward could no longer contain the sadness in his heart, and cried.

…………

"Report the funeral for the princess according to the Catholic rites!" Edward commanded with a blank face.

Elizabeth has always believed in Catholicism, which is the solace of her loneliness in her childhood, although in front of the countrymen, she puts on a Protestant faith.

Now that she's dead, let's preside over it according to the Catholic rites!

"But, Your Majesty, there are no Catholic priests in the country at the moment!"

"Then you will rob me, go to those Catholic countries to rob, or what use do I want you as the future prince! Ah~"

Over the decades, thanks to the continuous reform and efforts of the Anglican Church, Catholicism in the United Kingdom has ceased to exist.

With his eyes wide, Edward looked at his son, the prince of the kingdom, the Prince of Wales, with a particularly sharp gaze.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Feeling the power of this long-term dominance, the Prince of Wales felt that his father was indeed angry, and his position might not be secured.

"Hmph-" Seeing his son's appearance, Edward couldn't help but snort coldly.

Just now, he did have the idea of abolishing the inheritance of his mediocre son, but this only lingered in his mind for a few seconds before disappearing.

Charlie has been the prince for decades, no matter how incompetent, he is also the unanimously recognized prince of the United Kingdom, although he can be abolished, but for the United Kingdom, it is too harmful.

It is no wonder that the powerful emperors in history are dissatisfied with their princes, but the gap between the ability of the princes and the ideal level of the monarch is too high.

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