In late autumn, the weather is cloudy. The sycamore in front of the Duke of Norfolk's palace has withered, red, yellow, layered on top of each other, with a hint of a different smell.

And the owner of the Duke's Palace, who owns this hundred acres - Thomas. Howard, writing something in his study with a candle lit, would have been astonished if anyone who could read read had seen it.

"Dear John. Sir Flordu, our efforts have not changed His Majesty's will to tamper with God's decrees! The duke thought for a moment, seemed to have made up his mind, and gritted his teeth and wrote.

"So, we have decided to use force to make God favor the whole of England again, and I hope that you will mobilize the local gentlemen to support us!"

The Duke of Norfolk writes with great emotion, and his long-term depression seems to be about to erupt, fantasizing about Henry VIII stepping down from the throne and the Howard family becoming the rulers of England.

Suddenly, the silent air was cut off by something.

There was a knock on the door, and a voice with a slight vicissitudes of life sounded, "Your Excellency, Honorable Judge! Excuse me, why are you bothering the Duke's Court of Norfolk? The voice suddenly became stern again.

"Don't you know what it is to disturb the rest of a Duke without cause?" The Duke could hear it being the voice of his butler, Andrew.

"Oh no! Steward, I have come at the behest of His Majesty! The young voice was sleek, and suddenly stiffened again.

When Andrew heard that this was the king's will, he choked to death.

Since the Wars of the Roses, the king's power has grown so much that the nobility can no longer confront the king.

War of the Roses: This war was fought mostly by an army of horsemen and their feudal retinue. The supporters of the Lancasters were mainly in the north and west of the country, while the supporters of the Yorkists were mainly in the south and east.

The large number of casualties among the nobility caused by the Wars of the Roses (about 65 nobles above the baron level, thousands of small and medium-sized feudal lords, and more than 80,000 soldiers) was one of the main reasons for the weakening of the feudal power of the nobility, which led to the development of a strong centralized monarchy under the control of the Tudors.

In fact, according to later statistics, in 1600, there were only 61 lords in England. And now in 1546, there are probably fewer than 50 nobles with knighthoods.

Unlike continental Europe, the Tudor dynasty relied on aristocracy, and he could rely on a group of local gentlemen.

In England in the 16th ~ 17th centuries, there was no permanent local government, only resident squires, who provided voluntary services.

Gentry self-government was loosely linked to central government in London and relied more on human relations.

In other words, it is a form of social governance centered on localism, linked by traditional cultural customs, and governed by the gentry's voluntary assumption of public office.

To put it bluntly, it means that the local gentry are allowed to be autonomous, the judicial power is vested in the central government, and the royal power does not go to the countryside for those who do not pay wages.

Back to the point, the Duke of Norfolk heard this and hurriedly lit the half-written credit candle and burned it.

The young Judge Jackson pushed Andrew Butler away and went straight into the study.

"Bang dang!" The door was rudely opened by the judge, and the young face turned straight to the duke, "Dear duke, please come with us!" ”

Jackson didn't dare to treat the Duke like a butler, because the nobles were connected up and down, and who knew when he would be able to come out again.

In fact, less than an hour after the Duke of Norfolk was captured, three waves of nobles came to ask for help, and Henry VIII was in a hurry. They can only be imprisoned.

As time passed, the king's condition worsened, and Edward and Elizabeth, as well as the eldest sister Mary, never left.

The king's mind was sometimes sober, sometimes confused, and his whole body ached and weak.

Edward was very powerless about this, he was just a liberal arts student in his previous life, he had never studied medicine, and only knew some medical knowledge.

Although he had only lived with Henry VIII for more than five years, Edward received no less fatherly love than others, so Edward was no less uncomfortable than Elizabeth now.

1547, 28 January, Whitehall House, Windsor Castle.

Whitehall House, also known as Whitehall, was the main residence of the King of England in London from 1530 to 1698. Located in London, England, in what is now Whitehall Street.

At this time, the Tudor royal family had moved to Whitehall Palace, to be precise, Henry VIII, Edward, the eldest princess Mary, and the second princess Elizabeth.

The whole palace was silent, and the sound of the maids walking was even more slight, and they didn't dare to gasp for breath, and the atmosphere seemed very depressing.

In the king's bedroom, Queen Catherine. Parr sat on the edge of Henry VIII's bed, sobbing softly.

In 1543, the aged Henry married Catherine Parr, who served at the court, as his sixth wife.

Catherine Parr was a twice-married widow with radical religious views, while Henry was a conservative. The two often argued, and several times almost killed her, but she always gave in in time.

Under the influence of the queen, Henry reconciled with his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Catherine Parr took good care of Henry's children, Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward, and gave them a good education. She also took good care of Henry, who was sick and easily angry in his later years.

Therefore, the whole palace respected this gentle and virtuous queen, and only she and Edward could dissuade Henry VIII, who was furious in his later years.

His Majesty the King, who was on the bed, had his eyes closed, and suddenly he opened them, and his snow-white face became rosy.

Far from being happy, the people in the room became even more sad. It is generally known that people who are dying will have a return to the light, and His Majesty the King is like this now.

"Planck, remember what I'm about to say!" The king said to the clerk beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The clerk responded with grief.

"When I die, the throne will be inherited by Edward, Duke of Cornwall, or Mary if he has no heir."

The king did not care about Edward's embarrassment, and immediately said, "If Mary still has no heir, Elizabeth will inherit the throne!" ”

Also taking into account the reason for Edward's age, "by Edward. Seymour, Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas. Cranmer, Earl of Warwick, John. Dudley...... Form a Regency Council! The king considered it for a moment, and then said, "They acted for the king until Edward was nineteen years old." ”

The king seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and lay down directly.

The ministers in the room were discussed, and the king gave them a difficult problem to create a new regency.

Next to Edward. Seymour smiled suddenly, he was Edward's uncle, a Protestant, and a guy who had been promoted to a triple jump.

Suddenly, a little maid tried the king's nose with her hand, and suddenly took it again, and cried out: "God has taken away His Majesty!" ”

The tears that Edward had been holding back flowed uncontrollably all over his immature little face.