Chapter 147: Messenger of Grace

It is undeniable that 1536 was an eventful year in the history of the Kingdom of England that cannot be easily erased. In February of that year, the fate of several members of the English royal family who had close ties to Henry VIII was decided from the moment Jane Seymour, the third queen, moved into an ornate residence at Whitehall House in London.

The day after the mother of the then 3-year-old "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I was guillotined for treason, Henry VIII was officially engaged to Jane Seymour, and a grand wedding took place 10 days later. At this point, Elizabeth I, like all the children of Henry VIII, who was a 16th-century playboy, became an illegitimate daughter abandoned by Henry VIII.

Although Elizabeth I shared the same tragic fate as the Duke of Richmond, who was now in the north, at least she could regain Henry VIII's recognition after 7 years. The illegitimate daughter of another Henry VIII, Elizabeth Terboy, who was born 13 years before Elizabeth I, was not recognized by the king's father, but her father paid special attention to her throughout her life.

In contrast, Henry, who was born out of wedlock, never received his father's attention after receiving the title of Duke of the Royal Family and his domain. Later historians have shown that Henry VIII did consider making the illegitimate son his male heir.

However, the fact that Henry the Younger was born out of wedlock is irrevocable, and therefore he will never be able to be the heir to Henry VIII. As a last resort, Henry VIII had no choice but to find a new male heir by divorce and remarrying, which was bound to tear up the Catholic Church.

On June 4 of this year, when Jane Seymour was publicly proclaimed queen in the city of London, little Henry, far north, was still in great harmony with his privy counsellors. From his young, happy smile on his face, it seemed that there was no indication of how tragic his fate had been.

He wanted to be able to talk to his privy counsellors every day, to dine, to ride horses, or to make fun of each other, and he didn't want anyone or anything to disturb his life, not even his father, who was married to a third queen.

However, the Grim Reaper hiding in the shadows would not let him go so easily, and he wanted Henry to feel the breath of hell emanating from the blade of the Grim Reaper's scythe in his hand at all times. In order to take him out of the human world in the coming months, the Grim Reaper sent the first messenger - the plague that spread throughout the city of London.

After laying the trap of death in the city of London, the Grim Reaper sent his second messenger, Robert Althop, a middle-aged lawyer from the city of London.

Robert, who graduated from Lincoln's School of Inn's Bar, founded in 1422, was strongly dissatisfied with the Reformation implemented by Henry VIII, and in order to urge Henry VIII to restore the existing religious system to the pre-Reformation state, with the encouragement and support of the Catholic Southern nobles, knights, clergy, and gentry, he went to the north, which had a strong Catholic atmosphere, to seek more powerful allies.

First of all, his first destination was his hometown and the seat of his alma mater, Lincolnshire. When he opened the twenty-four articles written by him in the presence of many judges, nobles, knights, and friars of Lincolnshire, he was immediately supported and praised by all who were present.

At this point, Lincolnshire became the first place of rebellion in England's history, the famous "Journey of Grace" rebellion in 1536. Ambitious, Robert took with him the trust, trust and money of the large number of Catholics in Lincolnshire and then traveled to Yorkshire, an important town in the north of England.

Walking along the hardstone-paved roads centred around York Minster, the Romans built around Yorkshire's square walls, Robert is imbued by the Roman and medieval atmosphere. Excited, he immediately approached the Archbishop of the Diocese of York and the City of Yorkshire, with whom he intended to discuss with him the measures to oppose His Majesty's Reformation and to propose to him the contents of the specific articles.

However, Edward Stafford of York, who is second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury and a member of the House of Lords (House of Lords) of England and is known as the "Archbishop of England", did not immediately agree with Robert's statement.

In the eyes of the archbishop, who is old and respectful and enjoys superior living conditions, the impulsive act of a middle-aged lawyer from London is no less than a rebellion and rebellion. Even a procession to London under the pretext of preserving the ancient order of faith would inevitably be ruthlessly suppressed by His Majesty the King and the royal family. Therefore, the archbishop, who is a member of the House of Lords, felt that it would be more than worth the loss to do so.

Finally, the archbishop recommended one to Robert. The archbishop said that if this man supported his astonishing move that would shake the whole of Europe, he would unreservedly provide enough people and food to support this unprecedented "Prayer for Grace" movement.

While despised the cowardice and cowardice of the Archbishop of York, Robert continued to seek out the local Catholic nobles, squires and monks of Yorkshire to discuss this "exciting" event. After some discussion, it was also expected, much to the delight of Robert Allsopp. It now appears that Yorkshire will be the second northern county to take part in the campaign.

As he was about to continue his march to the northern counties, the Earl of York told him that there was a smaller county between the north-west and north-east counties of Durham, which should be the one he had to visit.

Robert was a little puzzled and asked, "My lord, what is this county called, and who is the county governor?" ”

The Earl of York smiled and said, "Robert, this county is called Richmondshire, and the county governor is a young boy. ”

"Oh? My lord, could you please elaborate on that? ”

"What, interested in him? Well, let me tell you one more thing, this boy is Henry, who was made Duke of Richmond by his Merry Majesty in 1525. ”

"My lord, the archbishop has also mentioned him to me. I thought the archbishop was just using him as an excuse to avoid participating in the movement. Unexpectedly, this is indeed a very surprising thing. ”

"Mr. Lawyer, the Duke of Richmond is the illegitimate son of the Merry VIII. If your reasoning were to change his mind, I think most of the nobles of the northern counties would have taken part in this march south. ”

Robert was grateful, and asked the earl carefully: "My lord, do you mean that there are Protestant nobles in the north?" ”

"Mr. Lawyer, don't you know our new queen?"

"I'm sorry, sir. I think that whoever His Majesty marries will be punished by God. ”

"That's right. Well, let me tell you, the new queen of our kingdom comes from the Patsy family in Northumberland. ”

"Oh...? It turned out that the new queen turned out to have the blood of the ancient northern nobles! My lord, I think what you mean is that the Percy family of Northumberland may not be in this movement. ”

The Earl of York nodded and said, "Mr. Lawyer, I don't know you haven't noticed such a fact. Being a traditional, devout Catholic new queen brings new hope to the Parsi family and other northern families. ”