"Hot springs? Miss, are you talking about swimming in the river? Yule, the senior manservant of the stables, asked a little dazedly.

"It's fine." Isabel smiled softly and walked to the passage outside the horse compartment with her bayonet in hand. Looking at it, I couldn't help but think to myself, "Even a local like Yule has never heard of such a thing as bathing in hot springs, so it seems that the hot springs that Francis is talking about must not be what I imagined." ”

"A hot spring is a natural water that naturally gushes out of the ground, contains a lot of minerals, and the water temperature is slightly higher or lower than the human body's temperature."

"At this time, people were even afraid of bathing, afraid that they would be infected with the Black Death because of bathing. How can there be such a thing as a hot spring? ”

Isabel walked to an adjacent compartment on the right and stroked the head of a black purebred bob horse through the fence, "Probably Francis came up with the idea of bathing in hot springs when he saw the steam baths and baths paraded in Paris, France centuries ago, from a book. ”

"Definitely, yes. As for the hot springs, it is funny, perhaps as an act of the local clerks, tenant farmers or hired hands of the local clerks in Harrogate washing their hands, faces and feet in the natural springs gushing from the ground. ”

Thinking of this, Isabel's curiosity about things that were discovered in the 16th century but became popular after the 17th century gradually faded. However, on second thought, since there is underground mineral water gushing out of this place in Harrogate, it is better to buy or lease some land with springs first. When the time comes, or rather, when the concept of bathing has changed, it will be developed into a spa to attract rich and ill-health aristocrats to do mineral baths.

In fact, by the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Harrogate's thermal baths were popular with the wealthy and aristocratic of continental Europe and England. This humble town in Yorkshire went on to become a prominent centre for business, conventions and exhibitions in the north of England. Not only that, as early as the 17th century, the English royal family set up a royal pump house here to pump underground mineral water, which was used as a mineral bath for members of the royal family.

For now, the first thing Isabel has to do is to find out who owns the land in Harrogate. If it is the domain of a nobleman, it can only be leased or cooperated to occupy the mineral springs on this land. If the land is still a royal domain, you can find ways to make it your own or a family member's domain. Once the Walton family became their domain, all they needed to do was run a spa to keep the family thriving.

During the subsequent festival of Michael, Isabel did not invite other family members and close friends, but was alone at the invitation of Sir Francis and took a few of the estate's guards to Harrogate Town. After some understanding, she found out that the lord of this land turned out to be the Duke of Lancaster.

On 13 November 1362, Edward III's fourth son, John of Gaunt, was made Duke of Lancaster, one of his ducal domains being Harrogate. On 4 February 1399, after the death of John of Gaunt, he was succeeded by his son, Duke of Hereford, Henry of Bolingbroke, Duke II of Lancaster.

In the same year, Duke II of Lancaster succeeded to the throne as King Henry IV of England. The ducal title was merged with the throne, and the Duke of Lancaster was abolished for the second time. When the Duke of Lancaster title ceased to exist after it was merged with the throne for the third time after 1413, the Duchy of Lancaster continued to exist as part of the Crown Estate.

In other words, the land of Harrogate is indeed a royal domain. Since it was a royal domain, it would take some people or events to convert it into a Walton family domain in the name of a bounty.

As a result, the idea of making huge profits from Harrogate's natural underground mineral water had to be put on hold until the time was ripe to consider the option. If it's just for the purpose of bathing in the hot springs, you can build a private hot spring bath and enjoy it in advance.

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inspect the Duke of Richmond's domain; oversee the economic affairs of the realm which were the responsibility of the retainers of the squires; Referred civil disputes and criminal cases in the realm to his father and Sir William for trial and adjudication; When the Duchess is in a good mood, she also needs to accompany her in her make-up, walking, horseback riding, hunting, falconry, playing chess, reading, embroidery, socializing, playing cards and chess.

Such a life is fulfilling and joyful. However, in order not to be killed in duels and small disputes in daily life, it is also necessary to use the weekly Sunday time to intensify the practice of longsword, short sword swordsmanship, and bowing. On Catholic and Protestant religious holidays, it is important to connect and bond with family and close friends. In the life of such an aristocratic life that was so rich and life-threatening, Isabel Walton hated to live a day as if it were two days.

In an instant, just before Easter in early April 1541, the Duke of Richmond received a letter from his father, Henry VIII, detailing three things. First, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Catherine will make a tour throughout England this summer.

The second thing was that in order to better welcome His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Queen in the north for his son Henry Fitzroy, he was to be relocated to Sherif Hutton Castle near Yorktown, Yorkshire, with immediate effect. The third event, the Northern Council, chaired by Henry, was moved from Durham Castle to Sherif Hutton Castle to continue its duties.

Sherif Hutton Castle, originally acquired by Henry VII after his victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. After the death of Henry VII, the castle automatically became the personal property of Henry VIII. When the Duke of Richmond was six years old, Henry VIII granted the castle to the Duke of Richmond to live in.

Because the castle was too dilapidated, Henry VIII asked the duke to move to the domain. Later, Sharif Hutton Castle was restored to its original appearance in the days of Henry VII. Therefore, Henry VIII decided to let his own son move back to his original place of residence.

Since the Duke of Richmond received a letter from his father, Henry VIII, this year's Easter has been rushed. After the feast, the whole ducal palace entered into a busy state of relocation under the command of Isabel and the retainers, which lasted until the 50th day after Easter, before Pentecost. Curiously, the Duchess of Richmond was not in the castle at this time.