Judging by past examples, Henry VIII was very generous to court maids who would not be his wife or lover. For example, Lady Jane Guildford, who came from a noble family, was an unmarried lady-in-waiting in the court of Henry VII.

After the death of her husband, Sir Richard Guilford, Henry VIII's court chief, in 1506, she continued to serve all the female members of Henry VIII's immediate family, including Henry VIII's mother, wife, and two daughters (Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth). When the Lady retired in 1510, Henry VIII granted her an annual honorarium of £60 and made her only son a member of the court and a celebratory magistrate.

The mother of the Duke of Richmond was once an unmarried lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife. After giving birth to an illegitimate son, the Duke of Richmond, Henry VIII gave her in marriage to a member of the court. While conferring on her husband the title of Baron, as well as an estate and a large amount of land, the Duke of Richmond's mother was granted a right for life to a large part of her husband's property.

Anne Bassett, an unmarried maid to Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife. After the execution of Catherine, a young woman who had betrayed her marriage to the king, Henry VIII was very concerned about Anne's personal life the following year when he dissolved the court members of his fifth wife. After the death of Henry VIII, the royal family granted her an annual honorarium of £30. During the reign of Mary I, Anne was arranged by Mary I to serve in her royal residence and was granted a lifetime honorarium of £40.

and Mary Ruce, the lady-in-waiting, wife of Henry VII's wife, whose annual gratuity rose to £53 in the time of Henry VIII and £6 shillings and 8 pence. After the death of Henry VIII's first wife, Henry VIII rewarded his chamberlain, Lady Margaret Grey, with a pension of £40.

In addition to this, there were also a part of Henry VII, Henry VIII's queen's chamberlains, and unmarried maids who were more appropriately compensated for their excellent service. These maids not only had their own rooms, meals and stables at court, but also court dresses and their own servants for major religious and royal festivals and funerals.

These examples illustrate that in addition to providing excellent service, maids also take advantage of the opportunity to develop personal relationships with kings, queens, and other members of the royal family, which translate into wealth, land, office, and status. Of course, the amount of remuneration and the expensive gifts that the maids were given were commensurate with the rank of their respective noble families of origin. Moreover, this is inseparable from the contribution of the maids to the success of the court, the political and image center of the country.

Although Isabel Walton has not yet been given the opportunity to enter the court, she and her family of origin have made some contributions to the kingdom and the North. Therefore, Henry VIII, after listening to the advice of his illegitimate son, decided to grant him a certain reward. This reward is a special reward other than the Order of the Garter.

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The day Isabel followed the Duke of Richmond back to the City of London was very close to this year's Easter holiday. Therefore, Henry VIII and Queen Catherine Parr intended to invite them to the festive events held at the court to celebrate Easter. In addition, Henry VIII decided to give Isabel a ceremony during the festival and make her a baroness Ripley.

This title is the same as Anne Boleyn's title of Marquise of Pembroke, which is a very special title of female nobility. Despite being a special title of nobility, Isabel enjoyed the same rights and status as male nobles. For example, those who are eligible to attend the House of Lords have their own noble coat of arms and emblems designed by the House of Heraldry.

In addition to the castle estates and lands granted to her betrothed husband, Sir William Ingleby, Henry VIII also gave her four estates and lands near Ripley. Since the Ripley region was under the jurisdiction of Harrogate, a crown domain, Henry VIII would give her some estates and lands that had previously belonged to the crown domain.

It was a regret for Isabel not to get the Knight of the Garter that she most wanted to have. However, she was surprised by Henry VIII's reward for her title of nobility and land. Of course, there is a custom to follow in conferring her the title of nobleman. For example, Anne Boleyn was made Marquiss of Pembroke Block; The other woman was Margaret of Austria (daughter of the Habsburg Grand Duke and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I), whom Anne had served as regent of the Netherlands.

As for the Order of the Garter, Henry VIII did not intend to break his father, Henry VII, who had terminated the practice of awarding the Order of the Garter to women. After all, none of the queens, including Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke were ever awarded the Order of the Garter. Of course, the number of members of the Order of the Garter is strictly limited, including the monarch, the Prince of Wales, no more than 24 companions, and various additional members. In addition, the monarch and the monarch's eldest son, the Prince of Wales, each have fixed titles. The monarch is known as the monarch of the Guardian and the Prince of Wales is known as the royal knight companion of the Guardian.

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This year, the royal family's Easter celebrations in Whitehall were very small and not as large as in previous years. It is clear that the celebration of the religious holiday, which took place in early April, was influenced by the bankrupt finances of the kingdom, the near-stalemate of the Italian Wars, the Scots' victories at the Battles of Ancram Moore and Stirling, and the imminent French military invasion of England.

And for Isabel Walton, the annual Easter celebration doesn't matter. Importantly, she met almost all the famous people of Henry VIII's time. In addition to Henry VIII, Queen Catherine, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Essex, the Earl of Surrey and the Viscount of Lyell, there are also Prince Edward, who succeeded to the throne of the King of England and Ireland two years later, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth, who are still illegitimate daughters, Jane Grayshire, who is only 8 years old, and Prince Edward's two uncles of the Seymour family.

During the festivities, many aristocratic women who met Isabel for the first time showed great interest in her. What surprised them even more was that the daughter of this northern nobleman could be awarded the title of nobility. However, all noble women need to speak with Her Majesty Queen Catherine before they can ask her all sorts of questions.