The rebellion, which began on 1 October 1536, first broke out in a town called Laus in eastern Lincolnshire, near the North Sea. The rebellion lasted nearly five months, involving the main counties of the northern region, and included nobles, knights, gentry, clergy and all kinds of people.

From the overall situation of the rebellion, the factors that promoted the rebellion were not only the shock and discomfort caused by the Reformation led by Henry VIII, but also the long-term backwardness of social development in the north, the weakness of the position, and the dissolution of monasteries.

In addition, local officials and gentry, forced taxes, land enclosures, high prices, and rumors also played a role in the overall rebellion. From this point of view, this famous rebellion in the history of England was the long-term accumulation and general outbreak of various discontents of the northern people against the spiritual and secular society.

Sandwiched between impoverished Lancashire, Durham and Yorkshire, the largest county in the north, Richmond County could not escape the unprecedented scale and impact of the rebellion. Isabel Walton, a modern-day man who was the Privy Counsellor to the Duke of Richmond, the Principal Minister, and the Duke's Secretary, had stretched her abilities to the limit of her ability to keep the county of Richmond alive in the midst of the rebellion.

Despite careful planning to keep the county under full control of the county's demographic, religious, economic, and military aspects, unexpected events continue to occur. On the first day of the rebellion, Father Thomas, the presiding priest of the Nazarene church in the county, called a large number of tenant farmers, clerks, and Catholics who served in other churches in the county to join the rebellion near York Minster.

And in Nottingham Castle, the Duke's Palace, there are also many dukes' retainers who are eager to try. Seeing that the entire county, from the people at the bottom of society to the upper classes of the ducal palace, would be in a state of spiritual and religious madness, Isabel was determined to adopt the "stick and carrot policy" of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to fight the rebellion that would destroy everything.

As soon as the council in the castle parlor was over on the afternoon of the 1st, she approached Herbert Frederick, a would-be knight who had come to report urgent matters to the duke, and said solemnly and gently: "Herbert, I'm sorry about your father. But I had to, you know? ”

In fact, Herbert did not fully understand why his future wife's sister wanted to imprison his father. When he heard Isabel's words, he still nodded with emotion: "Your Excellency, what did my father do in the council to make His Highness so angry?" ”

"Well, it doesn't matter. You should know that Your Highness imprisoned your father for the purpose of better sheltering him. In order to prevent William from being unnecessarily harmed in this rebellion that affected the entire northern society, or even losing his most precious things. ”

"I... Understood, Your Excellency. It's just that the most precious thing is ......"

"Your father's life." After Isabel finished speaking softly, she looked at him and said, "Herbert, just now you told Your Highness that Father Thomas had taken many people from the county to Yorkshire?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, I see at least a hundred people following the priest."

"Well, you immediately have Sir Alex Ferguson find two men dressed as sharecroppers to find the priest in Yorkshire, and bring him back to the prison when no one is around."

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid that the Bishop will ...... you if you do this."

"You don't have to let the Bishop know, you can ask Sir Alex Ferguson exactly what to do, and go ahead."

Previously, in Parliament, she could not agree with the Duke in front of everyone. After all, Father Thomas was a priest under the Archbishop of York. She couldn't do anything to the priest without a proper excuse.

The Archbishop of York, who is second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury, is not only the highest clergy in the Kingdom, but also the Bishop of York, the Bishop of Yorkshire, and a member of the House of Lords (House of Lords) in England. Such a high-ranking clergyman, even Henry VIII would treat him with courtesy, Isabel could not be provoked casually.

Now, Father Thomas has finally joined the rebellion as she wished, and she has direct evidence of his involvement in the rebellion. In order to prevent the priest from going into exile in Europe and escaping the punishment of the law, she could only arrest the priest in private. As soon as the rebellion was over, she could legitimately and openly hang the priest on the gallows and eliminate her enemies.

Next, she had to discuss some important matters with the Duke of Richmond. When she found the Duke in her study, Henry was still haunted by the fact that the gentleman William and the priest had joined the rebels. After her elaboration, Henry gradually stopped paying attention to the two men. After moistening her throat with a glass of cider, Isabel said earnestly to the Duke: "Henry, Father Thomas's actions are sufficient proof that a rebellion has indeed broken out, so you should write to His Majesty at once to report what has happened here." ”

Henry, who was sitting behind his desk, raised his head and smiled at her, "Isabel, lo and behold, I am already writing to Your Majesty. ”

Isabel walked over to Henry's side and glanced at the unfinished letter on the table: "Yes, very good. You'll need to write another letter, though. ”

Henry buried his head and wrote quickly with a swan quill in his hand, and said, "To whom else to write?" ”

"Your teenage playmate, Lord Surrey."

"Oh...? Do you want him to come north to exterminate the rebels? ”

"It's not just that. You need to tell your playmate that he may now be in danger from within the court. ”

Henry put down his pen and looked up at her: "A threat in the court? You mean the Seymour family?! ”

Isabel nodded, looked at the contents of the letter and whispered, "Henry, you know very well that your playmate is a nobleman of what blood. So, the Northern Rebellion just gave the Seymour family a good excuse to get rid of a powerful court rival of theirs. ”

"These bastards of the Seymour family all deserve to go to hell." Henry said indignantly.

"It may be Thomas Seymour who will go to hell, after all, they have also done poison to me and Sir before."

"That's right, I'll write him a letter right away."

After Henry finished writing the two letters, he relaxed and leaned back in his chair and looked at the counselor: "How long do Isabel, William and the priest plan to be imprisoned?" ”

Isabel simply replied calmly: "Until the end of the rebellion." ”

"However, during the rebellion, it is impossible for the Archbishop of York not to know the whereabouts of the priest."

"Maybe. However, the archbishop had a lot to do with in the wake of the rebellion. ”