As the magistrate Oliver McGuinness and his valet and retinue happily left Nottingham Castle, a God-given opportunity for him to be promoted to knighthood was quietly unfolding in the drawing room of the main building of Nottingham Castle. Viscount Darlington, who had kept his eyes on him for a while, was trying to lure the castle's lord, the young Duke Henry Fitzroy, into the path of rebellion.

Lambberton Sywift, who has a deep presence in the city, would not be foolish enough to reveal his rebellious intentions to Henry first. Lamberton did the same thing as Oliver by testing Henry's bottom line, and he wanted to know if the king's illegitimate son, the Duke of Richmond, was on the same page as Henry VIII on the subject of the Reformation. Precisely, whether to support Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church of England (Anglican), or to oppose the separation of the Church of England from the papacy and the religious leadership of the Holy See.

After the two nobles in the drawing room had been chatting happily about the weather, the sunshine, and the upcoming hunting season, the scheming Viscount Darlington took it upon himself to talk to the Duke about the relationship between the Catholic Church and England.

"Duke," said Lamberton respectfully, "I would like to imagine a nobleman living in his daily life without dependence on God. ”

Henry took the glass, stared out the window, and said, "The Lord is right, a man who does not believe in God is like a nocturnal walker who walks without a light in the night, a navigator who has no stars to guide him in the vast sea. ”

"Living without Catholic doctrine is not in nature and dehumanizing. If I don't have faith in the Lord, my wife will betray me, and my servants will steal my treasures.

"Catholicism was the center of aristocratic and commoner life, the essence of life, the light that illuminates the heart. Although the Romans left the land, the Holy See remained the center of life for the people of England. ”

"Duke, Christianity has spread its teachings to every land where the Romans have lived since it was positioned as the state religion of Rome in 392 AD. Therefore, our civilization is also part of the Roman Christian civilization, and the development of our civilization cannot be separated from the culture of Christianity. ”

"I do not deny that the Holy See occupies the most important place in the hearts of the people of England, after all, life without Catholic doctrine is as bleak as night without stars. But since the fall of the Roman Empire, the Holy See has remained in control of the land, schools, taxes, politics, and every aspect of life in England. Lord Darlington, are you willing to continue to live like this under the influence of the Holy See, which was established by the ancient Romans? ”

Smelling a hint of his complaint against the Holy See from the Duke's words, Lamberton decided to go a little deeper, and after looking respectfully at Henry, he said gently: "Duke, when all the Catholics of the world have given their souls to God, our Virgin Mary, and all the gods of heaven, we should continue to spread Christian civilization to every corner of the Kingdom of England under the leadership of the 'successor of St. Peter,' that is, the Father." ”

Viscount Darlington, in addressing the Pope, deliberately used the Latin word pope (meaning father, father). His subtext was to tell Henry that the Pope of Rome is our father, and that all Catholics are originally family. Now, King Henry VIII of England not only led the Church of England away from the Holy See, but also overthrew the original father of the Catholics and appointed himself as the supreme head of the Church of England.

Henry had studied Latin, so he naturally knew what the word pope meant. However, he did not understand why Viscount Darlington suddenly used this word, and said a little strangely: "Lord Darlington, is the Latin word that appears in your words indirectly telling me who is our father?" ”

"Don't you think, Duke, that our souls are being defiled little by little, and that our castle, our families, and our servants are about to be lost?"

"Lord Darlington, I agree with you. However, the supreme legislative and judicial power enjoyed by the pope in the hierarchical structure of the Church should be exercised within the Church. To excommunicate His Majesty the King simply because he intends to divorce the Queen is a bit authoritarian in my opinion. ”

"Duke, His Majesty's approach is contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church."

"Lord Darlington, is it true that there will be no male heir to the throne in the Kingdom of England in the future, and this is obedience to the doctrine?"

Lamberton goes on to say, "At least the Bible tells us that we should not initiate divorce. His Majesty can leave this matter alone, and it would be nice if it didn't exist. ”

Henry snorted lightly, walked back to the throne with the wine glass and sat down, and said coldly: "Lord Darlington, I think you must remember the fact that His Majesty's wife is a Spanish princess. At this time, the matter of His Majesty the King and the Spaniards vying for supremacy at sea is very clear to you and me, isn't it? ”

Lamberton had no interest in the great event of the struggle between England and Spain for supremacy at sea at this time, and the only thing that made him concerned and most indignant was that the duke's father had broken with the Holy See. Not only did Henry VIII extort a large fine from the church, withhold the annual tribute to the Pope, dissolve all the monasteries, and confiscate a large amount of land and huge property of the church into the royal family.

It seems that today's conversation did not live up to Lambberton's expectations, but one thing is certain. It was the young duke who was on the center-right in dealing with the Reformation. He recognized the position of the papacy and the papacy in the hearts of the nobility and commoners of England, but he favored his biological father in the country's foreign policy.

It wasn't long before Lambberton Swift said goodbye to Henry and left Nottingham Castle. As Henry was alone in the living room, he reflected on the conversation he had just had with Viscount Darlington. For a moment, he thought of his future marriage from his father's divorce from the Spanish princess.

"If my father marries me a princess whom I don't like or who can't produce a male heir, can I divorce like my father did?"

"If I get divorced, won't I end up betraying my relatives like my father? Excommunicated by the Holy See? ”

"I am the Duke of the Kingdom of England, the highest ranking nobleman, and it is up to the Pope or the Holy See in the Vatican to marry or divorce any woman?"

"Of course not. Well, now my father has led the Kingdom of England out of the Holy See. ”

"It was still my father's words that were true: 'In the kingdom of England, the king is the supreme authority except God!' ”

Before he knew it, Henry Fitzroy began to move his religion closer to the Church of England with Henry VIII as its supreme head. The only reason for doing so was that he also wanted to have the same free love and marriage opportunities as his father, even though he had not even had a single love experience at this time.