A decree of arrest fell from the sky and made many of the northern nobles who had participated in the rebellion of 1536 realize the ruthlessness of their allegiance to King Henry VIII. Viscount Carlisle, the lord of Carlisle Castle, was unwilling to be captured, but he thought of defecting to Scotland to resist the king's punishment of him.

Thirty-two years later, the young Earl of Westmoreland and other defecting nobles in the third rebellion also thought of this method to resist the punishment of Elizabeth I, the second daughter of Henry VIII, and the defector managed to flee to Scotland.

As Viscount Carlyle envisioned, the Earl of Westmoreland was not only excluded from government and local positions by Elizabeth I, but also had his property stripped away, and the Westmoreland family was devastated.

Following the arrest of Viscount Carlyle, Henry Passy, Earl of Northumberland, had expected Henry VIII to be jealous of the prestige of his family, which had been around for more than 200 years. However, when the Earl's eldest son, Thomas Passy, was arrested and hanged for his participation in the rebellion of 1536, the Count felt that his spirits were about to collapse.

With the execution of the eldest son by the king, the Earl of Northumberland, the patriarch of the Percy family, became ill ever since. After the death of the earl, the Parcy family, which enjoyed high prestige and status in the local area, was naturally destroyed by the king, and the Passy family had to hand over the custody of the territory to the king. Although the Percy family rose again 32 years later, it was still devastated by the king's daughter, Elizabeth I.

At this time, the snowflakes scattered in the sky were getting bigger and bigger, and the standard-bearer Ernest Walton had been standing in the square inside the castle and watching the escort team in the distance. It wasn't until Snowflake was about to cover him with a snowman that he turned to his colleagues and said, "Friends, you must find a way to get the lord out." ”

A would-be knight, who was a few years older than him, said in a heavy tone: "Ernest, this is an arrest decree issued by His Majesty, and no one can change His Majesty's decree. ”

Another young would-be knight followed suit: "The king insists that this pilgrimage is a rebellion, and that is why the lord and other nobles and squires will be arrested. ”

"Rebellion? If it was a rebellion, tens of thousands of pilgrims would have entered the city long ago. ”

"Ernest, I think the lord should be fine, he will be released in a few days after the prison is closed, His Majesty needs the lord to guard the western border for him."

The standard-bearer glanced at everyone and said coldly, "What if His Majesty the King refuses to release the lord?" What if His Majesty the King wants to put the lord to death? ”

The others were silent, and Ernest gritted his teeth and walked to where he had thrown his saber and picked up his Cross Knight's sword. Just as he was about to leave, one of the would-be knights said, "Ernest, where are you going?" ”

"I'll find a way to get the lord out." After Ernest finished speaking, he quickly left the square.

After dinner that afternoon, Ernest, dressed in cavalry armor, packed up his belongings and weapons, and hurried out of Carlisle Castle with two horses and galloped south.

———————————

In the afternoon of the day after his departure, the Duke of Richmond and Baron Montigall II had just left Alnwick Castle in Northumberland with another escort. It seems that the Duke of Richmond was not the only nobleman who received the arrest order. Henry VIII issued arrest decrees to all the northern nobles who were loyal to him, in order to capture all the northern leaders involved in the rebellion in the shortest possible time.

Baron Montigall II rode on his horse, turned to look at Thomas Passy, the eldest son of the Earl of Northumberland, who was sitting in the prison car, and said excitedly: "Your Highness, I really did not expect to arrest the heir to the title of the Passy family and those gentlemen who are loyal to the Earl, Yoman. ”

The Duke of Richmond smiled lightly: "Your Excellency, are you worried that the patriarch of the Percy family will openly disobey His Majesty's decree?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, you are aware of the position and influence of the Parsi family in the north."

"The Parsi family, who have always been against the royal family, think that they are the leaders of the northern aristocracy, can they resist His Majesty's decrees?"

"That's right, Your Highness. This time, we must let the Parsi family know how powerful His Majesty the King is. ”

The Duke of Richmond recalled the Earl's surprised but unbelieving face and smirked: "Lord Northumberland's appearance when he saw the arrest decree for his eldest son really surprised me. ”

Baron Montiger II nodded: "Your Highness, I think the best way to defeat the Parsi family is to execute Lord Northumberland's eldest son. ”

"Oh? Well, as soon as the eldest son died, Lord Northumberland was left with no title and heir to the domain. In this way, the Parsi family will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the north. ”

"Your Highness, not the north but the entire kingdom, from now on, the three major families in the kingdom are only the Norfolk family and the Stanley family, who are loyal to His Majesty the King."

The Duke of Richmond didn't seem to hear the baron's words, but only remembered that the interior of Alnwick Castle, which was simple and elegant and majestic, could be decorated in the style of the Italian Renaissance. He felt that Isabel would definitely like this style of decoration, and asked the baron with a sideways face: "Lord Montiger, do you think the style of the Renaissance is suitable for my castle?" ”

Baron Montiger II blinked, feeling a little uncomfortable with the question that the Duke was thinking, and said with his mouth open: "Uh, Your Highness, why did you suddenly think of this matter?" ”

"Oh, I admired the interior of Lord Northumberland's castle, so I wanted to remodel the interior of my castle to the Italian Renaissance style as well."

"Renaissance style?! Well, that's good. ”

While the Duke of Richmond and the Baron who accompanied him led the escort to the south of County Durham, Viscount Carlisle's standard-bearers returned to County Richmond after a journey of more than seven hours. There was no time to go back to his father's estate to rest, so he hurried outside Nottingham Castle without stopping.

The dusty Ernest was about to enter the castle on horseback when he was stopped by two sergeants guarding the door. One of them glanced at his armor and warm clothing, and said contemptuously, "Knight, you are coming from the border?" ”

In order to meet Isabel in time, Ernest appeared very anxious and impolite in words, and reprimanded: "Get out, I have something important to see Isabel." ”

"Knight, this is the castle of His Royal Highness the Duke of Richmond. If you have an urgent matter to come to see Your Highness, Your Highness is not in the castle at the moment. ”

"Get out of the way."

"Knight, if you do not identify yourself again, I will immediately have you escorted to the magistrate's court and handed over to His Excellency the Judge."

At this time, the anxious Ernest did not want to entangle with these defenders any longer. Jumping off the horse, he suddenly drew his sword from his waist and shouted, "Get out of the way, if you don't get out of the way, I'll cut you with a sword!" ”