I originally wanted to leave earlier, but I was dragged by a countess who had the right to inherit the throne and strongly missed her mother's close friend. Not only that, but they were forced to tell the connection between the divorce of Henry VIII and his wife and the Reformation, and the reasons for the break between England and the Holy See. At this point, Isabel Walton regretted her clever insight.

Mrs. Cumberland, who was sitting at the head of the bed, tilted her head and looked at her, "Excuses? Could it be that His Majesty began to dislike the Pope and the Holy See at a very early age? ”

In order not to get bogged down in a lengthy debate about the war between Catholicism and Anglicanism, Isabel intended to use another version to get Mrs. Cumberland to stop questioning her. Based on the current mainstream narrative of the upper aristocratic society in the kingdom, she turned her lady's attention to the unnoticed issue of the heir to the throne.

As for the deterioration of relations between England and Spain, the root cause of Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, she was no longer interested in talking to Lady Cumberland. She felt that even if she spoke about the politics behind the divorce, Mrs. Cumberland, who had always been hostile to Anne Boleyn, might not be able to see the beginning and end of the political interests of Britain and Spain.

Coincidentally, the question of succession to the throne that Isabel had in mind at the time became a very popular view in the writings of Western scholars by the end of the 19th century. Scholars believe that the British royal family has a mission to inherit the throne and maintain family lineage. The heir of a royal family is justified in breaking with the Holy See for the sake of his heirs. Eventually, this view evolved into an absolute factor in the divorce of Henry VIII from the Queen.

As she had expected, Mrs. Cumberland gradually came out of a gloomy state of sadness and regret, and her expression began to become normal. I got out of bed alone, walked to the crib two or three steps away, and looked at my daughter, who had just been born. Isabel stood at the head of the crib, quietly observing the countess, who also had royal blood.

Staring at her sleeping daughter, Eleanor raised her upper body and cast a grateful glance at Isabel, "Miss, I'm so grateful that you can talk to me today about so many things that I never thought about before. I also believe that if the annulment of the marriage contract had happened to other noble women, His Majesty would still have chosen to leave his queen. ”

Isabel smiled faintly, "Madam, you are right. See, did you see Anne Boleyn getting a good ending? ”

"It's just that the confrontation with the Holy See for the sake of the heir to the throne is not a bit too serious."

"Yes, ma'am. It is precisely because His Majesty saw this that he personally presided over the formulation of the "Six Articles of Faith" last year, ma'am, what do you think? ”

"Well, I think Your Majesty still doesn't want to stay away from God."

Looking at the other party's outstretched brow and natural expression, Isabel planned to go to sleep. He followed Mrs. Cumberland to the window and smiled lightly, "Madam, it's a little late, so you better rest as soon as possible." After all, your body is still weak, and you still need to fulfill your mission to pass on your family lineage. “

Eleanor looked at the moonlit land at night, and smiled a little more, "Miss Isabel, you are a wise and lovely companion. I'm curious, why are you still not engaged or married? ”

In order to go to bed in the castle guest room earlier, she held up William's shield again, "Madam, I already have a marriage contract, and the other party is the eldest son of the Judge of the Northamptonshire Magistrate. ”

Mrs. Cumberland, who seemed a little disappointed, said, "There's a marriage contract." Well, I'll rest early. ”

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After sunrise the next morning, Isabel led the group out of the Cumberland family castle at a leisurely pace, heading north for Richmond Castle, which would take half a day's ride. As the journey from south to north had to pass through nearly half of the Yorkshire Highlands, she instructed the people to be vigilant when passing through the no-man's land in the Highlands, and to watch out for thieves and outlaws who had run into the Highlands.

Her fears were justified. The thieves who had remained in Fountain Abbey yesterday quickly left the abbey and headed west into the Yorkshire Highlands, after untying each other's ropes. When it was dark after the thieves reached another shelter, the Brimom Rocks, they took the opportunity to rest in the rocks and eat something to replenish their strength.

The naturally formed Brimom rock formations with a peculiar natural landscape are even more barren at this time. Uninhabited, except for rocks and rocks. The middle-aged longbowman, whose eldest son Isabel had killed, led the others to find food, weapons, and clothing hidden by the leader of the thieves in the rocks.

The crowd sat in front of a magical natural balance stone in the rocks, set up a fire and grilled food. The middle-aged longbowman's companion sat beside him, looked at the gloomy longbowman, and handed him a wine jar, "Brother, come, let's have a drink." ”

The middle-aged longbowman glanced at the jug in front of him, shook his head, and continued to flip the firewood in the fire with the small stick in his hand. When his companion saw him like this, he took the jar back and drank a sip of the ale himself. After drinking, he looked at the fire and said casually, "Brother, are you still planning to seek revenge on that woman?" ”

At this time, the firewood in the fire made some crackling sound from the burning, and the longbowman stared blankly at the burning firewood, "Well, she killed not only the chief, but also my son. ”

The companion raised his eyelid and glanced at the other companions, "What about you?" Do you also think that you should seek revenge on that woman? ”

Some of the others sat dejectedly, while others stared without saying a word at a piece of pork being grilled on the barbecue. Finally, a young thief said in frustration, "Revenge? Do you remember what the woman said? She said that the next time she met us, she would kill us. ”

"Alright, shut up." The companion scolded the young thief and turned his gaze back to the longbowman, "How's it going?" You must remember what that woman said. ”

The longbowman continued to rummage through the burning wood in the fire, "You dare not go, I will go alone." ”

"You're going alone? Do you think your bows will be much better than that woman's? "The companions had some contempt for his courage. When he didn't hear the longbowman retort, he whispered, "I say, it's better to go to that woman."