When the mercenary landing force of the royal fleet landed in the town of Granton, the commander of the army, the Earl of Hertford, ordered all the mercenaries and noble troops to surround the entire city of Edinburgh. The purpose of the siege was not to fight the Scots reinforcements, but to wait for the royal fleet to begin a frenzy of looting and burning the city, which was officially founded in 1329 and made the Scots proud.

The Scottish court ministers and officials who were hiding in Edinburgh Castle were in fear that Henry VIII's army would capture Edinburgh. In the end, the ministers and officials, who were almost desperate, had to beg James Hamilton, Duke of Chatellero and Earl II of Alain, the regent of Mary I, to release the two nobles who had supported the Anglo-Soviet marriage.

Ministers and officials hoped to use one of the nobles, Archibald Douglas, the sixth Earl of Angus, and the Douglas family behind him to resist the British invasion. The Earl of Angus VI was the nobleman whom Henry VIII's aunt, Margaret Tudor, Queen Mother of Scotland, loved deeply. Judging from the portraits of the earl handed down to later generations, the earl's appearance is quite handsome, which can be said to be unforgettable.

In terms of marriage, he was the step-uncle of Henry VIII. He convened in the Edinburgh Parliament in 1525 with the support of Henry VIII and seized the supreme power of the Scottish court. In 1528 James V ordered his dismissal, and he fled to England. After the death of James V in December 1542, he returned to Scotland and became the supreme governor of the southern territories.

With the permission of the regent, an official and a messenger left Edinburgh Castle and rode west to Blakeness Castle. Unfortunately, regardless of how the Scots intended to resist the invasion, Henry VIII's fleet and army were ready to burn and loot their cities.

When the royal fleet under the command of the Duke of Richmond overpowered the entire city of Edinburgh with artillery, the army troops entered the city and began the war of looting and burning everything in the city. As for the castle on the top of the hill, which seemed to never be captured, no one cared anymore about how to occupy it and loot it.

Beginning on the afternoon of May 4, all the mercenaries and noble soldiers rushed madly into every street, alley, and building in the city, eager to loot everything of value in their looting. All the royal fleet docked at the port of Leith had to do was keep the city under strict control with all its artillery. The Commander of the Fleet, Duke Richmond, leaned on the port side of his flagship and looked out over the city, and said to the adjutant of maritime affairs beside him, "Adjutant, take me on a tour of the city." ”

The long-serving maritime lieutenant in the fleet nodded respectfully to the duke, but only replied softly, "Your Highness, at this moment the army is sacking the city, which will bring unnecessary danger to your trip to the city. ”

The Duke of Richmond turned his face to look at the maritime lieutenant who worked for his father, and after a long moment he snorted softly and turned his gaze in the direction of the city, "Danger? I don't think it's going to be any danger. Even if there was danger, I don't think it would be any more dangerous than what my Privy Counsellor had been through. ”

The adjutant of maritime affairs was silent and did not speak, he was curious to know what the Duke of Richmond's privy counsellor had experienced. In the end, he didn't ask and just nodded again, "Your Highness, where are you going, I need to make arrangements for your safety." ”

"Well, the Palace of Holyroodhouse. I remember my father saying that the palace was built by King James IV of the Scots in marriage to my father's aunt, Margaret Tudor. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, this palace of the Scots is only a mile away from Leith, and you will soon be there."

The Duke of Richmond, as the commander of the royal fleet of the occupying army, left the fleet to patrol the occupied city, and naturally hugged him, accompanied by hundreds of armed guards on horseback to protect his personal safety. In less than an hour, the Duke of Richmond led a large number of armed guards from the horses provided by the army to the rectangular square outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

However, when the duke came to the palace where his aunt had lived, he frowned. Because he saw groups of mercenaries and noble soldiers happily carrying all kinds of looted goods in and out of the palace. The Duke of Richmond did not stop the actions of the army troops, but looked at the maritime adjutant beside him reservedly, "Adjutant, are these people from the army transporting the goods obtained after the looting here?" ”

The Adjutant Maritime Adjutant's expression became extremely serious, and he glanced twice at the Army Corps and then at the Duke of Richmond, "Yes, Your Highness, Lord Hertford has given the order to begin the sacking of the city. Subsequently, the city will be burned down. ”

The Duke of Richmond looked up at the palace gate on his horse, shook his head, and said thoughtfully, "Where is Lord Hertford's home base?" I need to see him right away. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, Lord Hertford's place of residence is on that hill next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse."

"Well, you come and lead the way, to the mountains."

When the Duke of Richmond followed the adjutant of the sea to pass through the square in front of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him, "Your Highness...?" ”

The Duke of Richmond looked back and saw a quasi-lancer in torn three-quarters armor with blood and sludge on it trotting in his direction. Several armed guards following the duke immediately jumped off their horses, holding the hilt of their swords on the left side of their waists with their right hands in front of the duke's horse, and one of the guards shouted, "Who are you?" ”

The quasi-lancer raised his head as he ran up to the guard, and looked excitedly at the Duke of Richmond who was sitting on his horse, "Your Highness, I am John Neville, and I once met you in your castle with my godmother, Miss Isabel. ”

As soon as the Duke of Richmond heard Isabel's name, he immediately became a little surprised, "John Neville? Well, I remember, you lived for a few years on Miss Isabel's father's estate. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, my father is Baron Latimer of Snape."

"Oh, it's you kid."

"It's all right, boys, this is the nobleman of England." The Duke of Richmond smiled and nodded, and then commanded the armed guards in front of him. When the guards heard the Duke of Richmond's words, they released their hands from the hilt of their swords and saluted John.

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