"Carriage? William, there were now three carriages in the castle, and it was in one of the luxury carriages that the Duchess had traveled north from Arundel Castle. Isabel wasn't going to blame the newcomer William Parr. On the contrary, he was told some practical things.

"Hahaha......" A guard named Baldwin pointed at William and laughed, "William, do you think His Highness wouldn't think of buying a carriage?" ”

William's face turned a little red, but he still argued: "It is His Highness's reason not to travel in a carriage. What do you think, Your Excellency? ”

Isabel took a few sips of ale and nodded, "His Highness is still very young, and he thinks that he wants to be a nobleman who is both learned and proficient in hunting, equestrianism, archery, and swordsmanship, as His Majesty did when he was young. ”

Baldwin then turned the subject to Henry VIII's wife, looked at the crowd and whispered, "Your Excellency, I have heard that His Majesty has not crowned the new queen until now after he married the daughter of a nobleman from Europe in January of this year. ”

William glanced at Isabel across from her, and when she didn't say anything, he took over the topic, "I remember my father once told me that there were political and diplomatic reasons behind His Majesty's marriage. ”

The two guards, who had been in the north since birth, had never heard of such a novelty, and they put their faces in front of William across the table and asked almost in unison, "William, tell us quickly." ”

William glanced at Isabelle, who was silent, again, and only said softly: "His Majesty wants to establish an important alliance with Duke Cleves of the Duchy of Cleves. ”

This time Henry VIII used his fourth marriage to form an alliance with the Duchy of Cleves, which was agreed after the Italian War of 1536–1538. The Italian Wars, which lasted from 1494 to 1559, were the general name for a series of wars fought between the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and France over Italy.

England was involved in the second phase of the Italian War (1509-1515). In October 1511, Venice, the papacy, Spain, England and the Swiss cantons entered into an alliance (the Holy League against France) with the aim of expelling the French army from Italy. In fact, by the fifth phase of the war for Italy, it had turned into a war between France and Spain for European supremacy.

Among those present was Isabel Walton, and no one could say exactly how the war began. When did the Kingdom of England enter the war, and what was the purpose of the Kingdom's participation in this war.

Isabel knew about the war, but she was only interested in what it meant. The significance is that it was no longer the Italian city-states, Turkey, the Holy Roman Empire, and the German vassals in the Mediterranean region that determined the course of the war and the subsequent political balance in Europe, but mainly Spain, France, and Great Britain on the Atlantic coast.

As for the diplomatic factor mentioned by William about Henry VIII's marriage to Princess Anne of Cleves, it was also ultimately meaningless because of the internal changes in the Franco-Spanish Catholic Union. It was now May 1540, and Henry VIII was already very dissatisfied with Princess Anne from Europe, and would probably order Anne to leave the court the next month. In early July, Henry annulled his marriage to Anne. By the end of the month, Henry VIII quickly married Catherine Howard, a cousin of the Earl of Surrey.

The two guards looked at each other and glared at William with their eyes wide open, indicating that they both sensed that what the other was saying was too fresh, too fresh to believe it was true. Isabel, who had been watching from the sidelines, snorted lightly and glanced at the three of them, "Okay, who is not allowed to mention His Majesty's marriage and the new queen again, do you all understand?" ”

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After John Neville was woken up by the servants, he washed up briefly and went to the manor's school yard for a morning warm-up with the two manor guards. After completing the warm-up training, the manor guard said to him: "Sir, your godmother is back, you should go and greet your godmother." ”

"Really? I'm sure you're lying to me, you don't want to train with me, so just find a reason to let me go. ”

"Hahaha... Sir, if we don't want to train with you, we don't dare to deceive you for any reason. Wei Cong laughed and told him with a serious expression, "Your godmother, that is, Miss Isabel, the daughter of the knight. We will be punished very severely for deceiving you with such reasons. ”

"Okay, you guys rest for a while, and I'll be back in time." With that, John grabbed the white silk shirt that had been thrown on the ground and walked towards the living room.

When I came to the parlor and asked the servant, the godmother was not there. John tilted his little head and thought about it again, when he saw the butler coming over, "Chief Servant, where is the godmother now?" ”

After the butler saluted, he replied with a straight look: "Sir, Miss Isabel is dining in the garden with the three guards of the ducal palace at this time. ”

"Okay, I got it." John turned around and walked towards the back garden, wondering, "How could the godmother eat in the garden?" ”

As he entered the garden, he saw the crowd sitting in the shade, grinning with joy as they quickened their pace towards them. At this time, William, who was facing the manor house, also saw John walking towards him, and hurriedly raised an arm into the air and beckoned, "John, come here." ”

When little John had saluted the crowd separately, he stood on Isabel's side. Isabel glanced at her godson's expression, then at William's expression, and shook her head slightly, "John, go and move a chair to sit on." ”

"Yes, godmother." After John said respectfully, he made a strange face at his uncle and turned to run.

"Your Excellency, why did John get up early?" William looked at his nephew's sturdy back, a little curious.

"John also wanted to be a knight, so he would get up at 5 every day." When Isabel saw John coming, she felt that she and the others had been resting at the manor for a long time, and planned to go to the parlor to see the time shown by the French clock.

When John excitedly came to the crowd with a high-backed chair, he didn't see his godmother, and asked William in confusion: "Uncle, where is the godmother?" ”

"She has other business to do, come and sit down." William said happily and asked his nephew to sit down beside him.

"Uncle, why are you here?" As John sat down, he glanced at the three people present.

William deliberately frowned and looked at his nephew, "John, I'm here to check your training results." ”