Now, the northern nobles and knights that Isabel knew well had been involved in the war waged by Henry VIII to snatch his daughter-in-law. She could not give a definite answer to the questions of how long the war would last, how much military spending would be spent, and how many people from both countries would die in the war. However, one thing is clear to her, Mary I, Queen of Scots, was secretly sent to France at a very young age, where she lived, grew up, received an education, and lived a luxurious and stable life.

Even so, the fate of Mary I was very bumpy. Although she is the queen of France and the queen of Scots, her life is much harder than that of ordinary girls. She was married three times, widowed twice, and the last time she was forced to marry but abandoned, and she was eventually stripped of her throne. However, after the death of Elizabeth I, who ordered her life, the throne went to her son James I. This fact also validates the famous saying she once uttered during her captivity: "When I die, I live".

Therefore, Isabel was also reluctant to get involved in the life course of the ill-fated Mary I. In any case, a number of famous historical figures that emerged from Britain and the Soviet Union, no matter how brilliant they were in those years, could only be accompanied by loess in the end. The efforts of many kings or queens to keep the throne have finally been so powerless under the arrangement of history.

What she can do in this war may be to keep her loved ones or partners from dying on the battlefield. Living in peace and stability in the north or south of England continued the Walton family, so that the family eventually became an ancient British aristocratic family with a history of more than 400 years. Driven by a more selfish thought, she turned her attention from Mary I of Scotland to herself, her family, and the nobles and knights she cared about.

Among the many letters, she read several letters written to her by William Parr, Earl of Essex. William wrote that he still loved Isabel, even though he and his wife already had their children. However, he will soon submit a bill to Parliament to invalidate his marriage to his wife and marry Isabel.

Although her road to love and marriage seems to be bumpy, she still has a lot of time to do what she loves. However, the Anglo-Soviet war was about to begin, and she could not guarantee that Henry VIII and the Parliament would take a keen interest in her overseas adventures.

In addition, she learned from a letter to her from Frances, the wife of the Earl of Surrey, that the Earl of Surrey had been appointed by Henry VIII as Field Marshal of England in Europe, and that he was fighting the Italian War with his ally Charles V of Spain. Francis Howard, Lady of Surrey, also told her a rumor in the court: Henry VIII intended to personally go to the European theater in July to command the English Army to expel France from Italy.

In her letter, Mrs. Surrey also wrote that his last wife, Queen Catherine Parr, would be appointed regent once Henry VIII had made up his mind to go to Europe. Isabel couldn't help but sigh a little when she saw this, "Several of the best candidates to serve as regents, such as the Duke of Richmond, Prince Edward's uncle Earl of Hertford, Edward Seymour, and the Earl of Surrey, who has royal blood, were all sent by Henry VIII to the two battlefields of Europe and Scotland. The best candidate had already been tasked with the war, and Henry VIII had to appoint his wife as regent.

However, in her letter, Mrs. Surrey had some sarcastic remarks about Queen Catherine Parr, a close friend of Isabel. She said the queen was able to serve as regent thanks to the appointment of her ailing uncle, Baron I of Parr of Houghton, as a regent. Quite dramatically, the fourth daughter of Baron de Parr I of Houghton was the aristocratic ancestor of Princess Diana, who would later mourn and mourn countless people.

Isabel didn't want to make a sarcastic statement or take sides with Lady Surrey's close friend, Queen Catherine Parr, she simply linked the rumors of the queen as regent to herself. Frowning slightly, she pondered, "If Catherine is appointed regent, will she make a decree and half-employ and half-force to summon herself to the queen's court as an unmarried maid?" ”

"If you become the queen's unmarried lady-in-waiting, won't you stay at the court until Henry VIII dies?"

"Three years?! God, I'm going to be in the court for three years? What a horrible thing it is. ”

The first thing that came to Isabelle's mind after the milk bath was to write a letter to the Duke of Richmond, giving him an excuse to keep herself with the Duke and perhaps not to be the damn maid in the palace. The biggest problem at the moment, though, is that the Duke of Richmond may have been on the flagship of the royal fleet. And what sea the royal fleet is in now, she has no idea.

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On April 23, before the Anglo-Soviet war began, Isabel sat elegantly in the first seat to the left of the Hawkins family's table with a reserved smile on her face. Physics Chad Hawkins, the number two of the Hawkins family, who was sitting across from her, nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, Miss." However, only the 'Jesse of Lübeck' and a few Calais ships from the royal fleet left the dock. ”

"So, the Duke of Richmond's flagship is 'Jesse of Lübeck'?!" After Isabel chewed and ate a small piece of grilled pork chop, she looked at Richard with a smile, "Sir, do you know where these royal warships go?" ”

Richard took a sip of ale as he picked up his glass and shook his head, "Miss, I'm just a businessman, and I don't know the whereabouts of the royal fleet yet... Qualification. ”

At this time, Captain Hawkins coughed lightly and saluted Isabel with his glass, "Miss, I have heard from the officials of the city that nobles and large armies have been coming to Predmouth before. Now, the nobles, the army, and several warships of the royal fleet are gone. So, I thought, where does His Majesty intend to send a fleet to fight? ”

"Captain, you guessed right." Isabel put down the fork in her hand, took a sip of wine from her glass, and looked at several members of the Hawkins family present, "Everyone, the war between England and Scotland is about to begin. ”

"War...?!" Several captains and overseas traders in the audience all looked at her with wide eyes.

"That's right, just a war. I am sure that this will not affect your overseas adventure trade in any way. Isabel tried to downplay the impact of the Anglo-Soviet war on the Hawkins.

"Miss, I... I don't understand how we are fighting with Scotland again. Richard leaned back in his seat, fiddling with his knife a little anxiously.