Beginning with Elizabeth Woodwell, queen of King Edward IV of York, native England queens almost always brought their favorite female relatives with them. In the sixties of the fifteenth century, three of Queen Elizabeth's five female attendants were her female relatives, the queen's sister, sister-in-law and cousin.

It should be mentioned that Queen Elizabeth has been called "the most beautiful woman in the island of Great Britain", with "eyes as deep as a dragon", which may be a bit unusual for a young woman in England in the late 15th century.

During the early reign of Henry VII of the Tudor dynasty, Queen Elizabeth of York was accompanied by five of her female relatives who served as lady-in-waits. When the time came to the time of Henry VIII, there were 5 female noble relatives of Henry VIII in the palace of Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife.

At the side of Queen Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's last wife, the queen's attendants included her sister, her cousin, and her distant cousin-in-law. There are also two daughters of Henry VIII, daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Richmond and three nieces, and a number of aristocratic female relatives with intricate kinship.

Even Katherine Howard, the beheaded second queen of the Norfolk family, had a female relative serving as her attendant. This relative was Jane Boleyn, Lady of Rochford (brother of Queen Anne Boleyn and widow of George Boleyn, Viscount of Rochford).

Of course, Queen Catherine seemed to prefer to keep all of her opposite-sex lovers with her to serve her. However, the main reason for this was also to silence those who had witnessed her rash behavior at Lambeth Palace. As everyone knows, it is easier for her to incur death for her by doing so.

If this had happened to Isabel Walton, perhaps she would have wiped out all the evidence of her conviction for the sake of supreme power and wealth, jewels, and lavish gifts. Even if someone would have reported her actions in her youth to Henry VIII, the charges against her would eventually be dropped because there was no evidence or physical evidence.

From this point of view, it is a time-honored tradition in the Queen's palace that a female relative of the Queen serves as a lady-in-waiting at the Queen's side. However, in a conversation between her husband and her illegitimate child, Queen Catherine, who was three months before her arrest, mentioned Isabel, an aristocratic lady with whom she was not related. Perhaps the reason behind this was the young queen's desire to make Isabel her maid.

Hearing the queen say this, Henry VIII suddenly became a little interested, "Queen, this noble lady is your relative?" ”

Catherine glanced at the Duke of Richmond at the bottom of the stairs, and replied with a smile, "Your Majesty, last year I asked you to allow one of my good companions to take up the position of lady-in-waiting. His Highness did not mention this noble lady, but this good friend of mine, Miss Isabel. ”

"Oh, I remember." Henry VIII nodded gently, and looked at his son again, "Henry, this Miss Isabel is yours... Who? ”

Henry VIII swallowed back the second half of the words, and the Duke knew what they meant. The high-ranking father just wanted to say whether this noble lady was his mistress. The Duke of Richmond smiled and nodded as if nothing had happened, "Your Majesty, Miss Isabel is the daughter of Sir Augustine, Judge of the Peace of Richmond. Because she was educated and learned the craft of knighthood, she was playing for me. ”

"Educational, knight's craft?" While Henry VIII was thinking to himself, he suddenly remembered Queen Anne Boleyn, who had been beheaded five years earlier, and had studied French culture, etiquette, and artistic accomplishments, as well as horseback riding, archery and other knightly skills. On the one hand, Henry VIII recognized Queen Anne as a lover of all fine. On the other hand, she believes that Anne, who has become his wife, is not suitable for the position of mother of a nation because of her sharp words, harsh personality and ambition.

Now, there is a noble lady who is similar to Queen Anne working for her illegitimate child, which has to be said to be an anomaly. Henry VIII looked at the bastard in silence, and he even had some suspicions that Queen Anne's soul was attached to the noble lady.

On second thought, Queen Anne was abandoned by herself because she did not give birth to a male heir for herself. If this aristocratic lady, who resembles Queen Anne, could be the lover of her illegitimate son, would she have helped Henry in the future position in the court?

Henry VIII intended to speak privately to the Duke of Richmond about this. At this time, he had the idea of wanting to see Isabel as a person. Repositioned his wounded left leg, and leaned forward with his right hand on the armrest of the seat, "Henry, where is this Miss Isabel now?" ”

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The news of Henry VIII and the queen coming to the north made everyone around Isabel very excited, and everyone wanted to see the king's heroic appearance and the beautiful face of the young Queen Catherine. However, Isabel did not want to meet the king and queen, fearing that Henry VIII would change her mind and allow her to serve in the court.

The Duke of Richmond thought she was a little worried, "Isabel, are you afraid to enter the court because you can't go back to the north and come back to me?" ”

Isabel, who was sitting on the side of the Duke of Richmond's desk, stared at the other, nodded, and whispered, "Yes, Henry, I like to stay anywhere outside of the court. ”

Then she whispered, "However, I believe that the anonymous letter has been delivered to the archbishop by this time." If I enter the court again at this time, I am afraid that I will suffer unimaginable pain and suffering. ”

"Well, as long as His Majesty agrees to begin an investigation into the Queen's past, the second Queen of the Norfolk family will be on the guillotine." The Duke of Richmond pondered, and suddenly laughed again, "Don't worry, Isabel, I can tell Your Majesty that you are working for me. Did you know that Anne Boleyn served as a translator at the French court? ”

Isabel looked at each other with some confusion, "Will His Majesty believe you?" ”

The Duke laughed and leaned back in his chair, "Although you often see me wearing a silk hat, everyone knows what color my hair is. Could it be that a father would not believe in his son? ”