The conjecture that the Seymour family, who was behind the new queen Jane Seymour, used blood and kinship to form a political alliance with the most powerful family in the North, the Northumberland family, the Parcy family, really made Isabel Walton and Caroline Swift guess it.

At this time, in order to win over the Duke of Norfolk III, the extremely arrogant Seymour family, in order to win over the Duke of Norfolk III, the queen's younger brother, the newly canonized knight, introduced Thomas Seymour, the queen's younger brother, to the Duke of Norfolk III at a court ball. Thomas, who is dignified, good-looking and chivalrous, immediately arouses the Duke's curiosity.

After a pleasant conversation, the Duke grew to like the young knight, who was only 28 years old. For the sake of himself and the future of the family, Thomas Seymour consciously approached the Duke at the behest of his brother Edward Seymour and the new queen's sister.

When the topic of Thomas's marriage was discussed, Thomas, who was amorous and had been married once, actually confessed the fact of this marriage to the duke. His purpose was to impress the Duke with his chivalry, but he did not expect the Duke to be really moved by his honesty.

After a few more in-depth contacts, the Duke began to consider the question of his daughter Mary being engaged to the Duke of Richmond. However, the daughter's marriage was personally appointed by Henry VIII, and the Duke of Richmond was also Henry VIII's illegitimate son. Allowing his daughter to marry the Duke of Richmond would inevitably lead to a rapid rise in his status and power in the court.

Whether the Duke could see whether his daughter's marriage to the new queen's younger brother would bring him the benefit of status and power was not visible to the Duke at the moment. After all, the new queen has not yet produced a male heir for the king, so whether the new queen and the family members behind her will receive the king's favor is an answer that even God does not know.

At this moment, the Duke of Richmond's boyhood companion, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, a prominent military general and poet, the eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk III, seemed to be aware of the ambitions of Thomas Seymour and the entire Seymour family.

When he kindly reminded his father to be careful of the Seymour family's growing lust for power and ambition, the Duke felt a little strange. After weighing the pros and cons, the Duke told the new Queen's brother about the fact that his daughter was engaged to the Duke of Richmond. Hearing the Duke's words, Sir Thomas Seymour was not annoyed, but accepted the fact with a chivalrous manner.

Soon after, the Duke III of Norfolk hosted three male members of the Seymour family at Arundel Castle in the domain, accompanied by his eldest son, the Earl of Surrey and the Countess. During the dinner, Thomas Seymour cleverly extended the topic to the Duke of Richmond, the duke's son-in-law.

In addition, he learned more about the fact that the Duke's eldest son had lived with the Duke of Richmond for two years. Soon, Thomas Seymour, who was good at intrigue, got some personal aspects of the Duke of Richmond from the honest Earl of Surrey.

At this point, he judged that the Earl of Surrey was on the side of the Duke of Richmond. Judging by the words and deeds of the Earl who happily talked about his sister's imminent marriage to the Duke of Richmond a few months later, he was very dissatisfied with the young, talkative earl. Smiling and quietly listening to the Earl's words, the new Queen's younger brother was already planning in his heart how to put the Earl of Surrey to death.

The "Pilgrimage" rebellion that broke out in the north a few months later gave him the best excuse. He used his sister's status as queen to accuse Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, of fabricating the fact that the Earl of Surrey secretly supported the Northern Rebellion. After the rebellion was suppressed by Henry VIII, Henry Howard was arrested and imprisoned at Windsor Castle. Of course, this is an afterthought, so I won't mention it now.

At this time, after the male members of the Seymour family had attended a dinner party with the Duke of Norfolk III, Thomas and his brother Edward Seymour were strolling through the gardens of Arundel Castle. Thomas said to his brother beside him, "Edward, Lord Surrey says that the Duke of Richmond still lives in his domain, and his domain is in Richmond County in the north, right?" ”

Edward paced leisurely and nodded, "Yes, you heard Lord Surrey's words. After saying that, he thought about it for a while, but then said: "Thomas, are you still thinking about the daughter of the third Duke of Norfolk?" ”

"Why not? Edward, now I'm one step away from success. Thomas was determined to pursue Mabali.

"As long as the Duke of Richmond returns south to complete the marriage ceremony with Mary, you will no longer have a chance."

"I know, what if the Duke of Richmond likes to stay somewhere? Then let him stay in the north. ”

"Thomas, what do you mean?"

Thomas Seymour said with a smile: "The chaotic North is a wild land, and the nobility and people there are also extremely barbaric and backward in many cases. The Duke of Richmond and his favored knight, the knight's daughter, were attacked by force one morning, and died in great misfortune. ”

Edward pondered his brother's words, sneered, and said, "I've heard that the people there are very loyal to their lord. ”

"It doesn't matter, because the people who attacked the duke were not farmers, knights or sergeants loyal to him."

"Are you sure this can be done?"

"Well, we also need to draw on the army in the hands of our distant relatives, the Parsi family. In return, they can be promised to become the ...... of the northern region first Leader of the nobility, commanding the armies and nobles of the North. ”

"Thomas, it's better to do this cleanly, so as not to let the other nobles seize the handle."

"Don't worry, Edward, as long as it's what the Percy family wants to do, there's nothing they can't do."

A plan was born to assassinate Henry, his most trusted knight, and his daughter. Eager to dominate the northern nobility and army, Henry Passy, the patriarch of House Northumberland, devised a plan to assassinate the Duke of Richmond in his castle of Alnwick.

Before the battle plan is implemented, it is also necessary to explore the living habits of the Duke of Richmond and the people around him. Two or three days earlier, when Count VI had received definite news from his bribes, he immediately sent eight would-be knights and longbowmen loyal to him to the place of battle day and night to carry out a special combat mission.

As a result of the battle, all 8 strong, experienced executors were killed, and his enemy was alive and sound. While Henry was talking privately with his privy counsellor in the drawing room, the Earl VI of Northumberland was anxiously waiting in the castle for his would-be knights and longbowmen to bring him news of victory. Three days later, Count VI still hadn't waited for the man he wanted to see.