Soon, the confidants of the book titled Henry VII were called. They were Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derbyshire, John De Weiler, Earl of Oxford, Henry Percy, the fifth Earl of Northumberland, Sir Richard Boer, Bishop of Winchester, Richard Fox, Baron John Deinham, the second Duke of Norfolk, and Johnson, the Secretary of the Navy.
Among them, the first three were nobles who helped Henry VII ascend the throne and had the merit of support. For example, Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derby County, was actually Henry VII's stepfather. When Henry VII raised an army to attack the previous British King Richard III, Thomas Stanley secretly contacted John De Weiler, Earl of Oxford and Henry, the fourth-generation Earl of Northumberland, to pull Richard III back together, and still held his own brother William Stanley to take the lead. This made Henry VII win the Battle of Bosworth with a thrilling victory and become the King of England without prevailing military strength.
Therefore, Henry VII treated these three nobles very favorably. Thomas Stanley was originally just a lord. Henry VII was named the first Earl of Derby County, Earl of Oxford and Earl of Northumberland. Although the title was not increased, he received many fiefs and rewards.
However, Henry VII, the three nobles, respected them more. But the specific trust was Sir Richard Boer, Bishop of Winchester Richard Fox, Baron John Deinham, Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, and Secretary of the Navy Johnson and other subordinates with more ruling power.
After all, Britain has entered a stage of peace now, and war is no longer the theme. Construction is the theme. For example, Baron John Deinham and Duke Thomas Howard are masters of government affairs, serving as prime minister of the palace and the Chancellor of the Chancellor of the Entrepreneur respectively. Bishop Richard Fox of Winchester is the Minister of Seal.
As for Sir Richard Pole and Johnson, they were the confidants promoted by Henry VII from the low-level nobles, and Henry VII controlled the army.
Moreover, Sir Richard Pole is also the husband of Margaret of the York family. This Margaret is the sister of Edward, the person who helped Edward escape. Of course, Margaret of the York family is more scheming and destroyed her mouth, and the matter of helping her brother escape was not exposed.
Henry VII asked Richard Pole to marry Margaret of the York family, and also praised his confidants. Because Margaret was a descendant of the royal family after all, and had the title of Countess of Salisbury. After Richard Pole and Margaret got married, the offspring they gave birth to inherit the title of Count.
Johnson was not from a high birth, but was just a baron. His family lacked fiefdom and had to join the Five Harbor Alliance to operate maritime transportation. Therefore, Johnson had rich sailing experience and was selected as the Minister of Navy by Henry VII.
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The great nobles gathered together, not to hold a tea party, but to discuss the threat of Count Edward on the Ireland Island.
When Henry VII informed several ministers of the information he learned, everyone was shocked...
"Is the news reliable?" Thomas Stanley, the respected Earl of Derbyshire, looked at Navy Secretary Johnson seriously. After all, the news was brought back by the Navy.
"Robin is a reliable person, and I don't think he will lie."
"Edward of the York family...8,000 troops...where did he get so many soldiers?" John De Weiler, Earl of Oxford, was very surprised by the news.
You know, when Henry VII landed in England and fought for the throne with Richard III, he brought 2,000 French mercenaries. Earl Edward actually owned 8,000 soldiers, which was beyond imagination.
Of course, the current situation is different from that of that year. Richard III was very unpopular in Britain for usurping the throne by his nephew Edward V. Under such circumstances, Henry VII boldly landed with 2,000 French mercenaries and fought with Richard III.
Because Henry VII knew that his stepfather Thomas Stanley secretly helped him win over many nobles. He not only had 2,000 people, but also had many nobles' support.
Edward, Earl of Warwick, was different. He was imprisoned for 14 years, resulting in not much contact with people in the aristocratic circle. It was impossible to gain the support of the British aristocrats. In addition, under the rule of Henry VII, the political situation in Britain was stable and no one was willing to break this stability.
Therefore, although Earl Edward had 8,000 troops, he did not dare to attack the British mainland easily. After all, the lessons of the fake Richard were there. With the support of France and Scotland, Richard wanted to learn from Henry VII and ordered the nobles. As a result, no one missed him, and he could only lead a few thousand troops and Henry VII's army to fight, and then was captured and killed.
Edward, Earl of Warwick, learned this lesson and did not dare to lead his troops back to England easily. Instead, at the suggestion of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, Ireland has now taken root and gained a foothold. Then, waiting for the British army to attack. As long as the strong Dublin city defense is used to defeat the British army's attack, the British army will not only lose many soldiers, but also reduce morale due to failure. At that time, it will be the time for Edward to lead his troops back to England...
The ministers of Henry VII also obviously realized the seriousness of this. They believed that Edward, Earl of Warwick, was much more cautious than the fake Richard, and was more difficult to deal with. After all, it was very different to waiting for the enemy to land, and then waiting for the effort to defeat the enemy, and landing on his own to besiege the enemy's city.
However, although Edward, Earl of Warwick, refused to attack England, England had to attack Edward. According to time calculations, Edward attacked Dublin probably after the British king completed the collection of grain on the territory of the British king directly under Ireland. Because at that time, Dublin was still under the control of the British king.
In other words, Earl Edward occupied Dublin and McMurrow dynasties for only a few months. But the ministers here all knew that once Edward survived the autumn harvest and harvested another crop of food, his strength would be even stronger.
At present, Earl Edward must rely on the support of the French. But the support of the French must be limited. This kind of support from foreign countries is not unreserved. Because the purpose of the French is to make the British turmoil, but it is definitely not to support a new British king to crush the old king. Because it is in the interests of foreign countries to fight to the death by the pretenders of the throne and the owner of the throne.
But Henry VII and his ministers did not know that although the support from France and Scotland was indeed limited, it was not enough to make Earl Edward strong. However, with Marin's secret support, Edward's strength was no less than Henry VII. In addition, Edward was defending the city and had a greater advantage.
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Finally, Henry VII's imperial meeting decided to recruit troops across England and land on the Ireland Island to fight. In order to completely defeat Edward, Henry VII decided to send 20,000 troops and must destroy Edward in Dublin.
Chapter completed!