My British Empire

  Chapter 33 Interview

  After hearing Butler Howard's call, the three knights who were talking in the living room turned around and stared at the door to see their new lord for the first time.

I saw a young man less than four feet tall wearing a purple royal robe and a pair of wolf leather boots, walking in with a tight little face, his gestures and gestures were full of indescribable aristocratic elegance, which made him who had always longed to become a real noble The three knights couldn't help feeling ashamed!

   Seeing Edward coming in, the three of them immediately took a step forward and knelt down on one leg forcefully. There was a booming sound in the whole hall, which showed that they still respected Edward.

"My dear lord, your servant William Leonardo/Bruno Smith/Devereaux Martin, come to meet His Majesty the King of England!" The three knights greeted Edward together, and kissed one after another Edward's back.

  You may think that knights would kiss Edward's ring, but unfortunately, it was not popular for nobles to wear rings at that time, and the rings were not the family badges of nobles. Only the bishops of the church would wear those rings.

  The rings worn by the bishops cannot be worn casually. There were also class distinctions in wearing rings in the Middle Ages.

  In the Middle Ages, the popes had the supreme status and greatest power, and they wore rings inlaid with huge gemstones.

  This kind of ring has a thick and solemn shape, representing the authority of the pope. In the 15th century, the rings worn by the popes were inlaid with gemstones at the top and decorated with lion reliefs with wings on both sides, showing a majestic and solemn style.

Gold and silver rings inlaid with sapphire and amethyst are also a type often worn by bishops, because sapphire and amethyst symbolize the love and power of God, and also represent the bishops' unswerving focus on duty, mercy and forgiveness, and purity of heart and elegant. Some bishop rings are also engraved with the wearer's name.

   Also, at that time, etiquette did not allow kissing a lady's hand. If you do this, you will be considered an indecent person, and some traversers like to play like this the most. This is the rhythm of death.

  Only in the etiquette of nobles meeting the king and queen, there is the etiquette of kissing hands. Nobles need to kneel on one knee, bow their heads and kiss the hands of the king and queen to express their respect.

Under normal circumstances, only kings and nobles will kiss the ring when they see the cardinal who is in charge of the country's religious affairs. They will bow and kiss the big gemstone ring worn by the bishop's left **** to indicate the bishop's identity (every bishop has this ring, conferred by the Holy See).

  The three knights kissed the back of Edward's hand one by one, stood up directly, looked at Edward seriously, and waited for his speech, preparing to figure out what he meant.

   "My dear knights, don't be nervous. It's rare for you to see me once, so you make the atmosphere so uncoordinated!" Edward spoke in a gentle tone, trying to make the three knights relax. "Come on, let's sit down and talk! Come and taste the tea from the Far East Empire, it costs a hundred pounds to buy such a little!"

  Hearing what the king said, the three tense knights slowly relaxed, and the skin on their faces relaxed a lot. The three of them carefully wiped off the non-existent sweat with their hands, and the sound of panting became much louder.

  To be honest, I don’t blame them for being so cautious anymore. The main reason is that the powerful royal power is like a man-eating tiger, so they can’t help being so cautious. Even though Edward has not yet taken power, his power cannot be underestimated.

  For example, during the period of Henry VIII, his second wife was sentenced to death for treason by the irritable Henry VIII for saying "the king never won her heart".

   What's more, because the machismo Henry VIII disliked his fifth wife Catherine because she was not a virgin when she got married, she was beheaded immediately on the second day of her marriage.

  Except for your wife, even if you think you are a nobleman, you will be exempt from this difficulty? I just want to say one thing, boy, you are still too naive.

  The Earl of Essex was sentenced to treason for not telling Henry VIII that his fourth bride was "ugly"; the Countess of Salisbury was sentenced to death because her son accepted the Roman Cardinal.

  Even in the period of Elizabeth I, who was known as the virgin queen, the lovers and favorites around the queen were always living in the shadow of life danger, and a little carelessness would lead to the suffering of the prison, or even death.

  The Queen’s lover, the Earl of Hartford, was declared illegal by the Queen for marrying without authorization, and was fined 15,000 pounds. The Earl fled abroad, and his wife was imprisoned. When the Earl returned home, he was also imprisoned in the Tower of London.

  So, in England in the sixteenth century, the aristocrats at the top of society were less fortunate than their cousins ​​on the European continent. But for the king, it was infinitely better than its continental cousin.

  Edward looked at the burliest knight on the left, who was a bodybuilder.

"Your Majesty! That is Knight William Leonardo, the closest to our manor, only twenty miles away! He is a vigorous knight who likes to challenge others most! Recently he defeated Earl Boswell's son, Viscount Chabbs Butler Howard introduced in a low voice, and these things are very dear to him, "His ancestor was a mercenary, because he captured three knights of the York family, he was knighted by His Majesty Henry VII, and he was given a village. About a thousand acres in extent."

"Knight William, I heard that you recently defeated Viscount Chabbs. Your bravery is really enviable!" According to the practice at that time, the heir of the earl was usually called the viscount, and the heir of the duke was called the marquis, and the baron Call it a knight.

   "Haha! Even His Majesty the King has heard about this, what a joy!" Knight William accepted the king's compliment without any embarrassment, with a proud look on his face.

  Edward looked at another unshaven knight.

   "Your Majesty, that is Knight Bruno Smith, thirty miles away from us. Don't look at his brave face, in fact, his favorite thing is reading!" Howard's voice sounded again at the right time. "His ancestor was the clerk of His Majesty Henry VIII and owned a nine hundred-acre manor."

  "Bruno Knight, I heard that you like reading books. I have a book of ethics here, you can borrow it!" "Really? Thank you so much!" A rough-looking guy who actually likes to read books!

  Before Edward looked at the third knight, Howard's butler's voice sounded immediately.

"Your Majesty! Knight Devereaux Martin was originally a hereditary knight from the Lancaster family, and was transferred by His Majesty Henry VII near Windsor Castle, so his family owns the largest manor among the three, a total of 1,500 More than a hundred acres!" Butler Howard's voice was full of envy, "Knight Devereaux likes to hunt, and he hunts almost once a month!"

  Hearing what Butler Howard said, Edward looked at the knight with a little bit of a bad face, and he was also the youngest knight among the three, at most twenty years old.

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